The Final FronTia with Tia Kofi

She's an actor, musical theatre veteran and lifelong Doctor Who devotee... Iz Hesketh joins Tia Kofi on this episode of The Final FronTia!
Best known to soap fans for her appearance in Hollyoaks, Iz is about to reach a whole new audience in Tiptoe, an upcoming Channel 4 thriller written by Russell T Davies — the man responsible for reviving Doctor Who, It's a Sin and Queer as Folk, and Iz's all-time favourite writer!
With a CV that spans the original UK cast of Book of Mormon, Legally Blonde the Musical and a lockdown drag competition that Tia herself organised, she is one of the most exciting rising British actors.
On this episode of The Final FronTia, Tia and Iz swap stories from the world of musical theatre — the secrets hidden inside Book of Mormon's famous waistcoat and Iz's dream of playing Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors. They also get into what it's really like to work with Russell T Davies: the daily texts of encouragement on set, the ease of acting his writing, and the deeply emotional message Iz typed out in the back of a Manchester taxi on her final day of filming.
There's also a wonderfully frank conversation about identity and reclamation — where the line sits on slurs, what it means to work your way through the entire alphabet of queer identity and eventually land on simply "queer," and why Iz has been the L, the G, the B, the T and several letters in between.
Along the way, the conversation takes in Pokémon card collecting, the K-pop girl group discourse Tia and Iz refuse to let die and a Russell T Davies Mastermind quiz that Tia wins by answering before the question has even finished being asked.

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She's a Canada's Drag Race winner, design queen and self-described main character — Van Goth joins Tia Kofi on this episode of The Final FronTia!
The winner of Canada's Drag Race Season 6 and a standout on RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World, Van Goth made her mark as the most decorated Canadian contestant in the franchise's history — racking up four challenge wins in a single season through razor-sharp fashion instincts, a fearless mouth and an almost accidental talent for producing television gold.
On this episode of The Final FronTia, Tia and Van dive deep into what it means to win a season of Drag Race and then have to live with it online — the "robbed" discourse, the body commentary, the fandom's obsession with lip syncs above all else and why Van would rather delete Twitter than let any of it get to her.
She also reveals, for the first time, the secret pact she made with Marina on UK vs The World - and exactly why she thinks Marina made the choice she did in that final lip sync.
There's candid chat about the Drag Race experience itself: the gruelling exhaustion of the final stretch, the surreal gap between filming your crowning and watching it air, and the particular cruelty of finding out the result in real time in front of a live audience.
Along the way, the conversation takes in Justin Trudeau's Coachella era, body image, a deeply relatable fear of needles, and a Gothic quiz... Van Goth's Dark Mastermind!

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Drag legend, lip sync assassin and self-described delusional star — Aja joins Tia Kofi on this episode of The Final FronTia!
A fan favourite from RuPaul's Drag Race Season 9, All Stars 3 and All Stars 10, Aja has built a reputation as one of the most electric performers in drag - known for her fierce lip sync ability, burlesque background, and unfiltered honesty. With nearly 20 years of drag experience under her belt and a burlesque comeback in the works, she's entering what she calls her most confident era yet.
On this episode of The Final FronTia, Tia and Aja dive deep into what it really takes to build a career after Drag Race — the handicaps built into the system, the queens who coast versus those who connect the dots, and the things that matter most when you step back into the werkroom.
There's plenty of candid reflection on all three of Aja's Drag Race experiences: what she wishes she'd done differently, why she believes she was never truly at her best on the show, and a very frank breakdown of the All Stars 3 Warhol ball - including exactly who she thinks should have been in the bottom and what she really thought of those soup cans!
Along the way, the conversation takes in the art of the lip sync, the "dance monkey dance" phenomenon plaguing modern drag performance, old Tumblr poetry, and a Pokémon quiz that Aja takes extremely seriously - because she came prepared...

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Drag artist, animator and self-described "awkward little gremlin from South Shields" — Sally Trademark joins Tia Kofi on this episode of The Final FronTia!
A fan favourite from RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Sally won hearts with her deadpan charm, visually striking drag and refreshingly unfiltered honesty. Since the show, she's kept busy producing theatre — including the acclaimed comedy show Sugar Daddy, featuring Alan Cumming and Billy Porter — and is preparing to hit the road as part of the Season 7 group tour.
On this episode of The Final FronTia, Tia and Sally reflect on life after Drag Race: the pressure to capitalise on the platform, the importance of using it authentically and how to stay grounded when the internet has very loud opinions about everything you do.
There's plenty of candid chat about the Drag Race experience itself — from the overwhelming sensory assault of walking into the werkroom for the first time, to the unique intensity of the versus the world fandom. Would Sally ever go back? She answers on this episode!
Along the way, the conversation takes in true crime documentaries, Pokémon, America's Next Top Model deep dives and a chaotic game of Guess The Brand — in which neither host nor guest covers themselves in glory.

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We've hit a milestone moment on The Final FronTia as we celebrate 100 Episodes! And there's only one person who could join Tia Kofi to help her celebrate... it's Charlie Craggs!
Trans activist, writer, TV personality and 'friend of the show', Charlie Craggs has become a beloved figure in British queer culture — known for her wit, warmth, and willingness to say exactly what everyone else is thinking.
On this extra special 100th episode of The Final FronTia, Tia and Charlie take a joyful, chaotic trip down memory lane — recalling as many past guests as they can while editor Richard cuts in iconic clips from across the podcast's history. From Jimbo to Juno Dawson, the pair celebrate the incredible range of guests the show has welcomed over its run.
There's plenty more besides the retrospective, including chatter about RuPaul's Drag Race Season 18 crowning predictions, the trials of standing in towering heels on the Drag Race runway, and Charlie's behind-the-scenes stories from her Doctor Who appearance — including a very handsome co-star she may or may not have attempted to impress with her follower count.
Along the way, the conversation veers into dream casting a UK version of Drag Race's judging panel, a pitch for a Tracy Beaker reunion concept, and plenty of mutual appreciation between a host and her most frequent guest. Here's to 100 more!

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