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Hello and welcome. I am Josh Whittickham. For today, I am the curator of a place of incredible artifacts 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 that have 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.

Joining me today to discuss the amazing story of the most famous girl group in the world.

The Spice Girls, of course, is comedian and friend Susie Ruffle.

Remember, do not underestimate the power of PlayStation.

This latest panic is bound to hit beef sales.

It was triggered last week by the discovery that a cat has developed a disease similar to BSE.

And for army, it's a bit of an animal.

There's gas going.

Brilliant play!

Take a bow.

Britain in the mid-1990s.

A country court between the past and something new.

Well, there were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded.

The grey echoes of recession still linger as the Conservatives cling to power.

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