Reposted by Marcus Collins
Historian Prof Marcus Collins (@elhistorioso.bsky.social) is behind a new play, The BBC’s First Homosexual, the official production for LGBT+ History Month (@lgbthm.bsky.social).
Here's some news coverage: 👇
Guardian: bit.ly/45trbLj
BBC The World Tonight: bit.ly/49M29s4 (starts at 37:35)
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‘Naked homophobia’: play revisits BBC’s first programme on gay men in 1950s
Original script from 1954 referring to ‘troubles of this kind’ to be brought to life on stage for LGBT+ History Month
