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Ordinary people share the objects that have helped define their lives since homosexuality was decriminalised, including naval discharge papers and even a pair of Ugg boots.

Every so often the world changes beyond your wildest dreams. In 1967 the Sexual Offences Act partially decriminalised homosexuality, offering lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people the opportunity to start living openly for the first time.

Presented by Stephen K Amos and Susan Calman, this unique series features LGBTQ people from across the UK as they share the objects that helped define their lives during 50 transformative years.

In episode two, these crowdsourced artefacts include a copy of the controversial schoolbook Jenny Lives with Eric and Martin, naval discharge papers and even a pair of Ugg boots.

We meet the nun-impersonating freedom fighters the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, the writer behind TV's steamiest lesbian kiss and a Muslim man who set up an LGBT support group for Southeast Asians.

Ranging from 1987 to 2017, this was an era when public acceptance of homosexuality overtook the government's - a time when many celebrities came out and stood up for LGBTQ rights. But it is also the story of ordinary people in extraordinary times - told through their treasured possessions - charting the joys and heartbreaks of just being true to yourself.

Prejudice and Pride: The People's History of LGBTQ Britain is part of Gay Britannia, a season of programming produced in 2017 to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Sexual Offences Act.

59 minutes

Last on

Wed 15 Jun 2022 02:20

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Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:01

    Frankie Knuckles

    Your Love

  • 00:03

    The Everly Brothers

    ('til) I Kissed You

  • 00:04

    The Simon May Orchestra

    Eastenders

  • 00:04

    Love Unlimited Orchestra

    Love's Theme

  • 00:04

    The Simon May Orchestra

    Eastenders

  • 00:05

    Level 42

    Lessons In Love

  • 00:06

    Freddie Phillips

    Trumpton

  • 00:06

    Pet Shop Boys

    It's A Sin

  • 00:08

    Cocteau Twins

    The Thinner The Air

  • 00:13

    INXS

    Never Tear Us Apart

  • 00:14

    David Bowie

    A Small Plot Of Land

  • 00:15

    Pet Shop Boys

    West End Girls

  • 00:17

    Pet Shop Boys

    It Couldn't Happen Here

  • 00:18

    Terence Trent D’Arby

    Dance Little Sister

  • 00:19

    Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin

    Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves

  • 00:22

    Meek Mill

    Lord Knows

  • 00:22

    Eurythmics

    Sex Crime (1984)

  • 00:23

    Massive Attack

    Better Things

  • 00:24

    Tony De Vit

    Burning Up (Trade Club Mix)

  • 00:25

    Grace Jones

    Nightclubbing

  • 00:26

    Tall Paul

    Rock Da House

  • 00:27

    Kate Bush

    Army Dreamers

  • 00:29

    Suede

    The Drowners

  • 00:30

    Doves

    Firesuite

  • 00:31

    Blur

    To The End

  • 00:35

    The Smiths

    Rubber Ring

  • 00:36

    The Smiths

    William, It Was Really Nothing

  • 00:33

    Belle and Sebastian

    Expectations

  • 00:37

    Erasure

    A Little Respect

  • 00:39

    Pulp

    Disco 2000

  • 00:39

    Pulp

    Disco 2000

  • 00:40

    Gina G

    Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit

  • 00:40

    Pet Shop Boys

    Go West

  • 00:42

    George Michael

    Outside

  • 00:44

    Daddy's Favourite

    I Feel Good Things For You

  • 00:45

    Nine Inch Nails

    2 Ghosts I

  • 00:48

    Etta James

    At Last

  • 00:50

    Eileen

    Ces Bottes Sont Faites Pour Marcher

  • 00:47

    Oasis

    Champagne Supernova

  • 00:41

    Frankie Goes to Hollywood

    The Power Of Love

  • 00:52

    Amy Winehouse

    Wake Up Alone

  • 00:54

    Cornershop

    Brimful of Asha

  • 00:54

    James Blake, Electro Shock

    Retrograde

  • 00:54

    Cornershop

    Brimful of Asha

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Susan Calman
Presenter Stephen K Amos
Production Company 7 Wonder Productions
Interviewed Guest Austin Allen
Interviewed Guest Louise Carolin
Interviewed Guest Geoff Hardy
Interviewed Guest Peter Roscoe
Interviewed Guest Liam Boudicca
Interviewed Guest Ian Elmslie
Interviewed Guest Ian Lucas
Interviewed Guest Bright Daffodil aka Adeleh Sansara
Interviewed Guest Emma Riley
Interviewed Guest Shaun Duggan
Interviewed Guest Mike Atkinson
Interviewed Guest Simon Johnson
Interviewed Guest Susan and Gerrie
Interviewed Guest Jennifer Black
Interviewed Guest Khakan Qureshi
Executive Producer Eve Kay
Director James Giles
Editor Bruce Law
Production Manager Rosie Gray
Production Assistant Harry Gardner
Production Assistant Pada Schaaf
Assistant Producer Joseph Ingham
Assistant Producer Emma Love
Executive Producer Steve Condie

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