Jonathan Cutbill, a founder of Gay’s The Word bookshop in London’s Bloomsbury, died last May aged 82. His collection, which has over 33,000 items, dates back to 1760, and will be moved from his Shrewsbury home to the University of London. The collection,is catalogued and cross-referenced, consists of books, newspapers, pamphlets, artworks, correspondence and other […]
To celebrate the launch of a new bi-monthly programme, Out-takes: The Tracks of My Life, Reel Rebels Radio interviews Chair of Schools OUT UK Sue Sanders. The show, presented by Morley College’s Laila El-Metoui, follows the same format as Desert Island Discs but focuses on pillars of the community. Reel Rebels Radio is a London-based […]
The Women of Greenham Common
Duration: 10 minutes
First broadcast:Monday 05 September 2011
At the height of the Cold War, an announcement was made that the UK would host American nuclear missiles. One of the anti-war marches that followed ended at the airbase at Greenham Common in Berkshire and a permanent camp of nuclear protestors was established. The Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp endured for nearly 20 years. Helen John, who took part in the march and founded the camp in September 1981, speaks to Witness.
>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 […]
> 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 Listings (times given are pm unless otherwise […]
>On Monday, Out In South London present an hour-long Pride special. Rosie Wilby and Suzi Ruffell are joined in the studio by one of the original members of the Gay Liberation Front, Philip Rescorla, who has attended every single Pride March held in London since the very first ones in 1971 and 72 (except for […]
