The Problematic Gaze

• 'The Stud' British Film from 1978. Joan Collins, Sex, Swings and Soho

  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?If you want to watch the saucy cult classic The Stud from 1978, You can rent it on Amazon Prime here.Click here to follow us on all our socialsPlease 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 [email protected]. We love hearing from you!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

  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!Click here to watch the episode of Blind Date we watched from 1996.Click here to follow us on all our socialsPlease 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 [email protected]. We love hearing from you!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

  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!Click here to watch the inmates of Wentworth Detention Centre in action in our chosen episode: 326 from 1982! Click here to follow us on all our socialsPlease 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 [email protected]. We love hearing from you!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

  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? Click here to watch our chosen episode of The Royle Family on IPlayer.Click here to follow us on all our socialsPlease 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 [email protected]. We love hearing from you!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 Wicker Man' from 1973. Virgins, Vegetation and Fiery Sacrifice

  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 seminal horror classic 'The Wicker Man' from 1973. Join Edward Woodward on a trip to the verdant Scottish island of Summerisle where all is not what it seems. Paganism, sacrifice and turquoise beans. It's all here.Click here to follow us on all our socialsPlease 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 [email protected]. We love hearing from you!Gazer Homework: In our next episode we focus on classic British comedy The Royle Family. Click here to watch our chosen episode on IPlayer.

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