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Giselle Bastin

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Giselle Bastin is an Associate Professor of English at Flinders University.

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From fairytale to gothic ghost story: Princess Diana on screen

Far from the uninspired, soap-opera-style representation in many early films about Princess Diana’s life, the new biopic Spencer – starring Kristen Stewart – shows her as a a doomed gothic heroine trapped in a frozen Sandringham setting.

Season 4 of The Crown is a triumphant portrait of the 1980s

In the new season of The Crown on Netflix, Queen Elizabeth has two rivals for centre stage: Margaret Thatcher and Diana Spencer. Flinders University Associate Professor in English and royal expert Giselle Bastin gives her verdict on the drama.

Olivia Colman and Tobias Menzies in The Crown. Photo: Left Bank Pictures, Sony Pictures Television Production UK

The times they are a changin’ in new series of The Crown

A first look at the new series of The Crown finds a changing of the guard, with a fresh cast and a public seeking to hold the royal family more accountable. Flinders University associate professor and royals researcher Giselle Bastin gives her verdict.