Hello 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 Jaws episode, we're debating whether Spielberg's classic really counts as a horror film and tackling the important culinary questions nobody else was brave enough to ask: is coffee a legitimate ice cream flavour? Does anyone still eat rum and raisin? And whatever happened to tutti frutti?Our Jaws adventures also lead us into the glamorous world of copyright takedowns. We reminisce about previous encounters with the social-media copyright police and discover that apparently even 50-year-old mechanical sharks have lawyers.Then it's time for a tour of Britain's rudest place names and the surprisingly innocent history behind some extremely unfortunate-sounding villages, roads and landmarks.There's also a glorious Les Dennis story involving someone mistaking him for Amanda Holden's father before we get thoroughly overexcited about Celebrity Traitors. Richard E. Grant accidentally announces that he's a traitor, Ross Kemp reaches previously unexplored levels of suspicion, and we pick through the latest treachery, paranoia and questionable detective work.We also check in on Big Brother and its latest eviction drama before taking time to remember Esther Rantzen and an extraordinary broadcasting career that stretched far beyond That's Life!. We reflect on her campaigning work and the lasting importance of Childline and The Silver Line.Plus, listener mail takes us all the way to Australia for a brilliant Jaws memory.And next week, we're going somewhere that makes Amity Island look positively welcoming...Welcome to Royston Vasey.Yes, The League of Gentlemen is coming to The Problematic Gaze.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@PodcastGaze/videos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here to visit our YouTube site, The Gaze Channel, where you can watch video versions of our podcast.</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@PodcastGaze/playlists" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Our YouTube site also contains playlists for each episode with provides wider context to each episode.</a> <a href="https://linktr.ee/theproblematicgaze" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here to follow us on all our socials</a> <a href="mailto:theproblematicgaze@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">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!</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Hello 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 Jaws episode, we're debating whether Spielberg's classic really counts as a horror film and tackling the important culinary questions nobody else was brave enough to ask: is coffee a legitimate ice cream flavour? Does anyone still eat rum and raisin? And whatever happened to tutti frutti? Our Jaws adventures also lead us into the glamorous world of copyright takedowns. We reminisce about previous encounters with the social-media copyright police and discover that apparently even 50-year-old mechanical sharks have lawyers. Then it's time for a tour of Britain's rudest place names and the surprisingly innocent history behind some extremely unfortunate-sounding villages, roads and landmarks. There's also a glorious Les Dennis story involving someone mistaking him for Amanda Holden's father before we get thoroughly overexcited about Celebrity Traitors. Richard E. Grant accidentally announces that he's a traitor, Ross Kemp reaches previously unexplored levels of suspicion, and we pick through the latest treachery, paranoia and questionable detective work. We also check in on Big Brother and its latest eviction drama before taking time to remember Esther Rantzen and an extraordinary broadcasting career that stretched far beyond That's Life!. We reflect on her campaigning work and the lasting importance of Childline and The Silver Line. Plus, listener mail takes us all the way to Australia for a brilliant Jaws memory. And next week, we're going somewhere that makes Amity Island look positively welcoming... Welcome to Royston Vasey. Yes, The League of Gentlemen is coming to The Problematic Gaze. Click here to visit our YouTube site, The Gaze Channel, where you can watch video versions of our podcast. Our YouTube site also contains playlists for each episode with provides wider context to each episode. Click here to follow us on all our socials 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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello 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 Jaws episode, we're debating whether Spielberg's classic really counts as a horror film and tackling the important culinary questions nobody else was brave enough to ask: is coffee a legitimate ice cream flavour? Does anyone still eat rum and raisin? And whatever happened to tutti frutti?Our Jaws adventures also lead us into the glamorous world of copyright takedowns. We reminisce about previous encounters with the social-media copyright police and discover that apparently even 50-year-old mechanical sharks have lawyers.Then it's time for a tour of Britain's rudest place names and the surprisingly innocent history behind some extremely unfortunate-sounding villages, roads and landmarks.There's also a glorious Les Dennis story involving someone mistaking him for Amanda Holden's father before we get thoroughly overexcited about Celebrity Traitors. Richard E. Grant accidentally announces that he's a traitor, Ross Kemp reaches previously unexplored levels of suspicion, and we pick through the latest treachery, paranoia and questionable detective work.We also check in on Big Brother and its latest eviction drama before taking time to remember Esther Rantzen and an extraordinary broadcasting career that stretched far beyond That's Life!. We reflect on her campaigning work and the lasting importance of Childline and The Silver Line.Plus, listener mail takes us all the way to Australia for a brilliant Jaws memory.And next week, we're going somewhere that makes Amity Island look positively welcoming...Welcome to Royston Vasey.Yes, The League of Gentlemen is coming to The Problematic Gaze.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@PodcastGaze/videos" rel="noopener noreferrer">Click here to visit our YouTube site, The Gaze Channel, where you can watch video versions of our podcast.</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@PodcastGaze/playlists" rel="noopener noreferrer">Our YouTube site also contains playlists for each episode with provides wider context to each episode.</a> <a href="https://linktr.ee/theproblematicgaze" rel="noopener noreferrer">Click here to follow us on all our socials</a> <a href="mailto:theproblematicgaze@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">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!</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

THE GAZETTE: Celebrity Traitors is back!!

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNaSZ6YO9UbE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Visit our YouTube playlist to find out more about "A Taste Of Honey" and the cultural landscape of Britain in 1961</a>Interracial romance. Teenage pregnancy. Homosexuality. An unmarried mother. In 1961, A Taste of Honey put subjects British cinema usually kept firmly out of sight right at the centre of the screen.This week we're revisiting A Taste of Honey (1961), Tony Richardson's landmark British New Wave drama starring Rita Tushingham, Dora Bryan, Murray Melvin and Paul Danquah.Adapted from Shelagh Delaney's groundbreaking play, the film follows Jo, a Salford teenager living with her neglectful mother Helen. When Jo becomes pregnant by Jimmy, a Black sailor, she forms an unconventional household with Geoffrey, her gay friend—until Helen's return threatens the little family they've created.But to understand why A Taste of Honey caused such a stir, we're going back to the Britain that produced it.We look at the respectable world of post-war “consensual cinema”, the arrival of the Angry Young Men, Free Cinema and kitchen-sink realism, and the changing representation of working-class life that was also appearing on television in Coronation Street.Then there are the subjects the film dared to tackle.We're discussing interracial relationships and racism in 1960s Britain, the stigma surrounding unmarried pregnancy and “illegitimacy”, and Geoffrey's remarkably sympathetic portrayal at a time when sex between men was still criminalised in England and Wales. We also look at the Wolfenden Report and the political debate that would eventually lead to partial decriminalisation in 1967.We explore the film's depiction of Salford and working-class Northern England, its music and performances, its international controversy and censorship, and the major recognition it received at the BAFTA Awards.And, more than six decades later, we ask the question at the heart of The Problematic Gaze: how does A Taste of Honey hold up today?Is it an uncomfortable relic of 1961—or does Jo and Geoffrey's makeshift little family still feel surprisingly modern?Grab yourself a taste of honey and join us as we head back to the beginning of the Swinging Sixties… before Britain had actually started swinging. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxhMa-sHVw0&t=2102s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here to watch A Taste Of Honey on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@PodcastGaze/videos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here to visit our YouTube site, The Gaze Channel, where you can watch video versions of our podcast.</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@PodcastGaze/playlists" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Our YouTube site also contains playlists for each episode with provides wider context to each episode.</a> <a href="https://linktr.ee/theproblematicgaze" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here to follow us on all our socials</a> <a href="mailto:theproblematicgaze@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">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!</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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 Honey put subjects British cinema usually kept firmly out of sight right at the centre of the screen. This week we're revisiting A Taste of Honey (1961), Tony Richardson's landmark British New Wave drama starring Rita Tushingham, Dora Bryan, Murray Melvin and Paul Danquah. Adapted from Shelagh Delaney's groundbreaking play, the film follows Jo, a Salford teenager living with her neglectful mother Helen. When Jo becomes pregnant by Jimmy, a Black sailor, she forms an unconventional household with Geoffrey, her gay friend—until Helen's return threatens the little family they've created. But to understand why A Taste of Honey caused such a stir, we're going back to the Britain that produced it. We look at the respectable world of post-war “consensual cinema”, the arrival of the Angry Young Men, Free Cinema and kitchen-sink realism, and the changing representation of working-class life that was also appearing on television in Coronation Street. Then there are the subjects the film dared to tackle. We're discussing interracial relationships and racism in 1960s Britain, the stigma surrounding unmarried pregnancy and “illegitimacy”, and Geoffrey's remarkably sympathetic portrayal at a time when sex between men was still criminalised in England and Wales. We also look at the Wolfenden Report and the political debate that would eventually lead to partial decriminalisation in 1967. We explore the film's depiction of Salford and working-class Northern England, its music and performances, its international controversy and censorship, and the major recognition it received at the BAFTA Awards. And, more than six decades later, we ask the question at the heart of The Problematic Gaze: how does A Taste of Honey hold up today? Is it an uncomfortable relic of 1961—or does Jo and Geoffrey's makeshift little family still feel surprisingly modern? Grab yourself a taste of honey and join us as we head back to the beginning of the Swinging Sixties… before Britain had actually started swinging. Click here to watch A Taste Of Honey on YouTube Click here to visit our YouTube site, The Gaze Channel, where you can watch video versions of our podcast. Our YouTube site also contains playlists for each episode with provides wider context to each episode. Click here to follow us on all our socials 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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNaSZ6YO9UbE" rel="noopener noreferrer">Visit our YouTube playlist to find out more about "A Taste Of Honey" and the cultural landscape of Britain in 1961</a>Interracial romance. Teenage pregnancy. Homosexuality. An unmarried mother. In 1961,&nbsp;A Taste of Honey&nbsp;put subjects British cinema usually kept firmly out of sight right at the centre of the screen.This week we're revisiting&nbsp;A Taste of Honey (1961), Tony Richardson's landmark&nbsp;British New Wave&nbsp;drama starring&nbsp;Rita Tushingham, Dora Bryan, Murray Melvin and Paul Danquah.Adapted from&nbsp;Shelagh Delaney's groundbreaking play, the film follows Jo, a Salford teenager living with her neglectful mother Helen. When Jo becomes pregnant by Jimmy, a Black sailor, she forms an unconventional household with Geoffrey, her gay friend—until Helen's return threatens the little family they've created.But to understand why&nbsp;A Taste of Honey&nbsp;caused such a stir, we're going back to the Britain that produced it.We look at the respectable world of post-war&nbsp;“consensual cinema”, the arrival of the&nbsp;Angry Young Men,&nbsp;Free Cinema and kitchen-sink realism, and the changing representation of working-class life that was also appearing on television in&nbsp;Coronation Street.Then there are the subjects the film dared to tackle.We're discussing&nbsp;interracial relationships and racism in 1960s Britain, the stigma surrounding unmarried pregnancy and “illegitimacy”, and Geoffrey's remarkably sympathetic portrayal at a time when sex between men was still criminalised in England and Wales. We also look at the Wolfenden Report and the political debate that would eventually lead to partial decriminalisation in 1967.We explore the film's depiction of&nbsp;Salford and working-class Northern England, its music and performances, its international controversy and censorship, and the major recognition it received at the&nbsp;BAFTA Awards.And, more than six decades later, we ask the question at the heart of&nbsp;The Problematic Gaze:&nbsp;how does A Taste of Honey hold up today?Is it an uncomfortable relic of 1961—or does Jo and Geoffrey's makeshift little family still feel surprisingly modern?Grab yourself a taste of honey and join us as we head back to the beginning of the Swinging Sixties… before Britain had actually started swinging. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxhMa-sHVw0&amp;t=2102s" rel="noopener noreferrer">Click here to watch A Taste Of Honey on YouTube</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@PodcastGaze/videos" rel="noopener noreferrer">Click here to visit our YouTube site, The Gaze Channel, where you can watch video versions of our podcast.</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@PodcastGaze/playlists" rel="noopener noreferrer">Our YouTube site also contains playlists for each episode with provides wider context to each episode.</a> <a href="https://linktr.ee/theproblematicgaze" rel="noopener noreferrer">Click here to follow us on all our socials</a> <a href="mailto:theproblematicgaze@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">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!</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

A Taste of Honey (1961): Interracial Romance, Queer Britain & Kitchen Sink Realism

Join Lee and Dave,  on their maiden voyage, for a lighthearted look at the world of TV, Film and Popular Culture of yesteryear that has since been considered problematic. This episodes subject: '00's Makeover Shows, where we focus on the year 2003. <a href='https://youtu.be/DlREwq26o_k?si=r9mRCgguNf5YAKBZ'>Click here to watch the  Episode of "What Not To Wear"</a> <a href='https://linktr.ee/theproblematicgaze'>Click here to follow us on our socials</a> 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 <a href='mailto:theproblematicgaze@gmail.com'>theproblematicgaze@gmail.com</a>. We love hearing from you!

Join Lee and Dave, on their maiden voyage, for a lighthearted look at the world of TV, Film and Popular Culture of yesteryear that has since been considered problematic. This episodes subject: '00's Makeover Shows, where we focus on the year 2003. Click here to watch the Episode of "What Not To Wear" Click here to follow us on our socials 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!

Join Lee and Dave,&nbsp; on their maiden voyage, for a lighthearted look at the world of TV, Film and Popular Culture of yesteryear that has since been considered problematic. This episodes subject: '00's Makeover Shows, where we focus on the year 2003. <a href="https://youtu.be/DlREwq26o_k?si=r9mRCgguNf5YAKBZ" rel="noopener noreferrer">Click here to watch the&nbsp; Episode of "What Not To Wear"</a> <a href="https://linktr.ee/theproblematicgaze" rel="noopener noreferrer">Click here to follow us on our socials</a> 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 <a href="mailto:theproblematicgaze@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">theproblematicgaze@gmail.com</a>. We love hearing from you!

'What Not To Wear' and other 00's Makeover Shows from 2003.Boundaries Anyone?

Winner &nbsp;- &nbsp;‘Best History Podcast’ - Independent Podcast Awards 2025&nbsp; &nbsp;‘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.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; 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,&nbsp; and hot takes on feminism, race, politics and cancel culture. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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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.  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 acast.com/privacy for more information.

Winner &nbsp;- &nbsp;‘Best History Podcast’ - Independent Podcast Awards 2025&nbsp; &nbsp;‘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.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; 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,&nbsp; and hot takes on feminism, race, politics and cancel culture. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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