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Smitten by Britain

http://www.smittenbybritain.com

A blog for people who love Great Britain and everything British.

Added on: Oct 8th, 2008
Country: United States
Language: English

Author: Melissa
Listed in: Destinations Travel
Tags: England scotland anglophile britain great britain britophile

Recent Posts

"Daveheart"

Posted on Sunday October 18th, 2009 at 14:09 in snl, braveheart, telly, daveheart, british telly

Lovely Gerry Butler takes the piss on SNL....
Monty Python Radio

Posted on Saturday October 17th, 2009 at 14:54 in sirius, monty python, xm, telly, 40th anniversary

I subscribe to Sirius radio and have done for the last five years. In my view, satellite radio is the best invention of the last ten years, right behind the DVR. On Sirius I listen to BBC Radio One, BBC World News and the alternative rock station w...
Punch & Judy - British Icons

Posted on Friday October 16th, 2009 at 13:29 in icons, punch and judy, british icons

Punch & JudyOriginally uploaded by alexbrnIf you're an American older than thirty five, you might remember "Kukla, Fran and Ollie". It was an American TV show featuring puppets and it was entirely ad-libbed. Initially targeted toward children, th...
Flashback Friday

Posted on Friday October 16th, 2009 at 08:22 in music, 80's, erasure, the smiths, flashback friday, the stone roses, the proclaimers, soul ii soul, lisa stanfield

In contrast to my New Music Monday posts, I thought I would start a series of occasional posts on British music from days gone by, with an appreciation that not everyone likes new music. (But then again, what is new today becomes classic rock tomorro...
Wordful Wednesday

Posted on Wednesday October 14th, 2009 at 06:51 in wordless wednesday

Hey, check out that hair! Not mine, Mother's.Ah, the 80's. They're back you know.Let's just hope they keep their hairstyles.But if you look closely, I've committed my own fashion faux pas.Yes, that is a fanny, errr, bum bag you see around my waist.Em...
A Little Misunderstanding

Posted on Monday October 12th, 2009 at 20:28 in video, calif lorna

Here at Smitten we strive to improve British/American relations through education and by debunking some of the stereotypes that exist between the cultures. (I know, I'm such a blowhard and when did "I" become "we"?)Despite my best efforts, Lorna over...