Museum of Pop Culture with Josh Widdicombe

Welcome back to part 4 of the story of Mary Whitehouse, Video Nasties and the Censorship debate… the controversy surrounding the film 'Natural Born Killers' (1994)And an amusing case of the BBFC getting some payback...Thanks for listening. Back soon with the next series.Archive of Pop Culture is a Keep It Light Media ProductionHosted by Josh WiddicombeResearch by - David PriceAdditional editing by Will Fitzpatrick + James SheldonDesign by John GregoryMusic by Pickle & ButtonAll episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Archive of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: archiveofpopculture_podPlease subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)

Welcome back to part 3 of the story of Mary Whitehouse, Video Nasties and the Censorship debate… in this episode we discuss infamous video nasties titles such as Cannibal Holocaust and I Spit on your grave. And the contoversial work of literature (at the time at least) Laddy Chatterley's Lover. All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Archive of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: archiveofpopculture_podPlease subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)

Coming up in part 2 we discuss the formation of the BBFC (that’s the British Board of film classification to you and I) the birth of VHS…And the Video Nasties craze hits boiling point as infamous titles such as ‘Driller Killer’, The Evil Dead and Cannibal Holocaust cause public outrage!All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Archive of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: archiveofpopculture_podPlease subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)

Britain in the early 1980s. A nation gripped by fear.Not of war. Not of crime.But of what was lurking... on the video shelf.Cheap horror films. Violent exploitation movies. Unregulated VHS tapes passed from hand to hand…They became known by one unforgettable name......the Video Nasties.At the centre of the storm stood one woman - Mary WhitehouseTo some she was a campaigner. A Champion. A moral crusader.To others a puritanical, self-appointed moral guardian…She argued Britain was losing its moral compass...Her critics argued Britain was losing something else...It’s freedom.The debate raged over who decides what we're allowed to watch?And when does protecting society become controlling it?Police raids… banned films… media-fuelled moral panic…This is the story of a cultural battle that changed British censorship forever.This is Video Nasties: Mary Whitehouse and the Battle Over Censorship.All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Archive of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: archiveofpopculture_podPlease subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)

NEIGHBOURS - PART 4A sun-drenched rival soap is launched over in Summer Bay - sadly they both go the way of the Dodo. But ultimately, what matters is the friends and neighbours we made along the way...All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Archive of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: archiveofpopculture_podNew episodes are released twice weekly. Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)

NEIGHBOURS - PART 3Scott and Charlene get married... what more is there to say.Is this the biggest wedding of the decade?All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Archive of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: archiveofpopculture_podNew episodes are released twice weekly. Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)

NEIGHBOURS - PART 2We meet the iconic cast who made the show famous, and some bizarre celebrity cameos who have appeared over the years. And disocver the story behind the iconic theme music...All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Archive of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: archiveofpopculture_podNew episodes are released twice weekly. Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)

Britain in the mid 1980’s is a nation caught between tradition and change.Margaret Thatcher's government reshapes the economy…Duran Duran and Wham! dominate the pop charts, while Live Aid unites the world through music.And most importantly of all - daytime TV was about to change forever…In 1985 - a quiet cul-de-sac in Melbourne, Australia, captured the world's imagination. Ramsay Street wasn't just a fictional location. For millions of viewers, it quickly felt like home. From pop superstars to Academy Award Winners - the show became a legendary launchpad for global superstardom. It gave the world pop Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan, Guy Pierce, Margot Robbie, and Russell Crowe… By the late 1980s, nearly twenty million British viewers tuned in daily. It became an essential cultural anchor for a generation of UK school kids and adults alike. From Bouncer's dream to Harold’s Amnesia and Scott and Charlene’s iconic wedding - few shows before or since have held such a nostalgic, endearing place in the heart of British TV viewers…This is the wonderful story of Australia’s greatest TV export, a show that was much more than just a soap opera, this is ‘Neigbours’…All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Archive of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: archiveofpopculture_podNew episodes are released twice weekly. Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)

Welcome back to the final part of the insane story of the making of Apocalypse Now…Can Francis Ford Coppola pull victory from the jaws of defeat as the film spirals over budget and out of control. Or will he, like Kurtz himself, end up destroyed by his mad journey to make the film….All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Archive of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: archiveofpopculture_podNew episodes are released twice weekly. Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)

Welcome back to part 2 of the incredible story of the making of Apocalypse Now… in this episode we’ve got casting disasters, drink and drugs problems on set, and a civil war that repeatedly sends the helicopters AWOL whilst trying to film!!All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Archive of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: archiveofpopculture_podNew episodes are released twice weekly. Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)

In the mid 1970’s America stood at a crossroads. The Vietnam War had recently ended, leaving deep social divisions and a crisis of trust in government after the Watergate scandal...Alongside this, American cinema was re-inventing itself after the demise of the old Hollywood studio system…A new breed of young, hungry and fearless filmmakers are forging a new path - Scorsese, Lucas, Spielberg, and the elder statesman of the group - Francis Ford Coppola…Amongst this landscape, the visionary filmmaker - off the back of huge success with The Godfather and its sequel - risked his own fortune, health, and sanity, to go deep into the Heart of Darkness to make arguably the most infamous war film of all time…This is the insane story of a doomed production - typhoons,heart attacks, civil war, actors being overweight, high on drugs, and even removed from the film completely…This is the story of Francis Ford Coppola and the most infamous and psychologically destructive film production in Hollywood history…This is the incredible story of the Making of Apocalypse Now…All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Archive of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: archiveofpopculture_podNew episodes are released twice weekly. Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)

Spiderman: Turn off the Dark - Broadway's Biggest Musical Failure? (Part 4)In the final part of this incredible story of the Spiderman Broadwy musical - Turn off the dark, we discover the true cost, both finanical and emotional, of the infamous show.How did it measure up to other notorious Broadway bombs?Was it really a failure? And if so, who was to blame?All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Archive of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: archiveofpopculture_podNew episodes are released twice weekly. Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)

Spiderman: Turn off the Dark - Broadway's Biggest Musical Failure? (Part 3)In this episode the Spiderman Broadway show is hit by casting issues, money issues, and theatre issues. Bascially, anything that can go wrong does. Will the show ever open? And at what cost?All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Archive of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: archiveofpopculture_podNew episodes are released twice weekly. Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)

Spiderman: Turn off the Dark - Broadway's Biggest Musical Failure? (Part 2)In this episode we discuss the genesis story of the band whose two members soundtrack the doomed musical - rock legends U2.And we start to get a sense of the various egos orbiting the broadway show as it starts to take shape. You could say the warning signs were there from the start....All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Archive of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: archiveofpopculture_podNew episodes are released twice weekly. Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)

Spiderman: Turn off the Dark - Broadway's Biggest Musical Failure? (Part 1)Joining me today to discuss one of the most disastrous Broadway Musicals ever - Spiderman: Turn off the Dark - Is comedian and friend Suzi RuffellThere are Broadway musicals that become legends……and then there are Broadway musicals that become infamous cautionary tales.From the creators of The Lion King and the visionary minds of Bono and The Edge came a musical so ambitious… so expensive… so unbelievably cursed……it made critics beg for intermission.Budget problems. Flying accidents. Preview delays.I could go on… so I will…Six directors. Millions over budget.And enough backstage panic to power all of Times Square.This wasn’t just a musical.It was a catastrophe with merchandise.This is the unbelievable true story of the big budget Broadway musical disaster -Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Archive of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: archiveofpopculture_podNew episodes are released twice weekly. Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)

EPISODE 3Welcome back to the final part of the life and work of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.If you thought the first two parts were a rollercoaster, incredibly his life story is about to take even more wild twists and turns!!! Sir Arthur Conan Doyle faces a series of tragic life events, before he finds himself embroiled in multiple controversies and scandals surrounding clairvoyants, fake fossils and counterfeit photographs of fairies.All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Archive of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: archiveofpopculture_podNew episodes are released twice weekly. Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)

EPISODE 2Welcome back to part 2 of the story Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes...Coming up in this episode - Sherlock Holmes is killed and resurrected by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle… and we discuss other instances where famous celebrities have solved crimes!All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Archive of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: archiveofpopculture_podNew episodes are released twice weekly. Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)

Joining me to discuss the incredible life and work of perhaps my favourite author - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - and his most famous creation - Sherlock Holmes, is comedian and friend Tom Craine.EPISODE 1To the world, he was the architect of logic.The man who brought us the deerstalker, the magnifying glass,and the brilliance of 221B Baker Street.But Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a man of startling contradictions...A medical doctor and surgeon whose globe trotting career took him from the rugged whaling ships of the Arctic,to the bloody battlefields of the Boer War.His life was an odyssey of high-stakes adventure, where his interests and experiences were to converge into his defining creation - Sherlock HolmesBut as the character became the global icon of reason, he bristled against the success of his literary masterpieces,and after killing off Holmes, Doyle himself plunged into the occult.In an amazing life story full of unbelievable twists and turns,He risked his reputation to prove the existence of spirits, and swore to the world that photographs of garden fairies were real.This is the incredible true story of the creator who couldn't escape his own shadow… Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes.All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Archive of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: archiveofpopculture_podNew episodes are released twice weekly. Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)

In this latest episode of Archive of Pop Culture we discuss and respond to all the brilliant emails, messages, corrections and suggestions that you, the wonderful AOPC community, have sent us.Thanks to everyone for joining the AOPC fan club community and getting in touch with the show...If you want to become a part of the Archive of Pop Culture Community you can join the fan club and support the show at;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Archive of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected] episodes are released twice weekly.Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!A ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)

Episode 4: In the final episode of this series,, you guessed it, more attmpted murder and inept criminal activity from the Chippendales gang. But will those involved finally get their comeuppance? All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Archive of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: archiveofpopculture_podNew episodes are released twice weekly. Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)

Episode 3: Coming up in this episode - incredibly there are ven more murder plots, blackmail, and police suspicions grow as the battle for the Chippendales empire takes even more sinister turns...All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Archive of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: archiveofpopculture_podNew episodes are released twice weekly. Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)

Episode 2: Back for part 2 of the unbelievable story of The Chippendales is comedian and friend Suzi Ruffell…Coming up in this episode - there’s more murrder plots, and a hilarious Chippendales calendar misprint ends up costing those involved $700,000!All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Archive of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: archiveofpopculture_podNew episodes are released twice weekly. Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)

Episode 1: Joining me today to discuss the unbelievable story of The Chippendales is comedian and friend Suzi Ruffell…Los Angeles in the late 1970’s…A city of reinvention, excess… and opportunity.In the wake of the sexual revolution, nightlife was shifting and the scene was ready for something different…Enter the Chippendales.What began as a small club scene soon became a global cultural phenomenon. Males dancers turning fantasy into a booming business across the United States in the 1980s.But behind the spectacle the ambition turned toxic...Creative disputes became bitter rivalries...Control of the empire became everything…And in 1987, that tension exploded…Plots to eliminate competitors...Arson attacks on rival clubs...A conspiracy that stretched far beyond the stage, and into the world of contract killers and murder for hire...It was an insane collision of culture, capitalism… and crime.A story where fame, power, and obsession blurred the line between success and destruction...Where the pursuit of the American dream came at a deadly cost…This is the incredible story of The Chippendales…All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Archive of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: archiveofpopculture_podNew episodes are released twice weekly. Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)

Episode 4:Welcome back to the final episode of the definitive story of ‘It’s a Royal Knockout’…We discuss Royal divorces, toe sucking tabloid pics, the Princess Diana ‘squidgeygate’ scandal, and her infamous interview with Martin Bashir…And Prince Andrew reflects on the legacy of the event as his reputation and business are left in tatters.All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Archive of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: archiveofpopculture_podNew episodes are released twice weekly.Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)

Episode 3:Welcome back to part 3 of the story of the PR disaster that was ‘It’s a Royal Knockout’....Coming up in this episode - we discuss the fall-out of the event one reviewer called;“the single most damaging attack on the royal family since Cromwell…” All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Archive of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: archiveofpopculture_podNew episodes are released twice weekly.Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)

Episode 2:Coming up in this episode - we meet the celebrities taking part in the show, and discover the reasons why her majesty The Queen and Charles and Diana quite wisely give the event a wide berth!All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Archive of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: archiveofpopculture_podNew episodes are released twice weekly.Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)

Episode 1: In the first episode of this series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian and friend Matthew Crosby discuss the incredible story of 'It's a Royal Knockout'The year is 1987…And in Britain, disaster is lurking at every turn…The stock market crash…The worst storm to hit Southern England in centuries…And Margaret Thatcher winning a third term...But none of them compare to what was arguably the worst PR mistake of the decade…A TV show, produced by an inexperienced British Prince,where members of the royal family and a motley crew of celebrities compete against each other in poorly devised and executed games to a huge global audience…And yes, it’s every bit as bad and hilarious as it sounds...Prince Edward, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Fergie - Duchess of York, all joined forces and battled with celebrities such as John Travolta, Tom Jones, Cliff Richard and Meatloaf in a TV disaster seen by 400 million people worldwide…The show turned the nation's view on the Royal family in such a negative way, it has never recovered since…This is the incredible story of ‘It’s a Royal Knockout’All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Archive of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: archiveofpopculture_podNew episodes are released twice weekly. Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)

In this episode of Museum of Pop Culture we discuss and respond to all the brilliant emails, messages, corrections and suggestions that you, the wonderful MOPC community, have sent us.Thanks to everyone for joining the MOPC fan club community and getting in touch with the show...If you want to become a part of the Museum of Pop Culture Community you can join the fan club and support the show at;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Museum of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: museumofpopculturepodNew episodes are released twice weekly.Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!A ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)

Episode 4: In the final episode of the story of East 17 the dream refuses to die as various incarnations of the band rise from the ashes. Will there be a happy ending?And we also look at other classic pop band reformations from S-Club 7, to Bucks Fizz and the lesser known Boyz on the Block.All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Museum of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: museumofpopculturepodNew episodes are released twice weekly.Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)

Episode 3:In the third episode of this series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian and friend Tom Craine discuss the incredible story of one of the biggest boy bands of the 90's - East 17.Coming up in this episode - a controversial tabloid news story leads to the sacking of Brian Harvey, and soon after the whole band implodes as Tony leaves and the record label drops them.All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Museum of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: museumofpopculturepodNew episodes are released twice weekly.Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)

Episode 2: In the second episode of this series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian and friend Tom Craine discuss the incredible story of one of the biggest boy bands of the 90's - East 17.Coming up in this episode - it’s the battle of the British boy bands as the rivalry with Take That heats up, and they release their career defining chart topper ‘Stay Another Day’All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Museum of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: museumofpopculturepodNew episodes are released twice weekly.Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)

Episode 1: In the first episode of this series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian and friend Tom Craine discuss the incredible story of one of the biggest boy bands of the 90's - East 17.This is the story of a group who defied the odds, topped the charts, and then imploded in spectacular style… this is the rise and fall of ‘East 17’All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Museum of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: museumofpopculturepodNew episodes are released twice weekly.Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)

In this episode of Museum of Pop Culture we discuss and respond to all the brilliant emails, messages, corrections and suggestions that you, the wonderful MOPC community, have sent us. And boy have we got a big re-branding announcement for you!!Thanks to everyone for joining the MOPC fan club community and getting in touch with the show...If you want to become a part of the Museum of Pop Culture Community you can join the fan club and support the show at;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Museum of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: museumofpopculturepodNew episodes are released twice weekly. Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea! A ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production (Copyright 2026)

⁠⁠Episode 4: ⁠⁠⁠In the final episode of this series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian and friend Tom Craine discuss the unbelievable story of Britain's greatest inventor - Sir Clive Sinclair and his success (and failures) in shaping the landscape of technology and computers.Museum of Pop Culture is a Keep It Light Media ProductionHosted by Josh WiddicombeResearch by Emily Pickthall.Additional editing by Will FitzpatrickDesign by John GregoryMusic by Pickle & ButtonAll episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Museum of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: museumofpopculturepodNew episodes are released twice weekly.Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

⁠Episode 3: ⁠⁠In the third episode of this series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian and friend Tom Craine discuss the unbelievable story of Britain's greatest inventor - Sir Clive Sinclair and his success (and failures) in shaping the landscape of technology and computers.Coming up in this episode - the disastrous launch of the C5 and collapse of the computer industry leave Sinclair in a precarious position…And rival Alan Sugar smells blood in the water and swoops in to exploit the opportunity…All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Museum of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: museumofpopculturepodNew episodes are released twice weekly.Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 2: ⁠In the second episode of this series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian Tom Craine discuss the unbelievable story of Britain's greatest inventor - Sir Clive Sinclair and his success (and failures) in shaping the landscape of technology and computers.Coming up in this episode - the launch of the revolutionary Sinclair ZX Spectrum computer takes the world by storm… and the infamous C5 gets off to a bumpy start...All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Museum of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: museumofpopculturepodNew episodes are released twice weekly.Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 1: Mensa, Eccentric Genius, and the invention of the pocket calculator⁠In the first episode of this series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian and friend Tom Craine discuss the unbelievable story of Britain's greatest inventor - Sir Clive Sinclair and his success (and failures) in shaping the landscape of technology and computers.We discuss the formation of MENSA, the early Sinclair success of his electronic pocket calculator, and the fierce rivalry that grew amongst the computer community in the 70's and 80's as they battled for technological advances and market dominance.All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Museum of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: museumofpopculturepodNew episodes are released twice weekly.Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Museum of Pop Culture we discuss and respond to all the brilliant emails, messages, corrections and suggestions that you, the wonderful MOPC community, have sent us. Including...- Appearing as a guest or contestant on classic old TV shows...- Did a listeners dad who chat Star Wars with Liza Minelli in Studio 54?- And can we build an entire human from insured body parts?Thanks to everyone for joining the MOPC fan club community and getting in touch with the show...If you want to become a part of the Museum of Pop Culture Community you can join the fan club and support the show at;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Museum of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: museumofpopculturepodNew episodes are released twice weekly.Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!A ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

⁠⁠Episode 4:⁠⁠⁠In the final episode of this series, Josh Widdicombe and Tom Craine discuss the amazing story of the world's most infamous nightclub - Studio 54 in New York.Museum of Pop Culture is a 'Keep It Light Media' ProductionHosted by Josh WiddicombeResearch by - Shaianne Barnes and Emily Pickthall.Additional editing by Will FitzpatrickDesign by John GregoryMusic by Pickle & ButtonAll episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Museum of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: museumofpopculturepodNew episodes are released twice weekly.Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

⁠Episode 3:⁠⁠In the third episode of this series, Josh Widdicombe and Tom Craine discuss the amazing story of the world's most infamous nightclub - Studio 54 in New York. We discuss the birth and rise of disco, and the nightclub runs into the first of many legal issues as rumours of tax evasion and money laundering threaten to de-rail the dream…All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Museum of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: museumofpopculturepodNew episodes are released twice weekly.Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 2:⁠In the second episode of this series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian and friend Tom Craine discuss the amazing story of the world's most infamous nightclub - Studio 54 in New York.Coming up in this episode - against a backdrop of a city in turmoil, the club's infamous opening night and legendary celeb filled, drug fuelled parties dominate the New York night as Andy Warhol, Grace Jones, Diana Ross and anyone whose anyone battle to access the sacred cathedral of decadence and disco...All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Museum of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: museumofpopculturepodNew episodes are released twice weekly.Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 1: The Birth of a Club Legend ⁠In the first episode of this series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian and friend Tom Craine discuss the amazing story of the world's most infamous nightclub - Studio 54 in New York.Celebrities. Sex. Drugs. Corruption. Scandal. For those fortunate enough to get in, the nightclub had it all, and for a brief moment it felt like it was the centre of the universe…This is the story of the legend, the lust, the lies, and the celeb and drug fuelled rise and fall of the most infamous nightclub that ever existed.All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Museum of Pop Culture ⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: museumofpopculturepodNew episodes are released twice weekly.Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 4: The Brighest Stars Burn The Quickest⁠In the final episode Josh Widdicombe and Suzi conclude the amazing story of the rise (and rise) of the most succesful girl group in pop music history - The Spice Girls.Geri leaves and the walls quickly come tumbling down as solo careers and a life beyond the spice awaits the girls. But what a glorious rollercoaster it was.... xxxAll episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Museum of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: museumofpopculturepodNew episodes are released twice weekly.Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 3: Princes, Presidents, Pepsi and Power Struggles⁠In the 3rd episode of this four part series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian and friend Suzi Ruffell discuss the amazing story of the rise (and rise) of the most succesful girl group in pop music history - The Spice Girls.When we left them, the girls were an unstoppable pop culture juggernaut with Christmas number ones, merchandise, and a chart topping album…Coming up in this episode they sprinkle their charms across the globe as they meet Nelson Mandela, Prince Charles, break America, and release the infamous Spice Girls movie...All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Museum of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: museumofpopculturepodNew episodes are released twice weekly.Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 2: A Girl Power Explosion ⁠In the 2nd episode of this four part series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian and friend Suzi Ruffell discuss the amazing story of the rise (and rise) of the most succesful girl group in pop music history - The Spice Girls.When we left them, we discovered how the band was formed…And the iconic line-up was finally complete as Baby Spice was about to join the group… Coming up in this episode - we find out about the girls and their incredible pre-fame flatshare, and their ambitions lead them to make a crucial last minute management change…All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Museum of Pop Culture ⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠You get all episodes in the series on the first day of release. Ad free episodes. Free exclusive live show ticket (not on general sale!) the MOPC pin badge and other merch exclusives. Plus more!!If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: museumofpopculturepodNew episodes are released twice weekly.Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 1: Spice Up Your Lives⁠In the first episode of this four part series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian and friend Suzi Ruffell discuss the amazing story of the rise (and rise) of the most succesful girl group in pop music history - The Spice Girls.All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠And join the Museum of Pop Culture ⁠fan club.⁠If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: museumofpopculturepodNew episodes are released twice weekly.Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A ⁠Keep It Light Media⁠ Production(Copyright 2026)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 4: Baywatch and global dominationIn the final episode of this four part series we discuss his infamous Berlin Wall musical performance and finally set the record straight. Did he bring down the wall?And beyond that The Hoff is about to be the most watched man on TV on planet earth as the slow motion juggernaut that is Baywatch hits the shores and episodes are watched by a BILLION people globally...All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠And join the Museum of Pop Culture fan club.If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: museumofpopculturepodNew episodes are released twice weekly.Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A Keep It Light Media Production(Copyright 2026)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 3: Looking for FreedomIn the third episode of this four part series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian and friend Matthew Crosby discuss the amazing story of David Hasselhoff and the fall of the Berlin Wall.Things were about to get VERY strange for The Hoff as the cracks appeared in the stability of the Soviet Union, David’s personal life, and quite literally - the Berlin Wall itself…All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠And join the Museum of Pop Culture fan club.If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: museumofpopculturepodNew episodes are released twice weekly.Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A Keep It Light Media Production(Copyright 2026)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 2: The Knight Rider RisesIn the second episode of this four part series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian Matthew Crosby discuss the amazing story of David Hasselhoff and the fall of the Berlin Wall.When we left him, Hasselhoff was forging a path in TV with mixed success.But a chance encounter with an NBC executive, and a talking Trans AM car, was about to change the course of his life forever, and make him the biggest TV star in America...All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠And join the Museum of Pop Culture fan club where you'll also get exclusive, free ticket to the MOPC Live show and other amazing benefits!If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: museumofpopculturepodNew episodes are released twice weekly.Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A Keep It Light Media Production(Copyright 2026)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 1: Young and Restless - The Origin of The HoffIn the first episode of this four part series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian and friend Matthew Crosby discuss the amazing story of David Hasselhoff and the fall of the Berlin Wall.Enjoy!!All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/And join the Museum of Pop Culture fan club.If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: museumofpopculturepodNew episodes are released twice weekly.Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A Keep It Light Media Production(Copyright 2026)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices