Ranked #1
"Let's not shy away from sex" | Episode 3
"Let's not shy away from sex" | Episode 3
A quick glimpse into Switchboard’s log books from the late 70s might make you think that every caller wanted to know abo... Read more
18 Nov 2019
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30mins
Ranked #2
"Huddled together in a corner" | Episode 2
"Huddled together in a corner" | Episode 2
Pubs and clubs have brought LGBTQ+ people together for many years—to chat, plot, dance, and hook-up. Tash and Adam liste... Read more
11 Nov 2019
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32mins
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Ranked #3
“Just needs a chat” | Bonus lockdown episode
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This strange moment in history is bringing feelings of isolation and loneliness to so many of us. The coronavirus lockdo... Read more
27 Apr 2020
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29mins
Ranked #4
“How nice!” | Bonus LIVE Episode 1
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Ranked #5
Closing The Log Books | Episode 9
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Hello listeners, thank you for joining us through the laughter and tears of queer life in Britain from 1974 to 1982. In ... Read more
30 Dec 2019
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7mins
Ranked #6
“I was an inconvenience” | Episode 8
“I was an inconvenience” | Episode 8
The early log books open up a world before HIV, showing what it was like for LGBTQ+ people needing healthcare between di... Read more
23 Dec 2019
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31mins
Ranked #7
“It’s great to be gay!” | Episode 7
“It’s great to be gay!” | Episode 7
People often make a phone call because they are lonely and isolated, as the log books at Switchboard show. Exploring thi... Read more
16 Dec 2019
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22mins
Ranked #8
“Anything goes” | Episode 6
“Anything goes” | Episode 6
In the 70s, there was no such thing as an “LGBTQ+ community”. The log books reveal how identities, labels and definition... Read more
9 Dec 2019
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31mins
Ranked #9
“You might well be very angry!” | Episode 5
“You might well be very angry!” | Episode 5
The 70s was a hotbed of activism, from lesbians fighting for child custody to gay men demanding equal laws for the age o... Read more
2 Dec 2019
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38mins
Ranked #10
“Pretty policemen” | Episode 4
“Pretty policemen” | Episode 4
The log books are full of stories about raids on parties and arrests made in public toilets, as the police sought to sto... Read more
25 Nov 2019
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35mins
