Oct 31, 202652 minS4
Channel 5 is bringing Ghostwatch back into the spotlight this Halloween with a brand-new documentary, Ghostwatch: The Night That Terrified Britain, airing on Saturday 31 October at 9.15pm — exactly 34 years after the...
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The Problematic Gaze
Hosted by David Moor and Lee Arnott · tv · EN
About this Podcast:
Winner - ‘Best History Podcast’ - Independent Podcast Awards 2025 ‘Top 30 Podcasts To Listen To Right Now’ - The Radio Times 2025 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. Out and proud, Dr Lee and Our Dave present a humorous take on life as LGBTQ+ men of a glorious age, and present a digestible mix of academic social commentary, unflinching life lessons, media analysis, and hot takes on feminism, race, politics and cancel culture. Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com
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Winner - ‘Best History Podcast’ - Independent Podcast Awards 2025 ‘Top 30 Podcasts To Listen To Right Now’ - The Radio Times 2025 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.
Who hosts The Problematic Gaze?
The Problematic Gaze is hosted by David Moor and Lee Arnott. The show has published 168 episodes to date.
What has The Problematic Gaze covered recently?
Recent episodes include "'Ghostwatch' REWATCHED! (1992): The Halloween TV Show That Terrified Britain" (31 October 2026, 52 minutes), "Carrie (1976): Prom Night, Periods & the Horror of Being a Teenage Girl" (27 October 2026, 69 minutes), and "Casino Royale (2006): Daniel Craig, Bond Girls & a Very Gay 007 Ranking" (20 October 2026, 65 minutes).
How often does The Problematic Gaze publish?
The Problematic Gaze publishes roughly a few times a week, with episodes averaging 45 minutes across 168 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on The Problematic Gaze?
Booking probability for The Problematic Gaze is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Problematic Gaze requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Problematic Gaze's contact route on record: verified email.
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David Moor and Lee Arnott hosts The Problematic Gaze, a tv podcast with 168 episodes published.
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- Oct 27, 20261h 9mS4
Periods, pig's blood, religious repression and quite possibly the worst school prom in cinema history. Welcome to Carrie! Hello Gazers! This week we're going back to 1976 for Brian De Palma's horror classic Carrie...
- Oct 20, 20261h 5mS4
Daniel Craig in tiny swimming trunks, a very dangerous poker game, and the important question: which James Bond is actually the sexiest? Hello Gazers! This week we're dusting off our tuxedos, ordering something shaken...
- Oct 16, 202633 minS4
Click here to visit our YouTube Channel! We're back! After a week off, we're reunited in the cellar at PG Towers , accompanied by Fontaine the dog, a little background building noise and the usual complete inability to...
- Oct 13, 20261h 11mS4
Watch our 'Dynasty and the 80's' YouTube playlist! Click here Shoulder pads, champagne, catfights and a royal wedding that ends in a bloodbath. Hello Gazers! This week we're heading back to the gloriously excessive...
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- Oct 6, 202656 minS4
Hello, Dave? You're our wife now. This week we're taking a local trip for local people as The Problematic Gays head to Royston Vasey for The League of Gentlemen . We're focusing on Series 2, Episode 2 — “Lust for...
Episode #166
THE GAZETTE: Celebrity Traitors is back!!
Oct 2, 202626 minS4Hello Gazers! Welcome to our weekly Gazette! We're still circling Jaws (1975) this week — although apparently the most contentious part of our entire discussion isn't the shark. It's coffee ice cream . After our latest...
- Sep 29, 202653 minS4
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water… This week we're heading to Amity Island for Steven Spielberg's Jaws (1975) — the film that terrified a generation, transformed the Hollywood blockbuster and did...
- Sep 25, 202628 minS4
Hello Gazers! The postbag is open and A Taste of Honey has got you talking. Listener John Bishop—not that one—gives the film a whopping 9/10 , remembers a Welsh stage production that relocated the story to Cardiff after...
- Sep 22, 202652 minS4
Visit our YouTube playlist to find out more about "A Taste Of Honey" and the cultural landscape of Britain in 1961 Interracial romance. Teenage pregnancy. Homosexuality. An unmarried mother. In 1961, A Taste of...
- Sep 18, 202631 minS4
Click here to check out our new YouTube playlists, this week it accompanies our last main episode on UK sitcom 'Bread' from 1986 Click here to watch the documentary on Shelagh Delaney (writer of A Taste Of Honey from...
- Sep 15, 202657 minS4
Click here to watch the episode of Bread discussed in this show on YouTube This week we're heading to Liverpool to revisit Bread , Carla Lane's hugely popular BBC sitcom about the Boswell family. First broadcast...
- Sep 11, 202623 minS4
Welcome Gazers to this weeks Gazette! This week we're dealing with some of the social-media reaction to our Dam Busters episodes. We're also returning to The Dam Busters' extraordinary influence on...
- Sep 8, 202657 minS4
This week we're heading back to 1955 for bouncing bombs, stiff upper lips and one of the most famous pieces of music in British cinema as we revisit The Dam Busters . Based on the true story of Operation...
- Sep 4, 202624 minS4
Click this link to watch the Dolly Parton documentary on YouTube discussed in this episode Click here to visit our YouTube Channel This week at PG Manor we're feeling slightly ill, not sleeping properly and discussing...
- Sep 1, 20261h 2mS4
Hello Gazers! We watched three episodes of Grange Hill discussed in this podcast: Click here to watch the Racism episode from 1983 on YouTube Click here to watch the first Zammo Heroin episode from 1983 on YouTube Click...
- Aug 28, 202624 minS4
It's been quite a week. We've survived biblical weather, failed to see The Human League and said goodbye to two absolute legends: Tim Curry and Dolly Parton . We begin back at PG Manor with the tale of the concert...
- Aug 25, 202653 minS4
Pull on your flares, practise that pointing pose and dust off that Bee Gees soundtrack because this week we're revisiting Saturday Night Fever —although the film we actually watched is a lot less glittery than...
The Problematic Gaze
Prime Suspect (1991): Helen Mirren, Sexism & the Drama That Changed TV Crime
Aug 18, 202643 minTo watch the first series of Prime Suspect discussed in this episode, click here to watch on YouTube Grab your notebook, light another cigarette and prepare for some extremely grim early-90s police station décor...
Episode #153
THE GAZETTE: Funny-Tasting Water, Ingrid Pitt’s Incredible Escape & Eclipse Disappointment
Aug 14, 202618 minS4Something strange is happening to the water, Ingrid Pitt may have had an even more extraordinary life than we realised, and Lee has travelled all the way to Tooting Common to stare at... some clouds. It can only be...
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