{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/646204ca41a73600110c86d5/64fecf548fff5f0011c56b52?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ben Clover: Comedy, Culture, and the TV Shows That Shaped Us","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/646204ca41a73600110c86d5/1776849942961-4b558a1e-4003-43d2-9bfe-510d65714cab.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Ben Clover underwent a post-pandemic transformation so complete that friends walked past him in the street — and has since been applying that same sharp eye to Utopia, Deadwood, Life on Mars, and the unsettling legacy of Top of the Pops presenters.</p><p>Ben Clover is an award-winning stand-up comedian, writer, and performer based in London, with multiple Edinburgh Fringe appearances and writing credits across TV, radio, and print media.</p><ul><li>How Life on Mars might have landed differently in a post-Operation Yewtree world</li><li>The unsettling legacy of Top of the Pops presenters — and the discomfort of revisiting something you loved</li><li>The strange hypnotic pull of the BBC test card — and what it represents about a particular kind of television memory</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Connect with Ben here:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/benclovercomedian\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Originally released under the podcast's former name: Television Times.</p><p>Find us on social media — links on the About page.</p>","author_name":"Steve Otis Gunn"}