Category Archives: Popular Culture

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Prince Eustace and Joffrey

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

Once again, much of the television watching world is gripped by the latest installments of Game of Thrones. Not myself sadly as I don’t have access to the channel that broadcasts it in the U.K. so face another long and … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, Popular Culture, television | Tagged Empress Matilda, England, Game of Thrones, Henry Fitz Empress, King Stephen, Prince Eustace, Prince Joffrey, Purple Wedding, war | Leave a comment

15 of the best war films of all time.

Posted on July 15, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

It’s only a week now until the release of my most anticipated film of the year, Dunkirk. Despite being pivotal to the entire WW2, the brave and often selfless actions of the British Expeditionary Force and allied French and Belgian … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, Movies and Films | Tagged Cinema, Dunkirk, Film, Great Escape, Lawrence of Arabia, movies, War Films, War Movies, WW2, Zulu | 3 Comments

The story of the first Black Man in the British Army

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

A few weeks in a new episode of Dr Who, there was something of a story about one of the characters in that weeks episode. It involved a platoon of Victorian British soldiers who ended up working on some alien … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, television | Tagged Africa, Battle of Ginnis, Dr Who, Durham, First Black man in the army, history, Khartoum, Life, Mahdi, Mars, Sudan | Leave a comment

Roger Moore – Nobody Does It Better

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

We all have our own favourite James Bond actor and the films that go with it. There are always a few who like Timothy Dalton or George Lazenby but when it comes down to it, the choice is usually between … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Movies and Films, Popular Culture | Tagged 007, Cinema, Film, James Bond, movies, nostalgia, Sir Roger Moore | 7 Comments

North Korea – The Bad Hair Day Country

Posted on April 21, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

All these years that I have been blogging and only around 2 or 3 countries have never visited my blog. This is my concerted effort to get 1 viewer from one such country, North Korea. If this doesn’t work then … Continue reading →

Posted in Funny & Humour, Life, News, Opinion, Popular Culture | Tagged Adam Bomb, bad hair day, Dictator, Garbage Pail Kids, Hair Cuts, Kim Jong-un, North Korea | 7 Comments

Taboo

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

As always, I have been really very busy this spring but when I haven’t been busy then I have been engrossed in Taboo. It’s set in the Georgian times but to call it a costume drama would be rather … Continue reading →

Posted in Popular Culture, television | Tagged BBC, Honourable East India Company, James Delaney, Jonathan Pryce, Life, London, Sir Stuart Strange, Taboo, Tom Hardy | 3 Comments

So, we’re going on YouTube!

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

Sooooo, I’ve spent the last day or so creating two YouTube channels as it seems to be the way the world is going. Unlike some channels, hopefully I can put up some videos of interest and perhaps even a … Continue reading →