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Liverpool is the European Capital Of Culture for 2008.
Liverpool is the European Capital Of Culture for 2008.
Around 1911 Adolf Hitler visited his brother Alois who lived and worked in Liverpool. It is believed that as a result of him seeing Liverpool's position as a port and centre of shipbuilding, during [[World War II]] he directed the [[Luftwaffe]] to target the cirty.
Around 1911 Adolf Hitler visited his brother Alois who lived and worked in Liverpool. It is believed that as a result of him seeing Liverpool's position as a port and centre of shipbuilding, during [[World War II]] he directed the [[Luftwaffe]] to target the city.
The city currently has a population of approximately 450,000, known as 'Scousers' after a popular local dish, with the wider [[Merseyside]] region having a population of 1.5 million. The city itself is divided up into villages such as Aigburth, West Derby, [[Aintree]] and [[Knotty Ash]]. The popular culture and 'soul' of Liverpool has most memorably been portrayed by the author and dramatist Carla Lane in a number of highly-regarded television dramas including "The Liver Birds" and "Bread". Willy Russell and Alan Bleasdale are also noted playwrights from Liverpool. Bleasdale effectively portrayed the misery and deprivation of 1980s Liverpool in dramas such as ''The Black Stuff'', ''Giro Day'' and ''Dole Ponce'', while Russell, probably the most well-known of current Liverpool writers has enjoyed huge success with offerings such as ''Educating Rita'', ''Blood Brothers'' and ''Shirley Valentine''.
The city currently has a population of approximately 450,000, known as 'Scousers' after a popular local dish, with the wider [[Merseyside]] region having a population of 1.5 million. The city itself is divided up into villages such as Aigburth, West Derby, [[Aintree]] and [[Knotty Ash]]. The popular culture and 'soul' of Liverpool has most memorably been portrayed by the author and dramatist Carla Lane in a number of highly-regarded television dramas including "The Liver Birds" and "Bread". Willy Russell and Alan Bleasdale are also noted playwrights from Liverpool. Bleasdale effectively portrayed the misery and deprivation of 1980s Liverpool in dramas such as ''The Black Stuff'', ''Giro Day'' and ''Dole Ponce'', while Russell, probably the most well-known of current Liverpool writers has enjoyed huge success with offerings such as ''Educating Rita'', ''Blood Brothers'' and ''Shirley Valentine''.
* Ted Ray (comedian)
* Ted Ray (comedian)
* Anne Robinson (TV presenter and journalist)
* Anne Robinson (TV presenter and journalist)
* Norman Rossiter (comedian and actor)
* Norman Rossington (comedian and actor)
* [[George Stubbs]] (artist)
* [[George Stubbs]] (artist)
* Jimmy Tarbuck (comedian)
* Jimmy Tarbuck (comedian)