Everybody has their own icons of England. For some it's a special place, or a favourite food; for other people it's a book they read and re-read, or a famous painting in a gallery, or a particularly rousing piece of music.
ICONS has asked some interesting people to nominate their own Icons of England.
So whose icon of England was the Humber Bridge? Who nominated jigsaw puzzles? Which well-loved actress suggested Falstaff, Eeyore and Radio 4? And what did London Mayor Ken Livingstone choose?
Click on a name below to find out…
Alternatively read our interviews with June Whitfield and Maureen Lipman.
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Lorraine Bowen
Crumble -
Mary Quant OBE
Cardigans and cottage pie -
Darcey Bussell, OBE
The Royal Opera House -
Bob Hoskins
The achievements of Dame Judi Dench -
Nick Rhodes and John Taylor of Duran Duran
Birmingham Rotunda -
Eddie Izzard
The South Downs -
Graham Norton
The pub sign -
Jemma Redgrave
Porchester Baths -
Jeremy Myerson
The Hoover Building -
June Whitfield OBE, CBE
The English countryside and the English sense of humour -
Sarah Hendy
Alison Lapper statue, Trafalgar Square -
Maureen Lipman CBE
The Humber Bridge -
Amanda Redman
The Shipping Forecast -
Richard E Grant
The Tube Sign at Piccadilly Circus -
Janet Suzman
Radio 4, Eeyore and Falstaff -
Claire Rayner
Fish and Chips and London Cockney Sparrows -
Jeremy Vine
Durham Cathedral -
Tracy Chevalier
A Cup of Tea -
Jonathan Edwards
Angel of the North -
Margaret Drabble CBE
Jigsaw Puzzles -
Ken Livingstone
The People of England -
Bob Ross
The Music of Vaughan Williams -
Brian Blessed
Top Withens, Haworth, Yorkshire -
Hilary Oliver
Strawberries -
Brendan Barber
Tolpuddle Martyrs' Tree -
Andrew Motion
The Lyrical Ballads -
David Lammy MP
Red Telephone Box -
Charlie Dimmock
The 'Mind the Gap' Announcement -
Floella Benjamin OBE
The Notting Hill Carnival -
Jimmy Hill OBE
The ball -
Jonathan Miller
Stonehenge and Concorde -
Judy Parfitt
Bluebells -
Pippa Greenwood
The Oak Tree -
Will Alsop
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