Virgin Radio Pridecast

Welcome to Matt & Harry!A brand new show from bestselling author Matt Cain and life coach Harry Glasstone.Together, they're talking about all things relationships! From partners, friends, families, and everything in-between, Matt and Harry want to explore what makes relationships in the queer community so special.So, they're putting their heads together to solve your dilemmas, put their own relationship under the microscope in a game of Mr & Mr, and chat to a very special guest each week.This week, Matt chats to Paul David Gould. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

​​The Only Gay in the Village is a touching documentary that tells the stories of LGBTQ+ individuals who have lived as the sole gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans or queer person in their towns or villages. The hour-long heartwarming documentary is narrated by Ian H Watkins from the pop group Steps. Ian who grew up in the beautiful serene town Cwm-parc in Wales,  describes his experience of growing up as “tough” due to the lack of representation around him and would often feel like the “only gay in the village”,  which the documentary goes onto explore with a variety of contributors from the LGBTQ+ community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Singer, model, presenter and all round 80s icon Sam Fox joins Steve to pick her Pride Playlist.Over the course of the hour expect to hear Sam’s remarkable journey from Page 3 model to proud member of the LGBTQ+ community.Sam talks about the struggle of coming to terms with her sexuality, her career in music and shares many a celebrity encounter in the 1980s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dan Gillespie Sells is perhaps best known as the lead vocalist and frontman for the rock group The Feeling. Outside of the band Dan has been very busy, composing the score for the hit west end musicial Everybody’s Talking About Jamie and, more recently, Brokeback Mountain.Dan chats to Steve about his coming out journey, the beginnings of The Feeling, working on West End musicals and some exciting projects still in the works. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lotte Jeffs and Stu Oakley step up to the My Pride Playlist microphone for our first ever double headed MPP. Lotte and Stu are the hosts of ‘From Gay to Ze’ podcast and authors of ‘The Queer Parent’. Lotte is an award-winning journalist and a contributing editor for Grazia Magazine, Stu is a publicist that has worked on some of the biggest film franchises in history including Star Wars, Jurassic World, Avengers, Harry Potter and most recently, Barbie. Over the course of the hour Lotte and Stu share their frank and honest experiences as LGBTQ+ parents, this is a fantastic listen and one definitely not to be missed! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bisi Alimi is the founder and the Executive Director of the Bisi Alimi Foundation, an organisation working to accelerate social acceptance of LGBTQ+ people in Nigeria.The charity’s aim is work towards a Nigeria where everyone is equal irrespective of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity. This is a fascinating chat where Bisi talks through his troubled childhood growing up in Nigeria, the state of LGBTQ+ rights in Africa and the incredibly important work of his charity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Benjy and Rod are back on Virgin Radio Pride delving into some top LGBTQ+ telly moments!In this episode they are joined by the actor Charlie Condou. Charlie chats through his career, from Gimme Gimme Gimme to Coronation Street, and picks his favourite telly moments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emma Goswell is back on Virgin Radio Pride with her Weekend Outing every Sunday from 6pm - 9pm!In this episode Emma chats to Keith from the LGBTQ+ charity Mermaids and Kate O'Donnell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emma Goswell is back on Virgin Radio Pride with her Weekend Outing every Sunday from 6pm - 9pm!In this episode Emma chats to Eric Marcus from the podcast Making Gay History. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emma Goswell is back on Virgin Radio Pride with her Weekend Outing every Sunday from 6pm - 9pm!In this episode Emma chats to the Queer I Am podcast and the world's first openly trans referee Lucy Clark. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.