Encyclopedia - Geordie: Encyclopedia Ii - Geordie - The Geordie Dialect
Geordie derives much less influence from French and Latin than does Standard English, being substantially Angle and Viking in origin. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Burn Stream: Encyclopedia - Burn Stream
In Scotland, and to some extent in North East England, burn is a name for a stream which is less than a river. Burn stream - Etymology. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Viz Comic: Encyclopedia - Viz Comic
Viz is a popular British adult spoof comic magazine. The comic's style parodies the strait-laced British comics of the post-war period, n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bands And Musicians From North East England: Encyclopedia - Bands And Musicians From North East England
This is a list of noteworthy bands and musicians from the North East of England. Andy Taylor of Duran Duran (born and grew up in Newcast...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bobby Robson: Encyclopedia Ii - Bobby Robson - Managerial Career
Bobby Robson - Early days. He began managerial life proper in the dug-out at Fulham before entering a blissful union with Ipswich Town ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brian Johnson: Encyclopedia Ii - Brian Johnson - Helen Of Troy Musical
Johnson has worked on a musical entitled Helen of Troy for most of the past decade. He was inspired to write his own musical after seeing...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Animals: Encyclopedia Ii - The Animals - Discography
The Animals - Albums. Animals album releases varied significantly between the UK and the US; even those with the same or similar names ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - English English: Encyclopedia Ii - English English - General Features
The British Isles is one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the English-speaking world. Significant changes in dialect (pronunci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Languages In The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Languages In The United Kingdom - Status
A number of bodies have been established to oversee the promotion of the regional languages: in Scotland, Bòrd na Gàidhlig oversees Sco...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Northumberland: Encyclopedia Ii - Northumberland - History
Once part of the Roman Empire and the scene of many wars between England and Scotland, Northumberland has a long and complicated history....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Rock And Roll Albums: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Rock And Roll Albums - B
Ba-Bi - Bl - Bo - Br-By The B-52's - The B-52's (2) List of rock and roll albums - Ba-Bj. Bad Company - Straight Shooter (12) The Ba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Viz Comic: Encyclopedia Ii - Viz Comic - Regular Features
Viz comic - Featured Strips. Recurring or notable one-off strips include: Acker Bilk – (See Jimmy Hill) Aldridge Pryor – a patholo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newcastle Upon Tyne: Encyclopedia Ii - Newcastle Upon Tyne - History And Development
Newcastle, known at the time as "Pons Aelius" was founded by the Roman Emperor Hadrian, whose Wall is still visible in parts of Newcastle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newcastle Upon Tyne: Encyclopedia Ii - Newcastle Upon Tyne - History And Development
Newcastle, known at the time as "Pons Aelius" was founded by the Roman Emperor Hadrian, whose Wall is still visible in parts of Newcastle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germanic Languages: Encyclopedia Ii - Germanic Languages - Classification
Note that divisions between subfamilies of Germanic are rarely precisely defined; most form continuous clines, with adjacent dialects bei...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pitcairnese Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Pitcairnese Language - History
Following the Mutiny on the Bounty, the British mutineers stopped at Tahiti and took 19 Polynesian people, mostly women, to the remote is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lambton Worm: Encyclopedia Ii - Lambton Worm - The Story
The story revolves around John Lambton, heir of the Lambton Estate, County Durham, and his battle with a giant worm which had been terror...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Excel Saga: Encyclopedia Ii - Excel Saga - Characters
Excel Saga - ACROSS. Elgâla, a.k.a. Kasumi Munakata: Appearing only in the manga, Elgala is the third girl of ACROSS -- Excel's rival...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Museum Of Everything: Encyclopedia Ii - The Museum Of Everything - Format Of The Show
Performed by Danny Robins, Dan Tetsell and Marcus Brigstocke, the Museum of Everything was a comedy radio show that occupied the coveted ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hartlepool: Encyclopedia Ii - Hartlepool - History
Hartlepool was founded as a village in the 7th century AD, springing up around a convent founded in 640 on a headland overlooking a natur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of On-screen Clichés: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of On-screen Clichés - People
List of on-screen clichés - Children. Children are usually as close to their cousins as they are to their siblings. Children invariab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newcastle United F.c.: Encyclopedia Ii - Newcastle United F.c. - History Of Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C. - 1881-1939. During November 1881, the Stanley Rugby Club of South Byker decided to form an association football ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of The United Kingdom - Physical Geography
The physical geography of the UK varies greatly. It includes the chalk cliffs of Kent and Dorset, the rolling hills and fields of southea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - I'm Alan Partridge: Encyclopedia Ii - I'm Alan Partridge - Series One
In this series, the former chat show host Partridge has been divorced by his wife, Carol; has distanced himself from his children and end...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Languages In The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Languages In The United Kingdom - Languages Of Channel Islands And Isle Of Man
The Channel Islands and Isle of Man are not part of the UK, but are closely associated with it. Their languages are recognised as regiona...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hartlepool: Encyclopedia Ii - Hartlepool - Monkey Business
Hartlepool is famous for allegedly executing a monkey, the sole survivor of a shipwreck, during the Napoleonic Wars. Not knowing what a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germanic Languages: Encyclopedia Ii - Germanic Languages - Vocabulary Comparison
Several of the terms in the table below have had semantic drift. For example, the form 'Sterben' and other terms for 'die' are cognate wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hartlepool: Encyclopedia Ii - Hartlepool - Politics
The Hartlepool constituency was represented in the House of Commons from 1992 until summer 2004 by Labour MP, Peter Mandelson. Mr Mandels...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - I'm Alan Partridge: Encyclopedia Ii - I'm Alan Partridge - Series Two
By series two, we catch up with Alan five years after he left the Linton Travel Tavern. He himself admits that in the intervening time he...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Languages In The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Languages In The United Kingdom - Languages In The United Kingdom
Languages in the United Kingdom - Native. English (British English) Cant Cockney rhyming slang English English Estuary English Geord...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Languages In The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Languages In The United Kingdom - Statistics
According to the 2001 census, Welsh is spoken by about 20% of the population of Wales, giving it around 600,000 speakers. However, there ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Rock And Roll Albums: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Rock And Roll Albums - P
Pa-Pi - Pj-Pu List of rock and roll albums - Pa-Pi. Pantera - Far Beyond Driven (5) Parliament - The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein (4) Par...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newcastle Upon Tyne: Encyclopedia Ii - Newcastle Upon Tyne - Media
Newcastle upon Tyne - Broadcast. ITV franchisee Tyne Tees Television recently moved its headquarters from City Road to a new facility o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newcastle Upon Tyne: Encyclopedia Ii - Newcastle Upon Tyne - Religion
Newcastle upon Tyne - Christianity. Newcastle has two cathedrals, the Anglican St. Nicholas and the Roman Catholic St. Mary's. Cardinal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newcastle Upon Tyne: Encyclopedia Ii - Newcastle Upon Tyne - Entertainment
Newcastle upon Tyne - Bars and clubs. Newcastle has a reputation of being a fun-loving city with many bars, restaurants and night clubs...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newcastle Upon Tyne: Encyclopedia Ii - Newcastle Upon Tyne - Gay Community
Focused on the Times Square area near the Centre for Life, the "Pink Triangle" hosts approximately 12–14 bars and pubs, and two clubs, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newcastle Upon Tyne: Encyclopedia Ii - Newcastle Upon Tyne - List Of People From Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne - Born in Newcastle. Rudolph Abel - Soviet super-spy Thomas Addison - Diagnostician (Addison's Disease) Donna Air ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lambton Worm: Encyclopedia Ii - Lambton Worm - The Song
The story was made into a song which was originally written in 1867 by C.M. Leumane. The dialect is most effective when sung in a Geordie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newcastle United F.c.: Encyclopedia Ii - Newcastle United F.c. - Current Squad
As of January 8, 2006 Note: For players who came from the youth department of the club, Year Joined Club column represents first appearan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newcastle Upon Tyne: Encyclopedia Ii - Newcastle Upon Tyne - Museums & Places Of Interest
Newcastle upon Tyne - In Newcastle. Hancock Museum (Natural History) Military Vehicle Museum Discovery Museum (Science and Local Histo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newcastle Upon Tyne: Encyclopedia Ii - Newcastle Upon Tyne - Education
The city has two universities, the University of Newcastle upon Tyne that earned the coveted Sunday Times University of the Year award in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newcastle Upon Tyne: Encyclopedia Ii - Newcastle Upon Tyne - Sport
The City has a strong sporting tradition, being home to Premiership football team Newcastle United, and Guinness Premiership rugby union ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Rock And Roll Albums: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Rock And Roll Albums - M
Ma-Mi - Mo-My List of rock and roll albums - Ma-Mi. Madonna - Like a Prayer (2, 8, 13) Madness - One Step Beyond... (10) Mahavishnu Or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Rock And Roll Albums: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Rock And Roll Albums - J
Ja - Je-Ji - Jo-Ju List of rock and roll albums - Ja. Jackie Wilson - The Jackie Wilson Story (4) Jackie Wilson - Mr. Excitement! (8) ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Rock And Roll Albums: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Rock And Roll Albums - E
Ea-Er - Et-Ev List of rock and roll albums - Ea-Er. The Eagles - Desperado (5, 10) The Eagles - Hotel California (1, 2, 8, 12, 17) The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Rock And Roll Albums: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Rock And Roll Albums - R
Ra-Ri - Ro-Ry List of rock and roll albums - Ra-Ri. Radiohead - The Bends (13) Radiohead - OK Computer (2, 13, 14, 17) Rage Against ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Rock And Roll Albums: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Rock And Roll Albums - S
Sa-Sl - Sm-St List of rock and roll albums - Sa-Sl. Salif Keita - Folon (15) Sam & Dave - The Best of Sam & Dave (4) Sam Cooke...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newcastle Upon Tyne: Encyclopedia Ii - Newcastle Upon Tyne - Transport And Infrastructure
Newcastle upon Tyne - Air. Newcastle International Airport located near Ponteland is the fastest growing airport in the UK. The airpor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newcastle Upon Tyne: Encyclopedia Ii - Newcastle Upon Tyne - Urban Development
Newcastle upon Tyne - Notable architecture. The city has an extensive neoclassical centre, largely developed in the 1830s by Richard Gr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Rock And Roll Albums: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Rock And Roll Albums - V
Va - Ve List of rock and roll albums - Va. Vam - Var Vampire Rodents - Lullaby Land (11) Van Halen - 1984 (17) Van Halen - For Unl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Rock And Roll Albums: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Rock And Roll Albums - C
Ca-Co - Cr-Cu List of rock and roll albums - Ca-Co. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (8, 11) Carl Perkins...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - English English: Encyclopedia Ii - English English - Midlands
English English - West Midlands. The best known accents in the West Midlands area are the Birmingham accents (see "Brummie") and the B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newcastle Upon Tyne: Encyclopedia Ii - Newcastle Upon Tyne - Transport And Infrastructure
Newcastle upon Tyne - Air. Newcastle International Airport located near Ponteland is the fastest growing airport in the UK. The airport...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newcastle Upon Tyne: Encyclopedia Ii - Newcastle Upon Tyne - Architecture And Urban Development
The city has an extensive neoclassical centre, largely developed in the 1830s by Richard Grainger and John Dobson, and recently extensive...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of On-screen Clichés: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of On-screen Clichés - Miscellaneous
List of on-screen clichés - Music and sounds. In American comedies, whenever there's incoming trouble, the background music is a cha-...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newcastle Upon Tyne: Encyclopedia Ii - Newcastle Upon Tyne - Sport
The City has a strong sporting tradition, being home to Premiership football team Newcastle United, and Guinness Premiership rugby union ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newcastle Upon Tyne: Encyclopedia Ii - Newcastle Upon Tyne - Education
The city has two universities, the University of Newcastle upon Tyne that earned the coveted Sunday Times University of the Year award in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newcastle Upon Tyne: Encyclopedia Ii - Newcastle Upon Tyne - Media
Newcastle upon Tyne - Broadcast. ITV franchisee Tyne Tees Television recently moved its headquarters from City Road to a new facility o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newcastle Upon Tyne: Encyclopedia Ii - Newcastle Upon Tyne - Religion
Newcastle upon Tyne - Christianity. Newcastle has two cathedrals, the Anglican St. Nicholas and the Roman Catholic St. Mary's. Cardinal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newcastle Upon Tyne: Encyclopedia Ii - Newcastle Upon Tyne - Entertainment
Newcastle upon Tyne - Bars and clubs. Newcastle has a reputation of being a fun-loving city with many bars, restaurants and night clubs...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of On-screen Clichés: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of On-screen Clichés - Science
List of on-screen clichés - Biology. Changing something's DNA instantly changes the persons form, even before the cells would have ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of On-screen Clichés: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of On-screen Clichés - The External World
List of on-screen clichés - Bombs. Time bombs have either a large analog clock face (complete with ticking sounds) or a large LED scr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germanic Languages: Encyclopedia Ii - Germanic Languages - History
All Germanic languages are thought to be descended from a hypothetical Proto-Germanic, united by their having been subjected to the sound...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germanic Languages: Encyclopedia Ii - Germanic Languages - Writing
Our earliest evidence of Germanic is from names, recorded in the 1st century by Tacitus, and in a single instance in the 2nd century BC, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Excel Saga: Encyclopedia Ii - Excel Saga - Plot
Both the manga and the anime follow the trials and tribulations of the Organization for the Promotion of the Institutionalization of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germanic Languages: Encyclopedia Ii - Germanic Languages - Vocabulary Comparison
Several of the terms in the table below have had semantic drift. For example, the form 'Sterben' and other terms for 'die' are cognate wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of On-screen Clichés: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of On-screen Clichés - Stereotypes
List of on-screen clichés - Police. Police officers are almost always Irish. The police in most continental European countries will ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of On-screen Clichés: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of On-screen Clichés - Transport
List of on-screen clichés - Airplanes. Any emergency on an airplane will involve a brief nose-dive before the heroes regain control. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of On-screen Clichés: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of On-screen Clichés - Places
List of on-screen clichés - Libraries. At some point all the tall bookshelves will get knocked over like dominos. No one is allowed t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of On-screen Clichés: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of On-screen Clichés - Society
List of on-screen clichés - Foreign countries depicted in American movies. The Eiffel Tower can also be seen from any window in Fran...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newcastle Upon Tyne: Encyclopedia Ii - Newcastle Upon Tyne - Gay Community
Focused on the Times Square area near the Centre for Life, the "Pink Triangle" hosts approximately 12–14 bars and pubs, and two clubs, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newcastle Upon Tyne: Encyclopedia Ii - Newcastle Upon Tyne - List Of People From Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne - Born in Newcastle. Rudolph Abel - Soviet super-spy Thomas Addison - Diagnostician (Addison's Disease) Donna Air ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - English English: Encyclopedia Ii - English English - Northern England
English English - General features. There are several accent features which are common to most of the accents of northern England. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Excel Saga: Encyclopedia Ii - Excel Saga - Overview
First created as a manga by Rikdo Koshi, the anime series Excel Saga aired from October 7, 1999 to March 30, 2000 on TV Tokyo. There are ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - English English: Encyclopedia Ii - English English - Southern England
In general, Southern English accents are distinguished from Northern English accents primarily by the use of broad A (that is, words like...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - English English: Encyclopedia Ii - English English - Radio And Tv Featuring Regional English Accents
Misrepresentations can also appear in the media. The soap "Emmerdale" is set in Yorkshire, yet some of the actors have Lancashire accents...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of The United Kingdom - Human Geography
Geography of the United Kingdom - Political geography. Main article: Politics of the United Kingdom The UK is governed as a whole by t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of The United Kingdom - Environment
Geography of the United Kingdom - Current issues. The United Kingdom is reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It has met Kyoto Protocol ta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of The United Kingdom - Natural Resources
Main article: Economy of the United Kingdom Historically, much of the United Kingdom was forested. Since prehistoric times, man has defor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Northumberland: Encyclopedia Ii - Northumberland - Media
Having no large population centres, the county's mainstream media outlets are served from nearby Tyne and Wear, including radio stations ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Animals: Encyclopedia Ii - The Animals - History
Formed during 1962 and 1963 when Burdon joined the existing Alan Price Rhythm and Blues Combo, the Animals' moderate success in their hom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Northumberland: Encyclopedia Ii - Northumberland - Economy And Industry
Northumberland has a relatively weak economy amongst the counties and other local government areas of the United Kingdom[5]. The county i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Northumberland: Encyclopedia Ii - Northumberland - Physical Geography
The physical geography of Northumberland is diverse. It is low and flat near the North Sea coast and increasingly mountainous toward the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newcastle Upon Tyne: Encyclopedia Ii - Newcastle Upon Tyne - Museums & Places Of Interest
Newcastle upon Tyne - In Newcastle. Hancock Museum (Natural History) Military Vehicle Museum Discovery Museum (Science and Local Histo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Northumberland: Encyclopedia Ii - Northumberland - Politics
Like most English shire counties Northumberland has a two-tier system of local government. It has a county council based in Morpeth and a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Northumberland: Encyclopedia Ii - Northumberland - Culture
Northumberland has traditions not found elsewhere in England, reflecting a mix of indigenous, Celtic, Norse and Anglian influences. These...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Viz Comic: Encyclopedia Ii - Viz Comic - Viz In Other Media
Some of the characters have had their own television series. They are: The Fat Slags Roger Mellie (featuring the voices of Peter Cook an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Viz Comic: Encyclopedia Ii - Viz Comic - History
The comic was started in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1979 by Chris Donald who produced the comic from his bedroom, with help from his brother ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Northumberland: Encyclopedia Ii - Northumberland - Media
Having no large population centres, the county's mainstream media outlets are served from nearby Tyne and Wear, including radio stations ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geordie: Encyclopedia Ii - Geordie - Geordie In The Media
In recent times, the Geordie accent has featured prominently in the national media, arguably more so than ever before, perhaps encouraged...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geordie: Encyclopedia Ii - Geordie - Derivation Of The Term
One explanation is that it was established during the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745. The Jacobites declared that the natives of Newcastle we...   » Read the article