All Episodes
The Problematic Gaze — 147 episodes
Queer as Folk (1999): The TV Series That Changed Britain
Tales of the City (1993): The Queer Classic That Changed Television
Rent Boys (1984): Britain's Forgotten LGBTQ Documentary
The Killing of Sister George (1968): Pride, Censorship & Britain's Forgotten LGBTQ Classic
Abigail's Party (1977): Britain's Most Awkward Dinner Party Ever?
THE GAZETTE: Heatwave sweats, Farage and The Fizz
'Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' (1966): Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton at Their Most Explosive!
THE GAZETTE: Heatwaves, Hero Beavers and World Cup Trump Chants
Ugly Betty (2006): The Devil Wears Prada's Kinder, Stranger Cousin
THE GAZETTE: Doctor Who, Cult Leaders & Swimming for Survival
Star Trek: TOS (1969): The Final Frontier of Gender Inequality
THE GAZETTE: Pride, Shame & Survival: Why We Still Need Pride in 2026
100th Episode Special (2026): Mixtapes, Madness & Two Years of Problematic Gaze
THE GAZETTE: Hangovers, Caffeine Highs & Bunting Emergencies
Basic Instinct (1992): Ice Picks, Erotic Thrillers & Sex Month Climax
THE GAZETTE: Heatwave, Soapy Car washes, Rivals and Kylie
Porky’s (1981): “Boys Will Be Boys” Locker-Room Laughs & Voyeurism, in the Reagan-Era
THE GAZETTE: Eurovision, Passport Warnings & AI Panic at the Disco
Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974): Bawdy Comedy in the Age of the Three-Day Week
Alfie (1966): Sex, Swagger, and the Swinging Sixties
THE GAZETTE: Sex Season Prep, Shark Jumps & Streaming Picks
'Keeping Up Appearances' (1991) Class Anxiety in Bucket loads!
THE GAZETTE: Haircuts, Hookups & Pop Culture Chaos
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975): Dammit Janet: Queerness and Controversy
THE GAZETTE: Confessions 2, MAGA meltdowns & please stop Carrying On!!
FROM THE GAZER VAULT: 'The Naked Civil Servant' from 1975
THE GAZETTE: Trump, Artemis 2, Bananarama & The Studio
Tootsie (1982) with Andrew Mercado: US Soap Opera Secrets & 80s Drag Deception!
THE GAZETTE: Jane McDonald reigns supreme, Madonna prepares her comeback, and Denise Welch: Tiger Mom!
“Bo’ Selecta (2003): From Iconic to Offensive
THE GAZETTE: Manosphere Meltdowns, Midlife Injuries & TV That Hits Back & The Comeback Comes Back!
Fight Club (1999): Project Mayhem and the Manosphere
THE GAZETTE 'Last One Laughing' to a dog eating a rabbit! —This Week Got Messy
Mother Knows Best: Psycho (1960), Hitchcock, and the Birth of the Slasher
THE PROBLEMATIC GAZETTE: Doctor Who Lost Episodes, Ryan Murphy Backlash & Apprentice Chaos
FROM THE GAZER VAULT: 'Mommie Dearest' from 1981. Faye Dunaway, Wire Hangers and Camp Classics
Gas Masks & Gladiators: THE PROBLEMATIC GAZETTE
The Worm That Turned (1980): Gender Panic, PVC Fascism & Thatcher’s Britain
Gladiators, TikTok Conspiracies & Noughties Reality TV Scandals | The Problematic Gazette
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965): Sex, Speed & Second-Wave Fury
THE PROBLEMATIC GAZETTE: Wuthering Heights, Andrew's Arrest & Small Prophets!
Dempsey and Makepeace (1985): Fast Cars, Choppy Bobs & Fatal Attractions
ANTM: FROM THE GAZER VAULT: Smize, Cry, Conform: The Messy Legacy of 'America’s Next Top Model'
This Valentine’s Day, We’re Side-Eyeing 'Pillow Talk' (1959)... Hard!!
THE PROBLEMATIC GAZETTE: Traitors, The Queens's Worms and Charlie Sheen!
'Geordie Shore' from 2011 Reality TV, Sexism, and the Birth of Influencer Culture
THE PROBLEMATIC GAZETTE: Take That, ANTM Controversy and Victoria Beckham sings.
Dad’s Army (1973) 'Don’t Tell Him, Pike!’
THE PROBLEMATIC GAZETTE: The Beckhams, Traitors and the ABBA effect
Welcome to The Problematic Gaze Podcast
'The Word" from 1993. Youth TV and the Death of Subtlety
THE PROBLEMATIC GAZETTE: Traitors, Pluribus and Run Away
Dirty Dancing (1987): When Feminism, Horniness, and Class Politics Collide
FROM THE GAZER VAULT: 'Grease' Movie Musical from 1978. T-Birds, Pink Ladies, Sex and Slut Shaming
THE PROBLEMATIC GAZETTE: Gazer Letters and 2025 retrospective!
New Year’s Eve Aboard The Poseidon Adventure (1972) Ringing in Disaster
Bah, Humbug… or Is It? Christmas with Blackadder (1988)
THE PROBLEMATIC GAZETTE: Our Dave shops 'till he drops and Dr Lee loses his spark!
'Morecambe & Wise' from 1971: The Christmas Show That United a Nation
THE PROBLEMATIC GAZETTE: Palladium Pantomimes and Radio Times!
'It’s a Wonderful Life' (1946) Jimmy Stewart and the Shattered American Dream
THE PROBLEMATIC GAZETTE: Listener Letters Corner, Christmas TV, Rowland & Janet,
Unwrapping Downton Abbey's 2011 Christmas Special. Period drama and the Myth of the Good Aristocrat.
THE PROBLEMATIC GAZETTE: Grange Hill, Collagen and Christmas Markets
Servalan and the sexual politics of 'Blake’s 7' from 1980. With special guest Toby Hadoke
FROM THE GAZER VAULT: 'Love Actually' from 2003. Romantic Loveliness or Misogynistic Mess?
'Benefits Street'. Was 2014 the Year Reality TV Crossed the Line?
THE PROBLEMATIC GAZETTE Race Across The World, Ariana Grande and All Her Fault
Racism in the Classroom: Revisiting 'Mind Your Language' from 1979
THE PROBLEMATIC GAZETTE Reform Cancel Christmas and Dr Lee's a True Gentleman!
“You’re No So Terrible, Muriel" ABBA and Escape 'Muriel's Wedding' 1995 (UK)
THE PROBLEMATIC GAZETTE 'Celebrity Traitors', 'Bake Off' and 'Doctor Who' news!!
FROM THE HALLOWEEN VAULT! 😱 'Ghostwatch' BBC TV Drama from 1992. Parky, Pipes and Brown Pants!
FROM THE HALLOWEEN VAULT! 🐺 'An American Werewolf In London' from 1981. Nurses, Curses and Piccadilly Circus!!!
FROM THE HALLOWEEN VAULT! 👻 'The Wicker Man' from 1973. Virgins, Vegetation and Fiery Sacrifice
HALLOWEEN SPECIAL 🎃: Slasher Horror and Queer Fear at 'Sleepaway Camp' (1983)
THE PROBLEMATIC GAZETTE 'Strictly Come Dancing News, In Defence of Millie Gibson and Soft Cell'
The Benny Hill Show from 1975: Comic Genius… or Just a Dirty Old Man?
THE PROBLEMATIC GAZETTE 'Riot Women', 'Carry On' and Awards Success!!! 🏆
Winter Is Problematic: Gender, Race, and Ableism in 'Game of Thrones' (2011)
THE PROBLEMATIC GAZETTE Bonus Episode! Celebrity Traitors, Platonic and Things That Go Bump In The Night!!
'Are You Being Served?' from 1977 - Class and 'Cat'astrophe: Mrs. Slocombe’s Baby Bombshell
THE PROBLEMATIC GAZETTE Bonus Episode! Nine Bodies In A Mexican Morgue, RIP Patricia Routledge
Ballroom Blitz!: 'The Avengers' from 1966 with special guests Michael & Hilary Whitehall !!
THE PROBLEMATIC GAZETTE Bonus Episode! Only Murders In The Building, Post Wedding Blues and Twix The Guinea Pig!!
In 1986, 'Cagney and Lacey' Took On Disability in 'The Gimp' — And It Was… Complicated
THE PROBLEMATIC GAZETTE Bonus Episode! Awards, Special Guest Announcement, Molly Houses and Davina McCall !!!
Satire or Just Offensive? Revisiting 'The Office' UK’s ‘Training’ Episode from 2001
THE PROBLEMATIC GAZETTE Bonus Episode! Dr Lee's ready for his close up and Our Dave wants to live forever! Plus Alien Earth and Bake Off gripes
Sex and the 'Secret Diary of a Call Girl' 2007: Billie Piper, Empowerment, and the Male Gaze
THE PROBLEMATIC GAZETTE: Bonus Episode! The Great British Bake Off and Department Q
The Film the BBC Banned: Why 'The War Game' Was Too Real for TV in 1965
THE PROBLEMATIC GAZETTE: Bonus Episode! The Thursday Murder Club, Strictly Come Dancing and more!
'Only Fools and Horses': Del’s Big Lie and Rodney’s Little Life in 1989
Perfectly Programmed: Deconstructing The Stepford Wives from 1975 and the Fear of Feminism
Will, Grace, and the Closet: When Queer Pain Became Primetime Comedy
The Monarchy’s Most Bizarre PR Stunt: What "It’s a Royal Knockout" Says About Power and Spectacle
Angels or Objects? The 70s Show That Sold Feminism in a Bikini: 'Charlie's Angels'
'The Young Ones' UK Sitcom from 1984. Punks, Puke and University Challenge
'Sex And The City' from 2000. Staten Island, Firemen and Fairytales!
'Top Gun' Action Movie Blockbuster from 1986. Tom Cruise, Showers and 80's Power Ballads!
'Cabaret' Film Musical from 1972 PRIDE MONTH SPECIAL
'But I'm A Cheerleader' US Comedy Film from '1999' PRIDE MONTH SPECIAL
'Paris Is Burning' American Documentary Film from 1990. PRIDE MONTH SPECIAL
'Gay Life' UK TV Magazine Show from 1980. PRIDE MONTH SPECIAL
'Brass Eye' UK Satirical TV Show from 1997. Drugs and fake Cake.
'The Stud' British Film from 1978. Joan Collins, Sex, Swings and Soho
'Blind Date' UK Gameshow from 1996. Cilla Black, Our Graham and a Lorra Lorra Laughs
'Prisoner: Cell Block H' Australian Soap Opera from 1982. Top Dogs and Black Leather Gloves
'The Royle Family' UK comedy from 2000. Ciggies, Chippy and Funerals
'The Year Of The Sex Olympics' BBC drama from 1968. Sex, Reality and Ratings
'Celebrity Big Brother' Featuring Davina McCall and our wonderful Gazers!
'Nighty Night' UK Dark Comedy from 2004. Cancer, Asthma and Backless Chaps!
'Reservoir Dogs' from 1993. Blood, Guns, Severed Ears and Masculinity in the '90's.
'Rita, Sue and Bob Too' UK Film from 1987. Sex, Schoolgirls and Dirty Old Men
'The Substance'. Horror film from 2024. Demi Moore, Oscar Buzz and Ageing in the World of Entertainment.
'The BRIT Awards' Most Controversial Moments. From Michael Jackson to Bananarama. From Stormzy to Madonna.
'Bridget Jones's Diary' from 2001. Cigarettes and Chardonnay with Renee Zellweger, Hugh Grant and Colin Firth
'The Comeback' US TV Comedy from 2005. Plus Demi Moore and Pamela Anderson's recent comebacks.
'Till Death Us Do Part' UK TV Sitcom from 1967. Empire, Politics and the 60's Revolution.
'Cruising' movie from 1980. Sex, slings and murder. New York and the Gay Underground Scene.
'The Girlie Show' UK Chat Show from 1997. Ladettes, Lads and cynical marketing
'The Gaze Year In Review' A look back at our first year in podcasting! Feminism, LGBT representation, toxic masculinity, Shakey and Love Actually!
'The Holiday'. Christmas Film from 2006. Kate, Cameron, Jack and Jude.
'Aladdin & The 40 Thieves' BBC Pantomime from 1984
'Do They Know It's Christmas?' by Band Aid from 1984. Will there be snow in Africa? Yes, actually.
'Educating Rita' from 1983. 'There must be better songs to sing than this!'
'Doctor Who - City Of Death' from 1979. Mona Lisas, Green Wormy Monsters and Paris High Jinks
'Friends' US Sitcom from 2001. Speeding tickets, pink knickers and Kathleen Turner
'The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie' British film from 1969. Maggie Smith, Girls and Mussolini
'Fawlty Towers: The Germans' from 1975: Torquay, we have a MAJOR problem!
'Absolutely Fabulous' from 1994. Champers alright for you, Pats?
'Threads' TV movie from 1984. Sheffield, shelters and nuclear winters.
'Heartstopper" Teen Drama from 2024. The Kids are Alright!
'Love Island' Smash Hit Reality Show from 2022. Innocent Love Story or Cynical Manipulation?
'Steptoe and Son' TV Comedy from 1972. Rag and Bone and Nostalgia Porn.
'The Terminator' Film from 1984. Mullets, Guns and Arnie's Bum!
'The Golden Girls' Sitcom from 1987. Sicily, Sin and St Olaf.
'Fat Slags' Movie from 2004. Sex, Vice and Ginger Spice.
'Pretty Woman' from 1990. Big Mistake, Huge!!
'Men Behaving Badly' TV Comedy from 1994. Lads Lads Lads!!!
'Carry On Girls' from 1973. Man In A Frock, Bikini Wrestlers and Itching Powder.
'Justify My Love' Madonna's Video from 1990. I Wanna Kiss You In Paris.
'Man About The House' TV Sitcom from 1973. There's A Strange Man In Our Bath!
'Bullseye' UK Gameshow from 1988. Nothing In This Game For Two in A Bed!
'Victim' The British Film Thriller from 1961. Brave and Heartbreaking.
'Allo Allo!" British Comedy from 1982. Gaslighting Edith!