{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/695e5ac1adf9f2c53a665a53/695e5ad04ba918fb6f082209?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"'Aladdin & The 40 Thieves' BBC Pantomime from 1984","description":"<p>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 from yesteryear that has since been considered problematic. This week, we cast our gaze on the BBC TV Panto &apos;Aladdin &amp; The 40 Thieves&apos; from New Years Day 1984. Featuring a Who&apos;s Who of 80&apos;s TV personalities from the world of light entertainment including Floella Benjamin, Sarah Greene and Kenneth Williams to name but a few. This panto was what the term &apos;cultural appropriation&apos; was invented for. But can this stop our enjoyment of this joyous extravaganza today?<br/><br/>Also, Dave finally cracks open the Christmas sherry and Lee dons his thermals to brave the wilds of Northumberland.<br/><br/><a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDydNXaAJnQ'>Click here to watch the &apos;Aladdin &amp; The 40 Thieves&apos; video on YouTube</a><br/><br/>Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts. They really help to spread the word of The Problematic Gaze. <br/><br/>And if our fellow Gazers want to comment on what they&apos;ve heard in our episodes, or to suggest future topics, please email us at <a href='mailto:theproblematicgaze@gmail.com'>theproblematicgaze@gmail.com</a>. We love hearing from you!<br/><br/><a href='https://linktr.ee/theproblematicgaze'>Click here to follow us on all our socials</a></p>","author_name":"David Moor and Lee Arnott"}