Museum of Pop Culture with Josh Widdicombe

Museum of Pop Culture with Josh Widdicombe

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 (Copyright 2026)

Episodes

March 17, 2026 44 mins
⁠Episode 3: ⁠⁠ In the third episode of this series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian and friend Tom Craine discuss the unbelievable story of Britain's greatest inventor - Sir Clive Sinclair and his success (and failures) in shaping the landscape of technology and computers. Coming up in this episode - the disastrous launch of the C5 and collapse of the computer industry leave Sinclair in a precarious position… And rival Alan Sug...
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Episode 2: ⁠ In the second episode of this series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian Tom Craine discuss the unbelievable story of Britain's greatest inventor - Sir Clive Sinclair and his success (and failures) in shaping the landscape of technology and computers. Coming up in this episode - the launch of the revolutionary Sinclair ZX Spectrum computer takes the world by storm… and the infamous C5 gets off to a bumpy start... All ...
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Episode 1: Mensa, Eccentric Genius, and the invention of the pocket calculator⁠ In the first episode of this series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian and friend Tom Craine discuss the unbelievable story of Britain's greatest inventor - Sir Clive Sinclair and his success (and failures) in shaping the landscape of technology and computers. We discuss the formation of MENSA, the early Sinclair success of his electronic pocket calcu...
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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. Including... - Appearing as a guest or contestant on classic old TV shows... - Did a listeners dad who chat Star Wars with Liza Minelli in Studio 54? - And can we build an entire human from insured body parts? Thanks to everyone for joining...
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⁠⁠Episode 4:⁠⁠⁠ In the final episode of this series, Josh Widdicombe and Tom Craine discuss the amazing story of the world's most infamous nightclub - Studio 54 in New York. Museum of Pop Culture is a 'Keep It Light Media' Production Hosted by Josh Widdicombe Research by - Shaianne Barnes and Emily Pickthall.  Additional editing by Will Fitzpatrick Design by John Gregory  Music by Pickle & Button All episodes for this...
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⁠Episode 3:⁠⁠ In the third episode of this series, Josh Widdicombe and Tom Craine discuss the amazing story of the world's most infamous nightclub - Studio 54 in New York. We discuss the birth and rise of disco, and the nightclub runs into the first of many legal issues as rumours of tax evasion and money laundering threaten to de-rail the dream… All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ht...
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Episode 2:⁠ In the second episode of this series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian and friend Tom Craine discuss the amazing story of the world's most infamous nightclub - Studio 54 in New York. Coming up in this episode - against a backdrop of a city in turmoil, the club's infamous opening night and legendary celeb filled, drug fuelled parties dominate the New York night as Andy Warhol, Grace Jones, Diana Ross and anyone whose any...
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Episode 1: The Birth of a Club Legend ⁠ In the first episode of this series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian and friend Tom Craine discuss the amazing story of the world's most infamous nightclub - Studio 54 in New York. Celebrities. Sex. Drugs. Corruption. Scandal.  For those fortunate enough to get in, the nightclub had it all,  and for a brief moment it felt like it was the centre of the universe… This is the story of the...
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February 17, 2026 34 mins
Episode 4: The Brighest Stars Burn The Quickest⁠ In the final episode Josh Widdicombe and Suzi conclude the amazing story of the rise (and rise) of the most succesful girl group in pop music history - The Spice Girls. Geri leaves and the walls quickly come tumbling down as solo careers and a life beyond the spice awaits the girls. But what a glorious rollercoaster it was.... xxx All episodes for this series are available to...
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February 13, 2026 45 mins
Episode 3: Princes, Presidents, Pepsi and Power Struggles⁠ In the 3rd episode of this four part series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian and friend Suzi Ruffell discuss the amazing story of the rise (and rise) of the most succesful girl group in pop music history - The Spice Girls. When we left them, the girls were an unstoppable pop culture juggernaut with Christmas number ones, merchandise, and a chart topping album… Coming u...
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February 10, 2026 42 mins
Episode 2: A Girl Power Explosion ⁠ In the 2nd episode of this four part series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian and friend Suzi Ruffell discuss the amazing story of the rise (and rise) of the most succesful girl group in pop music history - The Spice Girls. When we left them, we discovered how the band was formed… And the iconic line-up was finally complete as Baby Spice was about to join the group…  Coming up in this episode...
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February 6, 2026 50 mins
Episode 1: Spice Up Your Lives⁠ In the first episode of this four part series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian and friend Suzi Ruffell discuss the amazing story of the rise (and rise) of the most succesful girl group in pop music history - The Spice Girls. All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to; ⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠ And join the Museum of Pop Culture ⁠fan club....
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Episode 4: Baywatch and global domination In the final episode of this four part series we discuss his infamous Berlin Wall musical performance and finally set the record straight. Did he bring down the wall? And beyond that The Hoff is about to be the most watched man on TV on planet earth as the slow motion juggernaut that is Baywatch hits the shores and episodes are watched by a BILLION people globally... All episodes for...
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Episode 3: Looking for Freedom In the third episode of this four part series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian and friend Matthew Crosby discuss the amazing story of David Hasselhoff and the fall of the Berlin Wall. Things were about to get VERY strange for The Hoff as the cracks appeared in the stability of the Soviet Union, David’s personal life, and quite literally - the Berlin Wall itself… All episodes for this series are ava...
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Episode 2: The Knight Rider Rises In the second episode of this four part series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian Matthew Crosby discuss the amazing story of David Hasselhoff and the fall of the Berlin Wall. When we left him, Hasselhoff was forging a path in TV with mixed success. But a chance encounter with an NBC executive, and a talking Trans AM car, was about to change the course of his life forever, and make him the bigg...
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Episode 1: Young and Restless - The Origin of The Hoff In the first episode of this four part series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian and friend Matthew Crosby discuss the amazing story of David Hasselhoff and the fall of the Berlin Wall. Enjoy!! All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to; https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/ And join the Museum of Pop Culture fan club. If you wan...
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The Hit Factory: Stock, Aitken and Waterman Episode 4: The Factory Faces Closure In the final episode of the series Josh Widdicombe and comedian and friend Matthew Crosby conclude the amazing story of Stock, Aitken and Waterman's 'Hit Factory' record label... When we left them the trio were at the height of their success… Multiple Ivor Novello awards, more hit songs than The Beatles... And yet despite all this, the crack...
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The Hit Factory: Stock, Aitken and Waterman Episode 3: Everyone's Favourite Neighbour(s) In the third episode of this four part series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian and friend Matthew Crosby discuss the amazing story of Stock, Aitken and Waterman's 'Hit Factory' record label... When we left them, Stock, Aitken and Waterman were fully in their pomp and had topped the charts with countless hits. The jewel in their crown - Ri...
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The Hit Factory: Stock, Aitken and Waterman Episode 2: From Tea Boy to Chart Topper In the second episode of this four part series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian and friend Matthew Crosby discuss the amazing story of Stock, Aitken and Waterman's 'Hit Factory' record label... When we left them, the trio’s lives and careers had just converged, and the taste of that early success meant they agreed to collaborate on a new recor...
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The Hit Factory: Stock, Aitken and Waterman Episode 1: From Coventry schoolboy to the King of Disco In the first episode of this four part series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian and friend Matthew Crosby discuss the amazing story of Stock, Aitken and Waterman's 'Hit Factory' record label... Join them on a journey from the over crowded post war class rooms of Coventry to the top of the British pop charts (via a few scenic de...
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