Josh Widdicombe's Archive of Pop Culture – Details, episodes & analysis

⁠⁠Episode 4: ⁠⁠⁠

In the final 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.

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Hosted by Josh Widdicombe

Research by Emily Pickthall.

Additional editing by Will Fitzpatrick

Design by John Gregory

Music by Pickle & Button

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⁠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 Sugar smells blood in the water and swoops in to exploit the opportunity…

All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;

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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 up in this episode they sprinkle their charms across the globe as they meet Nelson Mandela, Prince Charles, break America, and release the infamous Spice Girls movie...

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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 - we find out about the girls and their incredible pre-fame flatshare, and their ambitions lead them to make a crucial last minute management change…

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You get all episodes in the series on the first day of release. Ad free episodes. Free exclusive live show ticket (not on general sale!) the MOPC pin badge and other merch exclusives. Plus more!!

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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;

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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...

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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…

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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 biggest TV star in America...

All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;

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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!!

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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 cracks had appeared as unbelievably they were losing money at an alarming rate…

And like many artists and bands before them, creative differences meant they were heading for an inevitable fall…

Enjoy!! xxx

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Coming up on the next series of Museum of Pop Culture…

We look at the incredible life and career of the Knightrider himself - David Hasselhoff.

From his early TV career, to the creation of the biggest show in the world in Baywatch,

and most amazingly of all… was he personally responsible for the fall of the Berlin wall?

Tune in to find out all that and more on the next series of Museum of Pop Culture…

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