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Quintessentially British

The only problem is that a lotof older members who have vertigo are terrifiedof going up...

The only problem is that a lot
of older members who have vertigo are terrified
of going up there, so we send the library staff up
to find the books

Full Transcript

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The only problem is that a lot of older members who have
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vertigo are terrified of going up there,
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so we send the library staff up to find the books.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
72
Timestamp in Movie
00:50:25
Uploaded
Mar 16, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Movie Summary

A feature documentary celebrating everything great and British
Charles Dickens, Charles Darwin, Churchill, - Quintessentially British 00:11
Charles Dickens, Charles Darwin, Churchill,
The clubs went through a very hard time - Quintessentially British 00:06
The clubs went through a very hard time
And they were out of favor, - Quintessentially British 00:08
And they were out of favor,
If you read the novels of Dickens and Thackeray, - Quintessentially British 00:11
If you read the novels of Dickens and Thackeray,
I've been a member of a private members club - Quintessentially British 00:09
I've been a member of a private members club
But average person, private member's club, is irrelevant. - Quintessentially British 00:05
But average person, private member's club, is irrelevan...
We only go to the main door, - Quintessentially British 00:05
We only go to the main door,
It's a very useful way of making sure - Quintessentially British 00:17
It's a very useful way of making sure
The only real advantage of a club - Quintessentially British 00:09
The only real advantage of a club
But who might come up to you - Quintessentially British 00:07
But who might come up to you
Actors have a number of clubs - Quintessentially British 00:06
Actors have a number of clubs
The Garrick, but women aren't allowed to be members - Quintessentially British 00:06
The Garrick, but women aren't allowed to be members
Why would I want to go to a club - Quintessentially British 00:06
Why would I want to go to a club
The men's clubs, they can go there, - Quintessentially British 00:10
The men's clubs, they can go there,
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,