![]() ![]() He meets the original drag queens, DJs and club pioneers determined to claim back the city centre from the terrorists and create a safe place of their own. ![]() It's a community surviving as well as thriving against a backdrop of violence and discrimination. Following Darren's story brings to life the struggle of being gay in The Troubles, how Belfast got its first Pride parade only in 1991 and its very first openly gay club in 1994 -The Parliament bar where Darren was tragically shot dead. ![]() Presenter Jordan Dunbar grew up in the city, he was a comedian and drag performer on the Belfast scene and yet this murder and Darren's life was never talked about. A story of both love and eventually betrayal. This is the untold story of his life and murder. His brutal murder by terrorists sparked fears of a return to all out violence as the new Labour government under Tony Blair sought to bring peace to Northern Ireland - on the road to the Good Friday Agreement. He was just 24 years old when he was shot dead in front of hundreds of people. Sat having a drink on a night out is Darren Bradshaw. Cigarette smoke, aftershave and expectation fill the air in the only gay bar in the country. A place you've probably never heard of before. But not just any part of Belfast, gay Belfast. The untold story of the murder of a gay police officer in Northern Ireland in 1997. Written and Directed by Daniella Isaacs Adapted from the original novel and Consulting Produced by Kim Hooper Produced by Joshua Buckingham A Merman / Mermade production for BBC Radio 5 Live & BBC Sounds The first audio drama from the makers of Bad Sisters, People Who Knew Me is a 10-part series, written and directed by Daniella Isaacs, adapted from the book by Kim Hooper. Starring Rosamund Pike and Hugh Laurie, Kyle Soller, Isabella Sermon and Alfred Enoch. Everything she thought she had fled from when she pretended to die in New York. ![]() She must decide how to explain her lies, her secrets, her selfish decisions - and ultimately her 'widowed' husband. She will be forced to confront her past so that her daughter will not be left on her own if she does not survive. Fourteen years later, now with a teenage daughter by her side, Connie is diagnosed with breast cancer. The Latest Podcasts from BBC Radio 5 liveĮmily Morris uses 9/11 to fake her own death and run away to start a new life in California as Connie Prynne. ![]()
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