Listen "Munich 1938, Neville Chamberlain and Historical Fiction with Michael Ridpath"
Episode Synopsis
Michael Ridpath is a bestselling novelist, and author of Traitor's Gate, a novel based around the plot against Hitler in 1938, and Neville Chamberlain's visit to Munich. Traitor's Gate is our February fiction book of the month.
There is a new Netflix film out so we sat down to discuss the history behind it, and his writing. This is the first part; next week we discuss spying in the 1930s, Icelandic murder mysteries and financial crime.
This podcast episode is great for anyone interested in history and fiction.
Michael Ridpath links:
Traitor's Gate
Michael's website with the history behind his novel.
Aspects of History links:
British Heroes of the Holocaust
The Trial of Charles I
The AoH Unpublished Novel Competition 2022
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There is a new Netflix film out so we sat down to discuss the history behind it, and his writing. This is the first part; next week we discuss spying in the 1930s, Icelandic murder mysteries and financial crime.
This podcast episode is great for anyone interested in history and fiction.
Michael Ridpath links:
Traitor's Gate
Michael's website with the history behind his novel.
Aspects of History links:
British Heroes of the Holocaust
The Trial of Charles I
The AoH Unpublished Novel Competition 2022
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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