Halloween Special: why the University of Manchester at Whitworth Street may be haunted
Just over one hundred years ago the Manchester College of Technology had a lovely new building on the corner of Whitworth Street and Sackville Street.
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The Independent newspaper premieres Alan Turing radio drama
This weekend The Independent will premiere a new radio play about scientist Alan Turing on its website. More details can be found in this LGF news article.
Council plans to build stainless steel and glass ‘safety fence’ along Canal Street
Perhaps you thought you’d seen every half-baked, damaging, badly-thought out planning decision that Manchester City Council could come up with or approve for the gay village area? It allowed ugly modern buildings to go up next to Victorian warehouses on Canal Street, replaced the cast-iron bridge with a concrete one, gave the go ahead for … Council plans to build stainless steel and glass ‘safety fence’ along Canal Street
A camp cowboy in a Stan Laurel film from 1923
I’ve always been a huge fan of Laurel and Hardy. This week I found a silent film that Stan Laurel made in 1923 called ‘The Soilers’. A camp cowboy appears regularly throughout the ten minute film. Here are two clips: Stan grew up in and around theatres in Britain because his father was a theatre … A camp cowboy in a Stan Laurel film from 1923
How a fake descendent of the Russian Tsar fooled gay Manchester in 1991 (video)
It’s the evening of Monday 26th August 1991 and Manchester’s second ‘Carnival of Fun’ weekend is coming to a close. Of course, this is the forerunner of the current Manchester Pride.
In those days before the ‘no-money-left-for-charity’ scandal of 1999, the event attracted the support of some big names. Princess Diana sent a telegram wishing every success in 1991 and there was a buzz that someone important might make a surprise appearance on the final night.
LGBT History Month: the 1960s BBC TV series Robinson Crusoe, Lee Payant and Gordon Heath
It’s Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans History Month. If you grew up in Britain in the 1960s or 1970s then you probably remember the 13-part series Robinson Crusoe on BBC Television. This French production was shown many times between 1965 and the early 1980s, often during school holidays. Featuring handsome Robert Hoffman, people remember the programme … LGBT History Month: the 1960s BBC TV series Robinson Crusoe, Lee Payant and Gordon Heath
Comedian Jim Bowen uses 1,600-year-old jokes in act
‘An ancestor of Monty Python’s famous Dead Parrot comedy sketch has been found in a joke book dating back to Greece in the 4th Century… [The ancient gags] have been published into a multimedia online e-book, which features video of veteran comic Jim Bowen bringing the old jokes back to life in front of a … Comedian Jim Bowen uses 1,600-year-old jokes in act
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