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The 22 – a new collaborative radio studio in Edinburgh
Over the last few weeks something very exciting has been taking shape in Argyle House, a giant former government building in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle. In this unusual building, a group of independent producers, community radio makers, retired broadcasters, poets, sound artists, freelance journalists, writers and podcasters have come together to work on a […]
Making Contact: Co-ops on the Rise
October 9, 2012 by tomallan28
Earlier this year I spent a month in the north of Spain visiting eco-villages in the mountains, and also making a radio piece about the world’s largest worker owned co-operative, the Mondragon Corporation, based in the Basque Country in Spain. And now you can hear it! The report was for an upbeat American radio program […]
BBC Culture Cafe – a look at the new Edinburgh Scultpure Workshop
July 4, 2012 by tomallan28
Last week I had the chance to revisit Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop in north Edinburgh, and to see the new building that is now their home. I was there to do a recording for BBC Radio Scotland’s Culture Café show – you can hear the piece on Iplayer by following this link. The new building, which […]
New blog dedicated to radio documentary
February 27, 2012 by tomallan28
I’ve just started a new blog dedicated to the art of radio documentary – The Radio Doc Blog. This new blog is intended to be a notebook filled with useful links, resources and articles. It reflects the journey I am currently taking for myself – I’ve been a journalist and radio maker for about six […]
Digital saturation – does it help or hinder creativity?
December 23, 2011 by tomallan28
We live in a world super-saturated with stimuli. The internet, wifi, smartphones, free sheet papers, advertising, radio, tv…particularly those of us living in cities use are bombarded by so much information and noise. But does the constant flow of data and ideas help or hinder us in our creativity? Are we missing out on the […]
BBC Radio – Interview with Filmmaker Harun Farocki
February 24, 2011 by tomallan28
Tune in to Radio Scotland’s The Movie Café at lunch time today to hear my latest radio feature, an interview with the German experimental filmmaker Harun Farocki, whose work is currently being features at the Centre for Contemporary Art in Glasgow. Farocki, who has made over ninety films in a career spanning forty years, produces […]
Uncertain future for Hugh MacDiarmid’s cottage – slideshow
December 18, 2010 by tomallan28
Brownsbank cottage was almost a ruin when poet Hugh MacDiarmid and his wife Valda moved into it in 1952. But, restored with the help of friends and supporters, the simple farm workers cottage was to be their home for the rest of their lives. After Valda’s death in 1989, the cottage might have once again […]
April 2, 2013 by tomallan28
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