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LGBT Related Radio and TV Programmes, 19th – 25th June

>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

Wimbledon! Glastonbury! World Cup! Get me out of here!

Listings (times given are pm unless otherwise stated)

Saturday 19th

Terrestrial

BBC1 – 7.30: National Lottery. Dale Winton
BBC1 – 11.40: Friday night with Jonathan Ross. Guests from ‘Glee’
C4 – 4.05: Come Dine with Me
C4 – 9: Big Bro. Now we know there’s a lesbian, a bi-man and a bi-woman in it

Freeview
BBC3 – 10.55: Family Guy
BBC3 – 11.40: American Dad
Dave – 10.10: QI

Satellite and cable
Sky 1 – 7: Pineapple Dance Studios
Sky Arts1 – 12.45am: What the Dickens?
Comedy Central – 9am: Frasier
Comedy Central – 10am: Everybody Loves Raymond
FX – 10.15: family Guy

Film
Classics – 7: The Wizard of Oz

Sunday 20th

Terrestrial
BBC1 – 10am: The Big Questions
ITV1 – 9.25: Corrie Omnibus. Including Jonathan Harvey (last half hour)
C4 – 1.35: Glee. Repeat from Friday
C4 – 8: Come Dine with Me
C4 – 9: Big Bro
C4 – 10: Alan Carr: Chatty Man. New series

Freeview
BBC3 – 10: Family Guy
Dave – 10.10: QI
E4 – 9: Desperate Housewives
More4 – 5.10: Come Dine with Me

Satellite and cable
Sky1 – 7: Pineapple Dance Studios

Monday 21st
BBC1 – 10.35: The Graham Norton Show
C4 – 10.35am: Everybody Loves Raymond
C4 – 12.30: Come Dine with Me
C4 – 10: Big Bro
C4 – 11.45: Alan Carr: Chatty Man rpt.

Freeview
BBC3 – 11.30: Family Guy
BBCHD – 10.35: The Graham Norton Show
BBC4 – Storyville: Valentino; The Last Emperor. Profile of fashion designer Valentino Garavani
Dave – 10.10: QI
E4 – 11: Shameless
More4 – 12.05am: Brothers and Sisters

Satellite and Cable
Sky1 – 8: Pineapple Dance Studios
FX – 9: Family Guy
FX – 9.30: American Dad
Discovery Real Time – 2: Come Dine with Me
Film – 9.30: Giant. Rock and Dean

Tuesday 22nd

Terrestrial
BBC1 – 11.25: The Graham Norton Show. Rpt.
ITV1 – 7: Emmerdale. Aaron and Jackson the morning after
C4 – 10.35am: Everybody Loves Raymond
C4 – 8: Gok’s Fashion Fix
C4 – 10: Big Bro

Freeview
BBC3 – 10.35: Family Guy
Dave – 10.10: QI
More4 – 11.20: Tears, Tiaras and Transsexuals. Rpt.

Satellite and cable
Sky1 – 8: Pineapple dance Studios
FX – 9: Family Guy
FX – 9.30: American Dad
Discovery Real Time – 2: Come Dine with Me

Film
Drama/Romance – 10: Mamma Mia!

Wednesday 23rd

Terrestrial
BBC2 – 10: QI. Rpt
C4 – 8.15am: Frasier
C4 – 10.30am: Everybody Loves Raymond
C4 – 9: Big Bro
C4 – 10: Desperate Housewives

Freeview
BBC3 – 11: Family Guy
Dave – 10.10: QI
More4 – 2.20: Come Dine with Me

Satellite and Cable
FX – 9: Family Guy
FX – 9.30: American Dad
Discovery Real Time – 2: Come Dine with Me

Thursday 24th
C4 – 8.15am: Frasier
C4 – 10.30am: Everybody Loves Raymond
C4 – 9: Big Bro
C4 – 11.05: Skins

Freeview
BBC3 – 11: Family Guy
Dave – 10.10: QI
E4 – 10.30: Alan Carr: Chatty Man. Rpt.
More4 – 10: Brothers and Sisters

Satellite and Cable
Sky1 – 8: Pineapple Dance Studios
Sky1 – 9.30: Modern family
Living – 9: Grey’s Anatomy
FX – 10: American Dad
FX – 9 & 11.05: Family Guy
Discovery Real Time – 2 & 8: Come Dine with Me
Bio – 2: George Michael

Friday 25th

Terrestrial
BBC1 – 10.35: Friday Night with Jonathan Ross. Kylie!!!
C4 – 8.15: Frasier
C4 – 10.35am: Everybody Loves Raymond
C4 – 10.35: Big Bro
Five – 10.55: Grey’s Anatomy

Freeview
BBC3 – 11.05: Family Guy
BBCHD – 10.35: As BBC1
Dave – 10.10: QI
E4 – 9: Gok’s Fashion Fix
E4 – 10: Supersize vs. Superskinny
More4 – 2.20: Come Dine with Me

Satellite and Cable
Sky1 – 8: Pineapple dance Studios
Discovery Real Time – 2: Come Dine with Me

Film
Indie – 7.50: Milk. Bio-pic of hero Harvey. Sean Penn stars

Radio

Saturday 19th
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 – 6.07: Ramblings. Clare Balding is still on the South Downs Way. Someone ought to send out a rescue party
BBC Radio 4 – 4: Weekend Woman’s Hour
BBC Radio 4 – 5.30: The Bottom Line. Evan Davis
BBC Radio 4 – 11: Counterpoint. Paul Gambaccini
BBC Radio 7 – 7: Daphne du Maurier: Frenchman’s Creek

Sunday 20th
BBC Radio 2 – 1: Elaine Page. Stage musicals
BBC Radio 3 – 5: Paul O’Grady. With music by Lea DeLaria
BBC Radio 4 – 8.30: Last Word
BBC Radio 7 – 4.30: The News Quiz
BBC World Service – 11am: Assignment – Gay Pride and Prejudice in Kenya (rpt)

Monday 21st
BBC Radio 4 – 9.45am: The History of the World in 100 Objects

Tuesday 22nd
BBC Radio 4 – 9.45am: The History of the World in 100 Objects
BBC Radio 4 – 11: The Odd Half-Hour. Stand-up show includes Stephen K. Amos

Wednesday 23rd
BBC Radio 4 – 9.45am: The History of the World in 100 Objects
BBC Radio 4 – 8: The Moral Maze. Bear pit debate that often touches on LGBT issues; often very negatively
BBC Radio 4 – 11: The Odd Half-Hour. Stand-up show includes Stephen K. Amos

Thursday 24th
BBC Radio 4 – 9.45am: The History of the World in 100 Objects
BBC Radio 4 – 3: Ramblings. See Saturday
BBC Radio 4 – 8.30: The Bottom Line. Evan Davis

Friday 25th
BBC Radio 4 – 9.45am: The History of the World in 100 Objects
BBC Radio 4 – 4: Last Word
BBC Radio 7 – 12noon & 7: Round the Horne

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 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

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