Areas Quote by John Gimlette

The geographical isolation and lack of television made world happenings and problems seem remote.

— Paul D. Boyer

I remember being in China and realising how irrelevant not even Britain is, but also Europe. We're just another remote country that hardly impinges…

— Clive Anderson

There's so much cynicism around in Britain, especially in the press. The American press might be naive, but at least you feel as if…

— Linus Roache

The U.K. is fortunate in its geographical position. We're an island. But we are living in a completely interconnected world where disruptions in countries…

— Mark Walport

As we travel around Britain, I am convinced most of us cannot really appreciate what we are seeing. We take too much for granted,…

— Martin Parr

There's a real culture of watching television in Britain that there isn't in other countries. Because we have the BBC, which everyone watches, there's…

— Michaela Strachan

As we leave the E.U., some have questioned whether this is a signal of Britain's retreat into isolation. They could not be more wrong.

— Gavin Williamson

You can watch TV and see experts of all different colours and hues. But the minute you get past nine o'clock and you're in…

— Art Malik

Contrary to received wisdom, the British are not an insular people in the conventional sense - far from it. For most of their early…

— Linda Colley

One of the things I miss most about the U.K. is political TV, and I have one of those little gadgets, which means I…

— Raza Jaffrey

In terms of language, yeah we get bleeped and blurred and things, but in terms of content, I would probably say we're getting away…

— Graham Norton

I think the British viewing and listening public are very fickle. If they like you they will listen to you, they will watch you.…

— Jeremy Kyle