Mark Allison
@markyallison.bsky.social
Writer and broadcast journalist / Contributor for BBC Culture, Little White Lies / Listen to the colour of your dreams
Cowboy, spy, journalist, paratrooper - Robert Redford had all my dream jobs when I was growing up. A blockbuster superstar who used his power to champion independent cinema, he represented all that American movies had to offer.
September 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Cowboy, spy, journalist, paratrooper - Robert Redford had all my dream jobs when I was growing up. A blockbuster superstar who used his power to champion independent cinema, he represented all that American movies had to offer.
Went to an inexplicably 2003-themed pub crawl this year and did my duty.
June 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Went to an inexplicably 2003-themed pub crawl this year and did my duty.
Lovely podcast lads. You mentioned James M McPherson's Battle Cry of Freedom - this extract on the 54th's assault and the aftermath has never left me.
June 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Lovely podcast lads. You mentioned James M McPherson's Battle Cry of Freedom - this extract on the 54th's assault and the aftermath has never left me.
The final rankoning
May 27, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The final rankoning
They don't build actors like Gene Hackman anymore. Never predictable, his presence could be fearsome, charming or pathetic, but always a little enigmatic. He dominated so many classic movies, more than I can recall.
February 27, 2025 at 9:39 AM
They don't build actors like Gene Hackman anymore. Never predictable, his presence could be fearsome, charming or pathetic, but always a little enigmatic. He dominated so many classic movies, more than I can recall.
Inside of you there are two wolves
January 12, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Inside of you there are two wolves
Quite the triple bill today.
December 18, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Quite the triple bill today.
Watching Beatles '64 again, and it's very funny that every documentary about the Beatles, without fail, includes this shot of a sign greeting the lads at JFK airport which reads "ENGLAND GET OUT OF IRELAND"
November 29, 2024 at 10:29 PM
Watching Beatles '64 again, and it's very funny that every documentary about the Beatles, without fail, includes this shot of a sign greeting the lads at JFK airport which reads "ENGLAND GET OUT OF IRELAND"