Condensed Histories

Condensed Histories


Latest Episodes

The Prestige!
December 15, 2020

This week Jem is joined by Greg to present a 'thrown-back' episode with a mix of the old and new formats, as the pair look at the history around The Presitge!Keep in touch with Jem on twitter at @JemDuducu and on Facebook at History Gems. You can also con

Dracula!
December 08, 2020

This week Jem takes us into the history hidden inside Dracula!To watch Greg's travel history documentary, 'Romania: Seeking Dracula's Castle', you can follow the link here: https://youtu.be/89heKdM27-A.Keep in touch with Jem on twitter at @JemDuducu and o

His Dark Materials
December 01, 2020

This week Jem takes us into the history hidden inside the the 'His Dark Materials trilogy of books.Keep in touch with Jem on twitter at @JemDuducu and on Facebook at History Gems. You can also contact Greg, the man behind the scenes, at @gregandfelicity.I

Jojo Robbit
November 24, 2020

This week Jem takes us into the history hidden inside the film Jojo Rabbit.Keep in touch with Jem on twitter at @JemDuducu and on Facebook at History Gems. You can also contact Greg, the man behind the scenes, at @gregandfelicity.If you enjoy what Jem doe

Assassin's Creed
November 17, 2020

This week Jem takes us into the history hidden inside the Assassin's Creed video games.Keep in touch with Jem on twitter at @JemDuducu and on Facebook at History Gems. You can also contact Greg, the man behind the scenes, at @gregandfelicity.If you enjoy

Last of the Mohicans
November 10, 2020

This week Jem looks into the history in and around 'The Last of the Mohicans'!Keep in touch with Jem on twitter at @JemDuducu and on Facebook at History Gems. You can also contact Greg, the man behind the scenes, at @gregandfelicity.If you enjoy what Jem

Money, Money, Money!
November 03, 2020

Jem looks at the history hidden in and behind the song Money, Money, Money by ABBA!Keep in touch with Jem on twitter at @JemDuducu and on Facebook at History Gems. You can also contact Greg, the man behind the scenes, at @gregandfelicity.If you enjoy what

A Spooky Halloween Episode!
October 27, 2020

Jem takes the Halloween series of films as a jumping of point to talk about the history of... Halloween!Keep in touch with Jem on twitter at @JemDuducu and on Facebook at History Gems. You can also contact Greg, the man behind the scenes, at @gregandfelic

Condensed Histories and Cobra Kai!
October 20, 2020

Jem takes a look into the history around and behind the new series Cobra Kai, based on the Karate Kid series of films.Keep in touch with Jem on twitter at @JemDuducu and on Facebook at History Gems. You can also contact Greg, the man behind the scenes, at

Rocky!
October 13, 2020

Jem looks at the history hidden in and around the Rocky franchise... and tells you which of the Rocky movies to avoid!Keep in touch with Jem on twitter at @JemDuducu and on Facebook at History Gems. You can also contact Greg, the man behind the scenes, at