Mad dogs and Englishmen
Sir Noel Coward (1899-1973) was a prolific playwright, composer and actor, whose wit shines through all his work. His signature tune was […]
Sir Noel Coward (1899-1973) was a prolific playwright, composer and actor, whose wit shines through all his work. His signature tune was […]
Once the city coffeehouse trend of the 1700s had faded, it was the gentlemen’s clubs which slipped into place and gradually became […]
The Poet Laureateship is an honorary royal appointment of a poet who is recognised as contributing to the national literary body of […]
There have been four Parliamentary Acts, from 1993 to 2006, putting into place the legislation required for the UK’s National Lottery. This […]
An iconic part of the city gent’s uniform, the black bowler hat was named after nephew and uncle Thomas and William Bowler […]
Dame Emma Kirkby was born in 1949 in Surrey and is an icon of ‘early’ music, which is the name given to […]
The ‘Angel of the North‘ is a monumental red-rust steel sculpture in Gateshead, adjacent to the A1. Prior to its installation in […]
In the 1970s/80s, going out for a meal in the evening became very popular and ‘going for an Indian’ meant that you […]
Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) was born in Surrey, attended Eton and Oxford and was a gifted, articulate student. His writing career began in […]
“He was not of an age, but for all time”… so wrote Shakespeare’s friend, Ben Jonson, in the preface to the First […]
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