The Problematic Gaze

Auteur(s): David Moor and Lee Arnott
  • Résumé

  • 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 of yesteryear that has since been considered problematic. Each week we focus on a different piece of pop culture, and put it into context by looking at the news events and cultural landscape of the year it was released.

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  • 'The Year Of The Sex Olympics' BBC drama from 1960. Sex, Reality and Ratings
    Apr 15 2025

    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?

    Click here to watch The Year Of The Sex Olympics.

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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!

    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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    34 min
  • 'Celebrity Big Brother' Featuring Davina McCall and our wonderful Gazers!
    Apr 8 2025

    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.

    You can watch the latest Celebrity Big Brother on ITV and ITVX in the UK

    Click here to follow us on all our socials

    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!

    Gazer Homework: Click here to watch The Year Of The Sex Olympics, the topic of our next episode.

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    44 min
  • 'Nighty Night' UK Dark Comedy from 2004. Cancer, Asthma and Backless Chaps!
    Apr 1 2025

    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!!

    Click here to watch Nighty Night on BBC IPlayer in the UK

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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!

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    39 min

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