Queer as Art
A celebration of the LGBTQ community's contribution to the arts in Britain. Featuring interviews with leading figures from right across the arts in Britain.
Hour-long documentary celebrating the LGBTQ contribution to the arts in Britain in the 50 years since decriminalisation. This film is part of the Gay Britannia season of BBC programming to mark the 50th anniversary celebrations.
The film features interviews with leading figures from right across the arts in Britain, including Stephen Fry, David Hockney, Sir Antony Sher, Alan Cumming, Sandi Toksvig, Jeanette Winterson, Will Young and Alan Hollinghurst, and it explores the distinctive perspectives and voices that LGBT artists have brought to British cultural life.
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What was it like to come out in the 1960s?
Duration: 00:43
Music Played
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The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Stone Free
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Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Dali's Car
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The Tornados
Do You Come Here Often?
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Dusty Springfield
You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
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The Who
I Can't Explain
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David Bowie
Queen B****
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T. Rex
Mad Donna
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David Bowie
Queen B****
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David Bowie
Boys Keep Swinging
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Barbra Streisand
Don't Rain On My Parade
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Judy Garland, Herbert Stothart
Wizard of Oz
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Yma Sumac
Gopher
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Yma Sumac
Bo Mambo
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Relax
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Erasure
Sometimes
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The Communards
Don't Leave Me This Way (feat. Sarah Jane Morris)
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Bob Carter, Wham!
Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)
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Prefab Sprout
The King of Rock 'N' Roll
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Julee Cruise
Floating
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Elbow
Starlings
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Bugge Wesseltoft & DJ Maestro
Yellow Is The Colour
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Will Young
Evergreen
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Will Young
Anything is Possible
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Sam Smith
Stay With Me
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Years & Years
Shine
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Two Tribes
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Interviewed Guest | Simon Napier-Bell |
| Interviewed Guest | Andy Bell |
| Interviewed Guest | Val McDermid |
| Interviewed Guest | Maggi Hambling |
| Interviewed Guest | Alan Hollinghurst |
| Interviewed Guest | Wayne Sleep |
| Interviewed Guest | Nick Grimshaw |
| Interviewed Guest | Jon Savage |
| Interviewed Guest | Russell T Davies |
| Interviewed Guest | Richard Coles |
| Interviewed Guest | Sarah Waters |
| Interviewed Guest | Alan Cumming |
| Interviewed Guest | Stephen Fry |
| Interviewed Guest | Jeanette Winterson |
| Interviewed Guest | Holly Johnson |
| Interviewed Guest | Antony Sher |
| Interviewed Guest | Gregory Doran |
| Interviewed Guest | Isaac Julien |
| Interviewed Guest | Julie Goodyear |
| Interviewed Guest | Asifa Lahore |
| Interviewed Guest | Will Young |
| Interviewed Guest | David Hockney |
| Interviewed Guest | Sandi Toksvig |
| Director | James House |
| Executive Producer | Neil Crombie |
| Executive Producer | Joe Evans |
| Production Company | Swan Films |
Broadcasts
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Gay Britannia
A season of programming marking the 50th anniversary of The Sexual Offences Act 1967.
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Gay Britannia
A season of documentaries marking the 50th anniversary of The Sexual Offences Act 1967.
Gay Britannia Season
Bold and provocative stories exploring how far we’ve come since being gay was a crime
