Josh Widdicombe's Archive of Pop Culture
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Josh Widdicombe, known from Parenting Hell, hosts this podcast exploring the wildest stories in pop culture history. Joined by comedian friends Tom Craine, Matthew Crosby, or Suzi Ruffell, he covers topics like Mr. Blobby, The KLF, East 17, Dallas, Ghostwatch, and more. The show delves into tales of unhinged genius, massive success, and spectacular failure from film, TV, music, and celebrity. It is produced by Keep It Light Media.
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Siegfried & Roy (Part 1) 17.09.2026 44minLas 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 roaring crowds was a story of ambition, friendship and betrayal. How did two outsiders build one of the most spectacular and highest earning acts in entertainment history?Then, in 2003, everything changed.During a performance at the Mirage, Roy was viciously attacked by one of the show's beloved white tigers. The world watched in shock...What followed became another chapter in a story that had already defied belief. More unbelievable than their show itself. Two men.A lifetime of dreams.The biggest stage in the world.And the fine line between illusion and reality.This is the extraordinary story of Siegfried and Roy.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) -
Video Nasties, Mary Whitehouse and Censorship (Part 4) 07.08.2026 32minWelcome 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) -
Video Nasties, Mary Whitehouse and Censorship (Part 3) 01.08.2026 36minWelcome 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) -
Video Nasties, Mary Whitehouse and Censorship (Part 2) 25.07.2026 37minComing 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) -
Video Nasties, Mary Whitehouse and Censorship (Part 1) 18.07.2026 41minBritain 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 4) 11.07.2026 32minNEIGHBOURS - 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 3) 04.07.2026 32minNEIGHBOURS - 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 2) 27.06.2026 38minNEIGHBOURS - 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) -
Neighbours (Part 1) 20.06.2026 34minBritain 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) -
The Making of 'Apocalypse Now' (Part 3) 17.06.2026 34minWelcome 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) -
The Making of 'Apocalypse Now' (Part 2) 13.06.2026 36minWelcome 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) -
The Making of 'Apocalypse Now' (Part 1) 10.06.2026 45minIn 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) 06.06.2026 29minSpiderman: 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) 03.06.2026 38minSpiderman: 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) 30.05.2026 38minSpiderman: 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) 27.05.2026 39minSpiderman: 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) -
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes (Part 3) 23.05.2026 37minEPISODE 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) -
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes (Part 2) 20.05.2026 40minEPISODE 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) -
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes (Part 1) 16.05.2026 43minJoining 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) -
The strangest fan club memberships, feed the frog, and boring chair facts... 13.05.2026 39minIn 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)
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