Category Archive: Interview

Jan 16

‘..a gripping and startling account of the arrest and prosecution of two Victorian drag queens’

I was recently interviewed by New Books in Biography about Fanny & Stella. You can read part of the review below or listen to me being interviewed here ‘Through meticulous research and lush, incisive prose, McKenna presents a gripping and startling account of the arrest and prosecution of two Victorian drag queens. It’s a deft performance that …

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Aug 15

An interview with British Weekly – Southern California’s British Accent

Fanny & Stella are going global!  Here is an article based on my interview with Gabrielle Pantera of British Weekly Exclusive interview with author Neil McKenna and a review of his new biography that traces the arrest and spectacular trial of two notorious drag queens in Victorian England  “I was struggling to think of a …

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Apr 15

Interview with Future Radio and Nick Cordingly

I was interviewed recently on the Pride Live Show by Nick Cordingly of Future Radio about Fanny & Stella. You can listen to a recording here.  We talk about how I came to write the book, cross dressing and gay history.  

Apr 09

Polari Magazine – An Interview with Christopher Bryant

Christopher Bryant, of Polari Magazine, talks to Neil McKenna about the arrest and trial of Fanny and Stella in 1870, a scandal that rocked Victorian England and revealed a hidden underworld of female impersonators and male prostitutes.   Read the whole interview here

Feb 06

Fanny and Stella on Radio 3 Night Waves with Matthew Sweet

On 4th February, I was a guest on BBC 3’s flagship arts programme, Night Waves. talking with Matthew Sweet about Fanny and Stella, chirruping and the invention of camp, among other things! You can listen to the podcast here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/r3arts  

Jan 29

Interview with George Miller about Fanny & Stella on The Faber Podcast

Listen to me talking to George Miller about Fanny & Stella on The Faber Podcast

Jan 23

Interview on Radio 4, the Today Programme with Evan Davies

In the morning of January 22nd I appeared on the Radio 4 Today programme where I was interviewed by Evan Davies about Fanny and Stella, my latest book. You can listen to a recording further down the page.  Here is a transcript of that interview: Radio 4 Today Programme broadcast on 22nd January at 6:53 …

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