*PREVIEW* Britainology 5: The Cult of the Legend
TRASHFUTURE22 Okt 2020

*PREVIEW* Britainology 5: The Cult of the Legend

In a preview of the most recent Britainology, brought on Riley to discuss a phenomenon as eternally British as bad weather itself: the legend. Who are British legends? What makes them act this way? How do you create a taxonomy of figures to distinguish between the Essex Geezer, the Entrepreneurial Legend, the High Street Hard Man, and Tim Westwood? Well, we gave it our best go.

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