She resembles the villainous Margaret of Anjou, queen by marriage to the feeble King Henry VI. BOGAEV: Because shes a displaced ruler in an insane royal family, and she goes mad with power, and she dies at the hand of the person who loves her most, which seems to me so Shakespearean, but not to the letter of the plays. It also beat Titanic, the presumed favourite for Best Film at the BAFTA Awards although this is not surprising in hindsight considering the BAFTAs often favour British movies. JEFFREY R. WILSON: Its probably about halfway through the first season that Im watching it, and I start to recognize these parallels between Starks and Yorks, and Lannisters and Lancasters, and Targaryens and Tudors. Sansa awakens from a nightmare to find she has had her first period, meaning she can bear Joffreys children. The episode received positive reviews from critics. WILSON: We have one of Martins characters saying, Heavy is the head that wears the crown, which is a reference back to the second part of Henry IV. "The Full Monty" cast: Hugo Speer, Mark Addy, Steve Huison, Paul Barber & Tom Wilkinson at the Golden Globe Awards held at the. He provokes Catelyn, who asks for Brienne's sword. Shakespeares first tetralogy is structured as the series of one tragedy after another. If we dont win this fight, then that is the fate of every person in the world. Previous: Shakespeare, Science, and Art| Next:Naomi Miller on Mary Sidney andImperfect Alchemist. But the way you describe it, its apparently monumental and incredibly entertaining. "Medieval Britain has played an enormous impact on the series," creator George RR Martin once said. Hes a Horatio. That have these interweaving stories, and theyre just epic in scope. JON SNOW: You still have it? WILSON: Yeah. Family (1) Spouse Vivienne Harvey ( 19 February 2015 - present) Trivia (2) I can't think of any historical example where a king (with no children) dies and passes the crown to his mother. In 2011 he played a repairman whose repairs "come to life" in the supernatural drama Haven, based on a Stephen King story. A parallel to Shakespeare. Her children came from an incestuous relationship with her brother Jamie (both their sons became young kings). BOGAEV: Hed go for that Game of Thrones marketing ploy. According to legend, in ancient times the Seven gods walked the earth among men, and they blessed Hugor of the Hill, king of the Andals. It is entirely possible that she would follow "tradition" and defer to him, following the lines of primogeniture. My poor prince. Shae tries to help conceal the blood, but the Hound sees the sheet. The end of every story is the beginning of another story, which is kind of what we are familiar with from television, right? The seventh season of fantasy TV drama Game of Thrones has hurtled to a close, and the burning question for fans right now is: "Who will inherit the Iron Throne?". Then in 1591again we thinkas a kind of sequel to that earlier Part Two of Henry VI, Shakespeare and Marlowe and some others write the play we now call Part Three of Henry VI. Like any respected ruler, Jon Snow has led troops onto the field and fought with them in battle, Many rooting for Jon think he will make an excellent (but reluctant) Westeros king. You see it in politics. Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. [2] It first aired on HBO on May 13, 2012. Now aged 60, Robert's TV appearances have come in the likes of Hamish Macbeth, fantasy series Once Upon A Time and Cobra. He is an actor and director, known for The Full Monty (1997), The Interpreter (2005) and Nymphomaniac: Vol. Read about our approach to external linking. This podcast episode, Uneasy Lies the Head That Wears a Crown, was produced by Richard Paul. So is this a case of Martin and Shakespeare are two different authors who are working with similar source material? He defeated King Harold and became King of England. Her late husband Robert Baratheon led a bloody rebellion and overthrew the ruling Targaryen dynasty. I think an argument can be made that one of the thesis statements of Shakespeares career is that hereditary monarchy is doomed to failure. Baelish's story was said to mirror that of Thomas Cromwell, who served as royal chief minister from 1532 to 1540. Yet The Hound was victorious on a personal level, confronting his terror of fire and. The petulant leaders and then Shakespeare started writing about them or Shakespeares plays about royals who then went on to become the ultimate examples of petulance? Wed also like to thank DC playwright, Allyson Currin, for poring through all eight seasons of Game of Thrones to find the clips used to illustrate this episode, even though we know thatfor Allythis was no sacrifice at all! And theres usually a strong overlap with people who like to create daily itineraries on family vacations, but I so often have. He saw, underneath the sex and violence, an unmistakable parallel. Weiss Stars Emilia Clarke Peter Dinklage Kit Harington See production, box office & company info Watch on HBO Max S1-8 with Prime Video Channels More watch options Generally speaking, the law of primogeniture seems to govern the Iron Throne, which females can claim in the event of no male heir. [CLIP from Richard II. Hugo Speer was born in 1969 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England. The film's soundtrack also included classic tracks like Hot Chocolate's You Sexy Thing and Tom Jones' You Can Leave Your Hat On, the song that men strip to in one of the final scenes. Tyrion is such a great mixture of comedy and tragedy; of the lighthearted, the clown-ish moments, of the irreverence. Bob is the one holding the box. Speer also provides narration for ITV series, Cops with Cameras, Channel 5's The Bachelor, Channel 4 series 999: What's Your Emergency? Daenerys has difficulty trusting Xaro, who claims he did not take her dragons. So Game of Thrones draws its central storyline from this historical source material in the Wars of the Roses. Jaime is recaptured, and Lord Rickard Karstark demands his head for murdering his son, but Catelyn delays the execution until Robb's return. MICHAEL WITMORE: Sometimes it sounds like this. And when we return to the literature, I think just the immense amount of labor that is required to understand what is going on here and to enjoy these texts spills over into just the intense passion that fans of Shakespeare, fans of Martin, show for these texts. I mean, absolutely. CATELYN STARK: I dont trust Lord Greyjoy because he is not trustworthy. WILSON: What I think happened, if we think about Shakespeare looking at the Wars of the Roses; when Shakespeare looks at the Wars of the Roses, its just chaotic history, but he finds generic form. Released in 1997, The Full Monty follows six unemployed men who decide to create a male striptease act to make money. Hugo Speer as David Bradford on London Kills. Wun Wun was a great giant. This means a Targaryen restoration was an option, though not necessarily a popular one. Sarah Peverley: Any house that previously ruled can make a relevant claim to the Iron Throne. Sarah Peverley: Gendry was born out of wedlock so this makes his claim weaker than Daenerys (and possibly Jon). Thanks for listening. It was produced by Vigo Films and shot mostly in Sheffield.[11]. Young Gendry made his appearance as the late king's bastard child. "A Man Without Honor" is the seventh episode of the second season of HBO's medieval fantasy television series Game of Thrones. What's even stranger is that he was a detective in each show and that they have both gone onto be huge global success stories. Britain is the last European country to have coronation ceremonies with imposing religious rituals. [CLIP from Game of Thrones, Season 8, Episode 1.]. The fascinating thing about Shakespeare is that he never lets those stories remain restricted to the character. The boys arrive at the farm where they sent the orphans, not knowing that Theon is almost on them. You also see it, of course, in Game of Thrones, where these wars between Starks and Lannisters and Targaryens lead the humans to lose battles against the White Walkers. On the big screen, Mark has also starred in The Flinstones in Viva Rock Vegas, where he took on the iconic lead role of Fred Flinstone and in the much loved Downton Abbey film, which was released in 2019. You start to see that this is not just chaos, but theres a really standard narrative governing all of this chaos in Game of Thrones. When Martin recognizes that genre in the way that Shakespeare told the story of the Wars of the Roses, it inspires him to bring elements of fantasy to this historical allegory that hes telling and embellish it with all of these fantasy creatures and characters that we then see that are what Game of Thrones is now so well-known for. Game of Thronesin luojat panostivat kaiken kunnianhimoiseen tiedesarjaan. BOGAEV: Oh yeah, so you Well, but thats interesting. BOGAEV: And you can never really remove money from any of these conversations. WILSON: And so the big question for me is how do we get from that to then having dragons and zombies, and long-lost princes and princesses? For centuries, monarchy has favoured the precedence of males over females. He is an actor and director, known for The Full Monty (1997), The Interpreter (2005) and Mam (2010). WILSON: Daenerys Targaryen, as a Henry VII, who will then marry one of the Starks. Here are all the necessary caveats. Speer played Guy in the original film, and was brought back to reprise the role alongside other cast members Mark Addy (Game of Thrones) and Robert Carlyle (Once Upon A Time). Jon Snow, the illegitimate son, was a Richard III type, who would win the crown (and our hearts, in a love-to-hate-him kind of way). I (2013). The central parallel in A Song of Ice and Fire in Game of Thrones is kind of the Starks as the Yorks, the Lannisters as the Lancasters, and the Targaryens as the Tudors. By subscribing, I agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Daenerys has the support of her dragon children. Following an investigation into allegations of inappropriate conduct, actor Hugo Speer has been removed from the upcoming The Full Monty sequel series over at Disney+. Blood from two of Westeros's most powerful houses signals one of the strongest claims to the throne. ROBERT BARATHEON: Stinks like death. Hugo Speer also narrated a factual programme on Discovery HD called Gold Divers,[6] and Alaska: The Last Frontier. You see this really prominently with television. So the first thing he finds is tragedy. Petyr Baelish could have risen high but it's a dangerous place to be, as Cromwell, who was later executed by King Henry VIII, eventually found. You know, you see it on sports teams. WILSON: If we want, kind of, a window into the way that Shakespeares Elizabethan theater world worked, Game of Thrones is a fascinating example. WILSON: Yeah, exactly. WILSON: So you see these kind of layers of conflict that happen in both Shakespeares history plays and in Game of Thrones. So, Richard III, in the Tudor myth, is defeated in 1485 at the Battle of Bosworth by Henry Tudor, who is, on his fathers side, the grandson of Owen Tudor, who secretly married Katherine, the widow of Henry V. Then on his mothers side, he is the great-great-grandson of John of Gaunt and his mistress and their illegitimate children, who were born out of wedlock, had been legitimized during the reign of Richard II. Other roles before the 1997 film included parts in Minder, Boys from the Black Stuff and To The Manor Born. JON SNOW: And we can destroy them with dragonglass. Hugo Alexander Speer (born 17 March 1968) is an English actor and director. Hugo, tell the truth now. But then you get this overarching narrative that is a really simple knights-and-dragons narrative. The Martells loath us. Set two centuries before Game of Thrones, it promises to chronicle the history of the fearsome House Targaryen. Roles in the immediate aftermath of the film included parts in BBC dramas Playing the Field and Clocking Off, while over on ITV, she starred alongside Alan Davies in Bob & Rose. And if you hear character nameswhich you willand you wonder why we dont tell you who they are; well, Game of Thrones and the books that spawned it haveaccording to one account2,320 different characters. Another Full Monty star to go onto the cobbles of Coronation Street, Steve played Eddie Windass for three years. She tells him that the person who stole the dragons is with Daenerys. Club's Emily VanDerWerff gave it an A. Returning from the hunt, Theon then reveals the charred remains of two boys as a public warning. The flag of Wales: Parallels with House Targaryen? Dr. Jeffrey R. Wilson of the Harvard University Writing Program watched Game of Thrones too. Themes are for eighth grade book reports. But her current claim rests solely on the power she wields. He was similar to many unpopular courtiers, who were seen as exerting more power and influence than they deserved. Cersei confesses her belief that Joffrey is punishment for her incest with Jaime. Talisa agrees to accompany Robb to the Crag for medical supplies. Our producer has tried his best to make sure that this conversation is relevant to everyone, whether youve watched Game of Thrones or not. So where the Elizabethan theatrical scene sort of identifies and nurtures individual talent; with Game of Thrones, we see a corporate entity literally taking the narrative away from the author and finishing it not with his direct involvement, for the sake of making more money. In turn, his descendants were overthrown during a rebellion incited by Robert Baratheon. So maybe you could lay that out for us, because it is really interesting, as you point out and throughout your book, how George R. R. Martin hes following Shakespeares first tetralogy to a point, or using it as a source. The question in Game of Thrones is: are Cersei and Tyrion going to be able to put their personal disputes aside for the sake of Lannisters, and the Targaryens going to be able to put their civil wars aside for the sake of humankind? Why that? Theon sends Luwin back to Winterfell. Lord Randyll Tarly's dislike for Daenerys as a foreign invader was a sentiment that would be shared by many throughout British history. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric', The people who want you to believe the Ukraine war is fake. He is a supporter of Leeds United. Hugo Speer, Actor: The Full Monty. The news was released in an official statement from the streamer: [We were] made aware of allegations of inappropriate conduct by Hugo Speer on the set of a commissioned production. I started watching it a little bit. Actor 36 Credits London Kills 2022 Britannia 2022 The Musketeers 2021 Father. section of the Universitys first-year writing course. Its almost as if you talk about it as a metaphor or a category for any time period, In which,and this is a quote from your bookIn which power disputes within groups make them vulnerable to conquest from external enemies. Explain that for me, how you think of it. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. King Hugor of the Hill was the legendary first King of the Andals . In 2009, Speer was involved in a car accident that saw him crash his BMW into a traffic island while driving after drinking over the legal limit. Before me it was father. He was a novelist before he was in TV, I mean, who knows what the TV writers knew about the first tetralogy? WITMORE: And sometimes, you can hear both and say, Hey, those seem the same to me!. George R. R. Martin is clearly one of those people. As Daenerys believes she is the only living Targaryen heir, we can't know for sure how she would respond to Jon's lineage. Deadline is a part of Penske Media Corporation. The now 54-year-old has also been heard on the airwaves as the lead character of DCI John Stone in eight series of the BBC Radio 4 police drama Stone. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. WILSON: Yeah, so one of the things I think we can do is we can theorize outward from the Wars of the Roses to a kind of generalizable, sociological concept. Could Robert's last surviving son give others on our list a good fight? We had technical help from Andrew Feliciano at Voice Trax West in Studio City California. KING RICHARD:Let us sit upon the groundAnd tell sad stories of the death of kings. CERSEI LANNISTER: Are you mad? Cersei declared herself queen without any legitimacy. In the histories, the weak ruler is a fascinating character, because you get a couple different versions. Top editors give you the stories you want delivered . Its all gods great plan, and its actually very orderly, which I can see why that would be very convenient for a play-writer or a screen-writer to work with because its so structured. Westeros and Great Britain may have more in common than you think, Cersei and Queen Margaret have quite a lot in common, Incest has always been taboo - the Lannisters' incestuous relationship would be frowned upon. BOGAEV: And maybe ask a not very scholarly question. A quarter of a century after the film's release, the cast of The Full Monty are reuniting for a new TV spin-off. Until now, very little has been revealed about the series. 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