María Dueñas Exclusive Interview. Recording available now

Posted by Cristina A-C
On May 7, 2021

The Best-selling Spanish author María Dueñas in conversation with Jimmy Burns to mark the launch of her latest novel Sira. Maria Dueñas and Jimmy Burns went in depth in Sira´s plot, which allowed them to run over Maria Dueñas´ bibliography, and her passion and admiration for the anglosaxon culture.

BSS Webinar: “Britain Alone: The Path from Suez to Brexit”. Recording available now

Posted by Cristina A-C
On March 4, 2021

Recording available now. The EU specialist José Ignacio Torreblanca in conversation with the FT’s chief political commentator Philip Stephens (in English)

BSS Webinar, “The International Brigades: Fascism, Freedom and the Spanish Civil War”. Recording available now

Posted by Cristina A-C
On March 1, 2021

Recording available now. Prize-winning Author & Madrid based Journalist Giles Tremlett in conversation with historians Sir Paul Preston and Richard Baxell.

‘Spanish Spies in Elizabethan England’ by Jonathan Roche Wednesday 3 February 2021

Posted by Cristina A-C
On February 4, 2021

In the latest of our series of webinars, historian and BritishSpanish Society 2020 scholarship award winner, young historian Jonathan Roche presented a lecture on Zoom in cooperation with the Cervantes Institute in London which hosted the event.

Ana Romero Galán in conversation with Raphael Minder. Recording available now

Posted by Cristina A-C
On January 28, 2021

For this event by Zoom, Ana Romero Galán was in conversation with Raphael Minder, Swiss born and for ten years the New York Times foreign correspondent for Spain and Portugal based in Madrid.

Paul Preston Zoom Event. Full House!! Recording available now

Posted by Cristina A-C
On November 12, 2020

The Zoom webminar and ‘Q&A’ on “Spain: From the Spanish Flu to Covid: A historical perspective. With Sir Paul Preston CBE and Q&A with Jimmy Burns OBE” was a great success, a “lleno hasta la bandera”.

Paul Preston era ends at the LSE/ Cañada Blanch by Jimmy Burns OBE

Posted by Cristina A-C
On July 31, 2020

One of the iconic bastions of contemporary Spanish history studies, the LSE’s Cañada Blanch Centre headed up by Professor Paul Preston, in lockdown since early March, definitively closed its doors at the end of July, thus bringing to an end its programme of activities which has straddled a quarter of a century.

2nd Zoom Panel Discussion. Even better!!

Posted by Cristina A-C
On May 21, 2020

The second BSS ‘Question Time’ virtual panel discussion on "Emerging from the crisis: where for Spain and the UK?" was a great example on interesting events around the situacion created by the Covid-19. Access the video on this article.

Zoom Panel Discussion. A big success!

Posted by Cristina A-C
On April 30, 2020

The first BSS ‘Question Time’ virtual panel discussion on "The Impact of Covid-19 on the UK and Spain" was a great succcess. If you missed it, now can access to the video clicking the link included in this article.

“London Diary 5” by Jimmy Burns OBE

Posted by Cristina A-C
On April 23, 2020

“London Diary 5” by Jimmy Burns OBE Monday 13 April. The pair of swans on Battersea Park lake I have named Siegfried and Odette take turns in the nest to cover the first of the year’s eggs. Right now, it was the male’s turn to sit, his long thick neck and body curled up upon […]

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María Dueñas Exclusive Interview. Recording available now

BSS Webinar: “Britain Alone: The Path from Suez to Brexit”. Recording available now

BSS Webinar, “The International Brigades: Fascism, Freedom and the Spanish Civil War”. Recording available now

‘Spanish Spies in Elizabethan England’ by Jonathan Roche Wednesday 3 February 2021

Ana Romero Galán in conversation with Raphael Minder. Recording available now

Paul Preston Zoom Event. Full House!! Recording available now

Paul Preston era ends at the LSE/ Cañada Blanch by Jimmy Burns OBE

2nd Zoom Panel Discussion. Even better!!

Zoom Panel Discussion. A big success!

“London Diary 5” by Jimmy Burns OBE

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