Cillian Murphy opens up about Peaky Blinders: best podcasts of the week

"From erudite chats with creator Steven Knight about 19th-century masculinity to Cillian Murphy going deep on the research he did to play Tommy Shelby, it's a nice companion piece for fans. Astonishingly, given it's made by and viewable on Netflix, it works well in both audio and video form."

"Tyler McBrien explores it in detail, starting with the strange origins of the 19ft monument erected in 1980 via an engraving that referred to a future nuclear apocalypse, and the occult following it amassed."

"Mollie King and Matt Edmondson take it in turns to write a preposterous novel in this nostalgic podcast that recalls youthful pen and paper games. A more PG take on My Dad Wrote a Porno, each week the hosts are joined by journalist Steffan Powell who reads their murder mystery."

"This investigation tells the tale of a 1969 Israeli government plan to secretly transfer 60,000 Palestinians to Paraguay. It draws on declassified Israeli documents, the research of a university professor and interviews with those who say they were lured into what they believed to be a work programme in Brazil."

A collection of newly available podcasts spans entertainment, history, and investigation. Edith Bowman and Packy Lee provide in-depth Peaky Blinders analysis featuring creator Steven Knight and actor Cillian Murphy discussing their creative process. Tyler McBrien investigates the 2022 attack on America's Stonehenge monument, exploring its occult origins. Mollie King and Matt Edmondson host Novel Idea, a nostalgic creative writing game where hosts compose preposterous murder mysteries. Jen Baldwin's genealogy series A Family History Of features stories from Findmypast archives, including wartime experiences of Lucy Worsley's grandmother. Palestinians in Paraguay examines a declassified 1969 Israeli government plan involving proposed relocation of Palestinians, drawing on official documents and personal testimonies.

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