This week, we have something quite different for you. We have the absolute pleasure of introducing you to Caroline Collet. Caroline would not describe herself as a ‘Punk Scholar’, though she did work with me and Martin James on the ‘Four Old Lags’ paper presented at the PSN conference in Buckingham a couple of years ago. Where do we start with the force of nature that is Caroline Collett? Listen to hear for yourselves…
Guest Bio.
Writer Caroline Collett was born in 1962 and grew up in Yorkshire, where she was a music-mad kid and teenage punk, before going on to win a scholarship to Oxford to study Modern Languages. After graduating, she became the main news writer for the newly-launched MTV Europe before becoming a presenter on both youth and film shows for Channel 4, ITV, BBC2 and SuperChannel and then a producer/director for a daily film show on BSB. In 1998, Caroline formed her own communications company, working as a creative copywriter and publicist for artists, architects and designers. Out of hours, she is a creative writer, with a special interest in memoir, music of the 70s and 80s and the interplay of art and gender.
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https://bsky.app/profile/collettwriter.bsky.social
https://www.instagram.com/caroline_r_collett/
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Season 2, Episode 6 was recorded on November 13, 2025 on Zoom with participants in the UK. Paul Hollins hosted and produced this episode. Jessica Schwartz edited the audio. Jessica Schwartz and Paul Hollins edited the transcript, available here.
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