Josh Widdicombe's Archive of Pop Culture
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Join Josh Widdicombe (Parenting Hell) as he tells the greatest stories in the history of popular culture. Partnered each time by one of his best friends in the world (comedians Tom Craine, Matthew Crosby or Suzi Ruffell) Josh takes us through the wildest and most entertaining stories of unhinged genius, world dominating success and shaming failure. Mr Blobby, The KLF, East 17, Dallas, Ghostwatch, the Sinclair C5, U2, Mary Whitehouse, Apocalypse Now, David Hasselhoff… all will be covered at some point plus many more from the world of film, TV, music, celebrity and pop culture! A Keep It Light Media Production (Co...
Episodes(40 episodes)
Season 15 - Episode 3
Siegfried & Roy (Part 3)
Still to come in part 3 is the aftermath of the tiger attack - including conspiracy theories, lawsuits, and countless controversies as the legendary duo's dominance of the Las Vegas entertainment landscape comes to an end. If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: museumofpopculturepod@gmail.comInstagram: archiveofpopculture_podPlease subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!Archive of Pop Culture is a Keep It Light Media Production...
Published: Sep 23, 2026Duration: 31m 28s
Season 15 - Episode 2
Siegfried & Roy (Part 2)
Welcome back to part 2… Coming up in this part we've got tiger attacks, lawsuits and conspiracy theories as the Siegfried and Roy juggernaut starts to derail at the height of their fame. But we kick things off with famous magic mistakes from history.Enjoy!If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: museumofpopculturepod@gmail.comInstagram: archiveofpopculture_podPlease subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!A Keep It Light M...
Published: Sep 19, 2026Duration: 31m 12s
Season 15 - Episode 1
Siegfried & Roy (Part 1)
Las Vegas - 1967…Two young men from Germany, united by a love of magic, spectacle and one extraordinary obsession, arrive in Nevada with almost nothing to their name…Siegfried and Roy - two showmen that were set to define magic and spectacle for the next five decades…Every evening they transformed the impossible into entertainment...Tigers appeared from nowhere.White lions prowled across the stage.And night after night, millions watched as two illusionists became global superstars.But behind the sequins, the headlines and the roarin...
Published: Sep 17, 2026Duration: 44m 3s
Season 14 - Episode 4
Video Nasties, Mary Whitehouse and Censorship (Part 4)
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 & Button...
Published: Aug 7, 2026Duration: 32m 22s
Season 14 - Episode 3
Video Nasties, Mary Whitehouse and Censorship (Part 3)
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: museumofpopculturepod@gmail.co...
Published: Aug 1, 2026Duration: 36m 58s
Season 14 - Episode 2
Video Nasties, Mary Whitehouse and Censorship (Part 2)
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: museumofpopc...
Published: Jul 25, 2026Duration: 37m 2s
Season 14 - Episode 1
Video Nasties, Mary Whitehouse and Censorship (Part 1)
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 Brit...
Published: Jul 18, 2026Duration: 41m 59s
Season 13 - Episode 4
Neighbours (Part 4)
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: museumofpopculturepod@gmail.comInstagram: archiveofpopculture_podNew episodes are releas...
Published: Jul 11, 2026Duration: 32m 47s
Season 13 - Episode 3
Neighbours (Part 3)
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: museumofpopculturepod@gmail.comInstagram: archiveofpopculture_podNew episodes are released twice weekly. Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture...
Published: Jul 4, 2026Duration: 32m 57s
Season 13 - Episode 2
Neighbours (Part 2)
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: museumofpopculturepod@gmail.comInstagram: archiveofpopculture_podNew episodes are released twice weekly. Please subscribe...
Published: Jun 27, 2026Duration: 38m 38s
Season 13 - Episode 1
Neighbours (Part 1)
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 lege...
Published: Jun 20, 2026Duration: 34m 20s
Season 12 - Episode 3
The Making of 'Apocalypse Now' (Part 3)
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...
Published: Jun 17, 2026Duration: 34m 15s
Season 12 - Episode 2
The Making of 'Apocalypse Now' (Part 2)
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: museumofpopculturepod@gmail.comInstagram: archiveofpopculture_pod<...
Published: Jun 13, 2026Duration: 36m 6s
Season 12 - Episode 1
The Making of 'Apocalypse Now' (Part 1)
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...
Published: Jun 10, 2026Duration: 45m 54s
Season 11 - Episode 4
Spiderman: Turn off the Dark - Broadway's Biggest Musical Failure? (Part 4)
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...
Published: Jun 6, 2026Duration: 29m 25s
Season 11 - Episode 3
Spiderman: Turn off the Dark - Broadway's Biggest Musical Failure? (Part 3)
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: museumofpopculturepod@gmail.comInstagram: archiveofpopculture...
Published: Jun 3, 2026Duration: 38m 57s
Season 11 - Episode 2
Spiderman: Turn off the Dark - Broadway's Biggest Musical Failure? (Part 2)
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...
Published: May 30, 2026Duration: 38m 27s
Season 11 - Episode 1
Spiderman: Turn off the Dark - Broadway's Biggest Musical Failure? (Part 1)
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 intermis...
Published: May 27, 2026Duration: 39m 52s
Season 10 - Episode 3
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes (Part 3)
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://museumofpopc...
Published: May 23, 2026Duration: 37m 57s
Season 10 - Episode 2
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes (Part 2)
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: museumofpopculturepod@gmail.comInstagram: archiveofpopcul...
Published: May 20, 2026Duration: 40m 13s