Ridley Scott on Gucci, Gladiator and the Blitz

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🗓️ 1 December 2021

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Please note that this episode contains the use of explicit language right from the very beginning.

Ridley Scott, a prolific director and producer, is responsible for some of the most critically acclaimed films of all time. While "Alien" (1979) and "Blade Runner" (1982), are regarded as significantly influential sci-fi films, "Gladiator" (2000) and "Black Hawk Down" (2001), to name just a few, highlight his dedication to epic historical dramas.

Drawing from more recent history upon the release of his latest film, House of Gucci, Ridley joins Dan on this special episode of the podcast. Against the backdrop of the true-crime tale, the historic appeal of the Gucci business through the 60s, 70s and 80s and the personal history of the dynasty of the Gucci family, Ridley shares his approach to portraying Italy through opera. Ridley and Dan discuss the secrets of Ridley’s directorial process in relation to historical accuracy, the significance of his inspired relationship with history, what periods he is drawn to portraying and why World War II is particularly important to him. Ridley also shares with Dan what he is working on next.

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0:00.0	Everyone, welcome downstairs history. On the podcast today, it got so riddly Scott. He's 83
0:05.2	years old. He's got more energy. He's busier. He's got more game than you and me put together.
0:12.0	It's depressing but true. He directed Alien, Blade Runner, Tharmron Louise, Gladiator,
0:19.5	Black Hawk Down, The Martian. The guy is a card carrying legend. He's been nominated
0:26.6	for three Academy Awards. Just this year, he's released just the two films, The Last
0:31.8	Jewel and House of Gucci. He was born in 1987 in South Shields and County Durham. And
0:38.9	now he's one of the most famous and celebrated directors of our era. It's a huge, huge
0:43.4	excitement to have riddly Scott in the podcast. If you have a certain age and that age is
0:47.6	around 42, 43, Gladiator was a big part of your formative years. That's all. That's just
0:53.8	a fact. And as I was watching it for the second time in a day, back in 1999, I never thought
1:00.0	the one day I'd get chance to interview Ridley Scott and ask her a few questions.
1:04.6	It's changed a bit of banter. But now I have. And it was worth the wait. That 20-year-old
1:09.8	down would not be disappointed. That 20-year-old down would also be very grateful to you guys
1:13.5	because without all of you listening to this, I would not be in this position at all.
1:18.4	Ridley's team would have looked at it and discarded it. Yes, they would have done. Instead,
1:22.7	they came on history at podcasts. What can I say? And that's all thanks to all of you
1:26.0	folks for listening. Big thank you to everyone who subscribed. Lots of you took advantage
1:29.9	of the Black Friday offer and subscribed. So we've got record numbers of people subscribing
1:35.0	at the moment. We've got big plans for next year. A huge thank you to everyone. If you
1:39.6	want to subscribe, you can still do so. Go to historyhit.tv. You get the Wildsbest History
1:44.2	channel. You also get all these podcasts without the ads. And I met a guy. I met a guy
1:49.6	who might be listening to this exact podcast. I met a guy a couple days ago. And he said
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