What, that Old Queen?!

WTOQ?! Ep 72 - We Three Queens Recorded Thursday 18th December 2025 The Old Queens are back in the Throne Room for a Yuletide special with guest presenter Peter Baker (hot of the stage from MoulinScrooge) squeezing in beside Bernie , while Tommy dials in remotely like the Ghost of Wi-Fi Yet To Come. Together they unwrap the queer chaos of midwinter: ancient role-reversals, festive misrule, and why...

WTOQ?! Ep 71 – What's with the attitude?! Recorded Tuesday 28th October 2025 In this special Day of the Dead episode, the Old Queens are visiting the Ghosts of Attitudes past as they delve into a vintage issue of the gay lifestyle mag from 1996 and chat about it's tone and style and how it reflected 90's Queer life and how things have changed. Bernie also chats to the cast of Jack Off the Beanstal...

WTOQ?! Ep 70 – Gardens, Snails and Treacherous Tales Recorded Thursday 9th October 2025 The Old Queens are cultivating Queerness in their royal garden this episode. Tommy & Bernie are talking all things Queer in nature sharing some gossip with award winning garden designer Plant Jane Porter. https://www.plantyprojects.co.uk https://www.instagram.com/plantyjane/ Hot topics include Royality, The...

WTOQ?! Episode 69 - The Teaches of Quiches Recorded Tuesday 27th August 2025 The Old Queens are finally back in the Throne Room by popular demand. Answering Queer lifeQuandaries like why is Pride season in Britain so long? Will too many Magnums Kill you? And can you get through a whole screening of Sex and the City 2? Also joining them to help answer these Quandaries and more, is the flantastic Qu...

WTOQ?! Episode 68 - Pridal Queens Recorded Tuesday 25th June 2024 The just talk edit of the WTOQ?! Show. For a finale episode before their summer break, Tommy & Bernie are all Pridal in the Throne Room, delving into the rich tapestry of Pride history. Putting a spotlight on Bristol Pride, DTYM, Murder He Didn't Write, Bitch Pride, and QueerVision! With some special guest voices spilling the T...

WTOQ?! Episode 67 - Dial Up Dates & Voguing Fates Recorded Tuesday 28th May 2024 The just talk edit of the WTOQ?! Show. The Old Queens are inadvertently transported back to the 1990's via the Queer slip stream. Bernie & Tommy explore inventions, culture, and Queer life in the ultimate decade of the last century. The striking and talented Queen of the Tower of Song, Emily Breeze sends a mes...

WTOQ?! Episode 66 - Honey Trapped! Recorded Saturday 20th April 2024 The just talk edit of the WTOQ?! Show. The Old Queens are Honey Trapped in the Throne Room this episode as they explore the history of Queer Honey Traps in the cabinet of Queeriosities. The eminent writer & director Neil Bartlett OBE is the archival interview revisited in this episode. (You can hear the full interview with Ne...

WTOQ?! Episode 65 - Spring Queens! Recorded Saturday 22nd March 2024 In this podcast edit of the WTOQ?! Show - which has 10% more talk than the music edition. Spring is sprunging in the Throne Room and Tommy and Bernie are exploring Queer Spring celebrations in the cabinet of Qeeriousities, and some gay birthdays including Dirk Bogarde. Then the Old Queens are joined by the witty and wonderful poe...

WTOQ?! Episode 64 - The AI ExQueerience Recorded Saturday 5th March 2024 Resistance is futile as the Old Queens interface with AI for this episode. Bernie & Tommy are transported back to ancient Japan shogun style when they enter the Cabinet of Queeriosities,   They also revisit a classic interview with gorgeous comedian and actor David Mills who talks about seedy bookstores, how comedy a...

WTOQ?! Episode 63 - Gods, poets & nose hair clippers Recorded Saturday 17th February 2024 The Old Queens are back in the Throne Room in this podcast cut of their radio show. Even though the music is cut out, Tommy and Bernie are still in fine voice with their own brand of squiffy Queer chat light-heartedly looking at Queer life Quandaries at a certain age. This episode there are some Valentine...

WTOQ?! Episode 62 - Full of Christmas Queer! Recorded Monday 4th December 2023 The Old Queens are back in the Throne Room ready to spread all the Queermas Cheer! Tommy and Bernie delve deep into the Cabinet of Queeriosities to find the origins of Christmas in the Roman festival of Saturnalia. And you can hear them munching on treats in a seasonal Shnack Out of It! And as ever ther are interesting...

WTOQ?! Episode 61 - Springer Special Recorded Friday 14th April 2023 The Old Queens are back for a spring special - Jump into the Throne Room with Tommy & Bernie for another blast of their own brand of squiffy Queer chat. Shnack Out of It is back. Plus a new feature Hypochondriac’s Corner! They also chat about a possessed television. Thn they are joined by the beautiful Queer circus artist and...

WTOQ?! Episode 60 - Lonely this Queermas Recorded Wednesday 14th December 2022 It's a bit lonely in the Throne Room this Queermas as none of our guests turned up for our party. However not deterred The Old Queens muster up some Queermas Cheer and chat about the Traitors TV Show, Christmas traditions and unusual Yuletide fayre from around the world all as they are Shnacking Out on snack from their...

WTOQ?! Episode 59 - Ménage à Everything! Recorded Thursday 24th November 2022 As we are on the cusp of the Festive season the Old Queens talk about how Christmas can be a difficult time for Queer people and what we can do to make the Yuletide Gayer! They also talk about Dickie Beau's phenomenal show SHOWMANISM. Then Tommy and Bernie are joined in the Throne Room by Caleb Parkin former Bristol City...

WTOQ?! Ep 58 - Doing the Charleston Recorded Wednesday 9th November 2022   The Old Queens are back (after an extra week’s break) lounging in the Throne room to talk Cleaning, TV, Grindr and loving your own body image. Then they go all highbrow as they are joined by the Wonderful Darren Clarke the great curator of Charleston house which was home to the Bloomsbury Set. Together they talk about...

The wonderful Darren Clarke curator of Charleston House joins Tommy & Bernie in the Throne Room in Episode 58 - Doing The Charleton - Released Sunday 13th November 2022! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WTOQ?! Ep 57 - Pecific Rim Recorded Monday 17th October 2022   Tommy is back in the Throne room with Bernie and there gorgeous and talented special guest is Dickie Beau. Together they talk about his new theatre piece SHOWMANISM which will be at the Ustinov Studio in Bath from 11th Nov to 10th Dec this year.   Other topics covered are the transcendence of theatre performances, Molly House...

The Fabulouse Dickie Beau joins Tommy & Bernie in the Throne Room in Episode 57 Released Sunday 23rd October 2022! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WTOQ?! Ep 56 - The Dorking Cock Recorded Wednesday 5th October 2022   Bernie is the only Old Queen in the Throne Room this episode but Tommy's definitely there in spirit and never fear his very high slingbacks are filled by honorary Old Queen the great Peter Baker who zooms in from Majorca to be our special guest/presenter for this episode.   Together Bernie & Peter discuss Majorca’s...

WTOQ?! Ep 55 - All Clapped Out! Recorded Wednesday 22nd September 2022 The Old Queens are finally back in the Throne Room as they navigate their first episode in nine months to celebrate their 3rd Birthday! Topics of discussion this episode are the writings of Lytton Strachey the infamous Queer writer of the Bloomsbury set. Then they are joined by Sexual Health Advisor and Therapist Nate Speare to...

WTOQ?! Ep 54 - Dethroned Recorded February 2021 Unfortunately due to current circumstances we couldn't bring you the planned Yuletide episode this year. However we have a special gift for you... Ever wondered what happens at the after pod party? Well you are exclusively invited to our first and only episode (So far) of Dethroned with the gorgeous John Thomas on general release for the first t...

WTOQ?! Ep 53 - What, JUST those Old Queens?! Recorded Wednesday 1st December 2021 The Old Queens are doing it Old School in the Throne Room as they navigate this episode without a special guest. To compensate for this some of our favourite features are back! Tommy & Bernie enter the murky depths of the Cabinet of Queeriosities to seek out the top period drama Queer films to check out this season....

WTOQ?! Ep 52 - Just the Tip... Recorded Tuesday 23 November 2021  It's all getting a bit festive in the Throne Room as Bernie & Tommy chat about when Harry met Santa and kick off Advent with a seasonal Shnack Out Of it! When Harry met Santa Then the sweet and sexy Harry Clayton Wright joins the Old Queens to talk "Sex Education", "You Otter Know" and so much more. Harry also joins in answering Qua...

WTOQ?! Ep 51 - Secrets, Kagools and Dame Denchy Rules Recorded Thursday 4th November 2021  Meanwhile back in the Throne room, Tommy and Bernie are talking about straight  identifying men having sex with men, as you do , and how personal identity is effected by sexual identity. Then the Old Queens are joined by accomplished writer and all round gorgeous person Karen McLeod who talks about her books...

WTOQ?! Ep 50 - Plan B Recorded Monday 25th October 2021  It's all getting rather spooky in the Throne Room for this years Halloween special. Tommy and Bernie discuss The spirits and how ghosts share many attributes with the Queer community. Then the Old Queens crumble for the fabulous Lorraine Bowen - who discusses her career, her move to Eastbourne and even serenades Tommy and Bernie with a few i...