Overview
137 Episodes
Audrey has arrived to study ballet under the great Marie Rambert, but the after effects of the war are still being felt keenly. Perhaps the future of Audrey Hepburn lies in an altogether more unworthy pursuit? To hear more stories just like this one, sign up now at PATREON and open up a whole new world of Hollywood drama Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 4 June 2026
In order to save Audrey's life, her mother, The Baroness van Heemstra must seek help in the most unlikely of places… To hear more stories just like this one, sign up now at PATREON and open up a whole new world of Hollywood drama Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 27 May 2026
To keep from starving, Audrey has ventured back into the city of Arnhem in search of food. But the Germans are on the hunt for any remaining citizens, and Audrey must use her wits to stay alive… To hear more stories just like this one, sign up now at PATREON and open up a whole new world of Hollywood drama Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 22 May 2026
Allied forces have begun their assault on German forces, sending them back towards Germany. In the fight to liberate Holland, and end the war, Audrey and her family will be forced to leave the city to an uncertain future. To hear more stories just like this one, sign up now at PATREON and open up a whole new world of Hollywood drama Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 19 May 2026
Audrey has been asked by the resistance to undertake a dangerous mission into the forest of Arnhem, to save the life of a British airman… To hear more stories just like this one, sign up now at PATREON and open up a whole new world of Hollywood drama Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 15 May 2026
Audrey's brother and his resistance friends are planning a coup against the occupying German army, but their rebellion will cost the van Heemstra family dearly… To hear more stories just like this one, sign up now at PATREON and open up a whole new world of Hollywood drama Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 11 May 2026
To get the whole story, and experience every Secret History Of Hollywood episode, go on over now to https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Signing up only takes a moment, and you'll get instant access to an entire world of storytelling! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 29 April 2026
Audrey and her fellow ballerinas have become the youngest memebers of the growing Dutch resistance. Elsewhere in the war, a Jewish ballerina will commit an act of defiance that will give hope to her fellow prisoners at Auschwitz... To hear more stories just like this one, sign up now at PATREON and open up a whole new world of Hollywood drama Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 27 April 2026
New anti-British measures being implemented by the German army, mean that Audrey, a young British girl, must take drastic steps to hide her true identity… To hear more stories just like this one, sign up now at PATREON and open up a whole new world of Hollywood drama Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 22 April 2026
The German army has arrived in Holland. At the home of Audrey and her family; desperate measures are needed to preserve the family's treasures... To hear more stories just like this one, sign up now at PATREON and open up a whole new world of Hollywood drama Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 20 April 2026
Audrey has been flown back to her Dutch family home, in the hopes that the neutral Netherlands will be safe from invasion. But Hitler's promises are hollow… To hear more stories just like this one, sign up now at PATREON and open up a whole new world of Hollywood drama Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 16 April 2026
Devastated by the loss of her father, Audrey is taken to England by her mother, The Baroness, in order to heal. But Audrey's father's new job has pitted him directly against the British government, who are determined to silence a fascist uprising at all costs. To hear more stories just like this one, sign up now at PATREON and open up a whole new world of Hollywood drama Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 10 April 2026
Audrey Hepburn came from grand beginnings; the daughter of a Baroness and an English banker. But a dark belief held by her parents will eventually be the root cause of tumultuous times in their household. To hear the entire series, along with every other spellbinding tale from Hollywood's history CLICK HERE and sign up now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 5 April 2026
To celebrate International Women's Day in March, hear a very special story of a very special star, a free-thinking girl who was determined to overcome all odds in her search for stardom... To hear more stories just like this one, sign up now at PATREON and open up a whole new world of Hollywood drama Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 17 March 2026
To celebrate International Women's Day in March, hear a very special story of a very special star, an independent young woman who found herself forced to adopt a persona she did not recognise, and the beginnings of a cinematic legacy cut short far too soon... To hear more stories just like this one, sign up now at PATREON and open up a whole new world of Hollywood drama Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 5 March 2026
Humphrey Bogart once said of Confidential Magazine that "Everybody reads it. Only they say the cook brought it into the house..." To unlock more tales of Hollywood history sign up RIGHT NOW at Patreon and gain instant access to not just this, but much, much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 24 February 2026
THIN 3 tells the remarkable tale of cinema's most debonair detective - Nick Charles himself: William Powell To unlock the entire episode sign up RIGHT NOW at Patreon and gain instant access to not just this, but much, much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 9 February 2026
THIN tells the story of the incredible Thin Man series, the beloved adventures of Nick and Nora Charles, their dog Asta, and their crime-solving escapades. In this second edition, hear the tale of "The Queen Of Hollywood" herself - Myrna Loy - a simple country girl whose route to global fame and immortality took her through a most unique path... To hear Part 3 of THIN before anyone else sign up now at https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret You'll also gain access to all TWELVE Secret History Of Hollywood series, as well as the Classic Movie Library, the Blueprints series (mini versions of these shows) and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 27 January 2026
THIN tells the story of the incredible Thin Man series, the beloved adventures of Nick and Nora Charles, their dog Asta, and their crime-solving escapades. In this first edition, hear the fascinating story of the series' creator, one of the most well-respected names in detective fiction, whose beginnings were as colourful as the adventures he dreamed into being... To hear Part 2 of THIN (available NOW) and gain early access to Part 3 (coming on January 12th) sign up now at https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret You'll also gain access to all TWELVE Secret History Of Hollywood series, as well as the Classic Movie Library, the Blueprints series (mini versions of these shows) and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 5 January 2026
If ever, oh ever a witch there was, then it was certainly not Margaret Hamilton, despite her image having gone down in history as perhaps the most recognisable and imitated vision of a witch in history... Her performance as The Wicked Witch Of The West in The Wizard Of Oz occupied just 12 minutes of the film's running time. But, if you thought that Dorothy Gale had a tough time escaping the clutches of the Wicked Witch Of The West, then be assured that Margaret Hamilton’s task became all but impossible... To unlock this entire series, as well as every other story in The Secret History Of Hollywood simply go to https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 31 December 2025
The voices of the stars we adore are there to enjoy for all time, but what of the voices of the directors? Strange to consider, but for a record of the voices behind the megaphones, we must look to an altogether different medium... To unlock this entire series, as well as every other story in The Secret History Of Hollywood simply go to https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 23 December 2025
Back in 1941, the world had changed forever, and Good Housekeeping decided to find out how some of Hollywood's brightest stars were planning to live in 1942... To unlock this entire series, as well as every other story in The Secret History Of Hollywood simply go to https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 19 December 2025
Many do not realise, but sex has been a part of cinema since the very beginning... In this special series, hear all about how film makers first celebrated, then did all they could to cleverly disguise sex and sexuality during the lawless days of early cinema, and on through the "Pre-Code" era, when the rules were markedly different... To unlock this entire series, as well as every other story in The Secret History Of Hollywood simply go to https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 1 December 2025
Many do not realise, but sex has been a part of cinema since the very beginning... In this special series, hear all about how film makers first celebrated, then did all they could to cleverly disguise sex and sexuality during the lawless days of early cinema, and on through the "Pre-Code" era, when the rules were markedly different... To unlock this entire series, as well as every other story in The Secret History Of Hollywood simply go to https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 24 November 2025
Many do not realise, but sex has been a part of cinema since the very beginning... In this special series, hear all about how film makers first celebrated, then did all they could to cleverly disguise sex and sexuality during the lawless days of early cinema, and on through the "Pre-Code" era, when the rules were markedly different... To unlock this entire series, as well as every other story in The Secret History Of Hollywood simply go to https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 18 November 2025
Many do not realise, but sex has been a part of cinema since the very beginning... In this special series, hear all about how film makers first celebrated, then did all they could to cleverly disguise sex and sexuality during the lawless days of early cinema, and on through the "Pre-Code" era, when the rules were markedly different... To unlock this entire series, as well as every other story in The Secret History Of Hollywood simply go to https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 13 November 2025
To get the whole story, and experience every Secret History Of Hollywood episode, go on over now to https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Signing up only takes a moment, and you'll get instant access to an entire world of storytelling! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 11 November 2025
Especially for Halloween Month... Delving deep into the darkest corners of horror movies this series explores the highs and lows of the blood and gore genre following, in particular, the changing fortunes of Universal Horror. From Dracula and Frankenstein to The Black Cat, a movie that even Universal executives deemed "too vile for public consumption", and beyond to the influences of science fiction and the new breed of horror films... To gain instant access to the entire series, along with twelve more full length multi-hour series' on Hollywood and its history, sign up now at https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 30 October 2025
Especially for Halloween Month... Delving deep into the darkest corners of horror movies this series explores the highs and lows of the blood and gore genre following, in particular, the changing fortunes of Universal Horror. From Dracula and Frankenstein to The Black Cat, a movie that even Universal executives deemed "too vile for public consumption", and beyond to the influences of science fiction and the new breed of horror films... To gain instant access to the entire series, along with twelve more full length multi-hour series' on Hollywood and its history, sign up now at https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 27 October 2025
Especially for Halloween Month... Delving deep into the darkest corners of horror movies this series explores the highs and lows of the blood and gore genre following, in particular, the changing fortunes of Universal Horror. From Dracula and Frankenstein to The Black Cat, a movie that even Universal executives deemed "too vile for public consumption", and beyond to the influences of science fiction and the new breed of horror films... To gain instant access to the entire series, along with twelve more full length multi-hour series' on Hollywood and its history, sign up now at https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 24 October 2025
Especially for Halloween Month... Delving deep into the darkest corners of horror movies this series explores the highs and lows of the blood and gore genre following, in particular, the changing fortunes of Universal Horror. From Dracula and Frankenstein to The Black Cat, a movie that even Universal executives deemed "too vile for public consumption", and beyond to the influences of science fiction and the new breed of horror films... To gain instant access to the entire series, along with twelve more full length multi-hour series' on Hollywood and its history, sign up now at https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 20 October 2025
Especially for Halloween Month... Delving deep into the darkest corners of horror movies this series explores the highs and lows of the blood and gore genre following, in particular, the changing fortunes of Universal Horror. From Dracula and Frankenstein to The Black Cat, a movie that even Universal executives deemed "too vile for public consumption", and beyond to the influences of science fiction and the new breed of horror films... To gain instant access to the entire series, along with twelve more full length multi-hour series' on Hollywood and its history, sign up now at https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 16 October 2025
Especially for Halloween Month... Delving deep into the darkest corners of horror movies this series explores the highs and lows of the blood and gore genre following, in particular, the changing fortunes of Universal Horror. From Dracula and Frankenstein to The Black Cat, a movie that even Universal executives deemed "too vile for public consumption", and beyond to the influences of science fiction and the new breed of horror films... To gain instant access to the entire series, along with twelve more full length multi-hour series' on Hollywood and its history, sign up now at https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 13 October 2025
Especially for Halloween Month... Delving deep into the darkest corners of horror movies this series explores the highs and lows of the blood and gore genre following, in particular, the changing fortunes of Universal Horror. From Dracula and Frankenstein to The Black Cat, a movie that even Universal executives deemed "too vile for public consumption", and beyond to the influences of science fiction and the new breed of horror films... To gain instant access to the entire series, along with twelve more full length multi-hour series' on Hollywood and its history, sign up now at https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 9 October 2025
Especially for Halloween Month... Delving deep into the darkest corners of horror movies this series explores the highs and lows of the blood and gore genre following, in particular, the changing fortunes of Universal Horror. From Dracula and Frankenstein to The Black Cat, a movie that even Universal executives deemed "too vile for public consumption", and beyond to the influences of science fiction and the new breed of horror films... To gain instant access to the entire series, along with twelve more full length multi-hour series' on Hollywood and its history, sign up now at https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 6 October 2025
Especially for Halloween Month... Delving deep into the darkest corners of horror movies this series explores the highs and lows of the blood and gore genre following, in particular, the changing fortunes of Universal Horror. From Dracula and Frankenstein to The Black Cat, a movie that even Universal executives deemed "too vile for public consumption", and beyond to the influences of science fiction and the new breed of horror films... To gain instant access to the entire series, along with twelve more full length multi-hour series' on Hollywood and its history, sign up now at https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 2 October 2025
To get the whole story, and experience every Secret History Of Hollywood episode, go on over now to https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Signing up only takes a moment, and you'll get instant access to an entire world of storytelling! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 22 August 2025
For decades, the world has been obsessed by a particular mystery, but the tale behind it is even more of an enigma... To get the whole story, and experience every Secret History Of Hollywood episode, go on over now to https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Signing up only takes a moment, and you'll get instant access to an entire world of storytelling! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 28 July 2025
In The Curious Case Of The Missing Pioneer - I'll tell you the fascinating, and sometimes unbelievable tale of a man whose name is missing from the record books of cinematic pioneers. Prepare for a tale of jealousy, obsession, conspiracy, movies, and murder...? In Part One, let me introduce you to a name with which you may be unfamiliar. And there's a very good reason why... To get the whole story, and experience every Secret History Of Hollywood episode, go on over now to https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Signing up only takes a moment, and you'll get instant access to an entire world of storytelling! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 21 July 2025
In this edition, hear the story of a true pathfinder in the world of animation - a visionary whose achievements and innovations are often mistakenly attributed to others... Experience every story, every drama, every curiosity NOW by signing up at https://www.patreon.com/c/attaboysecret Hundreds of hours of cinema history await you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 13 July 2025
Sometimes legends come in two halves, and they don't become truly complete until they find one another... To get the whole story, and experience every Secret History Of Hollywood episode, go on over now to https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Signing up only takes a moment, and you'll get instant access to an entire world of storytelling! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 7 July 2025
What do you do when an exile is suddenly the toast of the town? That was the question back in the Golden Age when an outcast was suddenly recognised as one of the greats... To get the whole story, and experience every Secret History Of Hollywood episode, go on over now to https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Signing up only takes a moment, and you'll get instant access to an entire world of storytelling! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 29 June 2025
The sometimes painful truth about the Golden Age of Hollywood, is that with each passing day, we move further and further away from it. But there is one part that will always remain just where it is... To get the whole story, and experience every Secret History Of Hollywood episode, go on over now to https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Signing up only takes a moment, and you'll get instant access to an entire world of storytelling! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 23 June 2025
To get the whole story, and experience every Secret History Of Hollywood episode, go on over now to https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Signing up only takes a moment, and you'll get instant access to an entire world of storytelling! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 18 June 2025
On June 7th and 8th, I’m delighted to invite you along to this year’s Film Festival! It’s held entirely online, much in the same way as the weekly Film Club, except far more expansive and offering up some truly deep cuts. Here’s your chance to see something old, something new, and all things entertaining - all from the comfort of your own home, and in the best possible company. Saturday is Public Day, so use the link below and join us from 11am BST on Saturday June 7th! Sunday 8th is Patron Day - a specially curated day of entertainment for everyone signed up at https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Sign up now and gain access to BOTH DAYS! Listen on for a taste of what you can expect to see at 2025’s Film Festival and for the full line-up with times CLICK HERE SATURDAY ACCESS LINK (Active from 11am BST on Sat 7th June) - https://w2g.tv/?r=1zv4li4ksivh5uyh8y Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 4 June 2025
With his film career behind him, Alfred Hitchcock and Alma are learning to live once again. But Hollywood has not quite finished with them yet... To become a patron of the show, and to unlock every single story, sign up now at https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 1 June 2025
Determined to carry on with his career, despite his ever-advancing age, Alfred Hitchcock must pull out all the stops to show that he still has what it takes. But time has other ideas... To become a patron of the show, and to unlock every single story, sign up now at https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 26 May 2025
Emboldened by a new, permissive generation of filmmaking, Alfred Hitchcock is about to attempt his most daring, most provocative picture yet - a grimly dark tale that will lean heavily upon the boundaries of what is permissible. But will this step into the shocking even be allowed? To become a patron of the show, and to unlock every single story, sign up now at https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 18 May 2025
The success of Alfred Hitchcock Presents has led to an all-new television venture, and kicks off with a Hitchcock-directed courtroom drama with a diabolical twist. Elsewhere, Hitchcock's determination to create his very own movie star in the shape of Tippi Hedren has begun to take a most troubling turn... To become a patron of the show, and to unlock every single story, sign up now at https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 11 May 2025
The plan for Hitchcock's next project has taken even his team aback somewhat - an almost impossible feat involving man's war on nature, and an attempt at the avant-garde. But elsewhere, other fires are threatening the lives of the Hitchcock family... To become a patron of the show, and to unlock every single story, sign up now at https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 6 May 2025
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