Beyond great telly: The history of Boxing Day
The origin of the name “Boxing Day” alone is the topic of endless argument.
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Her Majesty The Queen’s Christmas Message – 2018
The first televised Christmas broadcast by The Queen was also broadcast live from Sandringham House in Norfolk in 1957.
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John Cleese’s classic rendition of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
Never mind that there have been endless readings over the years by the likes of Art Carney, Bob Dylan, Elton John — we’re talking classic Python here.
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Die Hard: The greatest Christmas story ever told? Not in Britain.
I know the people of Britain have spoken, but I have to say, I include ‘Die Hard’ every year on my must-see Christmas movie watch list.
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R.I.P. Baroness Trumpington, Bletchley Park code-breaker/Tory minister, House of Lords
Last year at the age of 95, she appeared on ‘Have I Got News For You,’ where she mocked the BBC for requiring her to sign a form to say she was not pregnant.
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The Great British Bake Off’s unsung hero, Tom Hovey, has been with the series since day one
You won’t recognize the name or the face, but you will definitely will be familiar with the food illustrator’s work.
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‘The Fallen Madonna with the Big B**bies’ painting from ‘Allo, Allo’ is headed to auction
‘The Fallen Madonna with the Big Boobies’ was a running prop-joke in the ’80s British sitcom.
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From the Vault: When Clive Swift was ‘Having a Wild Weekend’ with The Dave Clark Five
The film was the first movie role for Swift — aka Keeping Up Appearances’ Richard Bucket.
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Remembering the ’90s, when the BBC brought out the heavy hitters to remind you to pay your TV license fee
The difference between how British telly vs. American TV are funded are completely different.
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Let the 2018 holiday season begin: The Bair family heads home for Christmas!
Bring on the warm and fuzzy adverts! Especially Heathrow Airport’s adorable campaign.
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