Hugh Sheehan
@hughsheehan.bsky.social
I make music and audio programmes
Listen to Criminally Queer: The Bolton 7 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0krs0xz
www.hughsheehan.com
Listen to Criminally Queer: The Bolton 7 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0krs0xz
www.hughsheehan.com
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Hugh Sheehan
@hughsheehan.bsky.social
· Mar 12
Criminally Queer: The Bolton 7 - Welcome to Criminally Queer: The Bolton 7 - BBC Sounds
Hugh Sheehan explores how a landmark legal case changed the lives of seven men forever.
www.bbc.co.uk
Criminally Queer: The Bolton 7 is out now!
The 5-part series tells the story of seven men from the former mill town in Northern England who in 1998 had their lives turned upside when they were arrested, interrogated and charged with archaic crimes solely because they’d had consensual group sex.
The 5-part series tells the story of seven men from the former mill town in Northern England who in 1998 had their lives turned upside when they were arrested, interrogated and charged with archaic crimes solely because they’d had consensual group sex.
Reposted by Hugh Sheehan
Jennifer Gonnerman investigates the unfolding crisis in New York state prisons, speaking to incarcerated people, formerly incarcerated activists, and striking corrections officers.
A Year of Convulsions in New York’s Prisons
Jennifer Gonnerman reports on how two murders and a strike exposed a system at its breaking point.
www.newyorker.com
October 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Jennifer Gonnerman investigates the unfolding crisis in New York state prisons, speaking to incarcerated people, formerly incarcerated activists, and striking corrections officers.
Had a lovely chat with Hadley for Vada magazine. We spoke about Criminally Queer: The Bolton 7, the importance of plurality in LGBTQ+ storytelling, why I think podcasts are such a singular medium, and my preoccupation with making work that excavates the (queer) human experience.
I interviewed Hugh Sheehan, the creative behind the BBC's Bolton 7 podcast: “It’s so frustrating seeing queer stories being told in a really one-dimensional way.” vadamagazine.com/features/hug...
April 16, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Had a lovely chat with Hadley for Vada magazine. We spoke about Criminally Queer: The Bolton 7, the importance of plurality in LGBTQ+ storytelling, why I think podcasts are such a singular medium, and my preoccupation with making work that excavates the (queer) human experience.
Lovely write-up of Criminally Queer in the Sunday Times. In good company alongside Michael Cashman’s new section 28 doc
This podcast about gay rights in the 80s is an essential listen
Former EastEnders actor and Stonewall founder Michael Cashman hosts a salutary documentary about the battle over Section 28
www.thetimes.com
March 24, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Lovely write-up of Criminally Queer in the Sunday Times. In good company alongside Michael Cashman’s new section 28 doc
Reposted by Hugh Sheehan
Explore the compelling story of the Bolton 7, a pivotal yet underreported legal case that reshaped LGBTQ+ rights in Britain, as Criminally Queer takes a deep dive into this significant miscarriage of justice. From @hughsheehan.bsky.social.
March 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Explore the compelling story of the Bolton 7, a pivotal yet underreported legal case that reshaped LGBTQ+ rights in Britain, as Criminally Queer takes a deep dive into this significant miscarriage of justice. From @hughsheehan.bsky.social.
An honour to have the wonderful Justin Bengry be a part of the series.
Have a listen to Criminally Queer a podcast from @hughsheehan.bsky.social and BBC Sounds about the Bolton 7, a group of men criminalised in the late 1990s for consensual sex. It was a pleasure talking to Hugh and being a part of sharing this important history.
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BBC Sounds - Criminally Queer: The Bolton 7, Welcome to Criminally Queer: The Bolton 7
Hugh Sheehan explores how a landmark legal case changed the lives of seven men forever.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
An honour to have the wonderful Justin Bengry be a part of the series.
Criminally Queer: The Bolton 7 is out now!
The 5-part series tells the story of seven men from the former mill town in Northern England who in 1998 had their lives turned upside when they were arrested, interrogated and charged with archaic crimes solely because they’d had consensual group sex.
The 5-part series tells the story of seven men from the former mill town in Northern England who in 1998 had their lives turned upside when they were arrested, interrogated and charged with archaic crimes solely because they’d had consensual group sex.
Criminally Queer: The Bolton 7 - Welcome to Criminally Queer: The Bolton 7 - BBC Sounds
Hugh Sheehan explores how a landmark legal case changed the lives of seven men forever.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Criminally Queer: The Bolton 7 is out now!
The 5-part series tells the story of seven men from the former mill town in Northern England who in 1998 had their lives turned upside when they were arrested, interrogated and charged with archaic crimes solely because they’d had consensual group sex.
The 5-part series tells the story of seven men from the former mill town in Northern England who in 1998 had their lives turned upside when they were arrested, interrogated and charged with archaic crimes solely because they’d had consensual group sex.
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In 2021, Kanye West paid $57.3 million for a beach house, in Malibu, designed by the heralded architect Tadao Ando. He then disembowelled its interior. Was Ye desecrating a masterpiece, or testing the limits of radical design? Revisit Ian Parker’s piece.
Kanye West Bought an Architectural Treasure—Then Gave It a Violent Remix
How the hip-hop star’s beautiful, dark, twisted fantasy turned a beach house in Malibu, designed by the Japanese master Tadao Ando, into a ruin.
www.newyorker.com
December 20, 2024 at 10:24 PM
Loved this piece
The rhetoric that Streeting, Cass et al. are weaponising harkens back to Section 28, and in many ways is even more harmful and pernicious.
Puberty blockers to be banned indefinitely for under-18s across UK
Health secretary says emergency measures banning sale and supply for gender dysphoria will be made indefinite after expert advice
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2024 at 12:45 AM
The rhetoric that Streeting, Cass et al. are weaponising harkens back to Section 28, and in many ways is even more harmful and pernicious.