The Log Books
Hosts Tash Walker and Adam Zmith speak to LGBTQ+ elders and peers about life in Britain, inspired by volunteers’ log books from the helpline Switchboard since 1974.
Each episode features an intimate conversation with an LGBTQ+ person, as they reflect with Adam and Tash on community, family, volunteering for Switchboard, going out for the night, and the huge shift in LGBTQ+ politics and culture since 1974.
Season 4 starts on January 1st 2026 with all-new weekly episodes, marking the release of Tash and Adam’s book, The Log Books: Voices of Queer Britain and the Helpline that Listened, published by Faber & Faber.
WINNER of several awards including Best New Podcast (Gold) at the British Podcast Awards 2020.
An Aunt Nell Production in partnership with Faber.
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