Britannia and the British Empire what Marianne is to France or perhaps what Columbia is to the United States. Britannia became a very potent and more common figure in times of war, and represented British liberties and democracy. During the 1990s the term "Cool Britannia" (drawn from a humorous version by the Bonzo Dog Band of the song "Rule Britannia", with words by James Thomson [1700–1748], which is often used as an unofficial national anthem), was used to describe the contemporary United Kingdom. The phrase referred to the fashionable scenes of the era, with a new generation of pop groups and
A Place of Our Own "Week in Review", about the daily week, Monday-Thursday, similar to the review on "Learn to Read". As is, people send letters to KCET, or email to Debi Gutierrez/Elizabeth Sanchez of "A Place of Our Own" or Alina Rosario of "Los Niños en Su Casa". Between 2008 and 2009, PBS Home Video began releasing "A Place of Our Own" on DVD. A Place of Our Own A Place of Our Own is a daily program about child care that airs on PBS, produced in Los Angeles by KCET. It was hosted by Debi Gutierrez and has been recently hosted by Elizabeth