Martyn Andrews
Martyn Andrews is a British television presenter, broadcast journalist, professional actor, and singer. He is one of the original faces of RT and is now based in London after living in Moscow for eight years. He also makes other freelance television and radio appearances for various media outlets and writes for several travel websites, lifestyle publications, and inflight magazines. As an authentic and extreme-travel journalist he has visited over 170 countries around the world.
- Snowflake culture soars as children could be banned from heading balls in Scotland
With just over two weeks into the new decade, the UK in 2020 seems less about the roaring twenties, and more about the tedious advances in "cotton wool culture", as Scottish children could be banned from heading balls. - Have dementia in the UK? You’re better off flying to Thailand for some quality careFresh Thai lemongrass soup, the sound of exotic birds, swaying palm trees, and a soothing massage. No, it’s not an ad for a southeast Asian getaway, but a new perspective in UK dementia care.
- Too flight-shamed to take a plane and can't afford a yacht like Greta? Hitch a week-long ride on a cargo shipThe things humans do to save the planet. We're ditching plastic straws, we're told to eat less (or no) meat, and now, instead of taking a plane, we're being flight-shamed into spending 15 times longer traveling by cargo ship.
- Brits' sexual health is dismal lately, but how much can you blame the government?You would think Brexit is the top concern troubling the UK right now — but Brits are facing a somewhat down-to-earth problem that's causing more than just headaches: the nation's sexual health is in decline, a recent study shows.
- Cypriots are getting cheesed off as halloumi politics takes center stageHalloumi cheese originated in Cyprus and was initially made during the Medieval Byzantine period. But it’s now embroiled in an EU debate that’s perplexing the people who live there.
- Golden Globes’ showy tears for Australian fires perfect example of how some disasters seem to matter more than others“Australia, I love you. My heart goes out to everyone in Australia and the animals we have lost”. A rousing politician? No, it’s just US TV talk show host Ellen Degeneres accepting her honorary Golden Globe award Sunday night.
- How 'WOKE' tore through 2019 to become word of the year2019 will be memorable for many reasons: Boris Johnson got elected, Green Book won best picture Oscar, Trump got impeached and Global Language Monitor announced 'Woke' as Word of the Year.
- Celebrating the ‘revival’ of sleeper trains in Europe, don’t forget Russia has been running those for decadesHollywood has a lot to answer for, films like ‘Shanghai Express’, ‘Murder on the Orient Express’, ‘From Russia With Love’, and for the past century we have become charmed by the magical nostalgia long distance train travel brings.
- Barbie is sexist, Postman Pat is too male, and now the Mr. Men characters are in the WOKE firing lineIt seems a week doesn’t pass without someone digging up culture from the past and throwing in onto the pyre of politically incorrect things. Called ‘Mr. Men’, one famous British book and TV series is just asking for trouble.
- British fish & chip shop embroiled in election briberyWhoever said that British cuisine is bland might have to think again. It seems that one of the nation’s most popular dishes is proving to be a winning recipe for scandal.
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