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The Dorothy ProjectTony Gill: Fashion lecturer and PRFor our last episode of season three, we meet another Friend of Dorothy: fashion lecturer and PR Tony Gill. Tony’s British Asian upbringing gave him a whole different set of gay icons to the ones host Alice grew up with - and the conversation may give you an appetite to work back through decades of Bollywood classics… Creator & host: Alice Beverton-Palmer Producer & editor: Laura Blake 2022-03-1131 min

The Dorothy ProjectPaula Akpan: Historian and journalistAny history nerd will be excited to hear about Paula Akpan’s research into Black queer women in - and beyond - the British Women’s Lib movement. Paula is also currently working on her first book, When We Ruled: The Rise and Fall of Twelve Queens. Billed as “a book that will give voice to the women warriors and regents across the African continent often demoted to a footnote in history”, it will be published in hardback in 2024. As well as that research, and her work as a journalist, Paula (yep, she's busy!) is the creator of Black Quee...2022-03-0343 min

The Dorothy ProjectRita: Club Kali co-founderToday’s interviewee, Rita, has proven the power of nightlife for the queer community better than maybe anyone else I’ve met. In the combination of her own life experiences, her career as a psychologist and in LGBTQ domestic abuse services, and with the groundbreaking queer Asian night Club Kali, Rita has created something very special indeed. That’s an incredible legacy for one club night to have. But it has a dynamic future as well as an important past - and we started there… Creator & host: Alice Beverton-Palmer Producer & editor: Laura Blake 2022-02-2430 min

The Dorothy ProjectQueer Women in FictionThis one's a little bit different... In summer 2021 we brought together a panel of debut authors, all female, all writing about queer topics or characters, along with the broadcaster and literary judge Simon Savidge. We talked representation, what's changed, and what's next in queer fiction. Prepare to go away with a long 'to be read' list. This panel was first published as a LIVE Twitter Spaces conversation, so this is an edited collection of the best bits - with all the boring technical issues edited out!2022-02-1023 min

The Dorothy ProjectDr Fern Riddell: Historian of sexDr Fern Riddell is a historian, podcaster, and the author of - among others - the brilliant book Sex: Lessons from History. If you haven’t read it yet, its fairly revolutionary perspective is that not only have people always been obsessed with sex, but that British people in the past weren’t necessarily as narrow minded about sex, sexuality, and gender as you might think. Which I found a really hopeful message. 2022-02-0332 min

The Dorothy ProjectJudge Rinder: Barrister and TV personalityThis week’s interviewee made his name as the UK’s answer to Judge Judy, and on Strictly Come Dancing, but there’s much more to him than that. From his upbringing in North London (in a future celebrity enclave, not far from Rachel Stevens and Amy Winehouse) to his crowd of adoring female fans, the Rinderettes, Rob Rinder had so much to say. A rare male interviewee, we reflected on the relationship between women and queer men and what we can offer each other. Creator & host: Alice Beverton-Palmer Producer & editor: Laura Blake 2022-01-2726 min

The Dorothy ProjectLisa-Jayne Lewis: Sexuality and ChristianityMeet Lisa-Jayne Lewis. A well-known figure in the queer Christian world, she is on the leadership team of Two:23 and The Gathering Space, both safe spaces for queer people to be themselves within their faith. Lisa-Jayne is also a trustee of OneBodyOneFaith, the oldest LGBT Christian organisation in the UK and formerly known as the Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement (LGCM). We talked about her journey through her sexuality and faith, the present and future status of LGBTQ Christians, and the burden upon this group of people as their lives remain up for debate within their faith. Content warning...2022-01-1337 min

The Dorothy ProjectBishi: MusicianThe Dorothy Project is BACK. Every Thursday, we’ll be introducing you to another iconic woman and her impact on queer culture. First up, it’s Bishi - the mononymic and multi-talented musician, artist, performer, composer and curator. A true Renaissance woman, Bishi found herself on the London queer scene at a very young age, and became part of the legendary club kid Leigh Bowery’s band Minty. She has since created music across a dizzying array of instruments and genres, and written powerfully about her experience of being a British Asian woman in the music industry. I know you’ll...2022-01-0644 min

The Dorothy ProjectVictoria Scone: Drag Race UK queenDrag Race UK is back, and it’s making herstory thanks to Victoria Scone. Yes - The Dorothy Project is back for a special one-off episode, meeting the first ever cis female drag queen to star on RuPaul’s Drag Race worldwide. Cardiff queen Victoria is the drag daughter of season two’s Tia Kofi. Inspired by pantomime dames and gay icons, her drag is as British as afternoon tea. But this camp classic also represents the future of the artform, uplifting ‘AFAB’ queens and drag kings as she goes. You can find Victoria on Twitter @VictoriaScone, on victoriascon...2021-09-3021 min

When did you know?"I became obsessed with Mae Martin" - Alice Beverton-PalmerOn 'When Did You Know?' this week I am joined by the podcast, DJ and Twitter extraordinaire, Alice Beverton-Palmer! Alice is the creator and host of podcast The Dorothy Project featuring stories of women who have changed the queer world as well as DJing at The RVT's Push The Button clubnights. When not podcasting and DJing, Alice works for Twitter full-time in Entertainment Partnerships. Follow Alice on Twitter right here.Don't forget to follow the show on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook or send me an email at wdykpod@gmail.com! See acast.com/pr...2021-09-2236 min

Le Wagon LiveEpisode #54: Alice Beverton-Palmer, Senior Entertainment Partnerships Manager at TwitterWelcome to Le Wagon live, this week we have Alice Beverton-Palmer, Senior Entertainment Partnerships Manager at Twitter speaking to us. If you’re wondering how B2B partnerships can help tech companies transform for the better, you’re in the right place. Alice has over a decade’s experience in digital content and media as well as multiple awards & accolades to her name. Twitter was founded in 2015 and serves public conversation - a force for good across the world. Keep listening to hear her insights! Podcast and music production: yoann.saunier.me See acast.c...2020-08-2544 min

The Dorothy ProjectOlivia Andrews: 'Dear White Gays' bloggerWhat does a self-described ‘outspoken black lesbian’ have to say about Prides and the UK's queer nightlife scene? The Dorothy Project meets Olivia Andrews, author of two recent viral articles about racism within the LGBTQ community. Olivia is also a Stonewall Young Campaigner alum. During her degree at the University of Leeds, she co-organised the award-winning ‘Why is My Curriculum White: Decolonising Geographies’ panel event and worked with peers and faculty to decolonise the curriculum. You can find her on Twitter @livkiera, and on her blog queerblackbabe.2020-07-1229 min

The Dorothy ProjectSharmaine Lovegrove: PublisherCan books change the world? Sharmaine Lovegrove is the founder of the publishing imprint Dialogue Books, which she set up to promote stories by, for, and about queer, disabled, working class, black and minority communities. As a queer Black woman herself, Sharmaine believes that storytelling creates the dialogue we need to build a more inclusive world. I quite agree. Her own life story is quite something, from homeless teenager to Berlin bookshop owner and now, one of the leading lights of British publishing. Sharmaine is also the first Black interviewee on The Dorothy Project. That’s not a tra...2020-06-2626 min

The Dorothy ProjectVictoria Noe: AIDS fundraiser and ACT-UP NY memberThere are different ways to be an activist. Some people chain themselves to railings and get arrested, others raise money, or deliver services. “Everyone can do something” is the message I was left with after talking to veteran fundraiser and activist Victoria Noe. After years of fundraising for AIDS causes in the 1980s and 1990s, she was ‘burnt out’, but has since returned and is now a member of ACT-UP New York. Asked to reflect on her experiences by a Chicago LGBTQ newspaper, she was inspired to find other women who’d contributed during the AIDS crisis, and her book ‘F...2020-03-0525 min

The Dorothy ProjectRose Lewenstein: TV writer and cabaret performerShe is currently developing several original dramas and adaptations for TV. On stage, Rose (@RoseLewenstein) performs with queer comedy cabaret troupe Sex Shells - who’ve enjoyed multiple runs at top venues including the Edinburgh Fringe, Soho Theatre and The Glory - as That Woman Rosie. We got stuck in to being the ‘token woman’, the difference between gay (‘as in…’) and queer, and performing queer work for wider audiences. Don’t miss Sex Shells at The Glory next Friday, March 6th 2020. After that, you can see their full show at the Spiegeltent on the Southbank, as part of the Underbe...2020-02-2724 min

The Dorothy ProjectFlick Thorley: HIV and chemsex nurseThis week, I meet a woman who has been professionally and personally involved in the HIV epidemic since 1985. After nursing some of the first people to live and die with HIV in New Zealand, Flick came to the UK and was a Charge Nurse at London Lighthouse from 1994-1998. London Lighthouse - most famously visited by Princess Di - offered comprehensive, compassionate care to people dying of AIDS and their loved ones. Following the closure of the Lighthouse residential unit, Flick became the HIV psychiatric liaison nurse at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. She identified the initial crystal meth pr...2020-02-2035 min

The Dorothy ProjectSophie Anderson: Cock DestroyerTHIS EPISODE CONTAINS EXPLICIT SEXUAL CONTENT, ADULT THEMES, AND STRONG LANGUAGE. You've been warned. This week we meet a legend among Dorothies - Sophie, the Cock Destroyer. The porn star and social media sensation, immortalised in RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’s Frock Destroyers, tells Alice about her fifteen minutes of fame - which have lasted 18 months and counting. We talked about what makes a Cock Destroyer, Sophie reveals her fave of the pair’s viral videos, and pays tribute to the sisterhood and aesthetic they share with drag queens including Trixie Mattel. A member of the LG...2020-02-1328 min

The Dorothy ProjectSimon Jones: Entertainment publicistPresenter Alice Beverton-Palmer flips the script, and for the first time on The Dorothy Project, interviews a queer man about the women in his life. And what a way to start! Simon Jones’s life has taken him from being a teenage Madonna stan in a tiny Norfolk village, to winning a teen magazine talent search, and now shaping the careers of gay icons such as Geri Halliwell and Jade Thirlwall. In his eponymous PR company, he’s worked with multiple Spice Girls, All Saints, Louise Redknapp, Dannii Minogue, Pussycat Dolls and Tulisa to name a few. We talke...2020-01-3032 min

The Dorothy ProjectCorinne Cumming: Drag photographerShe wandered into Bloc bar one night with a camera, and hasn’t left the queer scene since. Alice Beverton-Palmer talks to music and drag photographer Corinne Cumming (@capturedbycorinne) about how drag became her creative muse, finding your queer family, and what it’s like to be a female photographer in the straight club scene (spoiler: it’s shit) Corinne regularly shoots the world’s most famous drag queens, from Alyssa Edwards to Bianca Del Rio, but she’s equally at home capturing London’s alternative drag scene. Her work foregrounds and celebrates drag kings and non-binary performers, and she’s also p...2020-01-2329 min

The Dorothy ProjectShelly Chopra Dhar: Bollywood directorBorn into a family of major Bollywood producers, Shelly never got the chance to join them - she was “married and packed off”, and only began her own film career once her children were in school. One of those children turned out to be gay - and Shelly’s experience raising a gay child inspired her to make Ek Ladki. We talked about her Trojan horse tactics to bring an LGBT story with a message of acceptance to the biggest possible audience, complete with huge stars including Sonam and Anil Kapoor. You can find Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Ais...2020-01-1628 min

The Dorothy ProjectAna Matronic: Scissor Sisters frontwomanIn the first episode of Season Two, Scissor Sisters frontwoman Ana helps host Alice Beverton-Palmer choose a drag name - and has advice for single Dorothies looking for a guy. With a gay father and godfathers, Ana is a born Dorothy. She fulfilled her destiny in lavish style - moving to San Francisco as a teenager and then later New York City, where she performed at and hosted burlesque and drag nights. She met Jake Shears while he was dressed as his character "Jason the Amazing Back-Alley Late Term Abortion" and the rest was history. Scissor Sisters came t...2020-01-0932 min

The Dorothy ProjectS2: The Dorothy Project Season Two: TrailerIn this trailer, host Alice Beverton-Palmer is BACK with a sneak peek of who you'll meet in Season Two of The Dorothy Project. The first episode, with Scissor Sisters frontwoman Ana Matronic, lands this Thursday January 9th. Subscribe now so you don't miss a second!2020-01-0601 min

So I Got to Thinking - The Sex and the City PodcastIs Motherhood a Cult?Juno and Dylan are joined by DJ and host of The Dorothy Project, Alice Beverton-Palmer to discuss the divide between 'women' and 'mothers'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-11-0531 min

brbWhat Goes On Tour feat. Alice Beverton-Palmer (The Dorothy Project)This week Lizzy's joined by host of The Dorothy Project podcast Alice Beverton-Palmer. Discover how Jilly Cooper's "romance" novels inspired her bucket list trip, and how she just missed out on a starring role in a Kylie Minogue music video...Find Alice on Twitter @alice and @Dorothy_Podcast (you won't regret it)Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/brb. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-10-2121 min

The Dorothy ProjectLucy Moss: Co-creator of Six The MusicalIn the last episode of Season One, Alice talks musical theatre and diva worship with Lucy Moss. Along with her creative partner Toby Marlow, Lucy is responsible for the musical Six - a runaway hit at Edinburgh, in the West End, and soon, Broadway. Six brings Henry VIII’s wives to the stage as a kickass girlband and lets them set the historical record straight. (It’s amazing.) The pair’s other project, Hot Gay Time Machine, which they wrote with friend and collaborator Zak Ghazi-Torbati, tells the story of a gay man’s life through song and multiple costume...2019-09-0525 min

The Dorothy ProjectLiv Morris: Half of cabaret act Bourgeois & MauriceLiv Morris and her friend George Heyworth formed Bourgeois & Maurice on a bit of a whim back in 2007, and things have really escalated since. As a duo, they’ve released four studio albums, made a web series, a podcast, numerous theatre shows, and they’ve also won Time Out’s Alternative Eurovision competition twice. In the last twelve years Bourgeois & Maurice have performed around the world, and at prestigious London venues including the Royal Opera House, Southbank Centre and Sadler’s Wells. In 2017 they won the HOME Manchester T1 Commission prize, which sees them creating a new main stage show for...2019-08-2923 min

The Dorothy ProjectCatia Ciarico: The RVT’s Cabaret ProgrammerCatia Ciarico is a programmer and producer at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, a historic venue which hosts a unique mix of club nights and performance. She’s responsible for programming everything from Belinda Carlisle to The Chemsex Monologues. Catia trained at drama school and as a clown, before becoming a stand-up comedian. But it was when she found producing roles that Catia really hit her stride. She’s worked with Swank, one of Britain’s biggest street theatre companies, as well as producing and programming at some of the most iconic venues in London including Madame Jojo's. We talked...2019-08-2223 min

The Dorothy ProjectMary McIntosh: Activist and academicA Dorothy Project first, as Alice speaks to our first male interviewee - Andrew Lumsden, who was a key part of the UK Gay Liberation Front in the 1970s. They discuss the life and work of his Gay Liberation Front comrade Mary McIntosh. TLDR: she sounds like an absolute baller. Mary was an academic as well as an activist, and her contribution to the rights held by British gay men today is massive. In 1968, she published an academic paper arguing that homosexuality is not a psychiatric or medical condition, based on a survey she conducted of gay men in...2019-08-1526 min

The Dorothy ProjectAmy Zing: Sink The Pink co-founderAlice talks to queer scene supremo Amy Zing. Along with her best mate Glyn Fussell, Amy co-founded the influential club night Sink The Pink. Since its inception in East London over a decade ago, Sink The Pink has outgrown venue after venue, becoming one of the biggest alternative club brands in the country and helping bring drag into the mainstream. The Sink The Pink team have gone on to develop the hugely popular queer pop music festival Mighty Hoopla, and club night Savage. After moving from London to Margate, Amy founded Margate Pride and the queer youth group O...2019-08-0825 min

The Dorothy ProjectNicola Coughlan: Derry Girls ActorActor Nicola Coughlan is a Galway native (she just does a very good Derry accent) who plays Clare Devlin in the global smash hit sitcom Derry Girls. She also starred in 18th Century brothel drama Harlots, and has just started work on the huge new Shondaland production Bridgerton, alongside Dame Julie Andrews. On stage, Nicola was lauded for her work in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie at the Donmar Warehouse. Off stage, she’s a MASSIVE Dorothy. Nicola campaigned for marriage equality in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. She’s also a huge fan of d...2019-08-0135 min

ESC Insight: Eurovision CastawaysEurovision Insight Podcast: Eurovision Castaways with Alice Beverton-PalmerThe ESC Insight crew and friends are off to Île de Bezençon for the summer with their favourite Eurovision related songs and stories. Podcaster & social media maven Alice Beverton-Palmer joins Ellie Chalkley with a basket full of bangers, an inspirational Austrian, and an examination of the manners and etiquette around lanyards to the Island. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Eurovision Castaways with Alice Beverton-Palmer appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.2019-07-2542 min

The Dorothy ProjectNicki French: UK Eurovision legendNicki French is a singer and actor. She represented the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2000, finishing 16th with ‘Don’t Play That Song Again’. Nicki has since become a stalwart of the Eurovision fan scene, including the annual London Eurovision Party, to which she brings up to 23 costume changes. Her new EP of Eurovision covers, ‘Let’s Play That Song Again’, is out now. Nicki’s cover of fellow Eurovision entrant Bonnie Tyler’s ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ was a top five hit in the UK and US in 1995, selling over five million copies worldwide. She has performed in gay...2019-07-2521 min

The Dorothy ProjectHolly Shortall: Podcaster and activistHolly Shortall co-hosts the hit pop culture podcast Popsessed with her friend, the broadcaster, journalist and DJ Conor Behan. She is also an HIV activist with ACT UP Dublin. My first interviewee from outside of the UK, Holly is a favourite of UK and Irish Gay Twitter, which is how I came to know her. She lives in Dublin, and works in marketing and communications (yep, everything I’ve just mentioned is side hustle.) We talked about finding your tribe online, her work with ACT UP (actupdublin.com), and how she sees the role of an ally.2019-07-1825 min

The Dorothy ProjectProfessor Chloe Orkin: Chair of the British HIV AssociationProfessor Chloe Orkin is the Chair of the British HIV Association. She is a Clinical Professor of HIV Medicine at Queen Mary University of London, on secondment to the Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit at University College London. She is a Consultant Physician at the Royal London Hospital where her clinical duties include running a busy HIV and HIV/ HCV research unit. Professor Orkin led the ‘Going Viral’ blood-borne virus testing week campaign, and under her leadership BHIVA has been acknowledged as an early champion of the U=U campaign. Professor Orkin sees herself as a medical activist, worki...2019-07-1127 min

The Dorothy ProjectFanny Minka: Drag queenFanny Minka is quite possibly the world's only travel-blogging drag queen. Originally from Australia, she was influenced by the release of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert at the tender age of 13 and has been a radical diva in transit ever since. A Londoner for the past 15 years, Fanny has been part of Sink The Pink's drag family for nearly six of those. She spends any spare time (and money) travelling and writing about it on her blog, Minka Guides. Fanny is unusual among drag queens for a few reasons - as well as the blogging, she’s a cisgender wom...2019-07-0426 min

The Dorothy ProjectJuno Dawson: AuthorJuno Dawson is a bestselling novelist, screenwriter, journalist, and a columnist for Attitude Magazine. Her writing has appeared in Glamour, The Pool, Dazed and the Guardian. She has also contributed to news items on BBC Women’s Hour, Front Row, ITV News, Channel 5 News, This Morning and Newsnight. She is currently adapting her new novel, Meat Market, for television. Juno lives in Brighton, and is part of the city’s queer cabaret collective Club Silencio. In 2014 Juno became a School Role Model for the LGBT charity Stonewall. She also has a ridiculously cute chihuahua called Prince. We talked abou...2019-06-2722 min

The Dorothy ProjectAmy Lamé: DJ and London’s Night CzarNew Jersey native Amy Lamé is a true queer culture multi-hyphenate. Since moving to London in the 1990s, she has firmly embedded herself in the capital’s LGBTQ scene. Amy co-founded and continues to run iconic Vauxhall clubnight and arts company Duckie, which champions innovative cabaret and runs community outreach with those on ‘the edge of the edge’. She’s also the co-founder of campaign group RVT Future, which aims to protect the future of the Royal Vauxhall Tavern - Duckie’s home and the UK’s oldest queer venue. In 2016, Amy was appointed Night Czar by London Mayor Sadiq Kh...2019-06-1935 min

The Dorothy ProjectThe Dorothy Project: TrailerIn this trailer, host Alice Beverton-Palmer introduces The Dorothy Project and what you can expect from season one.2019-06-0701 min