Josh Widdicombe's Archive of Pop Culture
by Keep It Light Media
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The Millennium Dome (Part 4)
Oct 17, 2026
35m 16s
The Millennium Dome (Part 3)
Oct 10, 2026
34m 15s
The Millennium Dome (Part 2)
Oct 3, 2026
34m 46s
The Millennium Dome (Part 1)
Sep 26, 2026
41m 04s
Siegfried & Roy (Part 3)
Sep 23, 2026
31m 28s
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- 🇦🇺Australia · Comedy#124365 to 1.9K
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/17/26 |  The Millennium Dome (Part 4) | Part 4 of the infamous, and at times unexpected story of one of modern Britain’s greatest folly’s turned success stories - The Millennium Dome.The millenium is here and the dome is finally open. But it's safe to say the illfated project has not gone well as visitor numbers are poor and multiple financial bailouts are required. And soon news of an audacious diamon heist reaches Scotland Yard...If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: archiveofpopculture_podPlease 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) | 35m 16s | ||||||
| 10/10/26 |  The Millennium Dome (Part 3) | Part 3 of the infamous, and at times unexpected story of one of modern Britain’s greatest folly’s turned success stories - The Millennium Dome.If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: archiveofpopculture_podPlease 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) | 34m 15s | ||||||
| 10/3/26 |  The Millennium Dome (Part 2) | Joining me today to discuss the infamous, and at times unexpected story of one of modern Britain’s greatest folly’s turned success stories - The Millennium Dome, is comedian Matthew CrosbyComing up in part 2 - debates and disagreements on the proposed site of structure, and we discuss some of the failed other pitches for the project…If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: archiveofpopculture_podPlease 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) | 34m 46s | ||||||
| 9/26/26 |  The Millennium Dome (Part 1) | Joining me today to discuss the infamous, and at times unexpected story of one of modern Britain’s greatest folly’s turned success stories - The Millennium Dome, is comedian Matthew CrosbyAt the end of the twentieth century on the banks of the River Thames, an extraordinary structure rose from the rubble of an old industrial wasteland… The Millennium Dome.Born under the Conservatives…Embraced by Tony Blair's New Labour…Promoted as a spectacular symbol of a new Britain...But almost from the beginning, the Dome became a political battleground…The headlines were merciless.Was this Britain's great celebration of the future?Or an expensive political vanity project?When the doors opened on New Year's Eve 1999, there were crowds, confusion and huge queues.Millions visited. Some loved it. Others hated it.And when the Dome finally closed, critics seemed to have their white elephant.But the story wasn't over…The ensuing years included huge dance music parties. Diamond heists. And eventually the Dome was reborn and became one of Europe's iconic entertainment destinations.So what really happened?Was it a political triumph?A spectacular failure?A vision simply ahead of its time?Or a combination of all of the above and so much more?This is the story of the most infamous new building in our lifetime - this is the rise and fall and rise again of The Millennium Dome.If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: archiveofpopculture_podPlease 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) | 41m 04s | ||||||
| 9/23/26 |  Siegfried & Roy (Part 3) | Still to come in part 3 is the aftermath of the tiger attack - including conspiracy theories, lawsuits, and countless controversies as the legendary duo's dominance of the Las Vegas entertainment landscape comes to an end. If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: archiveofpopculture_podPlease subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!!Archive of Pop Culture is a Keep It Light Media ProductionHosted by me - Josh WiddicombeAdditional editing by Will Fitzpatrick & James SheldonDesign by John Gregory Music by Pickle & Button A Keep It Light Media Production(Copyright 2026) | 31m 28s | ||||||
| 9/19/26 |  Siegfried & Roy (Part 2) | Welcome back to part 2… Coming up in this part we've got tiger attacks, lawsuits and conspiracy theories as the Siegfried and Roy juggernaut starts to derail at the height of their fame. But we kick things off with famous magic mistakes from history.Enjoy!If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: archiveofpopculture_podPlease 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) | 31m 12s | ||||||
| 9/17/26 |  Siegfried & Roy (Part 1) | Las Vegas - 1967…Two young men from Germany, united by a love of magic, spectacle and one extraordinary obsession, arrive in Nevada with almost nothing to their name…Siegfried and Roy - two showmen that were set to define magic and spectacle for the next five decades…Every evening they transformed the impossible into entertainment...Tigers appeared from nowhere.White lions prowled across the stage.And night after night, millions watched as two illusionists became global superstars.But behind the sequins, the headlines and the roaring crowds was a story of ambition, friendship and betrayal. How did two outsiders build one of the most spectacular and highest earning acts in entertainment history?Then, in 2003, everything changed.During a performance at the Mirage, Roy was viciously attacked by one of the show's beloved white tigers. The world watched in shock...What followed became another chapter in a story that had already defied belief. More unbelievable than their show itself. Two men.A lifetime of dreams.The biggest stage in the world.And the fine line between illusion and reality.This is the extraordinary story of Siegfried and Roy.If you want to get in touch with the show...Email: [email protected]: archiveofpopculture_podPlease 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) | 44m 03s | ||||||
| 8/7/26 | censorshipfilm controversy+4 | — | BBFCKeep It Light Media+1 | — | censorshipMary Whitehouse+5 | — | 32m 22s | ||
| 8/1/26 | censorshipvideo nasties+3 | — | Cannibal HolocaustI Spit on your grave+1 | — | Mary Whitehousevideo nasties+4 | — | 36m 58s | ||
| 7/25/26 | censorshipfilm classification+3 | — | BBFCDriller Killer+2 | — | BBFCVHS+3 | — | 37m 02s | ||
| 7/18/26 | Video NastiesMary Whitehouse+4 | — | — | — | Video NastiesMary Whitehouse+5 | — | 41m 59s | ||
| 7/11/26 | soap operasnostalgia+3 | — | Keep It Light MediaNeighbours | Summer Bay | NeighboursSummer Bay+5 | — | 32m 47s | ||
| 7/4/26 | Neighbourswedding+3 | — | Keep It Light Mediamuseumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm+2 | — | NeighboursScott+5 | — | 32m 57s | ||
| 6/27/26 | Neighboursiconic cast+3 | — | — | Neighboursiconic cast+3 | — | 38m 38s | |||
| 6/20/26 | 1980s cultureAustralian television+4 | — | Duran DuranWham!+2 | Melbourne, Australia | Neighbours1980s+5 | — | 34m 20s | ||
| 6/17/26 | film productionApocalypse Now+3 | — | Apocalypse Now | — | Apocalypse NowFrancis Ford Coppola+5 | — | 34m 15s | ||
| 6/13/26 | making of Apocalypse Nowcasting disasters+3 | — | Archive of Pop CultureApocalypse Now | — | Apocalypse Nowfilm making+5 | — | 36m 06s | ||
| 6/10/26 | film productionVietnam War+4 | — | Apocalypse NowThe Godfather | — | Apocalypse NowFrancis Ford Coppola+5 | — | 45m 54s | ||
| 6/6/26 | Broadwaymusical failure+3 | — | museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fmInstagram+2 | — | SpidermanBroadway+5 | — | 29m 25s | ||
| 6/3/26 | Broadwaymusical failure+3 | — | Archive of Pop CultureSpiderman: Turn off the Dark | — | SpidermanBroadway+5 | — | 38m 57s | ||
| 5/30/26 | Broadwaymusical failure+3 | — | U2Spiderman: Turn off the Dark | — | SpidermanBroadway+5 | — | 38m 27s | ||
| 5/27/26 | Broadway musicalsmusical failures+3 | Suzi Ruffell | Keep It Light MediaThe Lion King+1 | — | SpidermanBroadway+6 | — | 39m 52s | ||
| 5/23/26 | Sir Arthur Conan DoyleSherlock Holmes+4 | — | Sherlock Holmes | — | Arthur Conan DoyleSherlock Holmes+4 | — | 37m 57s | ||
| 5/20/26 | Sherlock Holmescrime solving+3 | — | Keep It Light MediaSherlock Holmes | — | Sherlock HolmesArthur Conan Doyle+3 | — | 40m 13s | ||
| 5/16/26 | Sir Arthur Conan DoyleSherlock Holmes+4 | Tom Craine | Keep It Light MediaSherlock Holmes | — | Arthur Conan DoyleSherlock Holmes+5 | — | 43m 46s | ||
| 5/13/26 | fan club membershipslistener engagement+3 | — | Keep It Light MediaArchive of Pop Culture | — | fan clubemails+4 | — | 39m 48s | ||
| 5/9/26 | Chippendalescrime+4 | — | Keep It Light MediaChippendales | — | Chippendalesmurder+4 | — | 32m 53s | ||
| 5/6/26 | murder plotsblackmail+3 | — | Keep It Light MediaChippendales | — | Chippendalesmurder+3 | — | 33m 17s | ||
| 5/1/26 | Chippendalescomedy+3 | Suzi Ruffell | Keep It Light Mediamuseumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm | — | Chippendalescomedy+3 | — | 36m 43s | ||
| 4/29/26 | Chippendalescomedy+4 | Suzi Ruffell | Chippendales | Los Angeles | Chippendalescomedy+6 | — | 43m 20s | ||
| 4/25/26 | Royal divorcestabloid scandals+3 | — | Keep It Light Mediamuseumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm+2 | — | Royal KnockoutPrincess Diana+3 | — | 47m 14s | ||
| 4/21/26 | Royal FamilyPR Disaster+3 | — | Keep It Light Mediamuseumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm+2 | — | Royal FamilyPR disaster+5 | — | 36m 04s | ||
| 4/18/26 | Royal eventsCelebrity participation+3 | — | — | Royal Knockoutcelebrities+5 | — | 41m 47s | |||
| 4/14/26 | Royal familyTV shows+4 | Matthew Crosby | Keep It Light Media | — | It's a Royal KnockoutJosh Widdicombe+6 | — | 48m 51s | ||
| 4/11/26 | nostalgiapop culture+3 | — | Keep It Light MediaMuseum of Pop Culture | — | Old TV ShowsMr Blobby+3 | — | 42m 45s | ||
| 4/7/26 | East 17pop band reformations+3 | — | Keep It Light MediaEast 17+4 | — | East 17S-Club 7+5 | — | 36m 33s | ||
| 4/3/26 | East 1790s boy bands+3 | Tom Craine | East 17Keep It Light Media+3 | — | East 17Brian Harvey+3 | — | 45m 07s | ||
| 3/31/26 | East 1790s boy bands+3 | Tom Craine | Keep It Light MediaEast 17+3 | Britain | East 17Take That+3 | — | 43m 33s | ||
| 3/27/26 | East 1790s boy bands+3 | Tom Craine | Keep It Light MediaEast 17 | — | East 17boy bands+3 | — | 51m 49s | ||
| 3/25/26 | listener engagementrebranding+3 | — | Museum of Pop CultureKeep It Light Media+1 | — | pop culturerebranding+3 | — | 42m 07s | ||
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Chart history for Josh Widdicombe's Archive of Pop Culture
Peaked at #24 in United Kingdom, currently #24 in United Kingdom.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | — | #24 | #24 | — |
| GR | — | #41 | #41 | — |
| AE | — | #41 | #41 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #61 | #61 | — |
| VN | — | #73 | #73 | — |
| Ireland | — | #74 | #74 | — |
| TH | — | #104 | #104 | — |
| Australia | — | #124 | #124 | — |
| CL | — | #127 | #127 | — |
| MY | — | #132 | #132 | — |
| Spain | — | #134 | #134 | — |
| HK | — | #193 | #193 | — |
Chart Positions
12 placements across 12 markets.
Chart Positions
12 placements across 12 markets.