BritishSpanish Society & British Council

Posted by Jonny hough
On May 18, 2017

Our Chairman, Jimmy Burns, met with Director of British Council in Madrid, Andrew Mackay, and agreed to strength ongoing cooperation in coming months.

H.E. The Spanish Ambassador Carlos Bastarreche meets our Chairman and Board of Trustees

Posted by Jonny hough
On May 11, 2017

It was a great pleasure to meet the Board of Trustees of the BritishSpanish Society to which I express my thanks for the impressive work they have done to maintain the strong links between our two countries and societies. I assure them the continued support of this Embassy to their endeavour. H.E. The Spanish Ambassador Carlos […]

My Friend Hugh Thomas Remembered (21 October 1931 – 6 May 2017)

Posted by Jonny hough
On May 9, 2017

Hugh Thomas, who has died aged 85,was a historian with an enduring interest in and passion for the Hispanic world straddling epochs, continents and empires. He also played an active part as a policy adviser to Margaret Thatcher, and in his later years served in the House of Lords as a life peer, never seeing […]

Isabella of Castile by Giles Tremlett

Posted by Jonny hough
On May 2, 2017

30% offer for members of the BritishSpanish Society! Order from www.bloomsbury.com and quote ISABELLA at the checkout.

Posted by Jonny hough
On May 1, 2017

By Laura Obiols “Be brave, go for the wildest dream” It is 5pm on a Monday. Tamara Rojo, Lead Principal dancer and Artistic Director of the English National Ballet (ENB) is sitting at her desk at the ENB in South Kensington after a long day of rehearsals in the studio. When […]

La Revista 244

Posted by Jonny hough
On May 1, 2017

Spring / Summer 2017

“Theresa May está buscando una legitimidad política que no tenía”

Posted by Jonny hough
On April 19, 2017

Jimmy Burns con Carlos Alsina this morning. Click here to listen.

Posted by Jonny hough
On April 19, 2017

Remembering La Transicion

Posted by Jonny hough
On March 30, 2017

BritishSpanish Society event in Madrid by our social affairs correspondent Remembering Spain’s Transition to Democracy in film and comment was the theme of the BritishSpanish Society’s latest encounter with its supporters in Madrid on March 28th. A full-house registered for the showing for the first time in Spain of a British TV documentary made in […]

El ejemplo de Churchill by Jimmy Burns

Posted by Jonny hough
On March 23, 2017

A pocos pasos del terrorismo que ayer sacudió la ciudad de Londres esta una estatua de Winston Churchill, corpulento en su abrigo de trinchera, y con una mirada enfocada y resuelta, toda una imagen de un pueblo que ha conocido y sobrevivido, con orgullo y victorioso , momentos más amenazadores de su historia. En el […]

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BritishSpanish Society & British Council

H.E. The Spanish Ambassador Carlos Bastarreche meets our Chairman and Board of Trustees

My Friend Hugh Thomas Remembered (21 October 1931 – 6 May 2017)

Isabella of Castile by Giles Tremlett

Tamara Rojo’s Revolution

La Revista 244

“Theresa May está buscando una legitimidad política que no tenía”

Gibraltar: time for pragmatism by Jimmy Burns

Remembering La Transicion

El ejemplo de Churchill by Jimmy Burns

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