Bronski Beat formed in 1983 when Somerville, Steinbachek and Bronski shared a three-bedroom flat at Lancaster House in Brixton.

Bronski Beat signed a recording contract with London Records in 1984 after doing only nine live gigs.

However, the single was shelved as tensions in the band, both personal and political, resulted in Somerville leaving Bronski Beat in the summer of that year.

" Run From Love " was subsequently released in a remix form on the Bronski Beat album Hundreds & Thousands, a collection of mostly remixes ( LP ) and b-sides ( as bonus tracks on the CD version ) as well as the hit " I Feel Love ".

Somerville went on to form The Communards with Richard Coles while the remaining members of Bronski Beat searched for a new vocalist.

Bronski Beat recruited John Foster as Somerville's replacement ( Foster is credited as " Jon Jon ").

The film Parting Glances ( 1986 ) included Bronski Beat songs " Love and Money ", " Smalltown Boy " and " Why ?".

Following Foster's departure, Bronski Beat began work on their next album, Out and About.

Also in 1987, Bronski Beat and Somerville did a reunion concert for " International AIDS Day ", supported by New Order, at the Brixton Academy, London.

1990 – 91 saw Bronski Beat release three further singles on the Zomba record label, " I'm Gonna Run Away ", " One More Chance " and " What More Can I Say ".

Foster and Bronski Beat teamed up again in 1994, and released a techno " Tell Me Why ' 94 " and an acoustic " Smalltown Boy ' 94 " on the German record label, ZYX Music.

Bronski Beat then dissolved with Steve Bronski going on to become a producer for other artists.

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Steinbachek and Bronski toured extensively with the new material and got great reviews, however the project was abandoned as the group were dropped by London Records.

It was a major influence on the New Romantics in Britain, acts like Adam Ant and Flock of Seagulls extended it, and its androgyny and sexual politics were picked up by acts including Culture Club, Bronski Beat and Frankie Goes to Hollywood.

Pursuing a more dance-orientated sound were Bronski Beat whose album The Age of Consent ( 1984 ), dealing with issues of homophobia and alienation, reached the top 20 in the UK and top 40 in the US.

They were joined by bass player Dave Renwick who had also played with Bronski Beat.

Michael Bronski points out that " gay-male-themed books received greater critical attention than lesbian ones " and that " writers such as Gore Vidal were accepted as important American writers, even when they received attacks from homophobic critics.

In 1984 Somerville left Bronski Beat and he and Coles formed The Communards, who were together for just over three years and had three UK Top 10 hits, including the biggest-selling single of 1986 with a version of " Don't Leave Me This Way ", which was at Number 1 for four weeks.

Michael Bronski, the editor of an anthology of gay pulp writing, notes in his introduction, " Gay pulp is not an exact term, and it is used somewhat loosely to refer to a variety of books that had very different origins and markets " People often use the term to refer to the " classic " gay pulps that were produced before about 1970, but it may also be used to refer to the gay erotica or pornography in paperback book or digest magazine form produced since that date.

* Producer Mike Thorne, who used the Synclavier to shape the sound of the 80s producing bands such as Siouxsie & The Banshees, Soft Cell, Marc Almond, and Bronski Beat

We discover this is a local actor, Bronski, who is playing Hitler in a new work satirizing the Nazis.

It's the perfect opportunity for Maria, who dashes after Bronski calling, " Mein Führer, Mein Führer!

They easily dispose of the real Nazi pilots — Bronski, still dressed as Hitler, simply orders them to jump out of the plane ( without parachutes from who knows how many feet up ); the mindlessly obedient pilots instantly leap to their deaths.

* Tom Dugan as Bronski, a member of the acting company who impersonates Hitler.

Other key artists from the early-mid 1980s include Eurythmics, Talk Talk, A Flock of Seagulls, Tears for Fears, New Order, Pet Shop Boys, OMD, Thomas Dolby, Thompson Twins, Bronski Beat, Heaven 17, Howard Jones and Blancmange.

During the 1980s and 1990s he mixed a number of dance-pop hits for a variety of artists, including Pet Shop Boys, Erasure, Kim Wilde, Bronski Beat, Amanda Lear, Bananarama, Tiffany, Dollar and Hazell Dean.

Author Michael Bronski highlights the " attack on pre-Stonewall culture ", particularly gay pulp fiction for men, where the themes often reflected ambivalence about being gay or self-hatred.

Bronski commiserates with his friend and colleague, Greenberg, about always being the ones to " carry a spear ," instead of having starring roles.

Equally shocked, Bronski turns and walks out in silence, but Ehrhardt immediately thinks that Maria is having an affair with Hitler and he has just been caught trying to steal the Führer's girl.

The Communards formed in 1985 after singer Jimmy Somerville left his earlier band Bronski Beat to team up with classically-trained musician Richard Coles.

He escapes the ghetto with a handful of survivors including his girlfriend Rachael Bronski.

* Paul Bronski is the husband of Deborah Bronski and, although a Jew, does not wish to be associated with other Jews in any way.

In 1994 he appeared in the film Man Of The House as Chet Bronski, the stepfather of Norman ( Zachary Browne ), and played on this stage with Chevy Chase, Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Farrah Fawcett.

The performance contained many humorous re-interpretations of the script, such as continually referring to Brad Wesley by Gazzara's actual name, as well as the substitution of the film's original soundtrack with music from ' 80s synth-pop band Bronski Beat, Pavement, The Alarm, The Smiths, Wilco, Nena, Let's Active, The Misfits, Belle and Sebastian, Franz Ferdinand and the ' 90s Canadian pop-punk band, Cub.

On the production side, Southend have produced local and international releases for Hoodoo Gurus, Paul Holden, Acid Babies, The Whitlams, Kim Salmon and Michal Nicholas as well as a remix collaboration with Sasha Vatoff of Vagen ’ s track " Buggin " and a cover of Bronski Beat's " Smalltown Boy " which appeared on Groovescooter Records ’ Re: fashioned 2.