Deborah Coughlin

Artist, Writer, Director, Producer

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The Witching Hour, Series 10, Short Cuts - BBC Radio 4

Josie Long hears tales of darkness and horror on a late night walk in the woods.

I interview Heather Donahue from the Blair Witch Project as part of BBC Radio 4 Short Cuts Halloween ep

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Borderlands, Series 10, Short Cuts - BBC Radio 4

Josie Long explores uncertain territory.

Interviewed Prince Michael of Sealand about borders, brexit and hanging out of a helicopter with a sawn off shotgun.

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The real-life David Brents: 12 inspiring musicians who made it later in life - BBC Music

Youth is wasted on the young, as proved by this line-up of legends who didn’t break through until they were older

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love stinks | The Fifth Sense | i-D

If only we could smell potential dates through our phones: dating apps would be a new and fragrant landscape. If you love someone’s smell you’re already falling in love, especially if it’s got some stank in it.

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Show we’ve been working on with Battersea Arts Centre.

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The Women Fighting Fracking in Their Own Backyard | Broadly

Rebecca Roter suffered from nosebleeds and ulcers after a fracking company moved into her county. She's just one of the "citizen scientists" in Susquehanna County trying to stop the controversial practice.

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Karaoke Court: let Craig David and the Carpenters settle your arguments

Bored with your husband? Cross at a parental curfew? Artist Jack Tan can help solve your domestic disputes – but first you’ll have to sing a round of East 17

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sober just got sexy

There's a whole booze-free world out there. The best new alcohol-free drinks and bars

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We're being forced to fix our own mental health. And it's not working - video

We are a nation of people waiting for mental health treatment, says journalist Deborah Coughlin

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This week’s best new radio: Simon Schama – The Obliterators

Schama ponders the justification for the destruction of ancient sites, while Mary Beard extols the virtues of a distinguished grey barnet

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Over 50% of women in the UK drink too much according to the World Health Organisation. Why have British women become some of the heaviest drinkers in the west and do traditional approaches to getting off the wagon work for women? Speakers include Catherine Salway CEO and founder of Redemption bar and restaurant; Deborah Coughlin writer, composer, director and founder of Gaggle and Lucy Rocca, founder of Soberistas.com and author of The Sober Revolution

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Bringing historical women’s speeches to life Women’s speeches throughout history are rarely celebrated and often erased, but they can give us an insight into our journey and if we know what women have said before us we can stand on the shoulders of giants. Yap Yap Yap from Gaggle Productions celebrates historical women’s speeches, reenacting and reworking rhetoric from women you might never have heard of and women you’ll have strong opinions about. Performers include actress Jamie Monk and performance artist Paula Varjack. Stage Manager Jade Coles. Set Leila Smith. Edited and Directed by Deborah Coughlin. FREE Riverside Terrace Cafe at Royal Festival Hall

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The Woman Behind Marlon Brando’s 1973 Oscars Protest Says Hollywood Still Sucks | Broadly

In the 70s, Sacheen Littlefeather refused to accept the Academy Award for Best Actor on behalf of Marlon Brando. Forty-three years on, the Native American activist reflects on #OscarsSoWhite and her unlikely rapport with Jada Pinkett Smith.

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The Arts Exodus - BBC Radio 4

Deborah Coughlin examines the value of art to communities and cities.

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2015 the year of body diversity

It's time to celebrate some new ideas about beauty

Wrote about how 2015 could change perceptions forever - in Elle.

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One-week wonders: how to create a hit exhibition in seven days

Unfinished installations, tiny budgets – and a feminist punk choir singing Virginia Woolf. The show-per-week project at the ICA stretched artists to their limits. Tom McCarthy, Melanie Manchot, Eva Rothschild and Deborah Coughlin reveal all

Talked to The Guardian about my Fig 2 residency with Gaggle at the ICA.

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Gymtimidation: what if you don’t fit in at the gym?

Deborah Coughlin, size 22, has joined and quit more gyms than she can count. Could she fall for kitesurfing and street dance instead?

Gymtimidation, gin diets, streetdancing, kite surfing and LCD Soundsystem. My adventures in fitness for The Guardian Magazine today.