Synopsis

A master tape footage of a series of 1979 BBC interviews with Gay Sweatshop members, Philip Timmins and Drew Griffiths. They discuss media representation, gay organisations, queer bashing and the common struggle amongst minority groups. The video ends with two songs performed live by Gay Sweatshop members.

The four interviews, along with the concert footage, were recorded for the BBC2 programme Grapevine, produced by the BBC Community Programme Unit. The performance footage, filmed in Belfast, was featured in a report on Gay Sweatshop’s tour, which aired in the episode broadcast on Wednesday, 11 July 1979 (and repeated on Saturday, 14 July). The third interview was included in that same episode to complement the report. The fourth interview features Ian Breach.

The video contains three uses of racist language.