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“This is a very interesting dive into the lbgq+ world. Enlightening and informative podcast that the hosts present in a caring way.”
Magickmysty via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/05/23
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“A deep dive into LGBTQI+ history in the UK. Important stories everyone should hear and understand.”
Marc.Faulder via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/20/23
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“This podcast is fantastic and likely my favourite, I recommend people listen to it a lot. As someone with an interest in queer history and archiving and revealing queer history it was definitely something I’d be into. It’s a brilliant mix of informative, amusing and moving and gives a fascinating...”Read full review »
florianoah via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
12/26/22
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“This podcast is a moving, inspiring and ultimately heartening immersive experience: listening to the lives, loves and activism of our queer elders, and the progress that has been and continues to be made in queer rights and queer lives. Such a heart-warming listen... And such a valuable resource....”Read full review »
Evey_Hammond via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/21/22
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“I have loved following this podcast. It's made me feel connected to the LGBTQ+ community and our history when I haven't been able to have much of a physical connection to it. Very moving in places and always entertaining.”Read full review »
Emm@1 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
01/27/22
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“I have laughed, I have cried, this is our history I thought would never be heard 🖤”
subeeaukidd via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
01/05/22
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“Beautiful and affecting social history. One of my favourite podcasts. So good.”
John Eden via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
12/14/21
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“The Log Books is fantastic! Emotional, hilarious, reflective, devastating at times. Don’t miss this excellent podcast.”
tristanjbarber via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
12/11/21
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“Recently discovered this and like many simple ideas it’s completely brilliant. Poignant, sad, funny, anger inducing, inspiring- often all in one episode! Well done to the team for bringing these stories to us all.”
ActingOut via Apple Podcasts ·
Ireland ·
12/10/21
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“This is a brilliantly constructed history of LGBT life in Britain and beyond. The details, the insights and the sheer humanity is breathtaking. A must!”
Alvaroowho? via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
12/02/21
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“So happy this podcast popped up on my feed. It’s moving, hilarious, and thought provoking. The team do such a good job with giving the contributors space to share their story and I think it’s something EVERYONE should listen to. Thank you!”
georgiamumbles via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/16/21
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“The log books has been a wonderful evening companion. It is in equal parts funny, moving and vital. Beautifully produced and sensitively narrated. A privilege to spend time with some of these people’s lives.”
JREW99 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/04/21
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“Heartwarming and heartbreaking. Revelatory to hear these histories of our community. Thank you.”
Gkapvambt via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
07/27/21
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“Powerful and empowering, this podcast adds a face to history.”
Brook Reast via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
07/11/21
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“There is so much great content on the history of LGBTQ+ people in the US but when I tried to find audiobooks on queer history in the U.K. i couldn’t find anything. I’m very glad to have found this podcast on stories closer to home which is REALLY excellent and worth listening to!! Makes you...”Read full review »
SJM101011 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
06/28/21
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“This podcast is so incredibly moving; I cannot recommend it enough. I particularly love the stories of resilience and solidarity in the LGBTQ+ community.
Thank you to Tash, Adam and Shivani for shining a spotlight on these histories.”
salbal63 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
05/07/21
“Such a beautiful inspiring and at times heart-breaking insight into the power of a marginalised community coming together to meet its own needs. The levels of creativity, commitment and everyday heroism that people showed up with to generate essential services that saved lives and also just...”Read full review »
kevinjgsmith via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/20/21
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“I can only imagine how brilliant this show is for the community. As an ally, I found this an insightful, heartbreaking and essential journey through the the history of the community through the eyes/pages of the log books. What a critical role Switchboard has had in individual lives and the...”Read full review »
Jen020978 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/23/21
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“Can’t recommend highly enough. Based on valuable original source material this is a brilliant much needed history of the LGBTQ+ community in Britain.
Often troubling, heartbreaking but always inspiring.
Superbly presented and produced.
THANK YOU!”
Tazlingle via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/02/21
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“This is a MUST listen for anybody! Gay, straight or any other stripe of our flag or preference yet to be discussed and discovered! Amazing storytelling. The guests are perfection! You’ll laugh, you’ll cry and you’ll keep coming back for more! I never want this podcast to end!”
cutecubuk via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/27/21
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“Carefully and thoughtfully crafted and researched, these insightful podcasts have been a real joy for me over the past few weeks - an easy way into the complex history of LGBTQI+ life in London and beyond over the past 50 years. A chance to hear from and about our queer elders - we have much to...”Read full review »
Neil_Y_1976 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/26/21
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“I have learnt more about the uk gay community in a week listening to this than in 20 years living in London.
Beautifully produced, wholly emotional and really really informative
Must be listened!”
Lucafrasca via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/20/21
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“Police harassment, LGBT have been putting up and dealing with this for an eternity, a super program.”
Athens75 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/20/21
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“I found your podcast this morning and have had to cancel my plans today because I can’t stop listening. It is brilliant. Sharing these untold stories is an education on our history that we are so often starved of. These intergenerational conversations are so important for our community to...”Read full review »
jobrassington via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/16/21
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“This rigorously researched and well produced podcast uses the lens of the Switchboard archives to explore LGBTQ+ history from the 70s to today. The presenters offer contemporary reflections on historic events and the show brings to light the untold struggle for LGBTQ rights to a new medium and to...”Read full review »
ByeBiGeorgie via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/09/21
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“As someone from the queer community, I’ve heard these stories and experiences throughout the years but I’ve never really had access to first hand accounts. The Log Books brings these stories to life in unprecedented detail.”
kevinhuk via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/07/21
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“This podcast should be on the national curriculum, it’s such an informative resource of stories that bring to life some of the toughest times of our collective queer history.”
Justworl via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/03/21
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“Pinpoint use of original material and current interviews. deeply affecting too. Well done”
vinceallen via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/02/21
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“After watching it’s a sin last night I listen to a couple of these eps and woke up this morning thinking about how important this work is. Well done all of you for the incredible podcast”
shivshank via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
01/30/21
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“Wonderful podcast that shows how to love strangers, colleagues and friends as a contrast to shameful discrimination. “Of course we danced to Joan Armatrading”.... delicious community references and laughs. You don’t need to be a queer to love this or love your neighbours.”
Maccas sans via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
01/24/21
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“Both insightful and informative, poignant and witty, an incredibly well put together history of LGBTQ life in Britain, told through moving stories from the Switchboard archive.
A necessary listen for everyone, however you identify.
Thank you Tash, Adam and Shivani for creating something so...”Read full review »
Mari_Angelica via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
01/20/21
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“Moving topics and insightful stories on queer history”
onur.yasar via Apple Podcasts ·
Turkey ·
01/19/21
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“You’ve really hit the mark on emotional understanding of the vulnerability of the callers. Well done and thank you. It’s given me a better understanding of the plight of your community. I grew up in the 80s and 90s. I remember having discussions about aids and homosexuality at church small...”Read full review »
44degreelatitude via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
01/15/21
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“This needs to be shared with everyone 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈”
kelly via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
12/28/20
“An extraordinary important history so well presented. Series 2 is gripping!
I was a volunteer once and its only just made me
realise how important switchboard was and is. It was the ear to the frontline. The twitter of its time!”
lucyloo71 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
12/13/20
“Well done on a fantastic podcast. So powerful as these are real people’s conversations at the time. The episodes on HIV/AIDS have been so poignant and hopeful as they show the distance travelled.”
Ang*l* via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
12/06/20
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“I am enjoying learning about LGBT+ lives in the UK, from the 70’s to now a days. I have been telling everyone about it, from teenager daughter to medical students and work colleagues. A most listen! Great work. Thanks a lot!!”
RubinsteinL via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/25/20
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“The Log Books is really stirring stuff! By listening you get an idea of the individual journeys LGBT people have had to make in finding a space in society they can call home. It covers everything from the accommodation advice service the Switchboard provided to life for people coming from...”Read full review »
edie the editor via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/23/20
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“The sensitivity and humanity of the presenters and participation in this podcast has made an enormous impact on me. The accounts prompted by the logbook are so moving and can prompt tears. Thanks so much”
PineGroveCharlie via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/23/20
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“I was a volunteer in the 80’s
Brought it all back
Great memories
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vicki2288 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/06/20
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“For those interested in people taking a careful and emotional look back over these incredible records, this podcast is so wonderfully handled, and presented.
For podcast connoisseurs this podcast is brilliantly produced, with a real intimate feel as these presenters talk with and about the...”Read full review »
Paullikesrobots via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/02/20
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“This is a wonderful podcast that is equal parts endearing, cute, touching and heartbreaking. I agree with another reviewer who said that the preservation of queer history is so important. I wish so much that I could thank every queer person that has survived in the dark times in an effort to make...”Read full review »
101pandas via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/03/20
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“Absolutely brilliant podcast. One of the best I have found.”
mrmockturtle via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
07/23/20
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“Just finished my first episode and can’t wait to find time to listen to the rest. Beyond the fascinating content that is so well put together I especially love the music that underscores the podcast, it really compliments and brings alive the narratives that are told. The podcast is so fluid and...”Read full review »
Fran Wyburn via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
07/09/20
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“This log podcast gives a wonderfully insightful glimpse into LGBTQI+ history in London and the UK. Switchboard has been around for more than 40 years and the log books have captured well the changes and challenges in the LGBTQI+ society. Well worth a listen!”
Retro photo geek via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
05/22/20
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“Since discovering The Log Books I have binged the entire season in a couple of days. Not ony are the stories utterly fascinating, and the hosting concise and thoughful, but it's exceptionally well produced - equally as engaging to any Netflix documentary. A total standout and I can't wait...”Read full review »
Dustings92 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
05/13/20
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“Can’t wait for season 2!”
vallinti via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/27/20
“And the charity continues its amazing work.”
Ghjooiyf via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/24/20
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