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BBC Three’s Things Not to Say to Someone with Depression

Posted on March 6, 2018 by carltellstales

Talking about my experiences of stigmatising comments relating to mental health for BBC Three.

Knowing the Right Colour

Posted on July 19, 2017 by carltellstales

Winner of Doc in a Day Competition, March 2017. Made alongside William Bloomfield, Jack Miller, Caroline Brown and Harry Vakatalai.

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Time to Talk Day 2015

Posted on January 20, 2015 by carltellstales

Short role in a 2015 advert for Time to Talk Day – England’s biggest day of conversations about mental health, launched by the anti stigma and discrimination campaign Time to Change.

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Carl Tells Tales About the Seven Deadly Sins

Posted on December 16, 2013 by carltellstales

5 minute performance of seven poems. Recorded on Monday 9th December 2013 during rehearsals for the LOST Theatre’s 5 Minute Festival.

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Stuff I done wrote

Vision
12/12/18 – Nighy
11/12/18 – Shephard
10/12/18 – Branagh
9/12/18 – Dench
8/12/18 – Minaj
7/12/18 – Waits
6/12/18 – Flintoff
Resilient
5/12/18 – Richard
4/12/18 – Z
3/12/18 – Moore
2/12/18 – Spears
1/12/18 – Silverman
30/11/18 – Stiller
29/11/18 – Cheadle
December 30 by Richard Brautigan
Cool
28/11/18 – Stewart
Spread
Hot
Speech
Unwind
Ambition
Hide and seek
27/11/18 – Green
26/11/18 – Bedingfield
25/11/18 – Applegate
24/11/18 – Connolly
23/11/18 – Cyrus
Glass half full
Real mates
22/11/18 – Ruffalo
21/11/18 – Bjork
Haiku Ambulance by Richard Brautigan
20/11/18 – Bumpass
19/11/18 – Foster
18/11/18 – Wilson
17/11/18 – Scorsese
16/11/18 – Scholes
15/11/18 – Kroeger
14/11/18 – Barker
13/11/18 – Butler
12/11/18 – Gosling
11/11/18 – DiCaprio
10/11/18 – Morgan
9/11/18 – Ferrigno
8/11/18 – Reid
7/11/18 – Spurlock
6/11/18 – Stone
5/11/18 – Garfunkel
4/11/18 – McConaughey
3/11/18 – Lundgren
2/11/18 – Schwimmer
1/11/18 – Collette
31/10/18 – Jackson
30/10/18 – Maradona
29/10/18 – Ryder
28/10/18 – Roberts
27/10/18 – Cleese
26/10/18 – Hoskins
25/10/18 – Perry
24/10/18 – Drake
23/10/18 – Reynolds
22/10/18 – Goldblum
21/10/18 – Kardashian
20/10/18 – Krasinski
19/10/18 – Favreau
18/10/18 – Efron
17/10/18 – Eminem
16/10/18 – Robbins
15/10/18 – Joshua
The Girl Who Swam With Submarines by Daniel Cockrill
14/10/18 – Lauren
13/10/18 – Baron Cohen
12/10/18 – Jackman
Slow
11/10/18 – Cusack
10/10/18 – Lopez
9/10/18 – O’Dowd
8/10/18 – Mars
7/10/18 – Cowell
6/10/18 – Sisto
Inside a poem
5/10/18 – Winslet
4/10/18 – Silverstone
Lost key
Toes
Inspiration
Pat by John Hegley
EXAMPLE POEM 4
EXAMPLE POEM 3
EXAMPLE POEM 2
EXAMPLE POEM 1
HOW TO WRITE A CARL BURKITT POEM
3/10/18 – Stefani
2/10/18 – Sting
1/10/18 – May
30/9/18 – ‪Pain
29/9/18 – McShane
28/9/18 – Watts
27/9/18 – Loaf
26/9/18 – ‪Self
25/9/18 – Smith
24/9/18 – Dee
23/9/18 – Springsteen
Fossils
22/9/18 – Cave
21/9/18 – Murray
20/9/18 – Loren
19/9/18 – Fallon
Heel by Kate Tempest
A book
18/9/18 – Pinkett Smith
17/9/18 – Luhrmann
16/9/18 – Poehler
15/9/18 – Hardy
14/9/18 – ‪Neill
13/9/18 – Horan
2018 vs 2012
Mates
12/9/18 – Statham
#CharityTuesday
11/9/18 – ‪Ludacris
Fur by Rob Auton
10/9/18 – ‪Firth
9/9/18 – Sandler
8/9/18 – ‪Freeman
7/9/18 – ‪Jones
6/9/18 – ‪Elba
5/9/18 – ‪Keaton
4/9/18 – ‪Beyoncé
3/9/18 – ‪Sheen
2/9/18 – ‪Reeves
1/9/18 – ‪Speedman
31/8/18 – Tucker
Deadline Day
30/8/18 – Diaz
Fireworks
29/8/18 – Hadfield
Perfect
Happy
9 to 5
Antisocial
Bantz
Man
Lost
Timing
Bananas
Marvel