Virgin Radio Pridecast

This week on the Virgin Radio Pridecast, with Christmas Parties around the country being cancelled because of covid restrictions, Alex and Shivani are hosting their very own virtual party… And if there’s one thing the LGBTQ+ community know how to do - it's celebrate! Join them to examine everything to do with the LGBTQ+ scene, from what we love about queer spaces, to the things that need impr...

This week, in the second of two special episodes to mark World AIDS Day on the 1st December, Shivani and Alex are looking forward, to the medical advancements which have been made since the early stages of the HIV crisis, and to the activists who have fought for decades, and who continue to fight, to make a difference.  They’ll hear from ACT UP activist Tony Openshaw about a rather unconventi...

World AIDS Day is taking place this Wednesday (1st December), and Alex and Shivani are marking the occasion with two very special episodes of the Virgin Radio Pridecast.  This week, they’re looking back to the start of the epidemic, hearing from Lord Michael Cashman on what living through the period was like, and Ruth Coker Burks, also known as the ‘Cemetery Angel’, who helped to look after A...

With the final of Season Three of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK fast approaching, this week on the Virgin Radio Pridecast, the category is: Drag!  Alex and Shivani will be chatting all things drag, including hearing from icons Bimini Bon Boulash and Jodie Harsh about how they first got started with the art form, and US drag queen Latrice Royale on how RuPaul has changed the drag scene forever. ...

This week, Alex and Shivani are getting a little bit meta, talking all about LGBTQ+ representation in telly, films, books and more - and asking the question of why it’s so important for LGBTQ+ people to see themselves reflected in the media... But they’re not alone! We’ll hear from Lord Michael Cashman on having the first gay kiss in Eastenders in 1987, screenwriting legend Russell T. Davies on th...

It's something that almost every LGBTQ+ person will go through in their lives, so our first episode is all about coming out! Join Alex and Shivani to hear their own coming out stories, as well as hearing from guests including Tom Allen, Kate Holderness and Adele Roberts, and The Feeling's Dan Gillespie Sells. Plus - Virgin Radio Pride's very own Emma Goswell tells us all about her book 'Coming Out...

On the final episode of My Pride Playlist, we have a real party with Steve Denyer chatting to DJ and broadcasting legend Simon Le Vans. Simon has been DJing across the LGBTQ+ scene for over two decades including his Sunday night residency at the iconic Vauxhall Tavern in London. With an abundance of brilliant stories and massive dance floor fillers, My Pride Playlist is sure to go out with a real...

For Emma's final Weekend Outing, she'll be finding out all about Pride Sports and how we can make all our favourite sports more LGBTQ+ inclusive. She'll also be hearing from out gay parent Jamie about how he and his husband Tom adopted two boys to make their family complete. And finally, she's in conversation with HIV activist, theatre maker and star of It's A Sin: Nathaniel Hall. Please note...

For his final helping of Sunday Roast, Matt Cain is joined this week by comedian Rosie Wilby, and actor Tim McArthur to discuss whether the LGBTQ+ community is less affected by class divisions than mainstream society. They’ll also be joined by publisher and owner of Attitude Darren Styles to ponder how LGBTQ+ media outlets can evolve in order to better serve the community, and comedian Stephen Bai...

Journalist Nichi Hodgson explores what it means to be bisexual in the UK today, and the experiences of bisexual people throughout history in the third episode of this three-part documentary made exclusively for Virgin Radio Pride... Please note, some of the topics discussed in this episode might be sensitive and/or triggering. For help and support with any LGBTQ+ issues you might be facing, you ca...

Comedian and author Rosie Wilby looks back through the Radio Diva archives, replaying some of the best moments from the iconic radio show on Resonance FM in this exclusive retrospective for Virgin Radio Pride... Please note, some of the topics discussed in this episode might be sensitive and/or triggering. For help and support with any LGBTQ+ issues you might be facing, you can contact Switchboard...

Five years on from the horrific shooting at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, this exclusive documentary remembers the forty-nine victims and looks back at one of the most devastating acts of violence in modern American history... Please note, some of the topics discussed in this episode might be sensitive and/or triggering. For help and support with any LGBTQ+ issues you might be facing, you can contac...

Journalist Nichi Hodgson explores what it means to be bisexual in the UK today, and the experiences of bisexual people throughout history in the second episode of this three-part documentary made exclusively for Virgin Radio Pride... Please note, some of the topics discussed in this episode might be sensitive and/or triggering. For help and support with any LGBTQ+ issues you might be facing, you c...

Legendary LGBTQ+ activist Peter Tatchell chats to Steve Denyer, taking him through the records which have sound-tracked his five-plus decades of activism… Hear about his jaw-dropping encounter with Robert Mugabe in Brussels, his love for electronic dance music, and of course what Pride means to him. Please note, some of the topics discussed in this episode might be sensitive and/or triggering...

This week you'll find out all about the LGBTQ+ wellness festival called Out and Wild - and Emma's in conversation with Tim Sigsworth MBE. He's been campaigning for LGBTQ+ equality for thirty years and now runs AKT - the charity helping LGBTQ+ youth at risk from homelessness. Plus - you'll meet the most incredible father and son: Phil came out as gay in his twenties then a few years later his dad G...

Joining Matt Cain for his Sunday Roast this week are The Feeling’s frontman Dan Gillespie Sells, and journalist Mishti Ali, to talk about whether if someone rejects us when we come out to them, we should give them another chance. Also joining the panel are LGBTQ+ activist and ‘Cemetery Angel’ Ruth Coker Burks to chat about allyship, and Carl Austin-Behan OBE (the LGBT Advisor to the Mayor of Great...

Journalist Nichi Hodgson explores what it means to be bisexual in the UK today, and the experiences of bisexual people throughout history in the first episode of this three-part documentary made exclusively for Virgin Radio Pride... Please note, some of the topics discussed in this episode might be sensitive and/or triggering. For help and support with any LGBTQ+ issues you might be facing, you ca...

Steve Denyer chats to food writer, journalist and activist Jack Monroe, who takes him though her Pride Playlist - the tracks which soundtracked Jack’s life as a member of the LGBTQ+ community… Please note, some of the topics discussed in this episode might be sensitive and/or triggering. For help and support with any LGBTQ+ issues you might be facing, you can contact Switchboard on 0300 330 0630....

Freshly back from her holidays, Emma chats to Lisa Power about her incredible activism work, fighting for LGBTQ+ rights since she came out in the 1970s, and Stonewall, which she was instrumental in setting up. She also speaks to the queer couple who run the homeless charity Coffee4Craig, and also the people behind the charity YouthStopAIDS. Please note, some of the topics discussed in this episode...

This week, Matt is joined by presenter Alex Woolhouse and writer Matthew Todd to discuss whether we can separate the art from the artist, when the artist has made problematic comments towards the LGBTQ+ community... Plus, the panel are also joined by screenwriter Jake Graf to discuss the rise in anti-trans discourse and what can be done to combat it, and activist and former asylum seeker Aderonke...

Actress Kate Holderness takes on the queer question challenge this week, chatting to her girlfriend, Radio 1 presenter and I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here star Adele Roberts. The pair chat about their coming out journeys, their relationship, music that helped them during their early lives, and of course, what Pride means to them.  Please note, some of the topics discussed in this episode m...

On this week’s Sunday Roast, Matt is joined by historian Dan Vo, and activist and author Lois Shearing to discuss whether being queer is the best thing that ever happened to us. The panel are also joined by Michael Bronski and Fleur MacInnes to talk about whether we should remove statues of historical figures who were known homophobes, and also Dominic Arnall and Ramses Oliva from Just Like Us to...

On this week's My Pride Playlist, Virgin Radio UK's very own Graham Norton takes us through the tracks that have defined his incredible life and career, chatting to Steve Denyer about learning to discover himself as a young waiter in London, meeting Dolly Parton in Dollywood USA, and of course all things Eurovision. Please note, some of the topics discussed in this episode might be sensitive and/o...

This week, Matt is joined by actress Sophie Ward and journalist Mishti Ali to discuss stereotypes within the LGBTQ+ community, as well as screenwriter Russell T. Davies on LGBTQ+ representation in culture, and Philip Harper-Deakin, who was prosecuted for gay sexual activity, and historian Sacha Coward, discussing pardons for gay people and whether more needs to be done to make reparations. Please...

This week on My Pride Playlist, Steve Denyer welcomes pop superstar Will Young to talk through some of his favourite tracks. Will talks openly about his career from the early days of Pop Idol to the struggles he has faced up until the present day. The chat is inspired by songs from the likes Bronski Beat, Annie Lennox and Rosie Gains and also features Will chatting about his brand new album and si...