THE GAZETTE: Doctor Who, Cult Leaders & Swimming for Survival

Hello Gazers! In this week's Gazette we're checking in from the worlds of fitness, fandom, and television uncertainty as Dave embarks on a new health journey involving a gym membership, swimming, and the shocking revelation that exercise may actually be good for you. Whether his back agrees remains an ongoing investigation.Elsewhere, we discuss our recent Star Trek social media clips and uncover some fascinating audience preferences. It turns out that Leonard Nimoy and Nichelle Nichols can still command attention across the internet, while poor William Shatner discovers that not every captain can win every battle.On the viewing front, Lee recommends Traitors India, while Dave takes us into the strange and unsettling world of Bring Me The Beauties, the HBO/Sky documentary exploring former male model Hoyt Richards, the mysterious Eternal Values movement, and the kind of cult story that leaves you repeatedly asking, "How did this happen?"Our listener mailbag is also overflowing. We hear from Bill in San Francisco about an AI-generated Karen Carpenter-style song, while Rocky in Australia continues our ongoing voyage through Star Trek and Doctor Who history, touching on Galaxy Quest, and the joys of classic science fiction. Another listener shares memories of the moon landing and thoughts Ugly Betty, proving once again that Problematic Gays listeners have collectively experienced absolutely everything.And then there's Doctor Who. With news that there will be no Christmas special, that Russell T Davies and Bad Wolf are stepping away from the BBC partnership, and that the series is heading out to tender, we discuss what might come next for Britain's most famous Time Lord. Could a new format breathe fresh life into the show? Should the series reinvent itself? And is fandom ever truly prepared for change?Plus: cults, swimming, science fiction, AI music, and the usual amount of completely unqualified television commissioning advice. Just another week at PG Towers.Click here to follow us on all our socialsDon't forget to hit that FOLLOW button to get every episode of The Problematic Gaze downloaded and ready to listen!Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts. They really help to spread the word of The Problematic Gaze.  And if our fellow Gazers want to comment on what they've heard in our episodes, or to suggest future topics, please email us at [email protected]. We love hearing from you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.