Tag: BBC

This Day, That Year – August 24

The Brew News Team Aug. 24, 2022

This day in history we feature Stephen Fry. English comedian-actor-writer Stephen Fry was born on this day in 1957. Trivia – Stephen Fry, comedian-actor-writer Stephen John Fry is an English actor, broadcaster, comedian, director and writer. He first came to prominence in the 1980s as one half of the comic double act Fry and Laurie, […]

This Day, That Year – August 22

Zoya Siddiqui Aug. 22, 2021

The BBC began experimental regular television broadcasts on this day in 1932. Did you know that: • William Sheppard was issued a patent for his “Improved Liquid Soap” on this day in 1865• Cadillac Motor Company was founded on this day in 1902• NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft provided photographic proof of the existence of Neptune’s […]

Formula One superstar Hamilton earns BBC’s ‘Sports Personality of the Year’ title

Brew Admin Dec. 21, 2020

Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton claimed the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year title Sunday, marking another win in a gold-studded career spanning over a decade. The 35-year-old, who last month equaled Michael Schumacher’s record of seven F1 titles, overcame Jordan Henderson and Hollie Doyle to win the British broadcaster’s prestigious prize in a […]

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