Criminally Queer: The Bolton 7

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Welcome to Criminally Queer: The Bolton 7

Seven men from Bolton have their lives changed forever.  Criminally Queer: The Bolton 7 looks back at one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in recent British LGBTQ+ history, and examines how this scarcely-known legal case played a significant role in the fight for gay rights. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Sounds Audio Lab.  Producer and Presenter: Hugh Sheehan Original music composition and Sound Design: Hugh Sheehan Executive Producer: Anishka Sharma Mix Engineer: Arlie Addlington Commissioning Editor: Khaliq Meer  Archive material courtesy of Roger Bolton Productions. This podcast launches on Tuesday 25th February 2025

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  5. An Honourable History

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  4. A Victimless Crime

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  3. To Protect Public Morality

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  2. The Privacy of Four Walls

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  1. Personal Blue