Culture Category
The Millennium Dome
Where better to build an enormous structure dedicated to a moment in time than on 0° longitude…
‘Bunty’ and ‘Jackie’
‘Bunty‘ and ‘Jackie‘ magazines were both published weekly by the same company that produced ‘The Beano’ and…
Literary Festivals
In the land that produced Shakespeare it is unsurprising that many aspire to write their own masterpieces…
The Royal Festival Hall
After the WW2 bombing of London, the County Council decided that a new, up-to-the-minute, airy, Scandinavian-style concert…
Benjamin Britten
Edward Benjamin Britten (1913-76) was born in Suffolk and spent most of his life there. In 1948…
Gypsies, Roma and Travellers
The UK’s Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) community is roughly estimated at 120,000-300,000 people. They have the…
Boy Scouts
Lord Robert S.S. Baden-Powell (‘B-P’, 1857-1941) was born in London but always enjoyed being outdoors, immersed in…
John Constable
The oil paintings of John Constable, RA (1776-1837) were ground-breaking in their day. He rebelled against the…
School-leaving qualifications
While some children in the UK do unfortunately finish their time at school without any or very…
A nice cuppa tea
The British solution to most situations is ‘a nice cuppa tea‘! No matter how flustered, exhausted, worried…
The Royal Opera House
The Royal Opera House (ROH), situated in London’s Covent Garden district, began life as the Theatre Royal…
Chippendale furniture
Genuine Chippendale furniture fetches top prices at auction because it was Thomas Chippendale (1718-79) who turned this…