Alison Carpenter
alisoncarpenter.bsky.social
Alison Carpenter
@alisoncarpenter.bsky.social
D-girl, grammar fan and eater of cheese. In the world/in the works: Harlots, Ghosts, Murder in Provence, Riches, Maryland, Sanctuary, Mrs Sidhu Investigates, The Marlow Murder Club.
I’m so sorry. I worked with him briefly and admired him enormously.
May 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I do my best to stop the trend in my small corner of TV....
April 21, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Do you know Christopher Wheeldon's choreography? I think it's the most perfect marrying of dance and music

musicinmovement.eu/media-room/a...
NY City Ballet dancing Spiegel im Spiegel (excerpt) Music In Movement
An excerpt of Christopher Wheeldons choreography After the Rain on the music of Spiegel im Spiegel by Arvo Pärt. The New Beginnings presented by the New York City Ballet is a tribute to the
musicinmovement.eu
February 19, 2025 at 8:11 AM
They're so nice. They even used air freshener after one of them christened my friend's loo.
January 31, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Amber Moves are the best of the best of the best. They've moved me twice, and friends too. They made it their mission to get us into our new place as lockdown hit, with a newborn baby.
January 31, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I discovered that a version of this gets you past the automated menu when calling HMRC: if you sound really pissed off when you answer the questions, you get through to a human. (I didn’t actually swear, so maybe if you do that you’re punished with continued auto-menu.)
January 31, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Time for my annual appreciation of Elizabeth David's disdain for clove-studded ham (and those who engage in it).
December 23, 2024 at 2:11 PM
Reposted by Alison Carpenter
As today would traditionally be the last Blue Peter before Christmas, they'd always finish with the carol round the tree.

I maintain that this is one of the best bits of TV production ever (a view I believe @skillagesteve.bsky.social also shares)

youtu.be/C8vMu4jE61U&...
blue peter christmas
YouTube video by 61citystars
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2024 at 12:23 PM
Reposted by Alison Carpenter
Fascinating deep dive into London’s transport data by @jim.londoncentric.media:
Ageing, static and skint: Nine charts that explain what's going on with London transport
How the ability to travel around the city shapes the capital, its residents, and the lives we lead.
www.londoncentric.media
December 17, 2024 at 12:19 PM
Reposted by Alison Carpenter
It is once again that time of year when every Books Dad gets absolutely bodied by Molesworth.
December 11, 2024 at 9:03 AM
Or checking a few different apps in the hope of getting a better forecast.
November 21, 2024 at 10:59 AM