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Wigs and Candles
A podcast about two sisters and their obsession with period film. Language: en-gb Genres: Film Reviews, TV & Film Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Bring Me My Wig!
Episode 1
Saturday, 20 June, 2026
This season, we tried something a little different. We tried to learn about wigs, this most important accessory and one of the main contributors to our obsession with period film! Join us a we share what we learned through our research and look at some of our favourite wig moments out the 30! movies we have reviewed so far. Books and websites mentioned: Book: "Fashions in Hair: the First Five Thousand Years," by Richard Corson Website: Curationist: "Hair and Makeup in Ancient Egypt" YouTube: "The Real Reason People From History Wore Powdered Wigs" Films mentioned: Barry Lyndon (Stanley Kubrick, 1975) Belle (Amma Asante, 2013) Chevalier (Stephen Williams, 2022)
