Josh Widdicombe's Archive of Pop Culture

Episode 1:
Joining me today to discuss the unbelievable story of The Chippendales is comedian and friend Suzi Ruffell…

Los Angeles in the late 1970’s…
A city of reinvention, excess… and opportunity.
In the wake of the sexual revolution, nightlife was shifting and the scene was ready for something different…
Enter the Chippendales.
What began as a small club scene soon became a global cultural phenomenon. Males dancers turning fantasy into a booming business across the United States in the 1980s.
But behind the spectacle the ambition turned toxic...
Creative disputes became bitter rivalries...
Control of the empire became everything…
And in 1987, that tension exploded…
Plots to eliminate competitors...
Arson attacks on rival clubs...
A conspiracy that stretched far beyond the stage, and into the world of contract killers and murder for hire...
It was an insane collision of culture, capitalism… and crime.
A story where fame, power, and obsession blurred the line between success and destruction...
Where the pursuit of the American dream came at a deadly cost…
This is the incredible story of The Chippendales…

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Episode 4:
Welcome back to the final episode of the definitive story of ‘It’s a Royal Knockout’…
We discuss Royal divorces, toe sucking tabloid pics, the Princess Diana ‘squidgeygate’ scandal, and her infamous interview with Martin Bashir…
And Prince Andrew reflects on the legacy of the event as his reputation and business are left in tatters.

All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
And join the Archive of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠
If you want to get in touch with the show...
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New episodes are released twice weekly.
Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!
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(Copyright 2026)

Episode 3:
Welcome back to part 3 of the story of the PR disaster that was ‘It’s a Royal Knockout’....
Coming up in this episode - we discuss the fall-out of the event one reviewer called;
“the single most damaging attack on the royal family since Cromwell…”

All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
And join the Archive of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠
If you want to get in touch with the show...
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New episodes are released twice weekly.
Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!
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(Copyright 2026)

Episode 2:
Coming up in this episode - we meet the celebrities taking part in the show, and discover the reasons why her majesty The Queen and Charles and Diana quite wisely give the event a wide berth!

All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
And join the Archive of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠
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New episodes are released twice weekly.
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Episode 1:
In the first episode of this series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian and friend Matthew Crosby discuss the incredible story of 'It's a Royal Knockout'
The year is 1987…
And in Britain, disaster is lurking at every turn…
The stock market crash…
The worst storm to hit Southern England in centuries…
And Margaret Thatcher winning a third term...

But none of them compare to what was arguably the worst PR mistake of the decade…
A TV show, produced by an inexperienced British Prince,
where members of the royal family and a motley crew of celebrities compete against each other in poorly devised and executed games to a huge global audience…
And yes, it’s every bit as bad and hilarious as it sounds...
Prince Edward, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Fergie - Duchess of York, all joined forces and battled with celebrities such as John Travolta, Tom Jones, Cliff Richard and Meatloaf in a TV disaster seen by 400 million people worldwide…
The show turned the nation's view on the Royal family in such a negative way, it has never recovered since…
This is the incredible story of ‘It’s a Royal Knockout’

All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to;
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
And join the Archive of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠
If you want to get in touch with the show...
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New episodes are released twice weekly. Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!
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(Copyright 2026)