Culture Category
The Sea Cadets
As an island nation, many Britons feel an affinity for the sea. The Sea Cadets is an…
David Hockney
David Hockney is an artist of extraordinary talent. He was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, in 1937 and…
The Master of Suspense
Sir Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980) from Essex, dubbed ‘The Master of Suspense‘, was born into a family of…
Red squirrels
The red squirrel is native to the UK, going back thousands of years, but its numbers are…
The Chelsea Pensioners
The Chelsea Pensioners are retired men and women of the British Army who have no dependants. They…
Bubble and Squeak
In the early 19th century there was a very popular cookbook called ‘A New System of Domestic…
The BBC Proms
The BBC Proms is a music festival which takes place every year from mid-July to early September,…
The Turner Prize
Every year since 1984, four different artists (who are either British-born or working mainly in Britain) are…
The CILIP Carnegie Medal
“Words are mastered by meeting them, not by avoiding them.” This was Geraldine McCaughrean’s advice to publishers…
Samuel Pepys’s Diary
Samuel Pepys (1633-1703) was born and lived most of his life in London and began writing his…
Betting & Gambling
Betting and gambling are now legal activities in the UK, although for much of the past they…
Gertrude Jekyll
Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932) was born in London and spent most of her life in Surrey. The arts…