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This Week from Anglotopia March 6, 2011

Mar 6, 2011 By Jonathan

  • Doctor Who: Fun Image – The Daleks Were Unable to Exterminate Today
    This is hilarious!
  • Visit Britain Releases Free Heritage Pass iPhone App
    Our friends at Visit Britain have released a great new iPhone app geared toward travelers who purchase the Great British Heritage Pass – which provides free entry into hundreds of top tourist attractions all across Britain. The good news is that you don’t actually have to buy a Heritage Pass for the iPhone app to […]
  • Talking Telly: Watch 24 hours of live panel shows for Comic Relief NOW
    To raise money for Comic Relief, David Walliams is currently hosting 24 hours of different British panel shows – everything from QI to Just A Minute to the Generation Game to Room 101 (boy, I miss that show) to Never Mind the Buzzcocks – on “24 Hour Panel People” which is streaming live now and […]
  • Weird Britain: What the well dressed wells are wearing
    From May until the end of September, villages and towns in the Peak District and Derbyshire revive the ancient ceremony and craft of well dressing. Well dressings are mosaic pictures made from natural materials such as flower petals, leaves and berries. These are pressed into clay and held in a wooden frame that is displayed […]
  • Doctor Whooligan: Doctor Who Series Six News, Latest Torchwood News and Classic Who New Bits
    We’ve hit March, which means we now have a little over one month to go until the new series of Doctor Who airs! In case no one ever told you this, always watch the first screening on BBC America since they have been known to hack up repeat screenings in the past. Series Six News If […]
  • Anglophile Alert: Win a Jane Eyre-Themed Trip to Britain
    In celebration of the upcoming release of the latest film version of Jane Eyre, Focus Features is running a contest to win a free trip to Jane Eyre country in Northern Britain. Here are the details of the contest: We invite you to win a trip for 2 to Brontë Country. Brontë Country is an […]
  • Fun Things to do in Chester, UK – Exploring the City of Chester England
    If you’re planning on visiting the North West of England, one of the best areas is Chester in Cheshire. This amazing city is packed full of things to do, whether you’re holidaying with the whole family — kids included — or you’re making a romantic break of it with your significant other. Luckily, there are […]
  • North of England: New art gallery inspired by local sculptor
    A major new art gallery opens in the north of England this May. The Hepworth in Wakefield, Yorkshire will explore the work of major contemporary artists and celebrate the area’s artistic legacy. The new building, designed by David Chipperfield Architects, will have 10 gallery spaces. It will be one of the U.K.’s largest purpose-built galleries […]
  • The Queen IS NOT Dead
    There’s a rumor floating around Twitter this afternoon that Queen Elizabeth has died. We didn’t believe it so we called Buckingham Palace to find out. They said The Queen is doing very well. So, folks don’t believe everything you hear on Twitter these days, the Queen is in good health.
  • Video: Sean Connery’s Guide to Edinburgh
    Our friends at Visit Britain dug deep into their video archives and found this great video from many years ago where cinema star Sean Connery guides you around Edinburgh. From the description: We’ve been digging around in the archives and found this little gem from 1983. Sean Connery takes us on a visit to his […]
  • Guest Post: Budget Britain – Quick Guide to Transport in Britain
    Editor’s Note: The following is a guest post from Ian at Holiday Parks 4 U about the benefits of different transport options in the UK. The U.K. is well known as being one of the most expensive countries in Europe, particularly when it comes to fuel prices and public transport fares. However, it is still […]
  • Scotland: The Spirit of Scotland – Whisky
    A celebration of Scotland’s national drink, the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival, takes place this year from 28 April to 2 May. The five-day festival is one of the largest of its kind in Europe. Whisky distilleries, shops, hotels, restaurants, pubs and villages take part. More than half of Scotland’s distilleries are in the Speyside […]
  • Site News: We’re Having a Baby Tomorrow
    For those that don’t know already, we’ve been waiting for the arrival of our new employee for about nine months now. Tomorrow is the big day due to the fact he’s grown so big, and he has to come out right away. In order to spend time with wife and baby over the next couple […]
  • British TV Podcast Show #74 – The Evolution of British Sitcoms
    The British TV Podcast with Chrissy & Ryan Show 74 has a somewhat rambling but hopefully informative discussion about the evolution of British sitcoms. It used to be that all you ever saw were characters telling jokes in front of a studio audience (a tradition which carries on today in popular shows like The IT […]
  • What Would Stonehenge Look Like if You Combined Hundreds of Pictures?
    This is fun. A photographer took hundreds of tourist pictures of famous tourist attractions and combined them into one picture. The effect is rather amazing. The resulting pictures are ghostly and cool. Check out the picture of Stonehenge after combining hundreds of tourist pictures: Click to view a full sized version. Check out the rest […]
  • BBC and Showtime Renew ‘Episodes’ for Second Series for 2012
    This is great news! I loved this show. I thought it was hilarious, and Matt LeBlanc did a great job playing a fictionalized version of himself. I also loved the concept, which was funny, but also sadly true — taking a British show and remaking it in America, something we see far too often! From […]
  • Guest Post: A Guide to Walking the Lake District
    England’s Lake District is one of the most picturesque spots in Britain, if not the world. The combination of neatly kept hedges and ancient dry stone walls, rugged mountains and still, unruffled lakes makes first time visitors feel that they’ve accidentally stepped into an idyllic picture postcard. The Lakes is also probably the most upmarket […]
  • British Art: The Controversial Art of Tracey Emin
    The summer exhibition at the Hayward Gallery at London’s Southbank Centre will be Tracey Emin: Love is What You Want, a major survey of one of Britain’s most celebrated contemporary artists. The exhibition features painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, textiles, video and sculpture, and covers every period of her career. Seldom-seen early works and recent large-scale installations […]
  • David Tennant Nominated for Major Award
    Former Doctor Who star David Tennant has been nominated for Best Actor in the Royal Television Society Programme Awards. He was nominated for his role in Single Father – which is well deserved. He was excellent in that role. The awards, which will also honor history, arts, science and children’s programming, will be presented at […]
  • BBC iPlayer to Cost less than $10 a Month and Most Likely Disappoint – Here’s Why
    There’s a lot of hype surrounding the upcoming worldwide version of the BBC iPlayer, which is only going to be released on the Apple iPad. We still don’t have a release date, which continues to be a nebulous “later this year.” Which isn’t very helpful for a product in huge demand. The big news today […]
  • Doctor Who: BBC Releases Still Pictures from Doctor Who Comic Relief Red Nose Day Segment
    The BBC have issued more pics from the six-minute sketch to be aired as part of the Comic Relief Red Nose Day telethon on BBC One, March 18. Check them out below: Source. Of course, as soon as this little special airs, we’ll try to acquire a version of it to post on the site.
  • Royal Wedding: Official Website is Launched – Pretty Cool!
    St James’s Palace has put together an official website for the upcoming Royal Wedding on April 29th. The website is pretty simple — providing an official channel for the Palace to get out official information about the wedding. The site features key information on the big day, as well as some historical background on many […]
  • Doctor Who: Craig Ferguson Sends Nerdist Chris Hardwick to the Gallifrey One Convention in LA – Video
    File this under awesome. Late Late Show host Craig Ferguson sent Nerdist podcaster Christ Hardwick to the uber-awesome Gallifrey One Doctor Who Convention in LA a couple weeks ago. Here’s a fun video all about it:
  • Royal Round Up 3-1-11: Anti-Camilla Sentiment Must End; Royal Wedding News; Harry and Zara at England Match
    • Royal cousins Zara and Harry watch Mike win for England • It’s time we stopped insulting the Duchess of Cornwall – There is no logic, but much spite, in the way we treat the Prince of Wales’s wife, writes Simon Heffer. • How to be an environmentally friendly gardener – The Prince of Wales […]
  • Video: The Royal Wedding Circa 1923 – The Queen Mother and King George VI
    This film comes from the British Film Institute Archives. I’ll let them describe it: As the year suggests, this is the wedding of King George VI and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, Queen Elizabeth II’s future parents, as incarnated by Colin Firth and Helena Bonham Carter in ‘The King’s Speech’. But this is all with the benefit […]
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