Alastair Gittner
@agittner.bsky.social
Now retired science teacher and school leader, after 31 years I decided to hang up my chisel point. Grandad, father, husband, cyclist, birdwatcher, foodie and baker. Still interested in all things education especially research informed practice
It’s reached the classy retro part of the evening: mince pie and snowball
December 31, 2025 at 10:16 PM
It’s reached the classy retro part of the evening: mince pie and snowball
And people say you can trust AI 😂
December 31, 2025 at 9:01 PM
And people say you can trust AI 😂
Have a good evening everyone
December 31, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Have a good evening everyone
Sad but probably true: The toy maker in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is Benny Hills best role.
December 31, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Sad but probably true: The toy maker in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is Benny Hills best role.
I’ve seen “Hidden Figures” several times; it never fails to both move me and make me angry over the prejudice in equal measure.
December 30, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I’ve seen “Hidden Figures” several times; it never fails to both move me and make me angry over the prejudice in equal measure.
Everything I touch turns to gold and I seem to have developed donkey ears.
Well, now I'm an English professor...
December 30, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Everything I touch turns to gold and I seem to have developed donkey ears.
I once looked for a book on the same cabinet in Waterstones as Clive James.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 29, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I once looked for a book on the same cabinet in Waterstones as Clive James.
There is a whiff of WWE about this "battle of the sexes" tennis match
December 28, 2025 at 5:07 PM
There is a whiff of WWE about this "battle of the sexes" tennis match
I've seen them both quite a few times now and I've said this before and no doubt I will say it again. Four Weddings is by far the superior film to Love Actually. There I've said it again.
December 26, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I've seen them both quite a few times now and I've said this before and no doubt I will say it again. Four Weddings is by far the superior film to Love Actually. There I've said it again.
I’m using this motherf****r to make celeriac roulade to accompany the ham. Wish me luck. I hope to enter the New Year with all digits intact
December 24, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I’m using this motherf****r to make celeriac roulade to accompany the ham. Wish me luck. I hope to enter the New Year with all digits intact
Trump has announced a new line of battlecruisers named after him; Trumps Immense Terrific American Nuclear Incredible Cruisers. "the fastest, the biggest and 100 times more powerful than any battleship ever built". news.sky.com/story/donald...
Donald Trump unveils plan for 'Trump Class' battleships
Made of steel and complete with missiles, guns, lasers and hypersonic weapons, the vessels will be the "centrepiece" of the US Navy's Golden Fleet initiative, the president said.
news.sky.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Trump has announced a new line of battlecruisers named after him; Trumps Immense Terrific American Nuclear Incredible Cruisers. "the fastest, the biggest and 100 times more powerful than any battleship ever built". news.sky.com/story/donald...
You have to hand it to Sally Lindsay it is public service broadcasting. She has managed to get money to produce TV jobs for all her luvvie friends, who get to swan around having a good time some where nice while she explains art history (oh and the definition of a portmanteau word)
December 23, 2025 at 10:52 PM
You have to hand it to Sally Lindsay it is public service broadcasting. She has managed to get money to produce TV jobs for all her luvvie friends, who get to swan around having a good time some where nice while she explains art history (oh and the definition of a portmanteau word)
spoiler alert #madammeleblanc So now the whole cast is stood around "the bomb" watching it count down the last 10s while our heroine tries one last code number to stop the detonation. You somehow know that she will have got it right.......
December 23, 2025 at 10:48 PM
spoiler alert #madammeleblanc So now the whole cast is stood around "the bomb" watching it count down the last 10s while our heroine tries one last code number to stop the detonation. You somehow know that she will have got it right.......
Similar pattern in London too. The right wing petrol head newspapers don't like people knowing this. If I were being cynical I would suggest it has something to do with ownership and share interests....
Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
December 23, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Similar pattern in London too. The right wing petrol head newspapers don't like people knowing this. If I were being cynical I would suggest it has something to do with ownership and share interests....
It "stars" Robin Askwith, who I can't really take seriously, as being a boy in the 70s he will forever be associated with the "confessions of...." films 😂
I am watchin the Madamme Le Blanc mysteries Christmas special as my wife likes them. (he adds hastily) it is like watching a live action version of Scooby Doo. They are trapped in a museum and have decided to split up to looks for clues. No scooby snacks as yet though
December 23, 2025 at 10:22 PM
It "stars" Robin Askwith, who I can't really take seriously, as being a boy in the 70s he will forever be associated with the "confessions of...." films 😂
I am watchin the Madamme Le Blanc mysteries Christmas special as my wife likes them. (he adds hastily) it is like watching a live action version of Scooby Doo. They are trapped in a museum and have decided to split up to looks for clues. No scooby snacks as yet though
December 23, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I am watchin the Madamme Le Blanc mysteries Christmas special as my wife likes them. (he adds hastily) it is like watching a live action version of Scooby Doo. They are trapped in a museum and have decided to split up to looks for clues. No scooby snacks as yet though
Every single one of those people is a real person. No CGI, Good old days. #spartacus
December 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Every single one of those people is a real person. No CGI, Good old days. #spartacus
I’m enjoying that great Christmas film “Spartacus” while baking. Never really noticed that the score makes it feel like a western in togas 😂
December 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I’m enjoying that great Christmas film “Spartacus” while baking. Never really noticed that the score makes it feel like a western in togas 😂
I loved this from @evawiseman.bsky.social in the @theobserveruk.bsky.social. A moving, thought provoking and insightful article on Lilly Allen. Thank you. Thought this was a telling quote on the society we have created. It at least made me want to listen to the album. observer.co.uk/style/fashio...
December 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I loved this from @evawiseman.bsky.social in the @theobserveruk.bsky.social. A moving, thought provoking and insightful article on Lilly Allen. Thank you. Thought this was a telling quote on the society we have created. It at least made me want to listen to the album. observer.co.uk/style/fashio...
Thank you to @zoejardiniere.bsky.social for getting the terminology correct. So many have got it wrong today and beautiful sentiment with it too.
Happy solstice - tonight is the longest night.
The light is creeping back in, too slowly to notice it just yet. And maybe, so could the hope.
Another world is possible ❤️
The light is creeping back in, too slowly to notice it just yet. And maybe, so could the hope.
Another world is possible ❤️
December 21, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Thank you to @zoejardiniere.bsky.social for getting the terminology correct. So many have got it wrong today and beautiful sentiment with it too.
Overheard at the Huddersfield Messiah.
“What’s it like?”
“Well it’s not like a play. “
Diverse audience got to love them. Hope she enjoys it. Dan Walker is here too #Messiah
“What’s it like?”
“Well it’s not like a play. “
Diverse audience got to love them. Hope she enjoys it. Dan Walker is here too #Messiah
December 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Overheard at the Huddersfield Messiah.
“What’s it like?”
“Well it’s not like a play. “
Diverse audience got to love them. Hope she enjoys it. Dan Walker is here too #Messiah
“What’s it like?”
“Well it’s not like a play. “
Diverse audience got to love them. Hope she enjoys it. Dan Walker is here too #Messiah
Sadly I doubt they are on here but #Med-one in Huddersfield is one of the best restaurants in a 20mile radius of our home. Fantastic Levantine food from a family owned business
December 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Sadly I doubt they are on here but #Med-one in Huddersfield is one of the best restaurants in a 20mile radius of our home. Fantastic Levantine food from a family owned business
Pre-Messiah meal at my favourite Lebanese Restaurant
December 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Pre-Messiah meal at my favourite Lebanese Restaurant
Christmas has officially started.
December 20, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Christmas has officially started.