#britishculture — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #britishculture, aggregated by home.social.
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https://www.europesays.com/videos/26342/ Inside the brewery producing Telegraph ale #BritishCulture #NationalPubDay #news #NewsPublisher #Newspaper #Pub #pubs #SaveOurLocal #Telegraph #TheTelegraph #UKNews #WorldNews
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/954009/ Meet Hiroshi Suzuki, the Japanese envoy showing Britons how to love Britain #AngloJapaneseRelations #BBC #Britain #BritishCulture #CarolineWilson #EcclesCakes #England #GreatBritain #HiroshiSuzuki #IrnBru #Japan #JapanesePeople #Liverpool #Manchester #MarkUrban #NorthernIreland #PaddingtonBear #Scotland #ShinzoAbe #UK #UnitedKingdom #Wales
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The new V&A is opening in east London, here’s everything you can expect
If you love getting lost in the rich culture and history of London’s many wonderful museums and galleries…
#London #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #England #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #Britain #Britishculture #EastLondon #EastMuseum #GreatBritain #historyofLondon #london #PA #QueenElizabethOlympicPark #VictoriaandAlbertMuseum
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/894666/ The new V&A is opening in east London, here’s everything you can expect #Britain #BritishCulture #EastLondon #EastMuseum #England #GreatBritain #HistoryOfLondon #london #PA #QueenElizabethOlympicPark #UK #UnitedKingdom #VictoriaAndAlbertMuseum
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https://www.europesays.com/britain/14464/ The new V&A is opening in east London, here’s everything you can expect #BritishCulture #EastLondon #EastMuseum #HistoryOfLondon #London #PA #QueenElizabethOlympicPark #VictoriaAndAlbertMuseum
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The Most British Office in London
Someone chose to put two Union Jack armchairs and an exercise ball in their office window for all of London to see. I spotted this walking past an office block and the arrangement stopped me mid-stride. The chairs are properwingbacks, upholstered in full flag regal...
https://inphotos.org/2026/04/08/the-most-british-office-in-london/
#Architecture #BritishCulture #London #minimal #office #Photo #Photography #StreetPhotography #UnionJack #UnitedKingdom #Urban #window
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The Most British Office in London
Someone chose to put two Union Jack armchairs and an exercise ball in their office window for all of London to see. I spotted this walking past an office block and the arrangement stopped me mid-stride. The chairs are properwingbacks, upholstered in full flag regal...
https://inphotos.org/2026/04/08/the-most-british-office-in-london/
#Architecture #BritishCulture #London #minimal #office #Photo #Photography #StreetPhotography #UnionJack #UnitedKingdom #Urban #window
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The Most British Office in London
Someone chose to put two Union Jack armchairs and an exercise ball in their office window for all of London to see. I spotted this walking past an office block and the arrangement stopped me mid-stride. The chairs are properwingbacks, upholstered in full flag regal...
https://inphotos.org/2026/04/08/the-most-british-office-in-london/
#Architecture #BritishCulture #London #minimal #office #Photo #Photography #StreetPhotography #UnionJack #UnitedKingdom #Urban #window
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The Most British Office in London
Someone chose to put two Union Jack armchairs and an exercise ball in their office window for all of London to see. I spotted this walking past an office block and the arrangement stopped me mid-stride. The chairs are properwingbacks, upholstered in full flag regal...
https://inphotos.org/2026/04/08/the-most-british-office-in-london/
#Architecture #BritishCulture #London #minimal #office #Photo #Photography #StreetPhotography #UnionJack #UnitedKingdom #Urban #window
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The Most British Office in London
Someone chose to put two Union Jack armchairs and an exercise ball in their office window for all of London to see. I spotted this walking past an office block and the arrangement stopped me mid-stride. The chairs are properwingbacks, upholstered in full flag regal...
https://inphotos.org/2026/04/08/the-most-british-office-in-london/
#Architecture #BritishCulture #London #minimal #office #Photo #Photography #StreetPhotography #UnionJack #UnitedKingdom #Urban #window
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The Most British Office in London
Someone chose to put two Union Jack armchairs and an exercise ball in their office window for all of London to see. I spotted this walking past an office block and the arrangement stopped me mid-stride. The chairs are proper wingbacks, upholstered in full flag regalia, flanking a slightly deflated-looking exercise ball that's doing its best to fit in. Someone in that office has a sense of humour, and I'm grateful they put it by the window.https://inphotos.org/2026/04/08/the-most-british-office-in-london/
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The Most British Office in London
Someone chose to put two Union Jack armchairs and an exercise ball in their office window for all of London to see. I spotted this walking past an office block and the arrangement stopped me mid-stride. The chairs are proper wingbacks, upholstered in full flag regalia, flanking a slightly deflated-looking exercise ball that's doing its best to fit in. Someone in that office has a sense of humour, and I'm grateful they put it by the window.https://inphotos.org/2026/04/08/the-most-british-office-in-london/
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The Most British Office in London
Someone chose to put two Union Jack armchairs and an exercise ball in their office window for all of London to see. I spotted this walking past an office block and the arrangement stopped me mid-stride. The chairs are proper wingbacks, upholstered in full flag regalia, flanking a slightly deflated-looking exercise ball that's doing its best to fit in. Someone in that office has a sense of humour, and I'm grateful they put it by the window.https://inphotos.org/2026/04/08/the-most-british-office-in-london/
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The Most British Office in London
Someone chose to put two Union Jack armchairs and an exercise ball in their office window for all of London to see. I spotted this walking past an office block and the arrangement stopped me mid-stride. The chairs are proper wingbacks, upholstered in full flag regalia, flanking a slightly deflated-looking exercise ball that's doing its best to fit in. Someone in that office has a sense of humour, and I'm grateful they put it by the window.https://inphotos.org/2026/04/08/the-most-british-office-in-london/
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The Most British Office in London
Someone chose to put two Union Jack armchairs and an exercise ball in their office window for all of London to see. I spotted this walking past an office block and the arrangement stopped me mid-stride. The chairs are proper wingbacks, upholstered in full flag regalia, flanking a slightly deflated-looking exercise ball that's doing its best to fit in. Someone in that office has a sense of humour, and I'm grateful they put it by the window.https://inphotos.org/2026/04/08/the-most-british-office-in-london/
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https://observer.co.uk/culture/books/article/who-will-care-for-harry-and-meghan
>>The Windsor B-list is accustomed to a luxury and deference that everyone resents, but without the wherewithal or expertise to pursue successful lives beyond the palace.<<
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MADEIN -- Nagomi
I know she was only three when she left London, but I like to imagine Nagomi coming back to her place at the end of a hard day, making herself a nice cup of tea, listening to the BBC, and eating a bag of Walker's cheese and onion crisps.
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MADEIN -- Nagomi
I know she was only three when she left London, but I like to imagine Nagomi coming back to her place at the end of a hard day, making herself a nice cup of tea, listening to the BBC, and eating a bag of Walker's cheese and onion crisps.
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MADEIN -- Nagomi
I know she was only three when she left London, but I like to imagine Nagomi coming back to her place at the end of a hard day, making herself a nice cup of tea, listening to the BBC, and eating a bag of Walker's cheese and onion crisps.
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MADEIN -- Nagomi
I know she was only three when she left London, but I like to imagine Nagomi coming back to her place at the end of a hard day, making herself a nice cup of tea, listening to the BBC, and eating a bag of Walker's cheese and onion crisps.
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MADEIN -- Nagomi
I know she was only three when she left London, but I like to imagine Nagomi coming back to her place at the end of a hard day, making herself a nice cup of tea, listening to the BBC, and eating a bag of Walker's cheese and onion crisps.
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According to British #folklore ghost activities are heightened at #wintersolstice & #Christmas 👻
This new book in our collection by @delythbadder & @thefolklorepodcast presents & categorises some #Welsh #ghoststories now available in English for the 1st time!
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https://www.themirror.com/news/weird-news/aristocrat-searching-wife-good-breeder-1525428
Of course this horrible old man is not typical of England today, yet the fact of Britain having spawned him pains this Brit.
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Woodstock Dreams in the Hall of Bones
Two visitors to the Natural History Museum in London admire the huge skeleton in the main hall.
The Natural History Museum’s most famous skeleton used to be “Dippy,” a diplodocus that dominated that main hall for 112 years. In 2017, it was replaced with a blue whale skeleton (which is what you see here). Dippy wasn’t actually a real skeleton though; it was a composite cast made from plaster and steel. The irony? For over a century, visitors thought they were seeing an actual dinosaur when they were really looking at a rather elaborate replica.
Apertureƒ/1.8CameraSM-G998BFocal length6.7mmISO50Shutter speed1/100s#architecture #bandMerchandise #blueWhaleSkeleton #britishCulture #counterculture #denimJackets #familyVisit #festivalCulture #generationalConnection #glassCeiling #gothicArchitecture #heritageTourism #londonLandmarks #museumPhotography #musicHeritage #naturalHistoryMuseumLondon #photo #photography #streetPhotography #vintageAesthetic #woodstock
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Woodstock Dreams in the Hall of Bones
Two visitors to the Natural History Museum in London admire the huge skeleton in the main hall.
The Natural History Museum’s most famous skeleton used to be “Dippy,” a diplodocus that dominated that main hall for 112 years. In 2017, it was replaced with a blue whale skeleton (which is what you see here). Dippy wasn’t actually a real skeleton though; it was a composite cast made from plaster and steel. The irony? For over a century, visitors thought they were seeing an actual dinosaur when they were really looking at a rather elaborate replica.
Apertureƒ/1.8CameraSM-G998BFocal length6.7mmISO50Shutter speed1/100s#architecture #bandMerchandise #blueWhaleSkeleton #britishCulture #counterculture #denimJackets #familyVisit #festivalCulture #generationalConnection #glassCeiling #gothicArchitecture #heritageTourism #londonLandmarks #museumPhotography #musicHeritage #naturalHistoryMuseumLondon #photo #photography #streetPhotography #vintageAesthetic #woodstock
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Woodstock Dreams in the Hall of Bones
Two visitors to the Natural History Museum in London admire the huge skeleton in the main hall.
The Natural History Museum’s most famous skeleton used to be “Dippy,” a diplodocus that dominated that main hall for 112 years. In 2017, it was replaced with a blue whale skeleton (which is what you see here). Dippy wasn’t actually a real skeleton though; it was a composite cast made from plaster and steel. The irony? For over a century, visitors thought they were seeing an actual dinosaur when they were really looking at a rather elaborate replica.
Apertureƒ/1.8CameraSM-G998BFocal length6.7mmISO50Shutter speed1/100s#architecture #bandMerchandise #blueWhaleSkeleton #britishCulture #counterculture #denimJackets #familyVisit #festivalCulture #generationalConnection #glassCeiling #gothicArchitecture #heritageTourism #londonLandmarks #museumPhotography #musicHeritage #naturalHistoryMuseumLondon #photo #photography #streetPhotography #vintageAesthetic #woodstock
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Woodstock Dreams in the Hall of Bones
Two visitors to the Natural History Museum in London admire the huge skeleton in the main hall.
The Natural History Museum’s most famous skeleton used to be “Dippy,” a diplodocus that dominated that main hall for 112 years. In 2017, it was replaced with a blue whale skeleton (which is what you see here). Dippy wasn’t actually a real skeleton though; it was a composite cast made from plaster and steel. The irony? For over a century, visitors thought they were seeing an actual dinosaur when they were really looking at a rather elaborate replica.
Apertureƒ/1.8CameraSM-G998BFocal length6.7mmISO50Shutter speed1/100s#architecture #bandMerchandise #blueWhaleSkeleton #britishCulture #counterculture #denimJackets #familyVisit #festivalCulture #generationalConnection #glassCeiling #gothicArchitecture #heritageTourism #londonLandmarks #museumPhotography #musicHeritage #naturalHistoryMuseumLondon #photo #photography #streetPhotography #vintageAesthetic #woodstock
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Global Advertising in Piccadilly Square
I visited London briefly during the summer with some friends and Piccadilly Square was one of our destinations. There were so many people from all walks of life gathered there it was a rich representation of life in the city.
Tonight at Blarney Photography Club I gave a talk there about the trip with my fellow traveller, Annette. Over the course of an hour we dove through 156 images between us. A grand snapshot of the city.
Apertureƒ/8CameraILCE-7RM5Focal length82mmISO400Shutter speed1/400s#advertisingScreens #britishCulture #cityLife #culturalDiversity #iconicLondon #illuminatedAdvertising #london #londonDiversity #londonLandmarks #londonStreets #londonTourism #multiculturalLondon #photo #photography #piccadillyCircus #sikhCommunity #streetPhotography #unitedKingdom #urbanPhotography #westEndLondon
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Global Advertising in Piccadilly Square
I visited London briefly during the summer with some friends and Piccadilly Square was one of our destinations. There were so many people from all walks of life gathered there it was a rich representation of life in the city.
Tonight at Blarney Photography Club I gave a talk there about the trip with my fellow traveller, Annette. Over the course of an hour we dove through 156 images between us. A grand snapshot of the city.
Apertureƒ/8CameraILCE-7RM5Focal length82mmISO400Shutter speed1/400s#advertisingScreens #britishCulture #cityLife #culturalDiversity #iconicLondon #illuminatedAdvertising #london #londonDiversity #londonLandmarks #londonStreets #londonTourism #multiculturalLondon #photo #photography #piccadillyCircus #sikhCommunity #streetPhotography #unitedKingdom #urbanPhotography #westEndLondon
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Global Advertising in Piccadilly Square
I visited London briefly during the summer with some friends and Piccadilly Square was one of our destinations. There were so many people from all walks of life gathered there it was a rich representation of life in the city.
Tonight at Blarney Photography Club I gave a talk there about the trip with my fellow traveller, Annette. Over the course of an hour we dove through 156 images between us. A grand snapshot of the city.
Apertureƒ/8CameraILCE-7RM5Focal length82mmISO400Shutter speed1/400s#advertisingScreens #britishCulture #cityLife #culturalDiversity #iconicLondon #illuminatedAdvertising #london #londonDiversity #londonLandmarks #londonStreets #londonTourism #multiculturalLondon #photo #photography #piccadillyCircus #sikhCommunity #streetPhotography #unitedKingdom #urbanPhotography #westEndLondon
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Global Advertising in Piccadilly Square
I visited London briefly during the summer with some friends and Piccadilly Square was one of our destinations. There were so many people from all walks of life gathered there it was a rich representation of life in the city.
Tonight at Blarney Photography Club I gave a talk there about the trip with my fellow traveller, Annette. Over the course of an hour we dove through 156 images between us. A grand snapshot of the city.
Apertureƒ/8CameraILCE-7RM5Focal length82mmISO400Shutter speed1/400s#advertisingScreens #britishCulture #cityLife #culturalDiversity #iconicLondon #illuminatedAdvertising #london #londonDiversity #londonLandmarks #londonStreets #londonTourism #multiculturalLondon #photo #photography #piccadillyCircus #sikhCommunity #streetPhotography #unitedKingdom #urbanPhotography #westEndLondon
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Global Advertising in Piccadilly Square
I visited London briefly during the summer with some friends and Piccadilly Square was one of our destinations. There were so many people from all walks of life gathered there it was a rich representation of life in the city.
Tonight at Blarney Photography Club I gave a talk there about the trip with my fellow traveller, Annette. Over the course of an hour we dove through 156 images between us. A grand snapshot of the city.
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#2025 #advertisingScreens #britishCulture #cityLife #culturalDiversity #iconicLondon #illuminatedAdvertising #london #londonDiversity #londonLandmarks #londonStreets #londonTourism #multiculturalLondon #photo #photography #piccadillyCircus #sikhCommunity #sonyA7rv #streetPhotography #unitedKingdom #urbanPhotography #westEndLondon
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The rhythm & calm authority of the #ShippingForecast; for 100 years on the #BBC, it’s guided sailors & soothed listeners across the #BritishIsles. 🌧️🌊
My paintings #AttentionAllShipping & #SailingBy capture a little of that magic, the #poetry of weather, sea & sound.
See my paintings here 💙
👉 https://bit.ly/ShipFore#MaritimeArt #BBC #SeaAreas #Cartography #BritishCulture #UKHeritage #NauticalArt #Painting #Seascape #MetOffice #NationalTreasure #bbcradio4
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The rhythm & calm authority of the #ShippingForecast; for 100 years on the #BBC, it’s guided sailors & soothed listeners across the #BritishIsles. 🌧️🌊
My paintings #AttentionAllShipping & #SailingBy capture a little of that magic, the #poetry of weather, sea & sound.
See my paintings here 💙
👉 https://bit.ly/ShipFore#MaritimeArt #BBC #SeaAreas #Cartography #BritishCulture #UKHeritage #NauticalArt #Painting #Seascape #MetOffice #NationalTreasure #bbcradio4
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The rhythm & calm authority of the #ShippingForecast; for 100 years on the #BBC, it’s guided sailors & soothed listeners across the #BritishIsles. 🌧️🌊
My paintings #AttentionAllShipping & #SailingBy capture a little of that magic, the #poetry of weather, sea & sound.
See my paintings here 💙
👉 https://bit.ly/ShipFore#MaritimeArt #BBC #SeaAreas #Cartography #BritishCulture #UKHeritage #NauticalArt #Painting #Seascape #MetOffice #NationalTreasure #bbcradio4
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The rhythm & calm authority of the #ShippingForecast; for 100 years on the #BBC, it’s guided sailors & soothed listeners across the #BritishIsles. 🌧️🌊
My paintings #AttentionAllShipping & #SailingBy capture a little of that magic, the #poetry of weather, sea & sound.
See my paintings here 💙
👉 https://bit.ly/ShipFore#MaritimeArt #BBC #SeaAreas #Cartography #BritishCulture #UKHeritage #NauticalArt #Painting #Seascape #MetOffice #NationalTreasure #bbcradio4
#wordsofwisdomwednesday #wednesdaywisdom -
The rhythm & calm authority of the #ShippingForecast; for 100 years on the #BBC, it’s guided sailors & soothed listeners across the #BritishIsles. 🌧️🌊
My paintings #AttentionAllShipping & #SailingBy capture a little of that magic, the #poetry of weather, sea & sound.
See my paintings here 💙
👉 https://bit.ly/ShipFore#MaritimeArt #BBC #SeaAreas #Cartography #BritishCulture #UKHeritage #NauticalArt #Painting #Seascape #MetOffice #NationalTreasure #bbcradio4
#wordsofwisdomwednesday #wednesdaywisdom -
The fact that people from the USA say 'Bounce house' and Brits say 'Bouncy castle' EITHER illustrates British fondness for aristocracy OR Americans' deficiency in whimsy. Or both.
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How are Little Mix regarded in Britain these days? National treasure? Largely forgotten? Beloved by mum and dad?
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I just read and reviewed Sweet Home Alabarden Park by T.J. O’Shea 📚
https://womenusingwords.wordpress.com/2025/03/30/sweet-home-alabarden-park/
#divorce #newbeginnings #royalty #friendships #family #BritishCulture #SouthernCulture #tradition #grief #loss #love #wlw #relationships @tjoshea.bsky.social @bellabooks.bsky.social
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I just read and reviewed Sweet Home Alabarden Park by T.J. O’Shea 📚
https://womenusingwords.wordpress.com/2025/03/30/sweet-home-alabarden-park/
#divorce #newbeginnings #royalty #friendships #family #BritishCulture #SouthernCulture #tradition #grief #loss #love #wlw #relationships @tjoshea.bsky.social @bellabooks.bsky.social
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I just read and reviewed Sweet Home Alabarden Park by T.J. O’Shea 📚
https://womenusingwords.wordpress.com/2025/03/30/sweet-home-alabarden-park/
#divorce #newbeginnings #royalty #friendships #family #BritishCulture #SouthernCulture #tradition #grief #loss #love #wlw #relationships @tjoshea.bsky.social @bellabooks.bsky.social
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I just read and reviewed Sweet Home Alabarden Park by T.J. O’Shea 📚
https://womenusingwords.wordpress.com/2025/03/30/sweet-home-alabarden-park/
#divorce #newbeginnings #royalty #friendships #family #BritishCulture #SouthernCulture #tradition #grief #loss #love #wlw #relationships @tjoshea.bsky.social @bellabooks.bsky.social
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I just read and reviewed Sweet Home Alabarden Park by T.J. O’Shea 📚
https://womenusingwords.wordpress.com/2025/03/30/sweet-home-alabarden-park/
#divorce #newbeginnings #royalty #friendships #family #BritishCulture #SouthernCulture #tradition #grief #loss #love #wlw #relationships @tjoshea.bsky.social @bellabooks.bsky.social
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One pleasant surprise of being on Mastodon is my reading of and interaction with Australians here.
As a consequence, I've started to think more about Australia and what it does and does not have in common with the UK and other English speaking countries with a settler colonial history.
I've also been prompted to think more about the influence of Australians on British culture. Three names that come to mind are Clive James, Richard Neville, and Germaine Greer.
Clive James exercised a formative influence on critical writing about television in the UK. I'm not sure that influence was entirely benign, but it was certainly important.
Richard Neville is largely forgotten these days, but he was an important figure in the British counterculture of the late sixties and early seventies. I will be posting more about him in the near future.
Germaine Greer must count as the most important of the three. Her 1970 "The Female Eunuch" set the agenda for much of the debate about feminism in Britain in the years that followed.
Image: A composed satellite image of Australia -- Wikimedia Commons -- Public domain.
#Australia #CliveJames #RichardNeville #GermaineGreer #AustralianCulture #BritishCulture #Television #Counterculture #Feminism
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One pleasant surprise of being on Mastodon is my reading of and interaction with Australians here.
As a consequence, I've started to think more about Australia and what it does and does not have in common with the UK and other English speaking countries with a settler colonial history.
I've also been prompted to think more about the influence of Australians on British culture. Three names that come to mind are Clive James, Richard Neville, and Germaine Greer.
Clive James exercised a formative influence on critical writing about television in the UK. I'm not sure that influence was entirely benign, but it was certainly important.
Richard Neville is largely forgotten these days, but he was an important figure in the British counterculture of the late sixties and early seventies. I will be posting more about him in the near future.
Germaine Greer must count as the most important of the three. Her 1970 "The Female Eunuch" set the agenda for much of the debate about feminism in Britain in the years that followed.
Image: A composed satellite image of Australia -- Wikimedia Commons -- Public domain.
#Australia #CliveJames #RichardNeville #GermaineGreer #AustralianCulture #BritishCulture #Television #Counterculture #Feminism
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One pleasant surprise of being on Mastodon is my reading of and interaction with Australians here.
As a consequence, I've started to think more about Australia and what it does and does not have in common with the UK and other English speaking countries with a settler colonial history.
I've also been prompted to think more about the influence of Australians on British culture. Three names that come to mind are Clive James, Richard Neville, and Germaine Greer.
Clive James exercised a formative influence on critical writing about television in the UK. I'm not sure that influence was entirely benign, but it was certainly important.
Richard Neville is largely forgotten these days, but he was an important figure in the British counterculture of the late sixties and early seventies. I will be posting more about him in the near future.
Germaine Greer must count as the most important of the three. Her 1970 "The Female Eunuch" set the agenda for much of the debate about feminism in Britain in the years that followed.
Image: A composed satellite image of Australia -- Wikimedia Commons -- Public domain.
#Australia #CliveJames #RichardNeville #GermaineGreer #AustralianCulture #BritishCulture #Television #Counterculture #Feminism
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One pleasant surprise of being on Mastodon is my reading of and interaction with Australians here.
As a consequence, I've started to think more about Australia and what it does and does not have in common with the UK and other English speaking countries with a settler colonial history.
I've also been prompted to think more about the influence of Australians on British culture. Three names that come to mind are Clive James, Richard Neville, and Germaine Greer.
Clive James exercised a formative influence on critical writing about television in the UK. I'm not sure that influence was entirely benign, but it was certainly important.
Richard Neville is largely forgotten these days, but he was an important figure in the British counterculture of the late sixties and early seventies. I will be posting more about him in the near future.
Germaine Greer must count as the most important of the three. Her 1970 "The Female Eunuch" set the agenda for much of the debate about feminism in Britain in the years that followed.
Image: A composed satellite image of Australia -- Wikimedia Commons -- Public domain.
#Australia #CliveJames #RichardNeville #GermaineGreer #AustralianCulture #BritishCulture #Television #Counterculture #Feminism
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One pleasant surprise of being on Mastodon is my reading of and interaction with Australians here.
As a consequence, I've started to think more about Australia and what it does and does not have in common with the UK and other English speaking countries with a settler colonial history.
I've also been prompted to think more about the influence of Australians on British culture. Three names that come to mind are Clive James, Richard Neville, and Germaine Greer.
Clive James exercised a formative influence on critical writing about television in the UK. I'm not sure that influence was entirely benign, but it was certainly important.
Richard Neville is largely forgotten these days, but he was an important figure in the British counterculture of the late sixties and early seventies. I will be posting more about him in the near future.
Germaine Greer must count as the most important of the three. Her 1970 "The Female Eunuch" set the agenda for much of the debate about feminism in Britain in the years that followed.
Image: A composed satellite image of Australia -- Wikimedia Commons -- Public domain.
#Australia #CliveJames #RichardNeville #GermaineGreer #AustralianCulture #BritishCulture #Television #Counterculture #Feminism
