Jennifer Lucy Allan, known informally as Jen, is a British writer, researcher and radio presenter. Allan has written for ''

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'' ''

The Quietus ''The Quietus'' is a British online music and pop culture magazine founded by John Doran and Luke Turner. The site is an editorially independent publication led by Doran with a group of freelance journalists and critics. Content ''The Quiet ...

'', and ''

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'', being online editor for the latter. She was a presenter on

Resonance FM Resonance 104.4 FM is a London based non-profit community radio station specialising in the arts run by the London Musicians' Collective (LMC). The station is staffed by four permanent staff members, including programme controller Ed Baxter and ...

, and in autumn 2019 became a co-host of

BBC Radio 3 BBC Radio 3 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It replaced the BBC Third Programme in 1967 and broadcasts classical music and opera, with jazz, world music, Radio drama, drama, High culture, culture and the arts ...

programme ''

Late Junction ''Late Junction'' is a music programme broadcast weekly on Friday nights by BBC Radio 3. Billed as "Experimental music for adventurous listeners.", the programme has a wide musical scope. It is not uncommon to hear medieval ballads juxtaposed wit ...

'', alternating with Verity Sharp. This followed previous guest slots presenting special editions of the show, starting from 24 July 2018. Allan has a particular interest in

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s, and following a PhD on the subject at

University of the Arts London University of the Arts London is a collegiate university in London, England, specialising in arts, design, fashion and the performing arts. It is a federation of six arts colleges: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea Coll ...

, her history book ''The Foghorn’s Lament'' was published in 2021.Amy Liptrot
The Foghorn’s Lament by Jennifer Lucy Allan review – a whole world in a sound
The Guardian, Wed 28 Apr 2021 She co-led University of the Arts' "Large Objects Moving Air 2018" conference, which featured James Dooley and

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among its keynote speakers. In February/ March 2018, she spent a month as

writer in residence Artist-in-residence, or artist residencies, encompass a wide spectrum of artistic programs which involve a collaboration between artists and hosting organisations, institutions, or communities. They are programs which provide artists with space a ...

Sumburgh Head Lighthouse Sumburgh Head Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Sumburgh Head at the southern tip of the Mainland of Shetland. History The lighthouse was built by Robert Stevenson in 1821 and is the oldest lighthouse in Shetland. From 1906 until 1987 there was a ...

on the

Shetland mainland The Mainland is the main island of Shetland, Scotland. The island contains Shetland's only burgh, Lerwick, and is the centre of Shetland's ferry and air connections. Geography It has an area of , making it the third-largest Scottish island and ...

. She teaches an eight-week evening course in music journalism.

Selected publications

* * ''(About

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)'' * ''(About the lighthouse foghorn at

Cloch Cloch or Cloch Point ( gd, stone) is a point on the coast of the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. There has been a lighthouse since 1797 to warn ships off The Gantocks. Location Cloch Point lies on the A770, north of Inverkip, three miles south-west ...

)''

References

External links

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Day of Radio – There are Foghorns in Japan
' – audio of programme presented by Allan *
Turning Point with Jennifer Lucy Allan (Writer)
' – audio of interview with Allan
Allan's ''A Shetland Lighthouse Diary''
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