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The View From HereS1E4: Jill Nalder - From the Pink Palace to a Fight for CareWe sit down with the activist and actor, Jill Nalder, whose real life shaped the TV series It’s a Sin, to uncover how a makeshift home in London became a blueprint for chosen family, mutual aid, and relentless care during the HIV crisis. From youth theatre in Wales to drama school in the city, Jill shows how safe spaces grow courage and how that courage fuelled nights of laughter, emergency phone calls, and the kind of honesty that saves lives.Jill opens up about the disorienting early days of HIV: rumours framed as “gay flu,” weeks-long waits...
2025-12-1757 min
Binge!“This Show Blew My Mind” – Louise Redknapp’s Top Recommendation!Harry & Alex are joined by pop icon, dancer and West End star Louise Redknapp! With her new album Confessions dropping on 23rd May, Louise opens up about why this is her most honest work yet. Louise also reveals the up’s and down’s of parenting two teenage boys, her surprising role in Dog Man, and what it’s really like recording voiceovers in front of a room full of top producers! She’s also team Harry when it comes to TV & Film recommendations, sharing the love for shows like Yellowstone and Game of Thrones (sorry Alex!). Also, Delete, Download...
2025-05-0645 min
A Gay and A NonGayBest of the Guests 2023Join James and Dan for a trip through some of their favourite interviews from 2023. Highlights include our chat with Eva Echo after she sued the NHS over waiting times for trans patients, a lively debate with gay Tory Councillor Andrew Boff, our emotional conversation with the Real Jill Nalder from It’s A Sin, a chilling conversation about chemsex murders with Patrick Strudwick and legendary DJ Fat Tony opening up about his struggles with sex addiction.A Gay And A Nongay will return in 2024! Learn more a...
2024-01-0432 min
Are the Gays OK?S1E8: Queer LitFor the last episode of the first series, we welcome our first guest, Matt Cornford, owner of Manchester's very own Queer Lit!
Queer Lit is a LGBTQIA+ bookstore based in Manchester Northern's Quarter, and stocks over 4000 books. Matt explains why there is a need for dedicated queer bookshops, and the trio share some of their favourite books, how they have helped them on their own journeys and the different sub-genre's that are out there for people to explore.
Here are some of the books mentioned in the pod:
The House...
2023-09-1137 min
Arts & IdeasDepicting AIDS in DramaRussell T. Davies is joined by his friend and author of Love from the Pink Palace, Jill Nalder to discuss their importance in one another’s lives, the importance of literature in their lives, and the TV series It’s a Sin with New Generation Thinker and psychiatrist Sabina Dosani and chair Matthew Sweet in a conversation recorded in partnership with the Royal Society of Literature which was recorded to mark World AIDS Day. Producer: Torquil MacLeodYou can find a collection of discussions recorded in partnership with the Royal Society of Literature in a coll...
2023-08-2344 minArts & IdeasRock FolliesRula Lenska was one of the stars of this 1970s TV series about a fictional female band, playing the role of Nancy "Q" Cunard de Longchamps, alongside Julie Covington and Charlotte Cornwell. She joins Matthew Sweet along with Howard Schuman, who wrote the series, and Andy Mackay, saxophonist with Roxy Music, who co-wrote the songs with Howard. Also taking part are Chloë Moss who has written the book for a stage adaptation of the series that is opening at the Chichester Festival Theatre, and critic David Benedict.Producer: Torquil MacLeodRock Follies based on the t...
2023-07-1444 min
Queer I Am, The Podcast.Queer I Am, The Podcast. Live and Unscripted; Understanding and Acknowledging Queer History. Part 2.Hello and welcome to Season 3 of Queer I Am, The Podcast, Live and Unscripted - I am so excited to share this with you. The podcast has been recorded over 8 weeks, in front of a live audience at Arcobaleno, an inclusive Queer space, in the heart of Kemptown Brighton. The shows feature a panel of guests, where we will be talking all things queer, and an audience Q&A too, an opportunity for everyone to get involved in the conversation.In this episode, we will be discussing Understanding and Acknowledging Queer History. The s...
2023-07-0721 min
Queer I Am, The Podcast.Queer I Am, The Podcast. Live and Unscripted; Understanding and Acknowledging Queer History. Part 1.Hello and welcome to Season 3 of Queer I Am, The Podcast, Live and Unscripted - I am so excited to share this with you. The podcast has been recorded over 8 weeks, in front of a live audience at Arcobaleno, an inclusive Queer space, in the heart of Kemptown Brighton. The shows feature a panel of guests, where we will be talking all things queer, and an audience Q&A too, an opportunity for everyone to get involved in the conversation.In this episode, we will be discussing Understanding and Acknowledging Queer History. The s...
2023-07-071h 21A Gay and A NonGayAllyship and activism with Jill Nadler... The Real Jill from It's A SinJill Nalder is the inspiration behind the character Jill Baxter in Channel 4’s It’s A Sin. This is an inspiring episode about allyship, activism and overcoming shame.Jill is a Welsh actress and activist, known for her career in theatre as well as her incredible contributions to HIV and AIDS Activism. Pick up a copy of ‘Love from the Pink Palace' https://www.waterstones.com/book/love-from-the-pink-palace/jill-nalder/978147228846Watch ‘It’s A Sin’ - Channel 4’s most binge-watched series of all-time https://www.channel4.com/programmes/its-a-sinFor more inform...
2023-04-1932 min
Queer I Am, The Podcast.Queer I Am, The Podcast; Season 1 & 2 - Fancy a Recap?Hello and Welcome to Queer I Am, The Podcast. It is incredible to think that Season 1 was released Summer 2022, and now 7 months later, 2 seasons have been released, 27 conversations and even a camp Christmas poem from me! I've chatted with drag royalty Kara Van Park, Alfie Ordinary and Ru Paul Race Queen, Mz Cracker; Authors Bethan Roberts, SJ Watson, Daniel Harding, and Rosie Wilby; Actors and inspiring people like Jill Nalder & Nathanial J Hall, and Activists, Artists and so many more! The podcast has been downloaded in 42 countries and I am getting read...
2023-02-2309 minArts & IdeasDepicting AIDS in DramaRussell T. Davies is joined by his friend and author of Love from the Pink Palace, Jill Nalder, to discuss their importance in one another’s lives, the role of literature in their lives, and the TV series It’s a Sin with New Generation Thinker and psychiatrist Sabina Dosani and chair Matthew Sweet in a conversation recorded in partnership with the Royal Society of Literature at the British Library.Producer: Torquil MacLeod
2022-12-0844 min
The Woman Who...Jill Nalder… The Woman Who... Cared when no one else didIn what can often be a cold world, those who put themselves on the line to provide love and warmth to others are a real gift. In this episode, we share the story of actress and activist Jill Nalder. When the devastation of the AIDS epidemic in the 80s and 90s was unfolding around her, Jill found the compassion to care for her friends and even strangers when many others wouldn’t.
2022-12-0813 min
Mostly Books Meets...Jill NalderThis week we welcome onto the podcast performer, activist, and author Jill Nalder.
In January 2021 Russell T Davies‘ It’s a Sin hit our TV screens. For some, it was a reminder of the pain and prejudice of the AIDs crisis, while for many it was an education. Either way, it captured the hearts and minds of millions across the country. Jill Nalder, a lifelong friend of Russell, was the inspiration for the character of Jill Baxter (and even played Jill’s mum in the show!).
Now she has put her life and experiences into her own words in Love from t...
2022-10-2050 min
Queer I Am, The Podcast.Queer I Am Interviews, Jill Nalder.Recently, I was lucky to have a Zoom chat with the wonderful Jill, about her incredible autobiography Love from the Pink Palace.The episode is a bonus episode for Season 1, and I am so excited to share this with you!We talk about Jill's career in musical theatre, her love and support for the queer community, and supporting her friends and family during the HIV and Aids epidemic.We also touch on her fundraising and charity work with Westend Cares, the incredible Russell T Davies drama, It's a Sin in which sh...
2022-08-2758 min
Virgin Radio PridecastMatt Cain Meets - Jill NalderThis week Matt Cain meets Welsh actress and star of Channel 4’s hit show It’s A Sin, JILL NALDER. Jill discusses what it was like starring in It’s A Sin and also how her own life has been affected by HIV/Aids and why these experiences have inspired her to become a prominent voice in HIV activism today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-08-1641 min
The Literary SalonSALON EXCLUSIVE: Jill Nalder reads from ‘Love From The Pink Palace’Our latest episode is for all the It’s A Sin fans out there. That spectacular show won our hearts and was celebrated by the Literary Salon and almost a thousand of you at a virtual event starring its screenwriter/producer Russell T Davies. So now we’re absolutely thrilled to bring you a reading from 'the real life Jill'! Jill Nalder shares her new memoir - Love From the Pink Palace - which tells the true story of her and her friends' lives during the AIDS crisis. Jill juggled a busy West End career while campaigning for...
2022-07-2016 minDamian Barr's Literary SalonSALON EXCLUSIVE: Jill Nalder reads from ‘Love From The Pink Palace’Our latest episode is for all the It’s A Sin fans out there. That spectacular show won our hearts and was celebrated by the Literary Salon and almost a thousand of you at a virtual event starring its screenwriter/producer Russell T Davies. So now we’re absolutely thrilled to bring you a reading from 'the real life Jill'! Jill Nalder shares her new memoir - Love From the Pink Palace - which tells the true story of her and her friends' lives during the AIDS crisis. Jill juggled a busy West End career while campaigning for...
2022-07-2016 min
Embark On: This Edge-Of-Your-Seat Full Audiobook For Thriller Fans.Love from the Pink Palace by Jill NalderPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/32390to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Love from the Pink Palace
Author: Jill Nalder
Narrator: Jill Nalder, Russell T Davies
Format: mp3
Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
Release date: 07-07-22
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 6 ratings
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs
Publisher's Summary:
When Jill Nalder arrived at drama school in London in the early 1980s, she was ready for her life to begin. With her band of best friends—of which many were talented young gay men with big dreams of their own—she grabbed London by the horns: partying with drag queens at the Royal Vauxhall Tave...
2022-07-078h 59
Josh Smith's Great Chat ShowEp 45: It's A Sin: Real Life StoriesIf you have just listened to our epic episode with Callum Scott Howells and loved It’s A Sin as much as I did, this episode dives into the issues raised in both. Today we are joined by two incredible and inspirational people who have been directly impacted by HIV: Jill Nalder who It’s A Sin’s character, Jill, is based on and Eugene Lynch who was diagnosed with HIV in 2013 and is now a Senior Positive Voices Coordinator at the Terrence Higgins Trust. In case you haven’t watched It’s A Sin yet - WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN –...
2022-05-0542 min
The Wine Show AustraliaAlex McIntosh - Helen's Hill (Yarra Valley)The story of Helen’s Hill began long before a vine was ever planted in Coldstream. It’s a story of two families with a love of farming and wine running deep in their veins.
Alex is the son of Andrew and Robyn MacIntosh and together with the Nalder family they have a great story and fantastic wines.
Hear the story as Alex talks with Simon and Richo. The cellar door is a must visit when you are next heading up to the YV.
@helens_hill #yarravalley @danmurphys_richard @thewineshowaustralia
2022-02-2614 min
Power To Speak with Confidence. Conversations that will inspire and empower.Power2Speak,The Podcast, Jill NalderMy first guest of 2022 is the wonderful Jill Nalder.
Jill is a singer and actress who has played Madame Thénardier in Les Miserables at the Palace Theatre and was in the original 1994 cast of Sam Mendes production of Oliver at the London Palladium. She is also a founder member of the WestEnders, a musical theatre group that tour the world performing songs from West End and Broadway musicals.
Early in 2021 you will have seen Jill in Russell T Davies award-winning TV series, It's A Sin. Spookily, playing her own mother!
Russell (a childho...
2022-01-1050 min
HIV HourHIV Hour 25th November 2021 (WAD Edition)
On the show this week -
World Aids Day Edition with a fantastic interview with Jill Nalder who talks
about ' Its a Sin" and her experiences during the AIDS epidemic.
Stephen talks to Jason Reid, an advocate for an essential AIDS Memorial in London.
https://aidsmemory.uk/
Important Community news roundup for the week ahead.
Also, Tony raising money for all affected by HIV in W. Sussex.
Follow the link below to donate.
https://gofund.me/13f53bfb
2021-11-2748 minPower To Speak with Confidence. Conversations that will inspire and empower.Power2Speak-The Podcast guest Jae AlexanderWow! What a conversation. I loved listening to musical director, conductor and Westender, Jae Alexander, talking about his amazing career. I don't think there's been a musical either in the West End on or on Broadway in the last 40 years that Jae has not worked on – Cat’s, Crazy For You, Follies, Beauty and the Beast, Oliver! SO much to talk about. From humble beginnings in Port Talbot to conducting The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert, he's work with many of the greats of musical theatre from Jerome Robbins to Leonard Bernstein. From Eartha Kitt to Carol Channing. As well as h...
2021-07-261h 17
The HIV PodcastHIV Heroes - Be More JillIn this episode of 'HIV Heroes' Sarah and Jess talk all things Jill Nalder. This incredible woman has had a huge impact on the lives of so many people living with HIV. Her experiences also helped inspire the smash hit series 'It's a Sin'. #bemorejillSourcesJill Nalder - Wikipedia In Conversation with Jill Nalder | Cherwell It's A Sin: The woman who inspired Russell T Davies' Aids drama - BBC News Further InformationWho We Are - MAD (madtrust.org.uk) Home - The Sussex Beacon T...
2021-07-1920 min
The Guilty Feminist242. It's a Sin with Kemah Bob and guests Lydia West and Jill NalderThe Guilty FeministPresented by Deborah Frances-White and Kemah Bob Episode 242: It’s a Sin with special guests Jill Nalder and Lydia West Recorded 15 February 2021 via Zoom. Released 22 February 2021. The Guilty Feminist theme by Mark Hodge and produced by Nick Sheldon. More about Deborah Frances-White http://deborahfrances-white.com https://twitter.com/DeborahFW https://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-book More about Kemah Bob https://twitter.com/kemahbob http://www.kemahbob.com/kemah More information about our guests and It’s a Sin https://twitter.com/lydiathewest https://www.chan...
2021-02-221h 11
Acting Prime MinisterIt's A Sin's Jill Nalder on what losing friends to AIDS in the 80s was really likeJill Nalder, the real-life inspiration for character Jill on hit TV show It's A Sin, has opened up to the Acting Prime Minister podcast about what it was really like losing up to 10 friends to AIDS friends to in the 1980s. Ms Nalder was also asked how she thinks Prime Minister Boris Johnson would have handled the Aids epidemic compared to former Tory PM Margaret Thatcher.Remember to like, subscribe, and rate us five stars!
2021-02-1031 min