 The Georgians made us who we are. Fashion, entertainment, sport and tourism, the architecture we love, all come from them. It was an elegant time and a raucous one and it changed everything. Sociability was central to Georgian daily life. It inspired a huge increase in public entertainment. Theatre with ballet, circus and pantomime was by turns tasteful and polite or bawdy and scandalous or this fed a new celebrity culture. Fashion became essential and the ballroom was the place to show it all off. Sports became popular as never before with new rules, cricket, boxing and horse racing encouraged betting. New ideas of taste influenced the elegant new streets and squares we still enjoy today. Towns with their homes and gardens were transformed by classical architecture, interior design and exotic plants from around the world. And among the Georgians greatest cultural legacies were public galleries and libraries. You can find out all about the Georgians in my exhibition here at the world famous British Library.