Been There Done That

29 Apr 2015

650 Episodes! Jan Hillier, Kranskys, R.Davies, Alice B Toklas

Gay, History, Icons, Lesbian

We celebrate 650 episodes of Been There Done That!

Chris talks about the early days of the show including an interview with Jan Hillier, the organiser of a safe gay space in the Prince of Wales Hotel, St Kilda about the early days of Pokies. We also hear from the Kransky Sisters with their version (including musical saw) of Pretty Woman.

We reflect upon the works of Russell Davies, author of Queer as Folk in 1999, and Banana in 2015 and his representations on TV of gay life.

Birthdays this week – Alice B Toklas, Sandi Toksvig and Christine Jorgensen – as we celebrate their contributions to our gay world. Plus some trivia and mirth …..

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9 Apr 2019

Show Number 850 … give us a break !

Diversity, Gay, History, HIV, Pop Culture

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Community, Diversity, Gay, HIV, Pop Culture

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Disasters, Gay, History, Space

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