The Spice Girls (Part 4)
Josh Widdicombe's Archive of Pop Culture
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4.8 • 956 Ratings
🗓️ 18 February 2026
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Episode 4: The Brighest Stars Burn The Quickest
In the final episode Josh Widdicombe and Suzi conclude the amazing story of the rise (and rise) of the most succesful girl group in pop music history - The Spice Girls.
Geri leaves and the walls quickly come tumbling down as solo careers and a life beyond the spice awaits the girls. But what a glorious rollercoaster it was.... xxx
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| 0:00.0 | If you want to listen to all of the episodes from this series right now and ad-free, |
| 0:04.8 | plus a whole host of extra fan club benefits, head to museum of pop culture. |
| 0:09.3 | Supportingcast.fm.fm. |
| 0:15.5 | And now it's time for a very special award, which is in the gift of the BPI, the British Phonographic Institute, and they have decided to honour the Spice Girls. |
| 0:30.6 | Now officially this award is in respect of their phenomenal album sales, of which I need say no more, than they currently hold two album positions in the US top ten, |
| 0:40.3 | which is a feat not matched since Elton John back in 1974. |
| 0:45.3 | But you and I all know that this award is basically to honour and say thanks to a unique entertainment phenomenon. |
| 0:52.3 | They came from nowhere to conquer the world. |
| 0:56.0 | And also to kept the tellytubies off to Christmas number one, which I was very grateful about. |
| 1:01.0 | So ladies and gentlemen, I would like to welcome you to welcome back on stage, a band who basically are the biggest band in the world, |
| 1:09.0 | and I have to say, ambassadors of pop, |
| 1:11.2 | the nicest superstars you're ever going to meet. |
| 1:13.3 | Please welcome the Spice Girl. |
| 1:19.2 | We come to the final chapter of the Spice Girls, Susie. |
| 1:26.7 | Were you a fan to the end? |
| 1:28.2 | Do you remember them Jerry leaving or had you kind of left by then as well? |
| 1:32.1 | I think I was still a fan, but not with the sort of obsession that it began with. |
| 1:38.1 | I think that by the time Spice World came out, I wasn't quite as into it. I think, no, actually, I think I really like Spice World. out. Yeah. I wasn't quite as into it. |
| 1:45.0 | I think, no, actually, I think I really like Spice World. |
| 1:46.8 | And then I think, I wasn't heartbroken when Jerry left. |
| 1:50.7 | You know those pictures of girls when Robbie left take that. |
| 1:54.5 | There was no help line situation for you. |
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