Downton Abbey in Context

Downton Abbey: The Official Podcast

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4.8 • 668 Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2022

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Set at the end of the roaring twenties, but with the shadow of political divisions beginning to build in Europe, we’ll explore the historical context that the characters of Downton find themselves in.

We’ll go behind the scenes with some of the most established members of upstairs and downstairs to discover how changes in society and culture have affected their characters in this new installment. We’ll quiz Downton’s historical advisor on the role of women, the writer on the twists and turns of the plot and what underlying historical moments will be responsible for reshaping the future of all.

Music by John Lunn

Don’t miss the new film Downton Abbey: A New Era. The motion picture event returns this Spring.

This episode of Downton Abbey: The Official Podcast is produced by Somethin’ Else in association with Focus Features, Universal Pictures International and Carnival Films.

Episode Contributors

Hugh Bonneville
Alastair Bruce
Laura Carmichael
Michelle Dockery
Julian Fellowes
Allen Leech
Elizabeth McGovern
Lesley Nicol

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0:00.0	Welcome back to Downton Abbey, the official podcast. I'm your host, Anita Arnie, and each week we're
0:06.4	exploring a different area of the Downton world in anticipation of the upcoming movie, Downton Abbey,
0:12.8	The New Era.
0:28.1	Last week we've what this new era had in store for our beloved characters,
0:33.9	and this week we're taking a closer look into the world and the time in which Downton is set.
0:38.8	We'll be looking at history, politics, culture, which encapsulate stories of emancipation, war, inequality. These are stories that have shaped our world today, and they
0:45.3	are used brilliantly by writer Julian Fellows to shape the stories of our characters at
0:50.6	Downton. They're realising quite young that this isn't enough for them, and actually it's the First
0:56.2	World War that we saw in season two.
0:59.8	It gave the women purpose.
1:01.8	To try and organise a life that wasn't a semi-denial of your own identity.
1:09.8	It took great bravery. Don't pity these people.
1:13.6	They're doing very well, thank you very much.
1:15.6	They've got good jobs.
1:17.6	A theme that's been analyzed time and time again
1:20.6	with increasing layers of complexity is class.
1:24.6	The worlds of those above stairs and those below and what this historic social system
1:29.7	means for everyone as individuals. In this next movie installment, the class divide comes under
1:35.7	further scrutiny when some new guests arrive at the castle, new guests of the Hollywood
1:41.3	actor type. Well, I quizzed show creator and writer Julian
1:45.5	Fellows on this latest development and what it might tell us about our current ruling family
1:50.7	of Downton. Downton, the family, the crawlies, although a nice family and perfectly pleasant
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