Entertainment In Britain
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Here's
a collection of great links to help you
plan a trip to Britain or just learn about
life across the pond. Some are
informative, some a bit cheeky, but all
are fun!
What's
on the box?
Check
out the latest news, Britain's favorite TV
comedy shows and the daily soaps.
BBC
TV
or check out the BBC
in America
- which connects the U.S. with the best of
British television from BBC AMERICA - the
24 hour U.S. cable channel with a
compelling range of entertainment, sport
and news headlines.
Comedy:
The
BBC
TV website will give you all the
information on classic and up and coming
British comedies including, Monty
Python and Blackadder.
In
the US: The
Union
Jack newspaper has been published
monthly throughout the US since 1982 and
is packed with news, sports and
features from the UK.
In
the UK: Scotland
Magazine offers features, heritage and
culture from Scotland.
Great
British Antiques will provide
free information, help and advice for
any international visitor planning
a tour of the antiques hot-spots
Britain, including Bath, Cotswolds and
London, to name a few.
British
Goods Online
Speciality
Foods the UK’s official shopping
mall for regional and speciality foods.
More than 100 stores online.
BBCAmerica’s
online British Grocer’s store offers
some of the best British grub.
Find all your favorites like Mc Vitie's
Hobnobs, Twinings Tea, Colman's Mustard
and real British crisps!
Tea
& Sympathy offers a taste of
Britain in the heart of New York's
Greenwich Village. Specialties include
bangers and mash, roast beef and Yorkshire
puddings and of course afternoon tea! Next
door, Carry On Tea & Sympathy offers a
great selection of British goods to take
home.
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Get your dose of dysfunction Wed. at 9 pm/et, 8 pm/pt.
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Seriously funny. Watch Thursdays at 10 pm.
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He's a detective with a dark past. Mondays at 9 pm.
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It's one for one and all for one Thursdays at 9 pm.
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ENTER TO WIN
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Food
Slang Quiz
Test your knowledge of British food and win a
Delia Smith cookbook.
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Win
a London Vacation!
Enter the Happy Hour with The Office and Bass
Sweepstakes to win.
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New
Music from Muse
The little band from Devon, England, with the
larger than life sound.
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BBC AMERICA
NEWSLETTER
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Sign
Up Now!
Keep up to date on BBC America goings on.
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Amusement Park Links. MORE.
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Great
British Piers. An excellent piers-related website, which is one
man's ongoing project to create a single source for everything pier related.
One to watch.
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Best
of British Magazine. Monthly magazine about Britain past and
present, which regularly carries material about fairgrounds, fairground
transport, steam museums, etc. Highly recommended.
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eDreams
UK Theme Parks Page. Regular feature articles and links about
amusement parks in the UK. Ask theme park expert Nicholas James a question
about anything relating to UK theme parks and receive a quick answer!
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Amusement
Park Photographic Library. A huge resource of images of British
amusement parks and the rides which operate within them. Primarily aimed at
the world's media, photographs from the Library are also available to buy.
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Save
Dreamland Campaign. A website dedicated to the campaign to save
Dreamland Fun Park, Margate, which is home to Britain's oldest roller
coaster, the Scenic Railway.
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Skelter
Publishing. Website of the specialist amusement park and fairground
publisher.
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Aerial
Glide, Shipley Glen. Information about the battle to save Britain's
oldest amusement park ride, the Aerial Glide at Shipley Glen Pleasure
Grounds.
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Amusement
Review. Run by an amusement park enthusiast, this site includes
excellent photography from around the UK.
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Frontierland
Remembered. A website dedicated to Morecambe's lost amusement park,
Frontierland (formerly Morecambe Pleasure Park).
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John
Burke's Blackpool. Another fantastic Blackpool Pleasure Beach
website, with photographs of the park taken over several decades by a local
Blackpool photoghrapher.
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CoasterBuzz.
News and community for the amusement industry and enthusiasts.
Also features, forums, extensive links and much more on this popular site.
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Talk
Rideas. Popular forum for discussing anything and everything
about the UK's theme parks.
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ThrillNetwork.com.
Well established website with news, rumours and articles on amusement parks,
theme parks and water parks. Also has a popular forum.
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Ultimate
Rollercoaster. News and information about roller coasters from
this American site. Most noteable for its excellent forums.
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National
Piers Society. Many of Britain's piers feature excellent
amusement parks. This website provides a whole host of information about
Britain's piers, past and present.
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UK
Seaside Piers. The largest collection of UK pier photographs on the
Internet, this website also includes excellent vintage amusement
park and slot
machine photographs.
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John
Wardley. The man behind many of the UK's best new rides,
including Nemesis and Oblivion at Alton Towers, has his own website.
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Laff
in the Dark. Fantastic website about dark rides and fun houses
in the USA.
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The
Magic Eye. New website about dark rides, fun houses and walk through
attractions, plus a focus on rides that are now disappearing from the
World's amusement parks.
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Roller
Coaster Database. A comprehensive, searchable database with
information and statistics on over 1200 roller coasters throughout the
world.
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Coaster
Kingdom. Well written ride reviews supported by information,
synopses and photographs.
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National
Amusement Park Historical Association. American educational and
enthusiasts organisation dedicated to amusement park history. The site
includes extensive factual information.
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About
Theme Parks. Part of About.com, this is an excellent theme park
survival guide, with good links pages.
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Belle
Vue Revisited. Affectionate tribute to one of Britain's
greatest amusement parks, Manchester's Belle Vue. If you have enjoyed
reading our Belle Vue books or watching the videos, you will love this
website!
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White
City, Manchester. The history of Manchester's second amusement
park, White City.
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Days
Out UK. This site includes discount tickets to many UK theme
parks.
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One
Click. Well-designed website, packed full of stunning roller
coaster and amusement park photography. Recommended.
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Alton
Towers Almanac. Very comprehensive website about Alton Towers,
with news, photographs, history, general information and a discussion board.
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Butlins
Memories. Celebrating the memories, history and fun of Butlin's
holiday camps, including a guide to all parks (open and closed).
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ATE.
ATE is a world-leading exhibition and publishing company in the coin
operated and electronic amusements, gaming, casino and leisure industries,
and organisers of the Amusement Trades Exhibition.
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ITEC.
Based in Orlando, this company designs theme park rides and "fun
places" worldwide and is made up of former Disney imagineers.
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Coaster
Enthusiasts of Canada. An amazingly comprehensive website, with
information on Canadian amusement parks and rides, books, and a huge links
resource. The Closed
Canadian Parks section makes fascinating reading.
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Dean
Organ Builders. Specialists in the manufacture and restoration of
fairground organs and other mechanical musical instruments.
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Daffy Klub.
The official website of the Darkride and Funhouse Enthusiasts.
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Great
British Exhibitions. Website celebrating British exhibitions at
venues such as Crystal Palace, Earl's Court and White City.
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Roller
Coaster Mayhem. Help Andrew Edwards research roller coaster books.
This site includes a full list of UK roller coasters.
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Disneyland
Resort Paris. The web's largest fan based website covering the
Disneyland Resort Paris. The website is a guidebook to the theme parks and
their attractions, the hotels, the Disney Village, the restaurants ... and
everything else at the Disneyland Resort Paris.
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Lawrie's
Carnival and Amusement Park Pages. If you want to find out about the
amusement parks and travelling fairs (carnivals) of Finland, this amazingly
comprehensive website will tell you everything you need to know.
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Coasterimage.com.
For US roller coaster and amusement park photographs, videos, Roller Coaster
Tycoon files, wallpaper and other downloads.
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Richard's
Wheel. The story of how one man's dream became a reality. Richard
Ryan restored Southsea's famous Corbiere Big Wheel and reopened it in
Blackpool. The website tells the full story along with details of where to
ride it.
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Deborah
Budney. The website of leading American carousel artist. Her
carousel art is available from Joyland Books.
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Janice
Bailey's Photography. Includes a collection of pages of carousel
horses, carousels, pastels and digital carousel art.
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Tunnel
of Laffs. Dark ride and fun house tribute website run by I-Ride, the
International Dark Ride and Fun House Organization.
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TP:UK.
An independent guide to Alton Towers, Thorpe Park, Chessington World of
Adventures and Drayton Manor. The site features park guides, ride guides,
information and news pages for each park.
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Funworld
Magazine. The official magazine of the International Amusement Parks
Association.
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