Louise and Virginia dive into the famous gothic novel Dracula by Bram Stoker, set against the backdrop of Victorian England and the Carpathian Mountains in Transylvania. They discuss the fascinating themes of religion, sexuality and gender. Virginia takes us to the history of the principality of Wallachia ruled by the notorious Vlad the Impaler and Louise talks about the fascinating life of Bram Stoker’s wife, Florence.
Books
Dracula – by Bram Stoker
The Extraordinary Florence Stoker by Karen Brooks
https://the-artifice.com/dracula-victorian-woman/
https://research.library.kutztown.edu/dracula-studies/vol11/iss1/3/
Other things
Television
Treasure & Dirt ABC iView
Ted Lasso – Series 4 Apple TV+
Film
CinefestOZ Film Festival https://cinefestoz.com/
Sweet Milk Lake, a movie directed by Harvey Zielenski
Email [email protected]
Instagram @diving_in_podcast
Song ‘Diving In’ – Original music and lyrics written and performed by Laura Adeline – https://linktr.ee/llauraadeline
Podcast sound production and editing by Andy Maher
Graphics by Orla Larkin – [email protected]
