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Up to around 1950, radio announcers on the BBC, if they were on the radio after 8PM, were required to wear dinner jackets as part of their uniform. ADVERTISEMENT April 18th, 1930 is known in BBC history as “The Day There Was No News” as, for whatever reason, there was no news of any kind [...]
Eighteen is a special time in a person’s life. In most countries, 18-years-old is when an individual is legally considered an adult and can assume control over their actions and decisions. As we move into the 21st century, the age of maturity has risen. A 15-year-old boy living in the Middle Ages had greater responsibilities [...]
Posted by Bryan Johnson on Monday, September 19, 2011 at 12:01 am
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Top Gear started in the late 70’s as a local program produced by BBC Birmingham and has established itself as the world’s most popular motoring show. Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May have witnessed Top Gear growing into a global phenomenon, so no wonder it’s the most illegally downloaded show on the planet. According [...]
Posted by Timeea on Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 12:01 am
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The term Internet meme is used to describe a concept that spreads via the Internet. The idea may take the form of a video, picture, website, phrase or just a word. The meme will move from person to person via social networking websites, blogs, news sources and other web-based services. Internet memes can spread rapidly, [...]
Posted by Bryan Johnson on Monday, August 1, 2011 at 12:01 am
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London is home to over 8 million people and being British they are born with a beer glass in hand and an incredible thirst. This is why the English pub was invented and London has several thousand public houses to choose from. It’s a hard job trying to find out the top 10 best pubs [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Food, Travel · Tagged Actor, Ale, architect, bar, BBC, beer, black friar, Blind Beggar, Bo, British Broadcasting Corporation, car plant, cheshire cheese, cittie of yorke, Deep Purple, Districts of England, Drinking culture, Dudley Moore, Ealing, eastbrook, fleet street, food, ford, Ford Motor Company, Ford plant, Forester, Greater London, guide to london pubs, guitarist, Holborn, hospitality_Recreation, London, london pub guide, London pubs, Louise, Major, Pint, Princess, Princess Louise, pub designer, Public house, queen, red lion, Reggie, Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie Kray, salisbury, Salvation Army, Thames, the falcon, Travel, travel england, travel london, United Kingdom, Victorian pub, Whitechapel, William Booth, Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, York
Halloween is one of the creepiest times of the year. The holiday was molded from ancient Celtic practices, religious rituals, and European folk traditions. Halloween is a time for celebration, candy, and ghostly superstition. The day has long been thought of a time when the dead come alive and watch over the land. These spirits [...]
Posted by Bryan Johnson on Friday, October 22, 2010 at 12:01 am
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Life is the stories of all its heroes. The tiny ones, the unexpected ones, the scary ones and the big and ugly ones. And the most colorful one. Life is made of many stories. There’s the one that makes you giggle and the one that makes you well up. There’s also the red one, the [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at 12:01 am
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There are many TV shows geared around vehicles, from the imaginative to the unbelievable, below is a selection of the best car based TV shows out there. 10: Herbie Although only 5 episodes were made in the TV series, Herbie is known all over the world having featured in 6 films over nearly 40 years. [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Friday, August 20, 2010 at 12:01 am
Filed under Television · Tagged american chopper, american hot rod, BBC, boyd coddington, david hasselhoff, driving school, fifth gear, Greand Theft Auto, herbie, herbie the love bug, KITT, Knight Rider, maureen, maureen from driving school, Michael Knight, orange county chopper, orange county shoppers, paul teutel, paul teutel jr, Pimp My Ride, quentin wilson, Russian TV, speed racer, State Traffic Police, The Intercept, the love bug, tiff needell, Top Gear, Xzibit
