The Big Issue

The unstoppable creative force of Mr T

It’s been 24 years since Queer as Folk brought rimming to Channel 4 and 18 since the Tardis landed in Cardiff. How are the two connected? Both changed British TV completely and were created by Russell T Davies.

In 1999 he brought us the seminal, chronicling the (mis) adventures of Stuart and Vince, two friends cavorting around Canal Street and Manchester’s gay scene. Later he would bring classic sci-fi family show back to TV in the biggest TV reboot in generations. Between this, he consistently

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from The Big Issue

The Big Issue4 min readWorld
Making Your Mind Up About The Politics Of A Song Contest
Israel is still, at time of writing, expected to compete at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. There had been some suggestion that Eden Golan’s entry October Rain was, with its references to the 7 October terror attacks, in breach of the contest’s
The Big Issue5 min read
Taylor Swift’$ Eras Tour Is A Statistician’s Fever Dream, With Eye-bulging Numbers Raining Down Like A Ticker Tape Parade.
POLLSTAR, the live music business publication that tracks concert revenues, had already hailed Eras as the first billion-dollar tour for its US leg (running intermittently from March to August last year) where she sold 4.3 million tickets, with an av
The Big Issue4 min read
Stephen ‘ FILMMAKING HAS AN INCREDIBLE CAPACITY TO BE A TOOL IN RECOVERY’
A group of Liverpudlians sit in a circle, discussing their experiences of addiction. Then the camera zooms out. This is not a therapy session, but a read-through. The scene captures the essence of Stephen, the new feature film by Melanie Manchot. Its

Related Books & Audiobooks