Feel Britannia: Matthew Parris
SERIES: We ask broadcaster, journalist and former politician Matthew Parris "What makes you feel emotional about Britain?"
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In anticipation of May 7, we asked our favourite figures in the arts to tell us what makes Britain feel like home.
Journalist and broadcaster Matthew Parris:
"Blackbirds singing in the dead of night. Ornithologists inform me that these birds may also be heard in other countries but I overlook the claim. Open your bedroom window in the small hours and you will know that they are singing to us British - and for us alone."
Matthew Francis Parris is a British journalist, broadcaster and former politician. He writes a weekly political column for The Times.
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