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<blockquote>"Don't believe anything an English person tells you, and especially don't believe anything an English person tells you about me... There's probably more eccentric people per square foot in that country than any place else - except for Los Angeles, and the number has gone up in Los Angeles because so many English people have moved there." - Frank Zappa</blockquote>
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<blockquote>''"Lord, have mercy on the people in England, for the terrible food these people must eat."'' - Opening lines of [[Strictly Genteel (The Track)|Strictly Genteel]].  </blockquote>
 
 
<blockquote>"Lord, have mercy on the people in England, for the terrible food these people must eat." - Opening lines of [[Strictly Genteel (The Track)|Strictly Genteel]].  </blockquote>
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
==Articles about Great Britain, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland==
 
==Articles about Great Britain, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland==
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* [[London Symphony Orchestra Vol. I]]
 
* [[London Symphony Orchestra Vol. I]]
 
* [[London Symphony Orchestra Vol. II]]
 
* [[London Symphony Orchestra Vol. II]]
 
  
 
==Concerts & other locations==
 
==Concerts & other locations==
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* [[Waterloo]] station
 
* [[Waterloo]] station
  
==Composers and other musicians==
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==Zappa associates from the United Kingdom==
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* [[Jack Bruce]]
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* [[Pauline Butcher]]
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* [[Eric Clapton]]
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* [[Robert Davidson]], the photographer of ''[[The Toilet Poster]]''.
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* [[Aynsley Dunbar]]
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* [[Susan Glover]]
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* [[Alex Harvey]]
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* [[Eddie Jobson]]
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* [[Nigel Leigh]]
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* [[John Lennon]]
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* [[Martin Lickert]]
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* [[London Symphony Orchestra (The Orchestra)]]
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* [[Keith Moon]]
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* [[Tony Palmer]]
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* [[Pink Floyd]]
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* [[Ringo Starr]]
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* [[Ralph Steadman]]
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==Classical composers, conductors and musicians==
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* [[Edward Elgar]]
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* [[Cecil Forsyth]]
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* [[Gustav Holst]]
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* [[Henry Purcell]]
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==Jazz musicians==
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* [[Allan Holdsworth]]
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* [[John McLaughlin]]
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==Folk musicians==
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* [[Ewan MacColl]]
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==Rock and pop artists==
 
* [[Alternative TV]]
 
* [[Alternative TV]]
 
* [[Ian Anderson]]
 
* [[Ian Anderson]]
* [[The Beatles]]
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* [[The Beatles]], managed by [[Brian Epstein]]
 
* [[Jeff Beck]]
 
* [[Jeff Beck]]
 
* [[Black Sabbath]] and [[Ozzy Osbourne]]
 
* [[Black Sabbath]] and [[Ozzy Osbourne]]
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* [[Donovan]]
 
* [[Donovan]]
 
* [[Aynsley Dunbar]]
 
* [[Aynsley Dunbar]]
* [[Edward Elgar]]
 
* [[Brian Epstein]]
 
 
* [[The Fall]]
 
* [[The Fall]]
 
* [[Fila Brazillia]]
 
* [[Fila Brazillia]]
 
* [[The Flying Lizards]]
 
* [[The Flying Lizards]]
 
* [[Gentle Giant]]
 
* [[Gentle Giant]]
* [[Susan Glover]]
 
 
* [[Alex Harvey]]
 
* [[Alex Harvey]]
 
* [[Henry Cow]]
 
* [[Henry Cow]]
* [[Allan Holdsworth]]
 
* [[Gustav Holst]]
 
 
* [[Mick Jagger]]
 
* [[Mick Jagger]]
 
* [[Eddie Jobson]]
 
* [[Eddie Jobson]]
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* [[John Lennon]]
 
* [[John Lennon]]
 
* [[Lew Lewis]]
 
* [[Lew Lewis]]
* [[Ewan MacColl]]
 
 
* [[Brian May]]
 
* [[Brian May]]
 
* [[John Mayall]]
 
* [[John Mayall]]
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* [[Pink Floyd]]
 
* [[Pink Floyd]]
 
* [[Procol Harum]]
 
* [[Procol Harum]]
* [[Henry Purcell]]
 
 
* [[Queen]]
 
* [[Queen]]
 
* [[The Rolling Stones]]
 
* [[The Rolling Stones]]
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* [[Steven Wilson]]
 
* [[Steven Wilson]]
  
==Writers, journalists, magazines==
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==Actors, comedians, film directors, producers and documentary makers==
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* [[Julian Barratt]]
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* [[Billy Connolly]]
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* [[Martin Clunes]]
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* [[Noel Fielding]]
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* [[Judy Gridley]]
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* [[Lenny Henry]]
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* [[Nigel Leigh]]
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* [[Simon McBurney]]
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* [[Tony Palmer]]
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* [[John Peel]]
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* [[Claude Rains]]
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* [[J. Arthur Rank]]
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* [[Tracey Ullman]]
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==Writers, journalists, critics, magazines==
 
* [[Cecil Forsyth]]
 
* [[Cecil Forsyth]]
 
* [[Michael Gray]]
 
* [[Michael Gray]]
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* [[Andrew Greenaway]]
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* [[Robert Harris]]
 
* [[Hit Parader]]
 
* [[Hit Parader]]
 
* [[Let It Rock]]
 
* [[Let It Rock]]
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* [[Charles Shaar Murray]]
 
* [[Charles Shaar Murray]]
 
* [[New Musical Express]]
 
* [[New Musical Express]]
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* [[Tony Palmer]]
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* [[Jeremy Paxman]]
 
* [[Ian Rankin]]
 
* [[Ian Rankin]]
 
* [[Salman Rushdie]]
 
* [[Salman Rushdie]]
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* [[William of Ockham]]
 
* [[William of Ockham]]
 
* [[Matthew Wright]]
 
* [[Matthew Wright]]
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==Visual artists==
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* [[Robert Davidson]]
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* [[Roger Kohn]]
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* [[Ralph Steadman]]
  
 
==Film, radio and television==
 
==Film, radio and television==
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* [[An American Werewolf In London]]
 
* [[An American Werewolf In London]]
 
* [[BBC Television Tribute]], produced by [[Nigel Leigh]]
 
* [[BBC Television Tribute]], produced by [[Nigel Leigh]]
* [[Julian Barratt]]
 
* [[Martin Clunes]]
 
* [[Billy Connolly]]
 
 
* [[Dead Of Night]]
 
* [[Dead Of Night]]
* [[Noel Fielding]]
 
 
* [[Fraudulent DJ]]
 
* [[Fraudulent DJ]]
 
* [[Gorgo]]
 
* [[Gorgo]]
* [[Judy Gridley]]
 
* [[Robert Harris]]
 
* [[Lenny Henry]]
 
* [[Simon McBurney]]
 
 
* [[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]
 
* [[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]
* [[Tony Palmer]]
 
* [[Jeremy Paxman]]
 
* [[Claude Rains]]
 
* [[J. Arthur Rank]]
 
 
* [[Star Special]]
 
* [[Star Special]]
* [[Tracey Ullman]]
 
  
 
==Interviews==
 
==Interviews==
 
* [[Meet the Boss Mother sussing out Britain...]]
 
* [[Meet the Boss Mother sussing out Britain...]]
 
  
 
==Miscellaneous==
 
==Miscellaneous==
* [[Pauline Butcher]]
 
* [[Robert Davidson]]
 
 
* The [[Elephant Man]]
 
* The [[Elephant Man]]
 
* [[Stephen Hawking]]
 
* [[Stephen Hawking]]
* [[Roger Kohn]]
 
* [[Martin Lickert]]
 
 
* [[Mr. Justice Mocatta]]
 
* [[Mr. Justice Mocatta]]
 
* [[Isaac Newton]]
 
* [[Isaac Newton]]
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* [[The Queen]]
 
* [[The Queen]]
 
* [[Margaret Thatcher]]
 
* [[Margaret Thatcher]]
 
  
 
==Fansites==
 
==Fansites==

Revision as of 13:07, 28 May 2026


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"Lord, have mercy on the people in England, for the terrible food these people must eat." - Opening lines of Strictly Genteel.

Articles about Great Britain, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Albums and tracks

Concerts & other locations

Zappa associates from the United Kingdom

Classical composers, conductors and musicians

Jazz musicians

Folk musicians

Rock and pop artists

Actors, comedians, film directors, producers and documentary makers

Writers, journalists, critics, magazines

Visual artists

Film, radio and television

Interviews

Miscellaneous

Fansites