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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
A grim week for us LGBT folk I fear. There’s a particular dearth of films
Listings (times given are pm unless otherwise stated)
Saturday 10th
Terrestrial
BBC1 – 7.30: National Lottery. Dale Winton
C4 – 3.55: Come Dine with Me
C4 – 9: Big Bro
Freeview
BBC3 – 11: Family Guy
BBC3 – 11.45: American Dad
Dave – 10.10: QI
Film4 – 11am: Doctor at Large. Dirk Bogarde
Satellite and cable
Sky 1 – 6.30: Modern Family
Comedy Central – 9am: Frasier
FX – 11.30: Family Guy
Sunday 11th
Terrestrial
C4 – 9.30: Big Bro
C4 – 10.30: Alan Carr: Chatty Man. Grace Jones, Gok Wan and Lilly Allen guest
Freeview
BBC3 – 10: Family Guy
Dave – 10.10: QI
E4 – 9: Desperate Housewives
More4 – 4.40: Come Dine with Me
Satellite and Cable
Sky1 – 7: Pineapple Dance Studios
Monday 12th
BBC2 – 9: Mary Queen of Shops. Mary Portas presents
C4 – 11am: Friends
C4 – 12.35: Will and Grace
C4 – 1: Come Dine with Me
C4 – 10.30: Big Bro
C4 – 12.10am: Alan Carr: Chatty Man rpt.
Freeview
BBC3 – 11: 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
Tuesday 13th
Terrestrial
ITV1 – 3: Celebrity Pressure Cooker. Guests Christopher Biggins
C4 – 8.20am: Frasier
C4 – 10.30am: Everybody Loves Raymond
C4 – 1: Come Dine with Me
C4 – 10: Big Bro
Freeview
BBC3 – 11: Family Guy
Dave – 9: QI
More4 – 9: Come Dine with Me
Satellite and cable
Gold – 7.20: Thin Blue Line
Gold – 10.40: Gimme Gimme Gimme
FX – 9: Family Guy
FX – 9.30: American Dad
Discovery Real Time – 2: Come Dine with Me
Wednesday 14th
Terrestrial
ITV1 – 7: Emmerdale
ITV1 – 7.30: Corrie
C4 – 8.20am: Frasier
C4 – 10.30am: Everybody Loves Raymond
C4 – 8: How to Look Good Naked
C4 – 10: Big Bro
Freeview
BBC3 – 11: Family Guy
BBC3 – 11.45: American Dad
Satellite and Cable
FX – 9: Family Guy
FX – 9.30: American Dad
Discovery Real Time – 2: Come Dine with Me
Film
Classics – 3.10: Giant
Thursday 15th
BBC1 – 7.30: Eastenders
C4 – 8.20am: Frasier
C4 – 10.30am: Everybody Loves Raymond
C4 – 1: Come Dine with Me
C4 – 10: Big Bro
C4 – 11.10: Skins
Freeview
BBC3 – 11: Family Guy
E4 – 10.35: Alan Carr: Chatty Man. Rpt.
More4 – 10: Southland
Satellite and Cable
Sky1 – 10.30: 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
Terrestrial
BBC1 – 8: Eastenders
BBC1 – 8.30: QI
ITV1 – 8.30: Corrie
C4 – 9 & 10.35: Big Bro
Five – 10.55: Grey’s Anatomy
Freeview
BBC3 – 11.30: Family Guy
E4 – 10: Supersize vs. Superskinny
More4 – 2.20: Come Dine with Me
More4 – 8.30: The Boy Who Was Born a Girl. Trans doc
Satellite and Cable
Gold – 7.20: The Thin Blue Line
Discovery Real Time – 2: Come Dine with Me
Radio
Saturday 10th
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 – 4: Weekend Woman’s Hour
BBC Radio 4 – 5.30: The Bottom Line. Evan Davis
BBC Radio 4 – 10.15: Moral Maze
Sunday 11th
BBC Radio 2 – 1: Elaine Page. Stage musicals
BBC Radio 2 – 5: Paul O’Grady
BBC Radio 4 – 12.04: I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue. Sandi Toksvig guests
BBC Radio 4 – 4.30: Poetry Please. Includes Auden
BBC Radio 4 – 8.30: Last Word
Monday 12th
BBC Radio 2 – 7am: Graham Norton
BBC Radio 2 – 2: Dale Winton
BBC Radio 4 – 6.30: I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue. Sandi Toksvig guests
Tuesday 13th
BBC Radio 2 – 7am: Graham Norton
BBC Radio 2 – 2: Dale Winton
BBC Radio 4 – 3.30: A little More Love in the Afternoon
Wednesday 14th
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 15th
BBC Radio 2 – 7am: Graham Norton
BBC Radio 2 – 2: Dale Winton
BBC Radio 4 – 8.30: The Bottom Line. Evan Davis
Friday 16th
BBC Radio 2 – 7am: Graham Norton
BBC Radio 2 – 2: Dale Winton
BBC Radio 4 – 4: Last Word
6 Music – 7: Tom Robinson
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 – Friday 3-5pm: Danny Baker. With Amy Lamé 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
