What Makes Britons Great?

What Makes Britons Great? (2/12)

The British are said to be reserved in manners, dress and speech. They are famous for their politeness, self-discipline and sense of humour. British Pathé, a great British institution itself, here investigates what makes the people of these sceptered isles so British?

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"OK. Leave this to me. I'm British. I know how to queue." Douglas Adams, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, 1978

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: Forget the tightly fitted, unflattering, rubber swimming caps we are all familiar with today. The 1960s saw colourful, flowery and exotic bathing...

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