Sharing the untold stories from Britain’s LGBTQ+ History

The Challenges and Tricks to Creating Powerful Audio Stories through Archives

The Challenges and Tricks to Creating Powerful Audio Stories through Archives with Tash Walker, Host & Producer, The Log Books, UK, Shivani Dave, Host, The Log Books, UK

Tash Walker and Shivani Dave share the challenges and tricks to creating powerful audio stories through archives, telling stories that are often left untold.

The Log Books shares the untold stories from Britain’s LGBTQ+ History through the logbooks of the Switchline LGBTQ+ helpline.

Ranging from love stories of people discovering their sexualities together and forming relationships through Switchline, to people losing loved ones through AIDS, the podcast deals with the real-world lives of LGBTQ+ people living in Britain. 

But this isn’t just LGBTQ+ history, this is British history. And Tash and Shivani stress the importance of representing untold stories from underrepresented communities. 

Dealing with difficult topics sensitively is at the paramount of importance for Tash and Shivani, as is paying respect to the people at the forefront of these stories. 

The anonymity of the Switchline Log Books helps create a strong connection with the audience - you don’t always know who has called in, and it helps you to see other people in the stories. It could be people you know, it could even be yourself.

The Log Books is an important reminder of how times, and perhaps laws, may change - but people’s stories always remain relevant.