Out In Brighton With Kathy Caton

The legendary queer feminist lesbian performance duo Split Britches are in town with their new show Unexploded Ordinances - Rebecca Sandles reports. And we get fierce and femme with Female Trouble - Ali and Alex are in the studio ahead of their Hysterical Hussies night at Komedia...

- In the studio: Jacob Engelberg, programmer of Brighton’s Queer Cinema strand Eyes Wide Open - Ian Chaplin, Damien Giles and Dave Phillips of the Brighton Sea Serpents rugby club - LGBT fostering and adoption week - Kit Redstone and Rhum and Clay bring Testosterone to The Old Market And - klaxon! Brand spanking new music from Out In Brighton favourites Battery Operated Orchestra

- The 2nd annual B Right On Festival is here to mark LGBT History Month - the musician Paul Diello reprises Epicence, his sell-out show from Brighton Fringe - The Sussex Beacon’s new Executive Director Bill Puddicombe has had his first month in the job - what’s his back story, what’s his vision for the Beacon for the years ahead - And news on Outside Out - looking at Rough Sleeping and Homelessness in the LGBTQ community

In this week’s show, we’re taking a look at some of the alternative queer nights out you can dip your toe in in Brighton. Roni Guetta of Traumfrau is bringing Kill Joy Bingo to town for International Women’s Day and new performance night Queerdom launches - producer Rosie Blackwell-Sutton and host Sammy Silver tell all - and we get an update on the drag king cabaret night Kingdom and FAT cabaret too.

- We look ahead to the second B-Right-On festival, coming to Victoria Gardens for February - LGBT History Month, with curators and organisers Billie Lewis and AJ Paterson of the LGBT Safety Forum. - We’ve also got the irrepresible Ema Boswood from the Marlborough Pub & Theatre - as we emerge from January’s gloom, what LGBTQ cultural treats have they got in store?

We’re back with the first show of 2018. Good to be back! This week, we’re focussing on the power of LGBTQ stories and representation in arts and culture - We’ve an extended interview with Pete Lawson, playwright and EastEnders scriptwriter, and the man responsible for the Christian and Syed storyline. From Colin and Barry’s kiss to trans representation and portrayal, what can popular culture achieve that the academy can’t? - And we be continue the theme with the announcement of this year’s City Reads novel - Rose Tremain’s Sacred Country - Sarah Hutchings gives us the thorough low down on that - and the news that Britney Spears is to headline Brighton Pride sees record early ticket sales...

Can't believe it's come round so quick, but it's my favourite show of the year - you're in charge of the playlist as Out In Brighton airs your favourite tracks of 2017 - including War On Drugs, St Vincent, Jane Weaver, Big Thief, PINS... On goes the list!

- We bang the drum for home-grown talent, as Emma Inch - presenter of the multiple-award winning Frockabilly and Fermentation radio shows, wins the Beer Communicator of the Year (online) award; and David Lilly, Chair of Resound Male Voices, with a seasonal lookahead and airing some of their cracking tracks too

A double literary and academic treat with the inimitable Dr Jane Traies and her ground-breaking work on the lives of older lesbians, and author Val Brown on her biography of the extraordinary Toupie Lowther, plus Aaron Lawrence (aka Spice) is in the stuiod too to talk about The Bedford's Rough Sleeper fundraising appeal, plus a smattering of Stage Door radio show and MindOut news too.

- Liz Ridgeway of the Sussex Swans Aussie Rules Football Club is in to explain all things Aussie rules to us, its growth as sport in the UK - and how there are more chances than ever for LGBTQ people to get involved - David Hoyle comes to the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts on Saturday - David Sheppeard from the Marlborough Theatre will be in to talk about the new show that they’re co-presenting, and about David Hoyle’s importance as a queer performer - And Brighton’s events to mark World Aids Day 2017, including a community drop in from Lunch Positive and the LGBTQ choirs performing en masse in Kemptown after the vigil

Martin Pel, Curator of fashion at the Royal Pavilion and Museums on bringing LGBTQ lives and stories to the collections; Xavier de Sousa and Roni Guetta on celebrating the migrant experience and delving into the construction of national identity ahead of the Queer Migrant Takeover at the Marlborough.

LGBT highlights in Brighton's Cinecity film festival, now in its 15th year; Sarah Hutchings on the Queer Looks project; events to mark Trans Day of Remembrance 2017 and the first airplay of K Anderson's new single too

The Allsorts Youth Project turns 18 - Katie Vincent tells all about this unique organization; the Oska Bright film festival returns - Lisa Wolfe tells us what’s in store for Oska Bright 2017 including their LGBTQ strand; and the mighty, mighty Goldfrapp are in town this week - so there’ll be a fair old smattering of Goldrapp tracks too

We hear from poet, writer and activist Lucie Barat (and get to air her new single too); Brighton Bear Weekend news from Graham Munday including whopping fundraising news and Hallow'een plans; and new music from This Human Condition too.

Spun Glass Theatre are challenging gender stereotypes with Princess Charming, a new cabaret show for children; MindOut are recruiting; and RadioReverb needs you!

- It’s all about the boys this week - the organisers of Leathermen South are hosting a fundraiser to help the situation of gay men in Chechnya - I'm joined by Wolfie Becker, Carl Patrick and Roald Hughes to discuss. We’ll also be talking about Carl’s career as an author and Roald’s music too - tonnes to discuss! - Jacob Engelberg, curator of Brighton’s queer cinema strand Eyes Wide Open will be in with details of the next events they’ve got coming up and will give us the review of the Women Over Fifty Film Festival 2017 too

The Marlborough Theatre hosts their inaugural Marly Mates this week - programme coordinator Ema Boswood has the lowdown on that, plus more highlights from their packed Autumn programme - Billie Lewis and AJ Patterson from the LGBT Community Safety Forum will be in with an update on everything Community Safety Forum shaped - and details on their forthcoming gala fundraiser too - your community needs you!

- The Women Over Fifty Film Festival returns to Brighton - festival founder & director Nuala O’Sullivan and Jacob Engelberg, Programmer of Eyes Wide Open Cinema will be in with the full run down - Newly-named Professor of Psychology & Sexualities, the mighty Katherine Johnson will be in to talk about her new role as Director, Centre for Transforming Sexuality and Gender - We Feel Love with DJs Kate Wildblood & Queen Josephine as they celebrate their 25th anniversary on the decks with a fundraiser for Blueprint 22

- Kate Webb from community LGBTQ mental health organisation MindOut has a comprehensive update including how you can get involved in supporting them - As we pack away our lilos for another year and think about slipping in to our autumnal colours, the Marlborough Theatre’s Ema Boswood joins us with the low-down on their packed autumn season - and the exclusive first radio play of the brand spanking new track from the ever-brilliant Battery Operated Orchestra

New queer magazine Stemme launches; Brighton go up to the Premiere League - but what's the position for homophobia on the terraces? And Sarah Walk interviewed too...