BBC Documentary: Boy for Rent - News & Radio Interviews about Gay Escorting

[Josh Brandon]

Links to the BBC News article, Documentary and Radio interviews...

 

Some of this was mentioned in another post. I wanted to provide all of the links in one place.

 

The full 1 hour Boy for Rent documentary repeats tonight on BBC World Service at 20.00 GMT. Download of the full 1 hour documentary is available here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01pcwzd

 

Radio interview with 5 Live, featuring two other guests who talk about the legal side of the business, while I get grilled about morals. Is available here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03nnqmf

 

Radio Interview with BBC WM... The interview starts around 1 hour 40 minutes in to the show:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01nh5hm

 

The BBC News article which I'm told was the most read and in the top 5 most shared of the day on the BBC news site, the site has around 60 million daily visitors. The article was translated to 5 other languages after being requested by the BBC international services:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25588234

 

And my blog with all of these links here:

http://josh-escort.com/blog--blo--bbc-news-article-radio-and-documentary-updated-4010.phtml

 

I worked with the BBC for around 2 years on this documentary, we filmed for TV originally then it went to the BBC World Service, they have an audience of 180 million listeners around the world.

 

It would be interesting to hear other escorts' opinions, the response I've had so far has been insane. From clients and most escorts it's overall good. From the general public it's been mixed to say the least lol

 

Thanks and hope you guys enjoy the documentary and interviews

[daviddd49]

Thank you, Josh, for the "heads up."

[+ FreshFluff]

Just started listening. Josh, the blond twink, is the first guy interviewed. (Josh's photo is on the BBC site.) He talks about his loyalty card; after you buy ten hour sessions with him, you get one free.

 

But this guy is no cut rate escort escort: He claims to have made $50K USD on a one-month trip ton NYC and $6600 for three nights with a client who flew him out to another country. I could see a loyalty program working well, but I think a different presentation (not a card) would work better.

 

The interviewer spends so much time asking the escorts about money and aggressively criticizing the client. ("Isn't it exploration? How can you ignore the fact that Josh wouldn't be spending time with a guy in his 60s unless he was getting paid?")

 

To me, Josh's older client sounds hot; love his accent. He's bi too. Maybe he needs a little kitten to play with between twinks.

[daviddd49]

The interviewer spends so much time asking the escorts about money and aggressively criticizing the client. ("Isn't it exploration? How can you ignore the fact that Josh wouldn't be spending time with a guy in his 60s unless he was getting paid?")

 

LOL ... I agree ... spending time with a cute twink like Josh IS "exploration"!!!!!

But, in Josh's case, its NOT "exploitation."

 

I agree, the interviewer was aggressive with the client ... but the fellow held up to it mighty fine!

[+ FreshFluff]

Oops, I blame autocorrect on my iPad.

 

Yeah, I agree, both Josh and his client handled the interviewer graciously. ("Absolutely, I am a dirty old man.") It's no surprise that a poised, great looking young man like Josh is cleaning up on the London male escort market.

[Josh Brandon]

Oooh I'm always late seeing replies n these threads.

I agree the interviewer Mobeen Azhar asked those tough questions with the client, it worked out well though to get the questions that people outside of our world would be thinking and wanting to ask out there

And that's true Daviddd49, my client was bloody brilliant with the response. I was in the background thinking Wow, well done with that one!

 

Oh and FreshFluff yes the loyalty card system is a bit funny, my clients give a little chuckle but I find it's a bit of fun to go with a loyalty scheme as long as they keep smiling the way they do when I pull out the cards it's all good

But it was misrepresented a bit, the free hour after the 9th is when they book the 10th appointment they'd have an extra hour on top, that way I'm not juggling meeting people for free after they build up their collection of stamps it's simply an extra hour on top of the 10th they pay for and I'm usually more lenient with time once they've spnt so much so they have a good run on that 10th booking after their card is complete.

 

The documentary and the 5Live Investigates interview is now on iTunes. Boy for Rent:https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/documentaries/id73802620

 

5 Live: Gay Escorts episode: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/5-live-investigates/id391332685

 

I have the BBC Westmidlands interview and the video web cast of the 5 Live interview but have't uploaded in case they come gunning for me

[wisconsinguy]

I happen to be awake in the middle of the night, when I heard the entire interview on NPR. As stated, both client and escort did a great job holding their own.