Marking the 40th anniversary of one of the greats of British comedy, Royal Mail has released a collection of 12 special stamps celebrating the brilliance of Blackadder. Eight of the stamps will feature some of the series’ most classic moments with four being reserved to track the evolution of Edmund Blackadder from series 1 through Blackadder Goes […]
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Red Nose Day has to be the single most brilliant example known to man and/or woman of how an entire country demonstrates the ability to rally around a charitable cause. To label Red Nose Day in the UK as a cultural phenomenon is doing it an injustice. It’s an institution. The entire country gets involved. The entire British […]
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There’s something about walking into, I don’t know, any store right before Halloween and seeing Christmas decorations already up where you don’t look up to the sky and quietly say, “Really, can you not wait until at least Thanksgiving or, if you must, make it after Halloween?” That said, I can’t wait every year until […]
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Known more recently for ‘Absolutely Fabulous,’ her long list of other work included ‘Midsomer Murders,’ ‘Jonathan Creek,’ ‘New Tricks’ and ‘Doctor Who.’
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Once again, British comedy fans will have a very special present to unwrap under the tree this Christmas courtesy of the BBC. Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders will reunite for a 30th anniversary special set to broadcast on Christmas Day on BBC1. The duo last teamed up for a sketch show to mark their 20th anniversary […]
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The King’s Head Theatre Pub in north London has announced plans to move to a £5.6 million purpose-built space. Founded in 1970 and widely recognized to be the first pub theatre since Shakespearean times, the King’s Head has submitted plans to build a 250-seat auditorium and an 85-seat studio on Upper Street, Islington. Fear not if […]
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The Championships, Wimbledon, begins today. If you look up ‘tradition’ in the dictionary, you’d probably see a picture of Centre Court at the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club in Wimbledon. There is a strict dress code for competitors who must be dressed in suitable tennis attire that is almost entirely white and this applies from the […]
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Buck up little cookery campers, looks like there’s a new baking sheriff in town and it goes by the name of The Big Family Cooking Challenge. The new amateur cookery program will pit family teams of home cooks against each other (with appropriate British civility, I’m sure), with the judges visiting homes to deliver the challenges and […]
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Much like the feeling the swept across the UK on 24 June, 2016 (the Brexit vote), more than 15 million fans of The Great British Bake-Off are wondering just what the heck happened as the most-watched program of 2015 is getting ready to bid farewell to the BBC and head into the unknown waters of Channel 4. […]
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Unfortunately, as Sherlock fans, we are all painfully well aware of Benedict Cumberbatch’s jam packed schedule for the next 5+ years. Fortunately, for those behind the forthcoming Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, it appears that Wanda Ventham (Benedict’s Mum) has found the time to join the endless array of actors and actresses signed up to spend time with Pats and […]
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