32 episodes

A rewatch podcast for HBO's Rome with Rhiannon Evans and Matt Smith

Raising Standards Rhiannon Evans and Matt Smith

    • TV & Film

A rewatch podcast for HBO's Rome with Rhiannon Evans and Matt Smith

    James Purefoy and Kevin McKidd interview

    James Purefoy and Kevin McKidd interview

    In the final episode of Raising Standards we speak to James Purefoy (Mark Antony) and Kevin McKidd (Lucius Vorenus).

    Raising Standards, an occasional rewatch podcast of HBO’s Rome, hosted by Rhiannon Evans and Matt Smith of the Emperors of Rome podcast.

    • 48 min
    2.10: De Patre Vostro (About Your Father)

    2.10: De Patre Vostro (About Your Father)

    Octavian and Antony get in a tussle over the grain supply, Atia and Octavia get the cold shoulder in a hot climate, and Vorenus plays ball, Pullo deals with the people, Posca is the MVP, and there are at least five slaps in the episode.

    Raising Standards, an occasional rewatch podcast of HBO’s Rome, hosted by Rhiannon Evans and Matt Smith of the Emperors of Rome podcast.

    • 47 min
    Bruno Heller interview

    Bruno Heller interview

    In this interview we speak to Bruno Heller, the creator, main writer and show runner of HBO’s Rome.

    Raising Standards, an occasional rewatch podcast of HBO’s Rome, hosted by Rhiannon Evans and Matt Smith of the Emperors of Rome podcast.

    • 28 min
    Alice Henley interview

    Alice Henley interview

    In this interview we speak to Alice Henley who portrayed Livia, about stepping in to a well established cast in what was one her first roles on television.

    Raising Standards, an occasional rewatch podcast of HBO’s Rome, hosted by Rhiannon Evans and Matt Smith of the Emperors of Rome podcast.

    • 19 min
    2.09: Deus Impeditio Esuritori Nullus

    2.09: Deus Impeditio Esuritori Nullus

    Octavian and Antony get in a tussle over the grain supply, Atia and Octavia get the cold shoulder in a hot climate, and Vorenus plays ball, Pullo deals with the people, Posca is the MVP, and there are at least five slaps in the episode.

    Raising Standards, an occasional rewatch podcast of HBO’s Rome, hosted by Rhiannon Evans and Matt Smith of the Emperors of Rome podcast.

    • 44 min
    2.08: A Necessary Fiction (with Carl Franklin and Todd Ellis Kessler)

    2.08: A Necessary Fiction (with Carl Franklin and Todd Ellis Kessler)

    Octavian pushes back against promiscuity and the tenuous alliance with Mark Antony finally unravels, over both women and money. Both Vorenus and Pullo lose everything they hold dear, and the stage is finally set for a showdown in Alexandria.

    With special guests Carl Franklin (Director) and Todd Ellis Kessler (Writer).

    Raising Standards, an occasional rewatch podcast of HBO’s Rome, hosted by Rhiannon Evans and Matt Smith of the Emperors of Rome podcast.

    • 1 hr 24 min

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