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The Fall is a gripping psychological thriller that forensically examines the lives of two hunters. One is a serial killer who stalks his victims at random in and around Belfast and the other is a talented female Detective Superintendent on secondment from the MET who is brought in to catch … [Read more...]
Many Doctor Who and David Tennant fans have been waiting for The Decoy Bride for some time. It's had a strange release schedule (being released in Italy months ago for some reason). But it's finally opened in the USA on the IFC On Demand service. It will open in US theaters in march. This is … [Read more...]
There are just six months to go to the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games. The excitement is building and the athletes are training hard. So if you’re making your own preparations to visit Britain this summer, here are some top tips about how to enjoy the spectacular events and soak up the … [Read more...]
Musician Ally Rhodes has written a lovely song dedicated to Doctor Who's River Song. She describes it as a song about the triumph of love over predetermined destiny. Check it out below! It's lovely! You can buy the song on … [Read more...]
Breaking news for Downton Abbey Fans - Shirley MacLaine has been cast in Downton Abbey series 3 as Lady Grandtham's Mother (Elizabeth McGovern). Downton Abbey Season three begins filming next month and will air in the UK this fall and in the USA in 2013. This is great casting and should add … [Read more...]
This video is making the rounds on the web and we thought it was fun and worth sharing. A German Doctor Who fan set out to build her own TARDIS and documented the entire process in excruciating detail. The result is a fun and whimsical journey down the time vortex. Check it out! … [Read more...]
The producers of Top Gear promised to blow up a caravan and film it if they reached 10,000,000 fans on Facebook. This is the result: Brilliant! … [Read more...]
One of our favorite yearly British Sporting events is the 6 Nations Rugby Cup and this year it will be airing in the USA again on BBC America. Here are the airdates: Scotland vs. England Murrayfield in Edinburgh Saturday, February 4, 12 pm ET France vs. Ireland Stade de France in … [Read more...]
There's a fun website called How it Should Have Ended that takes gaping plot holes from popular movies and re-imagines their endings based on fixing them. In this video they present how Harry Potter should have ended and it really makes a lot of sense! Source. … [Read more...]
HBO has released the first proper trailer of the second season of Game of Thrones which premieres on HBO on April 1st, 2012. Check it out below: Season 2: Preview - You Win or You Die We can't wait! … [Read more...]
The Top Gear Christmas India Special elicited much negative responses - but Britain's newspapers and the commenters on this site itself. So, in Top Gear fashion, they sought to address that at the beginning of series 18. By starting with a joke and proving that they really don't care what any of us … [Read more...]
Liverpool is famous for many things – the Mersey ferry, the unique ‘scouse’ dialect and for being awarded the prestigious title of ‘European Capital of Culture’ in 2008. More famous than all these factors combined though, is the fact that Liverpool is the birthplace of one of the most … [Read more...]
YouTuber BabelColour has taken a clip from every Doctor Who story (minus the lost ones) from 1963 to the modern day and combined them into one video. Awesome. From the video description: An updated and expanded version of my 2008 video, detailing every Doctor Who adventure from 'An … [Read more...]
Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe was on the red carpet for the first movie in which he plays an adult role as The Woman in Black held its world premiere at London's Royal Festival Hall. … [Read more...]
This. Is. Awesome. CNET Looks at the TARDIS safe that is unlocked with your smart phone - Coming Late 2012! … [Read more...]
Serena Lorien hasn't been living in Hollywood very long, but Hollywood has already fallen in love with her and is keeping her busy. Her latest and upcoming films include ‘A Date With Oscar’, a true story about a man who bought an Oscar from eBay where she plays an attorney alongside Alimi … [Read more...]
Good news for David Tennant Fans - we've finally got the first trailer for The Decoy Bride! David stars in this romantic comedy set on a quant Scottish Isle where they try to use a decoy bride to throw off the paparazzi. It also stars Kelly McDonald (Boardwalk Empire). Check out the trailer … [Read more...]
Our friends at Acorn Media (the company that brings British TV shows to the USA on DVD) have launched an Agatha Christie themed sweepstakes giving away a fantastic trip to Britain. Not only will you win a trip to Britain, you'll also get a visit to the set of Poirot or Marple while it's being … [Read more...]
Making a biopic about Margaret Thatcher is not an easy thing to do. She’s not a sparkling conversationalist, she’s not overly witty, and she’s not electric in personality. However she is one of the most significant women of the last century and remains England’s first and only female Prime … [Read more...]
By Larry Jaffee, Walford Gazette - Larry is trying to raise money to launch a British Culture themed magazine in the USA. See the details here. A week later, I am still coming to grips with Pam St Clement permanently hanging up her earrings, or more accurately, the infamous, diverse collection of … [Read more...]
Fiennes – most recently seen on screen as Lord Voldemeort in the tumultuous final two movies of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – goes all Shakespearean for his directorial debut, taking on one of the bard’s lesser-performed works. Screenwriter John Logan (Gladiator, The Aviator, The … [Read more...]
The Royal Shakespeare Company has released their highlights of 2012 - check them out below. January to March THE TAMING OF THE SHREW Following her acclaimed production of Julius Caesar in 2009/10, Lucy Bailey directs Shakespeare's romantic comedy exploring love, sexual politics and the art … [Read more...]
Ralph Fiennes talks to Channel 4 News about his new film Coriolanus, based on the Shakespeare play - and why it is still relevant today. … [Read more...]
We've come across this awesome timelapse video of a team working to build a Dalek out of Lego. It's awesome. Check it out below: Daleks build their numbers for Toy Fair as 157,000 piece work of art is unveiled. A life-size model of Doctor Who's most feared foe will be unveiled at Toy … [Read more...]
The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Richard Curtis - famous for writing movies such as Notting Hill, Love Actually and War Horse - is going to write and direct a low-budget time travel movie. From the HR: Richard Curtis, the scribe whose Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill and Love, … [Read more...]
Her Ladyship, the Dowager Countess of Grantham, as played by Maggie Smith on Downton Abbey mashed up with some of her beautiful lines. This is a family blog but the video is titled Sh*t Dowager Countesses Say - following the current trend of internet videos. … [Read more...]
The Battle Proms is a series of open-air picnic concerts at some of England’s finest stately homes and Palaces. These concerts are quintessentially British spectaculars featuring a full 52 piece orchestra with choreographed Spitfire air display, Napoleonic cavalry re-enactors, 200 live firing … [Read more...]
The parklands of the ancient Glastonbury Abbey will host the 2012 Orchestra in a Field music festival in July. The two-day festival is organised by international conductor and BBC TV’s ‘face of classical music’ Charles Hazlewood. He says: ‘People associate big orchestras with stuffy … [Read more...]
PBS announced today that SECRETS OF THE MANOR HOUSE will premiere on January 22, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings) and will stream in its entirety beginning January 23 on video.pbs.org. A fascinating glimpse of life behind the velvet curtains, SECRETS OF THE MANOR HOUSE goes inside … [Read more...]
This week, a Podcast about England's most famous Danish king - Cnut, or if you are a Dane, Cnut the Great. For the complete story, come to www.historyofengland.typepad.com. History of England Podcast - Cnut the Conqueror Cnut and Svein didn't have it all their own way; Aethelred's son Edmund … [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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