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VIDEO: Are UK and German stereotypes true?
London :: United Kingdom | 22 days ago
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Henning Wehn on British and German stereotypes and comedy 26 April 2013 Last updated at 05:11 ET The self-appointed German comedy ambassador to Britain looks at whether there is any truth in the stereotypes that the two nations have about each other.
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Jeans and no tie - Maggie didn't believe the young man she'd just met could be the Tory leader
Plymouth :: United Kingdom | 1 month ago
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Major's defeat in the 1997 general election left the party pulverised. Not just its parliamentary representation, but its constituency organisation had been shattered. As would swiftly become apparent, the blow to its intellectual self-confidence was
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'I was handbagged by Mrs Thatcher'
Northampton :: United Kingdom | 1 month ago
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Its fame even reached the Concise Oxford English Dictionary, which defines the verb "to handbag" as: (of a woman politician), treat (a person, idea etc) ruthlessly or insensitively. Lady Thatcher herself once told an interviewer: "Of course, I am
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Michael Portillo says his new show paints a fresh portrait of Picasso
Málaga :: Spain | 1 month ago
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5 April 2013 Pablo Picasso first entered my consciousness when I was a boy of about eight years old. My eyes are at different levels and my right ear's a bit bigger than my left which showed up particularly in school photographs so my mother used to
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VIDEO: 'You don't realise how hated England are'
Rugby :: United Kingdom | 2 months ago
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Brian Moore on sporting and political rivalry 15 March 2013 Last updated at 07:55 ET Ahead of this weekend's England v Wales game, which will decide the 2013 Six Nations championship, Brian Moore spoke of sporting rivalry and how other countries want
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VIDEO: Lemar: 'A bad picture lasts a long time'
London :: United Kingdom | 3 months ago
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Internet and Twitter for people in public eye 15 February 2013 Last updated at 05:58 ET Discussing the impact that social media sites like Twitter and the internet have had on people in the public eye, singer Lamar said "a bad picture lasts a long
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VIDEO: 'How have the Conservatives lived on?'
London :: United Kingdom | 3 months ago
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Michael Portillo on modernising the Conservative Party 8 February 2013 Last updated at 05:51 ET The Conservative Party had "neanderthal backbenchers" led by David Cameron, who could see the change in attitudes over gay marriage, says Michael Portillo
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VIDEO: Baddiel: 'weird empathy' with Huhne
London :: United Kingdom | 3 months ago
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The comedian is about to put on a show looking at how public figures are perceived. Michael Portillo said Mr Huhne had "paid the price for being a politician", but there was "no hint" the bankers behind the Libor scandal were to face prosecution.
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VIDEO: Should parents read children's emails?
London :: United Kingdom | 4 months ago
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Katherine Ryan and Lowri Turner 25 January 2013 Last updated at 06:42 ET Broadcaster Lowri Turner thought parents were "outclassed" by their more tech-savvy children when it came to checking up on what they were doing online.
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The week in TV: Metro-land; Great British Railway Journeys; Mr Selfridge; World Without End; Silent Witness - video review
Metro :: Indonesia | 4 months ago
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Metro-land; Great British Railway Journeys; Mr Selfridge; World Without End; Silent Witness - video review Andrew Collins marvels at John Betjeman's 1973 exploration of surburbia and trains in Metro-land on BBC4; compares Michael Portillo's efforts
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