British Culture: Albion Never Dies

By Thomas Felix Creighton

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Episodes: 178

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What is 'British-ness'? This podcast explores all aspects of British culture from the perspective of an Englishman previously based in China and Turkey. Perhaps you know Thomas Felix Creighton already from Instagram's @FlemingNeverDies centered on Ian Fleming's classic creation, James Bond, 007. Here, we can see a wider background of where our British hero sits. 

You can also check out the video channel: www.youtube.com/britishculture  


Episode Date
The Britishness of James Bond: For Your Eyes Only (1981) starring Roger Moore
Dec 17, 2024
DEEP DIVE: The Britishness of Skyfall - My Favourite Daniel Craig 007 Film
Nov 19, 2024
REISSUE: Celebrating Trafalgar Night (21st October)
Oct 21, 2024
A Brit Abroad... in China - Celebrating a 'British Day' in Guangzhou
Oct 14, 2024
BONUS: My First Time Living Overseas - A Brit in Turkish Cyprus (2001-2008)
Sep 30, 2024
Meeting the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak
Jun 27, 2024
NEW BOOK: Boy Wanted on Savile Row - An Interview with Pete Brooker (From Tailors With Love) [Episode 172]
Mar 19, 2024
British Science Fiction [Episode 169]
Feb 27, 2024
Instagram's @ThatOneBondGuy talks, 'On HIS Majesty's Secret Service - A James Bond Continuation Novel by Charlie Higson [Episode 168]
Feb 20, 2024
The British-Chinese Connection [Episode 167]
Feb 13, 2024
'U' is for... 'Underground', 'Umbrella', and 'Upper-Class' [Episode 166]
Feb 06, 2024
The British Empire: My Five Favourite Factual Books [Episode 165]
Jan 30, 2024
My 5 Favourite Shakespeare Plays [Episode 164]
Jan 23, 2024
An Ambulance Came For Me (but don't panic) [Episode 163]
Jan 16, 2024
My Favourite James Bond Locations ~ by listener request! [Episode 162]
Jan 09, 2024
Romans, Pagans, and Christians in Britain ~ by listener request! [Episode 161]
Jan 02, 2024
British Comedy & Expat Life: An Interview With Jorma Kirkko (The Blackmilkshake Comedy Pubcast) [Episode 160]
Dec 26, 2023
BONUS Episode: The King James Bible, The Gospel According to St. Luke; The Coming of Jesus (Reading)
Dec 22, 2023
The BEST THREE British TV Comedies According to UK Writer Roland Hulme: Blackadder, Fawlty Towers, and Red Dwarf [Episode 159]
Dec 19, 2023
BONUS Episode: The King James Bible, The Gospel According to St. Matthew; The Coming of Jesus (Reading)
Dec 15, 2023
Casino Royale: Interview with Superfan Kyle Barbeau (Instagram's @EasySmilesAndExpensiveWatches) [Episode 158]
Dec 12, 2023
Listener Request: The British Countryside | With a Special Look at 'The Archers' [Episode 157]
Dec 05, 2023
Topics From Listeners | Your Questions Answered! [Episode 156]
Nov 28, 2023
Interview with Mark Edlitz, author of 'The Many Lives of James Bond' [Episode 155]
Nov 21, 2023
60 Years of Dr. Who | 3/3 | The Modern Whoniverse... and is James Bond a Time Lord? | With Instagram's @DanielGaster [Episode 154]
Nov 14, 2023
Remember, Remember... and Remembrance | Two Pillars of Community Life in the UK [Episode 153]
Nov 07, 2023
60 Years of Dr. Who | 2/3 | From '70s ICON Tom Baker to 2000s ICON David Tennant | With Instagram's @DanielGaster [Episode 152]
Oct 31, 2023
BONUS Episode: Who was 'Boudica: Queen of War'?
Oct 26, 2023
The Silly Season - A Slice of UK Life [Episode 150]
Oct 23, 2023
REISSUE: Celebrating Trafalgar Night (21st October)
Oct 21, 2023
60 Years of Dr. Who | 1/3 | The beginning and the BEST entry point to 'Classic Who' | With Instagram's @DanielGaster [Episode 148]
Oct 15, 2023
Albion Is Not Enough | London as seen in 1999's 'James Bond: The World Is Not Enough' [Episode 147]
Oct 09, 2023
No Time To Die (2021) - Movie Review [Episode 146]
Oct 02, 2023
Ranking the 007 films with Donnie Waldron (@Quantum_of_History): Which James Bond Movie has "NO GOOD BITS"? [Episode 145]
Sep 25, 2023
Gertrude Bell - Queen of the Desert [Episode 144]
Sep 18, 2023
What is... Yorkshire? [Episode 143]
Sep 11, 2023
The Controversies of Ranking the 007 films with Chris Hunt (@BritishBondAddict): Why 'Diamonds Are Forever' is BETTER than You Think [Episode 142]
Sep 04, 2023
Ranking the 007 films with Chris Hunt (@BritishBondAddict): Why 'Tomorrow Never Dies' is THE BEST Bond Film [Episode 141]
Aug 28, 2023
President of the 007GB Club, Philip Dewhurst: An Interview [Episode 140]
Aug 21, 2023
Ranking the 007 films with Joe Darlington (@BeingJamesBond): Why 'The Man With The Golden Gun' is THE BEST Bond Film [Episode 139]
Aug 14, 2023
The Prime Minister's Trousers - Why Are Sunak's Socks On Show? - with Caine [Episode 138]
Aug 07, 2023
I'm being Evicted (Don't Panic) + A Slice of Life from Gibraltar, East, and North Yorkshire [Episode 137]
Jul 31, 2023
British Motor Racing with Instagram's 'British Bond Addict' [Episode 136]
Jul 24, 2023
Top 10 Topics on 'British Culture' - According to Chat GPT [Episode 135]
Jul 16, 2023
Rocking the Long Weekend! - Exploring the Rock of Gibraltar with Caine (Youtube: Videos by Caine) [Episode 134]
Jul 10, 2023
A Deep Dive Into Gibraltar - A James Bond Location - with Caine (Youtube: Videos by Caine) [Episode 133]
Jul 03, 2023
The British Empire in Cyprus 1878-1960 [Episode 132]
Jun 26, 2023
A Pilot's Perspective on James Bond 007 |An Interview with 'That One Bond Guy' (Christopher Morales) [Episode 131]
Jun 19, 2023
The Britishness of Indiana Jones | Interview with Matt Wacker (@WackMatters) [Episode 130]
Jun 12, 2023
The Bond Franchise in London vs the USA: "The Bond Experience" (David Zaritsky) and I Discuss! [Episode 129]
Jun 05, 2023
Sex, Snobbery, Sadism, and Schofield|Pete Brooker (From Tailors With Love) Talks Scandal in the UK *ADULT THEMES AND LANGUAGE* [Episode 128]
Jun 02, 2023
Fuel Bills, Bust Boiler, Housing Uncertainty... and the *REAL* Questions: What to do on a Bank Holiday? & How to be a 007 Fan These Days? [Episode 127]
May 29, 2023
My £700 Monthly Electricity Bill | A Slice of Hampshire Life (Local Newspapers) | Haworth 1940s Weekend [Episode 126]
May 22, 2023
Roland Hulme (British Author) and I talk: "On HIS Majesty's Secret Service" by Charlie Higson | The latest James Bond 007 continuation novel [Episode 125]
May 15, 2023
Coronation Monday [Episode 124]
May 08, 2023
Coronation | Report From Hyde Park, London [Episode 123]
May 06, 2023
EXTRA LENGTH EPISODE | The British Empire in Cyprus - Part 2 | 2,700 Years of History [Episode 122]
May 01, 2023
What is a Church of England Sunday Service? [Episode 121]
Apr 24, 2023
REISSUE: A 'Shallow Dive' Into St. George's Day, with Caine [Episode 120]
Apr 20, 2023
The British Empire in Cyprus - Part 1 [Episode 119]
Apr 17, 2023
Ranking the 007 films [Episode 118]
Apr 10, 2023
The Church of England | Part 1 | With Bradford Cathedral's Canon Ned Lunn [Episode 117]
Apr 03, 2023
Coming Soon: My Top 3 Most Requested Topics | Spring 2023 [Episode 116]
Mar 30, 2023
On Location: 'James Bond: Octopussy' (1983) - Interview with Del Singh - Part 2 [Episode 115]
Mar 27, 2023
On Location: 'James Bond: Octopussy' (1983) - Interview with Del Singh - Part 1 [Episode 114]
Mar 21, 2023
365 Consecutive Days in the UK (My First Time as an Adult) [Episode 113]
Mar 14, 2023
'U' is for... 'United Kingdom' [Episode 112]
Mar 07, 2023
British Novelist Roland Hulme Discusses Writing Formulas - James Bond, Harry Potter, Star Wars, and More! [Episode 111]
Feb 28, 2023
'T' is for... 'Tolkien' | The Author of 'The Hobbit', 'The Lord of the Rings', and 'The Silmarillion' [Episode 110]
Feb 20, 2023
'T' is for... 'Tea', 'Tower of London', and 'Technology' [Episode 109]
Feb 14, 2023
'T' is for... 'Thunderbirds' and the TV shows of Gerry Anderson MBE [Episode 108]
Feb 07, 2023
Inside the House of Commons | Interview with an Insider [Episode 107]
Jan 31, 2023
'S' is for... 'Satire' ~ British, Turkish, and even Cantonese Satire [Episode 106]
Jan 24, 2023
'S' is for... ‘The Shire’, ‘Secret Service’, and ‘Scaramanga’ [Episode 105]
Jan 17, 2023
'S' is for... 'Simon Templar (aka 'The Saint')' [Episode 104]
Jan 10, 2023
'S' is for... 'Sports', 'Scotland', and 'SAS (and SBS)' [Episode 103]
Jan 03, 2023
How British is Star Wars? [Episode 102]
Dec 27, 2022
Merry Christmas! [Episode 101]
Dec 25, 2022
The 100th Episode: What have I learned, and what's coming up?
Dec 20, 2022
REISSUE: A Deep Dive Into Christmas, with Caine [Episode 99]
Dec 16, 2022
A British Novelist Discusses a Classic British Novel: Roland Hulme on "Lady Chatterley's Lover" [Episode 98]
Dec 13, 2022
The Railway Children by E. Nesbit | The Book, The Film (1970), and The Railway
Dec 06, 2022
It's Competition Time! (open until Tuesday 5th December)
Nov 29, 2022
By Listener Request... The Food and Drink of James Bond, 007
Nov 22, 2022
The UK's New, New Prime Minister; Rishi Sunak | Your Questions, My Answers
Nov 15, 2022
Lawrence of Arabia - The True Story
Nov 08, 2022
REISSUE: Remember, Remember, the Fifth of November!
Nov 04, 2022
The Man Who Would Be King (Film 1975 & Story 1888)
Nov 01, 2022
BONUS Episode: The British Origins of Halloween
Oct 28, 2022
Zulu (1964) and the REAL Battle of Rorke’s Drift
Oct 24, 2022
BONUS Episode: Trafalgar Night
Oct 20, 2022
Coming Soon: The (British) Empire Strikes Back!
Oct 17, 2022
Frederick Forsyth | A Very British (Thriller) Writer | Heir of Ian Fleming?
Oct 10, 2022
What is 'Britishness'?
Oct 04, 2022
The Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
Sep 26, 2022
Preview Episode: The Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
Sep 19, 2022
Queen Elizabeth II & King Charles III
Sep 12, 2022
Who is Liz Truss? | A Brief Biography of the UK's New Prime Minister
Sep 05, 2022
It's the August Bank Holiday!
Aug 29, 2022
James Bond in Istanbul | Part 3 | Ian Fleming (iii), "The Tunnel of Rats" and the Byzantines
Aug 22, 2022
A Fourth Slice of Yorkshire Life | Britain as Seen Though Our Local Newspapers
Aug 15, 2022
James Bond in Istanbul | Part 2 | Ian Fleming (ii), Pera, Galata, and the Grand Bazaar
Aug 08, 2022
James Bond in Istanbul | Part 1 | Ian Fleming (i)
Aug 01, 2022
British Politics: Your Questions, My Answers
Jul 25, 2022
The Next Prime Minister
Jul 18, 2022
Bonus Episode: The Drinks of 007
Jul 13, 2022
A James Bond Location: Queen Mary's Rose Garden, Regent's Park, London (1964's You Only Live Twice)
Jul 11, 2022
Culture Shock: 5 Stages and Practical Solutions (from an Englishman Abroad)
Jul 04, 2022
Back in Britain #10 | On the Bradford Busses
Jun 27, 2022
Back in Britain #9 | 3 months of being back...
Jun 20, 2022
British Culture Q&A!
Jun 13, 2022
Back in Britain #8 | with St. Thomas' Church Bells, the City of Bradford Brass Band, and the Cathedral Chamber Choir for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
Jun 06, 2022
Back in Britain #7 | I'll buy you a Bettys! (no apostrophe)
May 30, 2022
Back in Britain #6 | The UK vs the US (listener mail edition) | Plus: taking a steam train to Howarth's 1940s Weekend
May 23, 2022
Back in Britain #5 | The UK vs the US (two countries divided by common clichés?)
May 16, 2022
Back in Britain #4 | A visit to London meeting "From Tailors With Love", Daniel Gaster, and "British Bond Addict"
May 08, 2022
Back in Britain #3 | I have a job in the UK!! | Alfred Chocolate Yumyum the Cat makes an appearance
May 02, 2022
'R' is for 'Royal'
Apr 25, 2022
A 'Shallow Dive' Into St. George's Day, with Caine (normally in Fuzhou, China)
Apr 18, 2022
Interview with "License to Cook" author, Edward Biddulph
Apr 11, 2022
Back in Britain #2 | British Pubs with Caine (Normally in Fuzhou) | Plus: "A Slice of Derbyshire Life" with Alfred Chocolate Yumyum the Cat
Apr 03, 2022
A Third Slice of Yorkshire Life | Britain as Seen Though Our Local Newspapers
Mar 28, 2022
Back in Britain #1 | After 7 years Away…
Mar 21, 2022
Interview with "The Spy Command" Bill Koenig
Mar 15, 2022
A Few Fun Facts About Wales
Mar 07, 2022
'Q' is for... 'Queen'
Feb 28, 2022
A Second Slice of Yorkshire Life | Britain as Seen Though Our Local Newspapers
Feb 22, 2022
'P' is for 'Prince of Wales'
Feb 15, 2022
Interview with "Being James Bond" Joe Darlington
Feb 08, 2022
'O' is for... 'Oliver Cromwell'
Feb 01, 2022
Rockall 2022 | An Epic Expedition for Charity
Jan 25, 2022
'N' is for... 'National Health Service'
Jan 17, 2022
A Slice of Yorkshire Life | Britain as Seen Though Our Local Newspapers
Jan 10, 2022
'M' is for... 'Monarchy'
Jan 04, 2022
I have COVID (Keep Calm and Carry On)
Dec 28, 2021
Merry Christmas!
Dec 25, 2021
SPOILER! Review of No Time to Die with “Quantum of History"
Dec 21, 2021
'L' is for... 'London' with 'British Bond Addict' & 'From Tailors With Love' (Pete Brooker)
Dec 14, 2021
A Deep Dive Into Christmas, with Caine!
Dec 07, 2021
Coming up soon on the podcast!
Dec 03, 2021
'K' is for... 'Kings, Knights, and Knaves'
Nov 30, 2021
SPOILER! SPOILER! SPOILER! review of No Time to Die with “That One Bond Guy” (Chris Morales, from California)
Nov 23, 2021
'J' is for... 'Justice'
Nov 16, 2021
Remembrance Day
Nov 11, 2021
The UK: Not Just London | An Exploration of Britain with Caine in Fuzhou (China)
Nov 09, 2021
Remember, Remember, The Fifth of November
Nov 05, 2021
'I' is for... [To be decided by you!]
Nov 02, 2021
Interview with "The British Voice" Ian Russell [31]
Oct 30, 2021
A Brit in New York | Interview with British Novelist Roland Hulme [30]
Oct 26, 2021
Interview with British Author Jon Auty, creator of "Behind the Stunts" [29]
Oct 23, 2021
Trafalgar Night [28]
Oct 22, 2021
H is for... King Henry... All Eight of Them! [27]
Oct 19, 2021
007 as seen from China | *No Spoilers* for 'No Time To Die' [26]
Oct 12, 2021
'G' is for 'Great' [25]
Oct 04, 2021
007's Retirement: Reading, Rum and Riparian Feasts [24]
Sep 28, 2021
'F' is for 'Fish and Chips' [23]
Sep 21, 2021
A Deep Dive Into British Men's Wardrobes with Caine (in Fuzhou, China) [22]
Sep 14, 2021
'E' is for 'Elgar' [21]
Sep 07, 2021
British Culture as Experienced by British People Overseas - Thomas and Caine [20]
Aug 29, 2021
'D' is for 'Democracy' [19]
Aug 23, 2021
A Deep Dive Into Ink: British Tattoo Culture, with Caine (in Fuzhou, China) [18]
Aug 17, 2021
'C' is for 'Crumpets' [17]
Aug 10, 2021
'B' is for 'Bloody Hell'! [16]
Jul 26, 2021
'A' is for 'Albion' [15]
Jul 13, 2021
British Bond Addict talking about Bond, James Bond [14]
Jun 29, 2021
The Cost of Counter-Piracy (Somalia) [13]
Jun 22, 2021
My Five Favourite (British) Books [12]
Jun 08, 2021
Britishness as viewed from California: An Interview with IG's "That One Bond Guy", Christopher Morales [11]
Mar 08, 2021
The 7 Pillars of Britishness: An Interview with Instagram's "British Bond Addict" [10]
Feb 22, 2021
A James Bond Location: Hong Kong and the Peninsula Hotel [9]
Feb 15, 2021
Bonus Episode: What are biscuits in the USA!? [8]
Feb 08, 2021
A Deep Dive into Tea (Part II): British Tea, Turkish Tea, and Tea in East Asia [7]
Feb 01, 2021
A Deep Dive Into Tea (Part I) [6]
Jan 24, 2021
Coming up soon on the podcast! [5]
Jan 17, 2021
British Culture as seen from Fuzhou, China: Interview with Caine [4]
Jan 10, 2021
What's this series all about? [3]
Dec 28, 2020
Book Review: From Russia With Love [2]
Dec 28, 2020
You Only Live Twice [1]
Dec 26, 2020