A Very British Christmas

Release on 2017-10-23 | by Rhodri Marsden

Join us as we salute cultural icons, dissect national customs and hear from people who've eaten all the turkey and lived to tell the tale. Tidings of discomfort, tidings of joy.

A Very British Christmas
  • Author: Rhodri Marsden
  • Publisher: HQ
  • ISBN: 0008256713
  • Category: Christmas
  • Page: 240
  • View: 166

Imagine if all your Christmases did actually "come at once". That idiom is supposed to evoke an image of delight, happiness and nothing going wrong, but the British Christmas doesn't always turn out that way. Yes, sometimes all the gifts are perfect, everyone's on great form and no one chokes on a mince pie. But on other occasions you'll fall through a glass cabinet or set your cardigan on fire. A Very British Christmas pays tribute to all the peculiar ways we choose to celebrate; it tells stories of our propensity to behave badly, our uselessness under pressure and our unquenchable joie de vivre. Join us as we salute cultural icons, dissect national customs and hear from people who've eaten all the turkey and lived to tell the tale. Tidings of discomfort, tidings of joy.

The Kaleidoscope British Christmas Television Guide 1937 2013

Release on 2016-02-03 | by Chris Perry

The part of The Inspector was offered to a very fine actor – Dudley Foster, who
tragically died before the show began. Stephen Lewis was the next choice. He
was chosen because he had recently worked in a Stratford East production of “
MRS.

The Kaleidoscope British Christmas Television Guide 1937 2013
  • Author: Chris Perry
  • Publisher: Lulu.com
  • ISBN: 9781900203609
  • Category: Performing Arts
  • Page: 624
  • View: 837

A Guide to British television programmes shown at Christmas time, throughout the years.

The Atlas of Christmas

Release on 2020-10-06 | by Alex Palmer

Christmas Lottery?” Sun. November 12, 2018. Christmas in Spain. Chicago, IL:
World Book, Incorporated, 1996. 25. Christmas Crackers: Explosive treats (
England) McAlpine, Fraser. “A Very British Christmas Part 3: Crackers.” BBC
America.

The Atlas of Christmas
  • Author: Alex Palmer
  • Publisher: Hachette UK
  • ISBN: 9780762470402
  • Category: Religion
  • Page: 256
  • View: 908

Discover the fascinating (and sometimes downright odd!) ways that people and nations celebrate the holiday season and share this festive compendium's unique traditions together with family and friends. Do you know that in Guatemala there's a "Burn the Devil" tradition to kick off the Christmas season, where revelers gather to set fire to devil-piñatas? In Sweden, a popular figure in Christmas traditions is the Yule Goat, a rowdy, menacing character who demands gifts. And in Japan, a big bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken has become the classic Christmas Day feast. These and many other global Christmas traditions are featured here in this delightful book. From decorations and activities to feasts and special treats, there's a wide range of both lovely and unusual traditions from around the globe.

European Encounters with the Yamana People of Cape Horn Before and After Darwin

Release on 2010-04-19 | by Anne Chapman

by this generous offer, though he did grant that these fatty morsels fortified them
against the cold. ... A Very British Christmas As the natives silently paddled away
when the Christmas festivities began, Georg (who had not yet seen them) ...

European Encounters with the Yamana People of Cape Horn Before and After Darwin
  • Author: Anne Chapman
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN: 9780521513791
  • Category: History
  • Page: 722
  • View: 941

A narration of dramas played out from 1578 to 2000 in Tierra del Fuego by the native Yamana, Darwin, explorers, sealers, whalers and missionaries.

The Indisputable Existence of Santa Claus

Release on 2016-11-03 | by Hannah Fry

An American, for example. Crackers are largely unknown in the US. In some
states they are even classed as fireworks (F. McAlpine, 'A very British Christmas;
Part 3: Crackers', bbcamerica.com). * Seriously, why are there so many articles ...

The Indisputable Existence of Santa Claus
  • Author: Hannah Fry
  • Publisher: Random House
  • ISBN: 9781473542624
  • Category: Religion
  • Page: 160
  • View: 252

____________ How do you apply game theory to select who should be on your Christmas shopping list ? Can you predict Her Majesty's Christmas Message? Will calculations show Santa is getting steadily thinner - shimmying up and down chimneys for a whole night - or fatter - as he tucks into a mince pie and a glass of sherry in billions of houses across the world? Full of diagrams, sketches and graphs, beautiful equations, Markov chains and matrices, The Indisputable Existence of Santa Claus brightens up the bleak midwinter with stockingfuls of mathematical marvels. And proves once and for all that maths isn't just for old men with white hair and beards who associate with elves. Maths has never been merrier. NOW WITH A BRAND NEW CHAPTER

A Very British Affair

Release on 2012-11-27 | by T. Mills

As Box and Jenkins (1970, page 313) put it, suppose weare attempting topredict
December salesfora department store. These saleswouldinclude a heavy
component from Christmas buying. The first term on the right of [7.6] would be an
 ...

A Very British Affair
  • Author: T. Mills
  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISBN: 9781137291264
  • Category: Business & Economics
  • Page: 437
  • View: 525

This book develops the major themes of time series analysis from its formal beginnings in the early part of the 20th century to the present day through the research of six distinguished British statisticians, all of whose work is characterised by the British traits of pragmatism and the desire to solve practical problems of importance.

The Louisville Nashville Employes Magazine

Release on 1942 | by

Very soon , however , one the enemy and the heroism of British training in this
friendly isle , and then and all of the ... In Britain , Christmas fare It is possible , of
course , some of in their history , but it also sees a certainly will be on the lean
side ...

The Louisville Nashville Employes Magazine
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  • Category: Railroads
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Hippocrene Language and Travel Guide to Britain

Release on 1995 | by

Amazing Britain , ( For the British Travel Authority , American Airlines and Saga
Holidays ) . Mill House Books Ltd , Great Britain , 1992 “ A Very British Christmas ,
" Britain . December 1992 . Baker , Margaret . Christmas Customs and Folklore ...

Hippocrene Language and Travel Guide to Britain
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  • ISBN: PSU:000026235790
  • Category: Americans
  • Page:
  • View: 951

A Quiet Knowing Christmas

Release on 2002-08-21 | by Ruth Bell Graham

The Sussex Carol Thus Nicholas became not only the generous giver but the
special patron saint of maidenhood and was ... the learned, and very British,
Encyclopaedia Britannica calls our familiar form “an American corruption” of the
Dutch.

A Quiet Knowing Christmas
  • Author: Ruth Bell Graham
  • Publisher: Thomas Nelson
  • ISBN: 9781418516833
  • Category: Religion
  • Page: 176
  • View: 170

A season of tradition; A season of wonder; A season of celebration. Capture the joy of the Christmas season through the eyes of Ruth Bell Graham. Stories, poems, recipes, and Graham family photos illustrate the wonders of Christmas and the memories of this special season in the Graham household. To honor this sacred holiday, this book includes some of Ruth’s favorite family memories as well as traditional Christmas stories, recipes, her own poems, anecdotes about favorite Christmas songs, and devotionals on the name of Christ.

The Coombes Approach

Release on 2012-05-03 | by Susan Rowe

Learning Through an Experiential and Outdoor Curriculum Susan Rowe, Susan
Humphries. vesting in the Evesham Valley, hop ... Seen from a cultural point of
view, a Christmas pudding is a very British food. However, when the children
trace ...

The Coombes Approach
  • Author: Susan Rowe
  • Publisher: A&C Black
  • ISBN: 9781855397293
  • Category: Education
  • Page: 240
  • View: 353

Over the last 40 years the Coombes School in Berkshire, UK, has developed an international reputation for its innovative approach to Nursery and Infant teaching. In this book Sue Humphries, the founder of the school, and Sue Rowe, the former headteacher, explore the principles behind the school and how others can learn from its approach. In particular, the book focuses on the innovative use of the school's environment as a unique 'outdoor classroom' and the development of a sustainable and safe environment in which pupils can play and learn. The Coombes Approach covers a comprehensive range of topics from curriculum design, pastoral care and the wider policy and community contexts in which the school has operated. Supported by an online resource bank of pictures of the school environment and pupils' activities, this is an essential read for school leaders seeking to learn from the successes of the Coombes School's unique approach to teaching.

Christmas at Pemberley

Release on 2011-12-06 | by Regina Jeffers

America, even with its less civilized circumstances, was a more obliging situation
than were Persia and India. The States have a common thread—a very British
thread—flowing through the countryside. The Americans may oppose our rule,
but ...

Christmas at Pemberley
  • Author: Regina Jeffers
  • Publisher: Simon and Schuster
  • ISBN: 9781612430133
  • Category: Fiction
  • Page: 336
  • View: 288

THE DARCYS AND THE BENNETS CORDIALLY INVITE YOU TO CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY: A PRIDE & PREJUDICE HOLIDAY SEQUEL Darcy has invited the Bennets and the Bingleys to spend the Christmastide’s festive days at Pemberley. But as he and Elizabeth journey to their estate to join the gathered families, a blizzard blankets the English countryside. The Darcys find themselves stranded at a small inn while Pemberley is inundated with refugees seeking shelter from the storm. Without her brother’s strong presence, Georgiana Darcy tries desperately to manage the chaos surrounding the arrival of six invited guests and eleven unscheduled visitors. But bitter feuds, old jealousies and intimate secrets quickly rise to the surface. Has Lady Catherine returned to Pemberley for forgiveness or revenge? Will the manipulative Caroline Bingley find a soul mate? Shall Kitty Bennet and Georgiana know happiness? Written in Regency style and including Austen’s romantic entanglements and sardonic humor, Christmas at Pemberley places Jane Austen’s most beloved characters in an exciting yuletide story that speaks to the love, the family spirit and the generosity that remain as the heart of Christmas.

Modern British Playwriting The 1970s

Release on 2012-05-24 | by Chris Megson

The Goodies, 'Earthanasia' sketch, BBC TV, Christmas 1977 Ground-breaking
television comedy in the early 1970s is anchored in a very British surrealism.
Monty Pythons Flying Circus (1969—74) revolutionises TV satire: during the
decade, ...

Modern British Playwriting The 1970s
  • Author: Chris Megson
  • Publisher: A&C Black
  • ISBN: 9781408129395
  • Category: Literary Criticism
  • Page: 312
  • View: 134

Essential for students of Theatre Studies, this series of six decadal volumes provides a critical survey and reassessment of the theatre produced in each decade from the 1950s to the present. Each volume equips readers with an understanding of the context from which work emerged, a detailed overview of the range of theatrical activity and a close study of the work of four of the major playwrights by a team of leading scholars. Chris Megson's comprehensive survey of the theatre of the 1970s examines the work of four playwrights who came to promience in the decade and whose work remains undiminished today: Caryl Churchill (by Paola Botham), David Hare (Chris Megson), Howard Brenton (Richard Boon) and David Edgar (Janelle Reinelt). It analyses their work then, its legacy today and provides a fresh assessment of their contribution to British theatre. Interviews with the playwrights, with directors and with actors provides an invaluable collection of documents offering new perspectives on the work. Revisiting the decade from the perspective of the twenty-first century, Chris Megson provides an authoritative and stimulating reassessment of British playwriting in the 1970s.

Having it So Good

Release on 2007-05-03 | by Peter Hennessy

The very first British number 1, Al Martino's 'Here In My Heart', held its position for
nine weeks and was, therefore, also the first British Christmas number 1. In the
first year of the British NME chart (see table),199 the solo singers (usually, but not
 ...

Having it So Good
  • Author: Peter Hennessy
  • Publisher: Penguin UK
  • ISBN: 9780141929316
  • Category: History
  • Page: 768
  • View: 257

Winner of the Orwell Prize for Political Writing, Peter Hennessy's Having it So Good: Britain in the Fifties captures Britain in an extraordinary decade, emerging from the shadow of war into growing affluence. The 1950s was the decade in which Roger Bannister ran the four-minute mile, Bill Haley released 'Rock Around the Clock', rationing ended and Britain embarked on the traumatic, disastrous Suez War. In this highly enjoyable, original book, Peter Hennessy takes his readers into front rooms, classrooms, cabinet rooms and the new high-street coffee bars of Britain to recapture, as no previous history has, the feel, the flavour and the politics of this extraordinary time of change. 'Utterly engaging ... a treat. It breathes exhilaration' Libby Purves, The Times 'If the Gods gossip, this is how it would sound' Philip Ziegler, Spectator Books of the Year 'A particular treat ... fine, wise and meticulously researched' Andrew Marr 'Stands clear of the field as our best narrative history of this decisive decade' Peter Clarke, Sunday Times 'A compelling narrative ... Hennessy's love of the flesh and blood of politics breathes on every page' Tim Gardam, Observer 'The late Ben Pimlott once described Hennessy as "something of a national institution". You can forget the first two of those five words' Guardian

Poetry Pictures and Popular Publishing

Release on 2014-10-07 | by Lorraine Janzen Kooistra

Christmas books, Margaret Oli- phant recognized, were the outcome of “a
sumptuous craft, belonging to an age of luxury” (“Christmas,” 108). ... Foster se-
cured his fame with a very popular edition of Longfellow's Evangeline in 1850, in
which his landscapes combined with ... role in constructing the meanings and
values associated with the British Christmas tradition in both gift books and
periodicals.

Poetry Pictures and Popular Publishing
  • Author: Lorraine Janzen Kooistra
  • Publisher: Ohio University Press
  • ISBN: 9780821443804
  • Category: Literary Criticism
  • Page: 312
  • View: 181

In Poetry, Pictures, and Popular Publishing eminent Rossetti scholar LorraineJanzen Kooistra demonstrates the cultural centrality of a neglected artifact:the Victorian illustrated gift book. Turning a critical lens on “drawing-room books” as both material objects and historical events, Kooistra reveals how the gift book’s visual/verbal form mediated “high” and popular art as well as book and periodical publication. A composite text produced by many makers, the poetic gift book was designed for domestic space and a female audience; its mode of publication marks a significant momentin the history of authorship, reading, and publishing. With rigorous attention to the gift book’s aesthetic and ideological features, Kooistra analyzes the contributions of poets, artists, engravers, publishers, and readers and shows how its material form moved poetry into popular culture. Drawing on archival and periodical research, she offers new readings of Eliza Cook, Adelaide Procter, and Jean Ingelow and shows the transatlantic reach of their verses. Boldly re-situating Tennyson’s works within the gift-book economy he dominated, Kooistra demonstrates how the conditions of corporate authorship shaped the production and receptionof the laureate’s verses at the peak of his popularity. Poetry, Pictures, and Popular Publishing changes the map of poetry’s place—in all its senses—in Victorian everydaylife and consumer culture.

Very British Problems

Release on 2013-10-10 | by Rob Temple

Anxious to get to the bottom of things after another long year of awkwardness, I
decided, a few days before Christmas 2012, to start posting a few of the strange
situations in which my family and I (they are also sufferers, I imagined it was ...

Very British Problems
  • Author: Rob Temple
  • Publisher: Hachette UK
  • ISBN: 9781405529235
  • Category: Humor
  • Page: 288
  • View: 764

There's an epidemic sweeping the nation Symptoms include: *Acute embarrassment at the mere notion of 'making a fuss' *Extreme awkwardness when faced with any social greeting beyond a brisk handshake *An unhealthy preoccupation with meteorology Doctors have also reported several cases of unnecessary apologising, an obsessive interest in correct queuing etiquette and dramatic sighing in the presence of loud teenagers on public transport. If you have experienced any of these symptoms, you may be suffering from VERY BRITISH PROBLEMS. VERY BRITISH PROBLEMS are highly contagious. There is no known cure. Rob Temple's hilarious new book reveals all the ways in which we are a nation of socially awkward but well-meaning oddballs, struggling to make it through every day without apologising to an inanimate object. Take comfort in misfortunes of others. You are not alone.

The Saturday Review of Politics Literature Science and Art

Release on 1866 | by

Very far from in the meditative figures of the “ Boy with Cabbage Nets ” ranking
among the highest , he occupies a forward ... but it is an agreeable souvenir , if
Among the queer traditions belonging to the British Christmas is nothing else , of
our ...

The Saturday Review of Politics Literature Science and Art
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The Kentucky Bourbon Cookbook

Release on 2010-05-01 | by Albert W.A. Schmid

England from 1664 to 1714, but King George I reintroduced it to the British
Christmas table. By the Victorian era, ... Mix together the flour, sugar, currants,
raisins, citrus peel, beef suet, and allspice in a very large bowl. Stir in the beaten
eggs, ...

The Kentucky Bourbon Cookbook
  • Author: Albert W.A. Schmid
  • Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
  • ISBN: 9780813139562
  • Category: Cooking
  • Page: 168
  • View: 380

Once thought to be only the tipple of southern gentlemen and the companion of confederate roughnecks, bourbon has gained a steady resurgence in popularity over the years with an ever-expanding and diverse audience. A beverage distilled almost exclusively in Kentucky, bourbon has attained prominence and appreciation for its complexity, history, and tradition. In The Kentucky Bourbon Cookbook, Albert Schmid provides readers with the best recipes using the famous spirit of the Bluegrass. From classic Kentucky cocktails such as the Mint Julep, to bourbon inspired desserts, such as Bourbon-Pecan Crème Brulée with Chocolate Sauce, and more savory fare, such as Steaks with Bourbon Ginger Sauce, this book supplies recipes for every course. Schmid uses the four distinct seasons of the Bluegrass State to guide the reader through this rich collection of bourbon dishes and color photographs. In many ways a lesson on the flavor profiles that pair with and improve the flavor of bourbon, this book can be used by the home cook and the professional chef alike for inspiration to create new dishes. Much more than just a cookbook, The Kentucky Bourbon Cookbook recounts bourbon lore, food traditions, and Kentucky history, giving the reader a full appreciation of America's native spirit.

The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries

Release on 2013-10-22 | by Otto Penzler

He had an oft-proclaimed and very British hatred of pretension. “An Italian term,”
explained Sir Adrian kindly, “for a man who serves a lady as a sort of additional
husband. There is a long tradition of such people in Italy.” “They are usually a lot
 ...

The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries
  • Author: Otto Penzler
  • Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
  • ISBN: 9780345802996
  • Category: Fiction
  • Page: 672
  • View: 549

Have yourself a crooked little Christmas with The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries. Edgar Award-winning editor Otto Penzler collects sixty of his all-time favorite holiday crime stories--many of which are difficult or nearly impossible to find anywhere else. From classic Victorian tales by Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Thomas Hardy, to contemporary stories by Sara Paretsky and Ed McBain, this collection touches on all aspects of the holiday season, and all types of mysteries. They are suspenseful, funny, frightening, and poignant. Included are puzzles by Mary Higgins Clark, Isaac Asimov, and Ngaio Marsh; uncanny tales in the tradition of A Christmas Carol by Peter Lovesey and Max Allan Collins; O. Henry-like stories by Stanley Ellin and Joseph Shearing, stories by pulp icons John D. MacDonald and Damon Runyon; comic gems from Donald E. Westlake and John Mortimer; and many, many more. Almost any kind of mystery you’re in the mood for--suspense, pure detection, humor, cozy, private eye, or police procedural—can be found in these pages. FEATURING: - Unscrupulous Santas - Crimes of Christmases Past and Present - Festive felonies - Deadly puddings - Misdemeanors under the mistletoe - Christmas cases for classic characters including Sherlock Holmes, Brother Cadfael, Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot, Ellery Queen, Rumpole of the Bailey, Inspector Morse, Inspector Ghote, A.J. Raffles, and Nero Wolfe.

Lessons from the Land of Pork Scratchings

Release on 2009-08-06 | by Greg Gutfeld

THE DRAUGHT It's Slade again, on TV, singing 'Merry Xmas Everybody'. It's a
terrific ... British Christmas songs are there to remind you how great it is when, for
the rest of the year, there are no British Christmas songs. I was about to spend ...

Lessons from the Land of Pork Scratchings
  • Author: Greg Gutfeld
  • Publisher: Simon and Schuster
  • ISBN: 9781847399519
  • Category: Travel
  • Page: 256
  • View: 773

Greg Gutfeld was a high-achieving New Yorker in therapy when he was posted to the UK to take up the position of editor of Maximmagazine. Once settled in London he had something of a cultural epiphany. Service and transport were poor and slow, food was soggy and came in tiny portions and the beer was warm. The British, he decided, viewed the world through a prism of dreariness but, despite this, they seemed to be more cheerful than his fellow countrymen, who expected to be happy on demand. After two years in the UK, Gutfeld was12 kilos heavier but a lot more content. The key to his new-found contentment lay in adopting the British attitude to life: having diminished expectations reaps its own rewards. His hilarious observations on British culture, rituals and peculiarities at all levels of society are an illuminating insight into the land of pubs and curry, where everyone is called 'mate' and people with pimples and greasy hair can get on primetime TV.

British Cultural Identities

Release on 2002 | by Mike Storry

While the Christmas festival, celebrating the birth of Jesus, is of course a religious
one, it could be argued that, for most British people, any religious meaning is very
slight, and the celebration consists chiefly of drinking and eating (especially ...

British Cultural Identities
  • Author: Mike Storry
  • Publisher: Psychology Press
  • ISBN: 0415278619
  • Category: History
  • Page: 303
  • View: 298

The second edition of this successful book analyses contemporary British identity from the various and changing ways. Right up to date, it covers such phenomena as Posh and Becks, Big Brother, the Millenium Dome and Harry Potter.