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England in Minature: Ten Miniature Model Villages to Visit

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British Slang: Your Guide to British Police Slang for the Telly Watcher

British Slang April 4, 2019 22

After recently binge-watching the entire run of Endeavour, Inspector...

British Slang: Tea Time – British Words for Tea and Tea Related Culture

British Slang February 14, 2019 27

Tea is a culture entirely of its own in...

British Education: Explaining O-Levels and A-Levels: Why Are They Important to British Education?

Britishness September 21, 2018 11

Following World War II, the General Certificate of Education...

Anglotopia Podcast: Episode 46 – Why the British Lost America – Strategic Blunders That Changed History

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National Animals of the United Kingdom – Real and Imagined

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Spilling the Tea by Amanda Graves

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British TV Amanda Graves - March 17, 2026

Spilling the Tea: Happy Valentine’s Day!

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Spilling the Tea: A magical holiday season in Blighty

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Anglotopia Podcast: Episode 81 – British vs American Christmas – 40 Years of Festive Culture Shock with Expat Amanda Graves

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Spilling the Tea: Thanksgiving As a British Expat in the USA

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Spilling the Tea: Behind the Scenes of a Royal Investiture

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Brit Buzz by Toni Hargis

Brit Buzz: It’s All About That Rain, ‘Bout That Rain – No Let-up

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Brit Buzz: The Cat Burglar

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Brit Buzz: Strip off your clothes, strip off your cares

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Brit Buzz: The Heat is On and We Just Aren’t Used to it

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Brit Buzz: The Wheelie Bin Conundrum

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Letter to America by Mike Harling

Letter to America: A Taxing Day

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Letter to America: Getting There (And a Love Story)

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Letter to America: Won’t Be Druv

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Letter to America: Crimbo Limbo – Christmas and New Year’s Purgatory

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Letter to America: Let it Snow – Preparing for Christmas in Horsham

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British Literature

It’s Me, Your Cathy: The Story of Kate Bush’s “Wuthering Heights.”

Derek - March 12, 2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1pMMIe4hb4 As I write this, theaters are playing a new adaptation of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights. I have yet to...