Versatile Views

The fantastic conclusion of Heated Rivalry has left everyone swooning and feeling butterflies for Shane and Ilya. Your co-hosts Jack Knave and Charlie Darling are back (finally) to discuss the show they've grown to love, and how much they each cried at the finale; spoilers - one of them much more than the other.  As Shane and Ilya finally open up to one another, admitting their feelings are t...

Things are getting even hotter on the ice rink with episodes 3 and 4 of Heated Rivalry. Your co-hosts Jack Knave and Charlie Darling are back to share their views on the third and fourth episodes of the series, talking about the cast, chemistry and oh so cringy dialogue! We are introduced to two new protagonists, Scott Hunter and Kip Grady, as they fall for one another over the counter of the quie...

It's the show that all the gays and theys have been talking about; Heated Rivalry, and finally we can watch it in the UK! Your co-hosts Jack Knave and Charlie Darling are here to share their views on the first two episodes of the series, talking about the cast, quality of representation and the steamy scenes that have got everyone feeling a little hot under their hockey jersey collar. The fir...

Jack Knave and Charlie Darling are your co-hosts for brand new LGBTQ+ podcast, promising top tier takes and bottomless banter. We've made it to the end of 2025 baybee AND the first season of Versatile Views! This is Part 2 of our Queer Year in Review, so let's get into what happened July through December. From on-stage assassinations in the US to on-stage triumphs at The Two Brewers, thi...

Jack Knave and Charlie Darling are your co-hosts for a brand new LGBTQ+ podcast, promising top tier takes and bottomless banter. We've made it to the end of 2025 baybee AND the end of Season 1 of Versatile Views, so let's take a look back at the year; its terrifying lows, its dizzying highs, and its creamy middles! Understand our journey of starting this podcast and the key events occurr...

Jack Knave and Charlie Darling are your co-hosts for a brand new LGBTQ+ podcast, promising top tier takes and bottomless banter. It's Christmas Eve, so Darling and Knave are talking all things Xmas, from murders in Albert Square to Miss Piggy. They'll be covering their favourite Christmas films, songs, memories and stories, so listen along for some Christmas cheer and festive frivolities...

Jack Knave and Charlie Darling are your co-hosts for a brand new LGBTQ+ podcast, promising top tier takes and bottomless banter. This week, they try their hand at reviewing a celebrity memoir, taking a look at Tom Daley's 2021 autobiography Coming Up for Air: What I Learned from Sport, Fame and Fatherhood. They discuss Daley's dedication to his sport, his LGBT activism, his fame and his...

Jack Knave and Charlie Darling are your co-hosts for a brand new LGBTQ+ podcast, promising top tier takes and bottomless banter. Let's make the Yuletide Gay! Your co-hosts are feeling festive as they watch a seminal film in the pantheon of queer cinema; Single All The Way. This 2021 movie stars Michael Urie and Philemon Chambers as two best friends who find love at Christmas time. From flagra...

Jack Knave and Charlie Darling are your co-hosts for a brand new LGBTQ+ podcast, promising top tier takes and bottomless banter. Rejoicify! For in this episode, Jack and Charlie are headed to Oz, to talk all about Wicked, the musical phenomenon that took the world by storm in 2024 and 2025. You can guarantee their takes are going to be thrillifying and their banter scandalacious! They get into the...

Jack Knave and Charlie Darling are your co-hosts for a brand new LGBTQ+ podcast, promising top tier takes and bottomless banter. In this episode, Jack and Charlie are getting personal, sharing some of their dating stories from over the years. Starting with their first gay kisses, all the way through to disappointing encounters they've had in recent months, you're not gonna want to miss t...

Jack Knave and Charlie Darling are your co-hosts for a brand new LGBTQ+ podcast, promising top tier takes and bottomless banter. In this episode, Jack and Charlie talk about queer representation in cinema, then delve into a light analysis of two famous films; Brokeback Mountain and Red, White and Royal Blue, that both feature straight male actors portraying queer men. They discuss how well the act...

Jack Knave and Charlie Darling are your co-hosts for a brand new LGBTQ+ podcast, promising top tier takes and bottomless banter. In this episode, Jack and Charlie talk about Pokémon; their relationship with it, how its brought them closer together, and why it is so popular and meaningful to queer people.

Jack Knave and Charlie Darling are your co-hosts for a brand new LGBTQ+ podcast, promising top tier takes and bottomless banter. In this episode, Jack and Charlie talk about navigating the corporate world as a queer person, touching on the differing experiences of people who are visibly and invisibly queer.

Jack Knave and Charlie Darling are your co-hosts for a brand new LGBTQ+ podcast, promising top tier takes and bottomless banter. In this episode (Part 2 of 2), Jack and Charlie continue to relive 2015 and this time are discussing the songs from E•MO•TION, Carly Rae Jepsen's seminal 3rd album. Now it's Jack's turn to pick apart Charlie's favourite music - will any of his comment...

Jack Knave and Charlie Darling are your co-hosts for a brand new LGBTQ+ podcast, promising top tier takes and bottomless banter. In this episode (Part 1 of 2), Jack and Charlie are looking back to 2015 and reviewing Tove Lo's debut album, Queen of the Clouds. It's one of Jack's favourites, so will Charlie's rankings of the songs cause any problems for the two of them? Listen to...

Jack Knave and Charlie Darling are your co-hosts for a brand new LGBTQ+ podcast, promising top tier takes and bottomless banter. In this episode, Jack and Charlie talk about their home city of London; what brought them here, what kept them here for 12+ years, and why they believe London is a fabulous place to live as a queer person.

Jack Knave and Charlie Darling are your co-hosts for a brand new LGBTQ+ podcast, promising top tier takes and bottomless banter. In this pilot episode, Jack and Charlie share their mission statement, before discussing what they found to be the most relatable themes from Matthew Todd's book Straight Jacket, published in 2015. 

Hello and welcome to Versatile Views, the LGBTQ+ podcast promising top-tier takes and bottomless banter. Launching everywhere on the 15th of October, your co-hosts Jack Knave and Charlie Darling will be talking about queer literature and media, pop culture and London's LGBTQIA+ lifestyle. New episodes drop every Wednesday. See you there!