The Wildblood and Queenie 1BTN Show 050321
The Wildblood and Queenie Show is back on 1BTN this Friday for another three hours of regal radio filled with plenty of sparkling disco-infused grooves and hot flush house. Plus we’ve a Chris Whitty approved detour tune, a delightful dip you’ll soon be toasting, a much-needed collection of friendly connections and a session of Friday bangers destined to get an unsuitable sweat on. After all, … Continue reading The Wildblood and Queenie 1BTN Show 050321
Supporting Trans Youth : Fundraising for Mermaids
It’s my birthday and I can’t party. I can’t dance, I can’t disco. But I can do the decent thing and fundraise. So if you fancy chucking a few quid in the pot this weekend and help me support Mermaids you know I’ll be grateful. The kind of Wildblood grateful that will get you a smile form me – you lucky souls you. Mermaids supports … Continue reading Supporting Trans Youth : Fundraising for Mermaids
Listen again : 1BTN 190221
And so it came to be that two lasses who really should know better were joined virtually by some real tasty talent as Chris and Dom from the magically named Chris & Dom’s Sunday Almanac delivered a foursome that kept the giggles coming and the wiggles fine. Add some Mary Wilson Supreme love and plenty of hot disco tunes and Friday bangers and normal Wildblood … Continue reading Listen again : 1BTN 190221
Chris & Dom’s Sunday Almanac
Sometimes you stumble upon something that changes the way you do Sundays. Described by Harry aka that Midland DJ chap as “a true Sunday institution because of one simple thing; a deep love and knowledge of music and above all the joy of sharing it with friends old and new,” Chris & Dom’s Sunday Almanac began in a pub here in Brighton back in 2014. … Continue reading Chris & Dom’s Sunday Almanac
The Wildblood and Queenie Show on 1BTN 190221
The Wildblood and Queenie Show returns to 1BTN this Friday. We’ve three hours of right bobby dazzling delights with loads of old, new and upfront wonders. Plus we’ve a Supreme Six as we pay tribute to the trailblazer that was the glorious Mary Wilson, pay a visit to Chris & Dom’s Record Box Sunday Almanac for a moment of genre-fluid fabulousness and enjoy a tasty … Continue reading The Wildblood and Queenie Show on 1BTN 190221
Yet another lockdown kitchen disco playlist
Hang in there. We’ve got this. Disco makes everything better. Honest. Continue reading Yet another lockdown kitchen disco playlist
Listen again: It’s A Sin Special 1BTN 050221
Goosebumps were made, tears held back, giggles made, dancing was done and the la! was had! It was a pleasure to share, a pleasure to get our queer on with you dear listener as we remembered the dance floors that made us who we are. So get set for three hours of the music that gave us the courage to come out, to combat the … Continue reading Listen again: It’s A Sin Special 1BTN 050221
Baby Dyke Tears
Oh those baby dyke days. Memories of rejection triggered by It’s A Sin. The relative who wrote banning me from seeing her child as she’d had to scrub the house after my visit, “cos of the AIDS”. The bestie who declared maybe we shouldn’t be mates – “cos her dad said AIDS is God’s righteous judgement”. The rejection, the homophobia, the words that went deep … Continue reading Baby Dyke Tears
It’s A Sin
Watching It’s A Sin and the tears are falling harder than I thought they ever would. Tears for Colin, for Gloria, for the mothers and the sisters, the best friends. Tears for us, tears for me. Tears for a generation raised with shame, tears for a baby dyke fearful of her future, terrified of coming out as a teenager, of the headlines and column inches … Continue reading It’s A Sin
Wildblood and Queenie’s 1BTN It’s A Sin Special
Inspired by Russell T Davies’ incredible Channel 4 drama It’s A Sin, The Wildblood and Queenie Show on 1BTN this Friday will be celebrating and remembering the queer dancefloors that have shaped our lives and the beauty we found there. The friends made, loved and lost. The futures forged. The communities joined. The families created. The music that gave us the courage to come out, … Continue reading Wildblood and Queenie’s 1BTN It’s A Sin Special