Saturday, July 3, 2010

LGBT related Radio and TV Programmes, 3rd - 9th July

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.

Enjoy!

LGBT TV and radio

Go to Pride on Saturday and then tune in to Radio 4 on Thursday. Give the telly a miss.

Listings (times given are pm unless otherwise stated)

Saturday 3rd

Terrestrial
BBC1 - 8: National Lottery. Dale Winton
BBC2 - 8.40: Stephen Fry on Wagner. Rpt from BBC4
C4 - 3.55: Come Dine with Me
C4 - 9: Big Bro

Freeview
BBC3 - 10.40: Family Guy
Dave - 10.10: QI

Satellite and cable
Sky 1 - 6.30: Modern Family
Comedy Central - 9am: Frasier
FX - 11.30: Family Guy

Film
Classics - 8: A Star is Born. Judy Garland classic
Classics - 6.10: The Trials of Oscar Wilde

Sunday 4th

Terrestrial
BBC1 - 10am: The Big Questions
C4 - 8: Come Dine with Me
C4 - 9: Big Bro
C4 - 10: Alan Carr: Chatty Man

Freeview
BBC3 - 10: Family Guy
E4 - 9: Desperate Housewives
More4 - 4.35: Come Dine with Me

Satellite and cable
Sky1 - 7: Pineapple Dance Studios

Film
Classics - 7.25: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Monday 5th
BBC2 - 9: Mary Queen of Shops. Mary Portas presents
C4 - 10.30am: Everybody Loves Raymond
C4 - 10.55: Friends
C4 - 12.35: Will and Grace
C4 - 8: Big Bro
C4 - 9: The Sex Education Show: Am I Normal? Despite the spectacularly ghastly title, this show’ll probably have some really good content.
C4 - 11.40: Alan Carr: Chatty Man rpt.
Five - 10: Philadelphia. 1993 classic with Tom Hanks, Denzil Washington and Antonio Banderas

Freeview
BBC3 - 11.05: Family Guy
E4 - 11: Shameless

Satellite and Cable
FX - 9: Family Guy
FX - 9.30: American Dad
Discovery Real Time - 2: Come Dine with Me

Film
Drama/Romance - 8: Mamma Mia!

Tuesday 6th

Terrestrial
BBC1 - 7.30: Nigel Slater’s Simple Suppers
ITV1 - 3: Celebrity Pressure Cooker. Guests Christopher Biggins
C4 - 8.15am: Frasier
C4 - 10.30am: Everybody Loves Raymond
C4 - 8: Gok’s Fashion Fix
C4 - 9: The Sex Education Show: Am I Normal?
C4 - 10: Big Bro

Freeview
BBC3 - 11: Family Guy
Dave - 10.10: QI
More4 - 9: Come Dine with Me

Satellite and cable
FX - 9: Family Guy
FX - 9.30: American Dad
Discovery Real Time - 2: Come Dine with Me

Film
Classics - 4.50: West Side Story

Wednesday 7th

Terrestrial
BBC1 - 7.30: Nigel Slater’s Simple Suppers
BBC2 - 7: Mary Queen of Shops
C4 - 8.15am: Frasier
C4 - 10.30am: Everybody Loves Raymond
C4 - 8: Big Bro
C4 - 9: Sex Education Show: Am I Normal?
C4 - 10: Desperate Housewives

Freeview
BBC3 - 9: Casanova. Film with Heath Ledger
BBC3 - 10.45: Family Guy
BBC3 - 11.30: American Dad
Dave - 10.10: QI
E4 - 9: Gok’s Fashion Fix
More4 - 2.20: Come Dine with Me

Satellite and Cable
FX - 9: Family Guy
FX - 9.30: American Dad
Discovery Real Time - 2: Come Dine with Me
Bio - 8.30: Sinead O’Connor

Film
Modern Greats - 8: A Beautiful Mind

Thursday 8th
C4 - 8.25am: Frasier
C4 - 10.30am: Everybody Loves Raymond
C4 - 1: Come Dine with Me
C4 - 8: Big Bro
C4 - 9: The Sex Education Show: Am I Normal?
C4 - 11.05: Skins

Freeview
BBC3 - 11.30: Family Guy
Dave - 9: QI
E4 - 10.30: Alan Carr: Chatty Man. Rpt.
More4 - 10: Southland

Satellite and Cable
Sky1 - 9.30: Modern family
Living - 9: Grey’s Anatomy
FX - 10: American Dad
FX - 9 & 11.05: Family Guy
Discovery Real Time - 2 & 8: Come Dine with Me

Friday 9th

Terrestrial
BBC1 - 8.30: QI
ITV1 - 3: Celebrity Pressure Cooker. James Dreyfuss guests
C4 - 9 & 10.35: Big Bro
Five - 10.55: Grey’s Anatomy

Freeview
E4 - 10: Supersize vs. Superskinny
More4 - 2.20: Come Dine with Me

Satellite and Cable
Discovery Real Time - 2: Come Dine with Me

Film
Classics - 11: The Wizard of Oz

Radio

Saturday 3rd
BBC Radio 2 - 10: Jonathon Ross. With Kylie!
BBC Radio 2 - 1: Pick of the Pops. Dale Winton
BBC Radio 2 - 6: Going Out with Alan Carr
BBC Radio 2 - 8: Paul Gambaccini
BBC Radio 4 - 10: Excess Baggage. Sandi Toksvig
BBC Radio 4 - 4: Weekend Woman’s Hour
BBC Radio 4 - 5.30: The Bottom Line. Evan Davis

Sunday 4th
BBC Radio 2 - 1: Elaine Page. Stage musicals
BBC Radio 2 - 5: Paul O’Grady
BBC Radio 4 - 8.30: Last Word

Monday 5th
BBC Radio 2 - 7am: Graham Norton
BBC Radio 2 - 2: Dale Winton
BBC Radio 4 - 9.45am: The History of the World in 100 Objects
BBC Radio 4 - 11am: Robin Hood and the Cuban Revolutionaries. What was Errol Flynn doing down there?
BBC Radio 4 - 6.30: I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue. Sandi Toksvig guests

Tuesday 6th
BBC Radio 2 - 7am: Graham Norton
BBC Radio 2 - 2: Dale Winton
BBC Radio 4 - 9.45am: The History of the World in 100 Objects
BBC Radio 4 - 11.30: Grayson Perry on Creativity and the Imagination. The nation’s favourite transvestite on what it means to be creative. Rose Tremain and Terry Pratchett among the guests

Wednesday 7th
BBC Radio 2 - 7am: Graham Norton
BBC Radio 2 - 2: Dale Winton
BBC Radio 4 - 9.45am: The History of the World in 100 Objects
BBC Radio 4 - 8: The Moral Maze. Bear pit debate that often touches on LGBT issues; often very negatively

Thursday 8th
BBC Radio 2 - 7am: Graham Norton
BBC Radio 2 - 2: Dale Winton
BBC Radio 4 - 9.45am: The History of the World in 100 Objects
BBC Radio 4 - 2.15: Afternoon Play: Gerontius. Stephen Wyatt’s play examines the relationship between Cardinal Thomas Newman and Friar Ambrose. Derek Jacobi as Newman
BBC Radio 4 - 7.15: Front Row. Simon Callow guests
BBC Radio 4 - 8.30: The Bottom Line. Evan Davis

Friday 9th
BBC Radio 2 - 7am: Graham Norton
BBC Radio 2 - 2: Dale Winton
BBC Radio 4 - 9.45am: The History of the World in 100 Objects
BBC Radio 4 - 4: Last Word
BBC Radio 7 - 12noon & 7: Round the Horne

Local and web

If you want us to tell everyone about your radio broadcasts, email fenwicktony[at]hotmail.com

For a global classification of queer radio on line:
http://radiotime.com/Search.aspx?query=gay&so=26,52,78 and
http://radiotime.com/Search.aspx?query=Lesbian
Gay Internet Radio Live (G.I.R.L.) is on the air 24 hours a day with dance music from the US at www.gayinternetradiolive.com.

Wythenshaw 97.2 FM, a community radio station, airs a lesbian and gay radio magazine programme once weekly, according to Out North West Magazine published by the Lesbian and Gay Foundation in Manchester. Podcast http://www.tuesdaynightout.co.uk/

GayRadio-UK is a new online radio station in Blackpool and promises a variety of LGBT programming. The audio stream is at www.gayradiouk.com. Guests iunclude lesbian actress Amanda Barrie, gay icon Su Pollard and radical actor Richie Tomlinson. Daily programmes are uploaded at the most popular gay podcast site on the net, Feast of Fun www.feastoffools.net, with a speech based programme of LGBT guests, news digest and light-hearted discussion.

Galaxy North East
Monday-Friday 4-7pm: James Barr

BBC Radio Manchester - 95.1 and online
Every Monday 8pm: The Gay Hour, Ashley Byrne and Andrew Edwards

BBC London - 94.9 and online
Monday РFriday 3-5pm: Danny Baker. With Amy Lam̩ or Baylen Leonard

Gaydar Radio - Brighton, London DAB and online 24/7

Manchester’s gaydio www.gaydio.co.uk

Radio North Manchester 106.6 FM
Sundays - 11am: Passport. Also look out for their women's programmes

FYI Radio (gay youth radio) - online (currently only podcast but soon to grow to a fully fledged station) www.fyiradio.net

www.pinkeradio.com

Last Tuesday of the month - 6pm
Out in South London - local LGBT radio show with Rosie Wilby and guests
Listen online at www.southcityradio.org

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