Josh Widdicombe's Archive of Pop Culture

NEIGHBOURS - PART 4 A 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...

NEIGHBOURS - PART 3 Scott 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.com Instag...

NEIGHBOURS - PART 2 We 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 i...

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'...

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.supporti...

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...

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...

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 avai...

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/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A...

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 av...

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 Ruffell There 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 visionar...

EPISODE 3 Welcome 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...

EPISODE 2 Welcome 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...

Joining me to discuss the incredible life and work of perhaps my favourite author - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - and his most famous creation - Sherlock Holmes, is comedian and friend Tom Craine. EPISODE 1 To 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...

In this latest episode of Archive of Pop Culture we discuss and respond to all the brilliant emails, messages, corrections and suggestions that you, the wonderful AOPC community, have sent us. Thanks to everyone for joining the AOPC fan club community and getting in touch with the show... If you want to become a part of the Archive of Pop Culture Community you can join the fan club and support the...

Episode 4: In the final episode of this series,, you guessed it, more attmpted murder and inept criminal activity from the Chippendales gang. But will those involved finally get their comeuppance? All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And join the Archive of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you want to ge...

Episode 3: Coming up in this episode - incredibly there are ven more murder plots, blackmail, and police suspicions grow as the battle for the Chippendales empire takes even more sinister turns... All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And join the Archive of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you want to ge...

Episode 2: Back for part 2 of the unbelievable story of The Chippendales is comedian and friend Suzi Ruffell… Coming up in this episode - there’s more murrder plots, and a hilarious Chippendales calendar misprint ends up costing those involved $700,000! All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And join the A...

Episode 1: Joining me today to discuss the unbelievable story of The Chippendales is comedian and friend Suzi Ruffell… Los Angeles in the late 1970’s… A city of reinvention, excess… and opportunity. In the wake of the sexual revolution, nightlife was shifting and the scene was ready for something different… Enter the Chippendales. What began as a small club scene soon became a global cultural phen...

Episode 4: Welcome back to the final episode of the definitive story of ‘It’s a Royal Knockout’… We discuss Royal divorces, toe sucking tabloid pics, the Princess Diana ‘squidgeygate’ scandal, and her infamous interview with Martin Bashir… And Prince Andrew reflects on the legacy of the event as his reputation and business are left in tatters. All episodes for this series are available to listen t...

Episode 3: Welcome back to part 3 of the story of the PR disaster that was ‘It’s a Royal Knockout’.... Coming up in this episode - we discuss the fall-out of the event one reviewer called; “the single most damaging attack on the royal family since Cromwell…” All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And join...

Episode 2: Coming up in this episode - we meet the celebrities taking part in the show, and discover the reasons why her majesty The Queen and Charles and Diana quite wisely give the event a wide berth! All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And join the Archive of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you want...

Episode 1: In the first episode of this series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian and friend Matthew Crosby discuss the incredible story of 'It's a Royal Knockout' The year is 1987… And in Britain, disaster is lurking at every turn… The stock market crash… The worst storm to hit Southern England in centuries… And Margaret Thatcher winning a third term... But none of them compare to what was arguably th...

In this episode of Museum of Pop Culture we discuss and respond to all the brilliant emails, messages, corrections and suggestions that you, the wonderful MOPC community, have sent us. Thanks to everyone for joining the MOPC fan club community and getting in touch with the show... If you want to become a part of the Museum of Pop Culture Community you can join the fan club and support the show at;...

Episode 4: In the final episode of the story of East 17 the dream refuses to die as various incarnations of the band rise from the ashes. Will there be a happy ending? And we also look at other classic pop band reformations from S-Club 7, to Bucks Fizz and the lesser known Boyz on the Block. All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture....