Friday 12 July 2013

Alan Whicker: 1923-2013

In 1973, Alan made the travelogue 'The Lord Is My Shepherd And He Knows I'm Gay'.
One hour on ITV prime-time by one of the most respected broadcasters of the day about... the gays and this new-fangled "Gay Lib"!
Almost unbelievable at the time.
Essentially non-judgemental, though in his usual anthropological style.
Some re/viewers were outraged cause it ended with a gay wedding and two fellas kissing.
Imagine!
Alan, Fagburn salutes you, sir!

PS Wish this was on YouTube. Anyone?

PPS Here's Alan in 1960 on some crazy beatniks. Hilarious.
Posted by Fagburn at 14:18:00
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3 comments:

  1. Anonymous12 July 2013 at 14:44

    A quick Google suggests that this has either just been released or is imminent on DVD - Volume 3 of "Whickers World". x

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  2. BK13 July 2013 at 19:06

    I'll see if it;s on thebox.bz and upload to yt if possible. x

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    1. BK14 July 2013 at 00:28

      I haven't found it yet, but I did find an episode of Whicker's World broadcast in 1980 called "If A Cop Wiggled Around With Pink Hair And A Limp Wrist, It Would Discredit The Department", haha.
      I'll keep looking...

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