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- 1. Why Britain? Why Now? 2015 - 2016 Joanna Sosnowska Market Representative Poland
- 3. Scotland’s Year of Food and Drink
- 4. Adventure in Wales Longest zip world in Northern Hemisphere Bounce Below – world’s first subterranean playground Surf Snowdonia – opens Easter
- 5. Rugby World Cup 18 Sept-31 Oct England and Wales
- 6. Cultural openings Damien Hirst Gallery - London HOME, Whitworth - Manchester Wilde Weekend - Enniskillen
- 7. Agatha Christie turns 125 English Riviera Greenway The Mousetrap – longest running stage show in the world
- 8. Happy Birthday Alice (150) and Emma (200) Explore Alice’s Oxford Mad Hatter’s teas - London Jane Austen’s House - Hampshire Regency Bath
- 9. Magna Carta 800 New trails – Kent, Lincoln, Salisbury Lincoln Castle Revealed London – British Library
- 10. Family Britain Shaun the Sheep – now on screens in Poland too! Party Britain! 24 hour Tube from September
- 11. But still to come in 2016…
- 12. 150 years of the Blue Plaques Oldest scheme of its kind Lord Byron was the first Over 880 plaques throughout London
- 13. Let’s not forget Shakespeare – again! 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s Death Stratford-upon-Avon New immersive theatrical experience
- 14. From Blenheim to Chatsworth 300 years since the birth of Capability Brown Designed and built more than 170 gardens in Britain
- 15. Britain on the big screen Bond is back! Tarzan Through the Looking Glass
- 16. Peter Rabbit meets The BFG 150 years since the birth of Beatrix Potter - Lake District 100 years since the birth of Roald Dahl - Buckinghamshire
- 17. Why Britain? Why Now? • Celebrate with us • Visit the locations that have inspired generations • Explore our heritage, countryside and culture
Editor's Notes
- 2015 marks the 125th anniversary of Agatha Christie’s birth. The master mystery story-teller lived in Torquay, ‘The English Riviera’, in Devon, south-west England, which is now synonymous with Christie and a must-visit for her fans. Greenway in Devon was her holiday home and visitors can step back in time to the 1950s – you can even stay there. It’ll be the ideal time to see The Mousetrap in London – the world’s longest-running stage show, 2015 will be its 63rd year on stage!
- The homes and work places of notable figures as diverse as Jimi Hendrix, Charles Dickens, John Lennon and Oscar Wilde have all been honoured with one of London’s blue plaques, the scheme that celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2016. Founded in 1866, the scheme is believed to be the oldest of its kind in the world. The first plaque was unveiled in 1867 to commemorate Lord Byron at his birthplace, 24 Holles Street, Cavendish Square in London. This house was demolished in 1889 so the earliest blue plaque to survive – also put up in 1867 – commemorates Napoleon III in King Street, St James’s. Since 1986, English Heritage has run the scheme, which now comprises around 880 plaques