Premiered to 63 people at the Royal Court back in 1973, the Rocky Horror Show is marking its anniversary with a production touring the UK. New Generation Thinkers Louise Creechan and Joan Passey explore its links with Frankenstein and the Gothic tradition and Paul Baker discusses its place in a history of camp. Shahidha Bari presents.Camp: The Story of the Attitude that Conquered the World is out now. Paul Baker is a Professor at Lancaster University.Rocky Horror runs at Sadlers Wells Peacock Theatre in Holborn, London until June 10th and then moves on to venues including Crewe, Leeds, Truro, Belfast, Nottingham and Eastbourne. For more details https://rockyhorror.co.uk/tour-datesYou can find other conversations about LGBTQ+ culture and history in the Free Thinking collection of episodes called Identity Discussions on the programme website https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06jngztProgrammes include The politics of fashion and drag https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09zcjchPolari Prize winners from 2020 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000nmrlQueer Histories https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000f74jNew Thinking: Raiding Gay’s the Word & Magnus Hirschfeld https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0ff53xv