The Coulage Tank
Art, drama, poetry, flash fiction, experimental, performance, factual musings, etc.
Episodes
48 episodes
Riotous Exhibitions?
A search for a riotous exhibition or its spirit took me to Gustave Courbet in the 19th Century and a little publicised show of kinetic art in Amsterdam in 1961.
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The Death of Community Arts
This first of seven talks on the arts looks at the rise and demise of Community Arts,
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10:08
The Poet's Crimes
Half scripted, half improvised, the poet faces interrogation at the local cop shop. Was his poem in Pix 6 stolen and did anyone read Pix 6? Are all the poet's poems stolen anyway? And if he has stolen them, did he not then murder them? This is ...
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Interlude: a short poem
The picture restorer’s invoiceUnder honeysuckle sprays, a cinder path runs up to the barn and around its brick footingsto a thick archway of clipped privet, through which lies the picture res...
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Autobiography 1974-7 - me and poetry
Stable Press, Haverhill Poetry Group, Ipswich Poetry Workshop and the Jubilee... with a poem, The Corn Dolly dole queue blues,' to round it off.
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10:11
The Factory: autobiography 5, 1974-5
From skimming the pit in the meat factory to riding the Lansing Bagnall across the factory floor, while trying to hang on to a dream.
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8:57
Autobiography, part 4: 1973-4 - art school, poetry, arson and drugs
Back from Liverpool I returned to education, briefly, but was I born to tip my cap or was I a fire raiser after all?
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Autobiography 3: Making a Film, Thunderclap Newman and Poverty 1972
Called back to Liverpool from Clare, Suffolk, to help make a film. Here too is 'Something in the Air,' the Woodside Ferry and the reality of poverty in the city.
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Autobiography, part 2: Working at The Haverhill Echo 1972
The Haverhill Echo was an independent newspaper in Suffolk. Now long gone, I look back at my highs and lows working as a trainee reporter there in 1972
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Autobiography, part 1: Acting Up To The Tyranny Of A Rural Education
Here is part one of my autobiography (1967-1971). This autobiography will cover my enthusiasms in drama, art and poetry over the years. In part one, an English teacher saves me via a play, a drama course makes me and a spell in Live...
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Playwriting Diary 2 - from theatre courses and Silent Witness to Max Wall
A diary exploring playwriting. In this edition: theatre courses, psychology in plays, 1968, Silent Witness and remembering Max Wall.
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Playwriting Diary 1 - From Line of Duty to Nursery Rhymes
A fortnightly diary on playwriting and culture. First episode: Line of Duty, the existential threat and writing an audio play. Coming up: my journey in staging a play.
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Ferlinghetti, 1919 to 2021 - Cultural Revolutionary
An appreciation of poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti, who died this week. Through him, I discovered poetry and a lot more besides.Note: apologies for pronouncing the poet Rimbaud as Rambo - but hey, Rambo The Poet is quite cool...
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Characters, on the road (out of Clare)
Raised in Clare, West Suffolk, here are some characters from my childhood and other encounters as I attempted to leave the village, mostly using my thumb.
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11:00
Communism at Poslingford Corner - Rupert Mallin
I grew up near Poslingford Corner, Clare, Suffolk, close to A.L. Morton, communist historian and author of 'The People's History of England.' Here is a recollection from the time I was six, 1959.
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10:36
Writing Through Objects
An encounter with a dinosaur and all the world in a sharpened pencil: an exploration of why I like to write "through objects."
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8:55
The Other Side of Countryside - four poems by Rupert Mallin
These four poems were written in the late 1970s/early 1980s and are variously about the "other side" of countryside. Includes Stubble Fires which became part of the narration for my BBC Radio 4 play 'Overspill,' 1993.I 've purposefully ...
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Five Love Poems by Rupert Mallin
I began writing poetry at fourteen (1967) and here are five short, early love poems.
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5:39
This Christmas - Rupert Mallin
This Christmas. Phil of NR3 is listening to BBC Radio 4, counting out his money to see if he can afford jam from the corner shop. He puts on his mask but will he make it out of the door?
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5:54
2020: Fifty-two questions and rising
From conspiracy theories and sabbaticals to the seat of government itself; from lockdowns and hardships to Boris's imaginary friends, here is a look back at the year, to look forward to the next.
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10:55
THE MUTE'S SONG by Rupert Mallin
Two monologues from a group of interlocking monologues. Though there are four characters, it can be played by two actors.
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My Long Apprenticeship in Playwriting 1 - Rupert Mallin
I have written plays since 1980. Despite some success in the 1990s, work cut me off from my life-long interest after the crash of 2008. Whether my new plays find success or not, I love the process of writing for performance. Here is both my jou...
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OUT OF THE MACHINE 3, a monologue by Rupert Mallin
This is the concluding monologue of Bag Man Clive. Will he eat his Big Meaty? And what's he doing with those matches?
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