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Dear Britain
Auf der Suche nach der Seele Großbritanniens
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»Diese Insel war für mich die große Liebe auf den ersten Blick.« ANNETTE DITTERT
ANNETTE DITTERT
Dear Britain. In Search of Great Britain’s Soul
ca. 256 pages
May 2026
An unbiased, personal, charming, and sometimes gently mocking love letter
What Annette Dittert Experienced as the ARD’s Correspondent on the Brexit Island
"This island was love at first sight for me.“
Annette Dittert
When Annette Dittert stood in front of Downing Street at midnight on January 31, 2020, to report live for ARD evening news that Brexit had finally been completed that night, tears suddenly came to her eyes just before going on air. London had long since become her home. Now the break with the EU was irreversible. It was a depressing day for her and
many Britons who had hoped for a different outcome until the very end.
Ten years later, Annette Dittert wonders what has become of the country. She takes us on a journey across the island: we visit the Royal Albert Hall and the House of Lords, swim with the women's group ‘Blue Tits’ in the sea on the east coast of the island, chat with Scots, priests and earls. And we are guests of the author on her narrowboat Emilia, a small colourful steel boat on Regent's Canal, right in the centre of London. The result is a multifaceted portrait of the idiosyncratic and charming British, whose precarious economic and
social situation – not only as a result of Brexit – is felt in everyday life, yet who always maintain their composure.
Dear Britain. In Search of Great Britain’s Soul
ca. 256 pages
May 2026
An unbiased, personal, charming, and sometimes gently mocking love letter
What Annette Dittert Experienced as the ARD’s Correspondent on the Brexit Island
"This island was love at first sight for me.“
Annette Dittert
When Annette Dittert stood in front of Downing Street at midnight on January 31, 2020, to report live for ARD evening news that Brexit had finally been completed that night, tears suddenly came to her eyes just before going on air. London had long since become her home. Now the break with the EU was irreversible. It was a depressing day for her and
many Britons who had hoped for a different outcome until the very end.
Ten years later, Annette Dittert wonders what has become of the country. She takes us on a journey across the island: we visit the Royal Albert Hall and the House of Lords, swim with the women's group ‘Blue Tits’ in the sea on the east coast of the island, chat with Scots, priests and earls. And we are guests of the author on her narrowboat Emilia, a small colourful steel boat on Regent's Canal, right in the centre of London. The result is a multifaceted portrait of the idiosyncratic and charming British, whose precarious economic and
social situation – not only as a result of Brexit – is felt in everyday life, yet who always maintain their composure.
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Annette Dittert
Annette Dittert served as a foreign correspondent for ARD from 2008 until the end of 2025. A dedicated journalist and documentary filmmaker, she...
Annette Dittert served as a foreign correspondent for ARD from 2008 until the end of 2025. A dedicated journalist and documentary filmmaker, she became widely known as bureau chief and correspondent in Warsaw, and later in New York and London. Her work has earned her two Grimme Awards, as well as the Hanns Joachim Friedrichs Award. In 2019, she was named Political Journalist of the Year for her coverage of Brexit. She currently lives aboard her houseboat, Emilia, in London.