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.
Pantomime
Pantomime is a unique, marvellous – and slightly eccentric! – British theatre entertainment for Christmas.
You Say You Want a (Fashion) Revolution?
English history is rife with rebellions, riots, and revolutions. Most often, these rebellions took the form of direct action, in street protests or uprisings. But there was more than one way to rebel; you could also flout authority through fashion…
Stir-Up Sunday
Stir-Up Sunday is the day when traditionally families gather together to make and mix the Christmas pudding…
Martinmas
St Martin’s Day or Martinmas falls on November 11th and was traditionally celebrated with feasting as it also marked the…
Geoffrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer, considered a father of English language and literature, is perhaps most famous for his work, ‘The Canterbury Tales’…
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.
Weird and Wonderful Medicine in 17th and 18th Century England
Thomas Morris considers some of the dubious remedies and strange treatments endured by patients in early modern England…
