Oral Histories Podcast

Robin ford Extracts from Oral History Interview with Robin Ford.   Robin is a gay man and a poet who was born in 1942 on the Isle of Wight. He

Rachel Dolling Extracts from Oral History Interview with Rachel Dolling. Rachel describes the challenges of being a trans, bisexual woman and a mother on the Isle of Wight and in

Nick Martin Extracts from Oral History Interview with Nick Martin. Nick is a successful artist and he describes his love of family life with his ex partner and two sons.

Maddie Jane Rann Extracts from Oral History Interview with Maddie Jane Rann. Maddie talks about her love for Ventnor where she was brought up. She describes passion for music and

Kelsey Broadfoot Extracts from Oral History Interview with Kelsea Broadfoot . Kelsea talks about the challenges of being accepted as a trans woman by her family. She shares her love

Justin Tracey Extracts from Oral History Interview with Justin Tracey. Justin shares stories of the joy he had as a child on the Island. He talks about his experience of

Daniel Havard-Swan Extracts from Oral History Interview with Daniel Havard-Swan   Daniel is a gay man who was born in 1987 and is married to his partner David. They live

Sydney is a trans lesbian who was born in 1987 and grew up in the small village of Rookley on the Isle of Wight. She tries to make ends meet

Rosa is a lesbian who has lived on the Island since 2003. She has found that activities and events for lesbians here are few but the groups that do meet

Robin was inspired to share his story and contacted us after coming along to a talk featuring Peter Tatchell and hosted by Out On An Island at Quay Arts in

Robert was born on the Isle of Wight in November 1950. He identifies as a gay man and has lived on the Island all his life.  After working in shops,

Listen to the story of Michelle, a trans woman who decided to come out and transition when she was 60. Her connection to the Island goes back many years, from

Melissa is a non-binary person who identifies as queer and bisexual. They  moved to the Island in 1998 and in 2008 left for University in Bath. They are a key

Discover what it was like to move to the Isle of Wight in 1997 for Lucy, a trans woman who was born in Birmingham. She used to visit her family

Listen to the story of  full time artist Karl, a gay man who was born in North Yorkshire.  He and his husband moved to the Island in 2007 buying a

Karl is a gay man from Yorkshire who moved to the Island in 1992 with his partner, now husband, David. He got a job here as a Young Person’s Outreach

Karen came to the Isle of Wight when she was 6 months old and spent her childhood here. Sociable, outgoing and active, she loves living on the Island and says

Jude is a lesbian who was born in London. She describes feelings of gender dysphoria when she was a child. Jude was the Isle of Wight representative for Kenric, a

Julian is a trans man who was born on the island and has lived most of their life here. Their original ambition was to work in music production and he

Jess is an Island raised queer woman born in 1991 and now living in the north of England. She frequently returns to visit the island and dreams of a world

David is an openly gay man who lived as a monk for seven years before moving to the Isle of Wight in 1975 where he met his first partner. He

‘Late onset lesbian’ Caroline was born in 1966 and came out aged 46. She moved to the Isle of Wight in 2000 due to her then husband’s job. She has

Callum is a gay man who was born in 1990. He works for local government and has been a volunteer for Isle of Wight Pride. After moving to the mainland

Listen to the story of a man who prefers to remain anonymous. He identifies as gay or queer and was born at St Mary’s Hospital in Newport, Isle of Wight