David Allison
@davidovitch.bsky.social
TV Screenwriter in Leeds - THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR (C4/Starz). New series WINTER (ITV/PBS) coming next year.
Agent/bio: https://www.jtmanagement.co.uk/clients/david-allison/
International Disco King. Presenter of Mondo Pop radio show: http://mondopop.uk
Agent/bio: https://www.jtmanagement.co.uk/clients/david-allison/
International Disco King. Presenter of Mondo Pop radio show: http://mondopop.uk
I thought that was going to be schmaltzy and I was so wrong. It was a little gem of a film, moving, raw and also very funny. Would highly recommend.
Bradley Cooper’s third directorial feature about a struggling marriage through the eyes of a stand-up comedian buzzes with energy and emotion.
Is This Thing On? review: lwlies.com/reviews/is-t...
Is This Thing On? review: lwlies.com/reviews/is-t...
Is This Thing On? review – funny, insightful, brilliantly directed
Bradley Cooper's third directorial feature about a struggling marriage through the eyes of a stand-up comedian buzzes with energy and emotion.
lwlies.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:26 PM
I thought that was going to be schmaltzy and I was so wrong. It was a little gem of a film, moving, raw and also very funny. Would highly recommend.
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Want to know if your brother is on a horse or not? These are the signs to look for.
January 26, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Want to know if your brother is on a horse or not? These are the signs to look for.
RIP Sly Dunbar, part of the finest rhythm section and production duo in musical history. And a wonderful excuse to spin this underrated gem:
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youtu.be/VVIsTZPp0iM?...
Sly And Robbie - Boops Here To Go [1987] Official Music Video Remastered @Videos80s
YouTube video by 80's 90's Music Video's Remastered @Videos80s
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January 26, 2026 at 5:00 PM
RIP Sly Dunbar, part of the finest rhythm section and production duo in musical history. And a wonderful excuse to spin this underrated gem:
youtu.be/VVIsTZPp0iM?...
youtu.be/VVIsTZPp0iM?...
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RIP Sly Dunbar (1952-2026)
Sly Dunbar, Influential Sly & Robbie Drummer, Is Dead At 73
Grammy-winning producer and drummer Sly Dunbar — one half of the Jamaican duo Sly and Robbie — has died aged 73, DancehallMag has confirmed. Rory Baker, a
www.dancehallmag.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:17 PM
RIP Sly Dunbar (1952-2026)
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Nine years to the day since Graham Linehan foresaw his own fate.
January 26, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Nine years to the day since Graham Linehan foresaw his own fate.
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Mine would be SENTIMENTAL VALUE > THE SECRET AGENT > ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER > SINNERS > BUGONIA > HAMNET > ANYTHING ELSE IN THE WHOLE WORLD OTHER THAN MARTY SUPREME
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER > SINNERS > MARTY SUPREME > BUGONIA > TRAIN DREAMS > SENTIMENTAL VALUE > FRANKENSTEIN > HAMNET > F1
January 22, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Mine would be SENTIMENTAL VALUE > THE SECRET AGENT > ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER > SINNERS > BUGONIA > HAMNET > ANYTHING ELSE IN THE WHOLE WORLD OTHER THAN MARTY SUPREME
Oscars in excellent Best Pic nominations shocker!
Marty Supreme can get in the bin, but that is a STRONG list. Sinners would be an audacious Best Pic win, but I'd love to see it go to the astonishing Sentimental Value. I suspect One Battle might take it though, and fair enough, it was fantastic.
Marty Supreme can get in the bin, but that is a STRONG list. Sinners would be an audacious Best Pic win, but I'd love to see it go to the astonishing Sentimental Value. I suspect One Battle might take it though, and fair enough, it was fantastic.
2026 Oscar Nominations — Best Picture:
• Sinners
• Hamnet
• Frankenstein
• Marty Supreme
• Sentimental Value
• One Battle After Another
• Bugonia
• F1
• The Secret Agent
• Train Dreams
See the full nominees list: bit.ly/OscarNoms26
• Sinners
• Hamnet
• Frankenstein
• Marty Supreme
• Sentimental Value
• One Battle After Another
• Bugonia
• F1
• The Secret Agent
• Train Dreams
See the full nominees list: bit.ly/OscarNoms26
January 22, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Oscars in excellent Best Pic nominations shocker!
Marty Supreme can get in the bin, but that is a STRONG list. Sinners would be an audacious Best Pic win, but I'd love to see it go to the astonishing Sentimental Value. I suspect One Battle might take it though, and fair enough, it was fantastic.
Marty Supreme can get in the bin, but that is a STRONG list. Sinners would be an audacious Best Pic win, but I'd love to see it go to the astonishing Sentimental Value. I suspect One Battle might take it though, and fair enough, it was fantastic.
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We have made the decision to formally close our X social media account. Once a vibrant platform to promote the interests of authors, we feel X is no longer a trusted place for balance, community support, and reliable information.
January 20, 2026 at 10:00 AM
We have made the decision to formally close our X social media account. Once a vibrant platform to promote the interests of authors, we feel X is no longer a trusted place for balance, community support, and reliable information.
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I feel I should bang the drum for this post, which hasn't received the love it deserves.
It helps to know that Jenrick's constituency is Newark.
It helps to know that Jenrick's constituency is Newark.
Robert Jenrick is unique in British politics for being the only MP who is an anagram of his constituency
January 18, 2026 at 12:58 PM
I feel I should bang the drum for this post, which hasn't received the love it deserves.
It helps to know that Jenrick's constituency is Newark.
It helps to know that Jenrick's constituency is Newark.
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"We never wanted to hurt our trans colleague, we just want to suggest that their very existence in the same space as us is a direct physical threat and that they should be denied basic rights because of that" is a hell of a take, especially when it's given legal backing.
January 16, 2026 at 1:41 PM
"We never wanted to hurt our trans colleague, we just want to suggest that their very existence in the same space as us is a direct physical threat and that they should be denied basic rights because of that" is a hell of a take, especially when it's given legal backing.
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I feel obliged to share this masterpiece from my brother:
January 14, 2026 at 11:17 AM
I feel obliged to share this masterpiece from my brother:
My daughter's friend - from the same local state school - has had a torrid time at Oxford, her Leeds accent constantly mocked, to the extent she's had to change the way she speaks. This was posted on her college's official social media account yesterday. I have no words 😡
January 12, 2026 at 12:34 PM
My daughter's friend - from the same local state school - has had a torrid time at Oxford, her Leeds accent constantly mocked, to the extent she's had to change the way she speaks. This was posted on her college's official social media account yesterday. I have no words 😡
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Love this
January 11, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Love this
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Oh this is good. This is very good.
January 9, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Oh this is good. This is very good.
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Love this from Guillermo del Toro
January 5, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Love this from Guillermo del Toro
If you like indulgently long films about completely repellent characters who shout at each other relentlessly, you're gonna love Marty Supreme!
January 5, 2026 at 9:46 AM
If you like indulgently long films about completely repellent characters who shout at each other relentlessly, you're gonna love Marty Supreme!
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Struggling to think of any dystopian cyberpunk fiction that *doesn't* begin its back story with a pointless war in South America, but okay.
January 3, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Struggling to think of any dystopian cyberpunk fiction that *doesn't* begin its back story with a pointless war in South America, but okay.
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call me crazy but it really feels like “World’s Richest Man Creates AI Chatbot That Generates Child Porn” would’ve been a huge international outrage requiring a governmental crackdown not even 24 months ago
January 2, 2026 at 7:06 AM
call me crazy but it really feels like “World’s Richest Man Creates AI Chatbot That Generates Child Porn” would’ve been a huge international outrage requiring a governmental crackdown not even 24 months ago
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Happy new year comrades!
December 31, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Happy new year comrades!
Hello all. Always a bit sad that the music chat on here isn't as lively as it was in the old place, used to love sharing our end of year musical round-ups. Anyway, in the spirit of that old Twitter tradition, here are my TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2025. What humdingers did I miss?
December 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Hello all. Always a bit sad that the music chat on here isn't as lively as it was in the old place, used to love sharing our end of year musical round-ups. Anyway, in the spirit of that old Twitter tradition, here are my TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2025. What humdingers did I miss?
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Should I ask my dentist to stop wearing sandals? I was shunned by a horse in Chepstow.
Why do workmen refuse my offers of tea? Compression socks give me eczema.
I blocked the pub toilet. Now my dog barks when I say Dundee. 3/3
Why do workmen refuse my offers of tea? Compression socks give me eczema.
I blocked the pub toilet. Now my dog barks when I say Dundee. 3/3
December 29, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Should I ask my dentist to stop wearing sandals? I was shunned by a horse in Chepstow.
Why do workmen refuse my offers of tea? Compression socks give me eczema.
I blocked the pub toilet. Now my dog barks when I say Dundee. 3/3
Why do workmen refuse my offers of tea? Compression socks give me eczema.
I blocked the pub toilet. Now my dog barks when I say Dundee. 3/3
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Why is the writing on shampoo bottles getting smaller? Baboons stole my plimsolls at Longleat.
Halloumi makes my teeth squeak. So why have my children hidden my culottes?
£12 for a jar of coffee? I got my forearm stuck in a fruit machine in Powys. 2/3
Halloumi makes my teeth squeak. So why have my children hidden my culottes?
£12 for a jar of coffee? I got my forearm stuck in a fruit machine in Powys. 2/3
December 29, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Why is the writing on shampoo bottles getting smaller? Baboons stole my plimsolls at Longleat.
Halloumi makes my teeth squeak. So why have my children hidden my culottes?
£12 for a jar of coffee? I got my forearm stuck in a fruit machine in Powys. 2/3
Halloumi makes my teeth squeak. So why have my children hidden my culottes?
£12 for a jar of coffee? I got my forearm stuck in a fruit machine in Powys. 2/3