Condensed Histories
By Jem Duducu
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Condensed Histories bridges the gap between history and popular culture. In each episode of Condensed Histories our host, Jem Duducu, takes an item of popular culture and looks under the surface to find real history hiding inside, with fascinating facts and stories about history spanning all eras, and also about the development of the piece pop-culture itself, appealing to history lover and enthusiasts of movies, games and music alike!
From shows on Netflix, Prime or Disney Plus, to the lastest blockbuster films, and even video games, songs, board games and food, Jem shows us how much history is lurking in our everyday entertainment.
Wandavision, The Dig, Warhammer, Queen’s Gambit, Assassin’s Creed, Jojo Rabbit, Cobra Kai, The Lord of the Rings and Monopoly are among the subjects in which which Jem has so far discovered a surprising amount of history!
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| Episode | Date |
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Blackadder
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May 28, 2026 |
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The Spice Girls!
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May 21, 2026 |
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Black Swan and Ballet
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May 14, 2026 |
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A History of Music
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May 07, 2026 |
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Slavery
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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The Triads
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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Joan of Arc
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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Jack The Ripper
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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The American Presidents
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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Vienna
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Is this World War Three?
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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Alternative Medicine
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Artificial Intelligence
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Ukraine - 4 Years On
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Napoleon 1927
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Bias
|
Feb 05, 2026 |
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We Didn't Start The Fire
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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Nuremburg
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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Expedition 33
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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10th (ish) Anniversary Special
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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Jem's Year Of Movies... Part Three
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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Jem's Year Of Movies... Part Two
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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Jem's Year Of Movies... Part One
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Strictly Come Dancing
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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Jaws at 50!
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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The Greatest Trilogy... You Have Never Heard Of!
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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Predator: Badlands
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Nationalism
|
Oct 30, 2025 |
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Yakuza
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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The History of Western Movies
|
Oct 16, 2025 |
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Andor
|
Oct 09, 2025 |
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Suleiman The Magnificent
|
Oct 02, 2025 |
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The Studio
|
Sep 25, 2025 |
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47 Ronin
|
Sep 18, 2025 |
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Sound!
|
Sep 11, 2025 |
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Gold - Spandau Ballet
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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King and Conqueror - Jem vs The Battle of Hastings!
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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The 70s Were The Best Decade For Movies
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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Japan
|
Aug 14, 2025 |
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Istanbul, Not Constantinople
|
Aug 07, 2025 |
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Drop and Give Me Twenty
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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KPop Demon Hunters
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Samurai and Ninja
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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Alcatraz
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Beards!
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Frankie Goes To Hollywood
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Moana
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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The Internet!
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Little Bits Of History
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Thriller
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May 29, 2025 |
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Carry On
|
May 22, 2025 |
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Star Trek - With Special Guest Erlend Hedegart from 'Well That Aged Well'
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May 15, 2025 |
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Conclave
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May 08, 2025 |
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Goodbye Warhammer
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May 01, 2025 |
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Warfare
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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The Devil's Horsemen: A Thousand Years of Conquest by Eurasian Steppe Horse Archers
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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The Olmecs - Animation, Archaeology, and Ancient Alien Absurdity
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Remakes - Older Than You Might Think
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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The Brilliance of Board Games!
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Dinosaurs with Megabeast Games!
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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The Rich History and Surprising Influence of Wrestling
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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Unveiling 'A Gentleman in Moscow': History Behind the Adaptation
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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The Ongoing Conflict: Ukraine, Russia, and the Changing Face of Modern Warfare
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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The History and Impact of Civilization: Exploring Sid Meier's Franchise
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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Unveiling the Real History Behind Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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Warhammer and Culture Wars: Unpacking Pop Culture and Modern Sensitivities
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Coldplay's Viva La Vida and the French Revolution
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Churchill at War
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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SAS Rogue Heroes and The Six Triple Eight
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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A Year of Movies... Part Three
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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A Year of Movies... Part Two
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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A Year of Movies... Part One
|
Dec 12, 2024 |
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Bicycle Theives and Rubble Movies
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Bruce Lee
|
Dec 05, 2024 |
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Alexander Nevsky
|
Dec 03, 2024 |
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Terence Malick
|
Nov 28, 2024 |
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Prequels!
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Cut The Red Wire!
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Gladiator 2
|
Nov 19, 2024 |
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Russian Radiation
|
Nov 14, 2024 |
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The Greatest Action Hero
|
Nov 12, 2024 |
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Barry Lyndon Part 2
|
Nov 07, 2024 |
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Barry Lyndon Part 1
|
Nov 05, 2024 |
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The Terminator
|
Oct 31, 2024 |
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Dragons!
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Nineteen-Eighty-Four
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Network
|
Oct 22, 2024 |
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The Romance of the Three Kingdoms
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Is Cinema Dead?
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Why is 'Going Dutch' bad?
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Indiana Jones
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Trains!
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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Kaos
|
Oct 01, 2024 |
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Clarkson's Farm
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Warhammer and Feudalism
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Exploitation Movies
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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The Grand Tour
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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A Cold
|
Sep 12, 2024 |
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Jackie Chan
|
Sep 10, 2024 |
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Rings of Power
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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Forgotten History
|
Sep 03, 2024 |
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Zero Dark Thirty
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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Saturday Night Fever
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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Genocide
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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Ghosts
|
Aug 20, 2024 |
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Does The Dog Die?
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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Cats!
|
Aug 08, 2024 |
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Dogs!
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Deadpool & Wolverine
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Star Wars and Samurai!
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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The Analogue World
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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Prison Movies
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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Memento
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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The Omen
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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Friends
|
Jul 09, 2024 |
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Warhammer and Auctions
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Jul 04, 2024 |
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Titanic - My Heart Will Go On
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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The Bible
|
Jun 27, 2024 |
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Cult Movies: So Bad, They're Good!
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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The Warriors
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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Blaxploitation Movies
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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Improving History
|
Jun 13, 2024 |
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Society of the Snow
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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The News
|
Jun 06, 2024 |
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Cowboys
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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Historical Accuracy In World War Two Films
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May 30, 2024 |
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Elections
|
May 28, 2024 |
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The History of Coca Cola
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May 23, 2024 |
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The Holocaust and The Zone of Interest
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May 21, 2024 |
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Finland at War
|
May 16, 2024 |
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Shardlake
|
May 14, 2024 |
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Warhammer and Crusades... Part 2!
|
May 09, 2024 |
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Warhammer and Crusades!
|
May 07, 2024 |
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Conspiracy Theories
|
May 02, 2024 |
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Capitalism
|
Apr 30, 2024 |
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Ireland, '71, and Thrillers
|
Apr 25, 2024 |
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Fallout
|
Apr 23, 2024 |
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Salute
|
Apr 18, 2024 |
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Civil War
|
Apr 16, 2024 |
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The Sopranos
|
Apr 11, 2024 |
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Snipers
|
Apr 09, 2024 |
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Trump
|
Apr 04, 2024 |
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Hip Hop
|
Apr 02, 2024 |
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Dirty Harry
|
Mar 28, 2024 |
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Stephen King
|
Mar 26, 2024 |
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Universal Soldier
|
Mar 21, 2024 |
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The Secret Financial History of Hollywood
|
Mar 19, 2024 |
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Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth
|
Mar 14, 2024 |
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Shogun and Samurai
|
Mar 12, 2024 |
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The Oscars
|
Mar 07, 2024 |
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Dune 2
|
Mar 05, 2024 |
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Duels with History Rage!
|
Feb 29, 2024 |
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Epic Warhammer
|
Feb 27, 2024 |
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Ukraine: Two Years On
|
Feb 22, 2024 |
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Makeup
|
Feb 20, 2024 |
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Holiday
|
Feb 15, 2024 |
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Plane and the French Foreign Legion
|
Feb 13, 2024 |
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Rick and Morty - Ethical Spaghetti
|
Feb 08, 2024 |
|
The Great
|
Feb 06, 2024 |
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Masters of the Air
|
Feb 01, 2024 |
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Books
|
Jan 30, 2024 |
|
Arnold Schwarzenegger!
|
Jan 25, 2024 |
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Gladiators!
|
Jan 23, 2024 |
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Baldur's Gate
|
Jan 18, 2024 |
|
War of the Worlds
|
Jan 16, 2024 |
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The MCU... Every Empire Falls!
|
Jan 11, 2024 |
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Warhammer White Scars
|
Jan 09, 2024 |
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Elvis!
|
Jan 04, 2024 |
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Burke, Hare, and Body Snatching with Paul Bavill from History Rage
|
Dec 21, 2023 |
|
How To Sound Smart In History Conversations
|
Dec 19, 2023 |
|
The Dark Knight
|
Dec 14, 2023 |
|
Gameshows: Squid Games Challenge and 007: Road To A Million
|
Dec 12, 2023 |
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All The Light We Cannot See
|
Dec 07, 2023 |
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Killers of the Flower Moon
|
Dec 05, 2023 |
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Mad Max
|
Nov 30, 2023 |
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Napoleon
|
Nov 28, 2023 |
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Master and Commander
|
Nov 23, 2023 |
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Doctor Who
|
Nov 21, 2023 |
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Guns n Roses: Civil War
|
Nov 16, 2023 |
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History As A Weapon
|
Nov 14, 2023 |
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The Vinland Saga
|
Nov 09, 2023 |
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The Witcher & Final Fantasy XVI
|
Nov 07, 2023 |
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V for Vendetta
|
Nov 02, 2023 |
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The Black Templars
|
Oct 31, 2023 |
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Jurassic Park 3
|
Oct 26, 2023 |
|
The Boys
|
Oct 24, 2023 |
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The Loch Ness Monster and other Cryptids
|
Oct 12, 2023 |
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Women In Magic
|
Oct 10, 2023 |
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Happy Birthday Disney!
|
Oct 05, 2023 |
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Traitors
|
Oct 03, 2023 |
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Walk Like An Egyptian
|
Sep 28, 2023 |
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Submarines
|
Sep 26, 2023 |
|
He-Man
|
Sep 21, 2023 |
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Oppenheimer... 2!
|
Sep 19, 2023 |
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Servant of the People
|
Sep 14, 2023 |
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Casablanca
|
Sep 12, 2023 |
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Why is Babylon Bad?
|
Sep 07, 2023 |
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Animation
|
Sep 05, 2023 |
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Lightsabers!
|
Aug 31, 2023 |
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Hollywood and History
|
Aug 29, 2023 |
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Strike!
|
Aug 24, 2023 |
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The Lionesses and The World Cup!
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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PR
|
Aug 17, 2023 |
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Witches
|
Aug 15, 2023 |
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Netflix Vs History
|
Aug 10, 2023 |
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Vampires of Warhammer
|
Aug 08, 2023 |
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Satire
|
Aug 03, 2023 |
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The Sandman
|
Aug 01, 2023 |
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Oppenheimer
|
Jul 27, 2023 |
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Barbie
|
Jul 25, 2023 |
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1917
|
Jul 20, 2023 |
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Waterloo!
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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The Wicker Man
|
Jul 13, 2023 |
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Dredge - and humanity's greatest fear!
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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Platoon
|
Jul 06, 2023 |
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Drinks
|
Jul 04, 2023 |
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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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Dad's Army
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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Boba Fett and the Bounty Hunters
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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Journalism
|
Jun 20, 2023 |
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A History of Chocolate
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Giants!
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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LEGO
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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The Royal Family
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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Atlantis
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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The Mummy
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May 30, 2023 |
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Ted Lasso
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May 25, 2023 |
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Fast and Furious
|
May 23, 2023 |
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The Speech
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May 18, 2023 |
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Let's Get Physical
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May 16, 2023 |
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Narcos
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May 11, 2023 |
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Enigma
|
May 09, 2023 |
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A Million Ways To Die In The West
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May 04, 2023 |
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Warhammer Tactics
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May 02, 2023 |
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Fandom
|
Apr 27, 2023 |
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The A-Team
|
Apr 25, 2023 |
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100(ish) Years of Warner Bros
|
Apr 20, 2023 |
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Ip Man
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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Star Trek
|
Apr 13, 2023 |
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Musicals!
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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Tetris
|
Apr 06, 2023 |
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Avengers: Infinity War
|
Apr 04, 2023 |
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Pawn Stars
|
Mar 30, 2023 |
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John Wick
|
Mar 28, 2023 |
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A Clash of Civilisations
|
Mar 23, 2023 |
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Yellowstone
|
Mar 21, 2023 |
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Warhammer Primarchs
|
Mar 16, 2023 |
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The Korean War
|
Mar 14, 2023 |
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Protest Songs
|
Mar 09, 2023 |
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Ukraine: One Year On
|
Mar 07, 2023 |
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Asterix and Obelix
|
Mar 02, 2023 |
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The Last of Us... and a special announcement!
|
Feb 28, 2023 |
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50 (ish) Films for 50 Years
|
Feb 21, 2023 |
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Harry and Megan
|
Feb 14, 2023 |
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The English
|
Feb 07, 2023 |
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Silent Crossroads
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Warhammer and the Leman Russ Tank
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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Jurassic Park
|
Jan 17, 2023 |
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Avatar - The Way Of Water
|
Jan 10, 2023 |
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Die Hard
|
Dec 20, 2022 |
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Hollywood!
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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Severance
|
Dec 06, 2022 |
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World Cup 2022
|
Nov 29, 2022 |
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The History of Comics
|
Nov 22, 2022 |
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All Quiet On The Western Front
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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Warhammer Squats
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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Gladiator
|
Nov 01, 2022 |
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Fallout
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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Rings of Power vs The Woman King
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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Wales
|
Oct 11, 2022 |
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2001 A Space Odyssey
|
Oct 04, 2022 |
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Troy
|
Sep 27, 2022 |
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Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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Warhammer 40000 Knights
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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Biographies
|
Sep 06, 2022 |
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House Of The Dragon
|
Aug 30, 2022 |
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Living Through History
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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Better Call Saul
|
Aug 16, 2022 |
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Prey
|
Aug 09, 2022 |
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RRR
|
Aug 02, 2022 |
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We Crashed
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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The Knights of Warhammer... Part One
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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Thor: Love and Thunder
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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Peaky Blinders
|
Jul 05, 2022 |
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Stranger Things, Lovecraft, and the Occult
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Jun 28, 2022 |
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Convoy
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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Comedy!
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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Top Gun Maverick
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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The Matrix
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May 31, 2022 |
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The Armour of Warhammer
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May 24, 2022 |
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Elden Ring Returns!
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May 17, 2022 |
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Eurovision
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May 10, 2022 |
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Sponsorship
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May 03, 2022 |
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The Northman
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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Elden Ring
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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Reservoir Dogs
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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Warhammer Demons!
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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Wonder Woman and World War One
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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Horizon
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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Battlestar Galactica
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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The Joker
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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Ukraine
|
Mar 01, 2022 |
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Gangsters, Liquor and TV
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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Warhammer Empires
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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COPS
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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The Dark
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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Good Omens
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Jan 25, 2022 |
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Book of Boba Fett
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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Don't Look Up!
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Jan 11, 2022 |
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Ra-Ra-Rasputin and the King's Man
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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Warhammer and New Technology
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Dec 21, 2021 |
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Robin Hood
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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Taking Down Statues
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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Harry Potter and the History of Magic
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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When Pop-Culture Becomes History
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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Samurai
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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Squid Game
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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Dune
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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Warhammer: End Times
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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Judge Dredd
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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Crazy Rich Shang-Chi and the Last Dragon
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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Bond, James Bond
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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HALO
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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Vogue!
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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Warhammer... and Death!
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Sep 14, 2021 |
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Gundam
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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Slinkys and Snake Bombs
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Aug 31, 2021 |
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Rambo
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Aug 24, 2021 |
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Homeworld
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Aug 17, 2021 |
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Dungeons and Dragons
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Aug 10, 2021 |
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Wild Wild West
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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The Olympics
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Jul 27, 2021 |
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The Vietnam War
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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Rick and Morty
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Jul 13, 2021 |
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Loki
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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Pirates Of The Caribbean
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Jun 29, 2021 |
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Euro 2020
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Jun 22, 2021 |
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Cancelling Shakespeare?
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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Warhammer - The Gods Of Chaos!
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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The History Behind... Nursery Rhymes
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Jun 01, 2021 |
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Army Of The Dead
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May 25, 2021 |
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Overwatch
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May 18, 2021 |
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Commando
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May 11, 2021 |
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Scooby Doo Where Are You?
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May 04, 2021 |
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Warhammer's Crusades
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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Captain America, Falcon and The Winter Soldier
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Apr 20, 2021 |
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Stand and Deliver
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Apr 13, 2021 |
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The Expanse
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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Watchmen
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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Dynasty Warriors
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Mar 23, 2021 |
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Big Trouble in Little China
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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Warhammer 40k
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Mar 09, 2021 |
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WandaVision
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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Love Actually
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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Food!
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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The Dig
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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Edge of Life
|
Feb 02, 2021 |
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Warhammer
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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Queen's Gambit
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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The National Anthem!
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Jan 12, 2021 |
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The Social Network
|
Jan 05, 2021 |
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The Prestige!
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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Dracula!
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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His Dark Materials
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Dec 01, 2020 |
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Jojo Robbit
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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Assassin's Creed
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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Last of the Mohicans
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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Money, Money, Money!
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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A Spooky Halloween Episode!
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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Condensed Histories and Cobra Kai!
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Oct 20, 2020 |
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Rocky!
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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The Good Place!
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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Monopoly!
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Sep 29, 2020 |
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The Lord of the Rings
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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Condensed Histories Returns!
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Sep 15, 2020 |