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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!
Radio
Some of the programmes listed below will remain available for listen again from the BBC’s website.
Saturday 6th
BBC Radio4 – 9.00am: Saturday Live – Jeanette Winterson joins the team.
BBC Radio4 – 10.15pm: The Moral Maze, Michael Portillo is on the panel.
Sunday 7th
BBC Radio3 – 8.00pm: Drama on 3 – The Lamplighter – Dramatic version of Jackie Kay’s epic poem.
BBC Radio3 – 10.15pm: Words and Music – The Truth about Love – spoken by Derek Jacobi & Juliet Stevenson including works by Auden & Britten.
Thursday 11th
BBC Radio4 – 4.00pm: On the Road – The 50th anniversary of the publication of Jack Kerouak’s “On the Road”.
Friday
BBC Radio4 – 3.45pm: The Making of Music – James Naughtie tells the story of Leonard Bernstein.
BBC Radio4 – 6.30pm: The News Quiz – Hosted by Sandi Toksvig with panel member Sue Perkins.
TV
Documentaries
Saturday 6th
UK TV History – 6.00pm: Who do you think you are? – Julian Clary.
UK TV History – 7.00pm: Who do you think you are? – Stephen Fry.
Sunday 7th
Channel 4 – 8.00pm: Wife Swap – A lesbian couple gets a go!
Biography Channel – 10.00pm: Whoopi Goldberg.
Biography Channel – 11.00pm: Sandra Bernard.
Monday 8th
Living – 10.00pm – Pete’s PA – Pete Best is looking for help.
Tuesday 9th
BBC2 – 9.00pm: HIV & I – 2nd of 2 – Stephen Fry.
Thursday 11th
BBC1 – 9.00pm: Who do you think you are? – Graham Norton
Comedy
Thursday 11th
BBC2 – 10.00pm: The Graham Norton Show.
Films
Saturday 6th
Five – 1.30pm: The Dresser
Sunday 7th
Sky Movies Modern Greats – 1.20pm: The Color Purple
Sky Movies Classics – 10.50pm: Rebel Without A Cause
Monday 8th
Sky Movies Indie – 7.10pm: TransAmerica
Sky Movies Comedy – 8.00pm: She’s The Man
TCM – 11.20pm: Fame
Tuesday 9th
Channel 4 – 12.55am: The Opposite of Sex
Thursday 11th
TCM – 9.00pm: Gods and Monsters
Friday 12th
Sky Movies Comedy – 6.10pm: In & Out
Sky Movies Drama – 10.30pm: Brokeback Mountain