Living History

Episode Summary:

In this episode Stephen interviews Jason Salkey, best known in our community as Rifleman Harris from the TV series: Sharpes. Originally aired on the BBC, Sharpes stars Sean Bean as an officer raised from the ranks in the 95th rifles. Set during the war against Napoleon it follows Bean’s character, Richard Sharpe, and a small band of “Chosen men” through adventures originally created by Bernard Cornwell. Listen in as they talk about:
• How he came to be involved in the Sharpe’s series
• The difficulties of recording a historical series in a post-Soviet Union country
• The basis for his character, The Memoirs of Rifleman Harris
• How Salkey and the cast trained for portrayal of Napoleonic era soldiers, and more

Musical Interlude: McLeod’s Reel performed by the 2nd South Carolina String Band, off the CD: “Skirmish Presents, All in tune with history”

Download:Interview with Jason Salkey

To see it for yourself:
Jason Salkey acting reel
Harris reel ‘G&G mix’

Mike Bollow

This week Stephen interviewed with Mike Bollow, organizer of Reenactorfest. They talked about:

• Mike’s introduction to reenacting and his love of World War II history.
• Reenacting the American Revolution and Napoleonic War
• The intricacies of reenacting a German WWII persona
• Why Mike started Reenactorfest
• The joys of discovering new timeperiods
• What is new at this year’s Reenactorfest.

Musical Interlude: Cuckoo’s Nest sung by the Pretentious Wenches

download: Interview with Mike Bollow