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Dragons: Humanity's Universal Monster

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Cool Britannia | 1990s Britain

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Apr 12, 2024

Fried Mars Bars, Bagpipes & Unusual Scottish Traditions

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Jan 26, 2024

The Korean Wave: How K-Pop Conquered the World

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Sep 26, 2023

The Marvel Universe

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Aug 8, 2023

The British Invasion | 1960s Music

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Jun 27, 2023

Smackdown | A Short History of WWE

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May 23, 2023

The Most Scandalous Headlines in British Tabloid History

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May 19, 2023

Britain's Tabloid Culture: A Love-Hate Relationship

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Jan 31, 2023

Penny Dreadfuls | “The Victorian Video Game”

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Nov 18, 2022

The World Cup’s Five Biggest Controversies

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Nov 1, 2022

A History of Werewolves | Terror, Trials and Transformations

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Oct 28, 2022

A History of Vampires | Fangs, Fear and Fiction

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Aug 23, 2022

The Rise of Hollywood

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Jun 21, 2022

Curiosities of Fashion

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May 17, 2022

The Magical Legacy of Harry Potter

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Nov 5, 2021

A History of James Bond

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Aug 17, 2021

The Catcher in the Rye

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Aug 13, 2021

Banned Books

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Jul 2, 2021

The Curious Taste of British Food

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May 25, 2021

A Short History of Cricket

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Jan 15, 2021

Oasis vs. Blur

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Dec 1, 2020

British Pubs

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Jun 5, 2020

The British Sense of Humour

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Feb 28, 2020

The Poets of World War One

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Jan 21, 2020

British Food Part 4: The (Earl of) Sandwich

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Jan 17, 2020

British Food Part 3: The English Breakfast

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Jan 14, 2020

British Food Part 2: Fish & Chips

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Jan 10, 2020

British Food Part 1: Oysters

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