Pantomime - grand British tradition
Pantomime has its roots in 'Commedia dell'Arte', a 16th-century Italian entertainment which used dance, music, tumbling, acrobatics and featured a cast of mischievous stock characters.
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Charles Dickens - prolific Victorian writer
Charles Dickens was an English writer and social critic, whose works enjoyed unprecedented popularity in the 19th century. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters - such as Ebenezer Scrooge, Mr Pickwick and Fagin - and is regarded as one of the greatest novelists of the Victorian era. To date, over 400 big-and small-screen adaptations have been made from his novels, as well as numerous stage productions.
Common Pheasant
It comes as no surprise that such an exotic-looking bird as the Common Pheasant is not native to Britain, but was introduced to Europe from Asia by the Romans, arriving in Britain with the Normans in the 1100s.
Glastonbury, town of ancient myth (and recent music)
Glastonbury is a small town in Somerset best known for the famous music festival that takes place nearby, as well as numerous Arthurian and Christian legends centred on the town and its distinctive hill, the Tor.
Robert Adam - prolific neoclassical Scottish architect
Robert Adam was a Scottish architect, interior designer and furniture designer. Born in 1728, he was the son of William Adam, Scotland's foremost architect of the time, and trained under him. Robert became synonymous with the style of building called Neoclassical – a movement in the decorative and visual arts that drew inspiration from the 'classical' art and culture of Ancient Greece and Rome.
The Milk Tray Man - dropping in every night for four decades
It was one of the most iconic British TV ads ever, and spanned four decades. A mysterious James Bond-style man dressed in all black facing danger at every turn to deliver something of vital importance to a romantically anticipatory woman – a box of Cadbury's Milk Tray chocolates.
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