{"product_id":"out-now-9781785128509","title":"Out Now","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I loved it, and I'm sure you will too' - Joe Lycett\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A captivating memoir: illuminating, witty, and tremendously moving'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e- Nigella Lawson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A tender portrait of the importance of TV' - Jack Thorne\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo very gay things happened in the space of 24 hours in Octo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eber 2003. \u003ci\u003eCoronation Street\u003c\/i\u003e aired its first gay kiss before the watershed. And Scott Bryan came out, aged 14, for the first time, in French class. In French.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eOut Now\u003c\/i\u003e, Scott looks back at the world of TV, from the 90s to the present day, and the queer voices that were alternately championed and oppressed. In the shadow of Section 28 banning promotion of LGBTQ+ issues in schools, television was crucial in breaking that enforced silence. Part memoir, part critique, the book looks at shows such as \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eQueer As Folk\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDesperate Housewives\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eHeartstopper\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeated Rivalry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, and features interviews with the people behind the seminal moments - including Russell T Davies and Jonathan Harvey - that brought Scott and UK TV itself, to where they are today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWarm and witty in equal measure,\u003ci\u003e Out Now \u003c\/i\u003etakes us back to transformative moments in television history and evaluates the cultural and personal impact they had.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scott Bryan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56456620573014,"sku":"9781785128509","price":22.39,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0886\/3206\/6390\/files\/9781785128509.jpg?v=1793697311","url":"https:\/\/www.englishbook.fi\/products\/out-now-9781785128509","provider":"Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}