The Website for People Who Love Britain - Anglophiles
Here's a roundup of the coolest Anglophile related links I've built up for the last few weeks. Stuff that is pretty cool, but doesn't warrant it's own blog post. If you ever come across a cool site that you want to mentioned, let me know about it or add it to the Anglophile Link Directory This … [Read more...]
As mentioned in my introduction a few days ago, I love British music. To kick off my weekly column, I'd like to share with you my top 10 favorites. 1. The Beatles Hands down my favorite group of all time, regardless of country. The Lads from Liverpool rocked my early musical world and … [Read more...]
Great news for Anglophiles out there who loved the movie Brideshead Revisited that came out last year. Visit Britain is sponsoring a contest to win a free "Brideshead" themed trip to England. Trip includes: • Roundtrip economy airline tickets for two from the U.S. to a London area … [Read more...]
When you first arrive in the UK, everything is, quite naturally, different. The early days of your visit are filled with the exciting sounds of unfamiliar accents and the pleasing presence of alien surroundings. Soon, however, these fade into the background hum of daily life, and then the real … [Read more...]
The sun set on the British Empire in the early 20th century, but their are still outposts of 'ol Blighty out there, pledged to Queen and Country. One such place is the remote island of Tristan Da Cunha. Located in the South Atlantic ocean, thousands of miles from anyway, it definitely qualifies … [Read more...]
I should start with a disclaimer that I am not a football/soccer fan. I believe in two fundamental principles when it comes to sports. First, there should be a lot of scoring. Watching things almost happen is not my idea of a good time. Second, and most importantly, someone should always win. … [Read more...]
Apparently, there is a town in Northern England that would rather be a part of southern Scotland. From the Wikinews Article: Two recent polls have shown that the residents of the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, England would prefer to live in Scotland. Located 57 miles from Edinburgh, Scotland and … [Read more...]
The Septic's Companion by Chris Rae is a brilliant little book. The first third of the book is about British culture and answers some pretty interesting questions that the average Anglophile probably has about Britain. The rest of the book is dictionary of British Terms and they're meanings. It's … [Read more...]
Happy Australia Day to all Anglophiles out there! Just what the heck is Australia day? From the Wikipedia: Australia Day, also known as Anniversary Day and Foundation Day, is the official national day of Australia. Celebrated annually on 26 January, the day commemorates the arrival of the … [Read more...]
Came across this really cool blog today. It's the diary of a London Cabbie called The Cabbie's Capital. It's a cracking good read. He recently did a post about his 10 favorite cabbie moments in the last few months as here's #10: 10 - Cab as changing room. Nice young lady hails me on Piccadilly … [Read more...]
To those Anglophiles out there looking for Brits to follow on Twitter, there is now someone new to follow. The new mayor of London, Boris Johnson is now on Twitter. You can follow Boris Johnson on Twitter here. Recent Tweet: Speeding back to London on the train after an excellent albeit rather … [Read more...]
The New York Times did a feature today on the new Sherlock Holmes movie starring Robert Downey Jr. From the Article: "The Sherlock Holmes of “Sherlock Holmes,†which is scheduled for release on Nov. 13, will not be wearing a deerstalker hat. Nor will he be wearing an Inverness … [Read more...]
The Monty Python troupe made news a few months ago by releasing a cavalcade of clips for free on YouTube in order to nip piracy in the bud and root out all the bad quality clips. In viewership terms, it was a fantastic move, with the official videos becoming the preferred way to share clips of … [Read more...]
Yet another classic British Comedy is being imported to the US. Absolutely Fabulous is being remade by Fox. You know the network with a great track record of successful quality shows. I really don't get why US TV studios continually try to remake a British classics. Why not, I don't know, just air … [Read more...]
One of the first posts that I wrote for this blog was about Famous Anglophiles. It also happens to be one of the most visited pages on this site. So, after watching the feeds for a few months, I've managed to cobble together another list of Famous Anglophiles. I was surprised at some of the names … [Read more...]
There was an article in the New York Times recently about the propensity of the Brits to give geographic locations unintentionally humorous names. The article was filed from the unfortunately named Crapstone, England. A list of Funny British Place names featured in the article: Crapstone Pratts … [Read more...]
Michelle Ryan as the New Companion The venerable Doctor Who now has a new companion! Michelle Ryan, star of the former ABC show Bionic Woman and Brit Soap Opera EastEnders, has been cast in the upcoming Doctor Who Easter Special. From the BBC Press Release: "I'm a huge fan … [Read more...]
Here's the scenario: you're fortunate enough to be in Britain over the holidays. Your host tells you there is a traditional Christmas play being performed at the local theatre. And you go. What you find is a play in search of a plot with dialogue delivered at the expense of local, … [Read more...]
I have been a resident of the UK for nearly 6 months, and although in comparison to my first weeks here I have definitely come very far, I still have so many things to assimilate to. Thinking back to my very first day here, I felt thrust right into the thick of it. After our wedding my husband … [Read more...]
I wanted to share this really cool London photoblog with you guys. I'm a sucker for daily photoblogs. This one is something I've never seen before, it's a daily photoblog of London shop fronts. While this may sound kind of boring, actually it's not. Many small London shops have very colorful and … [Read more...]
Last Thursday morning, T-mobile sent a cast of roughly 100 people dressed as regular commuters to Liverpool Street Station. Around 11am music started to blast from the speakers and the dancin began! It appears that many of the actual commuters took part in the choreographed dance, making thi … [Read more...]
By the time I was in middle school, I was a self-proclaimed Anglophile. My love for all things British developed out of an introduction to The Beatles and Sherlock Holmes, both of which I am still greatly passionate. On whim, I picked up a collection of Sherlock Holmes stories when I was in the … [Read more...]
We have another new columnist joining the Anglotopia team. I'd like to take a moment to introduce you all to Mary Kate. Mary Kate is a passionate Anglophile who is in love with British Music. She's going to write about various Anglophile topics, but will mainly focus on British Music; a subject I … [Read more...]
I came across this really cool video earlier today. Did you know that the largest printing plant in the world is in England? News International, the media conglomerate owned by billionaire tyrant Rupert Murdoch, operates this massive plant in the London suburb of Wapping. This plant churns out the … [Read more...]
I fell in love with England at 10:32 AM on the 12th of October 2001. I arrived on a morning flight to visit a woman I had met six weeks earlier while hiking in Ireland. This was my second trip abroad, and my first to Britain. The woman's father met me at the airport (she was at work) and we … [Read more...]
Even more fantastic news for Anglotopia! We now have a second American expat living in the UK who is going to write a weekly column! His name is Mike Harling and many of you may already know him from his already successful blog, Postcards from Across the Pond as well as his book of the same … [Read more...]
The Wikipedia is a continual source of entertainment for the wayward Anglophile. Anything you want to know about Anglophile matters, you can usually find easily. The link I'm sharing today, is a page that lists the almost entire order of succession on the British Throne. That's right. All 1500 … [Read more...]
I was browsing Vimeo last night and came across some pretty incredible videos of London in Hi-Def. I've put together a list of the coolest ones and posted them below. Unfortunately, I cannot embed them in HD on an outside site, so to see it in full HD glory, you need to click the links over to … [Read more...]
Hello, fellow Anglophiles! My name is Lisa Coulson and I was born and raised in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan. My search for a job outside of the automotive industry led me to Chicago, Illinois where one night in an English pub I met my husband - a sailor in the British Royal Navy from the … [Read more...]
Great News for Anglotopia! I'd like to take a moment to introduce you to Lisa Coulson, our new American Expat Blogger. Lisa lives in the north of England in Hartlepool. She's married to an Englishman and is a consummate Anglophile, living the Anglophile dream. Lisa is going to blog weekly, on … [Read more...]
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Anglotopia was founded by Jonathan and Jackie Thomas for people who love Britain - whether it's British TV, Culture, History or Travel - we cover it all. Anglotopia was started to get us back to the UK for a trip and it did that in 2009. Now, the goal is for Anglotopia to make our dreams of traveling to the UK whenever we want a reality.
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