<p>Criminally Queer: The Bolton 7 looks back at one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in recent British LGBTQ+ history, and examines how this scarcely-known legal case played a significant role in the fight for gay rights.</p><p>In January 1998 the seven men would take the stand and fight their case. What were the societal factors surrounding these events?</p><p>Hugh Sheehan speaks to: author and host of the podcast Bad Gays Huw Lemmey; LGBTQ+ and Black communities activist and commissioner of the London HIV prevention programme Marc Thompson; founder and former chair of Greater Manchester Lesbian and Gay Policing Initiative Ian Wilmott; gay activist, barrister, and Bolton 7 representative Terry Munyard; and author and queer scholar Jack Parlett. </p><p>Criminally Queer is a Reduced Listening Production for BBC Sounds Audio Lab.</p><p>Producer and Presenter: Hugh Sheehan Original Music and Sound Design: Hugh Sheehan Executive Producer: Anishka Sharma Mix Engineer: Arlie Addlington Artwork: Tom Cunningham Commissioning Editor: Khaliq Meer Archive material courtesy of Roger Bolton Productions.</p>

Criminally Queer: The Bolton 7

BBC Sounds

2. The Privacy of Four Walls

FEB 25, 202542 MIN
Criminally Queer: The Bolton 7

2. The Privacy of Four Walls

FEB 25, 202542 MIN

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<p>Criminally Queer: The Bolton 7 looks back at one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in recent British LGBTQ+ history, and examines how this scarcely-known legal case played a significant role in the fight for gay rights.</p><p>In January 1998 the seven men would take the stand and fight their case. What were the societal factors surrounding these events?</p><p>Hugh Sheehan speaks to: author and host of the podcast Bad Gays Huw Lemmey; LGBTQ+ and Black communities activist and commissioner of the London HIV prevention programme Marc Thompson; founder and former chair of Greater Manchester Lesbian and Gay Policing Initiative Ian Wilmott; gay activist, barrister, and Bolton 7 representative Terry Munyard; and author and queer scholar Jack Parlett. </p><p>Criminally Queer is a Reduced Listening Production for BBC Sounds Audio Lab.</p><p>Producer and Presenter: Hugh Sheehan Original Music and Sound Design: Hugh Sheehan Executive Producer: Anishka Sharma Mix Engineer: Arlie Addlington Artwork: Tom Cunningham Commissioning Editor: Khaliq Meer Archive material courtesy of Roger Bolton Productions.</p>