The Things That Made England

The British Empire... was it a thing that made England or a thing that England made? Find out here, well, find out what we think any way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fish and chips  is a hot dish consisting of  fried fish  in  batter , served with  chips . The dish originated in England, where these two components had been introduced from Jewish immigrants and probably flemish migrants. Fish and chips is a common take-away food in England and numerous other countries, particularly in English-speaking nations. Fish a...

The  Constitution of the United Kingdom  is the system of rules that decides the political governance of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Unlike in most countries, it is not codified into a single document. However, it recognises that there are principles, such as parliamentary sovereignty, the rule of law, democracy and upholding in...

Luke and David discuss Elizabeth I, sometimes called the Virgin Queen, Gloriana or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the last of the five monarchs of the  House of Tudor . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A  public school  is a fee-charging endowed school originally for older boys which was "public" in the sense of being open to pupils irrespective of locality, denomination or paternal trade or profession. Public schools have had a strong association with the ruling classes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following World War II, there was a baby boom which brought about the birth of a distinct youth culture in England which frequently reinvented itself every few years or so. Young people began to turn away from their parent’s ethics and style of dress to dance to new music, the influence of US culture and post war affluence created the English Teenager but then England made it its own. Hosted on Ac...

Athelstan was King of the Anglo-Saxons from 924 to 927 and King of the English from 927 to 939 when he died. He was the son of King Edward the Elder and his first wife, Ecgwynn. Modern historians regard him as the first King of England and one of the greatest Anglo-Saxon kings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based. Established in 1694 to act as the English Government's banker, and still one of the bankers for the Government of the United Kingdom, it is the world's eighth-oldest bank. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Roifield and David talk about The Archers a British radio soap opera on BBC Radio 4 which has been broadcast since 1951, having aired over 19,100 episodes, it is the world's longest-running drama. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"The countryside holds a special place at the heart of English life and culture. And although the vast majority of Britons are now urban, the countryside remains for most people in Britain an idyllic place, a place where one can live and relax. At weekends and other moments of free time, Britons love to go to the country. And they do not hesitate to do so, because the English countryside...

The Sun  is a  tabloid  newspaper published in England. It was founded in 1964 as a successor to the  Daily Herald , and became a tabloid in 1969 after it was purchased by its current owner  News Group Newspapers  division of  News UK . It was the beating heart of England in the 80's under editor Kelvin McKenzie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...

Do I need to introduce them? A boy band, popular back in the 60-s and early 70s. Can a 4 piece really be part of what makes England? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Curry is a variety of dishes originating in the Indian subcontinent that uses combination of spices or herbs , usually including ground turmeric, cumin, coriander, ginger, and fresh or dried chilies. The word also originated in Southern India and Curry is generally prepared in a sauce. The UK celebrates National Curry Week every October because we have made curry our own. it’s so popular that it c...

A nice cup of tea, a cuppa, tea at the Ritz, I'm off for my tea now...tea time. Not just a thing that made England, but the thing that helps get it moving, and at the same time put its feet up.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Birmingham is the second city in England, a " city of a thousand trades " its the heart of modern Britain, Birmingham is the cultural, social, financial and commercial centre of the Midlands. Birmingham is the epitome if Englishness, it's had a civil war battle, victorian grandeur, ring roads and Baltis. It's growth shadows the rise of industrial England, it's the city of thousand trades and fuell...

England's geography has played a significant part in shaping her history and culture and making her as she is. I say that without fear of contradiction. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

England is a haunted country. Yokel bear talks about the English tradition of literary ghost fiction. Nineteenth-century England was perhaps the golden age of the ghost... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello and Merry Xmas, it's me Roifield without David, we thought we'd give you an episode of songs that remind you of England. We asked you on Facebook to nominate your most English of ditties, so as you pull your crackers we give you some songs that made England! Michael Wheal - Vin da Loo! Alison Mary Hebborn Remember 'singing ' Jerusalem on a coach to the hotel after a Czech /English wedding. T...

'I'm off down the allotment!'. What could be more English than that? Literally nothing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

BBC Radio 4  is a  spoken-word   radio channel  owned and operated by the  British Broadcasting Corporation  (BBC). It replaced the  BBC Home Service  in 1967. The station controller is  Gwyneth Williams , and the station is part of  BBC Radio  and the  BBC Radio  department. The station is  broadcast  from the BBC's h...

The English queue even in a crowded bar, when the casual observer might see no physical evidence. But is this any different to the Canadians, or Singaporeans, both high quality queuing nations? Why do the English queue. I think I have the secret.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Football is a global sport. Football is thought to have originated in twelfth century England and became so popular that the Kings Henry II and Henry IV had to ban it. It’s a game where the average sized person can excell. The shot to success ratio being low meaning that a team of lesser ability can overcome a better one. What helped with the globalisation of football was Britains global influence...

England has had a reputation for a certain kind of traditional fashion (suits, boots and so on) for a while, but in the 60’s English Fashion surprised the world. And English flair for fashion design has carried on ever since. Or so I would contend. But what I know about fashion could be written on the inside of a ping pong ball. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Margaret Vivienne Calvert is a  British  typographer and graphic designer who, with colleague Jock Kinneir, designed many of the road signs used throughout the United Kingdom, as well as the Transport font used on road signs, Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Magna Carta has a reputation as one of the foundational documents in the development of the rights of the individual and in limiting he powers of monarchs. What does it actually say? And does it deserve its reputation? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.