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Here For The History Episodes

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    Why don’t women’s clothes have pockets?

    The surprising history of how women’s pockets fell in and out of fashion over time.

  2. Why does British food have such a bad reputation?

    French fashions and wartime rationing have long tarnished Britain’s culinary reputation

  3. Why do British people love tea?

    The Portuguese princess, corporate espionage and waging war for tea.

  4. Why are Brits so obsessed with football?

    How football became Britain’s national sport.

  5. Trailer

    Exploring the stereotypes, social norms and traditions that fill our everyday life.

  6. Stiff Upper Lip - Do Brits have emotions?

    Exploring the stereotype that Brits don’t show their emotions.

  7. English Language: Why do we speak like that?

    Why do our spellings not match our pronunciations? Why are so many words really weird?