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Quintessentially British

If I am trying to thinkwhat it is to be British is to have lived inthe variable landscapes

If I am trying to think
what it is to be British is to have lived in
the variable landscapes

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If I am trying to think what it is to be British
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is to have lived in the variable landscapes.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
76
Timestamp in Movie
01:14:56
Uploaded
Mar 16, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Movie Summary

A feature documentary celebrating everything great and British
Which people down South here on this little island, - Quintessentially British 00:08
Which people down South here on this little island,
I don't think there's a direct link between us - Quintessentially British 00:09
I don't think there's a direct link between us
Very violent, horrible place, actually. - Quintessentially British 00:05
Very violent, horrible place, actually.
You're at Bekonscot Model Village, - Quintessentially British 00:06
You're at Bekonscot Model Village,
The fruiter is, You Are A Peach, Heavenly Soles - Quintessentially British 00:10
The fruiter is, You Are A Peach, Heavenly Soles
And basically they just sold hats, stockings, shoes, - Quintessentially British 00:08
And basically they just sold hats, stockings, shoes,
This is a little memorial to our founder, Roland Callingham. - Quintessentially British 00:06
This is a little memorial to our founder, Roland Callingham.
Why do you think the 1930s was chosen - Quintessentially British 00:07
Why do you think the 1930s was chosen
I think it was the time was just about right, - Quintessentially British 00:07
I think it was the time was just about right,
So it was almost like an idyllic, - Quintessentially British 00:06
So it was almost like an idyllic,
Even now you go out and about on a Saturday and Sunday, - Quintessentially British 00:07
Even now you go out and about on a Saturday and Sunday,
One thing we can't get to scale are the fish. - Quintessentially British 00:05
One thing we can't get to scale are the fish.
These are enormous, mutant whales in scale, so yes. - Quintessentially British 00:06
These are enormous, mutant whales in scale, so yes.
Because Pixar works for kids and it works for adults. - Quintessentially British 00:05
Because Pixar works for kids and it works for adults.
Maybe that's the secret success formula for Bekonscot. - Quintessentially British 00:05
Maybe that's the secret success formula for Bekonscot.
You come as a child, you bring your children, - Quintessentially British 00:08
You come as a child, you bring your children,
And you've got Ascot Racecourse, as it was in the 1930s. - Quintessentially British 00:06
And you've got Ascot Racecourse, as it was in the 1930s...
One of our model makers who got the MBE, - Quintessentially British 00:06
One of our model makers who got the MBE,
He actually spoke to the Queen - Quintessentially British 00:13
He actually spoke to the Queen
If it'd been anyone else, - Quintessentially British 00:05
If it'd been anyone else,