DRAMA QUEENS: PART 6: GAY THEATRE 1900-1929
THE DRAG TRADE
The conviction of Oscar Wilde in 1895 for the most part shocked British theatre into silence where homosexuality was concerned.Wilde’s plays disappeared...
DRAMA QUEENS: PART 5: 18TH & 19TH CENTURY GAY THEATRE
David McGillivray’s new history series continues this week...
CUT THAT OUT!
By the 18th century, theatre in England had become so popular that it had to...
DRAMA QUEENS: PART 4: 17TH CENTURY GAY THEATRE
David McGillivray’s new history series continues this week...
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LIFE UPON THE WICKED STAGE
By the turn of the 17th century it was common knowledge that the...
DRAMA QUEENS: PART 3: 16TH CENTURY GAY THEATRE
David McGillivray’s new history series continues this week...
SODOMY BEFORE SHAKESPEARE
When we think of cross-dressing and other camping about during this period we think of...
DRAMA QUEENS PART 2: ANCIENT AND IMPERIAL ROME, MEDIEVAL EUROPE
David McGillivray’s new history series continues this week...
WHEN IN ROME...
As with the Greeks (see Part 1, last week), the Romans liked to be entertained...
DISTANT VOICES, GAY LIVES 4
Last in a series in which David McGillivray profiles some forgotten but fascinating gay pioneers. This week: MP and the poet...
WILLIAM BANKES: COUNTRY HOUSE...
DISTANT VOICES, GAY LIVES 3
3rd in a new series in which David McGillivray profiles some forgotten but fascinating gay pioneers. This week: The soldier and the hall star...
WILFRED...
DISTANT VOICES, GAY LIVES 2
2nd in a new series in which David McGillivray profiles some forgotten but fascinating gay pioneers. This week: The english professor and the film star...
SAMUEL...
A HISTORY OF THE GAY WORLD IN 10 OBJECTS
Last year A History of the World in 100 Objects was BBC Radio’s second most popular programme. Nearly two million people downloaded it every...
