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World of Pont @PontWorld

Celebrating the work of the great @PunchBooks cartoonist Pont (Graham Laidler, 1908-1940). The British Character, Popular Misconceptions and much much more

Joined February 2021
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World of Pont@PontWorld
9 Feb 2021
Why a #Pont Twitter feed? Please read on...from @spectator , November 2020. The peerless social satire of Pont of Punch spectator.co.uk/article/the-… via @spectator

The peerless social satire of Pont of Punch

Eighty years ago this month, the cartoonist Graham Laidler — better known as Pont — died of polio. He contracted the disease while evacuating refugees from London in his car. He was only 32. In 1940,...

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World of Pont@PontWorld
Jun 10
#PONT summer fun, from 6 July 1938 :THE PICNICKERS #summer #rain
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World of Pont@PontWorld
Jun 9
A #PONT for anyone who was at #Lord's on Saturday, from 7 June1939: POPULAR MISCONCEPTIONS - ENGLAND #cricket #rain #England
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NckNwmntoons@NckNwmntoons
Jun 6
This could be a #PONT cartoon - The British Character : Optimism #cricket #rain #Lord’s
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A #PONT cartoon in the making…THE BRITISH CHARACTER - OPTIMISM #cricket #rain #Lord’s
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Nick Newman@Ncknwmn
Jun 4
Hail to the Chief! @mrjackdocherty knocks it out of the park @sohotheatre as the eponymous Chief of Scottish Police…hilarious. Unless you’re @NicolaSturgeon, perhaps. Hurry hurry, while run lasts!
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Ravilious@Ravilious1942
May 30
Mackerel Sky, Eric Ravilious, 1938. Painted at Tollesbury in #Essex. Thought lost, it is now known to be in a private collection, was exhibited for the first time in many years in 2021 and is currently on display at @TownerGallery in the new Ravilious Gallery.
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MarshallNotFunny@marshallcartoon
May 26
Me writing about me on the @procartoonists blog. This time about the live drawing event I did for @NLondonHospice last Friday.📚🖌 Thanks to @procartoonists for supporting the day with book donations and art materials 🙏. You can read all about it here: procartoonists.org/pco-in-th…
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World of Pont@PontWorld
May 27
Seasonal #PONT from 29 March 1939: SPRING REACHES MIDDLEMERE CASTLE... AND SPRING REACHES MIDDLEMERE ROAD #spring
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World of Pont@PontWorld
May 28
#PONT told it like it was - and is! From 4 August 1937: THE BRITISH CHARACTER - LOVE OF TRAVELLING ALONE #travel
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Nick Newman@Ncknwmn
May 27
Before Rivals there was Gush on Radio 4 - and now on R4Extra . A fantastic cast and wonderful production make this a fantastic cast and wonderful production. Very silly and oddly topical. bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/b04w…

BBC Sounds - Gush - Available Episodes

Listen to the latest episodes of Gush on BBC Sounds.

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Nick Newman@Ncknwmn
May 26
Why did Peter Murrell spend £690 on two hairdryers? Hmmm…a mystery!
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Nick Newman@Ncknwmn
May 25
My toon for @thetimes #heatwave #Chelsea
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Nick Newman@Ncknwmn
May 25
I was hacked, lost access to my account - but now I'm back! Here's the week in toons from @thetimes #Burnham #Streeting #Farage #Crypto #VAT #Davey #Bayeux
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NckNwmntoons@NckNwmntoons
May 22
My toon for @spectator #Farage #crypto
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Kipper Williams@KipperWilliams
May 19
My @spectator cartoon
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Ravilious@Ravilious1942
May 17
Hurricanes in Flight, Eric Ravilious, 1942. Depicting the view from an RAF Tiger Moth, the aircraft appear to be Mustangs, not Hurricanes. But what an amazing tapestry below! The original artwork is in a private collection. #WW2
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