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THE PROBLEMATIC GAZETTE 'Strictly Come Dancing News, In Defence of Millie Gibson and Soft Cell'
24 oktober 2025 · 16 min
Fresh from winning 'Best History Podcast' at The Independent Podcast Awards, welcome Gazers to The Problematic Gazette, a bonus addition to our main show. Our Dave and Dr Lee chew the fat, read out Gazer comments and discuss things we've seen, read and heard this week. Lees meer
To watch video versions of our full episodes check out The Problematic Gaze YouTube channel here!
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The Benny Hill Show from 1975: Comic Genius… or Just a Dirty Old Man?
21 oktober 2025 · 50 min
In this episode of The Problematic Gaze, we hop into the telly TARDIS back to January 8th, 1975 — and land smack in the middle of The Benny Hill Show at the height of its powers: ratings through the roof, international fame, and a cast of women who seemed contractually obligated to wear only lingerie and smiles. Lees meer
Benny Hill was a comedy genius, no doubt — a master of physical timing, quick-cut gags, and musical parodies. But beneath the laughs (and above the hemlines) lies a cultural artifact full of questionable accents, endless ogling, and punchlines that raise more eyebrows than laughs today.
We break down the sketches, the innuendos, and the saxophone-fueled sprinting. Light-hearted but clear-eyed, this episode is a cheeky look at a show that made millions laugh — and now makes many ask, “Wait… did he just say that?!”
Click here to watch our chosen episode of 'The Benny Hill Show' from 1975
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GAZER HOMEWORK: Next week our Halloween Special will feature the horror movie Sleepaway Camp from 1983. Click here to watch on YouTube
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THE PROBLEMATIC GAZETTE 'Riot Women', 'Carry On' and Awards Success!!! 🏆
17 oktober 2025 · 16 min
Fresh from winning 'Best History Podcast' at The Independent Podcast Awards, welcome Gazers to The Problematic Gazette, a bonus addition to our main show. Our Dave and Dr Lee chew the fat, read out Gazer comments and discuss things we've seen, read and heard this week. Lees meer
To watch video versions of our full episodes check out The Problematic Gaze YouTube channel here!
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Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts. They really help to spread the word of The Problematic Gaze.
And if our fellow Gazers want to comment on what they've heard in our episodes, or to suggest future topics, please email us at theproblematicgaze@gmail.com. We love hearing from you!
Click here to visit our YouTube site, The Gaze Channel, where you can watch video versions of our podcast.
Our YouTube site also contains playlists for each episode with provides wider context to each episode.
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Winter Is Problematic: Gender, Race, and Ableism in 'Game of Thrones' (2011)
14 oktober 2025 · 38 min
In this episode of The Problematic Gaze, we rewatch the very first episode of Game of Thrones with our eyes wide open — and the rose-colored glasses off. Once hailed as a gritty feminist epic, the show’s legacy now looks a lot messier. We dig into how Game of Thrones glorified sexual violence, punished ambitious women, and stripped its female leads of power and complexity. But it didn’t stop there: we also unpack the show’s troubling handling of race — from the white savior fantasy of Daenerys to the one-dimensional portrayal of the Dothraki and Unsullied — and how disability was reduced to metaphor or moral punishment. In the game of thrones, you win or you die… but some characters were never even given a fair shot. Lees meer
We watched Game Of Thrones Season 1, Episode 1 'Winter Is Coming' on Sky Box Sets on the UK.
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THE PROBLEMATIC GAZETTE Bonus Episode! Celebrity Traitors, Platonic and Things That Go Bump In The Night!!
10 oktober 2025 · 20 min
Welcome Gazers to The Problematic Gazette, a welcome bonus addition to our main show. Our Dave and Dr Lee chew the fat, read out Gazer comments and discuss things we've seen, read and heard this week. Lees meer
To watch video versions of our full episodes check out The Problematic Gaze YouTube channel here!
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Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts. They really help to spread the word of The Problematic Gaze.
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'Are You Being Served?' from 1977 - Class and 'Cat'astrophe: Mrs. Slocombe’s Baby Bombshell
7 oktober 2025 · 47 min
This week on The Problematic Gaze, we dive paws-first into the fur-covered chaos of Are You Being Served?’s infamous 1977 episode “Mrs. Slocombe Expects.” It’s pregnancy panic at Grace Brothers when Mrs. Slocombe’s feline-related misunderstanding leads to a scandalous stir—and some jaw-dropping innuendos that would never make it past the censors today. Lees meer
We unpack:
The smirking sexism behind the staff room banter
The not-so-subtle class digs and gender politics
And the complicated legacy of Mr. Humphries — allowed to mince, wink, and flounce across the screen, but never allowed to be gay. John Inman’s performance is iconic, but what does it mean when queerness is only palatable as long as it stays in the realm of innuendo?
Was it cheeky fun or a problematic time capsule? Hit play and find out why this episode is still raising eyebrows nearly 50 years later — and what it says about how far we've really come.
Click here to watch the episode of 'Are You Being Served" discussed in this podcast.
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Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts. They really help to spread the word of The Problematic Gaze.
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Our YouTube site also contains playlists for each episode with provides wider context to each episode.
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THE PROBLEMATIC GAZETTE Bonus Episode! Nine Bodies In A Mexican Morgue, RIP Patricia Routledge
3 oktober 2025 · 12 min
Welcome Gazers to The Problematic Gazette, a welcome bonus addition to our main show. Our Dave and Dr Lee chew the fat, read out Gazer comments and discuss things we've seen, read and heard this week. Lees meer
To watch video versions of our full episodes check out The Problematic Gaze YouTube channel here!
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Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts. They really help to spread the word of The Problematic Gaze.
And if our fellow Gazers want to comment on what they've heard in our episodes, or to suggest future topics, please email us at theproblematicgaze@gmail.com. We love hearing from you!
Click here to visit our YouTube site, The Gaze Channel, where you can watch video versions of our podcast.
Our YouTube site also contains playlists for each episode with provides wider context to each episode.
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Ballroom Blitz!: 'The Avengers' from 1966 with special guests Michael & Hilary Whitehall !!
30 september 2025 · 1 uur 5 min
This week on The Problematic Gaze, we’re joined by the brilliantly opinionated Michael and Hilary Whitehall, hosts of The Wittering Whitehalls Podcast, for a dive into one of the more bizarre corners of 1960s British television: The Avengers episode “Quick-Quick Slow Death” from 1966. Lees meer
From first hand tales of Patrick Macnee, Diana Rigg and Honor Blackman, with a side swerve of Dame Peggy Ashcroft and Tony Hadley, Michael and Hilary are the perfect guests to explore the 1960's and all things 'The Avengers' with.
Espionage meets ballroom dancing in a surreal swirl of murder, Cold War paranoia, and mid-century missteps. Together, we unpack:
The camp and charm of Steed & Mrs. Peel
Rationed emotions and outrageous plotlines
And what this all tells us about post-war Britain on the small screen
With the Whitehalls bringing their signature dry humour, this episode is a witty waltz through nostalgia, nonsense, and necessary critique.
To find out about The Wittering Whitehall on tour and more click here!
You can watch the episode of The Avengers (S4 E19 - Quick-Quick Slow Death) discussed in this episode on Amazon Prime Video.
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THE PROBLEMATIC GAZETTE Bonus Episode! Only Murders In The Building, Post Wedding Blues and Twix The Guinea Pig!!
26 september 2025 · 14 min
Welcome Gazers to The Problematic Gazette, a welcome bonus addition to our main show. Our Dave and Dr Lee chew the fat, read out Gazer comments and discuss things we've seen, read and heard this week. Lees meer
In this episode, Dave is late to the Only Murders In The Building party and Dr Lee survives his post wedding blues to report on unfolding events in Morpeth!
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In 1986, 'Cagney and Lacey' Took On Disability in 'The Gimp' — And It Was… Complicated
23 september 2025 · 52 min
In this episode of The Problematic Gaze, we dive headfirst into the controversial Cagney and Lacey episode titled "The Gimp." Aired in the gritty 1980s heyday of network TV, this installment tackled disability, desire, and the thin blue line — but did it break ground or just break bad? Join us as we unpack the ableist tropes, dated language, and surprisingly progressive moments that still spark debate today. Was The Gimp a bold move toward inclusivity or just another case of good intentions gone cringe? Let’s get into it. Lees meer
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THE PROBLEMATIC GAZETTE Bonus Episode! Awards, Special Guest Announcement, Molly Houses and Davina McCall !!!
19 september 2025 · 9 min
Welcome Gazers to The Problematic Gazette, a welcome bonus addition to our main show. Our Dave and Dr Lee chew the fat, read out Gazer comments and discuss things we've seen, read and heard this week. Lees meer
In this mini-episode we announce our future special guests, Michael and Hilary Whitehall from The Wittering Whitehalls podcast. We're giddy kippers as we've been nominated for 3 awards at The Independent Podcast Awards!! And we chat about our short film about Molly Houses which is up on our YouTube Channel!
To watch video versions of our full episodes check out The Problematic Gaze YouTube channel here!
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Click here to visit our YouTube site, The Gaze Channel, where you can watch video versions of our podcast.
Our YouTube site also contains playlists for each episode with provides wider context to each episode.
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Satire or Just Offensive? Revisiting 'The Office' UK’s ‘Training’ Episode from 2001
16 september 2025 · 52 min
In this episode of The Problematic Gaze, we take a closer look at one of The Office (UK)’s most painfully awkward episodes: “Training.” Lees meer
From David Brent’s relentless need to perform authority to the complete breakdown of professionalism, “Training” is a masterclass in how power, ego, and insecurity collide in everyday workplaces.
We break down how the episode uses discomfort as comedy, what it reveals about early 2000s office culture, and whether the cringe still lands—or just feels exhausting.
Is Brent a mirror of real-life managers... or something much darker?
And who doesn't love Tim and Dawn's romantic rollercoaster?
The Office 'Training' Click here to watch our chosen episode on IPlayer
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Gazer Homework: Next week we discuss classic US crime Drama 'Cagney and Lacey Click here to watch our chosen episode on IPlayer
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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
12 september 2025 · 11 min
Welcome Gazers to The Problematic Gazette, a welcome bonus addition to our main show. Our Dave and Dr Lee chew the fat, read out Gazer comments and discuss things we've seen, read and heard this week. Lees meer
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Sex and the 'Secret Diary of a Call Girl' 2007: Billie Piper, Empowerment, and the Male Gaze
9 september 2025 · 45 min
Secret Diary of a Call Girl wants you to think it's in control — sexy, smart, subversive. But is it really? In this episode of The Problematic Gaze, we peel back the glossy layers of the pilot episode to expose the contradictions hiding beneath the lingerie. Who’s really being seduced here? Lees meer
We break down how Secret Diary plays with fantasy, flirts with feminism, and whether its bold aesthetic is actually reinforcing the very gaze it claims to subvert. With its playful fourth-wall breaks and picture-perfect escort life, is this just empowerment wrapped in a high-gloss package... or something more complicated?
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Gazer Homework: Next week we discuss UK comedy classic The Office. Click here to watch our chosen episode on IPlayer
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THE PROBLEMATIC GAZETTE: Bonus Episode! The Great British Bake Off and Department Q
5 september 2025 · 13 min
Welcome Gazers to The Problematic Gazette, a welcome bonus addition to our main show. Our Dave and Dr Lee chew the fat, read out Gazer comments and discuss things we've seen, read and heard this week. Lees meer
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Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts. They really help to spread the word of The Problematic Gaze.
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Click here to visit our YouTube site, The Gaze Channel, where you can watch video versions of our podcast.
Our YouTube site also contains playlists for each episode with provides wider context to each episode.
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The Film the BBC Banned: Why 'The War Game' Was Too Real for TV in 1965
2 september 2025 · 48 min
Buckle up Gazers this ain't gonna be pretty! In 1965, the BBC made a film so terrifying, so brutally honest about nuclear war, they banned it before it ever aired. The War Game wasn’t a horror movie—it was a government-funded drama-documentary about a nuclear attack on the UK that hit too close to home. Lees meer
Why did the BBC pull the plug? What did Peter Watkins show the public that authorities didn’t want seen? And how did this “lost” film become one of the most chilling—and prophetic—anti-war statements of the 20th century?
This week on The Problematic Gaze, we uncover the shocking story behind The War Game, the politics of censorship, and why this forgotten film might be more relevant today than ever.
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THE PROBLEMATIC GAZETTE: Bonus Episode! The Thursday Murder Club, Strictly Come Dancing and more!
31 augustus 2025 · 24 min
Welcome Gazers to The Problematic Gazette, a welcome bonus addition to our main show. Our Dave and Dr Lee chew the fat, read out Gazer comments and discuss things we've seen, read and heard this week. Lees meer
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Gazer Homework: Watch excerpts from The War Game, from 1965 on YouTube By Clicking here.
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'Only Fools and Horses': Del’s Big Lie and Rodney’s Little Life in 1989
26 augustus 2025 · 51 min
In this episode of The Problematic Gaze, we revisit Only Fools and Horses' classic 1989 outing The Unlucky Winner Is—the one where Del enters Rodney’s teenage artwork into a kids’ competition and wins a family holiday to Spain… with a few strings attached. Lees meer
We explore how this sun-soaked farce touches on the cultural landscape of late-80s Britain—from the rise of the yuppie dream to the era’s growing emphasis on safe sex messaging, and how these ideas filter through the show’s humour and character dynamics.
As Rodney is forced to play the role of a 14-year-old while grappling with his adult identity, we look at how Only Fools balances its sharp wit with emotional moments, and what the episode tells us about masculinity, aspiration, and brotherly loyalty in Thatcher’s Britain.
It’s a nostalgic package holiday of laughs, awkward moments, and cultural insight—bucket and spade not required.
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Gazer Homework: Watch excerpts from The War Game, from 1965 on YouTube By Clicking here.
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Perfectly Programmed: Deconstructing The Stepford Wives from 1975 and the Fear of Feminism
19 augustus 2025 · 55 min
In this episode of The Problematic Gaze, Dr. Lee and Our Dave dive deep into the glossy paranoia of The Stepford Wives (1975) — a chilling suburban satire that’s part sci-fi horror, part feminist nightmare. Lees meer
What does this cult classic really say about gender roles, domesticity, and the backlash to second-wave feminism?
We explore the film’s historical context, its uncanny aesthetic, and its lasting influence on how society frames women, perfection, control, and conformity.
Whether you’re into feminist film analysis, horror tropes, or just love unpacking problematic classics — this one’s for you.
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Gazer Homework: Series 6, Episode 4 of Only Fools and Horses, titled “The Unlucky Winner Is…”
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Will, Grace, and the Closet: When Queer Pain Became Primetime Comedy
12 augustus 2025 · 52 min
This week on The Problematic Gaze, we hop in our Telly Tardis and jump between the year 2000 and 1985 — courtesy of Will & Grace’s infamous two-parter, Lows in the Mid-Eighties. It’s the big bang of the Will & Grace universe, where we witness the origin stories of our favorite neurotic New Yorkers: Will's awkward coming out, Grace's wedding-that-wasn’t, Jack’s dramatic entrance (obviously), and Karen… just being Karen, with fewer highlights, even less shame and Martina Navratilova! Lees meer
In this episode we focus on the US sitcom Will and Grace with the two-part "Lows in the Mid-Eighties" episodes (episodes 8 and 9 of season 3)
We break down the fashion crimes, the emotional chaos, and the surprisingly heartfelt moments buried under layers of hairspray and shoulder pads. Was this a nostalgic masterpiece, or a chaotic retcon with a laugh track?
So slip into your acid-wash denim, crank up the Eurythmics, and join us for a walk down memory lane — one that’s paved with drama, denial, and deeply questionable hair choices.
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Gazer Homework: Click here to watch 'The Stepford Wives' from 1975 on YouTube
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The Monarchy’s Most Bizarre PR Stunt: What "It’s a Royal Knockout" Says About Power and Spectacle
29 juli 2025 · 58 min
Greetings from PG Towers! Join social historian Dr Lee Arnott and TV Producer Dave Moor for a lighthearted look at the world of TV, Film and Popular Culture from yesteryear. This week, we deep dive into the one off TV event 'It's A Royal Knockout' from 1987. It's a time when Princess Diana had the world in her thrall and the rest of the Royal family fumed in her shadow. Prince Edward decided it would be a great idea to plunge Princess Anne, Fergie and (ahem) Prince Andrew into the world of celebrity, with a special version of It's A Knockout. Cue a series of silly games, pomp and pageantry. Celebrities of all ilk appeared. Where else would you get Su Pollard and John Travolta on the same billing? The result is a mix of fever dream and LSD trip. Not for the faint hearted, pour yourself a stiff drink and buckle up! What could possibly go wrong? Quite a lot it seems!! Lees meer
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Gazer Homework: In our next episode we focus on the US reality show 'Americas Next Top Model' Click here to watch the 'Top 20 Outrageous Moments.' clip we will focus on.
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Angels or Objects? The 70s Show That Sold Feminism in a Bikini: 'Charlie's Angels'
22 juli 2025 · 55 min
Greetings from PG Towers! Join social historian Dr Lee Arnott and TV Producer Dave Moor for a lighthearted look at the world of TV, Film and Popular Culture from yesteryear. This week, we step back to into the world of high glam, high fashion and crime busting women with an episode of hit US crime drama 'Charlie's Angels' from 1976. What can these plucky females tell us about the representation of women on the television in the mid seventies? Feminist statement or yet more female exploitation? All is discussed. And just what is Dave's beef with Dr Lee concerning Double Deckers? Lees meer
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Gazer Homework: In our next episode we focus on the British gameshow featuring the royal family, It's A Royal Knockout from 1987. Click here to watch on YouTube
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'The Young Ones' UK Sitcom from 1984. Punks, Puke and University Challenge
15 juli 2025 · 49 min
Greetings from PG Towers! Join social historian Dr Lee Arnott and TV Producer Dave Moor for a lighthearted look at the world of TV, Film and Popular Culture from yesteryear. This week, we step back into the world of the grotty student flatshare with an episode of the anarchic cult sitcom 'The Young Ones' from 1984. Lees meer
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Gazer Homework: In our next episode we focus on the US drama 'Charlies Angels' from 1976. Click here to watch on YouTube
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'Sex And The City' from 2000. Staten Island, Firemen and Fairytales!
8 juli 2025 · 1 uur 6 min
Greetings from PG Towers! Join social historian Dr Lee Arnott and TV Producer Dave Moor for a lighthearted look at the world of TV, Film and Popular Culture from yesteryear. This week, as we attempt to record ourselves for YouTube (watch this space!) we cast out Gaze back to the year 2000 and join spirit animals Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda and Samantha for a dissecting of the international smash hit comedy series Sex And The City. What can this show teach us about the advance (or demise) of female sexual emancipation in the 21st Century? Do the sexual and romantic antics of our heroines hold up in 2025? Pour yourself a cosmopolitan, kick off your Manolos and listen to how this show changed the TV landscape. Lees meer
We watched Season 3 Episode 1 of Sex And The City entitled 'Where There's Smoke'
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Gazer Homework: In our next episode we focus on the UK sitcom 'The Young Ones' from 1984. Click here to watch on YouTube
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'Top Gun' Action Movie Blockbuster from 1986. Tom Cruise, Showers and 80's Power Ballads!
1 juli 2025 · 54 min
Greetings from PG Towers! Join social historian Dr Lee Arnott and TV Producer Dave Moor for a lighthearted look at the world of TV, Film and Popular Culture from yesteryear. This week, as the UK swelters in a heatwave, we turn up the heat and cast our gaze on 80's blockbuster action film Top Gun. There's aerial dogfights, a plucky but tortured hero, shiny Hollywood masculinity, power ballads and THAT volleyball scene. If we weren't already hot under the collar we discuss those famous shower scenes. Lees meer
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Gazer Homework: In our next episode we focus on Sex And The City. Season 3 Episode 1 'Where There's Smoke...'
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'Cabaret' Film Musical from 1972 PRIDE MONTH SPECIAL
24 juni 2025 · 41 min
PRIDE MONTH SPECIAL Greetings from PG Towers! Join social historian Dr Lee Arnott and TV Producer Dave Moor for a lighthearted look at the world of TV, Film and Popular Culture from yesteryear. Continuing our Pride Month special curation, we watch the celebrated, Academy Award winning film musical Cabaret. Starring Liza Minelli and Michael York and Joel Grey, the film celebrates the decadence of early 1930's Berlin, in all its LGBTQIA+ glory, amidst a backdrop of looming fascism. The film is ever more prescient, given the current political climate in Europe and the USA. Lees meer
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Gazer Homework: In our next episode we focus on Top Gun, the US film from 1986.
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'But I'm A Cheerleader' US Comedy Film from '1999' PRIDE MONTH SPECIAL
17 juni 2025 · 43 min
PRIDE MONTH SPECIAL Greetings from PG Towers! Join social historian Dr Lee Arnott and TV Producer Dave Moor for a lighthearted look at the world of TV, Film and Popular Culture from yesteryear. Continuing our Pride Month special curation, we watch the cult LGBT+ comedy film 'But I'm A Cheerleader' starring Natasha Lyonne, Clea DuVall, Rupaul, and Cathy Moriarty. Megan Bloomfield is a lesbian in denial, and is sent away to be 'cured'. Lees meer
We also look at the history of conversion therapy. Can you turn, and ultimately 'un-turn' gay?
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Gazer Homework: In our next episode we continue our Pride celebrations with the classic musical film 'Cabaret' from 1972. Click here to watch
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'Paris Is Burning' American Documentary Film from 1990. PRIDE MONTH SPECIAL
10 juni 2025 · 55 min
PRIDE MONTH SPECIAL Greetings from PG Towers! Join social historian Dr Lee Arnott and TV Producer Dave Moor for a lighthearted look at the world of TV, Film and Popular Culture from yesteryear. Continuing our Pride Month special curation, we watch the critically acclaimed US documentary Paris Is Burning from 1990. Set in New York during the late 80's, it follows the lives of a number of characters associated with the New York Ballroom scene. Loud and unashamedly proud, it explores how a marginalised subculture found escape and refuge in the fabulous and fierce world of catwalks, competition, high fashion and vogueing. Lees meer
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Gazer Homework: In our next episode we continue our Pride celebrations with But I'm A Cheerleader. Click here to watch
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'Gay Life' UK TV Magazine Show from 1980. PRIDE MONTH SPECIAL
3 juni 2025 · 58 min
PRIDE MONTH SPECIAL Greetings from PG Towers! Join social historian Dr Lee Arnott and TV Producer Dave Moor for a lighthearted look at the world of TV, Film and Popular Culture from yesteryear. This week we kick start our special month of shows, curated to celebrate Pride Month. We take a look at a pioneering magazine show, first broadcast in the UK in 1980. We visit Heaven Nightclub and The Royal Vauxhall Tavern in London. We watch interviews with Drag Queens, Leather Queens and everyone in between. Filmed before the AIDS epidemic, this programme offers a unique insight into the lives of LGBTQ+ people in a time of transition, and explore what it was like to grow up queer in the early 80's. Lees meer
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Gazer Homework: In our next episode we continue our Pride celebrations with Paris Is Burning, a US documentary into the ball culture of late 80's New York. Click here to watch on YouTube
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'Brass Eye' UK Satirical TV Show from 1997. Drugs and fake Cake.
27 mei 2025 · 40 min
Greetings from PG Towers! Join social historian Dr Lee Arnott and TV Producer Dave Moor for a lighthearted look at the world of TV, Film and Popular Culture from yesteryear. This week we take a look at the controversial satirical UK TV show from 1997. Focusing on drugs, the team look at the explosion of new synthetic drug Cake on UK streets and the effects it has on 90's youth. But is all as it seems? And what has Claire Rayner got to say about it? Lees meer
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Gazer Homework: In our next episode, to kick start Pride Month we focus on Gay Life, the UK documentary television programme from 1980. Click here to watch our chosen episode on YouTube.
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'The Stud' British Film from 1978. Joan Collins, Sex, Swings and Soho
20 mei 2025 · 50 min
Greetings from PG Towers! Join social historian Dr Lee Arnott and TV Producer Dave Moor for a lighthearted look at the world of TV, Film and Popular Culture from yesteryear. This week we enter the sleazy world of 1970's London to visit Hobo, the hip and happening Soho nightclub where we encounter Tony, our eponymous 'hero' and Fontaine Khaled, played by the magnificent Joan Collins. Is this an innocent erotic romp, or does it harbour more sinister observations on the sexual politics of the seedy Soho set and their rich, upper class overlords? Lees meer
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Gazer Homework: In our next episode we focus on Brass Eye, the UK docu-comedy from 1997. Click here to watch on YouTube.
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'Blind Date' UK Gameshow from 1996. Cilla Black, Our Graham and a Lorra Lorra Laughs
13 mei 2025 · 55 min
Greetings from PG Towers! Join social historian Dr Lee Arnott and TV Producer Dave Moor for a lighthearted look at the world of TV, Film and Popular Culture from yesteryear. This week join us on as we dive into shiny floor UK gameshow Blind Date fronted by singer, presenter and icon Cilla Black. A staple of UK TV for 18 years from the 80's to the 00's, follow plucky romantics in their search for love. In 1996, were the cracks beginning to show? What can the contestants tell us about the murmurings of reality TV that was to follow. And if you want to see how far dentistry has advanced in 30 years, look now further! Lees meer
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Gazer Homework: In our next episode we focus on the saucy cult classic The Stud from 1978. You can rent it on Amazon Prime here.
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'Prisoner: Cell Block H' Australian Soap Opera from 1982. Top Dogs and Black Leather Gloves
6 mei 2025 · 55 min
Greetings from PG Towers! Join social historian Dr Lee Arnott and TV Producer Dave Moor for a lighthearted look at the world of TV, Film and Popular Culture from yesteryear. This week join us on our inaugural Antipodean voyage as we bask in the glory of Prisoner: Cell Block H. Considered a pioneering soap opera from Australia, the female inmates of Wentworth Detention Centre garnered fans spanning the entire globe. Our telly Tardis lands in 1982 and we focus on an episode widely considered a classic. Featuring a showdown between two titans of the show, top dog Bea Smith and sadistic prison warder Joan 'The Freak' Ferguson. As battle commences, a fire rips through the prison and not everyone will make it out alive! Lees meer
Click here to watch the inmates of Wentworth Detention Centre in action in our chosen episode: 326 from 1982!
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Gazer Homework: In our next episode we focus on the classic UK TV gameshow Blind Date hosted by the glorious Cilla Black. Click here to watch the episode we watched from 1996.
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'The Royle Family' UK comedy from 2000. Ciggies, Chippy and Funerals
29 april 2025 · 47 min
Greetings from PG Towers! Join social historian Dr Lee Arnott and TV Producer Dave Moor for a lighthearted look at the world of TV, Film and Popular Culture from yesteryear. This week we jump in the telly TARDIS and cast our Gaze over the classic UK sitcom 'The Royle Family' from 2000. Not a crown, throne or palace in sight, this is the family that captures the true meaning of family, namely warmth, love and bickering. Nana's friend Elsie has died, and Barbara can wait to get her hands on her lovely set of saucepans. And the UK tradition of Chippy is dissected. Just one question... scraps or crackling? Lees meer
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Gazer Homework: In our next episode we focus on classic Australian soap opera 'Prisoner: Cell Block H'. Click here to watch the inmates of Wentworth Detention Centre in action!
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'The Year Of The Sex Olympics' BBC drama from 1968. Sex, Reality and Ratings
15 april 2025 · 34 min
Greetings from PG Towers! Join social historian Dr Lee Arnott and TV Producer Dave Moor for a lighthearted look at the world of TV, Film and Popular Culture from yesteryear. This week, as a follow up to last weeks celebration of Celebrity Big Brother, we jump in the telly TARDIS and cast our Gaze over BBC drama 'The Year Of The Sex Olympics' from 1968. Viewed as a classic due to its stark foretelling of the rise of the reality show and a satire on sensationalist television and the media, what can this drama tell us about our society in 2025. In a world where we are all slaves to our social media feed, are we edging ever closer to the nightmare world presented in this programme? Lees meer
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Gazer Homework: In our next episode we focus on The Wicker Man from 1973. Available on Amazon Prime in the UK
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'Celebrity Big Brother' Featuring Davina McCall and our wonderful Gazers!
8 april 2025 · 44 min
Greetings from PG Towers! Join social historian Dr Lee Arnott and TV Producer Dave Moor for a lighthearted look at the world of TV, Film and Popular Culture from yesteryear. This week, as the latest series of Celebrity Big Brother starts on ITV in the UK, we called out to our Gazers to tell us their favourite Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother moments from the last twenty five years. And who should drop us a line but Big Mother herself Davina McCall! From Nasty Nick to Kim Woodburn, from 'Who Is She!' to 'David's Dead!', relive the best, and worst of Big Brother. Lees meer
You can watch the latest Celebrity Big Brother on ITV and ITVX in the UK
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Gazer Homework: Click here to watch The Year Of The Sex Olympics, the topic of our next episode.
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'Nighty Night' UK Dark Comedy from 2004. Cancer, Asthma and Backless Chaps!
1 april 2025 · 39 min
Greetings from PG Towers! Join social historian Dr Lee Arnott and TV Producer Dave Moor for a lighthearted look at the world of TV, Film and Popular Culture from yesteryear. This week we cast our Gaze over the 2004 UK sitcom Nighty Night, written by and starring the wondrous Julia Davis. Follow the sex starved Jill as she prepares to take full advantage of her husband's terminal illness. Co-starring a veritable who's who of UK comedy talent, this comedy pushes the boundaries of taste and morality. Needless to say, we LOVE it!! Lees meer
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'Reservoir Dogs' from 1993. Blood, Guns, Severed Ears and Masculinity in the '90's.
18 maart 2025 · 55 min
Greetings from PG Towers! Join social historian Dr Lee Arnott and TV Producer Dave Moor for a lighthearted look at the world of TV, Film and Popular Culture from yesteryear. This week we take a look at Quentin Tarantino's directorial debut Reservoir Dogs (released in the UK in January 1993). Controversial upon its original release for its ultra-violent style and bad language, what can this film tell us about the portrayal of masculinity in movies? Did you see the cops ear getting cut off? Think again! And what happens when a tricky actor walks onto set? Lees meer
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'Rita, Sue and Bob Too' UK Film from 1987. Sex, Schoolgirls and Dirty Old Men
11 maart 2025 · 58 min
Greetings from PG Towers! Join social historian Dr Lee Arnott and TV Producer Dave Moor for a lighthearted look at the world of TV, Film and Popular Culture from yesteryear. This week we zoom back to 1987 for a gritty, comedic snapshot of life in a northern town. Controversial upon release, Rita, Sue and Bob Too sees an older married man embark on a seedy affair with two schoolgirls. This sordid premise gives way to a wry and thought provoking observation on life in Thatcher's Britain. So titivate your mullets and join us at the working men's club for a gang bang with Black Lace. One things for sure, the beer will be cheap! Lees meer
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'The Substance'. Horror film from 2024. Demi Moore, Oscar Buzz and Ageing in the World of Entertainment.
4 maart 2025 · 40 min
Greetings from PG Towers! Join social historian Dr Lee Arnott and TV Producer Dave Moor for a lighthearted look at the world of TV, Film and Popular Culture from yesteryear. Fresh from awards season, we cast our Gaze on the body horror film 'The Substance'. Featuring an Oscar nominated turn from Demi Moore, this film has a lot to say about Hollywood and the pressure to stay young and relevant. If you had the chance to do it all again, would you? And what price would you be prepared to pay? Lees meer
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'The BRIT Awards' Most Controversial Moments. From Michael Jackson to Bananarama. From Stormzy to Madonna.
25 februari 2025 · 50 min
Greetings from PG Towers! Join social historian Dr Lee Arnott and TV Producer Dave Moor for a lighthearted look at the world of TV, Film and Popular Culture from yesteryear. The BRIT Awards 2025, the UK equivalent to the Grammy's, will be broadcast this Saturday 1st March. To celebrate, we take a look at some of the most controversial events in BRITs history. From Stormzy to Bananrama. From Sam Fox to Madonna. It's all here. Just one question..... Has anyone seen 'Charlie'? Lees meer
Click here to watch be taken to our YouTube Playlist of controversial BRITs moments which features all the clips talked about during this episode. Watch along with us!!
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'Bridget Jones's Diary' from 2001. Cigarettes and Chardonnay with Renee Zellweger, Hugh Grant and Colin Firth
11 februari 2025 · 52 min
Greetings from PG Towers! Join social historian Dr Lee Arnott and TV Producer Dave Moor for a lighthearted look at the world of TV, Film and Popular Culture from yesteryear that has since been considered problematic. As the fourth instalment of the Bridget Jones series 'Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy' is released worldwide, we cast out gaze back to 2001 and discuss the first film 'Bridget Jones's Diary.' Just what makes Bridget Jones, played by Renee Zellweger, such a well loved, endearing character? And what can the first film tell us about the cultural landscape at the turn of the century? Crack open the Chardonnay, spark up a ciggy, and let Dr Lee and Dave guide you through. Lees meer
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In next week's episode, in celebration of LGBT History month in the UK, we'll focus on 'The Naked Civil Servant' from 1975. Click here to watch on YouTube and join in with our conversation!Click here to visit our YouTube site, The Gaze Channel, where you can watch video versions of our podcast.
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'The Comeback' US TV Comedy from 2005. Plus Demi Moore and Pamela Anderson's recent comebacks.
4 februari 2025 · 42 min
Greetings from PG Towers! Join social historian Dr Lee Arnott and TV Producer Dave Moor for a lighthearted look at the world of TV, Film and Popular Culture from yesteryear that has since been considered problematic. This week we cast our Gaze over 'The Comeback' from 2005. What does this satire starring Lisa Kudrow tell us about the treatment of women in the entertainment industry? And we chat about the recent comebacks of actors like Demi Moore, Pamela Anderson and Cameron Diaz? Lees meer
You can watch The Comeback on Sky TV, Now TV, Apple, Amazon Prime and Youtube in the UK.
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GAZER HOMEWORK:
In next week's episode we'll focus on Bridget Jones Diary from 2001. Have a watch and join in with our conversation!Click here to visit our YouTube site, The Gaze Channel, where you can watch video versions of our podcast.
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'Till Death Us Do Part' UK TV Sitcom from 1967. Empire, Politics and the 60's Revolution.
28 januari 2025 · 45 min
Greetings from PG Towers! Join social historian Dr Lee Arnott and TV Producer Dave Moor for a lighthearted look at the world of TV, Film and Popular Culture from yesteryear that has since been considered problematic. This week we cast our Gaze over controversial UK sitcom 'Till Death Us Do Part'. A moment of popular culture that continues to be divisive to this very day. The character of Alf Garnett holds controversial opinions on immigration, empire, monarchy and politics. Was this satire or far right propaganda on the BBC? With the political climate in the UK and across the globe veering towards the extreme, can we learn a lesson from a 60's sitcom? One things for sure, the more things change, the more they stay the same! Lees meer
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Click here for info on where to watch 'The Comeback', the topic of next week's episode.Click here to visit our YouTube site, The Gaze Channel, where you can watch video versions of our podcast.
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'Cruising' movie from 1980. Sex, slings and murder. New York and the Gay Underground Scene.
21 januari 2025 · 1 uur 6 min
Greetings from PG Towers! Join social historian Dr Lee Arnott and TV Producer Dave Moor for a lighthearted look at the world of TV, Film and Popular Culture from yesteryear that has since been considered problematic. This week we cast our Gaze over controversial US film 'Cruising' from 1980. Directed by William Friedkin and starring Al Pacino, the film drew protests during filming from members of the gay community unhappy with the films depiction of the underground leather scene. Were the protests justified? Listen to find out more! AND PLEASE BE AWARE, THIS PODCAST CONTAINS SOME PRETTY EXPLICIT LANGUAGE AND THEMES. IT'S DEFINITELY NOT ONE TO LISTEN TO IN THE CAR WITH THE KIDS! Lees meer
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GAZER HOMEWORK:
Click here to watch 'Till Death Us Do Part', the topic of next week's episode.Click here to visit our YouTube site, The Gaze Channel, where you can watch video versions of our podcast.
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'The Girlie Show' UK Chat Show from 1997. Ladettes, Lads and cynical marketing
14 januari 2025 · 40 min
Greetings from PG Towers! Join social historian Dr Lee Arnott and TV Producer Dave Moor for a lighthearted look at the world of TV, Film and Popular Culture from yesteryear that has since been considered problematic. This week we cast our Gaze over late night delight 'The Girlie Show' from 1997. Inspired by the phenomenon of 'Ladette' culture in the UK, which in itself was a response to 'Lad' cutlture, which in itself was a response to the 'New Man'...... Phew!!! It's complicated and quite possibly all a cynical marketing ploy. What can The Girlie Show tell women about how they should behave? Turns out... not a lot. Lees meer
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GAZER HOMEWORK:
Click here to watch 'Cruising', the topic of next week's episode.Click here to visit our YouTube site, The Gaze Channel, where you can watch video versions of our podcast.
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'The Gaze Year In Review' A look back at our first year in podcasting! Feminism, LGBT representation, toxic masculinity, Shakey and Love Actually!
31 december 2024 · 28 min
Happy New Year from all at PG Towers! Join social historian Dr Lee Arnott and TV Producer Dave Moor for a lighthearted look at the world of TV, Film and Popular Culture from yesteryear that has since been considered problematic. This week we pause our usual format to reflect on our first year as The Problematic Gaze. What a year it's been at PG Towers! What have we learned since first dipping our toes in the podcasting pond? And what does the future hold? Lees meer
Also, we announce the PG Towers roll of honour as Dave polishes off the Christmas sherry.
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'The Holiday'. Christmas Film from 2006. Kate, Cameron, Jack and Jude.
24 december 2024 · 30 min
Merry Christmas from all at PG Towers! Join social historian Dr Lee Arnott and TV Producer Dave Moor for a lighthearted look at the world of TV, Film and Popular Culture from yesteryear that has since been considered problematic. This week we crack open the wine (and the Christmas Sherry) and plunge head first into Jude Law! Well, we watch The Holiday from 2006. Listen as Dave digs deep into Dr Lee's cold, withered heart to try and extract a modicum of romance. Lees meer
Also, just what is 'Black Eye Friday?'
You can watch The Holiday from 2006 just about anywhere! We'll leave it to our Gazers to dig it out!
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'Aladdin & The 40 Thieves' BBC Pantomime from 1984
17 december 2024 · 45 min
Direct from PG Towers, join social historian Dr Lee Arnott and TV Producer Dave Moor for a lighthearted look at the world of TV, Film and Popular Culture from yesteryear that has since been considered problematic. This week, we cast our gaze on the BBC TV Panto 'Aladdin & The 40 Thieves' from New Years Day 1984. Featuring a Who's Who of 80's TV personalities from the world of light entertainment including Floella Benjamin, Sarah Greene and Kenneth Williams to name but a few. This panto was what the term 'cultural appropriation' was invented for. But can this stop our enjoyment of this joyous extravaganza today? Lees meer
Also, Dave finally cracks open the Christmas sherry and Lee dons his thermals to brave the wilds of Northumberland.
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'Do They Know It's Christmas?' by Band Aid from 1984. Will there be snow in Africa? Yes, actually.
10 december 2024 · 43 min
Direct from PG Towers, join Lee and Dave for a lighthearted look at the world of TV, Film and Popular Culture from yesteryear that has since been considered problematic. This week, we cast our gaze on the classic festive song 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' from 1984. This is what The Problematic Gaze was created for. We dissect the lyrics of this song and analyse why they have since been regarded controversial. We also watch the video for the song, a fascinating snapshot of the 'mostly male' 80's music landscape. Lees meer
Also, Lee is about to have a 'lights, camera, action' moment. A Dave offers his rules for attending the office Christmas party!
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