It’s not every day you get to celebrate your 200th birthday.

But that’s exactly what the Royal National Lifeboat Institution has been up to this year!

As the huge milestone year comes to a close; Siobhán Fletcher looks back at how and why the RNLI come into existence.

She also takes a tour of Manx National Heritage’s ‘All at Sea’ exhibition, held at the House of Manannan, to explore the pillars of the RNLI’s foundation.

(With thanks to the RNLI and Allison Fox at MNH!)

LGBTQ+ rights activist Andrew Lumsden died this week, aged 82.

Fighting for gay rights since the 1960s, Andrew was at the first Pride march held in London in 1972.

He was a core member of the Gay Liberation Front and he founded Gay News, the first legal LGBTQ+ publication following the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in 1967.

He spoke to Siobhán Fletcher, as part of our 'A Brief History of Pride' series, broadcast earlier this year.

In this special bonus episode, she presents that conversation in full.

Last time, we went looked back at last year’s Isle of Pride event and heard a little about why you won’t see one on the same scale at the Villa Marina this year.

In this, the fifth and final episode, we look at the worldwide context in 2023, and ask 'do we still need Pride?'

Siobhán Fletcher presents - A Brief History of Pride.