LGBT related Radio and TV Programmes, 13th - 19th March

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.

Some of the programmes listed below will be available online on the respective network's websites.

Enjoy!

Owt on’t’telly?

A round up of LGBT progs and personalities on British TV.
ITV1 airs a documentary on homophobia. See Thursday

TV
New
George Michael on Bio 11pm Saturday.
Sunday there’s George Michael at 10am and Freddie Mercury at 11am and 5pm Bio. Gay men dancing on Pineapple Dance Studios 6pm Sky1. Mad Men BBC4 11pm.
Corrie on ITV1 7.30pm Monday is written by Jonathan Harvey. Gimme Gimme Gimme Gold 10.40pm.
On Tuesday QI BBC2 10pm and Mad Men 11.20.
Part 2 of Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit dramatised on BBC4 10.30pm Tuesday.
Wednesday: Eddie Izzard: Marathon Man 8pm BBC3.
ITV1 airs a documentary on homophobia. Tonight: Afraid to Be Gay with LGBT History Month patron Gareth Thomas at 7.30pm Thursday. Eddie Izzard: Marathon Man on BBC3 Thursday 10.30pm. This is the final part of 3 and the most up-to-date version. The other showings are all repeats.
BBC1 airs Sport Relief all evening Friday. Dr Christian on Embarrassing Bodies C4 9pm. Stephen Fry in the docile Kingdom at 9pm ITV3

Ongoing
Come Dine with Me at 4.25 on C4 and QI XL 9.15 BBC2 Saturday. Dr Who/Torchwood back to back on Watch from 8. C4 repeats Chatty Man with Alan Carr at 11.55. Eddie Izzard: Marathon Man 10.40 BBC3.
The Big Questions is on BBC1 at 10am on Sunday; LGBT content unknown. Glee on C4 at 5.30pm. Jason Gardiner on Dancing on Ice at 7.15 and 9.30pm on ITV1.
C4 airs Will and Grace every morning at 9.20am. The Wright Stuff Five at 9.15am every weekday often has an LG guest. Come Dine with Me weekdays 5.30pm on C4 and at 9pm Monday More4.
On Monday: Dr Who on BBC3 at 7pm and on Watch at 8pm. Women on BBC4 9pm features feminist icons. More Glee on E4 at 9pm.
Shameless on C4 10pm Tuesday (repeated Wednesday 11).
BBC4 airs Mad Men at 10pm Wednesday. Elton John 2am Sky Arts1. Peter Grimes 2am Sky Arts2.
Alan Carr Chatty Man C4 10pm Thursday. Skins on E4 at 10pm, followed by Glee. Brothers and Sisters on More4 at 10.
On Friday there’s Dr. Who Watch 8pm.

Films
On Sunday there’s The Broken Hearts Club: a Romantic Comedy on C4 at 1.25am and Giant Screen 1 10.35am.
Monday Milk on Drama 8pm.
Silence of the Lambs 10.40pm Sci/Fi Horror Tuesday.
My Best Friend’s Wedding E4 9pm Wednesday.
West Side Story Classics 9pm Friday. Lesbian Vampire Killers at midnight on Sky Premiere/HD is a “highly amusing romp” according to Radio Times. We’ll be the judge of that. The incontrovertibly brilliant Priscilla: Queen of the Desert on TCM 9pm and 1.15am.

Radio
Please also note that Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour contains a lot of relevant content and is generally LGBT friendly, but a lot of its output is not available to us before we put this on the site. For the latest Woman’s Hour stuff, subscribe to the programme's newsletter here.

Saturday 13th
BBC Radio 2 - 10am Jonathan Ross. Includes a feature on the current West End production of Private Lives
BBC Radio 2 - 1pm: Dale Winton’s Pick of the Pops
BBC Radio 2 - 6: Going Out with Alan Carr
BBC Radio 2 - 8: Paul Gambaccini
BBC Radio 2 - 10: The Karen Carpenter Story
BBC Radio 4 - 6.07: Ramblings. Clare Balding
BBC Radio 4 - 10: Excess Baggage. Sandi Toksvig
BBC Radio 4 - 4pm: Weekend Woman’s Hour
BBC Radio 4 - 5.30: The Bottom Line
BBC Radio 4 - 6.15: Loose Ends. Content unknown
BBC Radio 4 - 10.15: the Moral Maze. Content unknown

Sunday 14th
BBC Radio 2 - 1pm: Elaine Page. Stage and film music show. Guests John Barrowman
BBC Radio 2 - 5: Paul O’Grady
BBC Radio 4 - 7.05am: Sunday. Religious programme that often deals with LGBT issues
BBC Radio 4 - 12.04pm: Just a Minute. Sue Perkins guests
BBC Radio 4 - 2.45: The Secrets of the Art and the Artist: Caravaggio (1/3) - Roger Law embarks on a journey to understand the controversial artist.
BBC Radio 4 - 4.30: Poetry Please
BBC Radio 4 - 8.30: Last Word
BBC Radio 7 - 8: Henry James’ Portrait of a Lady. Read by Miriam Margolyes

Monday 15th
BBC Radio 1 - 6.30am: Chris Moyles. Features Aled
BBC Radio 4 - 9.45am: Book of the Week. Chopin: Prince of the Romantics

Tuesday 16th
BBC Radio 1 - 6.30am: Chris Moyles. Features Aled
BBC Radio 2 - 10.30pm: Michael Ball meets Dolly Parton
BBC Radio 2 - 11.30: Behind the Brel: The Story of the Musical Genius. Marc Almond on Jacques Brel
BBC Radio 4 - 9.45am: Book of the Week. Chopin: Prince of the Romantics
BBC Radio 7 - 2.30pm: Alan Bennett’s telling Tales

Wednesday 17th
BBC Radio 1 - 6.30am: Chris Moyles. Features Aled
BBC Radio 4 - 9.45am: Book of the Week. Chopin: Prince of the Romantics
BBC Radio 4 - 8: The Moral Maze. Content unknown
BBC Radio 7 - 2.30pm: Alan Bennett’s telling Tales

Thursday 18th
BBC Radio 1 - 6.30am: Chris Moyles. Features Aled
BBC Radio 2 - 10pm: The Comedy Hour. 1/6: And the Winner Is…Matt Lucas presents his own comedy awards (The Lucases) to his own favourite comedians
BBC Radio 4 - 9.45am: Book of the Week. Chopin: Prince of the Romantics
BBC Radio 4 - 3pm: Ramblings. Clare Balding
BBC Radio 4 - 8.30: The Bottom Line. With Evan Davies
BBC Radio 7 - 2.30pm: Alan Bennett’s telling Tales

Friday 19th
BBC Radio 1 - 6.30am: Chris Moyles. Features Aled
BBC Radio 4 - 9.45am: Book of the Week. Chopin: Prince of the Romantics
BBC Radio 4 - 4pm: Last Word
BBC Radio 4 - 9: History of the World in 100 Objects
6 Music - 7.30: Tom Robinson
BBC Radio 7 - 2.30pm: Alan Bennett’s telling Tales
BBC Radio 7 - 7pm: Stop Messing About!
BBC Radio 7 - 7.30: The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket

Local and online

For a global classification of queer radio on line:
http://radiotime.com/Search.aspx?query=gay&so=26,52,78 and
http://radiotime.com/Search.aspx?query=Lesbian
Gay Internet Radio Live (G.I.R.L.) is on the air 24 hours a day with dance music from the US at www.gayinternetradiolive.com.

Wythenshaw 97.2 FM, a community radio station, airs a lesbian and gay radio magazine programme once weekly, according to Out North West Magazine published by the Lesbian and Gay Foundation in Manchester. Podcast http://www.tuesdaynightout.co.uk/

GayRadio-UK is a new online radio station in Blackpool and promises a variety of LGBT programming. The audio stream is at www.gayradiouk.com. Guests iunclude lesbian actress Amanda Barrie, gay icon Su Pollard and radical actor Richie Tomlinson. Daily programmes are uploaded at the most popular gay podcast site on the net, Feast of Fun www.feastoffools.net, with a speech based programme of LGBT guests, news digest and light-hearted discussion.

Galaxy North East
Monday-Friday 4-7pm: James Barr

BBC Radio Manchester - 95.1 and online
Every Monday 8pm: The Gay Hour, Ashley Byrne and Andrew Edwards

BBC London - 94.9 and online
Monday – Friday 3-5pm: Danny Baker. With Amy Lamé or Baylen Leonard

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

Manchester’s gaydio www.gaydio.co.uk

Radio North Manchester 106.6 FM
Sundays - 11am: Passport. Also look out for their women's programmes

FYI Radio (gay youth radio) - online (currently only podcast but soon to grow to a fully fledged station) www.fyiradio.net

www.pinkeradio.com

Last Tuesday of the month - 6pm
Out in South London - local LGBT radio show with Rosie Wilby and guests
Listen online at www.southcityradio.org