Victorian Time Travel

Emi Del Bene

Welcome all to Victorian Time Travel, a podcast where we get ready to travel back in time. We’ll pick a very, very, very specific Victorian time and place each episode, and try to learn everything we can about it so we don’t put our foot in it once we’re there!

Episodes

  1. 03/10/2024

    Ep. 4 The Cheese Affair: Bishops, nepotism, and puns (mini-ep)

    Episode transcripts with full citations: https://emidelbene.com/victorian-time-travel-podcast In this mini episode, we find out about the Durham Cheese: a nepotism scandal involving a very well-paid vicar post, as revealed by a cartoon in "Punch" from 9 March 1861. X: https://twitter.com/VicTimeTravelInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/victoriantimetravelpodYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@VictorianTimeTravelPodca-ed2tn

  2. 02/29/2024

    Ep 3 Absolute Purity: Confectionery adverts in late Victorian England

    Episode transcripts with full citations: https://emidelbene.com/victorian-time-travel-podcast An 1897 advert for Clarnico Caramels is the starting point for a journey into the history of sugar, free trade, profit-sharing, health, class and everything in between, as we prepare to travel back in time and have a chat with Clarnico co-director George Mathieson. X:https://twitter.com/VicTimeTravelInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/victoriantimetravelpodYoutube:https://www.youtube.com/@VictorianTimeTravelPodca-ed2tn

  3. 02/29/2024

    Ep 2 Honest Accounts: Income Tax Complaints in 1861 (Mini-ep)

    Episode transcripts with full citations: https://emidelbene.com/victorian-time-travel-podcast In this mini episode, we figure out why a cartoon about income tax from the 2 March 1861 issue of the weekly satirical magazine “Punch” would be funny to its readers. X: https://twitter.com/VicTimeTravelInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/victoriantimetravelpodYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@VictorianTimeTravelPodca-ed2tn

  4. 02/29/2024

    Ep 1 Sa’ey, tha’s foanny! Madame Butterfly’s accent in David Belasco’s tragedy

    Episode transcripts with full citations: https://emidelbene.com/victorian-time-travel-podcast In April 1900, David Belasco opened his one-act play Madame Butterfly at the Duke of York theatre in London. In this episode, we try to get a feel for what it would be like to attend this performance, how the actors might have looked and sounded, and speculate about the whys of this enduringly popular story. X: https://twitter.com/VicTimeTravelInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/victoriantimetravelpodYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@VictorianTimeTravelPodca-ed2tn

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About

Welcome all to Victorian Time Travel, a podcast where we get ready to travel back in time. We’ll pick a very, very, very specific Victorian time and place each episode, and try to learn everything we can about it so we don’t put our foot in it once we’re there!

Information

  • Creator
    Emi Del Bene
  • Years Active
    2024
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Emi Del Bene
  • Show Website
    Victorian Time Travel