According to the BBC and reported by the Evening Standard, milkmen are returning to London as millennials are ordering glass milk bottles in a bid to reduce plastic waste. The catalyst for the surge in millennials using glass bottles is being attributed, in part, to David Attenborough’s Blue Planet II.
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I love October for several reasons. One has to do with Turner Classic Movies launching their annual archive of scary movies many of which haven’t seen the light of day since the movie opened and, for good reason. Thursday night’s entry, The Devil’s Own (released in the U.S. as The Witches) was a 1966 Hammer Films production […]
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As we made our way back towards London from Cornwall, the To the Manor Born KERA Tour of England stopped briefly to grab an ice cream and see the red cliffs of the Jurassic Coast in Sidmouth, a seaside town with a rich royal history. It was December 1819 when the Duke and Duchess of Kent […]
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The To the Manor Born KERA Tour of England got off to a brilliant start on Monday with a chamber of commerce/postcard perfect day in Windsor touring Windsor Castle. After a whirlwind beginning in Windsor, we boarded the motorcoach with Jim at the helm carefully navigating his way to Highclere Castle (a.k.a. Downton Abbey). The folks with […]
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Beginning Monday and continuing over the course of the next week, 30 intrepid British drama and comedy enthusiasts will have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see first hand the locations used in the filming of such series favorites as Victoria, Poldark, Downton Abbey, Doc Martin and To the Manor Born, in addition to such iconic places as Hampton Court Palace and The Greenway Estate, the home of author Agatha Christie.
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I feel like the following story has to have a ‘do not try this at home, these are professionals’ disclaimer at the head before allowing readers to proceed. Yes, that was Sir Paul McCartney seen recently hanging out by the railroad tracks on Long Island, New York, and photographed leaving coins on LIRR tracks near his home in the Hamptons, then returning to collect them after the trains had gone through.
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At long last, it’s Afternoon Tea Week in the U.K.! Running from 12th – 18th August and celebrated in venues across the U.K, ranging from quaint tea rooms, to 5-star hotels and countryside manors all paying tribute to the nation’s favorite pastime. Someone we should all be acquainted with especially during this week is Grant W.V. Harrold, a.k.a. […]
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Over 60 million recordings sold, 14 gold singles and seven gold albums later, the legendary (and, absolutely delightful) Peter Noone lands in North Texas Saturday night at the Arlington Music Hall. In advance of his performance, Tellyspotting had the great good fortune to sit down for a very enjoyable chat with the English singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist and actor to talk music, the 60s and life in general.
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Turns out Sir Paul McCartney has been spending his off-time leading up to and during his current “Freshen Up” tour working on a musical adaptation of Frank Capra’s 1946 film, It’s A Wonderful Life.
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Officially, as of today (Saturday, July 20), we are still a seemingly insurmountable 60 days away from the theatrical premiere of Downton Abbey: The Movie. What better way to pass the time than gather the family, pack up the Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser station wagon and head to Utah to seek out the first officially licensed attraction of […]
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