Fetch the Smelling Salts

Fetch the Smelling Salts

Alice Nagle and Kimberly Marsh

Episodes 69
Avg. Duration 1h 4m
Activity Highly Active
Since Mar 2023
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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Every 2 Weeks
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Episodic
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47%
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About This Podcast

Fetch the Smelling Salts explores period dramas from every time period and culture around the world. Hosts Alice Nagle and Kimberly Marsh offer deep discussions about historical films and TV series, analysing everything from storytelling and performances to costume design and historical accuracy. Whether you're obsessed with Regency romance, Victorian mysteries, or international historical cinema, this podcast celebrates the art of period drama across all eras and cultures. If you enjoy this podcast, come with us on a romp through the Regency era with our sister podcast, Austen After Dark!

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The Fainting Couch: All Creatures Great and Small (2020, S1 E4)

Mar 19, 2026 51m

Coming through, it’s Tricki Woo! For the 2nd year in a row we’re taking part in Podcasthon, this year with partner charity Guide Dogs UK. We’re chatting All Creatures Great and Small, all service…

S6E2 Persepolis (2007 Movie)

Mar 05, 2026 55m

Well this might be a bit above our pay grade, but as fate would have it, this week Kim and Alice are covering the animated classic, Persepolis. It’s as much a coming of age tale as it is a unique…

S6E1 Far from the Madding Crowd (2015 Movie)

Feb 19, 2026 1h 6m

Hope you all sent your Victorian Valentines because we’re back with a new season, and this week Kim and Alice review proposal-a-thon, Far from the Madding Crowd. It’s every girl’s dream (cucumbers…

S5E7 Christmas at Downton Abbey (Season 2, Episode 9, 2011)

Dec 19, 2025 52m

Happy 12th of January everyone! As a (sort of) Christmas treat, Kim and Alice are re-visiting Christmas at Downton Abbey. We cover snow proposals, murder trials, and a Ouija board channelling…

S5E6 The Fainting Couch: Frankenstein (2025 Movie)

Dec 11, 2025 17m Bonus

Kim and Alice's hot take on Guillermo del Toro's 2025 adaptation of FrankensteinIf you enjoy this podcast, come with us on a romp through the Regency era with our sister podcast, Austen After Dark.…

S5E5 Memoirs of a Geisha (2005 Movie)

Dec 04, 2025 1h 5m

We’re off to Hollywood Japan this week as Kim and Alice re-discover the 2005 hit movie, Memoirs of a Geisha. We reveal the real-life betrayal at the heart of the story, examine the insidious mix of…

S5E4 The Secret of Roan Inish (1994 Movie)

Nov 20, 2025 1h 13m

It's bring your husband to work day, and while Kim's away Alice is joined by FtSS's own sound engineer Keith Nagle. We're talking found family (seals), thatched cottage interior design masters…

S5E3 M Butterfly (1993 Movie)

Nov 06, 2025 1h 3m

There are many questions and MANY SPOILERS this week as Kim and Alice puzzle their way through ‘90s drama, M Butterfly. We’re probing some intimate international relations and discovering there’s…

S5E2 Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994 Movie)

Oct 23, 2025 1h 17m

We’re getting Spookstorical this week as Kim and Alice assemble a murderous flashmob for Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. It’s the classic tale of the world’s least curious scientist, his sibling…

S5E1 The Greatest Showman (2017 Movie)

Oct 09, 2025 1h 7m

You too can be an a**hole if you just dream big! Kim and Alice kick off Season 5 with The Greatest Showman, a musical about wives supporting vague dreams, fish-monkey rental and the upside-down…

S4E6 Throne of Blood (1957 Movie)

Aug 21, 2025 56m

Kim and Alice discuss the intense, spooky and downright wonderful Macbeth adaptation; Throne of Blood. Enjoy this Kurasawa classic with us and remember, as you’re warming up your sake in a baby…

S4E5 Ed Wood (1994 Movie)

Aug 06, 2025 1h 1m

It’s time for a trash man to make a trash movie - this week Kim and Alice are talking about the Tim Burton-directed biopic, Ed Wood. Discover why the cast of Step Up need to get into some…

S4E4 Towards Zero (2025 TV Miniseries) - ft. Ann from Vulgar History

Jul 24, 2025 1h 17m

This week Ann from Vulgar History is skipping her morning jazz to help Kim and Alice make sense of the Agatha Christie adaptation, Towards Zero. Join us as we discuss this murderous Love Island,…

S4E3 Oro, Plata, Mata (1982 Movie)

Jul 10, 2025 55m

It’s time to play mahjong while the world burns. This week Kim and Alice cover a listener suggestion; Philippine war drama Oro, Plata, Mata. It’s a classic tale of class, survival and sex in a…

S4E2 Shakespeare in Love (1998 Movie)

Jun 26, 2025 1h 6m

Kim and Alice are putting on their terrible disguises and having so much fun with this week's pick, the late '90s actor buffet that is Shakespeare in Love. We're talking guyliner, literary Easter…

S4E1 Miss Austen (Series 1, 2025)

Jun 12, 2025 1h 14m

Hello to everyone except Dead Tom! We’re back for a new series and this week we’re covering Miss Austen Series 1. Kim and Alice put their PDMDs to the test as they try to work out what killed Jane…

S3E7 Wolf Hall (Series 1, 2015)

Apr 24, 2025 1h 13m

This week Kim and Alice have been locked in the cupboard with the Christmas decorations to bring you Tudor drama series, Wolf Hall. We’re talking about Hans Holbein: portrait artist / historical…

S3E6 The Fainting Couch: Tudor Dramas ft. Kirsty Whyte

Apr 10, 2025 45m

Hide your necks, we’re entering our Tudor Era! In this Fainting Couch episode Kim and Alice are joined by Kirsty Whyte for an overview of period drama dynastic darlings, the Tudors. We discuss what’s…

S3E5 The Law According to Lidia Poët (Series 1, 2023)

Mar 27, 2025 57m

Ciao a tutti! This week Kim and Alice are discussing the fun, Italian crime drama series, The Law According to Lidia Poët. We’re talking about the real-life multi-lingual lady lawyer, solving crimes…

S3E4 The Fainting Couch: My Policeman (2022 Movie) ft. Christopher Clannachan from Equality Network

Mar 20, 2025 56m Bonus

We have a special episode this week for Podcasthon 2025; Alice speaks to Christopher Clannachan from Equality Network about their incredible work for LGBTI rights and equality in Scotland, and the…

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