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Julian Clary Hosts Festive Ad Feast

Posted on 15 Dec 2019 in Entertainment

Christmas Television commercials are a part of the run up to the festive period. They are frequently somewhat schmalzy and saccharine, but they do capture a lot of people's fantasies about the Christmas week. Millions of pounds is spent every year on tugging at our heartstrings and getting us to choose one brand or another as we plan our Christmas shopping. Well, love them or loathe them, Christmas Commercials are a part of our shared culture landscape.

Some Light Relief from Election Coverage -TV

Posted on 13 Dec 2019 in Entertainment

Friday night, 13th December, will provide some chances for LGBTQ television viewers to escape from the continued dissection of the recent General Election on the news channels.

Unusual Defence of Controversial Singer

Posted on 12 Dec 2019 in Entertainment

Strangeways Radio, a blog, playlist and video portal which champions underground music forms including goth, indie and dream pop, reports that controversial gay musician Morrissey has been honoured with an exhibition in the United Arab Emirates.

New Telly Offerings for LGBT People

Posted on 30 Jul 2019 in Entertainment

LGBT television viewers have been quick to embrace new technologies, and surveys suggest that the queer population have been quick to adopt newer concepts such as the internet, smart phones and video streaming services, which is good news for younger people, as these media have done so mu

Europop Brilliance for Local Bar (Bristol)

Posted on 24 Jul 2019 in Entertainment

Are you familiar with European styles of music ranging from Eurohouse to schlager? They all originate from Germany and the low countries of Belgium, Denmark and Holland, where they are very popular.

Jul

"Intelligent Thinking" Needed Around Casting

Suranne Jones has spoken about her recent role as Anne Lister in lesbian themed drama series “Gentleman Jack”, screened on BBC-1 this spring and an instant classic.

Jul

Daters are Looked for Reality Television Show

Label 1 productions, an independent film company, is advertising for single people to apply for a new reality television show. The programme is to be made for transmission on Channel Four.

Jul

k.d. Chats Politics and Identity to Big Issue

k.d Lang has spoken to the Big Issue, the weekly street sold news magazine, about her life and career. She reveals that she came out to her mum in 1977.

Jul

Marlowe Classic Enjoys London Revival

The communist daily newspaper The Morning Star gives three stars out of five for a new adaptation of Christopher Marlowe's tragedy “Edward II”, the account of the gay king's fall from grac

Jul

Female Composers and Conductors Win Accolades

The street sold paper The Big Issue, which incidentally has a long history of covering LGBT issues fairly and supportively, says that there has been a sea change this year in the world of