The second episode of We Can Be Heroes is available now on Acast, Apple, Google and Spotify. My special guest is singer-songwriter and...

Welcome to the podcast where I invites guests to pay tribute to the people who've inspired them and helped shape their lives. Today's...

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...

I had a wobble today

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...

I want to gush, gush, gush about Moulin Rouge! And thanks to the wonders of the internet, I can, can, can! As you can probably tell, I’ve...

Not a word of remembrance for those who died. Not a show of solidarity with those who survived. Not a mention.

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...

I’m rather late to the cult of Miss Hope Springs. About a décennie late, as it happens. But last night I beheld her for the very first...

Coming up in April we have two special Polari events. The first is on Wednesday April 20 at gay gastro pub John The Unicorn in Peckham,...

The cast are great – not just Taron Egerton and Jonathan Bailey, but also Jade Anouka and Phil Daniels. Though I confess that during one...

In some ways, I’m still catapulting condoms over prison walls - only now they’re landing where they’re needed most.

​ Polari announces new prize for children’s and YA books and new home at the British Library The Polari literary salon – host to the UK’s...

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...

This morning I received an email from Facebook, sorry Meta, informing me of the following - "Hi Paul, As a reminder, we’ve removed some...

“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...

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...

Today I’m six months sober. To mark the occasion, I’ve decided to keep a journal – not just to keep track of my sobriety, but also for...

Like many people, I’ve really missed live performance – both as a spectator and as a producer / performer. Last month, Polari returned to...

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...