Into That World Inverted

In a special bonus episode of Into That World Inverted, Holly and Diarmuid return to Kent where they chat with queer artists and writers who are all influenced by the coastal landscape and draw inspiration from it. At Romney, Hythe, & Dymchurch railway station they meet Elisa Oliver , the director of Jarman Now -an arts initiative that explores the legacies of artist Derek Jarman. Together the...

Episode 6 of 6 As our two roadtrippers conclude their journey in Hastings and St Leonards, ideas of queer movement and migration are put to the fore. They chat to the residents of this quintessentially English seaside town: Hasting’s Queer History Collective , artist and organiser Peter Fillingham , and author of  Gay Bar , Jeremy Atherton Lin . Into That World Inverted was presented by  ⁠⁠Diarmui...

Episode 5 of 6 In this episode, which focuses on rural queer spaces, Holly and Diarmuid alight for the coast. They talk about queerness and nature with performance artist Jake Wood , and head to the eerie shingle desert of Dungeness, where artist and activist Brooke Palmieri shows them around Prospect Cottage , home of the filmmaker Derek Jarman. Into That World Inverted was presented by  ⁠Diarmui...

Episode 4 of 6 Holly and Diarmuid meander through the cobbled lanes and alleyways of Rye. In the company of Dr Pamela Thurschwell , they discover a trio of intriguing queer writers who lived and worked in this picturesque seaside town: Henry James, E.F. Benson, and Radclyffe Hall.   Into That World Inverted was presented by  ⁠Diarmuid Hester ⁠ and  ⁠Holly James Johnston⁠ , and produced by  ⁠David...

Episode 3 of 6 Our two intrepid hosts go in search of queer performance spaces, following the road south to Smallhythe Place . There the National Trust’s Susanna Mayor introduces them to Edith Craig , Christopher St John, and Clare Atwood, queer suffragettes who made this farmhouse their refuge and their stage. Into That World Inverted was presented by Diarmuid Hester and Holly James Johnston , an...

Episode 2 of 6 Holly and Diarmuid travel into deepest Kent to explore private, domestic queer spaces of the past. They arrive at Sissinghurst Castle and, with the assistance of the National Trust’s Eleanor Black, uncover the story of the place and its aristocratic owners Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicholson .  Into That World Inverted was presented by  ⁠Diarmuid Hester ⁠ and  ⁠Holly James John...

Episode 1 of 6 Diarmuid and Holly begin their roadtrip in the seaside resort of Margate. They meet the activist and organiser Amy Zing, founder of legendary LGBTQ+ club night Sink The Pink and one of the organisers of Margate Pride , and punk performance artists Pink Suits , who organise Queer Cuntry , an LGBTQIA+ country music themed club night with live music and performance. Into That World Inv...