331: This Week: The Battle of Britain, Hamilton, One Nation, One King

In this episode, we’ll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in these four movies: The Battle of Britain, Hamilton, and One Nation, One King. Events from This Week in History Wednesday: The Battle of Britain Thursday: Hamilton Sunday: One Nation, One King   Birthdays from This Week […]

262: This Week: Battle of Britain, Hamilton, One Nation, One King

In this episode, we’ll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in Battle of Britain, Hamilton, and One Nation, One King. Did you enjoy this episode? Help support the next one! Buy me a coffee Disclaimer: Dan LeFebvre and/or Based on a True Story may earn commissions from […]

155: Les Miserables with Maurice Samuels

Get Maurice’s book Find out more about Maurice’s work Disclaimer: Dan LeFebvre and/or Based on a True Story may earn commissions from qualifying purchases through our links on this page. Did you enjoy this episode? Help support the next one! Buy me a coffee Transcript Note: This transcript is automatically generated. There will be mistakes, […]

125: Bohemian Rhapsody

Did you enjoy this episode? Help support the next one! Buy me a coffee Resources Queen – Live at LIVE AID 1985/07/13 – YouTube Mercury: An Intimate Biography of Freddie Mercury: Lesley-Ann Jones: 9781451663952: Amazon.com: Books OK, So We’re Still Thinking About This Weird Detail From Bohemian Rhapsody ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Remains Box Office Queen With […]

123: The Greatest Showman (Revisited)

Did you enjoy this episode? Help support the next one! Buy me a coffee Resources Episode #84 of Based on a True Story covering the life of P.T. Barnum The Greatest Showman (2017) – IMDb The Greatest Showman – Wikipedia The Greatest Showman (2017) – Plot Summary – IMDb Photos Of The Real Charity Barnum […]

119: Finding Neverland

Did you enjoy this episode? Help support the next one! Buy me a coffee Resources THEATER REVIEW; The Man Who Created ‘Peter Pan’ – The New York Times Finding Neverland (2004) – IMDb Finding Neverland (2004) – Plot Summary – IMDb Lost Boy: the Story of the Man Who Created Peter Pan: Jane Yolen, Steve […]

84: The Greatest Showman

Did you enjoy this episode? Help support the next one! Buy me a coffee Resources The Greatest Showman | Official Trailer [HD] | 20th Century FOX – YouTube The Greatest Showman – Wikipedia The Greatest Showman (2017) – IMDb The Barnum Museum-Bridgeport, Connecticut How P.T. Barnum Worked | HowStuffWorks The Great Showman Dead P. T. […]

47: Newsies

Did you enjoy this episode? Help support the next one! Buy me a coffee Resources Children of the City: At Work and at Play by David Nasaw Newsies (1992) – Full Cast & Crew – IMDb Newsies (1992) – Synopsis Newsies – Awards – IMDb Newsboys’ strike of 1899 – Wikipedia Kid Blink – The […]

39: Florence Foster Jenkins

Did you enjoy this episode? Help support the next one! Buy me a coffee Resources Florence Foster Jenkins: The biography that inspired the critically-acclaimed film by Nicholas Martin and Jasper Rees Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) – Full Cast & Crew – IMDb Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) – Synopsis Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) – Box office […]

29: The Sound of Music

Did you enjoy this episode? Help support the next one! Buy me a coffee Resources Sound of Music 50th Anniversary [Blu-ray] Maria, My Own Story The Story of the Trapp Family Singers The History of the Von Trapp Family: The Story Behind the Story The Real Story of the Von Trapp Family The History of […]

27: Pocahontas

Did you enjoy this episode? Help support the next one! Buy me a coffee Resources Pocahontas [Blu-ray] The True Story of Pocahontas: The Other Side of History The Story of Pocahontas and Captain John Smith: Illustrated John Smith’s 1616 letter to Queen Anne John Smith’s 1624 book, The General Historie of Virginia Powhatan Nation’s page […]