A Gay Old Time

Nigel's guest today is Stephen K Amos. Comedian Stephen has been part of the comedy circuit for many years and has appeared on countless TV shows. He is a regular at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and it was during his 2006 Fringe performance of his show All Of Me that he decided to publicly acknowledge his own homosexuality to his audience for the first time. Stephen grew up at a time and in a pla...

Nigel's guest today is Luke Prokop. Luke is a professional ice hockey star and the subject of the riveting new documentary The Hockey Player. Luke has always been destined to shine in the hyper masculine and hyper brutal world of ice hockey as it has been his passion since he was a child. But in 2021 Luke became the first player under contract with an NHL team to come out as gay. It was a tough de...

Nigel's guest today is Danny Beard. Danny is one of the UK’s most seasoned drag stars having moved into the spotlight of fame as winner of Season 4 of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK. Danny has proved to be a total all-rounder in the fields of entertainment ever since wowing in concerts with their voice, on stage with their acting and on television with their presenting. They do it all, and they do it all i...

Nigel's guest today is Craig Robert Young. Craig is an actor based in Los Angeles who has made countless appearance on stage and screen, including his latest venture Wannabe: All Washed Up about a former 90’s teen pop star. Strangely enough, that is what Craig used to be as a member of the neon-bright pop group Deuce whose hits included Call It Love, I Need You and the anthemic On The Bible. Craig...

Nigel's guest today is Matt Cain. Matt is a shining light in the LGBTQ+ world and has been for many years. His impressive CV has included being Channel 4 News’ first ever Culture Editor and Editor-in-Chief of the UK’s biggest selling magazine for gay men, Attitude. He is an ambassador for many queer charities and was awarded an MBE for services to LGBTQ+ culture in 2025. As an author he has penned...

Nigel's guest today is Jujubee. Drag legend Jujubee rose to fame as a contestant on Season 2 of Drag Race USA and since then has featured on further All Star seasons and also on …Vs The World. She is one of the most loved queens in the world and has successfully spread her wings into the worlds of music, with her latest EP Mess For You, and into movies with her starring role in Stop That Train. Sh...

Nigel's guest today is Gareth Thomas. Gareth made history as the first active professional rugby player to come out as gay. Nicknamed “Alfie” Gareth excelled in the sport and captained his home country, Wales, on countless occasions. Gareth came out in 2009 and the following year was voted the most influential gay person in the UK. In 2019 he revealed online that he is HIV+ and has campaigned tire...

Nigel's guest today is Sarah Savage. Sarah is co-founder of Trans Pride Brighton, the UK’s first Trans Pride event which she launched in 2013. Since then she has been instrumental in helping other Trans Prides take shape and shine as they deserve. She is an inspirational speaker for her community and also the author of many books for both children and adults featuring trans stories. She was also o...

Nigel's guest today is Heidi N Closet. Drag star Heidi came to fame on the twelfth season of Rupaul’s Drag Race where she became an instant fam favourite and was voted Miss Congeniality. She returned to the franchise on All Stars 8 but withdrew from the show for the sake of her mental health and wellbeing. She is now a much in demand queen appearing on many TV shows and stages around the world, bu...

Nigel's guest today is singer Tom Rasmussen. Tom is non-binary and is known for their incredible singing voice, their former drag life as Crystal Rasmussen and for their want to be authentic in everything they do. Their two albums Body Building and Live Wire have earnt them a huge fanbase. With new music on the horizon and a tour to celebrate the queer joy of the legendary Bronski Beat album The A...

Nigel's guest today is Cheryl The Queen. Cheryl is a drag sensation who since her appearance on the debut season of Drag Race UK has become one of the most loved queens out there. She is the Essex diva that everyone adores. Loud, proud and joyous, Cheryl is the dictionary definition of fun. Cheryl is a self-confessed people pleaser but her journey to where she is today has not always been a happy...

Nigel's guest today is Carlos Gu. Strictly champion Carlos has dazzled professionally on the dancefloor for many years and has been part of the iconic Strictly Come Dancing family since 2022. He became the first openly gay and the first Asian dancer to win the show. Originally from China where he grew up hiding his sexuality, he moved to the UK to be free, authentic and to express his real self in...

Nigel's guest today is Owain Wyn Evans. As a TV personality, Owain has been a regular on UK shows like The One Show, Homes Under The Hammer and BBC Breakfast. He also hosts the early breakfast show on Radio 2. Owain is famous as the most beautifully flamboyant weather host on British TV and his legendary drag-inspired weather forecast to celebrate International Drag Day is television gold. He grew...

Nigel's guest today is Ana Matronic. Ana is a beautiful cocktail of talent – a DJ, performer, TV and podcast host, one of the founding members of the Scissor Sisters and a historian for The Ice Palace, the longest continually running LGBTQIA+ nightclub in the world. Whether it’s dance, disco, divas or days gone by, Ana knows all. Her podcast Good Time Sallies is a celebration of badass babes and q...

Nigel's guest today is David Archuleta. Singer David rose to national fame in 2008 as the runner-up on American Idol when he was just seventeen, captivating millions with his angelic voice. Behind the scenes, however, he was struggling with a truth he feared would destroy everything: he was attracted to men. David was also a devout member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day-Saints. The two...

Nigel's guest today is Peter Tatchell. Peter is quite simply one of the most important figures in the queer community. He has been campaigning for human rights, democracy, LGBT+ freedom and global justice since 1967. Fearless in his protests, Peter has been responsible for being part of some of the most pivotal and beneficial changes the queer community has seen in recent times. Introducing Prides...

Nigel's guest today is Sapphira Cristál. Sapphira is a drag sensation who the world fell in love with when she was runner-up and Miss Congeniality on Season 16 of Rupaul’s Drag Race US. She is also a classically trained opera singer, a multi-award-winning pageant queen and a stand up comedy star too with her fantastic show One Slue Over The Cuckoo’s Nest. She identifies as pansexual, polyamorous a...

Nigel's guest today is Daniel Brocklebank. Daniel is an actor of stage and screen who is known to millions through his work on TV shows like Emmerdale and Coronation Street. He recently left the Street and his role of Billy Mayhew having portrayed him since 2014. His cinematic work has included high profile smashes like Shakespeare In Love and The Hole and his extensive theatre work covers everyth...

Nigel's guest today is Nikk Mager. Nikk is a singer and songwriter who is known to many these days as one quarter of The Fizz, the Eurovision-winning band formerly known as Bucks Fizz. He is also known as a former member of boyband Phixx, who rose from the ashes of the TV show Popstars: The Rivals in the early noughties. While the band was enjoying success with songs like Hold On Me, Love Revoluti...

Nigel's guest today is Charlie Martin. Charlie is a British professional racing driver and transgender rights activist. She is a trailblazer in the world of motorsport. She uses her platform to educate about inclusion in sport and raise awareness about trans issues. Her own personal journey has been a difficult one and even though she knew she was trans at an early age it wasn’t until she reached...

Nigel's guest today is drag sensation Nicky Doll. Nicky is a French drag artiste, television star and musician. Since appearing on Season 12 of RuPaul’s Drag Race Nicky has beautifully carved out a career of many ground-breaking successes. She expertly hosts Drag Race France, has her own queer travel show ready to go, has performed at the Paris Olympics and her latest album, Apollo Artemis is a da...

Nigel's guest today is Matt Terry. Matt is a singer, songwriter and performer who won the TV talent show The X Factor in 2016. His singing career after the show resulted in a top three single, a top 30 album and working with stars like Enrique Iglesias and Sean Paul but his time in the spotlight was short-lived and peppered with fear that his hidden sexuality would be revealed to the world. Matt h...

Nigel's guest today is Amanda Barrie. English actress Amanda is simply an icon of the entertainment world. She has worked with virtually every great name in UK showbusiness whether it be on stage or screen. She is most famous as Cleopatra in Carry On Cleo, Alma in Coronation Street and Bev in Bad Girls. Amanda is now 90 and happily married to the woman of her dreams, but her journey to find her tr...

Nigel's guest today is Ranj Singh, or Dr Ranj as he is known to his many fans and followers. Ranj is a doctor, TV presenter, columnist and author who uses his voice to educate and inspire. Ranj is queer and the journey he has taken to become the man we see today has included sadness, religion, family pressure and heartache. But Ranj has found happiness and by sharing his wealth of kindness and lov...

Nigel's guest today is Jodie Harsh. Jodie is an international DJ, drag sensation, promoter, music producer and recording star with tracks like My House, Good Time and Never Knew (L.O.V.E.). She is now an author too. Her book You Had To Be There is a glorious memoir of her odyssey through the queer clubland of noughties London, one night at a time. Having arrived in London at the age of fifteen, Jo...