Tag: Channel 4
Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden reviews “Freedom: 50 years of Pride’
There couldn’t be better timing for this documentary. Not because it’s being released over Pride weekend in London but because it reminds everyone, as Channel 4 TV faces privatization, that powerful, passionate work is driven by purpose, not profit. If that sounds a bit whole grain for your gluten-free palate don’t worry, it’s also…
Is BIG BOYS the next big Brit queer TV series that we cannot live without?
Queerguru always keeps a very close eye on Brit TV as that is often where the very best new queer programs first appear. …..such as Queer as Folk and Its a Sin. And now there’s BIG BOYS from Channel 4: a funny and beautiful new comedy about losing one’s virginity which judging by…
Backstage Billy : the story of the QUEEN MOTHER’s loyal and faithfully queer butler
The British Monarchy has always been subjected to the worse gossipmongers. In Tudor times that would have resulted in one losing one’s head. But it wasn’t until the arrival of Diana Spencer at the Court in the 1980s that took the whole subject up to a whole different level. Not only were the Family…
The Making of Me : 9 Stories of Transitioning journeys
In 2019 the UK’s Channel 4 TV Network screened The Making of Me, Three years in the making it was a refreshing straightforward look at the lives of nine very different people as they transitioned. Not only did it serve as a very sympathetic record of each of their journeys, which were undertaking with…
Russell T Davies It’s A Sin gets rave reviews
Just two days ago Russell T Davies highly anticipated new queer drama It’s A Sin was released on the UK’s Channel 4 . Since then its has become the most buzzed about and most binge-watched LGBTQ series for a very long time. Davies, whose long resume includes the ground-breaking Queer As Folk series, is…
