Genuinely feels like it's time to wean myself off this hellsite. I feel like I'm aiding and abetting the Nazification of Western democracy. Apart from the odd bit of work promo, I'm going to move my ramblings onto
@bluesky
- find me at . See you there?
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...
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
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!
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)...
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
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.
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 ❤️❤️❤️
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.
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
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.
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?
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.
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.
@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.
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. 🎉🎉☀️☀️
Same.
@robpalkwriter
is basically what Twitter should be - rude, funny, irreverent and overly-pleased about their hot girlfriend. I salute his indefatigability.
#IStandWithPalk
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
@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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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
@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. 😂
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.
@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...
@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.
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:
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
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...
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.
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.
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/)
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
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.
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
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
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