About this podcast
Welcome to CAMP ICONS! Join Nick and Liz each episode as they take a tongue in cheek look at the life and times of a different Camp Icon, as well as watching and reacting to some of their campest moments! Watch along with the videos linked in the episode description to get the full camptastic experience!
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Episodes
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- Halloween Deep Dive: The Paul Lynde Halloween Special · 1 h 3 minWhat do you get if you cross Betty White, Kiss and The Wicked Witch Of The West? Why, it’s The Paul Lynde Halloween Special of course!! From Rhinestone Truckers to Hollywood…
- Halloween Deep Dive: Forbidden Zone · 1 h 0 minThis week it’s the first of our two Halloween deep dive specials and we’re heading into The Forbidden Zone. We won’t lie, it wasn’t our favourite watch, but definitely some camp…
- Carol Burnett · 1 h 21 minThis week we’re looking at an American legend, Carol Burnett! From a life of incredible co-incidence to Liz’s thoughts on 80’s rap, via Nick having a crisis of what ‘sexy’ is…
- Tyra Banks · 1 h 28 minWe’re getting all modern this week and looking at the frankly barmy Tyra Banks, with Liz reliving her ANTM glory days and Nick finally drawing a musical line. Watch along with…
- Fanny Cradock · 1 h 24 minThis week we’re diving into TV cookery shows, with the formidable First Lady of TV cuisine, Fanny Cradock. Join us to hear all about her colourful personal life, shape-shifting…
- Barbara Windsor · 1 h 20 minJoin us this week for an all new episode looking at British Legend Barbara Windsor! We take a look at Nick’s personal archive, her formative early years in the the theatre and…
- Series 1 Recap · 1 h 11 minJoin us this week for an all new episode looking back at our first series, with brand new clips from Liz and lots more Cilla, Miss Piggy, Catwoman, Randy Savage and Polari! Watch…
- Deep Dive: Rainbow · 1 h 5 minUp above the streets and houses, Rainbow’s climbing high! This week we’re taking on kids TV and looking at the camp in the classic TV show Rainbow… join Bungle, George, Zippy and…
- Deep Dive: Barbarella · 1 h 17 minThis week we’re venturing to outer space for a camp sci-fi classic - Barbarella! Jane Fonda battles her way through bright alien planets, creepy children, killer dolls…
- Deep Dive: WWE: Macho Man and Miss Elizabeth · 1 h 7 minOn this week’s deep dive we’re entering the unlikely world of professional wrestling, specifically the story of Macho Man Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth… there’s spandex…
- Deep Dive: Whatever Happened To Baby Jane? · 1 h 39 minIt's a bumper episode on this week’s deep dive - we’re watching a camp cornerstone with warring sisters, offscreen feuds, creepy dolls and Nick dropping a truth bomb... yes it's…
- Deep Dive: Batman (1966) · 1 h 12 minOn this week’s deep dive we’re travelling back to a comic book world straight out of the 1960s, with Batman, Dick, an elaborate hat, a dark room and….Liberace! Follow us on…
- Deep Dive: Miss World 1980 · 1 h 22 minFor this weeks deep dive we’re travelling back to 1980 and the world of the beauty pageant… yes, it’s Miss World featuring dance numbers, group singing, Judith Chalmers and a lot…
- Deep Dive: Patti LuPone in Love Cycle · 1 h 2 minWe’re doing our first deep dive episode this week and we’re starting strong - this TV & Musical Theatre hybrid from the 80’s starring Patti LuPone as a ghost haunting a…
- Liza Minnelli · 1 h 23 minWe’re in the presence of camp royalty this week as we look at the legend herself…. Liza Minnelli! From showbiz beginnings to award winning theatre and film, marriages, albums…
- Kenneth Williams · 1 h 19 minThis week it’s our first male camp icon, and the honour is bestowed upon Kenneth Williams known for his impeccable comedic talents and storytelling prowess. This episode takes us…
- Miss Piggy · 1 h 12 minThis week we’re looking at cultural phenomenon, the woman, the myth, the legend, the pig. Miss Piggy. Join us for unforgettable celebrity collaborations, a shocking secret from…
- Eartha Kitt · 1 h 19 minWe’re the presence of greatness this week as we look at the life and works of camp icon Eartha Kitt! From her distinctive voice to playing Catwoman, Broadway opulence to 80s…
- Bea Arthur · 1 h 15 minThis week we’re looking at Beatrice Arthur, a pioneering presence in the American Sitcom, Tony award winning Broadway star and all round camp and queer ally. Watch along with her…
- Noele Gordon · 1 h 12 minJoin us as we take on lesser known camp icon Noele Gordon, the proclaimed ‘Queen of the Midlands’ throughout the 50’s right through to the early 80’s! Watch along with her famous…
