The Problematic Gaze
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.
Episodes
65 episodes
THE PROBLEMATIC GAZETTE: Bonus Episode! The Thursday Murder Club, Strictly Come Dancing and more!
Welcome Gazers to The Problematic Gazette, a welcome bonus addition to our main show. Our Dave and Dr Lee chew the fat, read out Gazer comments and discuss things we've seen, read and heard this week.
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Season 2
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Episode 65
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24:13
'Only Fools and Horses': Del’s Big Lie and Rodney’s Little Life in 1989
In this episode of The Problematic Gaze, we revisit Only Fools and Horses' classic 1989 outing The Unlucky Winner Is—the one where Del enters Rodney’s teenage artwork into a kids’ competition and wins a family holiday...
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Season 2
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Episode 64
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51:01
Perfectly Programmed: Deconstructing The Stepford Wives from 1975 and the Fear of Feminism
In this episode of The Problematic Gaze, Dr. Lee and Our Dave dive deep into the glossy paranoia of The Stepford Wives (1975) — a chilling suburban satire that’s part sci-fi horror, part feminist nightmare.
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Season 2
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Episode 63
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55:12
Will, Grace, and the Closet: When Queer Pain Became Primetime Comedy
This week on The Problematic Gaze, we hop in our Telly Tardis and jump between the year 2000 and 1985 — courtesy of Will & Grace’s infamous two-parter, Lows in the Mid-Eighties. It’s the big bang of the Will & Grace universe, where we w...
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Season 2
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Episode 62
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51:45
Smize, Cry, Conform: The Messy Legacy of America’s Next Top Model
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 deep dive into 'America's Nest Top Model', t...
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Season 2
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Episode 61
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1:12:36
The Monarchy’s Most Bizarre PR Stunt: What "It’s a Royal Knockout" Says About Power and Spectacle
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 deep dive into the one off TV event 'It's A ...
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Season 2
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Episode 60
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57:49
Angels or Objects? The 70s Show That Sold Feminism in a Bikini: 'Charlie's Angels'
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 step back to into the world of high glam, hi...
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Season 2
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Episode 59
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54:41
'The Young Ones' UK Sitcom from 1984. Punks, Puke and University Challenge
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 step back into the world of the grotty stude...
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Season 2
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Episode 58
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48:44
'Sex And The City' from 2000. Staten Island, Firemen and Fairytales!
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 we attempt to record ourselves for YouTube (...
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Season 2
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Episode 57
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1:05:38
'Top Gun' Action Movie Blockbuster from 1986. Tom Cruise, Showers and 80's Power Ballads!
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 UK swelters in a heatwave, we turn up th...
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Season 2
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Episode 56
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53:47
'Cabaret' Film Musical from 1972 PRIDE MONTH SPECIAL
PRIDE MONTH SPECIAL 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. Continuing our Pride Month special cur...
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Season 2
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Episode 55
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40:56
'But I'm A Cheerleader' US Comedy Film from '1999' PRIDE MONTH SPECIAL
PRIDE MONTH SPECIAL 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. Continuing our Pride Month special cur...
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Season 2
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Episode 54
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42:38
'Paris Is Burning' American Documentary Film from 1990. PRIDE MONTH SPECIAL
PRIDE MONTH SPECIAL 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. Continuing our Pride Month special cur...
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Season 2
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Episode 53
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55:00
'Gay Life' UK TV Magazine Show from 1980. PRIDE MONTH SPECIAL
PRIDE MONTH SPECIAL 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 kick start our special mo...
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Season 2
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Episode 52
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58:27
'Brass Eye' UK Satirical TV Show from 1997. Drugs and fake Cake.
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 take a look at the controversial satirical UK...
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Season 1
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Episode 51
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40:25
'The Stud' British Film from 1978. Joan Collins, Sex, Swings and Soho
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 enter the sleazy world of 1970's London...
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Season 1
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Episode 50
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50:06
'Blind Date' UK Gameshow from 1996. Cilla Black, Our Graham and a Lorra Lorra Laughs
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 join us on as we dive into shiny floor UK gamesh...
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Season 1
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Episode 49
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55:06
'Prisoner: Cell Block H' Australian Soap Opera from 1982. Top Dogs and Black Leather Gloves
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 join us on our inaugural Antipodean voyage as we...
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Season 1
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Episode 48
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55:17
'The Royle Family' UK comedy from 2000. Ciggies, Chippy and Funerals
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 jump in the telly TARDIS and cast our G...
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Season 1
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Episode 47
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47:11
'The Wicker Man' from 1973. Virgins, Vegetation and Fiery Sacrifice
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 jump in the telly TARDIS and cast our G...
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Season 1
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Episode 46
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50:25
'The Year Of The Sex Olympics' BBC drama from 1968. Sex, Reality and Ratings
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 Cel...
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Season 1
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Episode 45
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34:24
'Celebrity Big Brother' Featuring Davina McCall and our wonderful Gazers!
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 s...
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Season 1
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Episode 44
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43:47
'Nighty Night' UK Dark Comedy from 2004. Cancer, Asthma and Backless Chaps!
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 ...
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Season 1
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Episode 43
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39:14
'Mommie Dearest' from 1981. Faye Dunaway, Wire Hangers and Camp Classics
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 1981 film 'Mommie Dear...
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Season 1
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Episode 42
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51:39
'Reservoir Dogs' from 1993. Blood, Guns, Severed Ears and Masculinity in the '90's.
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 take a look at Quentin Tarantino's directorial debu...
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Season 1
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Episode 41
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55:13