Brian Blessed
A force of nature, Yorkshireman Brian Blessed (1936-) is an actor on stage and screen, a voiceover artist and narrator, and, if […]
A force of nature, Yorkshireman Brian Blessed (1936-) is an actor on stage and screen, a voiceover artist and narrator, and, if […]
‘The Mousetrap’, written by Agatha Christie (1890-1976) from Devon, is the world’s longest-running play. It opened in the West End of London […]
It was the French who invented hot air balloons in 1783 and they soon brought one over to show the British, flying […]
Pantomimes are a very British part of the Christmas season. They are theatrical shows, featuring current celebrities, and they run for several […]
Conkers is an old, traditional game that used to be played by schoolchildren (and sometimes adults), but is not so much nowadays. […]
London-born Ian Fleming (1908-1964) wrote fourteen books featuring the fictional secret agent James Bond, Agent 007. As an intelligence officer during World […]
Blackpool in Lancashire has been a popular seaside resort since the mid-18th century. When electric lights were invented, Blackpool’s town council took […]
Eric Clapton (nicknamed ‘Slow Hand’) was born as Eric Patrick Clapp in 1945 in Surrey and spent his youth immersed in American […]
Sir Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980) from Essex, dubbed ‘The Master of Suspense‘, was born into a family of shopkeepers. After dabbling in engineering, […]
The National Eisteddfod of Wales was first staged in 1861 and is held at a different venue each year, alternating between North […]
The Rolling Stones are “the world’s oldest rock and roll band” (Flood, NME, 2018). Not only is each of the band’s three […]
TV soaps in the UK are long-running drama series showing the lives of ordinary people living in ordinary places such as East […]
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