Nov 21

Clueless at Twenty-Five, an Interview with Costume Designer Mona May (Dressed Classic)

In honor of the 30th anniversary of the iconic fashion flick Clueless, we bring you our 2020 interview with the film's costume designer Mona May. Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our ⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠classes⁠⁠⁠ Our ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ Our ⁠⁠⁠bookshelf⁠⁠⁠ w ... Show More

42m 40s

Nov 19

Behind the Seams of “Wicked for Good” with Costume Designer Paul Tazewell

Oscar-Award winning costume designer Paul Tazewell is back to take us behind the seams and into the magical and textural world of the new film Wicked for Good. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

53m 21s

Nov 13

Magic by Design: Behind the Seams of Wicked with Costume Designer Paul Tazewell (Dressed Classic)

The work of Oscar and Tony award-winning costume designer Paul Tazewell spans four decades and is a masterclass in the art of visual storytelling. In this episode from 2024, he takes us behind the seams and into the magical world of the blockbuster sensation Wicked. Want more Dre ... Show More

1h 1m

Feb 2021

Adventure and archaeology in the golden age of Egyptology

Toby Wilkinson, author of A World Beneath the Sands, gives a lecture on the men and women whose obsession with Egypt’s ancient civilisation drove them to uncover its secrets in the 19th and early 20th centuries. He reveals how their work helped to enrich and transform our underst ... Show More

50m 11s

Feb 2021

Daily life in ancient Egypt: everything you wanted to know

In the latest in our series tackling the big questions on major historical topics, Egyptologist Joyce Tyldesley responds to listener questions about daily life in ancient Egypt, from governance, pharaohs and the Egyptian mindset, to makeup, dental care and the popularity of cat m ... Show More

1h 3m

Feb 2021

Ancient Egyptian Mummies with Prof. Ann Rosalie David

What does a mummy smell like? Prof. Ann Rosalie David is a pioneering researcher in mummies and ancient pathology. Having led many studies on Egyptian bodies, Prof. David helps reconstruct the lifestyles of the past. In this interview, she helpfully answers questions about ancien ... Show More

47m 5s

Jan 2016

The amazing history of Egypt

In a lecture from our 2015 History Weekend event, Professor Joann Fletcher, presenter of the BBC series Immortal Egypt, explores the story of this remarkable civilisation, from the pyramids to Cleopatra Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about ... Show More

57m 4s

Nov 2023

Ancient Egyptian pyramids: everything you wanted to know

For millennia, Egypt’s mighty pyramids have acted as emblems of the vibrant ancient civilisation that once straddled the Nile Valley. From mysteries surrounding their design and construction and the discovery of new passageways, to the enigma of the Great Sphinx, the pyramids con ... Show More

56m 48s

Jan 2021

Who Gave Ancient Egyptians Permission To Be So Advanced? with Dr. Kathryn Howley

New year, old curiosity: this week on Getting Curious, we’re traveling back in time to ancient Egypt with Dr. Kathryn Howley. She and Jonathan discuss what life might have looked like for ancient Egyptian hairstylists, royalty, and scribes; how ancient Egyptians interacted with n ... Show More

54m 7s

Nov 2020

Ancient Egypt Today with Heba abd el Gawad

Heba Abd el Gawad is an exhibition curator, public outreach specialist and researcher in Egyptian heritage within museum contexts. She is the postdoctoral researcher for the project ‘Egypt’s Dispersed Heritage: Views from Egypt’ at the Institute of Archaeology, University College ... Show More

51m 20s

Dec 2020

Egypt & Nubia with Dr. Aaron de Souza

Aaron de Souza is an archaeologist specializing in the material culture of Egypt and Nubia. He earned his PhD at Macquarie University, Sydney, in 2016, and is now a Marie Sklodowska Curie Fellow at the Austrian Academy of Sciences, in Vienna. In the field, Aaron works with cerami ... Show More

1h 24m

Jul 2020

What If You Lived in Ancient Egypt? - Guests: Dr. Salima Ikram and Dr. Bob Brier

Have you ever wondered what it might be like to have lived like a Pharaoh? Walked like an Egyptian? Reached the top of the Pyramid? Ancient Egypt continues to be one of the most enduring mysteries for our modern world, a source of never ending fascination. But as much as we know ... Show More

48m 25s

Feb 2024

The Origins of Ancient Egypt

<p>All this week Dan is delving into the history, mystery and legacy of Ancient Egypt. Discover how this mighty empire grew from nomadic settlers to the Nile and how its magnificent wonders were built. Dan explores the life of the most powerful Pharaoh Rameses II, of the ideologi ... Show More

29m 42s

Dress Like an Egyptian, an interview wit...