In this episode Hugh and Jenna explore the 2017 BBC miniseries Gunpowder, directed by J Blakeson, written by Ronan Bennett and staring Kit Harington, Peter Mullan, Mark Gatiss and Liv Tyler.

This time, Hugh and Jenna discuss the gunpowder plot, and what lead up to it including the transition from Tudor to Stuart Rule, religion of the period, and what happens when people are given hope, and then it is taken away, plus alcohol.

There is also the question on the effect from Game of Thrones on Historical properties, and the addition of extreme violence and nudity.

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