A Gay Old Time

Hosted by Nigel May, whose guest today is Rod Thomas, probably better known by his pop star name Bright Light Bright Light. Rod has been releasing excellent pop music since 2012 and always shines as an example of how to continually strive forwards with their artistry and music despite the restrictions of being an independent artist. Born and raised in Wales, Rod now lives in New York which is wher...

Hosted by Nigel May, whose guest today is Jean-Pierre Barda, best known as one of the members of the fabulously flamboyant Swedish pop group Army Of Lovers who first splashed onto the music scene in the UK back in the early 1990s with the massive disco anthem Crucified. Nigel remembers seeing the video for the song for the first time and watching the eye-linered Jean-Pierre reclining in a bath fan...

Hosted by Nigel May, whose guest today is actor Margaret Cho. Margaret is a comedian, actress, advocate, entrepreneur and multiple Grammy and Emmy nominee. She has been named by Vogue magazine as one of the top nine best female comedians of all time. Margaret started performing comedy at the age of 14 and now performs to sell-out crowds around the world. She is openly bisexual but isn’t sure if th...

Hosted by Nigel May, whose guest today is actor Charlie Condou. Charlie has been acting since he was a boy and gained huge recognition for his role as Marcus Dent in Coronation Street as well as roles in other hit TV series such as Holby City and Gimme Gimme Gimme. He has been a leading light of both stage and screen and also a trailblazer in championing LGBTQ+ rights. He lives with his husband an...

Hosted by Nigel May, whose guest today is Adele Anderson, Olivier-nominated singer and actress and best known as one third of the glorious camp cabaret act Fascinating Aida. She has been with the group since 1984 and still continues to tour the globe as the trio celebrate four decades of entertaining. She is a proud transgender woman who underwent her sex reassignment surgery back in the 1970...

Hosted by Nigel May, whose guest today is Trinity The Tuck, one of the most loved and recognisable drag artistes there is. Today we see her as a confident, beautiful multi-title winning Drag Race girl starring alongside Taylor Swift with millions of fans but Trinity grew up in Alabama, a place where her sexuality and identity made it hard for her to blend in. Her upbringing was tough and full of t...

Hosted by Nigel May, whose guest today is John Partridge, one of the UK’s busiest and most popular actors. As well as a star of stage and screen, he has also released his own music, acted as a telly judge, and starred in many a reality TV show, including his victory on Celebrity Masterchef and his turn on Celebrity Big Brother. On TV he is best known for his portrayal of Christian Clarke in EastEn...

Hosted by Nigel May, whose guest today is Jonny McGovern, American stand-up comedian, actor, musician, songwriter, podcaster and show host. Jonny is known as the sharp-talking host of chat shows Hey Qween and Look At Huh! on which he interviews iconic celebrities, including drag queens, musicians, actors, adult film stars, and prominent figures within the LGBTQIA+ community. As a musician he...

Welcome to 'A Gay Old Time' with Nigel May. This series is a celebration of a beautiful queer community; people of all ages, people who have had to tread their own path to live their real truth, who have fought with their emotions and emerged victorious, who inspire, who aspire and always entertain. Every week, I'll speak to a person from the LGBTQ+ rainbow to hear their story; one person, one lif...