Queer Gothic: BBC Radio 3 Sunday Feature
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Recorded on location at Strawberry Hill House in Twickenham, Sarah Waters explores the queer roots of gothic literature and architecture.
Not only was Horace Walpole the author of the first gothic novel, The Castle of Otranto, in 1764 but he also built Strawberry Hill House – his own fantasy gothic villa, a white fairytale-looking castle with turrets, arches, cloisters and extravagant interior design to match. As Sarah explores the house, she is joined by Dr Dale Townshend, Professor of Gothic Literature at the Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies, and writer Holly James Johnston who created the LGBTQ+ Strawberry Hill House tour project.
Queer Gothic will be broadcast on Sunday 18 May 2025 at 19:15 on BBC Radio 3.
