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Hugh Muir's diary...Grand Hotel bill has been settled by the festival organisers. He leaves with director Hugh Hudson and actor John Hurt to catch the UK shuttle home; feted, hydrated, dignity intact. The stirrings of a campaign within Telegraph group, as... In this article: Tax, UK, BBC, Custard cream, and Human Rights Commission |
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USATODAY.com | September 10, 2009
Toronto Film Festival pulls star power up north
...follows the Oscar-courting likes of Helen Mirren, Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett onto the British throne as the longest-reigning monarch in U.K. history - but in the period before the scowling queen acquired those bulldog jowls. Let's hope the...
In this article: Toronto International Film Festival, Oscar, Michael Moore, Brian Clough, George Clooney, Recession, The Men Who Stare at Goats, USA Today, Sapphire, and Larry Charles
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Wikipedia | May 02, 2009
Cesar Award for Best Film from the European Union
...directed by inter alia Claude Lelouch, Ken Loach, and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Gosford Park, UK, directed by Robert Altman The Man Without a Past (Mies vailla menneisyytta), Finland, directed by Aki Kaurismaki ''Sweet...
In this article: Cesar Award, European Union, Ken Loach, Talk to Her, UK, Lars von Trier, Marco Tullio Giordana, Emanuele Crialese, Pedro Almodovar, and Wolfgang Becker
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Sydney Morning Herald - Entertainment | August 30, 2009
The Young Victoria
...the hazards of court life. This is a queen who's often amused. The script is by Julian Fellowes, an old hand in dissecting the behaviour of Britain's ruling classes. He wrote Gosford Park for Robert Altman but this time the initial idea...
In this article: Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, Emily Blunt, The Young Victoria, Julian Fellowes, Harriet Walter, C.R.A.Z.Y., and Kensington Palace
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Times of India | May 01, 2008
Bollywood fans boost tourism in UK
...Council. Films like Harry Potter series, The Da Vinci Code , Gosford Park and Pride & Prejudice and television programmes including Balamory and Monarch of the Glen have been identified as a major booster for tourism in the country. "Effect...
In this article: Britain, Bend It Like Beckham, London, India, Harry Potter, Pride & Prejudice, The Da Vinci Code, and Gosford Park
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The Hollywood Reporter | June 23, 2008
U.K.'s Delanic takes Julian Fellowes' 'Time'
...movie rights LONDON -- Julian Fellowes' next movie project "From Time To Time" has been picked up for U.K. distribution by fledgling indie distributor Delanic Films, sales house Ealing Studios International said Monday. Fellowes' second...
In this article: Julian Fellowes, Gosford Park, U.K., Anne Reid, Timothy Spall, Alex Etel, Maggie Smith, and Hugh Bonneville
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The Hindu - News | April 30, 2008
The Hindu News Update Service
Films like "Harry Potter" series, "The Da Vinci Code", "Gosford Park" and "Pride & Prejudice" and television programmes including "Balamory and Monarch of the Glen" have been identified as a major booster for tourism in the country.
In this article: The Hindu, Britain, Bend It Like Beckham, London, India, Pride & Prejudice, and The Da Vinci Code
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Ivor Novello
...of Might-Have-Been". His memory continues to be promoted by The Ivor Novello Appreciation Bureau, who hold annual events around Britain , including an annual pilgrimage to Redroofs in Littlewick Green in June. In 2005, the Strand...
In this article: Ivor Novello, Ivor Novello Awards, Zena Dare, World War I, Ferenc Molnar, Cardiff, London, Britain, Tax, and Theodore & Co
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Ryan Phillippe
...in the thriller Antitrust '', and co-starred in Robert Altman's critically-acclaimed ''Gosford Park, which featured several of Britain 's most respected actors and was nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture . Subsequently, Phillippe...
In this article: Matthew Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Oscar, Bang-Bang Club, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Richard Roeper, Cruel Intentions, New Castle, Delaware, and California
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK, or as Britain) is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK with a land border, sharing it with the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea. The largest island, Great Britain, is linked to France by the Channel Tunnel.
- Name:
- the United Kingdom
- Conventional Long Name:
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Capital:
- London
- Language:
- English (de facto)
- Largest City:
- London
- Government type:
- Parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy
- Legislature:
- Parliament
- Upper House:
- House of Lords
- Lower House:
- House of Commons
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 1801
- Formations:
- Anglo-Irish Treaty
- Area:
- 94526
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $2.228 trillion
- GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
- 18th
- GDP (nominal):
- $2.680 trillion
- GDP (nominal per capita) Rank:
- 20th
- GPD (nominal) Rank:
- 6th
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $43,733
- Time Zone:
- GMT
- Currency:
- Pound sterling
- Demonym:
- British, Briton
- Drives On:
- left
- Currency (code):
- GBP
- Country Calling Code:
- +44
- ccTLD:
- .uk
- EU Accession:
- January 01, 1973
- Anthem:
- "God Save the Queen"
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