Rainbow Colored Glasses
A podcast that looks at LGBT+ cinema of the past and asks what it means today.
Rainbow Colored Glasses
Episode 20: Penda's Fen (1974)
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Rainbow Colored Glasses
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Season 3
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Episode 20
Penda's Fen aired on the BBC on March 21, 1974. David Rudkin's screenplay follows a gay teen on an Alice in Wonderland style journey through England's pagan past. We attempt to parse Rudkin's thoughts on religion, sexuality, social conformity and rebellion.