Alistair D
@aldrew49.bsky.social
Husband, father and nurse. Supporter of Motherwell FC and the Boston Red Sox. Semi-retired trumpet/cornet player.
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"It's very nerve-wracking handing in your homework to the world's most famous English teacher" 😰
🤩 Edgar Wright joins Simon in this week's new pod to talk about his fresh adaptation of Stephen King's THE RUNNING MAN 🏃♂️
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FULL SHOW on YouTube 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtxR...
🤩 Edgar Wright joins Simon in this week's new pod to talk about his fresh adaptation of Stephen King's THE RUNNING MAN 🏃♂️
🎧 Listen pod.fo/e/3523b0
FULL SHOW on YouTube 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtxR...
November 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
"It's very nerve-wracking handing in your homework to the world's most famous English teacher" 😰
🤩 Edgar Wright joins Simon in this week's new pod to talk about his fresh adaptation of Stephen King's THE RUNNING MAN 🏃♂️
🎧 Listen pod.fo/e/3523b0
FULL SHOW on YouTube 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtxR...
🤩 Edgar Wright joins Simon in this week's new pod to talk about his fresh adaptation of Stephen King's THE RUNNING MAN 🏃♂️
🎧 Listen pod.fo/e/3523b0
FULL SHOW on YouTube 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtxR...
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Insane new stats on AI music:
- 50,000 AI songs are uploaded every day
- 34% of songs uploaded are AI-generated
Massive respect to Deezer for being open about this - and being the only streaming platform to try to fight it.
This can't become the new normal.
- 50,000 AI songs are uploaded every day
- 34% of songs uploaded are AI-generated
Massive respect to Deezer for being open about this - and being the only streaming platform to try to fight it.
This can't become the new normal.
November 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Insane new stats on AI music:
- 50,000 AI songs are uploaded every day
- 34% of songs uploaded are AI-generated
Massive respect to Deezer for being open about this - and being the only streaming platform to try to fight it.
This can't become the new normal.
- 50,000 AI songs are uploaded every day
- 34% of songs uploaded are AI-generated
Massive respect to Deezer for being open about this - and being the only streaming platform to try to fight it.
This can't become the new normal.
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Future generations (if they exist) will look at how this happened & wonder that in the West the best we had was a 13 year old girl who was promptly reviled while we voted for billionaires because they “told it like it is”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds
Fossil fuel emissions have hit a record high while many nations have done too little to avert deadly global heating
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Future generations (if they exist) will look at how this happened & wonder that in the West the best we had was a 13 year old girl who was promptly reviled while we voted for billionaires because they “told it like it is”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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TOY STORY 2 was released 26 years ago today. The second entry in Pixar’s beloved series, and regarded one of the great animated sequels, the story of how it was made will make you realise you can’t rush art…
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November 13, 2025 at 10:52 AM
TOY STORY 2 was released 26 years ago today. The second entry in Pixar’s beloved series, and regarded one of the great animated sequels, the story of how it was made will make you realise you can’t rush art…
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I came from S London. I had a thirst for knowledge. That’s how I..caught his eye..
LOVED doing this! pod.fo/e/35146b
LOVED doing this! pod.fo/e/35146b
November 13, 2025 at 8:44 AM
I came from S London. I had a thirst for knowledge. That’s how I..caught his eye..
LOVED doing this! pod.fo/e/35146b
LOVED doing this! pod.fo/e/35146b
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Again, not to go on about ai but I have a few thoughts.
1. I've genuinely never seen an actual creative get excited about using it. Someone who has actually made something before. Its people from marketing and finance backgrounds getting excited about a false sensation of making something.
1. I've genuinely never seen an actual creative get excited about using it. Someone who has actually made something before. Its people from marketing and finance backgrounds getting excited about a false sensation of making something.
November 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Again, not to go on about ai but I have a few thoughts.
1. I've genuinely never seen an actual creative get excited about using it. Someone who has actually made something before. Its people from marketing and finance backgrounds getting excited about a false sensation of making something.
1. I've genuinely never seen an actual creative get excited about using it. Someone who has actually made something before. Its people from marketing and finance backgrounds getting excited about a false sensation of making something.
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'Whilst CASINO ROYALE is regarded as the leaping Bond reboot of record, it is Brosnan’s debut that was the franchise’s real guarantor.'
As GOLDENEYE hits thirty years old today, I explore its successes and achievements...
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#GoldenEye30 #PierceBrosnan #JamesBond
As GOLDENEYE hits thirty years old today, I explore its successes and achievements...
uk.movies.yahoo.com/goldeneye-25...
#GoldenEye30 #PierceBrosnan #JamesBond
November 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
'Whilst CASINO ROYALE is regarded as the leaping Bond reboot of record, it is Brosnan’s debut that was the franchise’s real guarantor.'
As GOLDENEYE hits thirty years old today, I explore its successes and achievements...
uk.movies.yahoo.com/goldeneye-25...
#GoldenEye30 #PierceBrosnan #JamesBond
As GOLDENEYE hits thirty years old today, I explore its successes and achievements...
uk.movies.yahoo.com/goldeneye-25...
#GoldenEye30 #PierceBrosnan #JamesBond
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My expert advice on continuing the Bond franchise following THAT No Time To Die ending. Invoice is in the post, Amazon MGM.
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James Bond | Amazon MGM must do more to preserve the franchise’s impeccable continuity
From 1962 onwards, the James Bond movies have told a consistent story across 26 movies - something Amazon would be wise to continue.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:43 AM
My expert advice on continuing the Bond franchise following THAT No Time To Die ending. Invoice is in the post, Amazon MGM.
filmstories.co.uk/features/jam...
filmstories.co.uk/features/jam...
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I know which one I'm ticking.
November 13, 2025 at 10:15 AM
I know which one I'm ticking.
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Samira Ahmed on this week's All About the Misic podcast!
November 12, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Samira Ahmed on this week's All About the Misic podcast!
The latest, brilliant All About the Music podcast from @neilkbrand.bsky.social along with @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social features music ranging from Debbie Harry to Debussy to William Shatner. You just can’t get more eclectic than that.
November 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The latest, brilliant All About the Music podcast from @neilkbrand.bsky.social along with @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social features music ranging from Debbie Harry to Debussy to William Shatner. You just can’t get more eclectic than that.
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massive blazing foghorn noise to make sure everyone knows that Benediction – Terence Davies' final film, one of the best of the decade so far, not available to buy in any physical format beyond DVD anywhere except France for some reason – is up on iPlayer for a full year
Benediction
The story of English poet, writer and soldier Siegfried Sassoon.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:57 PM
massive blazing foghorn noise to make sure everyone knows that Benediction – Terence Davies' final film, one of the best of the decade so far, not available to buy in any physical format beyond DVD anywhere except France for some reason – is up on iPlayer for a full year
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Timber wolf: OWOOOOOooooooo…
Timbre wolf: ok that’s a bit reedy, maybe a bit more from the diaphragm yeah?
Timbre wolf: ok that’s a bit reedy, maybe a bit more from the diaphragm yeah?
November 12, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Timber wolf: OWOOOOOooooooo…
Timbre wolf: ok that’s a bit reedy, maybe a bit more from the diaphragm yeah?
Timbre wolf: ok that’s a bit reedy, maybe a bit more from the diaphragm yeah?
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This week on #booksoftheyear we welcome multi-multi-multi million selling author Ken Follett to the studio.
Simon and Matt chat about his new novel, ‘Circle Of Days’ and his meticulous research into Stone Henge and the people who might have made it.
Listen now, wherever you get your pods!
Simon and Matt chat about his new novel, ‘Circle Of Days’ and his meticulous research into Stone Henge and the people who might have made it.
Listen now, wherever you get your pods!
November 12, 2025 at 8:15 AM
This week on #booksoftheyear we welcome multi-multi-multi million selling author Ken Follett to the studio.
Simon and Matt chat about his new novel, ‘Circle Of Days’ and his meticulous research into Stone Henge and the people who might have made it.
Listen now, wherever you get your pods!
Simon and Matt chat about his new novel, ‘Circle Of Days’ and his meticulous research into Stone Henge and the people who might have made it.
Listen now, wherever you get your pods!
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November 12, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Edited highlights from my interview with Edgar Wright. It was pre The Running Man's release, so we chatted about Stephen King and killer contest flicks. He's as knowledgeable and quick-witted as you'd expect.
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Edgar Wright interview | The Running Man, Stephen King, The Incredibly Strange Film Show
As The Running Man emerges in cinemas, Edgar Wright tells us about its making, his favourite Stephen King novels, and more…
filmstories.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Edited highlights from my interview with Edgar Wright. It was pre The Running Man's release, so we chatted about Stephen King and killer contest flicks. He's as knowledgeable and quick-witted as you'd expect.
filmstories.co.uk/news/edgar-w...
filmstories.co.uk/news/edgar-w...
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TAKE ULTRA number 2 is now ready to view over on Patreon.
It's Take Ultra Number Two! | Kermode & Mayo's Take
Get more from Kermode & Mayo's Take on Patreon
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November 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
TAKE ULTRA number 2 is now ready to view over on Patreon.
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Jumanji 3 is now in production - but Dwayne Johnson has confirmed that it's the last film in the franchise...
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Jumanji 3 will be the last film in the franchise
Jumanji 3 is now in production but Dwayne Johnson has confirmed this is the last time we’ll be heading to the jungle. More on that below.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Jumanji 3 is now in production - but Dwayne Johnson has confirmed that it's the last film in the franchise...
filmstories.co.uk/news/jumanji...
filmstories.co.uk/news/jumanji...
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ARRIVAL was released 9 years ago today. Acclaimed as one of the great science fiction movies of the 21st century, and among the most popular of director Denis Villeneuve, the story of how it was made may change the way you perceive time…
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November 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
ARRIVAL was released 9 years ago today. Acclaimed as one of the great science fiction movies of the 21st century, and among the most popular of director Denis Villeneuve, the story of how it was made may change the way you perceive time…
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New Birmingham event. Tim Vine! And Film Stories comes to the Mockingbird for the first time!
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Rocker 'Brella Fella + Q&A with Tim Vine - Mockingbird Cinema
Wed 21 Jan
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November 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
New Birmingham event. Tim Vine! And Film Stories comes to the Mockingbird for the first time!
January...
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January...
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Join us for a special Film Stories event in London to celebrate our 500th episode, with tickets now on sale. More information right here:
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Film Stories 500 | Join us in London for a very special event
Join us for a special Film Stories event in London to celebrate our 500th episode, with tickets now on sale. More information right here:
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November 10, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Join us for a special Film Stories event in London to celebrate our 500th episode, with tickets now on sale. More information right here:
filmstories.co.uk/news/film-st...
filmstories.co.uk/news/film-st...
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Trevor Beattie, as well as being exec producer of Moon, is launching an incredible charity initiative in Birmingham next week.
Please help spread the word of the launch. Ticket details here. And do read up on what he's doing. Thank you.
macbirmingham.co.uk/cinema/tons-...
Please help spread the word of the launch. Ticket details here. And do read up on what he's doing. Thank you.
macbirmingham.co.uk/cinema/tons-...
Tons of Help For Brum | Midlands Arts Centre
Tons of Help For Brum | 18+ event
The Jack and Ada Beattie Foundation proudly presents the ‘TONS OF HELP FOR BRUM’ charity gala, committed to providing ess
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November 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Trevor Beattie, as well as being exec producer of Moon, is launching an incredible charity initiative in Birmingham next week.
Please help spread the word of the launch. Ticket details here. And do read up on what he's doing. Thank you.
macbirmingham.co.uk/cinema/tons-...
Please help spread the word of the launch. Ticket details here. And do read up on what he's doing. Thank you.
macbirmingham.co.uk/cinema/tons-...
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Saw someone with the same teeth as me at the coincidentist.
November 8, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Saw someone with the same teeth as me at the coincidentist.
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Sylvester Stallone’s career owes a lot to decisions to reverse the killing off of John Rambo and Rocky Balboa…
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The three films that were supposed to kill off Rocky and Rambo
Sylvester Stallone’s career owes a lot to decisions to reverse the killing off of John Rambo and Rocky Balboa…
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November 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Sylvester Stallone’s career owes a lot to decisions to reverse the killing off of John Rambo and Rocky Balboa…
filmstories.co.uk/news/the-thr...
filmstories.co.uk/news/the-thr...
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Predator: Badlands director Dan Trachtenberg joins us on the Film Stories podcast. Plus: a look back at Christopher Nolan's The Prestige. Have a listen:
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Podcast | The Prestige (2006), plus writer/director Dan Trachtenberg
The story behind Christopher Nolan's 2006 puzzle box The Prestige, plus a long chat with Predator: Badlands writer/director Dan Trachtenberg.
filmstories.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Predator: Badlands director Dan Trachtenberg joins us on the Film Stories podcast. Plus: a look back at Christopher Nolan's The Prestige. Have a listen:
filmstories.co.uk/news/podcast...
filmstories.co.uk/news/podcast...