Edward Goodger will discuss the upcoming year in British politics, including the impending general election that seems set to bring a change in government. He will examine the context of contemporary UK politics, emphasising how long has passed since we were last in a similar situation of such dramatic potential changes, and raising some potential […]
Aaron Eames Despite Oscar Wilde’s prediction before his death in 1900 the British could not stand it if he outlasted the nineteenth century, he has lived on triumphantly well into the twenty-first. His works are continually reissued and adapted, his story is endlessly examined in biography, biopic and scholarship, and he is routinely memorialised and […]
Exklusives 2-Gang Menü und vorheriger Sektempfang (Kosten ca. 30 Euro zuzügiich Kosten für weitere Getränke) mit Vortrag: Adrian Tinniswood Es ist eine Anmeldung unter events@zlk-ms.de erforderlich. Anmeldeschluss: 27.02.2024. Rock‘n roll und britische Adelspaläste passen zusammen wie Rolls Royces und Swimming Pools! Professor Adrian Tinniswood wird uns erläutern, wie und warum sich Celebrities des Swinging London […]
Julian Dismore The award-ẃinning BBC-Producer and Media Skills Trainer talks about his exciting TV career. “A Talk on the Wild Side!” BBC Producer Julian Dismore reveals what it’s like filming undercover documentaries, death defying stunts and dangerous animals all over the world British Television Producer and Author Julian Dismore has directed numerous TV and Hollywood […]
Prof. Fearghal McGarry In a recent article on the dangers of bad history, the celebrated British historian Simon Schama identified Ireland and Germany as the most successful examples of countries that had managed to liberate themselves ‘from the blood sacrifices demanded by remembrance’. Between 2012 and 2023 Ireland experienced a ‘Decade of Centenaries’ as it […]
In December 2024, the British Council celebrated its 90th anniversary. Founded in 1934, with the first overseas offices opening in 1938, we are the world’s oldest cultural relations organization. The early 1930s were a time of global instability. Britain’s influence was weakened because of a global financial depression and at the same time, extreme ideologies […]
250 years ago this December, one of the greatest novelists in the English language was born in a quiet rural village in the south of England. Publishing just four novels during her lifetime (with two more published posthumously) her writing has managed to endure over generations, spawning screen adaptations, literary tourism, academic studies, and even […]
Joanne K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series defined an era of young adult literature, both in Britain and the world. With half a billion books sold, eleven movies filmed, and a stage play produced, it is no doubt one of the most successful fantasy franchises to have ever been written. To many, it spoke about the […]
In all but the most repressive of dictatorships, ordinary people now have near universal and unrestricted access to knowledge. When we were young we turned to newspapers and TV to know what was happening in the wider world, but now the worldwide web is open to us all. Journalism, once an exclusive profession, is now […]
It feels like AI is everywhere right now, it’s certainly one of the latest buzzwords in the news, but do we really understand what it is, or how it differs from traditional technology? In this lively and accessible talk by Dr. Donna Carroll, we will explore the many, often- overlooked ways that AI is already […]
Colin Munro, Ambassador Retired Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher told President Mitterand in September 1989 „that it would be intolerable if there was a Single Currency and Germany reunified as well“. One week before the Berlin Wall fell, her Finance Minister, John Major, confirmed the government’s opposition to the Euro. Ten days after the fall of […]
Kurzfristige Verschiebung des Vortrags auf Donnerstag, 09.10.2025 “No society can legitimately call itself civilized if a sick person is denied medical aid because of lack of means”. So said Aneurin Bevan, the „fiery“, but eloquent Welsh Labour MP and Secretary of State for Health, who was instrumental in pushing for the creation of the National […]