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David Allison
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TV Screenwriter in Leeds - THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR (C4/Starz)
Agent/bio: https://www.jtmanagement.co.uk/clients/david-allison/
International Disco King. Presenter of Mondo Pop radio show: http://mondopop.uk
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Hello lovelies! Please excuse me as The Couple Next Door S2 is coming v soon and I'm afraid I'm going to flannel on about it quite a lot in the coming weeks. I hope you don't mind my excitement, getting a show to screen is a rare and joyous thing. Anyway here's the trailer!
youtu.be/4Zz5Mimurf0?...
The Couple Next Door Series 2 | Official Trailer | 4TheDrama
YouTube video by 4 The Drama
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Everything is terrible, but hey, Charli XCX has just done a song with JOHN FLIPPING CALE and it is MAGNIFICENT: youtu.be/Xgp7wlBfASA?...
Charli xcx - House featuring John Cale (Official Video)
YouTube video by Charli xcx
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November 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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Losing both the director-general and the very obvious heir apparent as the result of such an orchestrated attack is truly existential stuff for the BBC.

It’s also a *massive* challenge for Lisa Nandy, who has so far failed to impress anyone as culture secretary.
November 9, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Hey music lovers. Fancy a sultry slice of Brazilian heaven? This new Sessa album is nothing short of FANTASTIC. (open.spotify.com/album/5qFaID...)
November 7, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Does this mean you're all going to stop going on about that frikking TV show now? Is it over? Please tell me it's over.
November 7, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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Honestly TELL THE STORY. Won’t someone just tell the fucking story of how Brexit created this economic hardship, how a Muslim immigrant just saved the lives of those commuters on that train, won’t someone in politics or even media just connect the fucking dots and TELL THE STORY. IT’S RIGHT THERE
November 5, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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A great day for the golden rule of political analysis: when the right wins it is a resounding ideological victory that humiliates the left and when the left wins it is a precarious fluke that will surely end up humiliating the left. Conservatives are power’s landlords and the left merely tenants
November 5, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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This person took this when they called the race
November 5, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Ooh, @leedsfilmfest.bsky.social seem to be back posting on here, give them a follow!
Thanks David, excited to see what you think!
It's @leedsfilmfest.bsky.social time! Yay! As ever, I'll be posting #LIFF2025 reviews throughout, though it's shame the LIFF Bluesky account and the community is as active as the old Twitter. Let's see if we can get it going anyway...
October 31, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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#LIFF2025 is back for another year, kicking off with Blue Moon at a sold-out opening screening at Hyde Park Picture House last night!

We have over 300 screenings on offer across West Yorkshire - check out our programme and book tickets at leedsfilm.com via the link in our bio.🔗
October 31, 2025 at 2:24 PM
It's @leedsfilmfest.bsky.social time! Yay! As ever, I'll be posting #LIFF2025 reviews throughout, though it's shame the LIFF Bluesky account and the community is as active as the old Twitter. Let's see if we can get it going anyway...
October 31, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Of all the crushing disappointments in this dreadful Labour cabinet, Nandy's got to be right up there. Ignorant as pig shit about the culture sector and apparently unwilling to do basic research before she opens her mouth.
All that I ask is that the culture secretary not ask questions which reveal she couldn’t tell you who *this year*’s Bafta shortlistees and winners were.
Hi Lisa Nandy! I’m a BAFTA winner from a small town. Instead of asinine questions like this, why not tell us how we can continue to make a living in the eviscerated creative sector over which you notionally preside?
October 31, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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I liked it when Left-wing parties were antifascist.
There is always money for war, never for the poor.

Every penny spent on bombs, tanks and missiles is stolen from our homes, schools and hospitals.

We are not going to take it anymore.
October 28, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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#RIP Prunella Scales. Photo by John Deakin, 1964.
October 28, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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People who aren’t writers think writer’s block is at least as big and real a problem as I thought quicksand would be, as a child.
AI can help authors beat writer’s block, says Bloomsbury chief
Publisher last week reported jump in revenue in academic and professional arm thanks to AI licensing deal
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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October 25, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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New obsession
In 2004, Parisian police were conducting a training exercise in the french catacombs and found, after moving past a desk and a tape playing audio of snarling dogs, a fully functional movie theater and bar. When they returned 3 days later, the equipment was gone, with a note: “Do not try to find us.”
October 14, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Me sliding into your DMs
HOW I LONG TO HUG YOU WITH MY NEW HUGE MUSCLES.
October 14, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Spotted near Russell Square today.
October 14, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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LGBTQIA+ is rebranding as LGBTQIA MAX
October 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
So Microsoft are increasing the prices of their 365 subscription by £25 p.a. to pay for incorporating unbelievably shitty AI into the product. The good news it's now quite easy to opt out, even on a family plan. I just downgraded to Family Classic here: support.microsoft.com/en-gb/office...
Switching to Microsoft 365 Personal and Family Classic Plans - Microsoft Support
Learn how to switch to a Microsoft 365 subscription plan without AI features, which include Microsoft 365 Basic, Microsoft 365 Personal Classic and Microsoft 365 Family Classic.
support.microsoft.com
October 13, 2025 at 11:03 AM