LGBT Related Radio and TV Programmes, 18th - 24th October

We seek them out so you don't have to. This is our weekly non-exhaustive round up of upcoming LGBT programmes on the radio and television. Inclusion of a programme is not a recommendation.
Enjoy!

Some of the radio programmes listed below can be listened to again via the Listen Again facility of the BBC's website while some of the television programmes will remain available also for a week on the BBC's iplayer.

Radio
Saturday 18th
BBC Radio 2 - 1pm: Alan Carr’s Comedy Outings
BBC Radio 2 - 1.30pm: Clive Anderson’s Chat Room. With David Starkey
BBC Radio 2 - 5-7pm: Paul Gambaccini. US hits
BBC Radio 3 - 6pm: The Rake’s Progress
BBC Radio 3 - 9pm: The Wire. Dirty White Girl
BBC Radio 4 - 9am: Saturday Live. Presented by Clare Balding
BBC Radio 4 - 10.30am: Honouring the Office. Paul Gambaccini on the cultural role of the White House
BBC Radio 4 - 12.30pm: The News Quiz. Sandi Toksvig presents. Sue Perkins guests
BBC Radio 4 - 5.30pm: The Bottom Line. Evan Davis
6 Music - 12midnight: BBC Introducing. Tom Robinson

Sunday 19th
BBC Radio 2 - 1pm: Elaine Page. Guest Barbara Cook
BBC Radio 2 - 2pm: Dale Winton’s Pick of the Pops. ‘75 and ‘81
6 Music - 1am: BBC Introducing. Tom Robinson
BBC Radio 7 - 10pm: The News Quiz
Classic FM - 9pm: Paul Gambaccini’s Hall of Heroes. Tchaikovsky

Tuesday 21st
BBC Radio 4 - 2.15pm: Play: Number 10. Antony Sher plays PM

Wednesday 22nd
BBC Radio 4 - 11am: Byzantium Unearthed. Account of a land ruled by women and eunechs

Thursday 23rd
BBC Radio 4 - 11.30am: Misfits in France. Examines Oscar Wilde in Dieppe

Friday 24th
BBC Radio 2 - 7pm: The Judy Garland Trail
BBC Radio 4 - 3pm: Ramblings. Clare Balding presents
BBC Radio 4 - 6.30pm: News Quiz. Sandi Toksvig presents.
6 Music - 7pm: Tom Robinson. New acts

Local
BBC London - 94.9 and online
Sunday 9am-12noon: Lesley Joseph and Christopher Biggins
Monday – Friday 3-5pm: Danny Baker. With Amy Lamé or Baylen Leonard

Gaydar Radio 24/7 - Brighton, London DAB and online

BBC Three Counties (and online), Cambs, Essex, Norfolk, Northants., Suffolk
10pm-1am: Ern and Vern. Kenny Everett meets Round the Horn in a bucketful of innuendo

Television

Entertainment and documentaries
Saturday 18th
BBC1 - 5.25pm: Hole in the Wall. Dale Winton presents. Amy Lamé guests
BBC1 - 10.05pm: Little Britain USA
BBC2 - 7.10pm: Stephen Fry in America. Part 1 Repeat from last Sunday
BBC2 - 11.50pm: Beautiful People (rpt)
BBC HD - 8.10pm: Torchwood (rpt)
ITV1 - 7.25pm and 10.10pm: X Factor. At least one of them must be: probably the most talented
Sky1- 3pm: Hairspray The School Musical
Sky2 - 11.30am: Hairspray The School Musical
Living - 9am and 4.40am: The Golden Girls
Living - 6pm: Will and Grace
Living2 - 2am: Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
Sky Arts - 9.30am: Francis Bacon
Watch - 8pm: Dr Who

Sunday 19th
BBC1 - 9pm: Stephen Fry in America. Fry goes to West Virginia and North Carolina
BBC2 - 11pm: Graham Norton Uncut. Thursday’s edition extended. Sandi Toksvig and Goldie Hawn guest
ITV1 - 12.10pm: X Factor
More4 - 4.35pm: Come Dine with Me. Omnibus
Dave - 9.40pm: QI
Sky1 - 6pm: Hairspray: The Schools Musical.
Sky2 - 11am: Hairspray The Schools Musical
Living - 9am and 4.40am: The Golden Girls

Monday 20th
BBC1 - 11am: Open House. Kristian Digby
C4 - 5pm: The Paul O’Grady Show
five - 11.30am: Grey’s Anatomy
Sky1 - 5pm: Hairspray
Sky2 - 8pm: Hairspray The Schools Musical
Living - 7pm: Will and Grace
Sky Arts - 7pm: Francis Bacon
Sky Arts2 - 3pm: Francis Bacon

Tuesday 21st
BBC1 - 11am: Open House. Kristian Digby
BBC1 - 2.05am: Beautiful People.
C4 - 5pm: Paul O’Grady
E4 - 11pm: Skins. Series one
five - 11.30am: Grey’s Anatomy
Living - 3pm: Grey’s Anatomy
Living - 7pm and 1am: Will and Grace
Sky Arts - 3.20pm: Francis Bacon
Sky Arts2 - 5pm: Francis Bacon

Wednesday 22nd
BBC1 - 11am: Open House. Kristian Digby
C4 - 12.3pm:0 Come Dine with Me
C4 - 5pm: Paul O’Grady
E4 - 10.30pm and 3.05am: Rick and Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in the World. Last in series
five - 11.30am: Grey’s Anatomy
Living - 7pm & 1am: Will and Grace
Living - 8pm: Grey’s Anatomy
Sky Arts - 6.15pm: Truman Capote
Sky Arts - 9pm: Queen in Montreal

Thursday 23rd
BBC2 - 9.30pm: Beautiful People. Simon’s birthday secret goes out in the school tannoy
BBC2 - 10pm: The Graham Norton Show. Anastasia
BBC HD - 10pm: Beautiful People (rpt)
C4 - 12.30pm: Come Dine with Me
C4 - 5pm: Paul O’Grady
E4 - 11pm: How to Look Good naked USA with Carson Kressley
five - 11.30am: Grey’s Anatomy
Dave - 9pm: QI
Living - 7pm & 1am: Will and Grace
Living - 10pm: Grey’s Anatomy
Sky Arts1 - 9am: Queen
Sky Arts - 10.40am: Francis Bacon
Sky Arts - 12.05pm: Queen
Sky Arts - 5.40pm: Francis bacon
Sky Arts - 6.30pm: Suggs on Caravaggio
Sky Arts - 9pm: Queen
Sky Arts - 10pm: Queen
Sky Arts - 12.15am: Queen
Sky Arts - 1.30am: Suggs on Caravaggio
Sky Arts2 - 6pm: Francis Bacon

Friday 24th
BBC1 - 11am: Open House. Kristian Digby
BBC1 - 9.30pm: Little Britain. Same old characters across the pond
BBC2 - 10pm: QI (rpt)
BBC HD - 9.30pm: Beautiful People (rpt)
ITV1 - 5pm: Britain’s Best Dish. With Christopher Biggins
C4 - 5pm: Paul O’Grady
C4 - 10pm: Alan Clark’s Celebrity Ding Dong
five - 11.30am: Grey’s Anatomy
Dave - 11.40pm: QI
Sky1 - 9pm: Hairspray; The School Musical
Living - 3pm: Grey’s Anatomy
Living - 7pm and 1am: Will and Grace

Film and drama
Saturday 18th
Sky Comedy - 6pm: My Best Friend’s Wedding. Rom com with Rupert Everett

Tuesday 21st
Film4 - 9pm: Brokeback Mountain

Thursday 23rd
Modern Greats - 12.45 and 8pm: Hairspray. 2007 remake of Waters’ classic with John Travolta as the matriarch
Screen1 - 6pm: My Best Friend’s Wedding

Friday 24th
More4 - 9pm: Gosford Park. Stephen Fry stars in Alan Parker whodunnit based on class
Modern Classics - 4pm and 10.35pm: The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Do the pelvic thrust!
Modern Classics - 1,20pm and 8pm: West Side Story