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David Allison

7 months

Oh my days, so it's here. It's #TheCoupleNextDoor day! I am a mess of every human emotion. You know the drill. 9pm tonight on @Channel4 , or stream it online. I hope you have as much fun watching it as we did making it!

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

8 years

Hillsborough lies revealed. Migrant children turned away. Junior Doctors smeared. A reminder of everything the Tories stand for in one day.

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@DavidHAllison

4 years

My god, it's almost like they're fulfilling a public service remit for the benefit of the nation because they're free from commercial pressures.

Scott Bryan

@scottygb

4 years

BREAKING BBC plans for the coronavirus: - New show "Health Check Live" with advice for how to stay healthy at home if you are in isolation. - 5 Live doing as many phone-ins with experts as possible. - Virtual church services launching on BBC One on Sunday mornings...

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David Allison

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7 months

This is completely surreal. Getting a show made is hard enough - boy, do I know that! - but to even find an audience in such a crowded landscape is a bonus. This is beyond our wildest dreams. Thank you so much to everyone who's watched/binged/messaged me! #TheCoupleNextDoor

Channel 4 Press

@C4Press

7 months

Exciting news! The Couple Next Door is Channel 4's biggest ever scripted streaming launch to date 🔥👀 Watch the whole series now on Channel 4! ⬇️

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

8 years

"It was actually a protest vote against the Establishment' is shaping up to be the new 'It's actually about ethics in gaming journalism'.

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

7 months

One week to go! Here I am getting the weekly shop in from the car. Or is it @SamHeughan ? So hard to tell us apart 🤷🏻 #TheCoupleNextDoor

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

2 years

Commiserations to the poor soul on the @guardian picture desk who genuinely thought this was The Monkees. They’re not even good lookalikes 😬

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

3 years

GOOD GOD, please make it stop. Johnson’s entire career trajectory is a direct consequence of the total failure of UK political journalism.

Robert Peston

@Peston

3 years

If @BorisJohnson has a political philosophy it is that he will not restrict our liberties unless there is an overwhelming reason to do so. That may prove to be sub-optimal in respect of our health and prosperity (public health and economics)...

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

5 years

A good night for heroes. If this is the future; I’m in. #StormzyAtGlasto #MeganRapinoe

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

7 months

Not yet caught the show that simply everyone's talking about, he asked slightly fancifully? Check out our fancy new trailer with all the lovely press quotes on it? Available to stream on @Channel4 right now, coming to @STARZ in the US in 2024. #TheCoupleNextDoor

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

2 years

@JustStop_Oil Congratulations on carrying out out one of the most ill-conceived, pointless and counterproductive pieces of direct action of all time.

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

2 years

If you want to know what devolving power out of London looks like, this new @Channel4 show is set in Leeds, commissioned by an exec in Leeds, written by a writing team based in Leeds, offering training to young talent in Leeds, and starring local actors cast via street casting.

Duck Soup Films

@ducksoupfilms

2 years

Channel 4 orders Dance School drama from Duck Soup - Televisual

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

7 months

Thanks for watching and all the messages! And thanks @guardian for this fantastic review. And yes, it really was all my own work! #TheCoupleNextDoor

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

7 years

@vivahate72 Nice bit of lazy BBC bashing; shame it's total lies:

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

4 years

Just back from my daily run and Leeds, you are getting it so right. Roundhay Park is v quiet despite the weather, and walkers, runners and cyclists are cheerfully observing social distancing. A real sense we’re all in this together. 10/10 Leeds ❤️❤️❤️

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

8 months

Well that was pretty flipping exciting. Thanks @BAFTA for a memorable premiere! #TheCoupleNextDoor

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

8 months

Fair to say it's quite a big week ahead. Terrified and excited in equal measure! Please send love and biscuits. #TheCoupleNextdoor

TV Preview: The Couple Next Door

This six-part Channel 4 series is a dark, psychological drama exploring the claustrophobia of suburbia and the fallout of chasing your deepest desires, looking at how we never know what goes on...

events.bafta.org

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

1 year

So I have some rather exciting work news…and I can finally share what I’ve been working on for the past year 🎉🎉

Deadline Hollywood

@DEADLINE

1 year

Starz & Channel 4 Greenlight Psychological Thriller ‘The Couple Next Door’ With Eleanor Tomlinson & Sam Heughan

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

2 years

@caitlinmoran Ford Prefect in Hitchhiker's Guide. Metrosexual before it existed, witty, knowledgeable, handsome - oh and from another planet.

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

6 months

This is the greatest #TheCoupleNextDoor thing yet. Utterly magnificent. Thanks @furquan for bringing it to my attention

Scott Bryan

@scottygb

6 months

Imagine writing to the Radio Times to let them know that a TV show made you horny.

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

7 months

Had a lot of #TheCoupleNextDoor texts from friends this week, but this has to be my favourite, from a fellow screenwriter who shall remain nameless 😂

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

4 years

Everything is terrible, would you like to meet our new kittens instead? Please say hello to Ringo and Barbarella aka Babs 🐱❤️🐱❤️

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

7 years

@StigAbell Every time you tweet, I marvel at your ability to pretend you didn't do the job you used to do.

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

7 months

Favourite #TheCoupleNextDoor headline so far...

Radio Times

@RadioTimes

7 months

Hugh Dennis reveals Sam Heughan throws him in a bin in #TheCoupleNextDoor 😬

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

3 years

WITHOUT DROPPING A SET

The New York Times

@nytimes

3 years

Breaking News: Emma Raducanu, an 18-year-old ranked 150th in the world, beat the odds to win the U.S. Open women’s singles title, defeating Leylah Fernandez of Canada.

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

8 years

@DavidTCDavies So you a) don't believe in parliament democracy and b) think judges should be elected by the public? How are you an MP?

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

8 months

The move in date is officially locked! The Couple Next Door starts at 9pm on Nov 27th on @Channel4 , and stream all episodes free from that date. And coming to the US and Canada on @starz in 2024 🎉🎉🎉 Have a nosy of the trailer now: #TheCoupleNextDoor

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

8 years

How is college educated white people voting for a racist billionaire "a rejection of a system that simply isn’t working for most people"?

Jeremy Corbyn

@jeremycorbyn

8 years

We need a real alternative to a failed political and economic system - my @DailyMirror article about Trump's victory

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

8 months

Oh blimey! So here it is: the first trailer for the show! I hope you enjoy... #TheCoupleNextDoor

Channel 4

@Channel4

8 months

NEWS! @SamHeughan , @ETomlinson , Hugh Dennis, @jessdegouw And Alfred Enoch star in #TheCoupleNextDoor . Coming soon to Channel 4.

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

6 years

THREAD. So let's talk about something tricky. Sometimes I wonder if people forget you can see anything they've liked. Because in the last week or two, I've seen some people I know personally or follow on here like some astonishingly offensive stuff. And I don't know what to do.

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

9 months

The TV landscape has almost none of the opportunities of 20 years ago when I was a young pup starting out. Soaps like Brookside, Family Affairs gone, as well as many high-volume continuing series like The Bill, Soldier Soldier etc. Where are writers supposed to learn to write?

Lisa Holdsworth @lisaholdsworth.bsky.social

@WorksWithWords

9 months

Terrible news about Doctors. I do wonder where new TV writers are meant to learn their craft in the UK. We need to address this as a matter of urgency.

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

3 years

This country is in a very dark place right now. Thinking of that poor man’s family.

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

1 year

@maitlis @TheNewsAgents JFC Emily, I’m a fan of the pod but this is extremely embarrassing and disappointing.

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

5 years

Anyone NOT planning to move to Leeds, please raise your hand, or we'll just assume you're on your way.

National Film and Television School

@NFTSFilmTV

5 years

Very excited to announce that we are to open a hub in Leeds - #NFTSLeeds is part of the School’s ongoing strategy to support the growth of film & TV production outside London & is supported by @Channel4 @itvstudios @BFI @UKScreenSkills & @screenyorkshire

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

8 years

@ryanwilliams97 So embarrassed for you, kid. I'd get off Twitter for a while, maybe go and do a bit of research.

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

6 years

Folks, the ENTIRE Northern rail network is down because of a lightning strike hitting signalling. I kid you not. No trains going anywhere. Do not go near Leeds station, it’s the seventh circle of hell.

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

1 year

@stuartmurphy100 @DannyJBrierley @RobParsonsNorth @NorthernAgenda_ @E_N_O Hi Stuart, sorry, but the fundamental issue is way bigger than just a bit of clumsy wording. For those of who live & work in the arts in 'the regions', your words are exhaustingly familiar, but it's still a shock to see them so openly expressed by someone in your position.

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

2 years

HAPPIEST OF BDAYS to Earth’s finest creation, @CarolineHollick , and what a day for it! Off for a reet posh lunch at @TheOwlLeeds and then surely some cocktails in the sun. 🎉🎉☀️☀️

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

2 years

God I love him

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

2 years

Same. @robpalkwriter is basically what Twitter should be - rude, funny, irreverent and overly-pleased about their hot girlfriend. I salute his indefatigability. #IStandWithPalk

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

8 months

Bit of news about the other thing I've been working on this year. #Suspect S2 filming as we speak! Such a cracking team to work with @joyofse19 @CarolinaGiammet @dylandoesfilms & the awesome crew at @eagleeyedrama (again!). And what a cast! via @Deadline

‘Suspect’ Season 2: Dominic Cooper, Tamsin Greig, Eddie Marsan & More Join Channel 4-Britbox...

Dominic Cooper, Tamsin Greig and Eddie Marsan are among the names joining Anne-Marie Duff on season 2 of 'Suspect'.

deadline.com

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

3 years

Good morning! Marcella returns tonight on ITV1 and I wrote a couple of episodes (3 and 8), but you'll want to watch from the beginning so you know what the heck is going on, right? OF COURSE YOU WILL. #Marcella

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

4 years

Delighted to be elected to serve another term as @TheWritersGuild Yorkshire representative. I'm doing it for Yorkshire and you can't stop me. #wggbagm

The Writers' Guild

@TheWritersGuild

4 years

#wggbagm Now moving on to results of committee & officer elections: #videogames @englishscribe @smnthawbb ; Dep Chairs @tim_stimpson @WGallagher ; Treasurer @GailRenard ; Comedy @Natt ; Scotland #BillArmstrong @julieathomason ; Yorks & Humberside @DavidHAllison ; @WorksWithWords Chair!

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

2 years

@DrMatthewSweet You’re doing wonderful work here, Matthew, and we can only thank you for your dogged persistence! I hope @BloomsburyBooks are reading this in horror, because they really should be.

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

4 years

Just got my first TV writing job (on @Hollyoaks ), and feeling the joy of finally not living in constant debt. Trying to persuade the London girl who I’ve fallen for to stay in Leeds and move in with me. I’m 29 and it’s first time my life has had any real direction.

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

7 years

@IanDunt Sorry, mate, did you actually say "sending out cash to the rest of the country" with a straight face?

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

2 years

Gosh. Well I’ve just had some very good work news. Like, VERY good. Blimey. Yay. #worknews #verygood

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

4 years

Banning grassroots kids sports during lockdown seems unfair and unnecessary to me. If kids go to school every day, they should be able to run around a muddy field. The effect on kids’ mental health is will be enormous. Our son loses his mind when he can’t play football/cricket.

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

7 years

I LOVE YOU ALL.

¡BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL!

@edsbs

7 years

Crowd chanting "tiny hands, tiny feet, all he does is tweet tweet tweet"

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

8 years

The Murdoch press front pages tomorrow. Notice anything missing? #JFT96

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

2 years

Man, this whole thread about our @YorkCityFC hero @mazkouhyar , the first Afghan international to play in English football - these pics of him and his proud dad have just tipped me over the edge 🥹 #YCFC

Tom Latchem

@TomLatchem

2 years

And here he is celebrating with his family and the Be. team! Now a York City legend.❤️🇦🇫 #ycfc

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

2 years

This isn’t just a Glastonbury performance, it’s a work of art! Everything about it - the theatre of the staging, the ambition, his incredible energy. This is a game changer of a headliner. #Kendrick #Glastonbury

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

2 years

@BloomsburyBooks Not true. Your author hasn't even done the research:

Matthew Sweet

@DrMatthewSweet

2 years

I know I said I'd leave this but then I saw this piece in @IrishTimes by @johannhari101 and I think I've found another big problem with Stolen Focus. One that really ought to be fixed with an erratum.

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

7 years

"There is always a price to pay for Conservative party rule, although and alas, middle-class far leftists rarely pay it." 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Nick Cohen

@NickCohen4

7 years

"The far left are the Right's truest friends" - me in @spectator on Conservative rule without end

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

7 years

Any Jezza fans feel good tonight? Yeah, we fucked the country up forever! Go Jezza you Leninist toilet roll holder.

Robert Peston

@Peston

7 years

Government, backed by @jeremycorbyn , wins Article 50 Brexit vote by 498 to 114. It's done

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

4 years

Day 2 of wheezing alone into my duvet after a positive test for you know what. A long bout of splendid isolation awaits. Please send good vibes and/or sanity tips x

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

7 months

Morning! If someone would like to get me a Convincing Spousal Banter for Xmas, I won't stand in your way. #TheCoupleNextDoor

Wendy Denman

@Wandapops

7 months

@DavidHAllison @guardian I loved it! Please get Convincing Spousal Banter t-shirts made

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

6 years

@AaronBastani What, you mean this article by Seamus Milne in The Guardian downplaying the numbers killed by Stalin isn't real, Aaron?

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

4 years

@lucyprebblish U-turn in 3 days after public outcry coming up...

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

1 year

Love the barely concealed rage behind this excellent @larryandpaul sketch. Be a shame if Chief Executioner @rhodritd got to see it, huh?

Larry & Paul

@larryandpaul

1 year

⛔ BREAKING NEWS: BBC announces new local strategy. Please retweet this latest #BrokenNews Report.

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

4 years

Please send all your lockdown birthday wishes to this delightful human being, Ms @CarolineHollick . ❤️😎🍾❤️

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

7 years

@MsMaryRuthie @JulianAssange You just made me snort coffee through my nose. Tweet of the day!

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@DavidHAllison

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

4 years

@YorkCityFC I was renting a room in a house owned by a Man Utd season ticket holder. He drove us over together, ribbing me mercilessly about our little club was going to be taught a lesson. He drove us home in silence as I screamed at every passing delirious City fan on the M62. 😂

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

4 years

You’re next, fuckface.

Boris Johnson

@BorisJohnson

4 years

Congratulations @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

1 year

Incredibly excited to have such an insanely brilliant cast! Incredibly excited to have @STARZ and @Channel4 on board! Incredibly excited to be filming in Leeds! #TheCoupleNextDoor #IncrediblyExcited

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

5 years

Astonishing. Just astonishing. Best day of test cricket I have ever witnessed. #Ashes #ENGvAUS

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

4 years

One of the kids in my son's year 9 tests positive over the weekend. The school tries to contact Public Health England to ensure they track and trace correctly. They CAN'T GET THROUGH to Public Health England, and today have had to send the whole year home.

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

2 years

100% this. The whole thing reeked of metropolitan condescension and it got the knowledgeable local journalistic kicking it deserved.

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@TheSocBiz

2 years

@DavidHAllison it's so funny that some 24 year old adviser straight out of Oxbridge will have thought swerving R4 and going local was a good idea. Little do they know...

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

7 years

So that was the very last @SlungLowShorts . What a *wonderful* thing it was. Thanks to all who came. Here's me with our phenomenal cast.

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

2 years

@YorkCityFC @BBCLookNorth He also championed the club passionately during our darkest hours in 2002/3. I remember the coverage and time he gave to all of us trying to save the club.

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

6 years

Never been so proud of @CarolineHollick in my whole life! Here it is:

C4 names Caroline Hollick head of drama

Red creative director leaves after 16 years

www.broadcastnow.co.uk

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

4 years

Get - and I really can’t stress this enough - to fuck.

Geri Scott

@Geri_E_L_Scott

4 years

NEW: Leeds will be the new home of a second Conservative Party headquarters to be opened in 2021, in a bid to cement the new “blue wall”. @JayMitchinson @RobParsonsYP @IanDayPix @OpinionYP

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

2 years

@jessicaelgot @rickburin Incidentally, @RoundhaySchool is quick to trumpet even the tiniest achievement of former pupils, but has never mentioned Truss even once 😎

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

5 years

@PeterBradshaw1 Nooooooooo! It’s an absolute gem of a film. I couldn’t have loved it more.

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

2 years

Got a horrible feeling that the guy in charge of the nation's finances HAS NEVER BEEN INTO A SHOP.

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@LMAsaysno

2 years

chancellor of the exchequer doesn’t know how to use contactless my head’s gone

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

3 years

Here’s your Xmas No 1, RIGHT HERE

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

3 years

Very exciting to be hosting this next week, with an AMAZING roster of guests from comedy and theatre including @larryandpaul , @elvipiper of @wrongsemble , @GreigARJohnson and @SUpsallMorgan of @BothFeetActing . Anyone can attend - so please come and join us!

The Writers' Guild

@TheWritersGuild

3 years

Pandemic power - finding your audiences online. The next in our FREE series of Zoom events for #writers led by our Yorkshire rep @DavidHAllison with special guests from the region. Thurs 21 Jan, 5pm, closed captions available. Register:

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

4 years

First day free of isolation after 10 days. Even left the house earlier and my head nearly exploded with Autumn. 🍂 🍂 🍂

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

6 years

Hello peeps. In the midst of tough time with family bereavement at the minute, and finding the toxic awfulness of UK and US politics on here too hard to stomach, so I'm going to take a wee Twitter break. Love to all the nice, kind folk on here swimming against the tide of bile x

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

3 years

Fancy #NewProfilePic who diss? (Thanks @JMA_Photography for the ace shots, you da best)

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

1 year

This made me laugh like a drain. You silly boys @larryandpaul

Larry & Paul

@larryandpaul

1 year

🚨 POLICE APPEAL: You mustn't ignore the latest #BrokenNews report. Please share this important information using the hashtag #BrokenNews .

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David Allison

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2 years

It's only taken 4 seasons, but I feel like the world is finally waking up to the fact that BABYLON BERLIN is amongst the best drama series of the last decade. You haven't seen it? Oh boy, are you in for a rare treat...

Jazz, Nazis and Bryan Ferry: how Babylon Berlin became TV’s most decadent drama

It’s the most expensive – and most successful – German drama ever made. As its brilliant portrait of the tragic hedonism of 1930s Berlin reaches a season finale, the team behind it tell its tale

www.theguardian.com

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

8 years

Blimey. That touched a nerve.

David Allison

@DavidHAllison

8 years

Hillsborough lies revealed. Migrant children turned away. Junior Doctors smeared. A reminder of everything the Tories stand for in one day.

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

8 years

Again, this is what happens when you don't have an opposition to call this shit to account. Also, we all know Corbyn fucking loves Brexit.

Simon Blackwell

@simonblackwell

8 years

What the fuck has happened to us?

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

1 year

Got to say that this is completely heartwarming and utterly wonderful. And the size of that crowd. What a send off! #EltonJohn #glastonbury2023

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

6 years

In particular, do people understand economic anti-semitism ? This is the most common form I've seen. It's the Rothschilds. It's that mural. It's the New World Order running the world. AND: it's how the Nazis turned Gentile citizens against Jews.

Economic antisemitism - Wikipedia

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

6 years

Yes, the right wing press is using it to hammer Corbyn. Of course, they are. Why wouldn't they? But that's because it exists, and in a loud and constant way. I also wonder if there are too many on the left who don't really understand what anti-semitism is.

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

3 years

Reading this thoughtful, depressing take by @mihirbose on the issue of race in cricket in Yorkshire & beyond, I got thinking about what I've seen watching my son play - he's a leg spinner for an U15 side here in Leeds. Strap in for A THREAD...(1/)

Yorkshire cricket's race row exposes a sport that's gone backwards | Mihir Bose

The abuse faced by Azeem Rafiq took place in a game that is getting whiter, and more out of touch with modern Britain, says author Mihir Bose

www.theguardian.com

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

4 years

@Tim_Burgess @PaulMcCartney

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

9 months

Phenomenal news and what a great deal they've achieved. There is power in a union, folks. And hey, UK writers, join the @TheWritersGuild !

Writers Guild of America West

@WGAWest

9 months

The WGA reached a tentative agreement with the AMPTP. Today, our Negotiating Committee, WGAW Board, and WGAE Council all voted unanimously to recommend the agreement. The strike ends at 12:01 am. Check out our deal at . #WGAStrong

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

7 years

@camillalong Every single one of your tweets could be summarised, "I'm so privileged I can't imagine what it's like to care about anything."

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

3 years

Email from our kids’ secondary school barely disguises how angry and let down they feel. @GavinWilliamson , you’re an absolute joke, mate.

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

6 years

Went to @SlungLowShorts last night, and let me tell you, it's absolutely brilliant this year and you damn well need to go. A punk attitude and plenty of laughs. What's not to love? Congrats @WorksWithWords and @SlungLow for another belter.

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

7 years

Really feel for all the talented people who’ve been working their arses off on the @leeds_2023 bid. What an absolute shocker. Btw Leeds voted to Remain. #leeds2023

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

7 years

DAUGHTER: I'm bored of relationship shows. Isn't there more stuff like Stranger Things? ME (solemn voice): It is time. *pulls out Buffy DVD*

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

2 years

Hello Music Lovers! It's time for the annual musical round up that literally several of you seem to enjoy. Yes, it's David's TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2022! Like this post & you won't get lost as we strap in for a thread below and go a musical ride through the year... #AOTY2022

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

5 years

It's cold and wet, but I don't care because it's @leedsfilmfest and that means it's the best time of the year😎 #LIFF2019

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

6 months

@scottygb Scott, I cannot begin to tell you how happy this has made me.

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David Allison

@DavidHAllison

4 years

Johnson falls so far below the basic standard necessary to function as a PM, it's becoming painful to watch. #PMQs

BBC Politics

@BBCPolitics

4 years

Labour leader Keir Starmer says the current arrangements for getting pupils in England back to school "lie in tatters" and "inequality will now go up" as he calls for a national taskforce PM Boris Johnson says "we are following the plan we set out" #PMQs

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