A murder mystery set in Parliament, written by a pioneering MP
Mark and Cory are joined by Elinor Taylor for our first book! It is Ellen Wilkinson’s The Division Bell Mystery, a political thriller disguised as a golden age detective story.
Political Fictions: political drama on screen and the page
Join Cory Hazlehurst and Mark Pack as they digest some of the best - and some of the worst - depictions of politics in fiction: film, TV and even the occasional book.
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Bonus content: the first female Minister of Education
Ellen Wilkinson's political career culminated in being Minister of Education in Clement Attlee’s 1945 government, the first woman to hold that post or its predecessor posts.
Bonus content: procedures and rule books are the real heroes of this film
We broke new ground in this episode, with our first guest and first black and white film.
Mr Smith Goes To Washington, with Aidan Byrne
Aidan Byrne joins Mark and Cory to watch the classic Mr Smith Goes to Washington. It’s a film full of shameless emotional manipulation.
Bonus content: politics, football and the movies
Once you’ve listened to our podcast’s latest episode and watched the Iranian football movie Offside, you will probably ask...
Offside: politics meets football in Iran
To coincide with the men’s football World Cup, Mark and Cory talk about the 2006 Iranian film Offside
Brexit: The Uncivil War - how has the TV drama aged?
To mark ten years since the Brexit Referendum, Cory and Mark talk about James Graham’s TV drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Brexit: The Uncivil War.
Leadership plotting, in real life and in fiction
Welcome to the latest email for our podcast, Political Fictions: political drama on screen and on the page.
Party leadership plotting: Yes, Minister's Party Games episode
The latest episode of Political Fictions is out. It’s about a Christmas special featuring plotting to become Prime Minister. So we’ll let you decide if our scheduling is way off or spot on.
King's Game: leadership plotting, Scandi-style
Welcome to the latest email for our podcast, Political Fictions: political drama on screen and on the page.