Friday, 21 August 2015

very british problems...

A new series on Channel Four looks at the Brits and their problems:
Very British Problems - All 4

It all started on Twitter:
VeryBritishProblems (@SoVeryBritish) | Twitter

And now there's a book:
Very British Problems: Making Life Awkward for Ourselves, One Rainy Day at a Time: Amazon.co.uk: Rob Temple: 9780751552591: Books

This TV series has been put together from that:
TV Pick of the Day: Very British Problems (Channel 4, 9pm), August 20 | Western Morning News
Very British Problems, TV review: Britons struggle with saying 'have a nice day', because they know they won't - Reviews - TV & Radio - The Independent



Feeling ‘fine, honestly’? That’s a very British problem | The Sunday Times

Most British media critics found it a problem, though:
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Very British Problems and Who Do You Think You Are? | Daily Mail Online
Very British Problems, Channel 4, review: 'a mistake' - Telegraph
Very British Problems review: ‘Self-indulgent and just a teeny bit dull’ | Television & radio | The Guardian

Here's a list of Cornish problems:
Very Cornish Problems | Cornish Guardian

What is typically British/English?
Jay Doubleyou: what is typically english... german... nigerian... brazilian?

Traditions:
Jay Doubleyou: english traditions which aren't english...

DNA:
Jay Doubleyou: identity in the uk

Class:
Jay Doubleyou: class is the big issue in the united kingdom: part one

A poem:
Jay Doubleyou: the british - a poem
The British Poem by Benjamin Zephaniah - Poem Hunter

How others see us:
Jay Doubleyou: how others see us...
Jay Doubleyou: "drunk stupid brits"

Language:
Jay Doubleyou: polite requests and asking for permission
Jay Doubleyou: monty python, the british and the english language

History:
Jay Doubleyou: bristol and slavery
Jay Doubleyou: every town and city in britain profited from the slave trade
and:
Jay Doubleyou: the first world war: triumph and pride ... or ... tragedy and sorrow?
Jay Doubleyou: blackadder and world war one

And more:
Jay Doubleyou: the british: a summary
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