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Ken Died 26 Years Ago Leaving Comic Legacy

Posted on 14 Apr 2021 in Entertainment

Radio Caroline reported on Sunday that the anniversary of the passing of gay disc jockey and television comic Kenny Everett was over the Easter weekend. Mr Everett died on 4th April 1995 from an AIDS related condition, ironically on the eve of the introduction of combination therapy, which drastically cut the AIDS death rate and eventually made HIV a long term but manageable condition. Mr Everett first auditioned for the BBC in 1965, but was considered too outrageous in his humour and his refreshing approach to radio presentation.

Boy George is Easter Guest on BBC 6Music

Posted on 14 Apr 2021 in Entertainment

Liz Kershaw spoke to the boy himself – George o'Dowd on Easter Sunday afternoon on BBC Radio 6-music, part of the channels ongoing commitment to digging into the stories behind popular music.

RTS Award for RTD (Queer as Folk; Its A Sin)

Posted on 14 Apr 2021 in Entertainment

Doctor Who Magazine reports that gay television scriptwriter and novelist Russell T Davies has been honoured by the Royal Television Society with its

Asexual Character in Soap Gets Good Reception

Posted on 11 Apr 2021 in Entertainment

Isobel Steele plays Liv in the popular ITV Soap Opera Emmerdale, which has been running on the ITV network since 1971. Liv is however, the first asexual character on the show. Isobel speaking with media website Digital Spy said that she was de

Two Great Performers Appear on Local Wireless

Posted on 6 Apr 2021 in Entertainment

LGBTQ allies Little Mix and Beverly Knight are due to appear over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend on the network of forty or so BBC Local Radio stations as they relate inspiring stories of people who have recovered from the Covid19 coronavirus to have a “second chance” at life.

Apr

Has Elton Been Working with Metallica?!

KERRANG! The heavy metal website, radio station and multimedia portal, says that Elton John has teased his fans that he is working on something with the legendary

Apr

Tegan and Sara Muse on MTV's 40th Birthday

Tegan and Sara, the gay identifying twin musicians from Canada, were contibutors for a detailed and thoughtful document on the phenomenon on MTV on the occasion of

Apr

Visage on the Radio for Easter Day

Michelle Visage from Ru Paul's Drag Race sits in for Elaine Page on the BBC Radio 2 on Easter Sunday afternoon, Michelle is a firm LGBTQ a

Apr

Sunday Afternoon with Liberace

At 3.15pm on Easter Sunday, the acclaimed and much loved independent archive TV channel, Talking Pictures TV will be inviting us to spend a brief half hour in the

Apr

Easter Afternoon LGBTQ Viewing

At 3.15pm on Easter Sunday, the acclaimed and much loved independent archive TV channel, Talking Pictures TV will be inviting us to spend a brief half hour in the