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National Network Airs ABBA Special Shows

Posted on 15 Apr 2024 in Entertainment

RCS Radio and Media website reports that the national UK radio station Boom Radio, aimed at the mature listener, will feature a special presentation on perennial gay and Eurovision favourite band ABBA on April 7th. RCS says that lyricist Sir Tim Rice will host the special programme. There will be interviews with ABBA, album tracks, live recordings and some of the key songs from their catalogue. ABBA – The 50 Year Voyage airs on Sunday 7th April at 9.00pm, with a repeat on Thursday 11th April at 9.00 pm. Boom Ra

Celebrating Noel Coward at 125

Posted on 10 Apr 2024 in Entertainment

The record label Past Perfect which specialises in music from the 1920s, 30s and 40s, have launched their own online radio station, Past Perfect Radio, which might be just what your granny would like or indeed, anyone who wants to explore the music that was popul

Madonna Apologises to Disabled Fan After Gaff

Posted on 7 Apr 2024 in Entertainment

The Guardian reports that pop queen Madonna, who the former gay men's newspaper Boyz used to refer to as "Our Glorious Leader" has apologised to a disabled, wheelchair using fan after she initially urged them to stand during a performance. The p

Eurofests on Radio as Contest Approaches

Posted on 7 Apr 2024 in Entertainment

A little offering now for both radio anoraks and fans of the irrepressibly LGBTQIA+ friendly grand prix, The Eurovision Song Contest. Arrowe Sound, the hospital radio station for Birkenhead and the Wirral, has started a Eurovision Song Contest

New Bristol Based Queer Radio Station Launch

Posted on 29 Mar 2024 in Entertainment

Bristol has a large number of grass roots internet radio stations, including the drum and bass themed After Dark, the reggae positive vibes of Pigpen Radio and the multi-genre exploratory station Noods Radio, who broadcast from a

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Mixcloud Hosts QTIPOC Urban Music Parties

Last Thursday, just after ShoutOut had aired on several of its home stations, listeners could tune in on Mixcloud to the latest in a series of ongoing Fagg

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Heavy Metal Hero Rob Answers Readers Queries

The Guardian newspaper will be hosting Rob Halford, the lead singer of the highly influential heavy metal band Judas Priest, on Saturday 2

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Eurovision Row over Entry Lyrics

Sky News reports that the President of the State of Israel has intervened in a growing row that threatens to overshadow the Eurovision Song Contest this May, an ev

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Doctor Who Actor to Appear in Book Adaptation

Some news now for the many LGBTQIA+ fans of science fiction. Digital Spy website reports that Ncuti Gatwa, the current incarnation of the Doctor from BBC-1's "Doc

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Graham Norton Steps Back from Radio Work

The Daily Mirror reports that Graham Norton, the popular entertainer who has spoken out as a gay man on many issues affecting LGBTQIA+ people, is to end his progra