Anglotopia News Updates

One of Britain’s most celebrated steam locomotives, No. 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley, will return to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) this March as part of the railway’s Railway 200 celebrations. The historic engine will operate special services between Pickering and Grosmont over eight days in March 2025.Built in 1937… Read more »

Before Hugh Laurie became an American television star in “House” and Stephen Fry emerged as Britain’s beloved polymath, they created one of the most sophisticated and linguistically playful sketch shows in British television history. “A Bit of Fry and Laurie” showcased the pair’s unique combination of wordplay, satire, and surreal… Read more »

They’ve only just started requiring travelers to apply for the ETA (see our article here if you don’t know what I’m talking about), but the UK government has already decided they are going to raise the price. The de facto UK tourist tax is going up to £16 per person.… Read more »

In the elegant confines of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), housed in the historic Whitehall building that has served as Britain’s premier defense and security think tank since 1832, the International Churchill Conference continued its exploration of Churchill’s multifaceted life. The final session focused on Winston Churchill’s artistic pursuits,… Read more »

The Office revolutionized British comedy when it debuted in 2001, introducing viewers to the excruciating yet hilarious world of Wernham Hogg Paper Company and its deluded manager, David Brent. Created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, this mockumentary-style sitcom perfectly captured the mundane reality of office life while delivering a… Read more »

The second day of the International Churchill Conference opened in the magnificent surroundings of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), next door to the historic Banqueting House on Whitehall in Westminster. As the world’s oldest defense and security think tank, founded in 1831 by the Duke of Wellington, RUSI provided… Read more »

On Christmas Day last year, Auntie Beeb graced Britain with a new adventure from Wigan’s finest. The last one we’ve had came out in 2008. And now that Netflix has brought it worldwide, I have to ask, how did they do? Is it still as great as it’s always been?One… Read more »

“The Nazis: A Warning from History” stands as one of the BBC’s most significant historical documentaries, offering a chilling examination of how the Nazi regime rose to power in Germany. The series, with its unflinching look at how a cultured, educated society could descend into barbarism, serves as both a… Read more »

There’s a big change in travel to the UK happening this week, and many people may not even be completely aware of it. I’ve been aware of it for some time, but like ‘Real ID’ here in the USA – it’s something that has been continually delayed. I first attended… Read more »

The International Churchill Society’s 2024 conference concluded its first day with a tour de force keynote address by Lord Roberts of Belgravia, one of Britain’s most distinguished historians and author of the acclaimed biography “Churchill: Walking with Destiny” (2018). The lecture, titled “Sir Winston Churchill and His Legacy: A 150… Read more »