{"podcast":{"title":"Josh Widdicombe's Archive of Pop Culture","slug":"josh-widdicombe-s-archive-of-pop-culture-7634730","podcast_index_feed_id":7634730,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/museum-of-pop-culture/","website_url":"https://museum-of-pop-culture.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/4d029211-6e1a-4732-b4f5-e1c17d0c2655/Untitled-design-2.png","author":"Keep It Light Media","episode_count":56,"summary":"Join Josh Widdicombe (Parenting Hell) as he tells the greatest stories in the history of popular culture. Partnered each time by one of his best friends in the world (comedians Tom Craine, Matthew Crosby or Suzi Ruffell) Josh takes us through the wildest and most entertaining stories of unhinged genius, world dominating success and shaming failure. Mr Blobby, The KLF, East 17, Dallas, Ghostwatch, the Sinclair C5, U2, Mary Whitehouse, Apocalypse Now, David Hasselhoff… all will be covered at some point plus many more from the world of film, TV, music, celebrity and pop culture! A Keep It Light Media Production (Copyright 2026)","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T12:18:27.912973+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/josh-widdicombe-s-archive-of-pop-culture-7634730"},"episode":{"title":"Video Nasties, Mary Whitehouse and Censorship (Part 1)","slug":"video-nasties-mary-whitehouse-and-censorship-part-1","published_at":"2026-07-18T05:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/josh-widdicombe-s-archive-of-pop-culture-7634730/video-nasties-mary-whitehouse-and-censorship-part-1","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/josh-widdicombe-s-archive-of-pop-culture-7634730","url":"https://museum-of-pop-culture.captivate.fm","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/ca36d988-0bd8-43aa-930c-7606e63fdffc.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=25f5cb04-87ea-400c-9101-3d30dcd7a74a&aw_0_1st.episodeid=ca36d988-0bd8-43aa-930c-7606e63fdffc","summary":"Britain in the early 1980s. A nation gripped by fear. Not of war. Not of crime. But of what was lurking... on the video shelf. Cheap horror films. Violent exploitation movies. Unregulated VHS tapes passed from hand to hand… They became known by one unforgettable name... ...the Video Nasties. At the centre of the storm stood one woman - Mary Whitehouse To some she was a campaigner. A Champion. A moral crusader. To others a puritanical, self-appointed moral guardian… She argued Britain was losing its moral compass... Her critics argued Britain was losing something else... It’s freedom. The debate raged over who decides what we're allowed to watch? And when does protecting society become controlling it? Police raids… banned films… media-fuelled moral panic… This is the story of a cultural battle that changed British censorship forever. This is Video Nasties: Mary Whitehouse and the Battle Over Censorship. 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... Email: museumofpopculturepod@gmail.com Instagram: archiveofpopculture_pod Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!! A ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Keep It Light Media ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production (Copyright 2026)","meta_description":"Britain in the early 1980s. A nation gripped by fear. Not of war. Not of crime. But of what was lurking... on the video shelf. Cheap horror films. Violent…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2519,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/josh-widdicombe-s-archive-of-pop-culture-7634730/episodes/video-nasties-mary-whitehouse-and-censorship-part-1/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/josh-widdicombe-s-archive-of-pop-culture-7634730/video-nasties-mary-whitehouse-and-censorship-part-1.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}