Alison
@alisondennison.bsky.social
@AlisonDennison on twitter (with the tree pic)
art history, TV, Sparks, film history, Marx Brothers
art history, TV, Sparks, film history, Marx Brothers
Watching The Dick Van Dyke Show and it was driving me crazy trying to work out where I'd seen this bloke before.
It's the doc from the Love Boat?!
It's the doc from the Love Boat?!
January 29, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Watching The Dick Van Dyke Show and it was driving me crazy trying to work out where I'd seen this bloke before.
It's the doc from the Love Boat?!
It's the doc from the Love Boat?!
Ever get that tingly feeling of having made a sudden change of plan because your future self travelled back to warn you, then disappeared from memory because the person who could warn you didn't exist once you changed course? Like deciding not to take the icy shortcut - a kind of spooky "well done"
January 29, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Ever get that tingly feeling of having made a sudden change of plan because your future self travelled back to warn you, then disappeared from memory because the person who could warn you didn't exist once you changed course? Like deciding not to take the icy shortcut - a kind of spooky "well done"
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Sudden Burst Of Confidence Not Sure Where The Hell It Came From Either https://theonion.com/sudden-burst-of-confidence-not-sure-where-the-hell-it-c-1819577317/
January 28, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Sudden Burst Of Confidence Not Sure Where The Hell It Came From Either https://theonion.com/sudden-burst-of-confidence-not-sure-where-the-hell-it-c-1819577317/
Alan Alda in Broad City as Abbi's kindly chiropractor who gently talks her through booking a spot at the DMV, so avoiding the queue, remains one of the loveliest guest appearances in anything. I'll watch it today in celebration
January 28, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Alan Alda in Broad City as Abbi's kindly chiropractor who gently talks her through booking a spot at the DMV, so avoiding the queue, remains one of the loveliest guest appearances in anything. I'll watch it today in celebration
I just made myself cry on command - tears and everything, from feeling fine. Never managed to do that before. How do you apply to RADA? Bring me my acting cape, I'm ready!
January 27, 2026 at 1:51 PM
I just made myself cry on command - tears and everything, from feeling fine. Never managed to do that before. How do you apply to RADA? Bring me my acting cape, I'm ready!
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January 25, 2026 at 7:47 PM
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The first electricity that comes through after a power cut is bad and you shouldn't use it
January 24, 2026 at 3:43 PM
The first electricity that comes through after a power cut is bad and you shouldn't use it
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A lovely visit to Charles Topper - shampoo, friction massage, the lot. Ramsay & I came out looking very smart. Not a curl left. To Carnaby Street, and Ramsay came out wearing a cape, lined with red "silk". They play "pop music" in these shops, and all packed with people.
January 24, 2026 at 9:41 AM
A lovely visit to Charles Topper - shampoo, friction massage, the lot. Ramsay & I came out looking very smart. Not a curl left. To Carnaby Street, and Ramsay came out wearing a cape, lined with red "silk". They play "pop music" in these shops, and all packed with people.
"Up hill and down dale with three blokes in a bath" is canon to Last of the Summer Wine as far as I'm concerned
For Jim Moir/Vic Reeves' birthday, a reminder it's thirty years this year since this advert.
January 24, 2026 at 10:17 AM
"Up hill and down dale with three blokes in a bath" is canon to Last of the Summer Wine as far as I'm concerned
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For Jim Moir/Vic Reeves' birthday, a reminder it's thirty years this year since this advert.
January 24, 2026 at 10:01 AM
For Jim Moir/Vic Reeves' birthday, a reminder it's thirty years this year since this advert.
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very well then. send as many men as you can spare. and fresh horses for all of them
(covering the phone and leaning over to talk to my wife, the queen) an egg fell. off a wall
(covering the phone and leaning over to talk to my wife, the queen) an egg fell. off a wall
January 6, 2026 at 3:36 PM
very well then. send as many men as you can spare. and fresh horses for all of them
(covering the phone and leaning over to talk to my wife, the queen) an egg fell. off a wall
(covering the phone and leaning over to talk to my wife, the queen) an egg fell. off a wall
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SNOWFALL (Anagrammed Lines)
Winter wails lavish frost:
Snowfall arrives, with its
faint silver. Slow wraiths
flow in salt rivers. What is
final swirls over its thaw.
Winter wails lavish frost:
Snowfall arrives, with its
faint silver. Slow wraiths
flow in salt rivers. What is
final swirls over its thaw.
January 22, 2026 at 10:25 AM
SNOWFALL (Anagrammed Lines)
Winter wails lavish frost:
Snowfall arrives, with its
faint silver. Slow wraiths
flow in salt rivers. What is
final swirls over its thaw.
Winter wails lavish frost:
Snowfall arrives, with its
faint silver. Slow wraiths
flow in salt rivers. What is
final swirls over its thaw.
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"You are helping by cycling when you can"
British WWII propaganda poster
ca. 1940
🧵
British WWII propaganda poster
ca. 1940
🧵
January 21, 2026 at 6:33 PM
"You are helping by cycling when you can"
British WWII propaganda poster
ca. 1940
🧵
British WWII propaganda poster
ca. 1940
🧵
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Thrilled to be appearing with The Delavey at this night in Stoke Newington’s fashionable Stoke Newington, supporting the fab Parenthesis Dot Dot Dot. Friday 30 Jan, doors 19.00.
Tickets? Here! wegottickets.com/event/686706/
Tickets? Here! wegottickets.com/event/686706/
January 20, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Thrilled to be appearing with The Delavey at this night in Stoke Newington’s fashionable Stoke Newington, supporting the fab Parenthesis Dot Dot Dot. Friday 30 Jan, doors 19.00.
Tickets? Here! wegottickets.com/event/686706/
Tickets? Here! wegottickets.com/event/686706/
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London backgrounds from 101 Dalmatians, 1961
January 20, 2026 at 1:18 PM
London backgrounds from 101 Dalmatians, 1961
Currently in a perfect Quiet Coach. People eyed me with suspicion as I entered "Is this a noisy person?" Atmosphere of repression 10/10
January 20, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Currently in a perfect Quiet Coach. People eyed me with suspicion as I entered "Is this a noisy person?" Atmosphere of repression 10/10
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A very happy birthday to Tom Baker
January 20, 2026 at 7:42 AM
A very happy birthday to Tom Baker
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Great couple of boards from Pointless where the answer to nearly all the missing sections of the words should be ‘WANK’
January 19, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Great couple of boards from Pointless where the answer to nearly all the missing sections of the words should be ‘WANK’
Compulsory interval if the film is 2+ hours. What's the downside? We all buy extra drinks and snacks, plus I don't have to forever associate the last hour of most films with bladder panic
Make films shorter if you want them shown in cinemas, says Picturehouse director
Make films shorter if you want them shown in cinemas, says Picturehouse director
Clare Binns warns three-hour runtimes deter audiences as she is named Bafta recipient for outstanding British contribution to cinema
Directors should make shorter films if they want their work screened in cinemas, the head of one of the UK’s leading cinema and distribution companies has said.
Clare Binns, the creative director of Picturehouse Cinemas, made the comments after being named the recipient of this year’s Bafta award for outstanding British contribution to cinema, amid concern over steadily lengthening film runtimes. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Compulsory interval if the film is 2+ hours. What's the downside? We all buy extra drinks and snacks, plus I don't have to forever associate the last hour of most films with bladder panic
Everyday photos of all of Paris from 1970. From the link below, click on any section of the city map. You'll then be given a choice of photos of that area taken in spring 1970 for a competition that aimed to create a comprehensive coverage of the entire city. A bit like Street View 1970!
Je viens de tomber sur un truc fascinant. En 1970, la FNAC et Paris ont organisé un concours photo basé sur un découpage géométrique de Paris. Ce site permet de visionner 30 000 des photos produites à cette occasion
paris1970.jeantho.eu/index.html
paris1970.jeantho.eu/index.html
C'était Paris en 1970
Photographies numérisées du fonds C'était Paris en 1970
paris1970.jeantho.eu
January 19, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Everyday photos of all of Paris from 1970. From the link below, click on any section of the city map. You'll then be given a choice of photos of that area taken in spring 1970 for a competition that aimed to create a comprehensive coverage of the entire city. A bit like Street View 1970!
The film opens on a medieval monk writing an ancient book. "This is an age of heroes" Suddenly the monk adds one simple downward pen stroke and turns "heroes" into "herpes". The monk winks at the camera. No idea how the rest of the film goes
January 18, 2026 at 8:53 PM
The film opens on a medieval monk writing an ancient book. "This is an age of heroes" Suddenly the monk adds one simple downward pen stroke and turns "heroes" into "herpes". The monk winks at the camera. No idea how the rest of the film goes
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For North/ North East London speakers and learners of Italian: my friend Simon is organising a monthly Italian language meetup at the Jolly Butchers in Stoke Newington. First session Monday Jan 26. Do share!
January 13, 2026 at 7:32 PM
For North/ North East London speakers and learners of Italian: my friend Simon is organising a monthly Italian language meetup at the Jolly Butchers in Stoke Newington. First session Monday Jan 26. Do share!
I met a man with horny knees,
Said he to me "I kneel with these"
Said I to him "please use this hassock"
But he would not, the silly wazzock
Said he to me "I kneel with these"
Said I to him "please use this hassock"
But he would not, the silly wazzock
Richard Napier (1559–1634) was a celebrated physician and astrologer. It was widely believed that he conversed with the angel Raphael in order to obtain correct prognoses & was so devout that he had horny knees (Ashmolean Museum of Art & Archaeology)
January 17, 2026 at 9:21 PM
I met a man with horny knees,
Said he to me "I kneel with these"
Said I to him "please use this hassock"
But he would not, the silly wazzock
Said he to me "I kneel with these"
Said I to him "please use this hassock"
But he would not, the silly wazzock
For YEARS I put off signing up for twitter, but would google Peter Serafinowicz's account about once a week to see if he'd done one of his funny Q&A things where he made up jokes. That was my ideal level of online, in retrospect
January 16, 2026 at 1:22 PM
For YEARS I put off signing up for twitter, but would google Peter Serafinowicz's account about once a week to see if he'd done one of his funny Q&A things where he made up jokes. That was my ideal level of online, in retrospect
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#WedgeShapedPubs Iconic architectural style, narrow plots: Flat Iron & Baltic Fleet Liverpool, The Central Bar Gateshead, The Brunswick Inn Derby, The Foresters Arms Gravesend, The Viaduct Tavern EC1, The Blackfriar EC4. Any others? #BskyBeer
Pub 45
45/285 Liverpool pubs ready to paint
The flat iron, Lovely Liverpool
45/285 Liverpool pubs ready to paint
The flat iron, Lovely Liverpool
January 14, 2026 at 6:52 PM
#WedgeShapedPubs Iconic architectural style, narrow plots: Flat Iron & Baltic Fleet Liverpool, The Central Bar Gateshead, The Brunswick Inn Derby, The Foresters Arms Gravesend, The Viaduct Tavern EC1, The Blackfriar EC4. Any others? #BskyBeer