Olly Alexander: Growing up Gay
Documentary in which Years and Years frontman Olly Alexander explores the mental health issues faced by members of the LGBT+ community.
Recent figures show that more than 40 per cent of LGBT+ people will experience a significant mental health problem, compared to around 25 per cent of the whole population, and are more than twice as likely to have attempted suicide.
In this eye-opening film, young pop culture icon Olly Alexander explores why the gay community is more vulnerable to mental health issues, as he opens up about his own long-term battles with depression. As the outspoken frontman of British band Years and Years, Olly is a powerful voice on mental health, bullying and LGBT+ rights. He has broken taboos with music videos that celebrate queer identities and spoken openly about his own sexuality as well as his ongoing struggles with anxiety.
In the film Olly joins young people on their journeys battling issues that parallel his own - from homophobic bullying to eating and anxiety disorders - and along the way he asks what can be done to address them.
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Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:02
KATO & Sigala
Show You Love (feat. Hailee Steinfeld)
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00:11
Agnes Obel
Fuel To Fire
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00:15
Agnes Obel
Familiar
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00:18
Laura Mvula
Phenomenal Woman
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00:21
Rae Morris
Skin
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00:26
Crystal Castles
Untrust Us
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00:27
Rae Morris
Cold (feat. Fryars)
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00:27
Years & Years
Without
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00:28
Montell Jordan
This Is How We Do It
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00:33
Magnetic Man
Flying into Tokyo
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00:34
R I T U A L
Drown The Lovers
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00:35
Bloc Party
This Modern Love
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00:38
Rae Morris
Do You Even Know?
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00:41
Fickle Friends
Hello Hello
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00:42
HAIM
Days Are Gone
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00:43
Röyksopp & Robyn
Do It Again
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00:44
Rae Morris
Unguarded
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00:46
Basement Jaxx
Unicorn
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00:47
Friendly Fires
On Board
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00:49
Rae Morris
Love Again
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00:57
Years & Years
King
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00:57
Rae Morris
Under The Shadows
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Olly Alexander |
Director | Vicki Cooper |
Executive Producer | Laura Jones |
Executive Producer | Leila Monks |
Production Company | Antidote Productions |
Broadcasts
- Wed 2 Aug 2017 22:45
- Wed 16 Aug 2017 00:35
- Tue 5 Mar 2019 23:05BBC One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Scotland, Scotland HD, Wales & 1 more
- Tue 5 Mar 2019 23:35BBC One Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
- Wed 6 Mar 2019 00:05BBC One Wales, Wales HD, Scotland & Scotland HD only
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