When They Were Making It
Patrick Rankin
History · Ongoing · ~93 min
Taste attributes: documentarybiographyhistoricalslowheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, stirring history podcast, heavy rather than light. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Based on your film and TV taste: podcasts are matched on the same ten characteristics, with your own match bands.
About this podcast
The real human stories behind classic Hollywood's greatest films and legends. Marilyn Monroe. Casablanca. Audrey Hepburn. The Wizard of Oz. Charlie Chaplin. Breakfast at Tiffany's. Alfred Hitchcock. Sunset Boulevard. What do they all have in common? They had to make it first. Each week, we go be…
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- Publisher
- Patrick Rankin
- Format
- Ongoing
- Typical episode
- About 93 minutes
- Latest episode
- 10 November 2026
- Categories
- TV & Film, Film History, History
- Taste scores
- How we score
How podcast matches work
Podcasts are scored on the same ten characteristics as films and matched with your own match bands, from your film and TV taste. The scores are estimates, from fixed rules plus a one-off AI reading of each show's own description and episode titles. Quality badges never change your match.
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and production, not just genre.
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