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.
British Summer Time
‘Spring forward, fall back’. In spring, the clocks go forward one hour and British Summer Time begins. In autumn (fall), the clocks go back as British Summer Time comes to an end and the UK reverts back to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). But when and why did this process begin?
British Seasonal Celebrations
Articles and features on British seasonal celebrations, including Christmas, New Year and Easter.
Dundee Comics
Dundee is famously renowned for ‘Jute, Jam and Journalism’ and in particular, comics like the Beano and the Dandy…
The Folklore Year – November
The Folklore Year – traditional folklore and culture of Britain, events taking place every year in November
Wilfred Owen
Tragically killed in action in France seven days prior to the Armistice in 1918, Wilfred Owen has become one of the nation’s most loved war poets…
Yorkshire Dialect
Eh by gum! Yorkshire is the largest county in England with a very distinct dialect…
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Alfred Lord Tennyson is one of the most famous English poets of all time, with a career spanning 62 years…
Mother’s Ruin
The history of gin, also known as Mother’s Ruin, once used as medicine for curing gout and indigestion!
