Paul Burston
We Can Be Heroes - early reviews
My forthcoming memoir went out into the world last week, via Netgalley. Physical proof copies will be sent for advance reviews soon. This...
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Paul Burston
Nov 3, 20221 min read
We Can Be Heroes : Neil Bartlett
Bette Bourne & Neil Bartlett in A Vision of Love Revealed In Sleep, 1989 Welcome to the latest episode of We Can Be Heroes podcast with...
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Paul Burston
Oct 18, 20221 min read
Polari turns 15!
Next month, Polari will be 15 years old! Yes, it'll be a whopping 15 years since we hosted our first ever event upstairs at the Green...
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Paul Burston
Oct 9, 20221 min read
We Can Be Heroes with David Hodge
This week's podcast is about a bullied young gay boy called David Hodge who reinvented himself as Dusty O, made friends with Boy George,...
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Paul Burston
Oct 3, 20221 min read
We Can Be Heroes with Bernardine Evaristo
It's not often that I get to sit down and chat with a Booker winning author. But I've known Bernardine Evaristo for many years and...
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Paul Burston
Aug 18, 20221 min read
Polari Prize - The Shortlists
Coming up in September we have three events linked to this year's Polari Prize shortlists. On September 1 we're at The Printworks,...
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Paul Burston
Jul 27, 20221 min read
A crash course for the ravers
Obviously, I couldn't produce a podcast called We Can Be Heroes and NOT interview Bowie expert Nicholas Pegg. The tenth and final episode...
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Paul Burston
Jul 11, 20221 min read
A Survivor's Story
My memoir We Can Be Heroes will be published next June by Little A and is now available to preorder. It features David Bowie (of course),...
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Paul Burston
Jun 16, 20221 min read
We Can Be Heroes with David McAlmont
The second episode of We Can Be Heroes is available now on Acast, Apple, Google and Spotify. My special guest is singer-songwriter and...
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Paul Burston
Jun 1, 20221 min read
We Can Be Heroes – the podcast
I'm currently working on the copyedit for my memoir, We Can Be Heroes, which is out next summer. Meanwhile, I've been busy working on a...
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Paul Burston
May 17, 20222 min read
501 days of sobriety
Yesterday I reached a milestone – 500 days of sobriety. I know this because the I Am Sober app on my iPhone told me so. I stopped...
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Paul Burston
Apr 30, 20221 min read
Pride & Prejudice in Harrogate
Word is out! I’ll be chairing my first ever panel at Harrogate in July. I’ve been attending as a punter since 2017, and last year I...
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Paul Burston
Mar 9, 20223 min read
Over the wall
In some ways, I’m still catapulting condoms over prison walls - only now they’re landing where they’re needed most.
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Paul Burston
Mar 2, 20223 min read
“I’m wasted here, aren’t I?”
Do you ever get the feeling you’re being undervalued? I know I do. And when I do I tend to make a joke of it and think of Susie Blake’s...
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Paul Burston
Dec 9, 20211 min read
We Can Be Heroes
“What d’you say?” I’m thrilled to announce that my memoir will be published by Amazon Publishing imprint Little A. It’s called We Can Be...
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Paul Burston
Dec 3, 20213 min read
I’m Still Here
On Wednesday, I hosted my final Polari event of the year at Heaven. It was World AIDS Day and many of the readings and song choices...
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Paul Burston
Jun 19, 20212 min read
Twist In My Sobriety
Like many people, I’ve really missed live performance – both as a spectator and as a producer / performer. Last month, Polari returned to...
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Paul Burston
May 28, 20211 min read
Not Quite Right For Us
There’s been a lot of talk lately about diversity in publishing. Speaking as someone who published his first book way back in 1995, I’ve...
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Paul Burston
May 22, 20212 min read
20 weeks sober
Me and Alexis Gregory Earlier this week I hosted my first onstage event in seven months. It was a major one, too – Polari In Heaven. Even...
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Paul Burston
Apr 18, 20211 min read
Polari Live Online & In Heaven
Hello, folks! I hope you're keeping well. Just to let you know, I have two Polari events coming up in May. On May 6, there's Polari Live...
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