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Welcome to Criminally Queer: The Bolton 7

Hugh Sheehan explores a landmark legal case that changed the lives of seven men from Bolton forever and how it played a significant role in the fight for gay rights.

Seven men from Bolton have their lives changed forever. 

Criminally Queer: The Bolton 7 looks back at one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in recent British LGBTQ+ history, and examines how this scarcely-known legal case played a significant role in the fight for gay rights.

A Reduced Listening production for ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Sounds Audio Lab. 

Producer and Presenter: Hugh Sheehan

Original music composition and Sound Design: Hugh Sheehan

Executive Producer: Anishka Sharma

Mix Engineer: Arlie Addlington

Commissioning Editor: Khaliq Meer

 Archive material courtesy of Roger Bolton Productions.

This podcast launches on Tuesday 25th February 2025

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