Hello and welcome. I am Josh Whittaker. For today I am the curator of a place of incredible artefacts and exhibitions, a place that stores the greatest thing on earth.

This is my Museum of Pop Culture.

As I self-confessed, pop culture obsessive, I love the geniuses, the scam artists, and dare I say, the absolute madmen, they've made the records, shows and films that we love.

In each series, I will tell you a story of unlikely triumph and usually an enjoyably crushing failure,

featuring celebrated stars that in any other industry would probably be politely sacked.

It's a show for people more interested in David Hasselhoff than David Lammie,

Elizabeth Taylor than Queen Elizabeth I, which, let's be honest, is all of us.

Today, I'm joined by comedian and my friend Matthew Crosby

to discuss the incredible story of Stock 8 Kenan-Waterman's Hip Factory Record label. Apple Computer will introduce Macintosh.

Just say no.

Furti potato, wafalls.

Fantastic!

Maradona had continued the run forward, or was it a use of the hand?

Earlier on today, apparently a woman rang the BBC and said she heard that there's a hurricane on the way.

Well, if you're watching, don't worry, there isn't.

In the heart of 1980s Britain, Margaret Thatcher and the Conservative Party are reshaping the map of British society.

The ladies not are turning.

And due to her, Britain is booming, or an absolute wasteland depending on your viewpoint.

Either way, pop culture is changing.

Welcome to MTV Music Television.

And from a studio in southeast London, three men are hatching a plan that will change the landscape of pop music forever.

Seated behind the mixing desk at their South London recording studio, the team of Saw that Stock Aitken and Waterman doodle around while listening to some demo tapes. They are Stock

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