Britain has had a significant film industry for over a century. While many films focus on British culture, British cinema is also marked by its interaction and competition with American and continental European cinema. Minnie Driver: An actress and singer-songwriter who has appeared in multiple successful films and is likely best known for her work on the show Will & Grace. The leg is made from a mixture of carbon fibres, resin and high-density foam and so may give off toxic gas that could build up over time and prove dangerous to astronauts on board. Robin Hood: A movie based on Robin Hood, the legendary outlaw who steals from the rich and gives to the poor.

You will be sure to see sandwiches for Lunch at almost any conference, and school/business event’ (Amuelle Kirnon), ‘sandwiches, the english way – with crisps inside of it’ (Julio Clavijo), ‘sandwich takes it. Whenever lunch was provided it was almost always a sandwich’ (Rede Rede). Popular music [ edit ] The Beatles are the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed band in popular music, with estimated sales of over one billion. [37] Main articles: British folklore, English folklore, Scottish folklore, Irish folklore, and Welsh folklore Robin Hood and the ballad tradition [ edit ] The astronaut feasibility study is due to end in 2025, when the ESA will present a case to European ministers, who will decide whether to fund a mission.

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Bubble and Squeak: A fried vegetable dish generally made of leftovers. Named for the noise it makes when in the frying pan. English Gothic architecture flourished from the 12th to the early 16th century, and famous examples include Westminster Abbey, the traditional place of coronation for the British monarch, which also has a long tradition as a venue for royal weddings; and was the location of the funeral of Princess Diana, [95] Canterbury Cathedral, one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England; Salisbury Cathedral, which has the tallest church spire in the UK; and Winchester Cathedral, which has the longest nave and greatest overall length of any Gothic cathedral in Europe. [96] Tudor architecture is the final development of Medieval architecture in England, during the Tudor period (1485–1603). In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance. About half a million buildings in the UK have "listed" status. In 2006, 37 years after its first test flight, Concorde was named the winner of the Great British Design Quest organised by the BBC and the Design Museum. A total of 212,000 votes were cast with Concorde beating other British design icons such as the Mini, mini skirt, Jaguar E-Type, Tube map and the Supermarine Spitfire. [73] The Spitfire featured in Christopher Nolan's 2017 action-thriller film Dunkirk.

The early 18th century period of British literature is known as the Augustan Age and included the development of the novel. Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe (1719) and Moll Flanders (1722) are often seen as the first English novels, however the development of the novel took place in a wider literary context that included the rise of prose satires – which reached a high point with Gulliver's Travels – and earlier foreign works like the Spanish Don Quixote. [24] Also linked to the Augustan period is Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language. Published in 1755, it was viewed as the pre-eminent British dictionary until the completion of the Oxford English Dictionary 150 years later. [25] One off – an expression used to describe something unique. For example: “I bought this one-off dress from a student studying fashion.” Idris Elba: An actor, producer, writer and musician. Currently playing John Luther in the series Luther.

Now, researchers have compiled a definitive list of things that make you a true Brit, after surveying the nation. Harry Potter: An incredibly famous franchise based on the novels by J. K. Rowling. About the struggles of a wizarding society. The late 19th century saw revival of English theatre with arrival of Irishmen George Bernard Shaw and Oscar Wilde, who influenced domestic English drama and revitalised it. Their contemporaries Gilbert and Sullivan had a similar impact on musical theatre with their comic operas. The Shakespeare Memorial Theatre was opened in Shakespeare's birthplace Stratford upon Avon in 1879 and Herbert Beerbohm Tree founded an Academy of Dramatic Art at Her Majesty's Theatre in 1904. [33]

Keith Richards: A musician, singer and songwriter who is famous as being part of the Rolling Stones. It will be at that point when they make a decision about whether they want to support a flight for me or someone with an equivalent disability. Hopefully me,” he said. Animal Farm: A dystopian novel by George Orwell about a group of farm animals who rebel against their farmer in the hopes of a life where animals are free and equal.See a man about a dog – is what you say when you jokingly don’t want to reveal where you are going, such as going to the toilet.

Pete Townshend: A multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter who is best known as the guitarist and leader of The Who. Apologising all the time’ (Alina Saba), ‘I have never heard that much “sorry” ever in my life’ (Sabina Aghayeva), ‘apologising to an inanimate object’ (Yulia Tsgv), ‘to say “sorry” for everything…all the time…even though it wasn’t their fault’ (Fer Acosta), ‘when you accidentally step on someone on the tube and they say sorry’ (Lorelis Olivera Diaz).

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Gobby – is used to describe someone who talks a lot and has a lot of opinions, and not necessarily in a good way. H Yank my chain – if you tease someone about something they are sensitive about they could say to you “stop yanking my chain” to tell you to stop it. Z Roald Dahl: A much-loved children’s author who wrote classics such as Matilda, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, Boy, The BFG, James and The Giant Peach and Fantastic Mr. Fox. While I was moving throughout West Yorkshire, I spotted a tree and climbed it. When I was up sitting on its branches, I noticed that the UK is a place where the heavenly powers converse with earthly creatures.’