{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F988a313f-e64e-4aa3-979a-cfd0e293cc5f","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"Summer Blockbusters: The Dig - Ep 198\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/988a313f-e64e-4aa3-979a-cfd0e293cc5f\"></iframe>","title":"Summer Blockbusters: The Dig - Ep 198","description":"Welcome to a month of Summer Blockbusters, where we talk about the archaeology in movies that aren't Indiana Jones! This week, it's the 2021 film The Dig, starring Ralph Fiennes and Carey Mulligan. We'll talk a bit about the film, but mostly about the real site portrayed in it--the Anglo Saxon burial at Sutton Hoo. This site was key to rewriting the understanding of post-Roman Britain, and was especially meaningful as a symbol of English national identity during WWII.\nInterested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info.\nLinks\n\nHere\u2019s the True Tale Behind Netflix\u2019s Buzzy New Carey Mulligan Archaeology Drama, \u2018The Dig (Artnet)\n\nThe True History Behind Netflix\u2019s \u2018The Dig\u2019 and Sutton Hoo (Smithsonian)\n\nThe Dig: Who was Sutton Hoo archaeologist Basil Brown? (BBC)\n\nThe Dig (CautionSpoilers.com)\n\nWhat Netflix \u2018The Dig\u2019 Gets Right And \u2018Slanderously\u2019 Wrong About The Sutton Hoo Story (Forbes)\n\nThe Anglo-Saxon ship burial at Sutton Hoo (British Museum)\n\nThe Sutton Hoo Ship-Burial, Volume 1: Excavations, Background, the Ship, Dating and Inventory (via WorldCat)\n\nWhetstone or Sceptre? (medieval.eu)\n\nAn Introduction to Early Medieval England (C.410\u20131066) (English Heritage)\n\nContact\nEmail the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com\nArchPodNet\n\nAPN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com\n\n\nAPN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet\n\n\nAPN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet\n\n\nAPN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet\n\n\nTee Public Store\n\nAffiliates\n\nWildnote\n\nTeePublic\n\nTimeular\n\nMotion","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/dddd1215-eeb0-4139-b885-732091a9088a/uploads-2f1612927465714-puvwh93kw2-3b3c967815ee02703f7cfe1c7eed.jpg"}