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The men's clubs, they can go there
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Quintessentially British

The men's clubs,they can go there, they can sit,they can talk about racing and Backgammon...

The men's clubs,
they can go there, they can sit,
they can talk about racing and Backgammon and things and I don't
necessarily want to do that

Full Transcript

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The men's clubs, they can go there,
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they can sit, they can talk about racing
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and Backgammon and things
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and I don't necessarily want to do that.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
58
Timestamp in Movie
00:52:24
Uploaded
Mar 16, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Movie Summary

A feature documentary celebrating everything great and British
You shouldn't regard them as exclusive, - Quintessentially British 00:12
You shouldn't regard them as exclusive,
John Wilson Croker, - Quintessentially British 00:12
John Wilson Croker,
But what was needed perhaps was a club for writers - Quintessentially British 00:14
But what was needed perhaps was a club for writers
The club built this Grecian temple - Quintessentially British 00:20
The club built this Grecian temple
A place at the Athenaeum was like gold. - Quintessentially British 00:06
A place at the Athenaeum was like gold.
This is a very British institution, - Quintessentially British 00:07
This is a very British institution,
It reflects aspects of Britain - Quintessentially British 00:07
It reflects aspects of Britain
You know, inclusiveness, liberalism and conservatism. - Quintessentially British 00:06
You know, inclusiveness, liberalism and conservatism.
And one of the things you have to be very careful about here, - Quintessentially British 00:15
And one of the things you have to be very careful about here...
So you tend to find people around here are quite cautious - Quintessentially British 00:10
So you tend to find people around here are quite cautious
In terms of the membership of this club, - Quintessentially British 00:15
In terms of the membership of this club,
You know Shaw said, "When an Englishman opens his mouth..." - Quintessentially British 00:11
You know Shaw said, "When an Englishman opens his mouth...
But the British have been very class-conscious - Quintessentially British 00:06
But the British have been very class-conscious
Has the class system changed so sufficiently - Quintessentially British 00:08
Has the class system changed so sufficiently
It probably has, because probably there's more people - Quintessentially British 00:10
It probably has, because probably there's more people
I suppose that's the new class system - Quintessentially British 00:05
I suppose that's the new class system
You'll see a slight difference - Quintessentially British 00:07
You'll see a slight difference
Which my younger brother made in our tree making section. - Quintessentially British 00:05
Which my younger brother made in our tree making section.
He's only been here 30 years or so, so yes, - Quintessentially British 00:06
He's only been here 30 years or so, so yes,
So the trees are also bespoke - Quintessentially British 00:10
So the trees are also bespoke