LGBTQ+ History Month
Celebrating LGBTQ+ history
A Positive Life: HIV from Terrence Higgins to Today
Sam Smith presents stories of HIV in the UK; beginning with the life of Terrence Higgins.
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Criminally Queer: The Bolton 7
Hugh Sheehan explores how a landmark legal case changed the lives of seven men forever.
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Blood on the Dance Floor
The untold story of the murder of a gay police officer in Northern Ireland in 1997.
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Public Indecency: Queer Art in Britain
An exploration of 100 years of queer life in Britain seen through the lens of the arts.
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Orlando by Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf’s comic biography of a time-travelling hero who transforms into a heroine.
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Fifty Years of Pride—Archive on 4
Damian Barr examines how Pride has helped bring about change for the LGBTQ+ community.
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The mosque for Bangladesh’s transgender women—Heart and Soul
A community giving intersex and transgender individuals in Bangladesh a place to worship
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Polari—The Allusionist
When there are no safe spaces, language is a refuge, a lifeline, a keeper of secrets.
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The History of Drag Queens—Betwixt The Sheets
Drag means bold, fun shows, but where does the word come from, and what does it mean?
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Smalltown Boy by Bronski Beat—Soul Music
An '80s disco classic that tells a powerful story.
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The Stonewall Inn—Witness History
How a protest outside New York's Stonewall Inn inspired the modern gay rights movement.
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The Gay Games—Sporting Witness
The first international sports event for LGBT athletes was held in San Francisco in 1982.
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Section 28: The Anti-Gay Law which Sparked a Movement—Betwixt The Sheets
What was Section 28, who did it affect and what was the response from the gay community?
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The Rainbow Railroad—The Documentary
A Canadian organisation is helping LGBT people escape persecution via a secret network.
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LGBTQ Life in Weimar Germany—You're Dead to Me
Join Greg and his guests to learn about LGBTQ life and culture in Weimar Germany.
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The AIDS Memorial Quilt—Witness History
In 1985 activists made a giant quilt to commemorate those killed by AIDS in the USA.
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London’s revolutionary kiss-in—Outlook
Ted Brown is a black LGBT rights pioneer who helped organise the UK’s first Gay Pride
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Living With the Light On: Switchboard in the 70s—New Creatives
An exploration of the early history of the UK’s leading LGBT+ helpline.
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LGBTQ History—You're Dead to Me
From Molly Houses to Section 28, Greg Jenner explores the history of the LGBT community.
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Ekow Eshun on the first openly gay footballer, Justin Fashanu—Great Lives
Biography show where famous guests pick someone they admire or love.
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Tom Allen on Kenneth Williams—Great Lives
Comedian Tom Allen chooses the entertainer Kenneth Williams.
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Queer Histories—Free Thinking
How do we apply modern LGBT+ language and identities to historical figures?
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Sappho—Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics, Series 3
Natalie Haynes stands up for the Greek poet Sappho.
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A Most Queer House—Sunday Feature
The story of a London house with a legacy of queer creative and bohemian residents.
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