Virgin Radio Pridecast

Emma Goswell is here with a brand new show to Virgin Radio Pride, bringing you the best in new and established LGBTQ+ literature. This week, Emma was joined by DANIEL HARDING, the author of Gay Man Talking: All the Conversations We Never Had ...plus the team at Queer Lit in Manchester’s Northern Quarter are here with their picks of the best reads that week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...

TRIGGER WARNING: SOME PEOPLE MAY FIND SOME PARTS OF THIS PROGRAMME UPSETTING Social media is a place that can be gender and sexuality affirming for many, in fact most LGBTQ+ young people now come out online first. But as well as being a place where many young people feel empowered, it can also expose them to abusive, distressing or harmful content. Esther Ghey is the mother of trans teenager Brian...

Her stand up comedy is still the stuff of legend. Suzy Izzard has been out since 1985. She is one of the UK's funniest stand-up comics of her generation and more recently an actor and activist. Here she talks through her life and musings exclusively with Virgin Radio Pride's Steve Denyer and tells us the tracks that are the most important to her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

Virgin Radio Pride is back for 2024 and we have some huge names lined up for you between now and September. Check out some of the launch show with Steve Denyer live from the top of the News Tower at London Bridge on Saturday June 1st Live interviews with LGBTQ+ legends in the studio: Adele Roberts and her partner Kate Holderness Heartstopper and Celebrity Big Brother star Bradley Riches Trans real...

Emma is joined by author Luma Mufleh and travel expert Rob Staines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emma is joined by Dr Ronx and the hosts of the Bisexual Brunch podcast, Lewis Oakley and Ashley Byrne  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join DAMIAN KERLIN and his guests SHIVANI DAVE, JUDE GUAITAMACCHI & INDIA WILLOUGHBY for a celebration of the history and joy of what it is to be trans and non-binary today!. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Vicki Blight, Lotte Jeffs & Lewis Oakley for a discussion on all things LGBTQ+ parenthood Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Matt & Harry! A brand new show from bestselling author Matt Cain and life coach Harry Glasstone. Together, they're talking about all things relationships! From partners, friends, families and everything in-between, Matt and Harry want to explore what makes relationships in the queer community so special. So, they're putting their heads together to solve your dilemmas, put their own...

Welcome to Matt & Harry! A brand new show from bestselling author Matt Cain and life coach Harry Glasstone. Together, they're talking about all things relationships! From partners, friends, families and everything in-between, Matt and Harry want to explore what makes relationships in the queer community so special. So, they're putting their heads together to solve your dilemmas, put their own...

ADHD is a trending disability, and anyone can easily get a diagnosis. At least, that’s what the media would have you believe lately – but this statement couldn’t be further from the truth.  This 60-minute documentary follows the eye-opening journey of TV presenter, AIDY SMITH , as he embarks on the journey of his own diagnosis. Along the way, he will speak to a variety of notable people who h...

Join AIDY SMITH for the first of two documentaries for Virgin Radio Pride. This week Aidy looks at those members of our community living with tourettes and reflects on his own experiences the condition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Writer and journalist PAUL BURSTON steps up to the My Pride Playlist microphone on Monday to pick his top Pride tracks. Paul chats through his varied career including writing for Attitude, The Guardian, The Sunday Times and Time Out , his role as curator and host of the award-winning LGBTQ+ literary salon Polari and founder of The Polari Prize book awards for LGBTQ+ writers and featuring in the Br...

Is there more pressure to look good in the gay community? And could it be contributing to a rise in gay men suffering from body dysmorphia? In this programme for Virgin Radio Pride ALEX MILSOM investigates the pressure on Queer men to look perfect, and the extreme lengths they go to get there. Alex meets reality TV star CHARLIE KING to hear how his traumatic experience in the public eye triggered...

Author and broadcaster Matt Cain takes a look at the legacy of Section 28, the ruling that saw any mention of LGTBQ+ banned from the classroom.  To mark twenty years since the act was repealed Matt gathers 3 queer young people to hear tales from writer Juno Dawson , musician Dan Gillespie Sells , headteacher John Naples-Campell and former teacher Catherline Lee MBE to reflect on how being que...

Welcome to Matt & Harry! A brand new show from bestselling author Matt Cain and life coach Harry Glasstone. Together, they're talking about all things relationships! From partners, friends, families, and everything in-between, Matt and Harry want to explore what makes relationships in the queer community so special. So, they're putting their heads together to solve your dilemmas, put their own...

Welcome to Matt & Harry! A brand new show from bestselling author Matt Cain and life coach Harry Glasstone. Together, they're talking about all things relationships! From partners, friends, families, and everything in-between, Matt and Harry want to explore what makes relationships in the queer community so special. So, they're putting their heads together to solve your dilemmas, put their own...

Welcome to Matt & Harry! A brand new show from bestselling author Matt Cain and life coach Harry Glasstone. Together, they're talking about all things relationships! From partners, friends, families and everything in-between, Matt and Harry want to explore what makes relationships in the queer community so special. So, they're putting their heads together to solve your dilemmas, put their own...

Welcome to Matt & Harry! A brand new show from bestselling author Matt Cain and life coach Harry Glasstone. Together, they're talking about all things relationships! From partners, friends, families, and everything in-between, Matt and Harry want to explore what makes relationships in the queer community so special. So, they're putting their heads together to solve your dilemmas, put their own...

Welcome to Matt & Harry! A brand new show from bestselling author Matt Cain and life coach Harry Glasstone. Together, they're talking about all things relationships! From partners, friends, families and everything in-between, Matt and Harry want to explore what makes relationships in the queer community so special. So, they're putting their heads together to solve your dilemmas, put their own...

Welcome to Matt & Harry! A brand new show from bestselling author Matt Cain and life coach Harry Glasstone. Together, they're talking about all things relationships! From partners, friends, families, and everything in-between, Matt and Harry want to explore what makes relationships in the queer community so special. So, they're putting their heads together to solve your dilemmas, put their own...

Welcome to Matt & Harry! A brand new show from bestselling author Matt Cain and life coach Harry Glasstone. Together, they're talking about all things relationships! From partners, friends, families, and everything in-between, Matt and Harry want to explore what makes relationships in the queer community so special. So, they're putting their heads together to solve your dilemmas, put their own...

​​The Only Gay in the Village is a touching documentary that tells the stories of LGBTQ+ individuals who have lived as the sole gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans or queer person in their towns or villages.  The hour-long heartwarming documentary is narrated by Ian H Watkins from the pop group Steps. Ian who grew up in the beautiful serene town Cwm-parc in Wales,  describes his experience of...

Singer, model, presenter and all round 80s icon Sam Fox joins Steve to pick her Pride Playlist. Over the course of the hour expect to hear Sam’s remarkable journey from Page 3 model to proud member of the LGBTQ+ community. Sam talks about the struggle of coming to terms with her sexuality, her career in music and shares many a celebrity encounter in the 1980s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

Dan Gillespie Sells is perhaps best known as the lead vocalist and frontman for the rock group The Feeling. Outside of the band Dan has been very busy, composing the score for the hit west end musicial Everybody’s Talking About Jamie and, more recently, Brokeback Mountain. Dan chats to Steve about his coming out journey, the beginnings of The Feeling, working on West End musicals and some exciting...