Culture UK
Who are the British? Do they really drink tea, eat roast beef and Yorkshire pudding and never leave home without an umbrella? Find out more about true Brits; past and present, myth and legend, fact and fiction.
Hyde Park
“I never ride in from Hyde Park Corner… but the ghosts of an army of horsemen ride with me,” wrote Roland Collins in 1967. If the ghosts of all those who have ridden or driven in Hyde Park were visible, it would create the ultimate pageant of British history…
The Welsh Language
According to a survey by the Office of National Statistics in 2018, some 874,700 people (29.3% of the population) in Wales speak Welsh…
Martinmas
St Martin’s Day or Martinmas falls on November 11th and was traditionally celebrated with feasting as it also marked the…
Bonfire Night in the 1950s and 1960s
In 21st century Britain, Bonfire Night is usually celebrated with a trip to an organised bonfire and firework display. Not so in the 1950s and 1960s: Bonfire Night was a hands-on celebration…
The Life of Dylan Thomas
Read about the life of Dylan Thomas, famous Welsh poet and author of Under Milk Wood.
Fighting Jack Churchill
John Churchill, also known as “Mad Jack” or “Fighting Jack” Churchill, fought heroically during World War Two, armed with a longbow, arrows, and a Scottish broadsword…
Mad Jack Mytton
Squire John “Mad Jack” Mytton was an eccentric, high-living, devil-may-care gambler and rake who squandered his entire fortune in just 15 years…
John Callis (Callice), Welsh Pirate
Not all pirates sailed the Caribbean in search of treasure. One 16th century Welsh pirate preferred to stay close to home…
