Notting Hill Carnival |
Notting Hill Carnival is an annual event which takes place in Notting Hill, London, England each August, over two days (Sunday and the following bank holiday). It has contin...
Posted by Great Britain on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 01:41:00 PST |
Fonejacker |
Fonejacker is a comedy programme broadcast on the British digital channel E4. The show follows a fictional man simply called the Fonejacker, played by actor Kayvan Nova...
Posted by Great Britain on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 06:09:00 PST |
Queen |
Queen are an English rock band, formed in 1970 in London by Brian May, Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor, with John Deacon joining the following year. Queen rose to prominence during the 1970s and were...
Posted by Great Britain on Sun, 10 Jun 2007 04:58:00 PST |
Grange Hill |
Grange Hill is a British children's television drama series which is shown on BBC One. The show began in 1978 and is one of the longest running on British television. It was created by Phil Redmond, w...
Posted by Great Britain on Sat, 26 May 2007 04:05:00 PST |
Marks & Spencer |
Marks & Spencer plc (known also as M&S, Your M&S and sometimes colloquially as Marks and Sparks, Marks or Marks's) is a British retailer, with several branches outside of the UK. It is ...
Posted by Great Britain on Thu, 03 May 2007 04:29:00 PST |
Chris Cunningham |
Chris Cunningham is an acclaimed English music video film director and video artist. He was born in Reading, Berkshire in 1970 and grew up in Lakenheath, Suffolk.
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Posted by Great Britain on Sat, 07 Apr 2007 11:01:00 PST |
Marmite |
Marmite is the British savoury spread made from yeast extract, a by-product of beer brewing. It is a sticky, gooey dark brown paste with a distinctive, powerful ta...
Posted by Great Britain on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 09:34:00 PST |
Dr. Martens Boots |
Dr. Martens is a footwear brand, often known as Doc Martens, Docs, or DMs. The brand is distinct for its air-cushioned sole, dubbed Bouncing Soles, developed by Dr. Klaus Martens of Germany. The ...
Posted by Great Britain on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 09:24:00 PST |
25th Anniversary of The Falklands/Malvinas War |
The Falklands War (Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas) was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. The Falkland Is...
Posted by Great Britain on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 01:31:00 PST |
The Abolition of the Slave Trade |
At the end of the 18th century, about 100,000 slaves were being carried from all parts of Africa across the Atlantic every year. British ships were responsible for about half of these, and Liverpool, ...
Posted by Great Britain on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 12:57:00 PST |
