Norwich's community radio station, Future Radio, has given Norwich Pride its own regular hour-long show, Pride Live! . The first show aired from 1-2 pm on Saturday 5th February, to mark the first week of LGBT History Month 2011. The show went out every other Saturday from 2nd April 2011 is weekly on Mondays from 6 - 7 pm from 6th Jun 2011.
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Making Pride Live! on Future Radio.
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Pride Live!: Making Norwich Pride's fourth radio show at Future Radio. This show was presented by Michelle Savage, with Kim Gibson as co-pilot, Di Cunningham reading the news and Kieran Yates giving the events roundup.
Film by Deanna Allison for Norwich Pride
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Pride Live! # 33
Broadcast: 28 November 2011, 6-7 PM
Presenter: Julie Bremner. Co-presenter: Nick O'Brien
On Pride Live! # 33 we talk about Outing on Glee and we hear THE Mash Up; we hear more from Barbara Ross, there's the usual round up of LGBT News and excellent music including Chilly Gonzales and Lana Del Ray.
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Pride Live! # 32
Broadcast: 21 November 2011, 6-7 PM
Presenter: Di Cunningham. Co-presenter: Nick O'Brien
On Pride Live! # 32 there's an interview with Barbara Ross OBE, talking about her work with the trans community.
Also on the show: Words of Wisdom from anti bullying supremo Elly Barnes, The Gay We Were - memories from Brian Walker, and great music including a Cahill Club remix of Paloma Faith.
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Pride Live! # 31
Broadcast: 14 November 2011, 6-7 PM
Presenter: Julie Bremner. Co-presenter: Nick O'Brien
On Pride Live! # 31 we heard about the County Council's measures to address homophobia in schools (this show went out during Anti Bullying Week) we had cookery live in the studio, we heard from Ruth Emms about same sex parenting and Read Out Proud was Thomas Mann's Death in Venice chosen by Ann Nicholls.
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Pride Live! # 30
Broadcast: 07 November 2011
Presenter: Di Cunningham. Co-presenter: Nick O'Brien
Pride Live! # 30 featured Music from Rizzlekicks, St Vincent and Brett Anderson amongst other great tracks. Also in the show: a review of Fun Home - Alison Bechdel's autobiography by Kitty Stokes, Fashion and Christmas Gift Tips from Michael Lovelock and local and international LGBT news.
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Pride Live! # 29
Broadcast: 31 October 2011
Presenter: Julie Bremner. Co-presenter: Nick O'Brien
In Pride Live! # 29 we talked with Donna Whitbread - one of the stars of the New Channel 4 series 'My Transexual Summer', we heard the new Florence and the Machine single as well as classics from De La Soul and soon to be Birthday Girl KD Lang (yes, she's gone Upper Case!), we asked "Is Tintin Gay?" and as usual there was your Pride Live! News.
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Pride Live! # 28
Broadcast: 24 October 2011
Presenter: Di Cunningham. Co-presenter: Julie Bremner
In Pride Live! # 28: That Duck Sauce Tribute to That Diva, the link between the Black Kids and Sophie B Hawkins, and we heard beautiful sounds from up coming muso Kamilla Lovett and Read Out Proud featured a classic by Patricia Highsmith.
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Pride Live! # 27
Broadcast: 17 October 2011
Presenter: Julie Bremner. Co-presenter: Nick O'Brien
In Pride Live! # 27 we heard all about Tomboy, Dug was back and digging Espana, Joe talked about New Movements and The Covert Club and there was great music from CSS, Zero 7, Lou Reed plus more.
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Pride Live! # 26
Broadcast: 10 October 2011
Presenter: Di Cunningham. Co-presenter: Nick O'Brien
In Pride Live! # 26 we heard from Tim Hunter Reed what to wear and where to get it, we talked to Sarah MacDougall about her gig at Olive's, Pride Live! News highlighted high profile supporters of Equal Marriage Down Under and, as usual, there was great music including Neneh Cherry, Sigur Ros and The Jezebels.
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Pride Live! # 25
Broadcast: 03 October 2011
Presenter: Di Cunningham. Co-presenter: Nick O'Brien
Pride Live! # 25 featured great music including the Skrillex GaGa remix, The Cardigans, Grace Jones and achingly beautiful new single from Brett Anderson; Read Out Proud was Fingersmith and we talked fashion including the new line from... Kanye!
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Pride Live! # 24
Broadcast: 26 September 2011
Presenter: Di Cunningham. Co-presenter: Nick O'Brien
In the 26th September show we heard from Morris Dancer Emma who plays Squeezebox for the Golden Star Side, Charlie Collins talked about Gypsy Boy in the Read Out Proud slot. We looked forward to Kevin Smith's Westboro Baptist inspired Horror Movie Red State as well as to BBC 2's Shirley Bassey Biopic. There was a call for participants in a new Channel 4 series and of course great music including XX, Placebo, Pet Shop Boys, B52s, and Bassomatic.
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Pride Live! # 23
Broadcast: 19 September 2011
Presenter: Julie Bremner. Co-presenter: Di Cunningham
The 19th September show featured we heard the new Ms Dynamite single Nevasoft and we had loads more great music, we talked about the Gay Best Friend role in movies, we heard from Out columnist and writer Damien Barr and Read Out Proud was Michael.
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Pride Live! # 22
Broadcast: 12 September 2011
Presenter: Julie Bremner. Co-presenter: Deanna Allison
The 12th September show featured Joe Ballard's review of End of the Rainbow at Norwich Theatre Royal. Plus, we had Joy Taylor's review of These Old Shades by romantic novelist Georgette Heyer in the Read Out Proud slot. Pride Poet Laureate Vince Laws talked about his upcoming trip to the Tate Modern - where he'll have his portrait painted by Tanya Rabe. And Dug Digs was back too... this week, Dug was digging theatre company Living Structures!
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Pride Live! # 21
Broadcast: 5 September 2011
Presenter: Julie Bremner. Co-presenter: Nick O'Brien
The 5 September show featured new singles from Feist and from Joe Goddard of Hot chip. The Read Out Proud slot featured a review of Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit and Peter Wilson remembered saucy times in The Gay We Were feature.
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Pride Live! # 20
Broadcast: 29 August 2011
Presenter: Di Cunningham. Co-presenter: various
The 29th AugustPride Live! Bank Holiday Summer Highlights Show includes that Sea of Bees Interview, Vox Pops, News Snippets and Dug Digging at his most florid as well as great music. Monday's broadcast was shortened by a technical glitch; hear the full programme here.
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Pride Live! # 19
Broadcast: 22 August 2011
Presenter: Di Cunningham. Co-presenter: Nick O'Brien
In this Pride Live! we got ready for David McAlmont at Voewood Festival, we went back to the 'Gay We Were' and we talked dirty – Read Out Proud was The Immoralist. And there was great music from CSS, Air, Pink and Goldfrapp and a spanking Doris Day Remix.
Pride Live! # 18
Broadcast: 15 August 2011
Presenter: Di Cunningham. Co-presenter: Luke Greaves
In the latest Pride Live! we were talking a few of my favourite things: Beer, Candy Bars (well, Candy Bar Girls on Channel 5) and A Few of My Favourite Things, as in The Sound of Music. Read Out Proud was Tales of the City and we discussed it with a guy who met writer Armistead Maupin. Music included Beth Ditto, Suede, Scissor Sisters and Sleigh Bells … and a Dubstep rendering of Favourite Things!
Pride Live! # 17
Broadcast: 08 August 2011
Presenter: Di Cunningham. Co-presenter: Kim Gibson
In the latest Pride Live! we addressed our Mental Health with guest Helen of Norwich and we talked art. We asked Leonardo or Michaelangelo? & Gilbert and George - love or hate?.
Dug Digs featured the Pride Without Prejudice Exhibition and we had great music from Jill Scott, Pulp, Bombay Bicycle Club, Vampire Weekend, Barefoot and more.
Pride Live! # 16
Broadcast: 01 August 2011
Presenter: Di Cunningham. Co-presenter: Deanna Allison
In the first show following the big weekend, we reflected on not just one but two Prides with a look at the county's LGBT Celebrations. In the Read Out Proud slot was Maurice and Pride Performer Lee Bennett waxed lyrical about lyrics. We played the only Fanny Jam track 'Acceptable' on air as well as great music from Groove Armada, Moby, Anna Calvi, Monie Love, Divine Comedy...
Our 15th Pride Live! show on Monday 25 July was all about Norwich Pride and was presented by Di Cunningham with Co-presenter Julie Bremner.
We talked about the events on, and leading up to, the big day, we've started a fiendish music competition which lasts all week, and we had two easy chances during the show to win pairs of tickets at Cinema City for Beginners, and for Mamma Mia. We heard from Passion Production dancers who'll be on the Pride main stage, we found out more about what's going on for people who want to party, people who want to picnic and people who want to parade. We had loads of great music too as well as news and that all important weather report - would the sun shine on Norwich on the 30th and Cromer on the 31st?
Pride Live! Music Competition for Norwich Pride 2011 - Download medley [5 MB mp3]
The tracks in this medley have a connection. If you can work out the artists and/or song titles you should be able to work out the link. Two of the connected words in the names of the songs or artists are spelt wrongly - one has an extra letter and one is missing a letter. Send the competition link to your friends and family - the prize is an enormous bag of Pride Goodies including a variety of mugs, wristbands, badges, a Pride Live! radio, prints of City Hall and the Rainbow Scarf and of course loads of prestige so it's easily shared.
In the 14th Pride Live! we met sultry diva Tatiana and sorted songsmith Sea of Bees, we went under cover at the Covert Club, we talked 'Furries' and the rain ... and the sun (Read Out Proud was Tennessee Williams). And as ever, the show was filled with great music, news and listings. The show was presented by Di with Kim as co-presenter.
Our 13th Pride Live! aired on 11 July 2011, presented by Di with Luke co-presenting.
Di and Luke talked to Martin from Sinsins about love stuff, we heard about Dugald Ferguson's photography exhibition, Eloise O'Hara's paintings, and Dug Digs featured the floats and costumes pimped at the Lord Mayor's Procession. The winner of the Pride Dog competition was announced and the Pride Chive Scone is launched. Great Music, News and Listings too.
Di Cunningham was presenter and Deanna Allison was co-presenter for our 4 July show!
In our 12th Pride Live! we talked Pride London, Pride Dogs and Sarah Waters. Read Out Proud was about a Gay Teen Coming of Age novel and as usual there was great music including Epic East live in the studio.
Di Cunningham was presenter and Julie Bremner was in the co-presenter seat for our 27 June show!
Our 11th show had features on Wimbledon Fashion, Dr Who, Answers to the TV Theme Medley, interview with LGBT and Disabled Group chair Hazel Simons, great music, listings news and Read Out Proud was Alan Hollinghurst's The Line of Beauty.
Kim Gibson was co-presenter on our 20th June show, with DI Cunningham continuing as weekly presenter.
This was our tenth show and featured ShakeUp star Kimberley Moore, who played a studio set live and let us know what she's up to.
We also looked at the rise in the number of LGBT storylines and characters on TV, and the Read Out Proud slot featured a review of The Colour Purple. There was great music including Nicki Minaj plus your favourite theme tunes as well as Listings and News!
Di Cunningham presented our ninth show at 6 pm on 13 th June with Luke Greaves from the Pride Choir as co-presenter.
Guests included BJ Epstein reviewing the film Kaboom and giving us a taste of her intro to Show me Love which is on at Cinema City as part of their Out at the Movies screenings on Sunday 19th June at 5pm. And we were out and about with our voice recorder finding out what your favourite queer film is for the Vox Pops.
Pride Website Editor and filmmaker Deanna was in the studio talking about her favourite book The Chrysalids in the Read Out Proud slot. If you like the sound of the book and you want to buy a copy then go to the Book Hive bookshop on London St and tell them you heard it on Pride Live! and you'll get 10% off.
Kim read out all the national and international LGBT news and Shell gave all the local listings and Pride events coming up in the Get Out! slot.
We also had an interview sent to us from our sisters and brothers at Shoutout, the LGBT radio programme on Bristol's BCFM community radio station. It's about a new BBC documentary about family life in the UK today. They're looking for LGBT parents to take part.
Our eighth show was also our first weekly show in our new Monday 6 pm slot. Presented by Di Cunningham with Dug co-presenting. Di is presenting each weekly show in the run-up to Pride, with a range of co-presenters.
The show featured Sean Seraphim talking about the Norwich Pride single 2011 Quiet Riot, Luke Greaves talking about the book Rebecca in the new Read Out Proud slot plus BJ Epstein talking about Heartbeats, the new film by Xavier Dolan which is on at Cinema City this week. There was also a competition to win a DVD of Xavier's earlier movie I killed my mother.
There show also featured loads of fab music, local listings, national and international news, vox pops from Playfest and of course all the latest info on the plans for Norwich Pride which is on Saturday 30th July.
Our seventh show was presented by Keren on Saturday 28 May, with Deanna co-presenting. We had Stevie talking about the Sew Gay Pride Banner, and Dug telling us about his amazing (and delicious) cupcake wonderland. Charity, from our Youth and Families Team, told about us how they are taking LGBT awareness into schools this year and Julie and Jo from Norfolk Constabulary talked about reporting hate crime and what happens afterwards.
There was also loads of great music, news, listings and vox pops.
Our sixth show on Saturday 14th May was presented by Di and featured an interview with ShakeUp! sensation Fanny Jam as well as the first broadcast of the Norwich Pride single 2011.
May 17th is IDAHO Day - the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia - and our Campaigns Team leader Mike was in the studio telling us about what's happening in Norwich and around the world. We also had Julie Inns from Norfolk Constabulary talking about Hate Crime and how we can all work together to ensure we live in a city where everyone can feel safe and proud to be themselves.
There was also loads of great music, news, listings and vox pops.
The fifth Pride Live! aired on Future Radio 107.8fm at 1pm on Sat 30th April, presented by Kim. The show focused on ShakeUp!, the Norwich Pride Party at the Arts Centre on Saturday 7th May.
Guests included Graham from the Bar Lights telling us about one of city's finest bands and why they're supporting Norwich Pride; Titti T-Rash with a taste of her act and a run-down of everything happening at ShakeUp! and Dugald from the Arts Team describing all the arty things you'll be able to have a go at in the Arts Centre Garden.
The show also featured Vox Pops from Keren at Sew Gay, LGBT News from Di and great music from Kate Nash, Lady Gaga, Mint Royale, Bananarama, Cee Lo Green and more.......
The fourth Pride Live! aired on Future Radio 107.8fm at 1pm on Sat 16th April, presented by Shell. The show featured updates on the North Norfolk Pride Beach Party, Same-sex Dancing, Pride Campaigns Team, BLAH Youth Group, LGBT National & International News, Local Listings. Plus loads of great music from Santigold, Lady Gaga, Cee Lo Green and The Barlights who are performing at the Pride ShakeUp Party at the Norwich Arts Centre on 7th May.
The third edition of our radio show was broadcast on Saturday 2nd April at 1pm on Future Radio 107.8 fm, presented by Di Cunningham. There was a diverse range of guests and music and a competition to win tickets to Magnet Man live in concert with Aggro Santos at UEA on Friday 8th April. Ragga Rockstar Magnet Man was in the studio with Di talking about his new single and why he hopes to wow the crowds at Norwich Pride on Saturday 30th July. We also be read out your messages. This edition of Pride Live! was recorded live on Monday 28th March for broadcast on the 2nd April 2011.
The second edition of Pride Live! was on Saturday 5th March at 1pm. Jules Bremner presented the show and studio guest Nick O'Brien talked about Norwich Pride's work with young people and families; Julie Inns told us about the Aviva Pride Talent Show and Kim Gibson gave a round-up of LGBT events in Norwich over the next month. In the week that England cricketer Steven Davies came out, Roving Reporter Di Cunningham went on the road to find out who were your LGBT Sporting Icons and we've had a special message from David McNally, Chief Executive of Norwich City Football Club. There was a diverse mix of music chosen by the guests and members of our Facebook group plus a competition to win a Sunday Roast for 2 at Virginia Court Hotel, Cromer. Deanna read out your messages and so it was another jam-packed show.
About the first show...
The Norwich Pride Collective aired a packed hour of music, guests, news and roving reports as they started the countdown to the third Norwich Pride on Saturday 30th July.
Shell presented the first show on 05/02/2011, with guests Jules who told us about the plans for Pride and Kim who had all the news from LGBT History Month; David talked about being young and gay and how he's tackling homophobia in schools, and finally "our man from the Tate" Marcus Dickey Horley, give us a taste of his Art History Show at Fusion in the Forum, "Art with a Capital Q." We had lots of interactivity during the show with our listeners sending in instant messages and texts!
Future Radio, Norwich's own community radio station, has been supporting Norwich Pride.
Listen to the ShakeUp podcast on Future Radio (29:27 minutes; 17.97 MB) - recorded just before ShakeUp, Mike Stonard from Future Radio talks to Norwich Pride about the ShakeUp event and plans for the second Norwich Pride on 31 July. With music from ShakeUp performers The Killer Queens, SeanSeraphim and Hannah Brackenberry.
Poet and artist Vince Laws performed a 15 minute poetry play,
The Small Frayed Knot, live on Future Radio, on 28/02/2010, as part of the Platform arts show.
Vince also performed part of The Small Frayed Knot on Saturday 20 March at
Norwich Playhouse in Platform Unplugged,
an evening of performing arts and entertainment that showcased Future Radio's flagship arts programme on the stage.
'Mr Laws writes in bold and unadorned language of difficult and complex emotions, of love and joy, pride and loss and anger. Drawing on a tradition of 'confessional poetry', his work is unsparing, unsentimental, and resolutely avoids mawkishness while never ducking or hiding from the uncomfortable issues -- the difficulties of living with HIV, for example, or of making his way in the world as a proud, gay man -- that he tackles head on.' - Mark Bond-Webster, Host, Norfolk New Writers' Forum/Future Radio.
'His work sometimes deals with deeply personal and painfully political subject-matter but his stage presence is so warm, genuine and witty that it made the journey a pleasure for this audience member.' - Francesca Beard, November 2009.
Click here to download The Small Frayed Knot (11.2 MB, MP3).
