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Storyville: Queerama

Queerama

31/07/2017

BBC Four - Storyville, Queerama

The story of an extraordinary century of gay experiences.

A Storyville documentary that uses archive to traverse a century of gay experiences, encompassing persecution, love and desire, forbidden encounters, sexual liberation and pride.

Created from a treasure trove of archive, Queerama traverses a century of gay experiences, encompassing persecution and prosecution, injustice, love and desire, identity, secrets, forbidden encounters, sexual liberation and pride. 

The soundtrack weaves the lyrics and music of John Grant, Goldfrapp and Hercules & Love Affair with the images and guides us intimately into the relationships, desires, fears and expressions of gay men and women in the 20th century - a century of incredible change.

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