Tag Archives: Viral Videos

WATCH: BBC Radio 1 Host Greg James Parodies Taylor Swift’s ’22′

By | Posted on April 24th, 2013
Image from James' parody of Taylor Swift's '22'

A few months ago Taylor Swift’s song “I Knew You Were Trouble” was parodied with the  screaming goat. Some Whovians even jumped on the bandwagon and replaced the goat with a Dalek.

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Oxford College is All Shook Up Over Harlem Shake

By | Posted on March 22nd, 2013
A whole lotta Harlem Shakin' going on. (YouTube)

The craze over the Harlem Shake hit Oxford University, as it has just about everywhere else, but one rendition has caused a controversy that this week went all the way to Britain’s House of Commons.

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WATCH: Young Man Hand-Farts ‘The Cave’ By Mumford And Sons

By | Posted on December 19th, 2012
The Handfart Man

No need for much in the way of preamble for this delightful little clip. For once, the headline encapsulates exactly what is going on.

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Eleven Of The Greatest Fan-Made Doctor Who Videos of 2012

By | Posted on December 14th, 2012
The Idiot's Guide to Doctor Who

Let’s start at the beginning, with an essential guide to how to transform your non-Whovian friends into TARDIS-obsessives, just like you:

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Watch: How To Get Attention For Your Novel If No One Is Reading It

By | Posted on April 11th, 2012

Hello! Can I introduce you to Simon Spurrier? Simon’s a crime novelist from the UK, and he’s been having a little trouble getting anyone to read his book, despite it being well received by the critics.

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WATCH: Crufts Run Spoiled By Desperate Dog

By | Posted on March 12th, 2012

Dog shows are amazing, aren’t they? Man’s best friend working in perfect harmony with his or her owner, whooshing round a set of obstacles like Speedy Gonzales and screeching to a halt just in time to receive a doggy treat ...

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WATCH: The Vinnie Jones Hands-On School of CPR

By | Posted on January 17th, 2012

There are two ways to teach people CPR. One is to wait until they are interested in learning, and then offer them the facts in a kindly, friendly and hopeful fashion.

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The Greatest British Viral Videos Of 2011

By | Posted on December 20th, 2011

We all know how this game works, as soon as we’ve nailed down the top five British viral videos of 2011, another one will come along, maybe today, maybe tomorrow, and blow them all out of the water. So, let’s just say this ...

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WATCH: Train Trouble, Britain vs. America

By | Posted on December 15th, 2011

A video of a passenger violently ejecting an alleged fare dodger and student from a Scottish train has become a viral phenomenon and a major controversy in the UK. Police are reportedly investigating Alan Pollock, the 35-year-old man ...

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British Viral Videos: The Snoring Dormouse and ‘BENTON!’

By | Posted on November 22nd, 2011

It’s not often the Brits get to claim a viral sensation in the video world. We didn’t invent the Mentos bottle rocket, and keyboard cat is clearly too funky for our hemmed-in, starchy national persona.

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