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Ian Hislop embarrasses MPs in their own select committee on lobbying and transparency
Ian Hislop, Solomon Hughes and Richard Brooks of Private Eye attended the parliamentary select committee on standards to give evidence today. Proceedings became combative and at times cringeworthy as the journalists began reading out the MPs’, who were meant to … Continue reading
BBC Radio 4 – Ramblings, The Golden Road, Pembrokeshire
A boggy adventure in the Preseli Hills of west Wales. Clare explores part of a challenging route in the Preseli Hills taken by hardy cattle drovers who, over generations, would walk herds of two to three hundred animals from Pembrokeshire … Continue reading
A $950,000,000,000 Scam Unleashes A New Pandemic, w Stephen Fry.
A more deadly pandemic emerges and US corporations buy the NHS. Voiced by Stephen Fry Please sign the petition to stop NHS privatisation: https://www.yournhsneedsyou.com/
What is Hanukah and how is it celebrated in Britain?
Nathan Abrams Professor of Film Studies, Bangor University The British Jewish community celebrate Hanukah in a way that borrows traditions from the US as well as Israel. The festive season is upon us with the start of the eight-day festival … Continue reading
Hindenburg WAS NOT the DЕАDLIEST airship accident: Forgotten British Giant R.101
The crash of the British airship R101 is not as well known as the famous Zeppelin Hindenburg Disaster. Nonetheless, the R.101 disaster still remains the biggest tragedy in history among commercial airships. On October 4th, 1930, the giant airship R-101 … Continue reading
The Welsh Influence in Liverpool and on the Scouse accent – videopodcast in English.
The Welsh influence in Liverpool is the result of migration from Wales into the city of Liverpool, beginning in the 18th century . These migrants came in search of work and made a huge impression on Liverpool. In the the … Continue reading
The United Kingdom’s Other Languages
SOURCES AND FURTHER READING British Overseas Territories: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British… History Of Gibraltar: https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryMa… Why the Spanish language is losing ground in Gibraltar: https://english.elpais.com/elpais/201… Llanito: https://theculturetrip.com/europe/uni… Akrotiri: https://www.britannica.com/place/Akro… Cayman Islands History: https://www.explorecayman.com/about-c… Cayman Island Dictionary: https://archive.ph/20130126063618/htt… Bermudian English: https://www.bermudiana.com/blog/what-… Turk and Caicos … Continue reading
Grey seals on the foamy beaches of Bardsey Island | The Kid Should See This
On Bardsey Island in Wales, the grey seals lounge on the winter beaches. In December of 2015, local wildlife photographer and naturalist Ben Porter filmed the seals on the sand and in the sea foam that’s sometimes caused by stormy … Continue reading
‘Motherhood’
DIRECTOR – Anna Fearon PRODUCER – Abiola Rufai-Awójídé EXECUTIVE PRODUCER – Simon Oxley NUWAVE EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS – Dershe Samaria & Patrice Etienne COMMISSIONER – Shaminder Nahal DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHER – Nathalie Pitters 1ST AC – Catharina Scarpellini 2ND AC – … Continue reading
British Bird Watcher Stumbles Upon Real Buried Treasure on a Walk
By Madeleine Muzdakis on January 18, 2021 This is not your typical walk in the park. In September 2020, a British bird watcher stumbled upon real buried treasure. While this sounds like the makings of a tall tale, it’s … Continue reading
Britain’s best places to see: Roman heritage sites | Museum Crush
by Kate McNab, 13-06-19 The Roman Conquest of Britain in AD 43 brought with it our first roads and towns, our calendar and our first nationwide currency. The sites they left behind are now some of the country’s best-loved … Continue reading
