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Why British cities make no sense

Why is Reading, a massive settlement of 170,000 people, NOT a city, while the tiny Welsh village of St Davids IS a city? Is it something to do with cathedrals? Or universities? Or is it a surprisingly simple answer which only raises more questions about how city status works in the UK, and merits a ten minute video? (No, no, and yes.)

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  • Originally Aired August 28, 2023
  • Runtime 11 minutes
  • Content Rating Great Britain U
  • Production Code Whqs8v1svyo
  • Network YouTube
  • Created August 28, 2023 by
    TVDB-Editor123
  • Modified December 6, 2023 by
    Hans5958