BBC Radio Podcasts from Unpopped

Estelle, Jamelia and the Exile of UK R&B

Why do black, female, UK R&B artists find it so hard to maintain their success at home?

What drives Stephen King to write and has his popularity altered his critical perception?

What influence did Final Fantasy VII have on video games and wider popular culture?

Did the seminal graphic novel Watchmen herald our current obsession with superheroes?

What did the TV show Eurotrash tell us about British attitudes towards sex and Europe?

Why are Now compilation albums so popular and how have they survived in the digital age?

What effect does Instagram have on our social interactions, our mental health and art?

Why did Bridget strike such a chord with readers and are the criticisms of her justified?

Why does the boyband One Direction attract such a devoted and intense global fanbase?

Seinfeld was one of the most popular TV shows ever - so why did it all end so badly?

Unpopped is taking a little break. Here are a few things we might be tackling in series 2

Why has Wallace's beloved, best-selling book become so contentious?

How do you define Grime and what were the roots of the music genre?

Why did YouTube become the one of the most successful websites in the world?

Why is Come Dine With Me such a successful TV show and what motivates people to appear?

What drives Brass Eye creator Chris Morris to make comedy and who is he making it for?

What influence has video game Tomb Raider and Lara Croft had on wider popular culture?

What influence has David Lynch's celebrated Twin Peaks had on the cultural landscape?

What happened when writer Kathy Acker met the Spice Girls at the height of their fame?

Did Paris Hilton provide the blueprint for the current celebrity obsessed culture?

“The shaaaaade of it all!" The glorious global phenomenon that it is RuPaul’s Drag Race.

Producer Dale Shaw and host Hayley Campbell give you a taste of what’s to come.