by Iain Aitch
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Index
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2-Tone
A G Barr PLC
abortion, DIY
Action Man
Adams, Bryan
afternoon tea
Agincourt
Aintree
aircraft
Al Fayed, Dodi
Al Fayed, Mohammed
Albert, Prince
alcohol –
alcopops
ale see also beer; lager
allotments –
Allsop, Kirsty
amateurism –
Amundsen, Roald
Andre, Peter
Andrew, Prince
Andrew, St
Angel Delight
animal lovers, nation of
Ann Summers
Anne, Princess
anti-malarials
Anti-Social Behaviour
Act (2003)
ants
apologising
Archers, The –
architecture
Are You Being Served? (TV show)
Argos –
aristocracy
armed forces
Arsenal FC
art
Arthurian legends
ASBOS (Antisocial
Behaviour Orders)
Asda
assassinations
Aston
Aston Martins
Auld Lang Syne –
Australia
Autumnwatch –
Bad Manners
badgers
baked beans –
Baker, Tom
Bakewell, Joan
bandstands
bangers and mash –
barley water
Barlow, Ken
Barra
Bart, Lionel
Barton, Joey
Barwick, Brian
baseball caps
Basingstoke
baths
Battle (comic)
Bayliss, Trevor
BBC see also Radio ;
Radio
beach huts –
Beatles, The
Beck, Harry
Becket, Margaret
Beckham, David
bed and breakfasts (B&Bs)
beef
Beefeater restaurants
Beefeaters –
Beeny, Sarah
beer
warm see also ale; lager
Bekonscot model village
Belgium
Bell, Steve
Berghaus
Big Brother (TV show)
Bill of Rights
binge drinking
Bisto
black cabs
Blackpool
Blair, Tony
Blake, William
blankets
Blitz Spirit
Bloodvessel, Buster
Blue Peter
bluebirds
Blur
Blyton, Enid
BMW
boat races
Boleyn, Ann
Bond, James
bookmakers
booze cruises
Boudica
bowler hats
boxer shorts
Boxing Day
Boy George
Brain’s
Branson, Sir Richard
Branston
breakfasts
breast implants
Bresslaw, Bernard
Breville
Brighton
Bristol City FC
Britain, battle of
British Army
British identity –
British Telecom (BT)
Britishness quiz
Britpop
Brotherhood of Man
Brown, Gordon
Brunel, Isambard
Kingdom
Brussels sprouts
Bryson, Bill
Buckingham Palace
Bucks Fizz
bulldogs
bunting
Burberry
bureaucracy
Burley
Burns, Montgomery
Burns, Robert –
Burton, Richard
buses
Butcher, Pat
Butlins
cake
Cambridge University
Cameron, David
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND)
Canada
caravanning
Carlsberg Special Brew
Carnaby Street
Carry On films
cars
Cash Converters
Casino Royale (Fleming)
caste system
catch phrases
Catherine of Aragon
Catherine of Valois
cats
Caxton, William
CCTV
celebrities
Centerparcs
Chamberlain, Neville
changing the guard
Channel
Channel Islands
Charles II
Charles, Prince
Charlton Athletic FC
Chas and Dave
chav
cheese
cheese rolling
chicken
Chicken Cottage
China
Chinatown
Chinese food
chips with
chow mein
Christianity
church bells
Church of England
Churchill, Winston
Churchill insurance
cider
‘Citizenship Test’
Civil Service
Clarkson, Jeremy
Clash
class
see also chav; middle-
classes; under-classes;
upper-classes;
working-classes
Clockwork Orange, A (1971)
Closer (magazine)
clothing
coffee
coffee shops
Colchester
Cold War
Common Market
Commonwealth
Commonwealth Games
Communism
Connery, Sean
Conservatives
constitution
continental quilts
coo-ee
Cook, James
cooking lager
Cool Britannia
Cooper’s Hill
Corby
corgis
corner shops
Cornershop (band)
Cornwall, Duke of
Coronation Street (TV show)
Cotswolds
counterfeit goods
Countryside Alliance
Cowell, Simon
crack dealers
Craig, Daniel
cricket
‘cricket test’, the
crime
crosswords
Crown Jewels
‘Croydon’ face lift
crucifixion
crumpets
Cryer, Barry
cucumber sandwiches
currency
curry
custard
Daddies sauce
Dad’s Army (TV show)
daffodils
Daily Mail (newspaper)
Daleks
Damned
Darwin, Charles
David, St
Davidson, Jim
Dawkins, Richard
Deacon, Joey
Deayton, Angus
deckchairs
deep-frying
dentists
depression
Desert Island Discs (radio show)
Diana, Princess
Dickens, Charles –
‘Dig for Victory’ campaign
Dineage, Fred
dinner
divorce
Dixy Chicken
DIY shops
Doctor Who
dog poo
dogging
dogs
Doherty, Pete
dole
donkeys
Donnegan, Lonnie
double entendre
Double Gloucester
double-deckers
Dover
Dr Martens Boots
Dr. No (1962)
drag
Dragons’ Den (TV show)
Drake, Francis
drugs
Druids
duty free
Dyson, James
Eastenders (TV show) see also Butcher, Pat
Easter
Eavis, Michael
eBay
eccentricity
Edinburgh
Edward, Prince
Edwards, Eddie ‘The Eagle’
elections
Elgar, Edward
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth II
Elton, Ben
Emin, Tracey
Empire
England
English Channel
Ernie
Euro
Eurofighter
Euromillions
European Union (EU)
Eurovision Song Contest
evening meals
Everton FC
exploration
FA Cup
faggots
faith schools
Falklands
Famous Five books
fast food
Fawkes, Guy
Ferguson, Sir Alex
Fergusson, Sarah
festivals
fêtes
Fiennes, Ranulph
fireworks
fish and chips
five words
flags
Flanders, Stephanie
flasks
Fleming, Ian
Fletcher, Cyril
Flintoff, Freddie
floral clocks
flowers
Flying Ant Day
folk devils
folk music
food ––
football
Football Association
football phone-in shows
football pools
Formby, George
Forsyth, Bruce
Foster, Norman
Fosters
fox hunting
Fox, Samantha
France
Fray Bentos
French, the
Friar Tuck
fried breakfasts
fried chicken
fried food
Frog Chorus
fruitcake
Fry, Stephen
fudge
Fulham FC
Gallagher, Liam
gambling
gap years, working-class
garden fences
Gardener’s Question Time (radio show)
gardening –
Garnett, Alf
gastropubs
Gaunt, Jon
Gemmil, Archie
Geordies
George, St
Germans, the
gin and tonic
Girls Aloud
Glasgow
Glasgow Airport
Glastonbury
Glyndebourne
gnomes –
God
golf
Good Life, The (TV show)
Goody, Jade
gossip
Government
Grace, W G
grammar
grammar schools
Grand National
Grantham
gravy
greasy spoons
Great Britain
Great Smog
Greece
green fields
Grey, Lady Jane
greyhound racing
‘growing your own’
Guardian (newspaper)
Guy Fawkes night
Habeas Corpus
Habitat
Hackney carriage
haggis
half day closing
Hall, Stuart
Halliwell, Geri
Harris Tweed
Harrison, George
Harrods
Harry, Prince
Harvey Nichols
hats
‘having a go’
Hawking, Stephen
Hawtrey, Charles
Hazell, Keeley
Heat magazine
Heath, Edward
hedgerows
Heinz sauces
hen parties
Henry V
Henry VIII
Hirst, Damien
HM Customs
holiday camps
Holland
home internationals
homosexuality
hoodies
Horlicks
Hornbies
Hornby, Nick
Horse Guards
horse racing
House of Lords
House of Parliament
house prices
Howard, Michael
HP sauce
Hucknall, Mick
humour
Humvee limos
hunting
Iceland (shop)
Iceni
ID cards
I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue (radio show)
immigration
imperial measurements
India
innit
inventors
Ireland
Irish culture
Irn Bru
Issigonis, Sir Alex
It’s A Knockout
ITV
James I
James, Sid
Japan
JD Sports
JD Weatherspoon
Jedis
jellied eels
Jennings, Humphrey
Jeremy Kyle Show, The (TV show)
Jerusalem (Blake)
Jesus
John, Sir Elton
John, King
John Lewis
Johnson, Boris
Jones, Peter
Jordan (Katie Price)
jumble sales
Just a Minute (radio show)
kagouls 161
Kamen, Nick
Katona, Kerry
kebabs
Kendall, Felicity
Kensit, Patsy
Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC)
Kinks, The
Kinnock, Neil
kissing
Klingon
knotted handkerchiefs
Krankies, The
Kray twins
LA Times (newspaper)
Labour
lager see also ale; beer
Lake District
Land of Hope and Glory
languages
law
lawns
Lawson, Nigella
‘leaving the country’
leeks
Leicester, Earl of
Lennon, John
Lentheric
lesbians
Levi’s
Lewis
Leylandii trees
Liberal Democrats
licensing laws
Lidl
Life Guards
limousines
Little Britain (TV show)
Little Chef
Little John
Littlejohn, Richard
Littlewoods
Liverpool
Live
rpool FC
‘local’
Loch Ness monster
Lock, James and George
lock-ins
London
London bombings
London Can Take It (1940)
London Olympics
London Underground –
Lucan, Lord
Lucas, Sarah
Luftwaffe
lurgy
Lusardi, Linda
Lynn, Dame Vera
Mackintosh, Charles
Rennie
MacSween
Madonna
Magna Carta
Magpie (TV show)
Major, John
Makov, Georgi
Manchester United
Mandelson, Peter
Margate
Marks and Spencer
marmalade
Marmite
Mars Bars, deep-fried
Matalan
Match of the Day (TV show)
mathematical possibility
McCall, Davina
McCartney, Paul
McCoy, Sylvester
McDonalds
McIntyre, Donal –
McLaren, Malcolm
McQueen, Alexander
Meaden, Deborah
Mental Health Act
Messerschmitt
metric measurements
MI6
middle-classes
milkmen
Mills, Heather
Mini
mini skirts
Ministry of Defence
Mirror (newspaper)
Mitchell, R J
mobile phones
model villages
monarchy
money
Money Box (radio show)
Monroe, Marilyn
Montgomery, Field
Marshal
Monty Python
Morris Dancing
Mother’s Day
mugging
Mumbai
Murray, Andrew
mushy peas
music
mustn’t grumble
nation of animal lovers
National Anthem
National Front
National Health Service (NHS)
National Lottery
National Trust
Nazis
neighbours
Nelson, Horatio
net curtains
New Forest
New Year’s Eve
New Zealand
Newcastle
Newsnight (TV show)
newspapers
nighties
Niven, David
Noddy books
Noel’s House Party (TV show)
Norfolk
Normandy, Duke of
North Face
Northern Ireland
Norton, Graham
Now magazine
oak trees
Oasis
Oates, Captain
Oddie, Bill –