When Prince Naseem Took Over Loaded

“Friends” lands on TV but new movie “Pulp Fiction” is closer to the mood in the U.K.. Tim, Bill and Ben unpack a moment when Britain was pulsating with youthful creativity and seething with anger in the face of a full-blown Middle England moral panic over ecstasy and rave culture.The foredoomed crackdown continues to fill the tabloids and the streets as demonstrations against the government’s ludicrous attempt to criminalise “repetitive beats” continue and Loaded steps up its club and dance music coverage.Through the smoke struts a future world champion boxer from Sheffield with castiron self-confidence, incredible hand speed and a taste for the spotlight plus one very specific, outrageous demand if loaded want him on the cover. Of course we agree, we had no choice.What follows is the story of how Prince Naseem Hamed, the subject of recent biopic “Giant”, talked himself on to the cover after Bill challenged him to three rounds (“Of toast, I meant three rounds of toast”). We also reveal what 20 year old Naz was really like when the cameras weren’t pointing at him.Elsewhere in the mag, we go shoplifting with Winona. Steve Coogan is on the rise with Partridge, Paul and Pauline “tits first” Calf. Paula Yates goes into orbit. Ray Liotta is “funny like [he’s] a clown” but then there is a reminder that time can put a dark spin on even the most uplifting stories from back in the day (Gary Speed R.I.P).Car Park’s Curious Corner, more bonkers Gen Z behaviour in Planet of the Vapes and cover star pitches return while another very deserving candidate is shot into space with a one-way ticket to Mars and a place in the same facility as a naked Elon Musk, Morrissey and a xylophone made out of Jimmy Savile’s ribs.00:00 Celebrity Shoplifting Shock00:15 Rocket Launcher Anecdote00:39 Podcast Intro and Setup01:29 October 1994 Pop Culture02:59 Rave Panic and New Laws06:32 Winona Ryder Arrest08:36 Issue Highlights and Interviews12:25 Prince Naseem Cover Story15:52 Limo Demands and Photoshoot20:03 Loaded Cover Legacy Debate21:19 Who Goes on the Cover? 23:38 Cover Pitch Bob Mortimer v 24:28 Why Bob Is Iconic27:26 Car Parks Quote Corner28:51 Fly Me To Mars Picks31:20 Planet Of The Vapes33:46 Quitting Smoking Story35:58 Best Bits From The Issue37:46 Gary Speed And Journalism41:00 Rogue Of The Week43:30 Wrap Up And Contact