Podcasts about Royal Vauxhall Tavern

Here's a recording of my trance classics set I performed live at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern at my birthday party on 22/6/24. Free download. Enjoy! X | 1  | Till Tears Do Us Part (Club Mix)  | /  | Heaven's Cry | 2  | Coming On Strong feat. Scott Mac (ReOrder Extended Remix)  | /  | Signum, Scott Mac | 3  | Love U More (Solarstone Extended Pure Mix)  | /  | Sunscreem | 4  | Hold That Sucker Down (Max Raymond Remix)  | /  | The O.T. Quartet | 5  | Love Shy (Electrique Boutique Vocal Mix)  | /  | Kristine Blond | 6  | If You Love Me (Nylon Remix)  | /  | Nylon | 7  | Damaged (Antillas Remix)  | /  | Plummet | 8  | I Had This Thing (Solarstone Pure Mix)  | /  | Royksopp | 9  | Madagascar (Richard Durand Remix)  | /  | Art Of Trance | 10  | Netherworld (Ciaran McAuley 2021 Rework)  | /  | L.S.G. | 11  | Sky Falls Down (Paul Denton Remix)  | /  | OceanLab | 12  | Stay (Sneijder Extended Remix)  | /  | Ben Gold, Sivan | 13  | Lifesigns (Bryan Kearney's Planet Love Makeover)  | /  | Rodd-Y-Ler | 14  | How Can I feat. Jessica Lawrence (Extended Mix)  | /  | Craig Connelly, Jessica Lawrence | 15  | I Love You (Extended Mix)  | /  | Plumb, Key4050 | 16  | No Time To Die (Cold Blue's Golden Leaves Remix)  | /  | Billie Eilish | 17  | All Over Again (Extended Mix)  | /  | Bryan Kearney, Plumb |   | 89mins  | /  | 136-138-140bpm

National Playwriting Month is approaching, and that means it's time for End of Play.®, the Dramatists Guild's annual month-long writing challenge for Playwrights, Composers, Lyricists, and Librettists! This is a segment of the End of Play.® interview Melissa had last year with Lily Dwoskin and Jordan Stovall from the Dramatists Guild.Resources MentionedEpisode 23End of Play.®Dramatists GuildAbout Our GuestsLily Dwoskin is a bookwriter, lyricist, & playwright based in New York. She is a graduate of NYU's Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program. Her bookwriter/lyricist credits include Off Broadway: Turtle On A Fencepost at Theater 555 & The Scarlet Savior at St. Luke's Theatre. Other credits include: Hyena in Petticoats and The Aviatrix. Originally, Lily is from the greater Philadelphia region. Lily's work has been performed at St. Luke's, The Laurie Beechman Theatre, The Greenroom 42, Hedgerow Theatre Company, various universities and more. Lily works for & is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild of America and has worked as a director, dramaturg, teaching artist & stage manager.Jordan Stovall is a playwright, arts administrator, & drag artist known as Wanda Whatever. They presently serve as the Director of Outreach & Institutional Partnerships for the Dramatists Guild, where they have worked since 2016. Their plays have been shortlisted & selected as Finalists for the Eugene O'Neill Playwrights Festival and Relentless Award, with productions in London and the US. As a drag artist, they are the founding producer of Time Out London Award-Nominated cabaret Boulangerie; and Fussy, a series of queer community gatherings. They can be seen on Pistol and Meet the Richardsons. They have performed in Bushwig Berlin & NYC, Sink the Pink, Clapham Grand, Royal Vauxhall Tavern, & other notable venues across London, NYC, & the US.Follow the Dramatists Guild on Facebook, Twitter & InstagramConnect with host Melissa Schmitz***Sign up for the 101 Stage Adaptations Newsletter***101 Stage AdaptationsFollow the Podcast on Facebook & InstagramRead Melissa's plays on New Play ExchangeConnect with Melissa on LinkedInWays to support the show:- Buy Me a Coffee- Tell us your thoughts in our Listener Survey!- Give a 5-Star rating- Write a glowing review on Apple Podcasts - Send this episode to a friend- Share on social media (Tag us so we can thank you!)Creators: Host your podcast through Buzzsprout using my affiliate link & get a $20 credit on your paid account. Let your fans directly support you via Buy Me a Coffee (affiliate link).

Harriet host a debate between Frank Hester and Diane Abbott MP because, as we know, a debate is the only possible way we can find out the truth of something such as "is racism real and, if it is, is it bad?". She also speaks to Eshaan Akbar for a definitive rating of Princess Kate's apology in ApologyWatch, and gets a call from Royal Correspondent Nicola Witchell, who is in a secure location. Finally, she catches up with old friend of the show Lee Anderson MP, to find out why he's joined Reform, and who he'll be joining next. Thanks to Laura Battley for signing up to our Patreon this week. They're getting ad-free episodes, exclusive videos, bonus podcasts and other things, and you can join them and help us pay our guests by going to patreon.com/NonCensored and lapping up all that delicious extra content. Keep your questions coming to the team by emailing noncensoredpodcast@gmail.com. Thanks to Rosie Holt (@RosieIsAHolt), Brendan Murphy (@notmurphy), Eshaan Akbar (@eshaanakbar), Athena Kugblenu (@athenakugblenu), Will Sebag-Montefiore (@wsebag), Sooz Kempner (@SoozUK) and Ed Morrish. Tickets for Rosie's show, That's Politainment!, are available here. Tickets for Brendan's show, Buffy Revamped, are available here. Eshaan has a stand-up special, The Pretender, available to watch for free on YouTube.  Athena Kugblenu has a show at the Mach comedy festival on the 4th May, Athena Kugblenu On How Life Isn't, and tickets are available here.  Will Sebag-Montefiore's podcast, Legitimate Likes, is available here. Sooz Kempner Sings Kate Bush is on at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern in London on Friday 15th March, and tickets are available here.  Ed also produces Sound Heap with John-Luke Roberts, an excellent podcast that's now available on Maximum Fun. Show photography by Karla Gowlett (photoperspective.co.uk) and show design by Chris Barker (chrisbarkerprints.co.uk). Music and jingles by Paddy Gervers & Rob Sell (torchandcompass.com). NonCensored is a Lead Mojo production (leadmojo.co.uk). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

And the winner is… Well, it's finally arrived. Matt and Monty review the fantastic live final at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, as part of Eurofest, and look at how the voting went down. There's also some significant news from the boys as we wrap up 2023.

The tale of an extraordinary night at a legendary British gay pub. Princess Diana, disguised as a man, along with star broadcaster Kenny Everett and Queen singer Freddie Mercury enjoyed a drink in London's Royal Vauxhall Tavern one night at the height of their fame in 1988. The veracity of the event has been questioned but Cleo Rocos, who co-starred with Kenny in his hit TV show, described the celebrity night out in her in her book The Power of Positive Drinking. Cleo tells her story to Alex Collins. (Photo: Kenny Everett and Cleo Rocos. Credit: Tom Wargacki/WireImage via Getty Images)

National Playwriting Month is approaching, and that means it's time for End of Play.®, the Dramatists Guild's annual month-long writing challenge for Playwrights, Composers, Lyricists, and Librettists. Guild staff members Lily Dwoskin and Jordan Stovall stop by the show to tell us about their work at the Guild and all things End of Play.®.In this episode, we discuss:What End of Play.® is and who can participate (Hint: anyone and everyone!)How  End of Play.® got startedHow working at the Guild helped Lily become a better advocate for her own workHow the pandemic has changed the way drag and musical theatre are created and consumed And more!Resources MentionedEnd of Play.®Dramatists GuildAWPAbout Our GuestsLily Dwoskin is a bookwriter, lyricist, and playwright based in New York. She is a graduate of NYU's Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program. Her bookwriter/lyricist credits include Off Broadway: Turtle On A Fencepost at Theater 555 & The Scarlet Savior at St. Luke's Theatre. Other credits include: Hyena in Petticoats and The Aviatrix. Originally, Lily is from the greater Philadelphia region. Lily's work has been performed at St. Luke's, The Laurie Beechman Theatre, The Greenroom 42, Hedgerow Theatre Company, various universities and more. Lily works for and is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild of America and has worked as a director, dramaturg, teaching artist and stage manager. Jordan Stovall is a playwright, arts administrator, and drag artist known as Wanda Whatever. They presently serve as the Director of Outreach & Institutional Partnerships for the Dramatists Guild, where they have worked since 2016. Their plays have been shortlisted and selected as Finalists for the Eugene O'Neill Playwrights Festival and Relentless Award, with productions in London and the US. As a drag artist, they are the founding producer of Time Out London Award-Nominated cabaret Boulangerie; and Fussy, a series of queer community gatherings. They can be seen on Pistol and Meet the Richardsons. They have performed in Bushwig Berlin and NYC, Sink the Pink, Clapham Grand, Royal Vauxhall Tavern, andConnect with host Melissa Schmitz***Sign up for the 101 Stage Adaptations Newsletter***101 Stage AdaptationsFollow the Podcast on Facebook & InstagramRead Melissa's plays on New Play ExchangeConnect with Melissa on LinkedInWays to support the show:- Buy Me a Coffee- Tell us your thoughts in our Listener Survey!- Give a 5-Star rating- Write a glowing review on Apple Podcasts - Send this episode to a friend- Share on social media (Tag us so we can thank you!)Creators: Host your podcast through Buzzsprout using my affiliate link & get a $20 credit on your paid account. Let your fans directly support you via Buy Me a Coffee (affiliate link).

Steve Denyer talks to drag royalty the Dame Edna Experience as they pick their top Pride Playlist tracks! The D E E chats through their experiences on the UK drag circuit, the importance of London's legendary LGBTQ+ venue The Royal Vauxhall Tavern and how they toured with Bronski Beat singing the anthemic ‘Smalltown Boy' to over 40,000 people in San Diego. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Memories of love, loss and cabaret through the London AIDS crisis, by It's a Sin's Jill Nalder. When Jill Nalder arrived at drama school in London in the early 1980s, she was ready for her life to begin. With her band of best friends—of which many were talented young gay men with big dreams of their own—she grabbed London by the horns: partying with drag queens at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, hosting cabarets at her glamorous flat, flitting across town to any jobs could get. But soon rumours were spreading from America about a frightening illness being dubbed the 'gay flu', and Jill and her friends—spirited Juan Pablo, Jae with his beautiful voice, upbeat Dursley and many others—found that their formerly carefree existence now under threat. In this moving memoir, It's a Sin's Jill Nalder tells the true story of her life during the AIDS crisis, and that of friends and colleagues, doctors and nurses, activists and fundraisers. She recounts juggling a busy West End career while campaigning for AIDS awareness and research, educating herself and caring for the sick. Most of all, she shines a light on those who were stigmatised and shamed, and remembers those brave and beautiful boys who were lost too soon.

31st March - A quick update on the weather followed by lots of noise captured during the Art of Drag graduation show last night at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern. Much love and gratitude, Belle x

30th March - I am off to the RVT tonight to see the new intake of the Art of Drag graduate. Here's their website if you are interested: https://www.vauxhalltavern.com/ I also talk about the Bafta nominated It's A Sin. An in case yo are interested, here is a link to the related vlog I created last year that I mention: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcTrpY_4DZo&t=18s Much love and gratitude, Belle x.

Laura Whitmore is joined by her special guests Lauren Mayberry and Amy Lamé to explore how female artists have used their songs to express their identity and go against the grain. Today our host and guests will discuss artists who have attempted to break moulds and defy female stereotypes in their own unique ways. These are a class of artists who don't just own their identity - they wear it with pride. Lauren Mayberry is the lead vocalist in the Scottish synth-pop band Chvrches.  The band formed in 2011 and two years later they released their ‘Recover' EP, which included the break-through hit ‘The Mother We Share'.  Their debut studio album, ‘The Bones of What You Believe', was released in 2013, elevating them into the ‘Sound of 2013' list by the BBC. This was followed by ‘Every Open Eye' in 2015 and ‘Love is Dead' in 2018. Their fourth and highly acclaimed concept album, ‘Screen Violence' was release in 2021.   Amy Lamé is a radio and TV presenter, performer and writer. She hosts a weekly music show on BBC Radio 6 Music and is a long-time champion of LGBTQ+ rights, using music as a platform, through her work as a writer, presenter and DJ and via her pioneering club night ‘Duckie' at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern.  In 2016 she was appointed London's Night Czar, where she's been tasked with promoting London's nightlife both in the UK and internationally. Featuring Hear Her Voice's resident music expert Laura Snapes on Dusty Springfield. Laura Snapes is one of the foremost music journalists in the UK. Currently deputy music editor at The Guardian, she has also held roles as features editor for NME and associate editor at Pitchfork. Episode Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/06iY0TraCe3oRlxtmQ0y4O?si=bf96a1d26ebd45a9 (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/06iY0TraCe3oRlxtmQ0y4O?si=bf96a1d26ebd45a9) Follow Hear Her Voice on social: https://www.facebook.com/hearhervoiceofficial (FACEBOOK) |https://www.instagram.com/hearhervoice ( INSTAGRAM) | https://twitter.com/HearHerVoice (TWITTER) | https://www.tiktok.com/@hearhervoiceofficial (TIK TOK)

Episode 2 of our ‘history of LGBT spaces in London' podcast series, launched to coincide with LGBT+ History Month this February, focuses on the district of Vauxhall. The episode is split into three parts, with UCEM's digital communications officer, Eliza White, who came up with the idea for the series, sharing her research with UCEM PR and social media manager, Andrew Belt, in part 1 on Vauxhall's role as a hub for the LGBTQ+ community from the 18th century up until the present day. Part 2 sees James Lindsay, the CEO and managing director of cabaret venue, the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, discuss with Andrew how he came to take over the Tavern, his experience of running it over the past eight years and his views on the challenges for LGBTQ+ spaces in London today. In the final part of the episode, Eliza rejoins Andrew for a brief reflection on the interview with James and to ponder the future of Vauxhall's LGBTQ+ spaces.

The Perverts Podcast is an audio cabaret recorded at the legendary Royal Vauxhall Tavern, London, with a live audience. Hosted by Milk Presents' Leo Skilbeck, there will be onstage glamour & backstage goss, celebrating our ‘perverted' queer history. Leo will be joined by expert historians to introduce a scandalous artefact from selected queer archives. In each episode a glittering cabaret star will perform a specially created act. Expect words, songs, chat, comedy and campery!

“Deep Sniff” author Adam Zmith joins me to talk poppers, raids on the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, poppers trainer videos, late-stage sexuality acceptance and the corresponding impact on quality of life, poppers blindness, 70's clone culture, gay bars, amyl, butyl, and more. After my talk with Adam, enjoy an excerpt of my Patreon only chat with Stephen Trask. Taken from the multi-episode deluxe edition of my “Hedwig & The Angry Inch” Movie Club, we get into the fraught period before the creation of “Midnight Radio”, theater crime, and more. Find Adam's book “Deep Sniff” at all respectable booksellers, or find it on Amazon Deep Sniff: A History of Poppers and Queer Futures: Zmith, Adam: 9781913462420: Amazon.com: Books Support this show and get lots of hott bonus content by going to https://www.patreon.com/CraigAndFriends - see which reward tier works best for you! You'll get ad-free & early versions of these episodes, bonus episodes, Movie Club episodes and MORE! For more Adam: https://twitter.com/AdamZmith Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/craigandfriendspod Rubber Child's Transition Assistance GoFundMe https://gofund.me/c2b3cd52 For ways to help fight the fascists and support Black Lives Matter & Black Trans Lives Matter: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co https://blacktranslivesmatter.carrd.co

In the episode that chooses the final 'cherry' of the 2021 season, the boys discuss possibly the most watched Eurovision national selection show of the year. That's right, Melodifestivalen! Not only is the line up of entries to the Second Cherry Song Contest 2021 now complete, but you can start voting for your favourites ahead of the live final on Friday 8th October, as part of Eurofest at London's Royal Vauxhall Tavern. Link

It's a sports day like no other, and is a vital fundraiser for one of the UK's leading LGBTQ+ charities. And after a year off due to COVID in 2020, the RVT Sports Day returns on Monday 30th August to raise money to support the work of LGBT HERO – the UK's national health and wellbeing charity for LGBTQ+ people, who hold the event in partnership with the Royal Vauxhall Tavern. Ian Howley is LGBT HERO's chief executive – and the perfect person to talk to about an event that's become iconic for many in the LGBTQ+ community. We also discuss the work being done by LGBT HERO; the importance of health and wellbeing in the LGBTQ+ community; how the pandemic has affected the work it can do; what the return of RVT Sports Day means; and loads, loads more. Some parts of the conversation are quite frank and powerful – with discussions of depression and suicide – but ultimately, the message is an uplifting one, about how the LGBTQ+ community is using sport to come together and support one another. WANT TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR GUESTS? @IanHowley @lgbtHERO WANT TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE PODCAST? @jack_murley jack.murley@bbc.co.uk

After an 11th hour guest cancellation we decided to discuss the case between ourselves anyway and had a fun conversation about the oft-repeated story of Freddie Mercury and Kenny Everett disguising Princess Diana as a gay man in the 1980s and taking her out to the Royal Vauxhall Tavern...So is it true or just an urban myth? No real evidence exists to back it up beyond the initial account in Cleo Rocos' late-90s autobiography and the three main players are no longer with us to confirm or deny the tale... Yet it all sounds so plausible!Find out where we place our bets... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wearing denim, workwear, or sharp tailoring makes a statement about how we think of ourselves. Charlie Porter has been exploring the relationship between artists and clothes. He joins writer Olivia Laing and Ekow Eshun for a conversation about clothing, bodies, and our expression of our sexuality, hosted by Shahidha Bari. Olivia Laing's latest book is called Everybody: A Book About Freedom Charlie Porter has published What Artists Wear. A former Turner prize judge, he writes and curates and is a visiting Fashion lecturer at the University of Westminster. British-Ghanaian photographer James Barnor's work is on show at the Serpentine Gallery in London from 19 May - 22 October 2021. Ekow Eshun has curated An Infinity of Traces, which runs at the Lisson Gallery in London from 13 April – 5 June 2021, featuring UK-based established and emerging Black artists whose work explores notions of race, history, being, and belonging. Jade Montserrat, one of the artists featured in Ekow's show, talked to Free Thinking in a programme about collage and Dada https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000k9ws Producer: Emma Wallace You can find more conversations in the Free Thinking archive and available to download as Arts & Ideas podcasts, including; Olivia Laing on her novel inspired by Kathy Acker, and a discussion of Alison Bechdel's Fun Home - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b7mryz The body past and present, discussed by painter Chantal Joffe, historian Catherine Fletcher, and philosopher Heather Widdows - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b7my7k Fashion stories in museums, with guests including V&A curator Claire Wilcox - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000s2by JJ Bola, Derek Owusu, and Ben Lerner on the changing image of masculinity - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000b0mx How do we build a new masculinity? Sunil Gupta, CN Lester, Tom Shakespeare, and Alona Pardo - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000gm6h The politics of fashion and drag with Scrumbly Koldewyn, and a report from the Royal Vauxhall Tavern - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09zcjch Image Credit: Getty Images/Jonathan Knowles

On this second episode of a brand new season of Plaza Carnaval, we got lucky and meet the gorgeous and Colombia's first and best export: the latinx gamer, performer, drag queen and comedian: Verónica Montenegro. We talk about mental health, getting back to perform at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern and her favourite books, films/series. Also, what she thinks deserves to be thrown into the volcano and what is worth to be rescued. Press play and enjoy! ___________________________________________ En este segundo episodio de una nueva temporada de Plaza Carnaval, tuvimos suerte y nos encontramos con la maravillosa, primera y mejor exportación de Colombia: la performer, artista, drag queen y comediante latinx: Verónica Montenegro. Hablamos de salud mental, volver a actuar en Royal Vauxhall Tavern y sus libros, películas / series favoritas. Además, lo que ella cree merece ser arrojado al volcán y lo que merece ser rescatado. ¡Ponle play y disfruta!

What we learn from the tattered costumes of actress Ellen Terry, the couture created by Alexander McQueen, and the everyday wardrobe of American women at the turn of the 20th century. V&A fashion curator Claire Wilcox has curated exhibitions on Frida Kahlo and Alexander McQueen, and has written a memoir, called Patch Work. She talks to Shahidha Bari about the pleasures and the challenges of conserving fashion and using it to tell bigger stories in museum displays. They're joined by Veronica Isaac from the University of Brighton, who researches theatre costumes of the 19th and early 20th century, including those of Ellen Terry, and by Cassandra Davies-Strodder from the University of the Arts London, who curated the V&A’s Balenciaga exhibition in 2018 and researches the wardrobes of two American women from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This episode was made in partnership with the AHRC, part of UKRI. You can find more about New Research in a playlist on the Free Thinking programme website - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03zws90 - where you’ll find other episodes in the New Thinking strand showcasing academic research. You can find other conversations about New Research in a playlist on the Free Thinking website - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03zws90. This includes researchers from the University of Leeds and Huddersfield involved in the Future Fashion project -https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07nhbrd, and a discussion about the display of history in Museums - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08v3fl5 You can see TV programmes going behind the scenes at the V&A on BBC iPlayer https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m000f1xt/secrets-of-the-museum And in this episode of Free Thinking Shahidha Bari looks at the Politics of Fashion and Drag; Scrumbly Koldewyn remembers the '60s San Francisco theatre scene; drag at The Royal Vauxhall Tavern in London; and Jenny Gilbert and Shahidha look at environmentalism and fashion at the V&A - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09zcjch Producer: Emma Wallace

Mental health social worker by day, drag king by night, that’s the life that Madi Gianfrancesco leads! She created her drag persona Beau Jangles just over two years ago and since then, has gone from strength to strength. She has performed at the Southbank Centre, Rich Mix, and the Royal Vauxhall Tavern as well as appearing in Italian Vogue and was recently called a ‘compelling host’ by The Guardian.  We discussed how she found her voice through drag, how comedy can be a method of political commentary and protest and how to speak up in a safe way against racism, homophobia, transphobia and misogyny.  You can find Madi and Beau on instagram (https://www.instagram.com/beaujanglesdrag/) The other wonderful drag kings mentioned are Stormé DeLarverie (https://www.instagram.com/p/BqUS8Z0HLl-/) , Georgeous Michael (https://www.instagram.com/georgeousmichael/) , Cyro (https://www.instagram.com/cyrodragthing/) , Chio (https://www.instagram.com/prinxchiyo/) , Prinx Silver (https://www.instagram.com/prinxsilver/) , as well as Louche Magazine (https://www.instagram.com/louchemag/) To find out more about Florence and Clear Voice visit her instagram (https://www.instagram.com/clearvoiceofficial/) or website (https://clearvoiceofficial.com/group-and-one-to-one-coaching) Producer: Sarah Bishop (https://www.instagram.com/sar_bishop/) Additional Production: Florence Bavanandan Music: BAVANANDAN (https://www.instagram.com/bavanandan/)

Who else would we choose to kickstart our icon-by-icon deep dive into the world of divas? Listen as we reflect on her inimitable Twitter presence, Cher CHERished memories of the songstress and even unpack what makes a great Cher impersonation. Support the Royal Vauxhall Tavern: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-the-rvt?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link-tip&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet

In the wake of the coronavirus epidemic and shutting down of much of the UK's cultural life, we have decided to bring you a series of interviews with contemporary artists, writers, filmmakers and other cultural figures, conducted via Skype (so apologies for the diminished audio quality), about their practices, the political issues that inspire them and the socio-economic conditions that have shaped their work. In the eleventh of these Sessions, Juliet talks to performance artist, poet, writer, columnist and theatre-maker Travis Alabanza. They discuss Travis’ performance piece ‘Burgerz, and its path from the Hackney Showroom to the Southbank Centre, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and beyond, and the differences in performing in such venues; their immersive installation ‘All The Ways We Could Grow’ at the Free Word Centre in London; Travis’ performance around the Tate’s Queer British Art exhibition; how to reach different audiences via the mainstream media and through creative practice; the challenges of working in predominantly white and middle-class environments; and the campaign to save the Royal Vauxhall Tavern. A full list of references for the programme, with links, can be found via our Patreon at www.patreon.com/suite212, and are available to $3 subscribers.

In this episode of Queers & Co., I’m joined by Lady Blue Phoenix, burlesque performer and member of the Rock with the Foxes troupe. When on stage, she's been described as a force of nature! We chat about Columbia - the long-forgotten personification of the USA, our power to make social change, creating safer spaces in burlesque, learning to live with mental ill-health and what happens when we can no longer vault our pain away, embracing our shadow side and her experience of coming out as bisexual. CW: This episode contains a description of a racist incident. If you haven't already, be sure to join our https://www.facebook.com/groups/301006967271836/ (Facebook community) to connect with other like-minded queer folks and allies. Find out more about https://my.captivate.fm/www.gemkennedy.com (Gem Kennedy) and https://my.captivate.fm/www.gemkennedy.com/queersandco (Queers & Co.) Podcast Artwork by https://www.gemmadsouza.co.uk/ (Gemma D’Souza) Image by https://www.vastudio.co.uk/ (V’s Anchor Studio) Resources Follow Lady Blue Phoenix on https://www.facebook.com/LadyBlueBurlesque/ (Facebook) and https://www.instagram.com/lady.blue.phoenix/ (Instagram) https://www.facebook.com/rockwiththefoxes (Rock with the Foxes Troupe) Lady Blue Phoenix will be performing at the following events: 29th Feb 2020: https://www.facebook.com/events/s/lift-every-voice-black-history/2532515397075638/ (Lift Every Voice - Black History Month), Gothenburg, Sweden 25th March 2020: https://www.facebook.com/events/s/the-yes-yes-yes-showcase/505994193392546/ (The Yes Yes Yes Showcase), Royal Vauxhall Tavern, London, UK 11th July 2020: https://www.facebook.com/events/s/woodstock-freedom-festival-hip/540392913450944/ (Woodstock Freedom Festival), Hipley, near Portsmouth, UK Full Transcription Gem: Hi Lady Blue. Lady Blue Phoenix: Hello. Gem: How are you today? Lady Blue Phoenix: I'm good. I'm just relaxing after a busy week at work. Gem: So, we've just been chatting about quite a lot of interesting stuff already actually, so we haven't recorded it. But I've got a few things that I am keen to ask you, but it'd be really cool first if you could introduce yourself so we can learn a bit more about you. Lady Blue Phoenix: Okay. Well firstly, my name is Lady Blue Phoenix. I originate from Seattle, Washington in America. I've lived abroad now since 2008 - five years in Japan and Oh God…  eight years here. I did a lot of dance in the States, so fire belly dance, things like that. I've always loved the dance industry. I'm never actually majored in it, but I just loved that freedom. So when I came to England, after living in Japan for five years, I got into burlesque. Me and my partner went to a show. I saw these amazing people on stage bearing their souls, baring their bodies to the world. And I was literally floored. I was like, I want to do that, but then in the back of my head I had the whole, but I'm not a size zero. None of the girls on this stage were like size zero. Even in my head it was that whole, I have to be small to do it. And my partner, he just kind of looked at me and said, can you please just go ask about it? Gem: Amazing. Lady Blue Phoenix: And I asked about it and got involved and have been doing burlesque now since, well 2016, when I decided to start doing solos. Beforehand, the first year and a half I was doing lots of lessons and little bit of troop work and things. But then 2016 I decided to branch out and do solos. And that's how Lady Blue Phoenix was born. Gem: Amazing. And does your work have any kind of themes or are there specific stories that you tell when you're on stage? Lady Blue Phoenix: It's a variety. Some of my acts have a story. Some of acts are just me kind of expressing that freedom of movement that you don't get to see in daily life. Some of my acts are just me being free on stage and just showing the world that freedom, but some of my acts or really just showing the confidence that anyone

Matthew Sweet, performers Lucy McCormick and Gateau Chocolat, curator Florence Ostende, New Generation Thinker Lisa Mullen and Gaylene Gould with an audience at London's Barbican Centre From 1919 when the Weimar constitution said all were equal and had the right to freedom of expression, through to the Mbari Writers and Artists club in Nigeria, to the UK today, clubs and cabarets have always been spaces of creativity. The panel consider a series of moments in history to ask when and how club culture started to influence our wider society. Florence Ostende is the curator of Into the Night: Cabarets and Clubs in Modern Art which runs at the Barbican Art Gallery until January 19th 2020 curated and organised by Barbican Centre, London, in collaboration with the Belvedere, Vienna. Le Gateau Chocolat and Lucy McCormick both performed in Effigies of Wickedness – a show from ENO and the Gate Theatre which was based on songs banned by the Nazis. Le Gateau Chocolat is a drag artist and contemporary opera performer who has performed internationally from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to the Beyreuth Festival opera house. Lucy McCormick's hit shows include Triple Threat and Post Popular. She’s been an Artist in Residence for the Royal Vauxhall Tavern’s DUCKIE nights, and a Research Fellow at Queen Mary University London. Gaylene Gould is a cultural director and curator who has spearheaded a series of projects involving film, writing and art for Tate, the V&A and h club. Dr Lisa Mullen teaches film and literature at the University of Cambridge and is the author of Mid Century Gothic. She is a New Generation Thinker on the scheme run by the BBC and the Arts and Humanities Research Council to put research on the radio. Producer: Caitlin Benedict.

We chat about QX Awards. All Together Now. X factor. Arts Ed. Drag Race. London Cabaret Awards. Prides Got Talent. Drag Idol. Royal Vauxhall Tavern. Ipswich Regent Theatre. Sarah Louise-Young. Kieth Ramsay. Joe Sugg. ‪Michael Twaits. Adam Garcia. ‪Hannah Spearritt. Gavin Ashbarry. Steph Parry. Victoria Wood. ‪Michael Roulston. ‬Jordan Clarke.

We head to the iconic Royal Vauxhall Tavern in South East London to experience the very first *ParaPride, and talk to organisers and Pride goers alike - all here to mark a very historic occasion in the LGBTQ calendar. *A donation has been made to ParaPride. SNS Online continues to offer an eclectic range of quality programming - free to download - to all like-minded people out there in cyber-space. These shows are independent podcasts produced to the highest professional standards and are non-profit making. So please enjoy, download and share these shows on all your lovely social media - as essentially that is our advertising! And please, please, please...offer feedback on the 'SNS Online' FB page or Twitter (ScratchNTweet). Other shows currently in preparation... Sam Forsdike - Postcard Productions Paul Burston - novelist/LGBTQ activist Michael Armstrong - musician Liz Hyder - novelist

The importance of Queer spaces Since 2006 London alone has lost more than half of its LGBTQIA+ spaces. In this episode we explore what it means to be queer and the act of queering itself. Speaking to creatives and activists who are finding new ways of transforming and performing in Queer spaces, and why these spaces are so vital to the city and its future.  Contributors Amy Lamé  Amy Lamé (https://twitter.com/amylame?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) is the night Czar of London, appointed in 2016 by Sadiq Khan. She is co-founder of the Olivier Award-winning arts company and club night Duckie (http://www.duckie.co.uk/saturdays) , and co-founded RVT Future, a voluntary LGBT+ community group campaigning to preserve the iconic Royal Vauxhall Tavern (http://www.vauxhalltavern.com) . She broadcasted for a decade on BBC Radio London, and now hosts Sunday afternoons on BBC6 Music.  Lucas LaRochelle Lucas LaRochelle (http://lucaslarochelle.com) is a multidisciplinary designer and researcher examining queerness, technology, and architecture. They are the founder of Queering The Map (https://www.queeringthemap.com/) , a community generated counter-mapping project that archives queer moments, memories, and histories in relation to physical space. Queering The Map received an Honorary Mention for the 2018 Prix Ars Electronica, was longlisted for the Lumen Prize for Digital Art and the Kantar Information is Beautiful Awards, and is included in the Library of Congress LGBTQ+ Studies Web Archive. Nadine Artois of Pxssy Palace  Nadine Artois (https://www.instagram.com/nadineartois/?hl=en) is a queer, femme, Desi DJ, community leader and cultural consultant based in London who has been working at the intersection of nightlife and activism since 2015. They co-founded Pxssy Palace (https://www.instagram.com/pxssypalace/?hl=en) , a collective that creates spaces which prioritise QTIPOC as well as educating wider audiences so that queer, trans & intersex people of colour can live their lives with more authenticity and acceptance . Jim MacSweeney  Jim MacSweeney is the manager of London’s only LGBTQ+ bookshop, Gays the Word (https://twitter.com/gaystheword?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) and has been for nearly 30 years. Located in Bloomsbury and founded in 1979, Gays the Word has been an iconic venue selling a wide range of books and serving as a meeting point for communities and organisations - including Lesbians and Gays Support the miners in the early 80s, and most recently TransLondon.  Ingo Cando  Ingo Cando is the founder & creator of Wotever World (https://woteverworld.com/) , which includes Bar Wotever a Queer cabaret hosted every Tuesday by the Royal Vauxhall Tavern (http://www.vauxhalltavern.com) , the Queer Fayre, FMAS, Non Binary Cabaret and much more. Ingo is also a LGBTQIA+ Social Consult for venues and organisations. Hosts Clara Finnigan & Conor Rigby   Feminist Internet is a group of artists and designers working to advance internet equalities for women and other marginalised groups through critical practice. In this podcast series, the group will explore the theme of Recoding Spaces, both online and offline, with the aim of diversifying internet spaces metaphorically, physically and digitally, intercepting homogenous zones and breaking the filter bubble. The podcast aims to not only expose these spaces, but to regenerate them in new and inclusive ways.  The Feminist Internet Podcast, commissioned and produced by Somerset House Studios with the support of the UAL Creative Computing Institute. Producer: Eleanor Scott Sound Design: Harry Murdoch

In the ninth episode of FO?FQ!, JK and Darren meet with queer drag artist and performer, Carrot. In this special episode for INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA, BIPHOBIA, INTERPHOBIA & TRANSPHOBIA, we record in Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens next to the Royal Vauxhall Tavern. They discuss finding your queer voice, what does drag mean, and so much more!

I chat to Ian Stroughair a.k.a. Velma Celli about her shows: Equinox- Curve Leicester, Marlowe Theatre, Underbelly Festival The Velma Show- SingEasy West End, The Pianoworks West End and The Basement York Me & My Divas and ‪The Big Smoke Festival‬ Live At Zedel Brief History of Drag the Royal Vauxhall Tavern. We also chat about Glastonbury, Pineapple Dance Studios and Drag Race UK.

On the latest episode, Garry heads over to the Science Gallery in London to find out about 'Spare Parts', an exhibition about rethinking human repair. Following that Garry visits the legendary Royal Vauxhall Tavern in Vauxhall and chats to Dicky from Duckie about the work that Duckie do. Music and poetry in this episode is from David, Ahmed and Justin.

As this year's Winter themed 2018 Kate Bush Party in the Royal Vauxhall Tavern in London approaches on November 23rd, Seán chats to Homeground founder Dave Cross about the amazing history of fan conventions and parties that himself, Peter, Krys, Lisa Bradley and Kate herself have organised since the 1980s! Lots of memories of how Kate and her family got involved in these increasingly ambitious events, some RARE audio from the unforgettable 1990 Convention (yes, famously she announced potential live dates....they only took 24 years to arrive!) and we also manage to find time to discuss this month's upcoming remasters. Thanks Dave! Party tickets here: https://tinyurl.com/yb4tmms7 (with apologies for Mrs Bartolozzi's washing machine spinning in the background of this episode!)

In this episode we talk about drag, Pride, and how things have changed. Follow King Frankie on Twitter or join them at the next Kings of Clubs show at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scrumbly Koldewyn remembers the '60s San Francisco theatre scene; Jenny Gilbert & Shahdiha Bari debate environmentalism and fashion at the V&A and Clare Lilley Director of Programmes at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park looks at the use of thread and textiles in art. Plus drag at The Royal Vauxhall Tavern in London with performers Lavinia Co-op and Rhys Hollis, plus Ben Walters who is researching this history.The environmental impact of fashion over more than 400 years is examined in the first UK exhibition to look at this topic. That's how the V&A is billing its new show Fashioned From Nature. Jenny Gilbert from De Montfort University visits the display and talks to Shahidha Bari about her research into textiles. Fashioned from Nature runs at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London from April 21st to January 27th 2019. The Yorkshire Sculpture Park is displaying Beyond Time an installation in the C18th chapel by Chiharu Shiota until September 2nd.Scrumbly Koldewyn is one of the founding members of the Cockettes, the legendary psychedelic hippie theatre troupe based in San Francisco in the 60s The tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race has just started to air on Netflix. The Royal Vauxhall Tavern is South London's oldest surviving gay venue and is the UK's first building to be Grade II listed in recognition of its importance to LGBTQ community history. Producer: Debbie Kilbride

It’s a right royal rave-up as Bigmouth welcomes DJ legends Mark Wood and Mark “Jelly” Johnstone AKA the LONDON READERS WIFES (never Wives), hosts of the capital’s best night out, DUCKIE at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern. The chaps join Andrew and Matt to discuss BBC2’s bravura “hagsploitation” drama ‘Feud: Joan & Bette’, Sky Arts’ history of Berlin’s Hansa Studios, the debut album by south London noise urchins Shame… and why pop is always better than rock. Click here to listen now or subscribe at http://po.st/BGMitunes See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, I talk to my old friend Dominic about our shared experiences of homophobia at secondary school, the world of drag and how badly work can affect your mental health. Dominic performs as Cola Phalquero and can often be found at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern. He tweets at @errorfied.

We welcome the legendary DJ & music maker Bob Sinclair to this edition of the show. Not only our interview but also the outtake from the interview in which Debbie mishears a specific word Bob uses. Much hilarity ensues including David calling Debbie 'kinky'. Also this time, news to celebrate about London's iconic Royal Vauxhall Tavern, Grace Jones puts the world to rights, and in the extra bits Debbie has the funniest story about saying the wrong thing in front of the new in-laws. Contains strong language.

On the show this time. Sir Ian McKellen recites Uptown Funk (By Bruno Mars). We've got Tom Daley's shark infested publlcity stunt, the latest news on the future of the legendary gay venue The Royal Vauxhall Tavern. Debbie reveals her favourite Abba song, Caitlin Jenner makes her first high profile speech since coming out as trans... Oh and finally... Kim Cattrall is going to be in 'Lynda' Who knew?! Debbie will also reveal the shameful time she stalked Kim in the west end while she was giving us her Sweet bird of Youth. (Kim not Debbie!) All that plus The McNutty Woman.

Chris and Emma talk leather with Cam from Sigma, Star of E4’s ‘Banana’ Bethany Black chats Stonewall and comedian Amy Lame on the future of the Royal Vauxhall Tavern. Plus Chris gets a proposal and Emma sends an inappropriate text to a total stranger

Part Two of the fantastic evening with Franco and Holli, this time talking about what a critic is, does, why we need them and how we can all just get along. In detail: Why Do We Need Critcs?; What Are They Anyway?; Critic Doesn’t Mean Criticism; Judge What You See; Attaching Your Real Name to Reviews; Attitudes Changing After Writing; Separating Art from the Artist; Quality Control; Who Do We Listen To?; FringePick; On the Same Team; How To Receive Criticism; Being Honest; Not Here To Change Your Show; Don’t Interfere With the Process; Cabaret-Specific Behaviour; Write to Franco!; Cabaret Is Not a Niche; Burlesque Criticism is Very New; Financial Independence is Literary Freedom; Events of the Year; Madame Jojo’s; Royal Vauxhall Tavern’s Future; Bar Wotever; Facebook Real Name Debacle; Conchita Wurst and The Year of Drag; Draggy, Circusy Year; Panti Bliss And Her Amazing Speech; Snoop Dogg; Michael Gove Loves Chap Hop; The Bruno Story; Audience Member Really ENJOYS The Show; Being Flipped Off; Hen Party Puke; Alp Haydar is a Legend; Collective Awe; Tell the World About Greatness.About Franco:Since 2012, Franco Milazzo has been the publisher and editor-in-chief of This Is Cabaret, the only website shortlisted for a London Cabaret Award. The Daily Beast called him "a man with an encyclopedic knowledge of the city's cabaret culture," which was kind of them. When not penning withering or enthusiastic reviews for TIC of whichever show he stayed awake through the previous night, he can be found writing music, comedy, opera, theatre and food for Londonist. This votary of cabaret enjoys good books and walks by the sea.Website: www.thisiscabaret.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/thisiscabaretFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThisIsCabaretAbout Holli:Holli-Mae Johnson is the founder and editor of 21st Century Burlesque Magazine, a pioneering publication created seven years ago to unite, document and celebrate the global burlesque community. Holli is actively involved in the burlesque community on a day to day basis and is privately consulted by performers and producers at every level for promotion, critique, recommendations and encouragement. As a documenter and critic, she has seen countless burlesque and variety performances from across the world and provides an intimate perspective and insight into the lives and careers of burlesque’s greatest pioneers, performers and personalities.Website:http://21stcenturyburlesque.com/Twitter:https://twitter.com/burlesqueonlineFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/BurlesqueOnlinehttp://ia902707.us.archive.org/15/items/RKVB20FrancoHolliPart2/RKVB%2020%20-%20Franco%20%26%20Holli%20Part%202.mp3

A live set recorded at Sundays at The Royal Vauxhall Tavern, London on 21 Sept 2014. I've edited out a couple of tracks which are too upfront to put online, but it won't spoil your ride. Includes two exclusives: Groove Addix ft Lady Bunny - Lately (Digital Hoarders & Rich B Remix) and Rich B & Marcella Puppini - Hussy (Digital Hoarders Remix) both of which are coming soon on Enriched Records. You can get the original mixes here: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/lately-feat.-lady-bunny/id916485238 https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/hussy-remixed/id729194708 Rich B History: my archive of live sets from the 1990's is at www.richblondon.podomatic.com www.richb.co.uk www.soundcloud.com/richblondon

 Rosie has the immense pleasure of getting to chat to the excessively talented Michael Twaits. Topics include: Drag as a Child; Drama Schooling; Year Out But Not Off; Life in LA; Inside Out not Outside In; Plastic Surgery Culture; Bizarre Casting Decisions; Making your Own Showcase; Assessed Gin & Tonics; 'End of the Pier' Drag; Soho Theatre; TimeOut LGBT Loss; RuPaul Gets Fishy; Changing Scenes and Performance Art; Lipsync is BACK; Performance Art in the Drag Arena; Pounding Faces; Occupying a Niche; Taking the Fear Out of Drag; New Show With Money; Mentors Sowing Seeds; Seven Year Regeneration; Best & Worst Onstage Moments; Don't Applaud That Cunt; Variable Drag Queen Workshop Time. About Michael:Michael Twaits is a performance artist, actor and writer, and his work focuses on combining live art, cabaret and theatre. He has created various solo theatre works including: Confessions of a Dancewhore (Trafalgar Studios/OvalHouse & Tour) Icons (Soho theatre), The One You Love (OvalHouse), The Red Shoes (Mimetic) and is currently developing new full length follow/sequel up to Confessions. As an actor Michael's appeared in NBC's Dracula, films like 'What You Looking At?' and 'The Hindsight Bias'. Michael's a veteran of the London Cabaret Scene and you can catch him regularly at Cellar Door, The Royal Vauxhall Tavern and Madame Jojos. Sometimes in sequins, sometimes not.Web: www.michaeltwaits.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/michaeltwaitsTwitter: www.twitter.com/michaeltwaitsDrag Workshops: http://www.fingerinthepie.com/events/event/drag-performance-workshop/New show: http://www.mimeticfest.com  http://ia601402.us.archive.org/31/items/RKVB11MichaelTwaits/RKVB%2011%20-%20Michael%20Twaits.mp3Thanks for listening, performance fan! If you have any questions, suggestions or comments, please either comment on the blog below or SEND ROSIE AN EMAIL! 

WARNING: VERY EXPICIT FROM THE VERY START (hehe). 134.5bpm. Live set mixed from vinyl with no computer post-editing. www.richb.co.uk Recorded in the days of The Fruit Machine (Wednesdays at Heaven) and Sunday afternoons at The Market Tavern, in Vauxhall, South London. I was lucky enough to be resident DJ at both in the mid-90's. The Sunday session was part of "The Vauxhall Shuffle" - the Sunday ritual of The Royal Vauxhall Tavern at lunchtime for the show by drag legend Adrella, followed by The Market Tavern (at the time the only venue in the country to legally serve booze out of regular pub hours - because it was supposed to be for the New Covent Garden Market workers haha. The venue was notorious for the food it had to serve to validate the license). On close at 7pm everyone would pile back into the RVT for the evening session and show by another drag legend Regina Fong. R.I.P. both Adrella and Regina. The first track - Pussy "Suck My Pussy" became my trademark tune, especially on the main dancefloor at The Fruit Machine at Heaven where I would start my set with it most weeks. So brazen. The second track is a remix of Donna Giles "And I'm Telling You" that I did with Matt Kootchi, and was never released. Here for the very first time. Also included are: E-Motion - The Naughty North & The Sexy South Natural Born Grooves - Fore Runner Happy Clappers - I Believe Mighty Dub Katz - Magic Carpet Ride Sweet Pussy Pauline (Candy Girls) - Work This Pussy Kadoc - Night Train Moving Melodioes - Indica Commander Tom - Are Am Eye? and some Tony de Vit, of course. If you can name any of the other tracks, please let me know, it's all a bit of a blur frankly... www.richb.co.uk See the flyers at: www.flickr.com/richblondon 2014/15 Podcasts are available at: www.richb.podomatic.com ENRICHED ONE - THE ALBUM - MIXED BY RICH B. Out now on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/enriched-one-album-mixed-by/id741258903

This week Frank talks to American comedian Scott Capurro about his live chat show at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern.

Sue Lawley's castaway is the entertainer Paul O'Grady. Best known as the 'Blonde Bombshell', Lily Savage, he's one of the most popular figures on television with his outrageous clothes and wigs. Originally from Tranmere in Birkenhead, Paul worked as a social worker for Camden Council as well as working part time in pubs around London in the 1980s. His talent as a drag artist was discovered at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern in South London after he stood in for the compere who'd rung in sick.He got his first big break on Channel 4's Big Breakfast replacing Paula Yates in 1995. Since then he's hosted Blankety Blank and his own Lily Savage Show as well as the sitcom Eyes Down, set in a bingo hall in Liverpool. He'll also be following in the footsteps of Bruce Forsyth, Larry Grayson and Jim Davidson by fronting a new series of the show the Generation Game. Paul's recently scaled down work commitments after suffering a heart attack last April. He was given angioplasty and has made a full recovery but he now says he's taking life easier and cutting down on drink and cigarettes.[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]Favourite track: Meditation from Thais. Act 11 by Jules Massenet Book: The Borrowers by Mary Norton Luxury: Skin so Soft - Avon

This week Sue Lawley's castaway is the entertainer Paul O'Grady. Best known as the 'Blonde Bombshell', Lily Savage, he's one of the most popular figures on television with his outrageous clothes and wigs. Originally from Tranmere in Birkenhead, Paul worked as a social worker for Camden Council as well as working part time in pubs around London in the 1980s. His talent as a drag artist was discovered at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern in South London after he stood in for the compere who'd rung in sick. He got his first big break on Channel 4's Big Breakfast replacing Paula Yates in 1995. Since then he's hosted Blankety Blank and his own Lily Savage Show as well as the sitcom Eyes Down, set in a bingo hall in Liverpool. He'll also be following in the footsteps of Bruce Forsyth, Larry Grayson and Jim Davidson by fronting a new series of the show the Generation Game. Paul's recently scaled down work commitments after suffering a heart attack last April. He was given angioplasty and has made a full recovery but he now says he's taking life easier and cutting down on drink and cigarettes. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Meditation from Thais. Act 11 by Jules Massenet Book: The Borrowers by Mary Norton Luxury: Skin so Soft - Avon