Same sex parenting film released in the UK

The Kids Are All Right, a film about lesbian parenting , was released in the UK this week.

Directed by Lisa Cholodenko and starring Annette Bening and Julianne Moore, the affirmative film deals with parenting from the IVF stage and beyond. Cholodenko and Moore are both in the country to promote the film. Julianne Moore was interviewed by Evan Davies on the Today programme and an extended edition can be heard on the Radio 4 Today website.

Lisa Cholodenko featured on Radio 2's Art Show with Claudia Winkleman on Friday as well as on Radio 4's The Film Show.

Check out the LGBT TV and radio listings on this blog for timings.

For The Daily Mirror review click here

LGBT related Radio and TV Programmes, 30th October - 5th November

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!

LGBT TV and radio

Stephen Fry’s memoirs on Radio 4 and Stephen K. Amos on BBC2 Friday night

Listings (times given are pm unless otherwise stated)

Saturday 30th

Terrestrial
BBC1 - 6.25: Strictly Come Dancing
BBC2 - 3.40: The Great British Bake off. Cooking challenge presented by Mel and Sue. 1/6 Rpt.
BBC2 - 9.45: The Making of Elton John: Madman across the Water
BBC2 - 10.45: Elton John: Electric Prom
BBC2 - 11.45: Elton John at the BBC
BBC2 - 12.45am: The Stephen K. Amos Show, Rpt.
ITV1 - 8: The X Factor
C4 - 9.50am: Ugly Betty
C4 - 3.55: Come Dine with Me. Rpt.

Freeview
BBC3 - 10.30: Family Guy
BBC3 - 11.15: American Dad
BBC HD - 6: Strictly Come Dancing
BBC HD - 10.45: Elton John: Electric Prom
BBC HD - 11.45: QI XL
BBC HD - 12.45am: The Stephen K. Amos Show. Rpt.
Dave - 9: QI
ITV2 - 6am and 10.55am: Corrie Omnibus
ITV2 - 8am: Emmerdale

Satellite and cable
Comedy Central Extra - 9am: Frasier
FX - 8am: American Dad
FX - 10.15 and 11.30: Family Guy
Discovery Real Time - 4.30: Come Dine with Me

Film
Sci-Fi Horror - 11.10: The Silence of the Lambs. Jodie Foster

Sunday 31st

Terrestrial
BBC1 - 10am: Sunday Morning Live. Topical debate
BBC1 - 7.30: Strictly Come Dancing
BBC2 - 10: Psychoville: Halloween Special
ITV1 - 9.25am: X Factor. Rpt.
ITV1 - 1: Corrie Omnibus
ITV1 - 4.55: Downton Abbey. Rpt.
ITV1 - 8: X Factor
ITV1 - 9: Downton Abbey
ITV1 - 11.15: Whitechapel. Rpt.
C4 - 9.30am: Hollyoaks Omnibus
C4 - 12.05: Ugly Betty
C4 - 7 ;The Genius of British Art 5/6 Modern Times. Includes Francis Bacon and an interview with Grayson Perry
C4 - 10: Desperate Housewives. New series
Five - 3.15: The Canterville Ghost. Film adaptation of Wilde’s comic story set in the States (1996)

Freeview
BBC3 - 10: American Dad
BBC3 - 10.45: Family Guy
BBCHD - 7.30: Strictly Come Dancing
BBCHD - 10: Psychoville: Halloween Special
BBC4 - 7.30: How to Get a Head in Sculpture. With Maggi Hambling. Rpt
Dave - 7: Stephen Fry in America
ITV2 - 10: The Only Way is Essex
E4 - 6: Glee
More4 - 5.05: Come Dine with Me
Film4 - 6.40: Ever After: A Cinderella Story. Drew Barrymore (1998)
Film4 - 12.50am: The Innocents. Deborah Kerr (1961)

Satellite and Cable
Sky1 - 8.30: Modern Family
Discovery Real Time - 12noon: Come Dine with Me
History UK - 9pm: The People Speak - includes Ian McKellen, Tom Robinson and Rupert Everett

Film
Drama/Romance - 6am: West Side Story

Monday 1st

Terrestrial
BBC1 - 11.15: The Graham Norton Show. Rpt.
BBC2 - 11.20: A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss 2/3
ITV1 - 9: Whitechapel
C4 - 8.25am: Frasier
C4 - 5: Come Dine with Me
C4 - 6.30: Hollyoaks. Amy struggles to understand Ste is gay
Five - 1.45 and 5.30: Neighbours

Freeview
BBC3 - 11.30: Family Guy
BBC HD - 10.30: QI XL
BBC HD - 11.15: The Graham Norton Show. Rpt.

Satellite and Cable
FX - 9: Family Guy
Discovery Real Time - 3: Come Dine with Me

Film
Drama/Romance - 11.45am and 11.30: Milk. Sean Penn’s award-winning portrayal of the USA’s first out gay councillor (2008)
Modern Greats - 10.30: Thelma and Louise (1991)
Classics - 7am: Pillow Talk. Day/Hudson (1959)

Tuesday 2nd

Terrestrial
BBC2 - 11.20: A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss 3/3 Rpt.
ITV1 - 11.35: Swingtown. 9/13
C4 - 8.25: Frasier
C4 - 5: Come Dine with Me
C4 - 6.30: Hollyoaks. Amy catches Ste and Brendan embracing
Five - 1.45 and 5.30: Neighbours

Freeview
BBC3 - 10.30: Lip Service. 4/6. Law breaking, internet dating and introducing the new woman to the folks
BBC3 - 11.30: Family Guy
BBC3 - 1.20: Lip Service. 4/6
BBC HD - 10.30: Lip Service. 4/6
Dave - 9: QI XL
Dave - 12midnight: QI XL
ITV2 - 7: The Only Way is Essex. Double helping. Whoopie-doo!
E4 - 7: Hollyoaks
More4 - 2.20: Come Dine with Me
More4 - 9 and 11.40: Come Dine with Me
Fiver - 11: Sex in the City

Satellite and Cable
Sky2 - 8.30: Modern Family
FX - 10: Family Guy
Discovery Real Time - 3: Come Dine with Me

Film
Classics - 7: Spartacus
Classics - 2am: Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?

Wednesday 3rd

Terrestrial
BBC1 - 8.30: Nigel Slater’s Simple Suppers. New series
ITV1 - 10.30am: This Morning. Graham Norton plugs his new book
C4 - 8.20am: Frasier
C4 - 5: Come Dine with Me
C4 - 6.30: Hollyoaks. Ste hides Brendan’s violent nature from Amy
Five - 1.45 and 5.30: Neighbours

Freeview
BBC3 - 10.50: Family Guy
BBC3 - 11.40 and 2.40am: Lip Service. Rpt. 3/6
Dave - 10.15: QI
ITV2 - 8: Gossip Girl
ITV2 - 10: The Only Way is Essex
E4 - 9: Ugly Betty
E4 - 10: Desperate Housewives
E4 - 1.10am: Ru Paul’s Drag Race

Satellite and Cable
Sky Arts2 - 12noon: Simon Callow’s Classical Destinations
Gold - 10.40: Gimme Gimme Gimme
FX - 9: American Dad
Discovery Real Time - 3: Come Dine with Me

Film
Classics - 7: A Place in the Sun. Montgomery Clift (1951)

Thursday 4th

Terrestrial
C4 - 8.20am: Frasier
C4 - 5: Come Dine with Me
C4 - 6.30: Hollyoaks
C4 - 11.05: True Blood
Five - 1.45 and 5.30: Neighbours

Freeview
BBC3 - 11: Family Guy
BBC HD - 11: Lip Service. Rpt.
Dave - 8.50: QI
E4 - 6.55: Hollyoaks
Film4 - 12.05am: Dance with a Stranger. Stars Rupert Everett (1984)

Satellite and Cable
Sky1 - 8: Modern Family
Gold - 10.40: Gimme Gimme Gimme
FX - 9: Family Guy
FX - 10: American Dad
Discovery Real Time - 3 and 8: Come Dine with Me
Bio - 3: Take That

Film
Comedy - 10.05: Brüno (2009)

Friday 5th

Terrestrial
BBC1 - 8.30: QI
BBC1 - 10.35: The Graham Norton Show. Joan Rivers and The Pet Shop Boys
BBC2 - 10: The Stephen K. Amos Show
ITV1 - 8.30: Coronation Street. Scripted by Jonathan Harvey
ITV1 - 9: Paul O’Grady Live. David Walliams guests and McFly perform
C4 - 8.25am: Frasier
C4 - 1.15: Carry on Dick. Corn and vulgarity (1974)
C4 - 5: Come Dine with Me
C4 - 8: Come Dine with Me
Five - 1.45 and 5.30: Neighbours

Freeview
BBC3 - 11.30: Family Guy
BBCHD - 8.30: QI
BBCHD - 10: The Stephen K. Amos Show
Dave - 7.20, 9.40 and 1am: QI
ITV2 - 9: The Only Way is Essex
E4 - 11.05: Desperate Housewives
More4 - 2.20: Come Dine with Me
Film4 - 2.55: An Affair to Remember. Cary Grant (1957)
Film4 - 7: Big Business. Lily Tomlin (1988)
Fiver - 11: Sex and the City

Satellite and Cable
Gold - 10.40: Gimme Gimme Gimme
Discovery Real Time - 3 and 8: Come Dine with Me

Film
Showcase - 5.45: Milk (2008)
Classics - 11.55: Spartacus (1960)
Classics - 1.10am: Pillow Talk (1959)

Radio

Saturday 30th
BBC Radio 2 - 10am: The Graham Norton Show
BBC Radio 2 - 1: Pick of the Pops. Dale Winton
BBC Radio 2 - 6: Going Out with Alan Carr
BBC Radio 2 - 8: Radio 2’s Electric Proms. Neil Diamond live
BBC Radio 2 - 10: Electric Proms Aftershow. With Elton John
BBC Radio 4 - 12.30: News Quiz. Sandi Toksvig
BBC Radio 4 - 4: Weekend Woman’s Hour
BBC Radio 4 - 5.30: The Bottom Line. Evan Davis
BBC Radio 7 - 11: Lady Chatterley’s Lover
BBC Radio 7 - 2.30am: The Picture of Dorian Gray

Sunday 31st
BBC Radio 2 - 1: Elaine Page. Stage musicals
BBC Radio 2 - 5: Paul O’Grady
BBC Radio 4 - 7.10am: Sunday. Religious topical programme that often takes on LGBT issues
BBC Radio 4 - 8.30: Last Word
BBC Radio 4 - 11: The Film Programme. Lisa Cholodenko talks about The Kids Are All Right
6 Music - 12noon: The First Time. Interview with Neil Tennant
BBC Radio 7 - 4.30: The News Quiz

Monday 1st
BBC Radio 1 - 4: Scott Mills
BBC Radio 4 - 11am: Grayson on His Bike. Grayson Perry crosses Bavaria on a pink bike. Wearing Pink. With his Teddy bear Alan Measles.
BBC Radio 4 - 11: Words, Words, Words. Su Perkins on Samuel Johnson
BBC Radio 7 - 9.45: Time for Verse. Benjamin Zephaniah and Carol Ann Duffy

Tuesday 2nd
BBC Radio 1 - 4: Scott Mills
BBC Radio 2 - 10: Bay City Babylon. Profile of 70’s Scots sensation The Bay City Rollers
BBC Radio 7 - 7.30: Counterpoint

Wednesday 3rd
BBC Radio 1 - 4: Scott Mills
BBC Radio 4 - 8: The Moral Maze. 2/9

Thursday 4th
BBC Radio 1 - 4: Scott Mills
BBC Radio 4 - 8.30: The Bottom Line. Evan Davis

Friday 5th
BBC Radio 1 - 4: Scott Mills
BBC Radio 4 - 4: Last Word
BBC Radio 4 - 6.30: The News Quiz. Sandi Toksvig
BBC Radio 4 - 9: A History of the World in 100 Objects. Omnibus

Local and web

If you want us to tell everyone about your radio broadcasts, email fenwicktony[at]hotmail.com

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 9pm: LGBT Citizen

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

Reunion for members of the pioneering gay groups - change of venue

On November 27th, to mark the launch of the book Out of the Shadows which traces the early days of the gay rights movement in London, the Campaign for Homosexual Equality is organising a reunion of its members past and present and of other people involved in the movement.

The venue for the event will now be Friends House, 173 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ (just opposite Euston Station). Start time is 2pm as before.

The organisers have published a list of people they haven’t yet been able to contact and are invited anyone who may know these people to pass the invitation on.

An updated flyer and reservation form for the event is here (pdf). More information about the book Out of the Shadows can be found at www.slago.org.uk/oots.htm.

Peter Tatchell and Sharon Ferguson Challenge Marriage Discimination

In a direct challenge to discrimination in marriage and civil partnerships, Peter Tatchell today announced that 4 same sex couples will apply to marry and 4 straight couples will apply for a civil partnership. When their applications are rejected they will take legal action for discrimination.

"We believe these bans violate the Human Rights Act and are open to challenge in the high court," said Tatchell. The Rev. Sharon Ferguson, of the Lesbian and Gay Christina Movement, who will be the first to lodge an application to marry her partner Franka Strietzel, said, "We have a double system and we shouldn't have. That isn't equality."

The first round of applications will be made on November 4th and will continue till the 14th of December.

After the recent controversy following its apparent indecision on the matter, Stonewall also announced today that it would now be campaigning for marriage equality.

Special Bulletin: LGBTHM 2011 pre-launch

A special edition of the LGBT History Month bulletin is now available, as usual packed-full of news, information, notices of upcoming events and quotations.

To access the latest bulletin please click on one of the links below:
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(you can also right click on the links and "save target as")

You can view all previous bulletins here or register to our mailing list here.

LGBT related Radio and TV Programmes, 23rd - 29th 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.

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

Enjoy!

LGBT TV and radio

Stephen Fry’s memoirs on Radio 4 and Stephen K. Amos on BBC2 Friday night

Listings (times given are pm unless otherwise stated)

Saturday 23rd

Terrestrial
BBC1 - 6: Strictly Come Dancing
BBC2 - 9.15: QI XL
ITV1 - 7.45: The X Factor
C4 - 9.45am: Ugly Betty
C4 - 3.55: Come Dine with Me. Rpt.

Freeview
BBC3 - 11.15: Family Guy
BBC3 - 12midnight: American Dad
BBC HD - 6: Strictly Come Dancing
ITV2 - 6am&10,55am: Corrie Omnibus
ITV2 - 8am: Emmerdale
E4 - 6.30: Ugly Betty
Film4 - 1: Anna and the King. Jodie Foster

Satellite and cable
Sky Arts1 - 12midnight: What the Dickens? Double bill
Gold - 8: Heroes of Comedy: Kenny Everett
Comedy Central Extra - 9am: Frasier
FX - 8am: American Dad
FX - 10.15 and 11.30: Family Guy
Discovery Real Time - 4.30: Come Dine with Me

Sunday 24th

Terrestrial
BBC1 - 10am: Sunday Morning Live. Topical debate
BBC1 - 7.30: Strictly Come Dancing
ITV1 - 9.25am: X Factor. Rpt.
ITV1 - 1: Corrie Omnibus
ITV1 - 4.55: Downton Abbey. Rpt.
ITV1 - 8: X Factor
ITV1 - 9: Downton Abbey
ITV1 - 10.15: Whitechapel. Rpt.
C4 - 9.30am: Hollyoaks Omnibus
C4 - 12.05: Ugly Betty
C4 - 10: Desperate Housewives. New series

Freeview
BBC3 - 10: American Dad
BBC3 - 10.45: Family Guy
BBCHD - 7.30: Strictly Come Dancing
BBC4 - 10: Witchfinder General. Horror with Vincent Price (1968)
Dave - 7: Stephen Fry in America
ITV2 - 10: The Only Way is Essex.
E4 - 6: Glee
More4 - 5.05: Come Dine with Me

Satellite and Cable
Sky1 - 8.30: Modern Family
Sky Arts1 - 12midnight: What the Dickens?
Bio - 8: Cary Grant
Bio - 10: Montgomery Clift

Film
Modern Greats - 8: Thelma and Louise
Classics - 3.25: Spartacus
Classics - 10.45: Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Indie - 2: Milk

Monday 25th

Terrestrial
BBC1 - 11.20: The Graham Norton Show. Rpt.
ITV1 - 9: Whitechapel
C4 - 8.25am: Frasier
C4 - 5: Come Dine with Me
Five - 1.45 and 5.30: Neighbours

Freeview
BBC3 - 10.30: My Schoool Prom
BBC3 - 11.30: Family Guy
BBC4 - 9: A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss.3/3. The American Scream
Film4 - 3: The Spanish Gardener. Stars Dirk Bogarde (1958)
Film4 - 6.40: Ever After: A Cinderella Story. Drew Barrymore (1998)

Satellite and Cable
Sky Arts1 - 12midnight: What the Dickens?
FX - 9: Family Guy
Discovery Real Time - 3: Come Dine with Me
Bio - 11: Montgomery Clift
Bio - 3: Cary Grant

Tuesday 26th

Terrestrial
BBC2 - 10: Later with...Jools Holland. Stars Neil Diamond
C4 - 8.25: Frasier
C4 - 5: Come Dine with Me
C4 - 6.30: Hollyoaks
Five - 1.45 and 5.30: Neighbours

Freeview
BBC3 - 10.30: Lip Service. Lesbian drama 3/6
BBC3 - 11.30: Family Guy
BBC HD - 10.30: Lip Service
Dave - 9: QIXL
Dave - 12midnight: QI XL
More4 - 2.20: Come Dine with Me
Film4 - 4.55: Never Been Kissed. Starring Drew Barrymore (1999)
Fiver - 11: Sex in the City

Satellite and Cable
Sky Arts1 - 12midnight: What the Dickens?
Sky2 - 8.30: Modern Family
Sky Arts2 - 6: Brian Sewell’s Grand Tour
FX - 10: Family Guy
Discovery Real Time - 3 Come Dine with Me

Wednesday 27th

Terrestrial
BBC1 - 8: Waterloo Road
C4 - 8.20am: Frasier
C4 - 5: Come Dine with Me
Five - 1.45 and 5.30: Neighbours

Freeview
BBC3 - 10.50: Family Guy
BBC3 - 11.40 and 2.35am: Lip Service. Rpt. 3/6
ITV2 - 8: Gossip Girl
ITV2 - 10: The Only Way is Essex
E4 - 1.10am: Ru Paul’s Drag Race

Satellite and Cable
Sky Arts1 - 12.05am: What the Dickens?
Sky Arts2 - 6: Brian Sewell’s Grand Tour
FX - 9: American Dad
Discovery Real Time - 3: Come Dine with Me

Film
Classics - 10.45: West Side Story (1961)

Thursday 28th
C4 - 8.20am: Frasier
C4 - 5: Come Dine with Me
C4 - 11.05: True Blood
Five - 1.45 and 5.30: Neighbours

Freeview
BBC3 - 11: Family Guy
BBC4 - 9: How to Get a Head in Sculpture. With Maggi Hambling
BBC4 - 11: A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss. Rpt.
Dave - 9.40: QI
Film4 - 12.05am: Dance with a Stranger. Stars Rupert Everett (1984)

Satellite and Cable
Sky1 - 8: Modern Family
Sky Arts1 - 12midnight: What the Dickens
Sky Arts2 - 6: Brian Sewell’s Grand Tour
FX - 9: Family Guy
FX - 10: American Dad
Discovery Real Time - 3 and 8: Come Dine with Me

Film
Classics - 8.50am: Pillow Talk. Hudson/Day (1959)

Friday 29th

Terrestrial
BBC1 - 8.30: QI
BBC1 - 10.35: The Graham Norton Show
BBC2 - 10: The Stephen K. Amos Show
ITV1 - 9: Paul O’Grady Live
C4 - 8.25am: Frasier
C4 - 5: Come Dine with Me
C4 - 8: Come Dine with Me
Five - 1.45 and 5.30: Neighbours

Freeview
BBC3 - 11.30: Family Guy
BBCHD - 8.30: QI
BBCHD - 10: The Stephen K. Amos Show
BBCHD - 10.35: The Graham Norton Show
Dave - 7.20, 9.40 and 1am: QI
ITV2 - 9: The Only Way is Essex
E4 - 11.05: Desperate Housewives
Film4 - 11am: The Spanish Gardener. Dirk Bogarde (1956)
Fiver - 11: Sex and the City

Satellite and Cable
Sky Arts2 - 5.45: Brian Sewell’s Grand Tour
Discovery Real Time - 3 and 8: Come Dine with Me

Film
Comedy - 10: Brüno (2009)
Indie - 12noon: Milk (2008)

Radio

Saturday 23rd
BBC Radio 2 - 10am: The Graham Norton Show
BBC Radio 2 - 1: Pick of the Pops. Dale Winton
BBC Radio 2 - 6: Going Out with Alan Carr
BBC Radio 2 - 8: Paul Gambaccini
BBC Radio 4 - 6.07am: Ramblings. Clare Balding with the Glasgow women’s library
BBC Radio 4 - 12.30: News Quiz. Sandi Toksvig
BBC Radio 4 - 4: Weekend Woman’s Hour
BBC Radio 4 - 5.30: The Bottom Line. Evan Davis

Sunday 24th
BBC Radio 2 - 1: Elaine Page. Stage musicals
BBC Radio 2 - 5: Paul O’Grady
BBC Radio 4 - 7.10am: Sunday. Religious topical programme that often takes on LGBT issues
BBC Radio 4 - 8.30: Last Word
BBC Radio 5 Live - 9pm: 5 live Investigates - Forced marriages of LGBT people
BBC Radio 7 - 4.30: The News Quiz
BBC Radio 7 - 6: The Devil in Amber. Mark Gatiss reads from his own novel
BBC Radio 7 - 9.15: Short Stories by D.H. Lawrence. The Christening

Monday 25th
BBC Radio 1 - 6.30am: Scott Mills
BBC Radio 2 - 8: Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie. Includes The Scissor Sisters
BBC Radio 2 - 10: The Musical. 8/8
BBC Radio 4 - 9: Start The Week. Includes David Starkey on the history of the monarchy
BBC Radio 4 - 9.45am and 12.30am: Book of the Week: The Fry Chronicles. Read by the man himself
BBC Radio 4 - 11: The Seven Car Parks of Croydon. Su Perkins asks why everybody laughs at her hometown
BBC Radio 7 - 9.45: Time for Verse. Benjamin Zephaniah and Carol Ann Duffy

Tuesday 26th
BBC Radio 1 - 6.30am: Scott Mills
BBC Radio 4 - 9.45am and 12.30am: Book of the Week: The Fry Chronicles. Read by the man himself
BBC Radio 4 - 11.30: Leading Ladies. Takes us back to December 8th 1660 when Desdemona was played by a woman for the first time.
BBC Radio 4 - 6.30: The Write Stuff. The works of William S Boroughs and Jack Kerouac are discussed
BBC Radio 4 - 7.30: Counterpoint

Wednesday 27th
BBC Radio 1 - 6.30am: Scott Mills
BBC Radio 4 - 9.45am and 12.30am: Book of the Week: The Fry Chronicles. Read by the man himself
BBC Radio 4 - 8: The Moral Maze. 2/9

Thursday 28th
BBC Radio 1 - 6.30am: Scott Mills
BBC Radio 4 - 9.45am and 12.30am: Book of the Week: The Fry Chronicles. Read by the man himself
BBC Radio 4 - 11.30: The League of Gentlemen’s Ghost Chase
BBC Radio 4 - 3: Ramblings. Repeated from Saturday
BBC Radio 4 - 8.30: The Bottom Line. Evan Davis

Friday 29th
BBC Radio 1 - 6.30am: Scott Mills
BBC Radio 2 - 10: The Arts Show with Claudia Winkleman. Matthew Bourne and a look at lesbian mums’ film The Kids are All Right
BBC Radio 4 - 9.45am and 12.30am: Book of the Week: The Fry Chronicles. Read by the man himself
BBC Radio 4 - 4: Last Word
BBC Radio 4 - 4.30: The Film Programme Director Lisa Cholodenko on her latest film The Kids are All Right
BBC Radio 4 - 6.30: The News Quiz. Sandi Toksvig
BBC Radio 4 - 9: A History of the World in 100 Objects. Omnibus
BBC Radio 4 - 11: A Good Read. Rpt.

Local and web

If you want us to tell everyone about your radio broadcasts, email fenwicktony[at]hotmail.com

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 9pm: LGBT Citizen

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

Moscow Pride Bans Ruled Illegal

LGBT Rights campaigners are celebrating throughout Europe today after the European Court of Human Rights ruled the persistent ban on Moscow Pride since 2006 to be illegal.

The Strasbourg ruling is a particular victory for Nikolai Alekseev, who has faced years of false arrests, imprisonment and violence for his steadfast determination to hold a pride celebration in the capital. The disgraced former mayor of Moscow, Yuri Luzhkov is primarily responsible for the annual ban, but successive Russian presidents Putin and Medvedev also share responsibility as they did not over-rule him.

Peter Tatchell, who attends Moscow Pride and was severely beaten by homophobic thugs two and a half years ago, said, “This is an astonishing victory. Nikolai and his small band of daring LGBT activists have taken on the might of the Russian state - and won.
“It is a triumph for LGBT Russians and for all Russians who love liberty. This ruling expands the democratic space and gives comfort to human rights defenders everywhere. It’s a positive result for gay rights and liberty, and a setback for autocracy and homophobia.”

CHE Reunion Night

The Campaign for Homosexual Equality is planning a reunion for active LGBT campaigners from the last century.

The event, which will be held in London on the 27th November, will also be an opportunity to purchase a copy of Out of the Shadows, a historical new book that follows the work of LGBT activists from 1967 onwards, and includes a chapter by Tony Fenwick on Schools OUT.

You can download a flyer and booking form here (pdf).

Charity night in aid of the Iraqi LGBT

The first ever charity night in aid of the Iraqi LGBT is to take place this month. This celebrates the fifth anniversary of the London-based initiative to raise awareness of the persecution of LGBT people in Iraq.

Over 720 Gay, Lesbian, Trans and Bisexual people have been recently killed by the militia and members of the Ministry of Interior forces and death squads targeting all sexual minorities inside Iraq.

The event will take place at Apres London – one of London’s leading clubs and will see performances by some of London’s leading Drag Queens. A raffle and auction prizes will also be offered.

Julian Bennett will be hosting the night : "I am very proud to have been asked to host this event. I think it is so important that we do as much as we can to support this charity and what it stands for. I can’t believe the Iraqi government are trying to implement this law when we live in the 21st century where most people’s views are so liberal and open!! Please come and support us all at the event."

For further information or to book tickets, please contact IRAQI LGBT.
Iraqilgbt@googlemail.com or call 07981959453
http://iraqilgbt.org.uk/

Iraqi LGBT Charity Night
26 October, 19:00
CHLOE
3 CROMWELL ROAD,
London, SW7 2AR
Entry fees - Donations at the door.
Dress code: Smart Casual.

Participants attacked at third European Transgender Council

Two Turkish delegates to the Third European Transgender Council in Malmoe, Sweden, were attacked as they left a restaurant Sept. 30.

They were physically assaulted and pelted with eggs by five to seven attackers, they said. They also were allegedly later mistreated by police, who asked them offensive questions, questioned their right to be in Sweden and referred to them with incorrect pronouns. The police interrogations made them feel "intensely violated and humiliated," the activists said.

The conference brought together more than 200 trans activists from 35 nations.

lGBT related Radio and TV Programmes - Addendum

Further to the listings given this week:

Peter Tatchell faced shock jock John Gaunt on The Sunday Morning Show 10am Sunday 17th of October on BBC1. You can catch up on iPlayer

Jeannette Winterson is on Woman's Hour on Friday 10am Radio 4

North East Wales to have its own LGBT Drop-in Centre

The North East Wales Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Foundation Drop-in Centre will be officially opened at Ty AVOW, 21 Egerton Street, Wrexham, by the Mayor Mr. James A Kelly, KSG on Wednesday 27th October 2010 at 11.00 for 11.30a.m. The Centre seeks to provide information and support, training and a variety of other services to LGBT people across North East Wales and will be open Monday to Friday 10.30am-3.30pm.

Keith Drury, Founder and Chair said "What started off as a Diners Club ten years ago in Wrexham has now developed into an organisation which seeks to support LGBT people across the whole of North East Wales. Managed by a management committee, the Foundation exists to support and assist those in our communities who need us, to promote independence, better quality of life, acceptance, affirmation, and a sense of belonging in the wider community. We also seek to support parents, families and friends of LGBT people".

All are welcome to join in the celebrations at the official launch.

For more details please contact our Secretary Dave Humphreys on Tel. 01978-318813 or write to the above address or email: newaleslgbt@googlemail.com

www.lgbtfoundation.org.uk

LGBT related Radio and TV Programmes, 16th - 22nd 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.

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

Enjoy!

LGBT TV and radio

Lip Service on BBC3!

Listings (times given are pm unless otherwise stated)

Saturday 16th

Terrestrial
BBC1 - 6: Strictly Come Dancing
BBC2 - 9.45: QI XL
ITV1 - 7.30: The X Factor
C4 - 9.50am: Ugly Betty
C4 - 3.55: Come Dine with Me. Rpt.

Freeview
BBC3 - 11.15: Family Guy
BBC3 - 12midnight: American Dad
BBC HD - 6: Strictly Come Dancing
BBC HD - 10.30: QI XL
BBC4 - 10.30: Mad Men
BBC4 - 11.15: Crooked House. By and with Mark Gatiss
ITV2 - 6am and 10,55am: Corrie Omnibus. Sophie and Sian try to deal with Rosie nearly burning the Webster’s house down
ITV2 - 8am: Emmerdale. Jackson opens his eyes
E4 - 6.30: Ugly Betty
More4 - 6.55: Grand Designs. Pet Shop Boys ex-manager Tom Watkins moves to Hastings with his partner Darron
Film4 - 6.45: Ever After...A Cinderella Story. Stars Drew Barrymore

Satellite and cable
Comedy Central Extra - 9am: Frasier
FX - 8am: American Dad
FX - 10.15 and 11.30: Family Guy
Discovery Real Time - 4.30: Come Dine with Me
Bio - 8: Drew Barrymore

Film
Showcase - 6.10: the Wizard of Oz. Dorothy and her friends
Classics - 6.20: West Side Story. There’s a Place for Us

Sunday 17th

Terrestrial
BBC1 - 7.30: Strictly Come Dancing
BBC1 - 10am: The Sunday Morning Show - Peter Tatchell faced shock jock John Gaunt
ITV1 - 9.25am: X Factor. Rpt.
ITV1 - 1: Corrie Omnibus
ITV1 - 4.55: Downton Abbey. Rpt.
ITV1 - 8: X Factor. With Joe McElderry
ITV1 - 9: Downton Abbey. Upstairs Downstairs meets Glee, with Maggie Smith thrown in
C4 - 9.30am: Hollyoaks Omnibus
C4 - 12.05: Ugly Betty
C4 - 10: Desperate Housewives. New series
Five - 7.05: Film: 50 First Dates. Stars Drew Barrymore (2004)

Freeview
BBC3 - 10: American Dad
BBC3 - 10.45: Family Guy
BBCHD - 7.30: Strictly Come Dancing
Dave - 7: Stephen Fry in America
ITV2 - 10: The Only Way is Essex. These characters are supposed to be real but they are such stereotypes and they play it up so much for the cameras that it’s hard to believe
E4 - 6: Glee
More4 - 5.05: Come Dine with Me

Satellite and Cable
Sky1 - 8: Modern Family

Monday 18th

ITV1 - 9: Whitechapel
C4 - 8.20am: Frasier
C4 - 5: Come Dine with Me
Five - 1.45 and 5.30: Neighbours

Freeview
BBC3 - 11.30: Family Guy
BBC4 - 9: A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss.2/3. Home Counties Horror
E4 - 7: Hollyoaks

Satellite and Cable
Sky Arts1 - 12.10am: What the Dickens?
FX - 9: Family Guy
Discovery Real Time - 3: Come Dine with Me

Film
Drama/Romance - 11.45: West Side Story
Classics - 9am: Pillow Talk. Rock Hudson/Doris Day (1959)

Tuesday 19th

Terrestrial
ITV1 - 12.30: Loose Women. Gok Wan guests
C4 - 8.20: Frasier
C4 - 5: Come Dine with Me
C4 - 6.30: Hollyoaks
C4 - 8: Wedding House
C4 - 11.05: Three Minute Wonder: The Jarman Award
Five - 1.45 and 5.30: Neighbours

Freeview
BBC3 - 10.30: Lip Service. White middle-class lesbians in Glasgow
BCC3 - 11.30: Family Guy
BBC HD - 10.30: Lip Service
Dave - 9: QIXL
Dave - 12midnight: QI XL
E4 - 7: Hollyoaks
More4 - 2.20: Come Dine with Me
Film4 - 6.15: Anna and the King. Jodie Foster (1999)

Satellite and Cable
Sky Arts1 - 12midnight: What the Dickens?
Sky2 - 8.30: Modern Family
Sky Arts2 - 6: Brian Sewell’s Grand Tour
FX - 10: Family Guy
Discovery Real Time - 3: Come Dine with Me

Wednesday 20th

Terrestrial
BBC1 - 8: Waterloo Road
C4 - 8.20am: Frasier
C4 - 5: Come Dine with Me
Five - 1.45 and 5.30: Neighbours

Freeview
BBC3 - 11: Family Guy
BBC3 - 11.50 and 2.50am: Lip Service. A chance to catch up – or watch again – the 2nd part of this lesbian drama
BBC4 & HD - 10: Mad Men
ITV2 - 8: Gossip Girl
ITV2 - 10: The Only Way is Essex
E4 - 9: Ugly Betty
E4 - 1.15am: Ru Paul’s Drag Race

Satellite and Cable
Sky Arts1 - 12midnight: What the Dickens?
Gold - 10.40: Gimme Gimme Gimme
Living - 3.50am: Pete Burns’s PA
FX - 9: American Dad
Discovery Real Time - 3: Come Dine with Me

Film
Crime/Thriller - 11.50: Silence of the Lambs. Jodie Foster (1991)
Drama/Romance - 12.30: West Side Story (1961)

Thursday 21st
ITV1 - 10.30: This Morning. Jonathan Grof from Glee pops in
ITV1 - 12.30: Loose Woman. With Paul O’Grady
IVT1 - 7.30: Tonight: Cyber Bullying
C4 - 8.20am: Frasier
C4 - 5: Come Dine with Me
C4 - 6.30: Hollyoaks
C4 - 10.20: True Blood
Five - 1.45 and 5.30: Neighbours. Another gay soap story

Freeview
BBC3 - 8: Little Britain Abroad
BBC3 - 11.05: Family Guy
BBC4 - 11: A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss. Rpt.
Dave - 9.40: QI
E4 - 7: Hollyoaks
Film4 - 12.05am: Dance with a Stranger. Stars Rupert Everett (1984)

Satellite and Cable
Sky1 - 8: Modern Family
Sky Arts1 - 11.35: Björk
Sky Arts1 - 12midnight: What the Dickens
Living - 3.50am: Pete Burns’s PA
FX - 9: Family Guy
FX - 10: American Dad
Discovery Real Time - 3 and 8: Come Dine with Me

Film
Classics - 7: The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Classics - 9: Rebel without a Cause (1955)

Friday 22nd

Terrestrial
BBC1 - 8.30: QI
BBC1 - 10.35: The Graham Norton Show. The morphing process is complete!
BBC2 - 10: The Rob Brydon Show. Stephen Fry guests
ITV1 - 9: Paul O’Grady Live
C4 - 8.25am: Frasier
C4 - 5: Come Dine with Me
C4 - 6.30: Hollyoaks
C4 - 8: Come Dine with Me
Five - 1.45 and 5.30: Neighbours

Freeview
BBC3 - 11.30: Family Guy
BBCHD - 8.30: QI
BBCHD - 10.35: The Graham Norton Show
Dave - 7.20, 9.40 and 1am: QI
ITV2 - 9: The Only Way is Essex
E4 - 9: How to Look Good Naked
E4 - 11.05: Desperate Housewives
Film4 - 9: East is East. Challenging comedy drama with an early take on the Syeed/Christian story (1999)
Fiver - 11: Sex and the City

Satellite and Cable
Sky Arts1 - 12midnight: What the Dickens?
Discovery Real Time - 3 and 8: Come Dine with Me

Film
Showcase - 11.45: Bruno (2009)

Radio

Saturday 16th
BBC Radio 2 - 10am: The Graham Norton Show
BBC Radio 2 - 1: Pick of the Pops. Dale Winton
BBC Radio 2 - 6: Going Out with Alan Carr
BBC Radio 2 - 8: Paul Gambaccini
BBC Radio 2 - 10: The Comedy Hour: Live at The Hackney Empire. Black History Month stand-up special hosted by Stephen K. Amos
BBC Radio 4 - 6.07am: Ramblings. Clare Balding in the Pentland Hills
BBC Radio 4 - 9.00: Saturday Live - Colm Tóibín gives us his Inheritance Tracks
BBC Radio 4 - 12.30: News Quiz. Sandi Toksvig
BBC Radio 4 - 4: Weekend Woman’s Hour
BBC Radio 4 - 5.30: The Bottom Line. Evan Davis
BBC Radio 4 - 9: Classic Serial: Goodbye to Berlin 2/2

Sunday 17th
BBC Radio 2 - 1: Elaine Page. Stage musicals
BBC Radio 2 - 5: Paul O’Grady
BBC Radio 3 - 8: Drama on Three: The Unfortunates. Adaptation of BS Johnson’s ‘book in the box’ which has homoerotic overtones
BBC Radio 4 - 7.10am: Sunday. Religious topical programme that often takes on LGBT issues
BBC Radio 4 - 8.30: Last Word
BBC Radio 7 - 4.30: The News Quiz
BBC Radio 7 - 6: The Devil in Amber. Mark Gatiss reads from his own novel
BBC Radio 7 - 9.15: Short Stories by D.H. Lawrence. Rawdon’s Roof

Monday 18th
BBC Radio 2 - 10: The Musical. 7/8
BBC Radio 4 - 9.45am and 7.45pm: A History of the World in 100 Objects. Neil McGregor
BBC Radio 4 - 10: Woman’s Hour. With Gok Wan
BBC Radio 4 - 8.30: Analysis. Turkey: Staying Secular Insha’Allah
BBC Radio 7 - 3.30: The Color Purple. Dramatisation of the Alice walker novel

Tuesday 19th
BBC Radio 2 - 10: Jac Holzman’s Elektra Story. The history of Elektra Records presented by Paul Gambaccini. 3/3
BBC Radio 4 - 9.45am and 7.45pm: A History of the World in 100 Objects. Neil McGregor on David Hockney’s 1966 portrayal of gay love
BBC Radio 4 - 7.15: Front Row. Stephen Sondheim
BBC Radio 7 - 3.30: The Color Purple. Dramatisation of the Alice walker novel
BBC Radio 7 - 7.30: Counterpoint

Wednesday 20th
BBC Radio 4 - 9.45am and 7.45pm: A History of the World in 100 Objects. Neil McGregor
BBC Radio 4 - 8: The Moral Maze. Return of the topical bear-pit. 1/9
BBC Radio 4 - 11: Ida Barr: Artificial Hip-Hop
6 Music - 1: Nemone. Scissor Sisters picking tunes
BBC Radio 7 - 3.30: The Color Purple. Dramatisation of the Alice walker novel

Thursday 21st
BBC Radio 4 - 9.45am and 7.45pm: A History of the World in 100 Objects. Neil McGregor
BBC Radio 4 - 3: Ramblings. Repeated from Saturday
BBC Radio 4 - 8.30: The Bottom Line. Evan Davis
6 Music - 1: Nemone. Scissor Sisters picking tunes
BBC Radio 7 - 3.30: The Color Purple. Dramatisation of the Alice walker novel

Friday 22nd
BBC Radio 2 - 9.30: Ken Bruce. With The Pet Shop Boys
BBC Radio 4 - 9.45am and 7.45pm: A History of the World in 100 Objects. Neil McGregor
BBC Radio 4 - 10am: Woman's Hour - Jeannette Winterson
BBC Radio 4 - 4: Last Word
BBC Radio 4 - 6.30: The News Quiz. Sandi Toksvig
BBC Radio 4 - 11: A Good Read. Rpt.
6 Music - 7: Tom Robinson
BBC Radio 7 - 3.30: The Color Purple. Dramatisation of the Alice walker novel

Local and web

If you want us to tell everyone about your radio broadcasts, email fenwicktony[at]hotmail.com

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 9pm: LGBT Citizen

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

Training: Supporting Young Gay & Bisexual Men

A training course for promoting awareness of and equality for young gay and bisexual men is being run in Manchester by ‘LGBT Youth North West’, on the 25th October 2010. LGBT History Month HE Officer Jeff Evans said, "Such training events clearly offer a wonderful opportunity to better appreciate, protect and help challenge the endemic bigotry faced by young males in our schools, colleges and wider community".

Click here for detailed information and registration advice (pdf - 350kb).

If you have any queries or would like more information please contact
Myrtle Finley (
Training, Accreditation & Volunteer Support Coordinator
LGBT Youth NW
Mobile: 07531061775
Answer phone: 01612737838
Email: myrtle@lgbtynw.org.uk

EHRC Report Reveals extent of Homophobia in schools

The much publicised Equalities and Human Rights Commission’s latest report How Fair is Britain? reveals that LGBT young people still face “unfair treatment and bullying in the education system.” and that “Education-related inequalities have an impact over the life-span, not just in childhood”.

The report, released on Monday the 11th of October, states that two-thirds of lesbian, gay and bisexual students are being bullied. It acknowledged that there is a difficulty in measuring trans pupil bullying levels currently. It acknowledges that, “The experience of school life can be traumatic for some”. It adds that, “It appears that those who are bullied are more likely to be outside of education, employment or training at 16 years of age”.

Schools OUT co-chair Tony Fenwick said: “I wish I could describe this report as revealing shocking statistics, but the reality is that any LGBT person in the land and anyone who works in our schools is perfectly aware that this is the case and the EHRC’s findings will surprise no one”.

The Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) findings follow the TSN/TES Report on homophobic bullying, which revealed that it was rife in 2006. The Stonewall School Report revealed that it was rife and largely unchallenged in 2007. The NUT Prevalence of Homophobia Surveys, started in 2008 and ongoing, which can be found on the Schools OUT website, show that homophobic bullying is endemic. GIRES research reveals that transphobic bullying is also endemic and that it is reported less because trans pupils are relatively rare. However there is thought to be at least one trans pupil in every 100 in our schools.

Fellow Schools OUT co-chair Sue Sanders added: “With this essential information from an independent body we have more tools – as if we need them – to persuade the nay-sayers and deniers everywhere that we are failing our LGBT children and that this failure reduces their life chances and their potential contribution to our society and the economy.

“With this and the fact that ten LGBT pupils in the USA have killed themselves in the first month of the autumn term, we surely have more evidence than anyone needs to say that this is the time to take on the challenge and eradicate homophobia in our schools.”

Claire Rayner Dies

Claire Rayner
1931 - 2010

The writer, broadcaster and campaigner Claire Rayner has died aged 79.

Read the Guardian's obituary here.

European Prides Diary: 9th Slovak LGBT Film Festival 2

Clare Dimyon MBE is doing a travelogue of her latest European tour. Here is an account of her travels in Slovokia. Previous entries can be found here.

30 Sept 2010: Slovak LGBT Film Festival – you could feel proud or very humble indeed

After a lazy morning catching up on some zeds at Pension NOVA, Bratislava’s first gay hotel a ten minute tram ride takes me to the centre where LGBT are already gathering. Sure enough, a rainbow flag has gone up, hanging over the balcony at the front of VSMU, the Faculty of Music & Arts. The lobby is full and I greet old friends from 2009 and newer friends from Dúhový PRIDE last May. I feel totally at home in a recognisably LGBT environment with recognisable “types” chatting away in Slovak. I am left reflecting on the universality of our “tribe” and the universality of our experience within our different national and ethnic groups.

In C&E Europe, film festivals are a classic vehicle for LGBT gatherings even before PRIDE, the darkened rooms providing an ideal privacy for those who are not yet confident enough to be “out” even with other LGBT people. Just like Budapest PRIDE the Slovak Film Festival is an embarrassment of riches of films from around the world. The screen is arranged with a blank space at the bottom, this is for the Slovak sub-titles, separately projected often under the English sub-titles embedded in the film. I meet any number of C&E Europeans whose English is almost flawless, barely accented but there are plenty whose English is halting and plenty whose English is non-existent. Herein lies a burden unknown to LGBT in the English speaking world, the patient translation line by line of the script. In the corner is a woman hunched over a laptop, explaining that this is the film scheduled for tomorrow night, which only arrived yesterday! Another runs up to me and rather excitedly explains she translated me in my tiny walk on part in Beyond Gay, which will be screened tomorrow. Another woman laughs as she explains that she struggled to catch the Slovak sub-titles up with the film because there were differences in script between the version that had been translated and the version that was being shown so that it was completely out of sync. All the translation, all the additional work in projecting the sub-titles is voluntary effort by LGBT donating their skills and expertise to make LGBT culture accessible to LGBT compatriots who lack those languages. I could say “it makes me proud” but in fact as an English speaking lesbian, it makes me feel very humble indeed.

Best wishes

LGBT related Radio and TV Programmes, 9th - 15th 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.

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

Enjoy!

LGBT TV and radio

Lip Service on BBC3!

Listings (times given are pm unless otherwise stated)

Saturday 9th

Terrestrial
BBC1 - 5.45: Strictly Come Dancing
BBC2 - 10.05: QI XL
ITV1 - 7.40: The X Factor
C4 - 9.50am: Ugly Betty
C4 - 4.10: Come Dine with Me. Rpt.

Freeview
BBC3 - 12midnight: Family Guy
BBC HD - 5.45: Strictly Come Dancing
BBC HD - 10.55: QI XL
BBC4 - 10.30: Mad Men
BBC4 - 11.15: Crooked House. By and with Mark Gatiss
ITV2 - 6am: Corrie Omnibus
ITV2 - 8am: Emmerdale. Jackson gets hit by a train
E4 - 6.30: Ugly Betty
More4 - 6.55: Grand Designs. Pet Shop Boys ex-manager Tom Watkins moves to Hastings with his partner Darron
Film4 - 6.45: Ever After...A Cinderella Story. Stars Drew Barrymore

Satellite and cable
Comedy Central Extra - 9am: Frasier
FX - 8am: American Dad
FX - 10.15&11.30: Family Guy
Discovery Real Time - 4.30: Come Dine with Me
Bio - 4: Freddie Mercury

Film
Indie - 9.55am: Milk (2008)

Sunday 10th

Terrestrial
BBC1 - 7.30: Strictly Come Dancing
ITV1 - 9.25am: X Factor. Rpt.
ITV1 - 1: Corrie Omnibus
ITV1 - 4.55: Downton Abbey. Rpt.
ITV1 - 8: X Factor. With Joe McElderry
ITV1 - 9: Downton Abbey
C4 - 9.30am: Hollyoaks Omnibus
C4 - 12.20: Ugly Betty

Freeview
BBC3 - 10: American Dad
BBC3 - 10.45: Family Guy
BBC3 - 12midnight: Ideal
BBCHD - 7.30: Strictly Come Dancing
Dave - 7: Stephen Fry in America
ITV2 - 10: The Only Way is Essex. Reality meets soap a new show about a group of young Essex people, one of whom is gay
E4 - 6: Glee
E4 - 11.40: Skins

Satellite and Cable
Sky1 - 8: Modern Family Double Bill

Film
Classics - 12.40am: Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? She tortured her disabled sister of course! True horror with Bette Davis and Joan Crawford (1960)

Monday 11th

C4 - 5: Come Dine with Me

Freeview
BBC3 - 11: Family Guy
BBC4 - 9: A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss.1/3. Frankenstein Goes to Hollywood
Dave - 9.40: QI
E4 - 11.05: Shameless (rpt)
Film4 - 6.40: Ever After: A Cinderella story. Starring Drew Barrymore (1998)

Satellite and Cable
FX - 9: Family Guy
Discovery Real Time - 3: Come Dine with Me

Film
Drama/Romance - 6am: West Side Story
Showcase - 11.10am & 8: Thelma and Louise
TCM - 9: A Passage to India
TCM - 12.05: Women in Love

Tuesday 12th

Terrestrial
BBC2 - 10: Later Live...With Jools Holland. Antony and the Johnsons pop in
BCC2 - 11.20: Top of the Pops 2: Wham Special
C4 - 5: Come Dine with Me
C4 - 6.30: Hollyoaks
Five - 5.30: Neighbours

Freeview
BBC3 - 10.30: Lip Service. The BBC hopes to break new ground with this drama about a group of lesbians set in Glasgow
BBC3 - 11.30: Family Guy
BBC HD - 10: Later Live...With Jools Holland
BBC HD - 10.30: Lip Service
Dave - 9: QIXL
Dave - 12midnight: QI XL
E4 - 7: Hollyoaks
More4 - 2.20: Come Dine with Me

Satellite and Cable
FX - 10: Family Guy
Discovery Real Time - 3: Come Dine with Me

Wednesday 13th

Terrestrial
BBC1 - 8: Waterloo Road
BBC2 - 9: Wonderland: Boy Cheerleaders. A boys’ cheerleading group from South Leeds challenge the gender stereotype
C4 - 8.25am: Frasier
C4 - 5: Come Dine with Me
Five - 1.45&5.30: Neighbours

Freeview
BBC3 - 11: Family Guy
BBC3 - 11.45&2.45am: Lip Service. A chance to catch up – or watch again – the 1st part of this lesbian drama
BBC HD - 10: Mad Men
ITV2 - 8: Gossip Girl
TV2 - 10: The Only Way is Essex
E4 - 9: Ugly Betty
E4 - 12.20am: Ru Paul’s Drag Race
Fiver - 11.25: Californication

Satellite and Cable
Sky Ats1 - 8: The Art of Francis Bacon
Gold - 10.40: Gimme Gimme Gimme
Living - 3.50am: Pete Burns’s PA
FX - 9: American Dad
Discovery Real Time - 3: Come Dine with Me
Bio - 9am: Denise Robertson. LGB rights Advocate and agony aunt

Film
Showcase - 5.50: Rebel without a Cause
Comedy - 10: Brüno. Sacha Baron Cohen’s outrageous alter-ego gets another airing (2009)
Indie - 5.55: Milk. Sean Penn gives an Oscar winning performance as Harvey Milk (2008)

Thursday 14th
ITV1 - 12.30: Loose Woman. With Paul O’Grady
ITV1 - 7.30: Tonight: Cyber Bullying
C4 - 8.25am: Frasier
C4 - 5: Come Dine with Me
C4 - 10.20: True Blood
Five - 1.45&5.30: Neighbours. Another gay soap story

Freeview
BBC3 - 11: Family Guy
BBC4 - 11: A History of Horror wirh Mark Gatiss. Rpt.
Dave - 9.40: QI

Satellite and Cable
Sky1 - 8: Modern Family
Living - 3.50am: Pete Burns’s PA
FX - 9: Family Guy
FX - 10: American Dad
Discovery Real Time - 3 & 8: Come Dine with Me

Film
Classics - 11.10am: Spartacus

Friday 15th

Terrestrial
BBC1 - 8.30: QI
BBC2 - 7: The Culture Show. Grayson Perry tours the Frieze Art Fair in London
BBC2 - 11.50: Later with...Jools Holland. Extended version of Tuesday’s broadcast
ITV1 - 9: Paul O’Grady Live. Joe McElderry
C4 - 5: Come Dine with Me
C4 - 8: Come Dine with Me
Five - 1.45&5.30: Neighbours

Freeview
BBC3 - 11.30: Family Guy
BBC HD - 8.30: QI
BBC HD - 11.15: The Culture Show. Grayson Perry
BBC HD - 11.50: Later...With Jools Holland
Dave - 7.20, 9.40 & 1am: QI
ITV2 - 9: The Only Way is Essex
E4 - 9: How to Look Good Naked

Satellite and Cable
Discovery real Time - 3&8: Come Dine with Me

Film
Classics - 2.50am: Pillow Talk. Rock Hudson/Doris Day

Radio

Saturday 9th
BBC Radio 2 - 10am: The Graham Norton Show
BBC Radio 2 - 1: Pick of the Pops. Dale Winton
BBC Radio 2 - 6: Going Out with Alan Carr
BBC Radio 2 - 8: Paul Gambaccini
BBC Radio 4 - 6.07am: Ramblings. Clare Balding in the Peak District
BBC Radio 4 - 9: A History of the World in 100 Objects. As Neil McGregor prepares to reveal the 100th object, Evan Davis reviews the contenders
BBC Radio 4 - 12.30: News Quiz. Sandi Toksvig
BBC Radio 4 - 1.15: Any Questions? David Starkey is on the panel
BBC Radio 4 - 4: Weekend Woman’s Hour
BBC Radio 4 - 5.30: The Bottom Line. Evan Davis
BBC Radio 4 - 8: Archive on 4: The Death of the Battleaxe. Examination of the female battleaxe stereotype from its Music Hall origins. Jeannette Winterson contributes and there is lots of archive material

Sunday 10th
BBC Radio 2 - 1: Elaine Page. Stage musicals
BBC Radio 2 - 5: Paul O’Grady
BBC Radio 4 - 7.10: Sunday. Religious topical programme that often takes on LGBT issues
BBC Radio 4 - 3: Classic Serial: Goodbye to Berlin. Dramatisation of Christopher Isherwood’s novel. Second of a two-parter
BBC Radio 4 - 8.30: Last Word
BBC Radio 7 - 6: The Devil in Amber. Mark Gatiss reads from his own novel
BBC Radio 7 - 9.15: Short Stories by D.H. Lawrence. Her Turn

Monday 11th
BBC Radio 1 - 4: Scott Mills
BBC Radio 2 - 10: The Musical. 6/8
BBC Radio 3 - 12noon: Composer of the Week: Tchaikovsky
BBC Radio 4 - 9.45am&7.45pm: A History of the World in 100 Objects. Neil McGregor
BBC Radio 4 - 10.45: Book at Bedtime. Mr Chartwell. Read by Miriam Margolyes
6 Music - 12midnight: The Billie Holliday Story
BBC Radio 7 - 3.30: The Color Purple. Dramatisation of the Alice walker novel

Tuesday 12th
BBC Radio 1 - 4: Scott Mills
BBC Radio 2 - 10: Jac Holzman’s Elektra Story. The history of Elektra Records presented by Paul Gambaccini. 2/3
BBC Radio 3 - 12noon: Composer of the Week: Tchaikovsky
BBC Radio 4 - 9.45am&7.45pm: A History of the World in 100 Objects. Neil McGregor
BBC Radio 4 - 4.30: A Good Read. Philip Norman on Truman Capote’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s
BBC Radio 4 - 10.45: Book at Bedtime. Mr Chartwell. Read by Miriam Margolyes
6 Music - 12midnight: The Billie Holliday Story
BBC Radio 7 - 3.30: The Color Purple. Dramatisation of the Alice walker novel

Wednesday 13th
BBC Radio 1 - 4: Scott Mills
BBC Radio 3 - 12noon: Composer of the Week: Tchaikovsky
BBC Radio 4 - 9.45am&7.45pm: A History of the World in 100 Objects. Neil McGregor
BBC Radio 4 - 11am: Parting Shots. Presented by Matthew Parris
BBC Radio 4 - 10.45: Book at Bedtime. Mr Chartwell. Read by Miriam Margolyes
BBC Radio 4 - 11: Ida Barr: Artificial Hip-Hop
BBC Radio 7 - 2: Jackie and Me. Jackie Clune on the history of Jackie magazine
BBC Radio 7 - 3.30: The Color Purple. Dramatisation of the Alice walker novel

Thursday 14th
BBC Radio 1 - 4: Scott Mills
BBC Radio 3 - 12noon: Composer of the Week: Tchaikovsky
BBC Radio 4 - 9.45am&7.45pm: A History of the World in 100 Objects. Neil McGregor
BBC Radio 4 - 3: Ramblings. Repeated from Saturday
BBC Radio 4 - 8.30: The Bottom Line. Evan Davis
BBC Radio 4 - 10.45: Book at Bedtime. Mr Chartwell. Read by Miriam Margolyes
BBC Radio 4 - 3.15: Centurions. Discussion of Proust’s A la Recherche du Temps Perdu
BBC Radio 7 - 3.30: The Color Purple. Dramatisation of the Alice walker novel

Friday 15th
BBC Radio 1 - 4: Scott Mills
BBC Radio 3 - 12noon: Composer of the Week: Tchaikovsky
BBC Radio 4 - 9.45am&7.45pm: A History of the World in 100 Objects. Neil McGregor
BBC Radio 4 - 11: Glad to Be Grey? Jane Hill on the fears of older lesbians and gays facing residential care
BBC Radio 4 - 4: Last Word
BBC Radio 4 - 6.30: The News Quiz. Sandi Toksvig
BBC Radio 4 - 10.45: Book at Bedtime. Mr Chartwell. Read by Miriam Margolyes
BBC Radio 4 - 11: A Good Read. Rpt.
6 Music - 7: Tom Robinson
BBC Radio 7 - 3.30: The Color Purple. Dramatisation of the Alice walker novel
BBC Radio 7 - 11: Stand Up on 7. Stephen K. Amos

Local and web

If you want us to tell everyone about your radio broadcasts, email fenwicktony[at]hotmail.com

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 9pm: LGBT Citizen

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

Call for Olympic Volunteers

London 2012 announces plans to recruit passionate and inspirational volunteers for the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games

With almost two years to go until the London 2012 Games, the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) today announces plans to recruit up to 70,000 volunteers for the London 2012 Games.

In the biggest post-war volunteer recruitment campaign in the UK’s history, LOCOG will be looking for dedicated and inspirational people representative of the diversity of London and the UK to apply for a wide variety of volunteer roles.

There are two types of Games Maker roles, specialists in areas such as medical services, sport or press operations and generalists, with roles ranging from spectator assistants, uniform distributors and ticket checking.

In addition to these volunteer roles being recruited by LOCOG, the Mayor of London will shortly announce plans for the recruitment of London Volunteers, stationed at key transport hubs, at visitor attractions, and on the streets of the capital to make sure all visitors to London get the best possible welcome during the Games.

The role of volunteers has been integral throughout Olympic history. London pioneered the use of volunteers in the 1948 Games which saw the first official use of unpaid members of the public to help with the Games.

The more LGBT volunteers, the more impact we will have.

The closing date for applications is October 27th.

For information on volunteering roles and the application process, please visit www.london2012.com/volunteering

Diversity Training for Teachers

It is only ignorance that causes homophobia - once educated, attitudes do change – a whole school approach

* Enusure Policy is implemented in your school: ECM, INCLUSION, OFSTED, CP
* Be inspired y professional diversity trainers with 30 years of experience
* Learn how to change attitudes of students, staff and in the community
* Collect tried and tested schemes of work, resources and ideas
* See LGBT lessons in action

‘By working together we changed attitudes at Stoke Newington School and in our community – you can do it at your school too’
Annie Gammon – Headteacher, Stoke Newington School

Diversity Training for Teachers
Stoke Newington School Diversity Training Centre for Teachers
Educate and Celebrate
1 day Course £100

For more details and to register contact:
Course Leader Elly Barnes
0207 241 9653
elly.barnes@sns.hackney.sch.uk
Registration Form (Word doc - 312kb)

Rowen Jade Dies

Rowen Jade
1969 - 2010

The disability rights activist Rowen Jade died from a chest infection on 2 September, aged 40.

Read the Guardian's obituary here.

European Prides Diary: 9th Slovak LGBT Film Festival

Clare Dimyon MBE is doing a travelogue of her latest European tour. Here is an account of her travels in Slovokia. Previous entries can be found here.

29 Sept 2010: Arrival at the 9th Slovak LGBT Film Festival

I feel great excitement as the bus from Vienna rounds the bend to reveal the classic view of the Slovak capital, the Hrad, the castle housing the parliament, and the iconic bridge of Bratislava, renamed the “Rainbow Bridge” after it formed the main route of the first ever Dúhový (rainbow) PRIDE last May. Four months later I am on my way to the 9th Slovak LGBT Film Festival, with a fabulous programme of films, plenty of films from the English speaking world films but also LGBT films from Latin America, Germany and the Netherlands as well as films from Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia including one about that Rainbow Bridge and the stunning PRIDE hosted by Slovak LGBT people and their friends and families. I get a bit lost on the trams and someone offers to help, then she recognises me and we realise we met at PRIDE!

After catching up on some sleep at the hotel the gay owner takes me to the opening ceremony, stopping en route at the gay bar he also runs and I meet the staff who are as “camp as Christmas” and while their English is halting (and my Slovak is worse!) it is astonishing to reflect that we are very identifiably one people something I have noticed across Central & Eastern Europe from Moldova to Macedonia. I feel very relieved for them that they have a gay employer and some financial independence so that they can be themselves. The hotel owner tells me, again in halting English, that his whole family know and indeed we have a drink with his uncle and brother-in-law. He says it’s been easier since he had the hotel, he is becoming well know in his neighbourhood for his excellent lunches and people are positively sending their clients to the gay hotel for lunch. It’s hard not to feel rather proud of this gay business, which is reaching out to his neighbours and generating positive acceptance for LGBT people. He says he can’t afford it yet but he’d like to have flags outside the hotel, the national flags as usual but also including the rainbow flag.

At the opening ceremony of the Slovak LGBT Film Festival, there are rainbow flags a plenty and a photographic exhibition and we are treated first to an amazing latin dance routine and then some speeches including a very impressive speech from the Dutch ambassador, who explains that her sponsorship of the festival is in keeping with the Dutch government’s promotion of the human rights of LGBT people and mentions that Dúhový PRIDE Bratislava was her first experience of getting tear gas in her eyes. The Slovak LGBT Film Festival is not only supported by the US, Dutch Irish and Nordic countries but also by the Hungarian Institute of Culture and by the Slovak Ministry of Culture who declare that they are proud to “support initiatives aimed at preventing discrimination in Slovak society, that contribute to the integration of LGBT people and to challenge myths and stereotyped views about them.” All this is a great tribute to what has already been achieved by Slovak LGBT and I wonder if it is possible to feel prouder.

LGBT related Radio and TV Programmes, 2nd - 8th 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.

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

Enjoy!

LGBT TV and radio

Listings (times given are pm unless otherwise stated)

Saturday 2nd

Terrestrial

BBC2 - 4.30: Carry On at Your Convenience. Literal and metaphorical toilet humour with Williams and Hawtrey (1971 film)
BBC2 - 10.30: QI XL
ITV1 - 7.05: The X Factor. Should it still be here? Let’s wait and see
C4 - 9.50am: Ugly Betty
C4 - 3.55: Come Dine with Me

Freeview

BBC3 - 12midnight: Family Guy
BBC HD - 10.30: QI XL
BBC4 - 11.15: Crooked House. By and with Mark Gatiss
ITV2 - 6am: Corrie Omnibus
E4 - 6: Ugly Betty

Satellite and cable

Comedy Central Extra - 9am: Frasier
FX - 8: American Dad
FX - 10.15: Family Guy
Discovery Real Time - 4.30: Come Dine with Me
Bio - 11 & 5am: Elton John

Film

Classics - 9: Spartacus. Watch for the Tony Curtis homoerotic seduction scene. Apt this week really

Sunday 3rd

Terrestrial

ITV1 - 9.25: Corrie Omnibus
ITV1 - 7.45: X Factor
C4 - 12.05: Ugly Betty
C4 - 7: The Genius of British Art. David Starkey on royal portraits
C4 - 11.10: The Accused. Jodie Foster in a harrowing and provocative drama concerning rape (1988)
Five - 6.55: Charley’s Angels: Full Throttle. Drew Barrymore and Demi Moore (2003)

Freeview

BBC3 - 10: American Dad
BBC3 - 10.45: Family Guy
BBC3 - 12midnight: Ideal
E4 - 6: Glee
Film4 - 11am: Doctor in Distress. With Dirk Bogarde (1963)

Satellite and Cable

Sky1 - 1: Pineapple Dance Studios: Best of
Sky1 - 11: George Michael Live

Film

Drama/Romance - 2am: West Side Story
Classics - 7.10: The Wizard of Oz. Dorothy’s source
Classics - 9: Houdini. Tony Curtis shows his midriff far too often for the times
Classics - 11: Sabrina. Wilder rom-com with Humphrey Bogart and Audrey Hepburn
Classics - 1.05: A Place in the Sun. Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor in 1951 love-triangle drama

Monday 4th

C4 - 5: Come Dine with Me
C4 - 6.30: Hollyoaks. The Ste story starts. Good to have a gay actor playing a gay role

Freeview

BBC3 - 11: Family Guy
Dave - 9.40: QI
E4 - 11.05: Shameless (rpt)
Film4 - 6.40: Ever After: A Cinderella story. Starring drew Barrymore (1998)

Satellite and Cable

FX - 9: Family Guy
Discovery Real Time - 2: Come Dine with Me

Tuesday 5th

Terrestrial

C4 - 5: Come Dine with Me

Freeview

BBC3 - 11.30: Family Guy
Dave - 9: QI
Dave - 12midnight: QI
Film4 - 4.45: Doctor in Distress. Dirk Bogarde

Satellite and Cable

Sky2 - 11.30: George Michael Live
FX - 10: Family Guy
Discovery Real Time - 3: Come Dine with Me

Wednesday 6th

Terrestrial

BBC1 - 8: Waterloo Road
ITV1 - 7: Emmerdale. It’s cull the cast time as car and train collide. Aaron and Jackson are involved
C4 - 5: Come Dine with Me

Freeview

BBC3 - 11.15: Family Guy
E4 - 9: Ugly Betty
Film4 - 9: the Full Monty
Fiver - 11.25: Californication

Satellite and Cable

Gold - 10.40: Gimme Gimme Gimme
FX - 9: American Dad
Discovery Real Time - 2: Come Dine with Me

Film

Classics - 4.05: Spartacus

Thursday 7th
C4 - 5: Come Dine with Me
C4 - 8: Ultimate Big Brother
Five - 5.30: Neighbours. Another gay soap story

Freeview

BBC3 - 11: Family Guy
Dave - 9.40: QI

Satellite and Cable

FX - 9: Family Guy
FX - 10: American Dad
Discovery Real Time - 3 & 8: Come Dine with Me

Friday 8th

Terrestrial

BBC1 - 8.30: QI
BBC2 - 10: The Rob Brydn Show. Sharleen Spiteri guests
ITV1 - 9: Paul O’Grady Live. Gary and Robbie
C4 - 5: Come Dine with Me
C4 - 6.30: Hollyoaks
C4 - 8: Come Dine with Me
C4 - 9: Embarrassing Bodies.
Five - 5: Neighbours

Freeview

BBC3 - 11.30: Family Guy
Dave - 9.40 & 12.40: QI

Satellite and Cable

Discovery real Time - 3&8: Come Dine with Me
Bio - 8: Freddie Mercury

Film

Comedy - 10: Bruno
Classics - 9.30am: West Side Story
Classics - 5.35&10.35: the Wizard of Oz

Radio

Saturday 2nd

BBC Radio 2 - 10am: The Graham Norton Show
BBC Radio 2 - 1: Pick of the Pops. Dale Winton
BBC Radio 2 - 6: Going Out with Alan Carr
BBC Radio 2 - 8: Paul Gambaccini
BBC Radio 4 - 6.07am: Ramblings. Clare Balding in the Forest of Dean
BBC Radio 4 - 12.30: News Quiz. Sandi and Sue
BBC Radio 4 - 4: Weekend Woman’s Hour
BBC Radio 4 - 5.30: The Bottom Line. Evan Davis

Sunday 3rd

BBC Radio 2 - 1: Elaine Page. Stage musicals
BBC Radio 2 - 5: Paul O’Grady
BBC Radio 4 - 7.10: Sunday
BBC Radio 4 - 3: Classic Serial: Goodbye to Berlin. Dramatisation of Christopher Isherwood’s novel
BBC Radio 4 - 8.30: Last Word

Monday 4th

BBC Radio 1 - 4: Scott Mills
BBC Radio 2 - 10: The Musical. 5/8
BBC Radio 4 - 9.45am&7.45pm: A History of the World in 100 Objects. Neil McGregor
BBC Radio 4 - 8: Sex, Porn and Teenagers. Miranda Sawyer investigates the sexualisation of children through the internet
6 Music - 12midnight: The Billie Holliday Story

Tuesday 5th

BBC Radio 1 - 4: Scott Mills
BBC Radio 2 - 10: Jac Holzman’s Elektra Story. The history of Elektra Records presented by Paul Gambaccini
BBC Radio 4 - 9.45am&7.45pm: A History of the World in 100 Objects. Neil McGregor
BBC Radio 4 - 1.30: Soul Music. 1/3. Sondheim’s Send in the Clowns
BBC Radio 4 - 4.30: Great Lives. Matthew Parris presents. Edwina Currie on former PM of Israel Golda Meir
6 Music - 12midnight: The Billie Holliday Story

Wednesday 6th

BBC Radio 1 - 4: Scott Mills
BBC Radio 4 - 9.45am&7.45pm: A History of the World in 100 Objects. Neil McGregor
BBC Radio 4 - 11am: Parting Shots. Presented by Matthew Parris
BBC Radio 4 - 11: Ida Barr: Artificial Hip-Hop
6 Music - 12midnight: The Billie Holliday Story

Thursday 7th

BBC Radio 1 - 4: Scott Mills
BBC Radio 2 - 8: Radio 2 In Concert. The Scissor Sisters
BBC Radio 4 - 9.45am&7.45pm: A History of the World in 100 Objects. Neil McGregor
BBC Radio 4 - 3: Ramblings. Repeated from Saturday
BBC Radio 4 - 8.30: The Bottom Line. Evan Davis
6 Music - 12midnight: The Billie Holliday Story

Friday 8th

BBC Radio 1 - 4: Scott Mills
BBC Radio 4 - 9.45am&7.45pm: A History of the World in 100 Objects. Neil McGregor
BBC Radio 4 - 4: Last Word
BBC Radio 4 - 6.30: The News Quiz. Sandi and Sue again
6 Music - 7: Tom Robinson

Local and web

If you want us to tell everyone about your radio broadcasts, email fenwicktony[at]hotmail.com

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 9pm: LGBT Citizen

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

Bulletin No 76

The latest edition of the LGBT History Month bulletin is now available, as usual packed-full of news, information, notices of upcoming events and quotations.

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