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Philip Ardagh

@PhilipArdagh

Award-winning children's author; poet
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Int. Children's Lit Advisor @WritersWeek
Patron @StratLitFest & @NCBFGalaDa

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'Cerne Abbas Giant: has the mystery been solved?' The suggestion is that it turns out NOT to have been an advertisement for the 1993 drama FREE WILLY after all.

'Cerne Abbas Giant: has the mystery been solved?' The suggestion is that it turns out NOT to have been an advertisement for the 1993 drama FREE WILLY after all. #cerneabbas
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'Police to attend all residential burglaries'

But how? Will they be relying on the burglars letting them know the time and place? Or will they be expected to undertake all burglaries themselves? I'm not sure either approach is workable.

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Tom Wilkinson brought many characters to life but I was a particular fan of him in Dickens's MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT in which he played the not-so-saintly (and rather slimy) Mr. Pecksniff 'with his own particular and private bacon' upon the breakfast table! A fine actor. RIP

Tom Wilkinson brought many characters to life but I was a particular fan of him in Dickens's MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT in which he played the not-so-saintly (and rather slimy) Mr. Pecksniff 'with his own particular and private bacon' upon the breakfast table! A fine actor. RIP
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'Having tragically collided with Santa's sleigh, Angel Gladys took it upon herself to deliver those toys she'd managed to salvage from the wreckage.'

Detail from La Nuit de Noël (Christmas Eve), undated, by French artist Gustave Doré (1832-1883), Musée d'Orsay, Paris

'Having tragically collided with Santa's sleigh, Angel Gladys took it upon herself to deliver those toys she'd managed to salvage from the wreckage.' Detail from La Nuit de Noël (Christmas Eve), undated, by French artist Gustave Doré (1832-1883), Musée d'Orsay, Paris
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Sir William Morrison, inventor of garlic breath, giving his creation one final test - on assistant, Miss Jennifer Merrygrove - before going public in announcement in The Times (of London). Girls' Own advice

Sir William Morrison, inventor of garlic breath, giving his creation one final test - on assistant, Miss Jennifer Merrygrove - before going public in announcement in The Times (of London). @GirlsOwn
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'AI, create a horrifying image of an anorexic girl with a disproportionately long neck and be stupidly proud enough to promote it as being anything but dreadful on so MANY levels.'

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Philip Ardagh Or receiving a 'Glasgow Kiss' from the person whose shoulders you have grabbed, which usually results in waking up in Casualty/A&E with severe concussion.

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This from my Finnish advent calendar: 'When you admire something someone's said or done, grab them by the shoulders, look them straight in the eye, and tell them. The moment will enrich both your lives.'
What it DOESN'T say is that such action could result in your arrest...

This from my Finnish advent calendar: 'When you admire something someone's said or done, grab them by the shoulders, look them straight in the eye, and tell them. The moment will enrich both your lives.' What it DOESN'T say is that such action could result in your arrest...
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My annual reminder about THAT cracker joke which'll be doing the rounds again this Christmas. Instead of wondering why you don't 'get' the joke/end up having huge family-rows, let me remind/inform you that it should be:

'Why does Dracula take medicine?'
'For his coffin.'

My annual reminder about THAT cracker joke which'll be doing the rounds again this Christmas. Instead of wondering why you don't 'get' the joke/end up having huge family-rows, let me remind/inform you that it should be: 'Why does Dracula take medicine?' 'For his coffin.'
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Philip Ardagh When I first visited the north east, my girlfriend’s mam offered me a ‘pek’ sandwich and I thought she was going to feed me bird food. Little did I know that I was on the threshold of initiation to the world of tinned meats…

@PhilipArdagh When I first visited the north east, my girlfriend’s mam offered me a ‘pek’ sandwich and I thought she was going to feed me bird food. Little did I know that I was on the threshold of initiation to the world of tinned meats…
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Philip Ardagh Andy Vickers 🇺🇦🌻 Lovely Easter egg if that Beatles episode of Doctor Who had Ncuti sat in the audience of TOTP wondering where he'd seen this before.

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Sharing festive reads throughout Dec. Day 21; Sunnytown’s vehicle-loving bunnies star in a Yuletide sleigh ride you'll never forget! Super-charged Christmas craziness, rollicking rhymes and action-packed artwork Philip Ardagh Ben Mantle Walker Books
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Sharing festive reads throughout Dec. Day 21; Sunnytown’s vehicle-loving bunnies star in a Yuletide sleigh ride you'll never forget! Super-charged Christmas craziness, rollicking rhymes and action-packed artwork @PhilipArdagh @BenMMantle @WalkerBooksUK awordaboutbooks.com/blog/bunnies-i…
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When he used his sleigh for firewood,
FC had a change of plan.
He could deliver gifts by bicycle,
Hot-air balloon or van.
Then, remembering the cowboy films
He’d so loved as a boy,
He rode a magic reindeer bareback
(But without a single toy).

Oh dear...

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Some people may have forgotten/not know that the real Beatles did appear in a 1965 episode of where they're seen performing 'Ticket To Ride' on the Tardis's Time Space Visualiser. They used a clip from Top of The Pops which was later wiped! Beatles

Some people may have forgotten/not know that the real Beatles did appear in a 1965 episode of #DoctorWho where they're seen performing 'Ticket To Ride' on the Tardis's Time Space Visualiser. They used a clip from Top of The Pops which was later wiped! #DoctorWhoBeatles
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Since Russell T announced that there'd be a Beatles episode, some of the suggestions for songs have been inspirational. These include:

•Norwegian Ood MrNoseybonk
*Get Strax when I'm 64 (soon)
•Long And Winding Scarf Andy Vickers 🇺🇦🌻

Superb!

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Always looked after beautifully at the Borders Book Festival and I even got to carry a London Olympic torch one year. Season's greeting, one and all!

Always looked after beautifully at the @BordersBookFest and I even got to carry a London Olympic torch one year. Season's greeting, one and all!
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