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 and unflinching life lessons.
Episodes
56 episodes
'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
'Rita, Sue and Bob Too' UK Film from 1987. Sex, Schoolgirls and Dirty Old Men
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 zoom back to 1987 for a gritty, comedic snapshot of...
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Season 1
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Episode 40
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58:13
'The Substance'. Horror film from 2024. Demi Moore, Oscar Buzz and Ageing in the World of Entertainment.
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. Fresh from awards season, we cast our Gaze on the body horror fi...
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Season 1
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Episode 39
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40:14
'The BRIT Awards' Most Controversial Moments. From Michael Jackson to Bananarama. From Stormzy to Madonna.
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. The BRIT Awards 2025, the UK equivalent to the Grammy's, will be...
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Season 1
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Episode 38
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49:54
'The Naked Civil Servant' from 1975. Celebrating LGBT+ History Month
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. February marks LGBT+ History month in the UK. To celebrate we fo...
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Season 1
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Episode 37
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58:33
'Bridget Jones's Diary' from 2001. Cigarettes and Chardonnay with Renee Zellweger, Hugh Grant and Colin Firth
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 that has since been considered problematic. As the fourth instalm...
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Season 1
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Episode 36
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52:11
'The Comeback' US TV Comedy from 2005. Plus Demi Moore and Pamela Anderson's recent comebacks.
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 that has since been considered problematic. This week we cast our...
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Season 1
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Episode 35
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42:14
'Till Death Us Do Part' UK TV Sitcom from 1967. Empire, Politics and the 60's Revolution.
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 that has since been considered problematic. This week we cast our...
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Season 1
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Episode 34
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45:20
'Cruising' movie from 1980. Sex, slings and murder. New York and the Gay Underground Scene.
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 that has since been considered problematic. This week we cast our...
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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1:05:40
'The Girlie Show' UK Chat Show from 1997. Ladettes, Lads and cynical marketing
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 that has since been considered problematic. This week we cast our...
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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40:28