The Things That Made England
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The Things That Made England
An affectionate meandering through the things that make England the way she is – from HP Sauce to the Allottment, Aethelstan to the politics of Queuing. With Luke Baxter, Roifield Brown, David Crowther and Fiona Powell trying to make some sense of it all, though rarely succeeding it might be said. A...
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Birmingham Midweek, Turning Points in English History with David Crowther
In this lively episode of Birmingham Midweek, host Roifield Brown returns from California to catch up with historian David Crowther, creator of The Hi...
The Levellers
The Levellers were the first radical political movement of modern history. They developed a full constitution based on wide male suffage, religious to...
In Glen's Steps: A Journey with Dementia Promo
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The Sandwich
In 1762 John Montague earl of Sandwich ordered an easy to east snack to keep his strength up while gambling - and the word Sandwich was born. Was this...
Anthony Brown, a Windrush Story.
Seventy-five years ago, on June 22, 1948, the HMT Empire Windrush docked in Tilbury, marking a pivotal moment in British history. In this episode, we...
David and Roifield answer your questions on UK political history.
David and Roifield answer your questions on British political history. This episode is the last in a five-part miniseries going from The Exclusion Cri...
UK Party Politics - 1945 to 2019
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UK Party Politics - 1906 to 1945
David and Roifield tackle the first half of the 20th century.
Labour Representation Committee (1900–1906)
Liberal reforms 1906–1914
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UK Party Politics - Victoriana
The Great Reform act transformed politics and parties in the UK - and Victoria's reign was the stage for one of the great political rivalries - Gladst...
UK Party Politics - Whigs and Tories - Exclusion to The Reform Act
David and Roifield go over the start of UK party politics from Exclusion Crisis to the Great Reform act of 1832
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Heavy Metal
Where did metal start? What were its influences? Who is the greatest guitarist ever? What is Feminist Doom Metal? No idea, but you will hear some clip...
Rave Culture
Luke and Roifield discuss whether Rave Culture can be considered a Thing That Made England. The episode includes an interview with globe-trotting DJ T...
Intelligent Speech Announcement
Luke announces the Intelligent Speech Conference, find out more at: https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com
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Footpaths and Commons
Ancient routes criss-cross England and Wales, giving access in law to all English and Welsh citizens across private property, to tread in the feet of...
Beer
Lulu and I discuss beer, a topic we have avoided for a while it must be said. Because - beer's been available everywhere for ever. How can the English...
English Comedy and Blackadder
In this second episode on English comedy, we put the historical comedy, Blackadder up for consideration. Is it a thing that made England? Does it exem...
English Comedy and Monty P
Is there such a thing as specifically English comedy? Certainly the English have thought so since Shakespeare's time, it's one of our vanities. Luke a...
Shakespeare
At long last we bring you the one and only William Shakespeare, or "Billy the Bard" as some prefer. Fiona proposes the great man as a thing that made...
Ska again live from Clubhouse
Ska is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s. Ska combined elements of mento and rhythm and blues. It is characterized by accente...
Buns III
The Buns that made England - Crumpets and Muffins, and some bun throwing traditions
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Buns II - Revenge of the Lardy Cake
To Lardy Cake and beyond!
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Buns the First
Some triumphant buns in the bread cabinet of English cooking over which you may salivate. And come to Facebook to post pictures of your buns too.
The British Empire
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.
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Fish and Chips
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 bee...
The British Constitution
The Constitution of the United Kingdom is the system of rules that decides the political governance of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Norther...
Elizabeth 1 - Gloriana
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...
Public Schools
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 loc...
Youth Cultures
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...
Athelstan
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 a...
The Bank of England
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...
The Archers
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 epis...
The English Countryside
"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 countrys...
The Beatles
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?
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Curry
Curry is a variety of dishes originating in the Indian subcontinent that uses combination of spices or herbs, usually including ground turmeric, cumin...
A Nice Cup of Tea
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 mo...
Birmingham
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...
Geography
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 contradictio...
A tale of festive English ghost stories by Yokel Bear
England is a haunted country. Yokel bear talks about the English tradition of literary ghost fiction. Nineteenth-century England was perhaps the golde...
Songs that remind you of England
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 Faceboo...