http://jackyan.vox.com/library/posts/tags/british/page/1/ NOW IN COLOUR en Vox Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:30:17 +1200 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss british http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/i-can-imagine-two-jags-calling-brown-a-jock.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/i-can-imagine-two-jags-calling-brown-a-jock.html?_c=feed-rss http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/i-can-imagine-two-jags-calling-brown-a-jock.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:30:17 +1200 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/video/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa9688d9050003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa9688d9050003-50si" alt="The State We’re in—West Minster" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Another brilliant Eggtoon from Andy Wyatt: this time about Labour’s politics during the Blair era, in the style of South Park. I think it’s funnier than the Windsors one I posted earlier tonight, though the death of Robin Cook in the cartoon might... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/i-can-imagine-two-jags-calling-brown-a-jock.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a00fae8ccc722000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> tv cartoon politics animation south park humour uk british britain tony blair robin cook westminster gordon brown john prescott andy wyatt eggtoon the state we’re in west minster http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/ten-out-of-ten.html?_c=feed-rss 80 nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/ten-out-of-ten.html?_c=feed-rss http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/ten-out-of-ten.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:12:56 +1200 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a0100a7e79cca000e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a0100a7e79cca000e-50si" alt="Austin Ten front" /></a> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad698d4de0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad698d4de0005-50si" alt="Austin Ten" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Spotted in Waikanae (an hour north of our office) last week while we were heading to a beauty spa for a story: a lovely and well maintained Austin Ten. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/ten-out-of-ten.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad698d6270005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> new zealand car austin uk british vintage car waikanae aotearoa austin ten http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/in-depth-nom-d-fly-guys-and-donna-loveday.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/in-depth-nom-d-fly-guys-and-donna-loveday.html?_c=feed-rss http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/in-depth-nom-d-fly-guys-and-donna-loveday.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:35:14 +1200 [Cross-posted] A very established New Zealand designer, Margarita Robertson of Nom D, and a newer label, Fly Guys, are profiled on the Lucire site this week. Sam Mitchell’s Q&A with Margi is probably the most in-depth that has ever been published... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/in-depth-nom-d-fly-guys-and-donna-loveday.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa9680b21b0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> tv new zealand london england auckland creative modernism uk interviews british life on mars vogue creative people british vogue john barry jack yan tamaki lucire tatler dunedin gene hunt philip glenister saul bass british council creators design museum aotearoa ashes to ashes isabella blow philip treacy pablo ferro donna loveday margi robertson fly guys robert brownjohn when philip met isabella mava moayyed nom d sam mitchell http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/is-this-another-british-remake.html?_c=feed-rss 80 nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/is-this-another-british-remake.html?_c=feed-rss http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/is-this-another-british-remake.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 11 May 2008 12:48:54 +1200 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/video/6a00c2252293c4604a00f48d1587770001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00f48d1587770001-50si" alt="Benny hill-opportunity knocks" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Interesting commentary on ABC’s brand-new hit shows for 2008 in the American TV Week: Buzz projects: Game show “Opportunity Knocks,” which takes the game show out of the studio and into contestants’ front yards, is gaining steam. An adaptation of... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/is-this-another-british-remake.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a00e398f871770005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> tv usa abc american uk british benny hill thames itv revival remake engelbert humperdinck bob todd bbc radio abc-tv opportunity knocks gerry dorsey hughie green su pollard jack wright http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/britains-worst-cars.html?_c=feed-rss 100 nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/britains-worst-cars.html?_c=feed-rss http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/britains-worst-cars.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:06:34 +1200 A selection from older entries in Autocade, for British readers. Even as a child I didn’t like these cars. Looking back I don’t even have rose-coloured fond memories of them. Austin Allegro (Mk I). 1973–5 (prod. 642,350 incl. Allegro 2 and 3)... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/britains-worst-cars.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a00e398f360d90004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> car retro cars uk 1970s british britain bl worst roy haynes british leyland autocade morris marina harris mann austin allegro morris ital leyland marina http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/nice-to-see-you-to-see-you.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/nice-to-see-you-to-see-you.html?_c=feed-rss http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/nice-to-see-you-to-see-you.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:14:23 +1200 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/video/6a00c2252293c4604a00e398f35d810005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00e398f35d810005-50si" alt="BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award—Bruce Forsyth" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I had to watch this after the event as I was at Miss New Zealand, but I say: congratulations, Brucie! One of the best moments at the BAFTAs, in my view, with an excellent series of clips from Bruce Forsyth’s career. He’s still working, as host of ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/nice-to-see-you-to-see-you.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a00f48cf1ba4b0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> tv television award host legend uk british 2008 anniversaries bruce forsyth strictly come dancing have i got news for you bafta the generation game bafta fellowship compère sunday night at the london palladium wilnelia merced forsyth http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/our-boy-tels-gone-and-done-a-redo.html?_c=feed-rss 60 nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/our-boy-tels-gone-and-done-a-redo.html?_c=feed-rss http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/our-boy-tels-gone-and-done-a-redo.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:16:43 +1200 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/video/6a00c2252293c4604a00f48cf185b80003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00f48cf185b80003-50si" alt="The Saint Steps in to Colour—Terry Nation" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> There’s now a second video from the documentary The Saint Steps in … to Colour on YouTube, detailing how scriptwriter Terry Nation would rehash his scripts for different series. This would be fine years apart, but one week he got caught out on US ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/our-boy-tels-gone-and-done-a-redo.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a00f48cf178bb0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> tv television documentary retro classic uk british the saint tv series 1960s roger moore itc the baron ian ogilvy terry nation http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/slightly-worn-but-still-beautiful.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/slightly-worn-but-still-beautiful.html?_c=feed-rss http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/slightly-worn-but-still-beautiful.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:54:47 +1200 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a00f48cf177d20002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00f48cf177d20002-50si" alt="Jensen CV8 in Ellerslie" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I may have hung out with plenty of the ladies from Miss Universe New Zealand 2008 but in between times, I did work. And on my travels I saw this slightly worn Jensen C-V8 in Ellerslie, Auckland. It’s still a glorious shape. I drove to the end of t... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/slightly-worn-but-still-beautiful.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a00f48cf177f20002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> new zealand auckland car retro classic jensen automobile uk british sports car tamaki aotearoa ellerslie collectors’ item http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/the-little-rovers-that-could.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/the-little-rovers-that-could.html?_c=feed-rss http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/the-little-rovers-that-could.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 05 Apr 2008 10:54:09 +1200 Here’s an Autocade series for the Brits. Remember these? Well, maybe all but the last one. I haven’t put in the data for the MG ZR yet though. Triumph Acclaim. 1981–4 (prod. 133,625). 4-door saloon. F/F, 1335 cm³ (4 cyl. SOHC). Anglicized ver... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/the-little-rovers-that-could.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a00e398ece53a0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> chinese japanese history japan car retro china honda 1980s automobile uk triumph british 1990s britain rover 2000s automotive industry nanjing red china saic nac mg mg rover rover 200 honda ballade austin rover mg 3 triumph acclaim http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/rover-75-the-english-patient.html?_c=feed-rss 80 nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/rover-75-the-english-patient.html?_c=feed-rss http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/rover-75-the-english-patient.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:44:18 +1200 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a00e398ead0bd0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00e398ead0bd0005-50si" alt="Rover 75 Mk I" /></a> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a00e398ead0c90005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00e398ead0c90005-50si" alt="MG ZT 190_2" /></a> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a00f48d07e9830001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00f48d07e9830001-50si" alt="MG ZT 260" /></a> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a00e398ead0db0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00e398ead0db0005-50si" alt="Rover 75 Mk II" /></a> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a00e398eac66d0004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00e398eac66d0004-50si" alt="MG ZT Mk II" /></a> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a00e398ead1b20005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00e398ead1b20005-50si" alt="Rover 75 V8" /></a> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a00f48d07ea720001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00f48d07ea720001-50si" alt="Roewe 750" /></a> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a00e398eac68d0004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00e398eac68d0004-50si" alt="MG 7" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I’ve inputted some information into Autocade over the last half-hour about the Rover 75*, a model that saw the end of volume British-owned car manufacturing—and which might mean the beginning of two marques in Red China. Here I chart the history ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/rover-75-the-english-patient.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a00f48ce940580003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> shanghai england history car bmw automobile mg 1998 uk 1999 british 1990s rover 2000s ford mustang v8 nanjing longbridge saic nac mg mg rover cowley mg 7 richard woolley mg zt roewe 750 mg zt-t rover 75 rover group project drive phœnix four