Out This Week Explained

Out This Week is a pioneering LGBT+ weekly news programme that ran on BBC Radio 5Live for five years from 2 April 1994 - 1999,[1] with as one of its founder/presenters Nigel Wrench[2] and also featuring Justine Buchanan, Alison Hennegan and latterly Rebecca Sandles. Wrench and producer David Cook won a Sony Radio Award[3] [4] in 1995 for a landmark programme presented live from New York about Stonewall 25.[5] [6] Shortly after the award, the BBC extended their run to a full year.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: 02613077. Lesbian and gay radio launch. The Guardian. 2024-01-11. 1994-03-15.
  2. Web site: 1996-08-01 . London Bridges . 2023-11-09 . POZ . en.
  3. Web site: LGBT+ Timeline. 2024-01-11.
  4. Web site: The ARIAS . 2023-11-09 . Radio Academy.
  5. https://lavendermagazine.com/our-affairs/causes/leather-life-stonewall-25-memories/
  6. Web site: Radio 5 Live - Listen Live - BBC Sounds . 2023-11-09 . www.bbc.co.uk . en-GB.
  7. News: 02613077. 016. Sanderson. Terry. Gay broadcasting: Out and about Gay Media: With an unprecedented batch of gay radio and television on the way, we look at gay broadcasting, upheavals in the gay press. The Guardian. 2024-01-11. 1995-06-12.

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