The Lost King - An Inevitable Drama? : Archaeologists Review
Welcome to Unstratified Entertainment: Watching Brief. In this supplementary series, Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.
Today we discuss Steve Coogan’s The Lost King...
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0:00 Introduction
2:43 Looking Back to 2012/ 2013
7:43 NOT a Film About Archaeology?
10:51 “A True Story… Her Story”
12:59 Richard III – Hero or Villain?
23:35 Inevitably Contested & Dramatic
29:29 Portrayal of Philippa Langley
38:30 Archaeologists as Inept Bad Guys?
45:58 Missing Women Archaeologists
50:41 Fiction or Dramatization?
53:31 They’re not Looking for Peer Review!
57:47 Portrayal of Archaeological Practice
1:00:33 Lemon Drizzle Cake…
1:01:30 The Need for Dramatic Constructs
1:06:14 Do We Recommend the Movie?
1:09:48 Conclusion
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Links:
Archaeoscoop: Richard III: It's Him! :
• Archaeoscoop: Richard III: It's Him!
Skeleton found in car park is that of Richard III – as it happened:
https://www.theguardian.com/science/b...
Richard III Press Conference in Full:
• Richard III Press Conference in Full
Richard III: King In The Car Park | Monday, 9pm | Channel 4:
• Richard III: King In The Car Park | Monday...
Steve Coogan: 'Lost King' rightfully puts history heroine at heart of Richard III story:
https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_New...
Steve Coogan on finding "The Lost King": "It's not a journalistic piece. It's a point of view":
https://www.salon.com/2023/03/25/stev...
Movie review: 'The Lost King' recounts woman's adventurous search for the truth:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/revi...
‘The Lost King’ Review: A Housewife Turned Researcher Revises History:
https://observer.com/2023/03/the-lost...
‘The Lost King’ highlights the buried history of the woman who found the remains of Richard III:
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment...
‘The Lost King’: One sleuth’s quest for the truth about Richard III:
https://news.yahoo.com/lost-king-one-...
Royal row erupts over Steve Coogan film about Richard III:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2...
‘Sidelined’ historian’s crowning glory:
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/si...
Film Review: A quirky tale of the misogyny behind the discovery of Richard III's remains:
https://www.kunc.org/film-reviews/202...
The Lost King: Legal action 'likely' against Richard III film:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...
The Lost King: Steve Coogan defends Richard III film in university row:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainm...
Preachy Procedural The Lost King Makes Archeological Miracle Royally Dull:
https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/...
April Fools: CBA ANNOUNCES EPIC NEW ARCHAEOLOGY SERIES:
https://thepipeline.info/blog/2023/04...