British Pop Culture

Lionel Bart's 1960 musical Oliver! (based on Charles Dickens novel) contains the songs "Food, Glorious Food", "Consider Yourself" and "You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two".

musicals, which include The Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita, have dominated the West End for a number of years and have travelled around the world as well as being turned into films.

The Royal Shakespeare Company at Stratford-upon-Avon, produces mainly but not exclusively Shakespeare plays. 

Official top 40 singles weekly

The first Madame Tussauds wax museum opened in London in 1835, and today displays waxworks of famous people from various fields, including royalty (Princess Diana), historical figures (Henry VIII), sport (David Beckham), music (Freddie Mercury), literature (Charles Dickens), politics (Winston Churchill), television (Gordon Ramsay), and cinema (Michael Caine) among others.

oldest art gallery is the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, which houses a collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900

The British Library in London is the national library and is one of the world's largest research libraries, holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats; including around 25 million books. The library has two of the four remaining copies of the original Magna Carta. The British Library Sound Archive has over six million recordings (many from the BBC Sound Archive, including Winston Churchill’s wartime speeches.)

British literature, music, cinema, art, theatre, comedy, media, television, philosophy, architecture and education are important aspects of British culture

prominent in science and technology, creating world-leading scientists (Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin) + inventions. 

Sport is an important part of British culture; numerous sports, including football, originated in the country. 

Has been described as a "cultural superpower" and London’s been described as a world cultural capital 

A global opinion poll for the BBC saw the UK ranked the third most positively viewed nation in the world (behind Germany and Canada) in 2013 and 2014

the empire also influenced British culture, particularly British cuisine

Freedom of the press was established in Great Britain in 1695. Popular British daily national newspapers include The Times, The Sun, Daily Mail, The Daily Telegraph, Daily Mirror, Daily Express and The Guardian. 

The Guinness Book of Records was the brainchild of Sir Hugh Beaver. On 10 November 1951, he became involved in an argument over which was the fastest game bird in Europe and realised that it was impossible to confirm in reference books. 

The idea for a Christmas message was conceived by one of the founders of the BBC. Delivered annually by the monarch

the quarrelsome couple Punch and Judy made their first recorded appearance in Covent Garden, London in 1662. The various episodes of Punch and Judy are performed in the spirit of outrageous comedy — often provoking shocked laughter — and are dominated by the anarchic clowning of Mr Punch

International football tournaments, such as the World Cup, are historically the most viewed sports events among the public, while Match of the Day is the most popular weekly football show

A Knighthood or damehood is bestowed by a monarch for service to the country 

the national anthem is "God Save the Queen” 

Shown on the BBC, the UK holds two high-profile charity telethon events, Children in Need, held annually in November, and Comic Relief, which alternates with Sports Relief, every March.

The UK has several major orchestras, including the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Pantomimes are musical comedy stage productions for families that are performed in theatres. They're interactive where the audience often says "It's behind you"

The UK has been at the forefront of developments in film, radio and television. 

Broadcasting has historically been dominated by the BBC 

Animator Nick Park created the Wallace and Gromit characters at Aardman Animations studio in Bristol.

Tales such as Robin Hood and his Merry Men of Sherwood and their battles with the Sheriff of Nottingham. Richard the Lionheart, Christian leader of the Third Crusade, became to be seen as a contemporary and supporter of Robin Hood. A plaque features Richard marrying Robin and Maid Marian outside Nottingham Castle.

Popular dramas are Coronation Street and BBC's EastEnders, 

There are 15 National Parks in the UK, 

There’s tales of King Arthur, Excalibur and Merlin and the Knights of the Round Table introduced by Wace a Jersey poet

Popular tale of  Goldilocks and the Three Bears

The British Museum in London with its collection of more than seven million objects is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world, and sourced from every continent, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its beginning to the present. On display since 1802, the Rosetta Stone is the most viewed attraction. The Natural History Museum, London was established by Richard Owen (who coined the term "dinosaur") to display the national collection of dinosaur fossils and other biological and geological exhibits.

The most widely popular writer of the early years of the 20th century was arguably Rudyard Kipling, the youngest ever recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature. His novels include The Jungle Book and The Man Who Would Be King. His poem If— is a national favourite

There have been many famous bands and artists Led Zeppelin,  Pink Floyd, David Bowie, The Yardbirds, Black Sabbath, Sex Pistols, The Police, The Cure, The Moody Blues, Van Morrison, The Hollies, Dusty Springfield, Bee Gees, Depeche Mode, Madness, Arthur Brown, Sting, Radiohead, ELO, Oasis,  Adele.

Also helped established many musical genres

Many successful British TV shows including Britain's got talent, Strictly come dancing, Sherlock, Doctor Who, Downton Abbey, The Crown, Top Gear and many of David Attenborough's nature documentaries, such as  The Blue Planet, Planet Earth and Life on Earth.

Popular UK sitcom like Fawlty Towers (created by John Cleese and Connie Booth) with Basil Fawlty regularly slapping the hapless Spanish waiter Manuel, Blackadder (created by Richard Curtis, Ben Elton and Rowan Atkinson) where the idiotic Baldrick often reveals "I have a cunning plan" and Only Fools and Horses (created by John Sullivan) where Del Boy often yells "you plonker!" to his brother Rodney 

British culture has its roots in the United Kingdom‘s rich history, the people and the four countries — England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland — that it’s made up of each with their own unique traditions and customs. British culture and social norms are very unique. 

British languages

English - 98% first language

Welsh in Wales

Gaelic and Scots in Scotland

Irish and Ulster Scots in Northern Ireland

Cornish in Cornwall, England

Note that each of these languages comes with their own dialects and accents all across the UK. Therefore, the linguistic diversity in UK is pretty large.

 is thought that there are around 300 languages spoke

In the UK the weather is pretty unpredictable

Also, music concerts are a common thing in the UK. Some of the biggest music events are organized in the UK. British artists have firmly impacted the European and global history of music.The UK is also where some of the most trendy music genres originated