Switchboard is the UK’s leading LGBT+ helpline, providing information and lending a reassuring ear to anyone who calls. Living with the Light On: Switchboard in the 70s is an exploration of the early history of the charity. Consisting of interviews, original music and archive material, the piece attempts to challenge the linear perception of LGBT+ history by exploring the revolutionary mood of the period before the HIV/AIDS epidemic came to dominate Switchboard’s work.

Composition and sound design: Tom Foskett-Barnes 
Producer: Chisenhale Gallery
Interviewees: Lisa Power and Julian Hows 
Vocals: Maya Britto
Actor: Jonathan Dryden Taylor

This work was produced for New Creatives, supported by Arts Council England and BBC Arts.

Living With The Light On: Switchboard Since The 70s - Tom Foskett-Barnes

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