Alan Wilson MDANT
@dralanwilson.bsky.social
former PHP developer, former lecturer, part-time golfer, parent, still an opinionated-musicologist and ex-theoretical physicist.
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Reminder , to myself as much as anyone, that Patrick Marber was more than Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan in The Day Today, brilliant though it was
Reminder , to myself as much as anyone, that Patrick Marber was more than Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan in The Day Today, brilliant though it was
‘There was rage and pain and iron in him’: Patrick Marber on the great hits – and fond smokes – he had with Tom Stoppard
The director worked with theatre colossus Tom Stoppard on two smash hits. Here, he remembers their heated rehearsals, the night they stayed up watching Jaws – and the last four cigarettes they smoked ...
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December 1, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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Reminder , to myself as much as anyone, that Patrick Marber was more than Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan in The Day Today, brilliant though it was
Reminder , to myself as much as anyone, that Patrick Marber was more than Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan in The Day Today, brilliant though it was
Quelle surprise
A leaked 115 page report by current & former FBI personnel describes the bureau under Kash Patel as a “rudderless ship” & says he is “in over his head,” lacking the experience & bearing needed to be an effective FBI director—
December 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Quelle surprise
Piano lesson: mock exam.
Likely result, fail or borderline pass 😭
Taking scales too fast, so two days of slow practice focusing on accuracy and evenness, taking a hit on losing marks for tempo. Performance pieces are ok, so might just save me.
Being positive I’ve bought the grade 6 books 😂
Likely result, fail or borderline pass 😭
Taking scales too fast, so two days of slow practice focusing on accuracy and evenness, taking a hit on losing marks for tempo. Performance pieces are ok, so might just save me.
Being positive I’ve bought the grade 6 books 😂
December 1, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Piano lesson: mock exam.
Likely result, fail or borderline pass 😭
Taking scales too fast, so two days of slow practice focusing on accuracy and evenness, taking a hit on losing marks for tempo. Performance pieces are ok, so might just save me.
Being positive I’ve bought the grade 6 books 😂
Likely result, fail or borderline pass 😭
Taking scales too fast, so two days of slow practice focusing on accuracy and evenness, taking a hit on losing marks for tempo. Performance pieces are ok, so might just save me.
Being positive I’ve bought the grade 6 books 😂
Jesus fucking Christ, these people are insane
Reporter: You said that the follow-up strike was lawful. What law is it that allows no survivors?
Leavitt: The strike conducted on September 2 was conducted in self-defense to protect Americans in vital United States interests
Leavitt: The strike conducted on September 2 was conducted in self-defense to protect Americans in vital United States interests
December 1, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Jesus fucking Christ, these people are insane
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This year we're doing Whamutopia. Every time you hear Last Christmas you have to have a mulled wine at your earliest convenience and toast George Michael, because he was a lad
December 1, 2025 at 8:32 AM
This year we're doing Whamutopia. Every time you hear Last Christmas you have to have a mulled wine at your earliest convenience and toast George Michael, because he was a lad
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November 30, 2025 at 8:21 PM
For accurate science, follow the advice of your healthcare provider, &/or
@cidrap.bsky.social
&/or
@peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social
&/or
@ylepidemiologist.bsky.social
@cidrap.bsky.social
&/or
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@ylepidemiologist.bsky.social
Went down a bit of a Wiki rabbit hole the other day, ending up with Jimi Hendrix and the 27 Club. Bit disturbing to find I was in it 🙁 although I feel OK overall almost 40 years later.
December 1, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Went down a bit of a Wiki rabbit hole the other day, ending up with Jimi Hendrix and the 27 Club. Bit disturbing to find I was in it 🙁 although I feel OK overall almost 40 years later.
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I see Reform have found room for Primark Hodor. He'll feel right at home. Gullis is so heroically stupid it's like he’s been bitten by a radioactive idiot. A discarded early draft of Chewbacca that someone dragged out of the bin and taught rudimentary table manners.
December 1, 2025 at 11:30 AM
I see Reform have found room for Primark Hodor. He'll feel right at home. Gullis is so heroically stupid it's like he’s been bitten by a radioactive idiot. A discarded early draft of Chewbacca that someone dragged out of the bin and taught rudimentary table manners.
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This afternoon’s entertainment, courtesy of NT Live at MacArts. Well worth watching , although I don’t think I laughed as much as most of the NT audience 🤷
This afternoon’s entertainment, courtesy of NT Live at MacArts. Well worth watching , although I don’t think I laughed as much as most of the NT audience 🤷
The Fifth Step review – Jack Lowden and Martin Freeman go head to head
A new arrival at Alcoholics Anonymous meets with his apparently composed sponsor in David Ireland’s knotty, often hilarious two-hander
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November 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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This afternoon’s entertainment, courtesy of NT Live at MacArts. Well worth watching , although I don’t think I laughed as much as most of the NT audience 🤷
This afternoon’s entertainment, courtesy of NT Live at MacArts. Well worth watching , although I don’t think I laughed as much as most of the NT audience 🤷
I’ve been a good boy this year
@dralanwilson.bsky.social has swears! They've used 45 profanities in their last 691 posts.
🥇 "shit" (14 times)
🥈 "fuck" (8 times)
🥉 "fucking" (5 times)
🥇 "shit" (14 times)
🥈 "fuck" (8 times)
🥉 "fucking" (5 times)
November 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I’ve been a good boy this year
@profanity.accountant I’m sure I’ve been on my best behaviour here.
November 30, 2025 at 8:10 AM
@profanity.accountant I’m sure I’ve been on my best behaviour here.
Daughter is away for the day so I’m in dug sitting duties for joey and frank. Apparently I have to remind them regularly that they are ‘good boys’
Spoiler: they are. pic of frank the Mohican as evidence
Spoiler: they are. pic of frank the Mohican as evidence
November 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Daughter is away for the day so I’m in dug sitting duties for joey and frank. Apparently I have to remind them regularly that they are ‘good boys’
Spoiler: they are. pic of frank the Mohican as evidence
Spoiler: they are. pic of frank the Mohican as evidence
If you have access to Sky Arts this is a strong recommend - Hooky as honest and self deprecating as ever. Sad to see Mani though 😭
November 29, 2025 at 12:25 PM
If you have access to Sky Arts this is a strong recommend - Hooky as honest and self deprecating as ever. Sad to see Mani though 😭
Fight the good fight
I’ve got quite good over the years at restraining myself from getting into arguments on the internet, but I tell you, if anyone dares question my hard won and extensive knowledge of music theory I will go in hard and get extremely worked up, I really need to stop 🙁
November 29, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Fight the good fight
💯 agree - the headline is so misleading and designed to stir up trouble it seems. Most of the treasury money spent is going into the hands of private individuals and corporations, not asylum seekers themselves
Dismal framing. Every aspect of most asylum seekers’ lives is controlled & paid for by the Home Office. They can’t work, are told where to live & have no autonomy or dignity. So they aren’t *choosing* to use taxis & don’t need to be “banned” from doing so. The HO just needs to get its act in order.
Government to ban asylum seekers from using taxis
The ban is set to come in February and any exemptions will have to be signed off by the Home Office.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 11:07 AM
💯 agree - the headline is so misleading and designed to stir up trouble it seems. Most of the treasury money spent is going into the hands of private individuals and corporations, not asylum seekers themselves
Apropos of nothing I’ve been listening to a lot of post Purple Jon Lord today. Quite possibly one of the most musical of that generation of keyboard players, encompassing a range from Bach to Brubek
youtu.be/FGcJa3TSziY?...
youtu.be/FGcJa3TSziY?...
Jon Lord - De Profundis (Live)
YouTube video by Александр Серебряков
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November 28, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Apropos of nothing I’ve been listening to a lot of post Purple Jon Lord today. Quite possibly one of the most musical of that generation of keyboard players, encompassing a range from Bach to Brubek
youtu.be/FGcJa3TSziY?...
youtu.be/FGcJa3TSziY?...
‘Ruined’ doing a lot of heavy lifting here
Just cancel your Netflix subscription and stop buying avocados. You'll be fine
November 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
‘Ruined’ doing a lot of heavy lifting here
We’ll, I don’t like to say I told you so but … so appropriate to describe the ‘partisans’ hoisting them up
The many, many flags cable-tied to lamp posts are starting to look dirty, bedraggled, limp and threadbare, who could have predicted this
November 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
We’ll, I don’t like to say I told you so but … so appropriate to describe the ‘partisans’ hoisting them up
⚽ On the ball - 28/11/2025
I guessed the player in 1 guess
Score: 65
Top 18% of players today
See if you can beat me!
In other news, this is not too bad for me. Usually struggle with these
I guessed the player in 1 guess
Score: 65
Top 18% of players today
See if you can beat me!
In other news, this is not too bad for me. Usually struggle with these
November 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
⚽ On the ball - 28/11/2025
I guessed the player in 1 guess
Score: 65
Top 18% of players today
See if you can beat me!
In other news, this is not too bad for me. Usually struggle with these
I guessed the player in 1 guess
Score: 65
Top 18% of players today
See if you can beat me!
In other news, this is not too bad for me. Usually struggle with these
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People just don’t understand the implications of over diagnosis, overall this is probably the right thing to do.
People just don’t understand the implications of over diagnosis, overall this is probably the right thing to do.
Expert panel advises against prostate cancer screening for most men in UK
Charities express ‘deep disappointment’ as government advisers find harms of widespread screening would outweigh benefits
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November 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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People just don’t understand the implications of over diagnosis, overall this is probably the right thing to do.
People just don’t understand the implications of over diagnosis, overall this is probably the right thing to do.
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen.
Rory Gallagher , Dundee Caird Hall
Genesis, Dundee Caird Hall
Joy Division, Dundee Caird Hall
The Smiths, Lancaster Uni
Alfred Brendel, Birmingham Symphony Hall
Rory Gallagher , Dundee Caird Hall
Genesis, Dundee Caird Hall
Joy Division, Dundee Caird Hall
The Smiths, Lancaster Uni
Alfred Brendel, Birmingham Symphony Hall
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Julian Cope - Manchester Academy 1992
Iggy Pop - Manchester Academy 1993
Shack - Nantwich 2010 (end of an era)
Parliament/Funkadelic - Manchester Academy 2017
Wildhearts - Manchester Ritz 2025
Julian Cope - Manchester Academy 1992
Iggy Pop - Manchester Academy 1993
Shack - Nantwich 2010 (end of an era)
Parliament/Funkadelic - Manchester Academy 2017
Wildhearts - Manchester Ritz 2025
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
KISS, 1977
Billy Idol, 1984
Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman and Howe, 1989
Slayer, Biohazard, Machine Head, 1995
King Crimson, 1996
KISS, 1977
Billy Idol, 1984
Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman and Howe, 1989
Slayer, Biohazard, Machine Head, 1995
King Crimson, 1996
November 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen.
Rory Gallagher , Dundee Caird Hall
Genesis, Dundee Caird Hall
Joy Division, Dundee Caird Hall
The Smiths, Lancaster Uni
Alfred Brendel, Birmingham Symphony Hall
Rory Gallagher , Dundee Caird Hall
Genesis, Dundee Caird Hall
Joy Division, Dundee Caird Hall
The Smiths, Lancaster Uni
Alfred Brendel, Birmingham Symphony Hall
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I'm not doing Black Friday discounts this year.
It’s just me in my Manchester studio. I can't compete with big brands slashing prices.
Every purchase keeps my tiny business going.
Shop independent this Christmas gailmyerscough.co.uk
It’s just me in my Manchester studio. I can't compete with big brands slashing prices.
Every purchase keeps my tiny business going.
Shop independent this Christmas gailmyerscough.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 8:24 AM
I'm not doing Black Friday discounts this year.
It’s just me in my Manchester studio. I can't compete with big brands slashing prices.
Every purchase keeps my tiny business going.
Shop independent this Christmas gailmyerscough.co.uk
It’s just me in my Manchester studio. I can't compete with big brands slashing prices.
Every purchase keeps my tiny business going.
Shop independent this Christmas gailmyerscough.co.uk
Relatable
Not sure what it says about the state of recent movies but when we saw Wicked For Good last night there were about a dozen trailers, including the new Avatar, and the one that interested me the most was... The new SpongeBob Movie. 🥴
I'm 62.
I'm 62.
November 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Relatable
💯 what a way to tap out
The final song on the final album, Cocteau Twins made sure they left their mark on every listener with 'Seekers Who Are Lovers'.
It has all the ethereal hallmarks the dreampop legends delivered time and again throughout their illustrious time together, and then some.
It has all the ethereal hallmarks the dreampop legends delivered time and again throughout their illustrious time together, and then some.
Seekers Who Are Lovers
YouTube video by Cocteau Twins - Topic
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November 26, 2025 at 11:32 PM
💯 what a way to tap out
Did you hear the news? Hundreds of thousands of children will be lifted out of poverty thanks to the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves scrapping the two-child benefit limit! This is a vital first step to getting all children out of poverty. 38d.gs/ojiq
38 Degrees (@38degrees.bsky.social)
Huge news! After eight long years, the two-child benefit limit is being scrapped, lifting hundreds of thousands of kids out of poverty.
Today is proof that when we speak up, we can change lives. To ...
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November 26, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Did you hear the news? Hundreds of thousands of children will be lifted out of poverty thanks to the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves scrapping the two-child benefit limit! This is a vital first step to getting all children out of poverty. 38d.gs/ojiq