Timeline of LGBT British Broadcasting: Difference between revisions
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* '''1973''' – '' | * '''1973''' – ''Open Door'': the [[Transex Liberation Group]] edition, broadcast 2 June, in which four trans women were given full editorial control of a BBC programme. Widely regarded as the first UK television programme to let trans women speak for themselves. CONFIRMED — already on this wiki. | ||
* '''1975''' – ''The Naked Civil Servant'' (Thames for ITV), John Hurt as [[Quentin Crisp]]. CHECK DATE | * '''1975''' – ''The Naked Civil Servant'' (Thames for ITV), John Hurt as [[Quentin Crisp]]. CHECK DATE | ||
* '''1980s''' – ''Gay Life'' (LWT), an early regular series addressed to a gay audience. CHECK DATES | * '''1980s''' – ''Gay Life'' (LWT), an early regular series addressed to a gay audience. CHECK DATES | ||
Revision as of 18:42, 19 July 2026
- 1973 – Open Door: the Transex Liberation Group edition, broadcast 2 June, in which four trans women were given full editorial control of a BBC programme. Widely regarded as the first UK television programme to let trans women speak for themselves. CONFIRMED — already on this wiki.
- 1975 – The Naked Civil Servant (Thames for ITV), John Hurt as Quentin Crisp. CHECK DATE
- 1980s – Gay Life (LWT), an early regular series addressed to a gay audience. CHECK DATES
- 1986 – Michael Cashman joins EastEnders as Colin Russell, the first gay character in a British soap opera. CHECK
- 1989 – Out on Tuesday begins on Channel 4, the first regular British LGBT magazine series. CHECK. Note: the 1991 documentary Running Gay, directed by Maya Chowdhry and featuring Hackney Women's Football Club, was broadcast in this strand — see Joanie Evans.
- 1994 – Brookside: the Beth Jordache storyline, including the first pre-watershed lesbian kiss on British television. CHECK
- 1999 – Queer as Folk (Russell T Davies, Channel 4). CHECK
- 2006 – Torchwood (BBC), the Doctor Who spin-off, with Captain Jack Harkness. CHECK
- 2015 – Cucumber, Banana and Tofu (Russell T Davies, Channel 4 and E4). CHECK
- 2021 – It's a Sin (Russell T Davies, Channel 4), dramatising the AIDS years in London. The character of Jill was based on Jill Nalder. CONFIRMED on this wiki.
- 2022 – Heartstopper (Netflix), adapted from Alice Oseman's graphic novels. British production for a streaming service — worth a note on scope.