Our Man in Havana by Graham Greene - 1958, Book

Vacuum salesman, funny fake spy. Plus a checkers drinking game.

Wheeler Dealers- 2003, TV

Brits buy cheap car, fix it, sell for a profit.

Country Life Butter Commercial - 2008, TV

I can't tell if this is great, or incredibly horrifying.

Great Vengeance and Furious Fire by The Heavy - 2008, Music

If Curtis Mayfield came back as the vocalist for Wolfmother.

Zero Punctuation - Blog

Hilarious, although generally negative, profanity laced video game reviews.

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson - 1883, Book

Challenging navigation through sailing terms and 19th century sentence structure.

Original Pirate Material by The Streets - 2002, Music

British rap. Sounds like a terrible idea, but it's not.

Cadbury Gorilla Ad - 2007, Advertising

One reason I wish I made ads for British clients.

The Tudors, Season 1 - 2007, TV

Lavishly done, well performed, shaky accuracy. Nevertheless a compelling series.

Supernature, Goldfrapp - 2006, Music

Always the answer to, "What's that song in this commercial?"

The I.T. Crowd - 2006- 2007, TV

Brit only. Web only. Funniest show you know nothing about.

Top Gear - 2001- 2007, TV

Beautiful production values, beautiful cars, crazy road tests, insane antics.

Kala, M.I.A. - 2007, Music

ADD-addled British Sri Lankan world-beat rapper -- good for running to.