The award-winning Memories From The Dance Floor has returned for season two this Pride month with journalist and host Damian Kerlin celebrating the history of LGBTQ+ venues.
In the four new episodes Damian has left the mega clubs and punk bars of England behind and has headed straight up the M4 to Wales. As he describes it, “London was an absolute blast, but the reality is, it’s not the Emerald City at the end of the Yellow Brick Road for everyone.”
Among those who Damian talks to are BBC Broadcaster Owain Wyn Evans, drag royalty Dr Bev, DJ Ian Cottrell, former director of Welsh Women’s Institute an MP for Swansea, Sian James and many more.
Each with their own story to tell, across the series, Damian discovers the pertinent narrative threads of the scenes – be it the AIDS epidemic, Section 28, the miners’ strike, political undertows, or the music which got people on their feet.
Through first-hand accounts and on-the-ground reporting, Damian meets the founders, party boys, dykes, and drag queens who lived and loved in these spaces – spaces that, today, remain under threat.
Damian says: “There are communities out there thriving, and, dare I say it, having even more fun than those in London.
“Wales is home from home for me. Having moved here originally as a fresh-faced student, I’ve been lucky enough to experience some of the spaces mentioned in this series first hand, and boy, do they not disappoint.
“The sense of community and pride here is insane, so I can’t wait for you to wrap your ears around season two.”
Memories From The Dancefloor was chosen as a winner of Acast’s Amplifier and has been supported through funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund Cymru.
Memories From The Dancefloor season two is available to listen to now, wherever you get your podcasts; including Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts.
