And The Oscar Goes To…

Posted by Julia Burns
On March 19, 2022

by Laura Obiols Our Arts Editor talks motherhood, life, history, movies and Oscar nominations with three of the most iconic Spanish figures in the film industry: Penélope Cruz (47), Javier Bardem (53) and Pedro Almodóvar (72), at the 36th Goya’s awards celebrated this February in Valencia. Bardem (‘Best Actor’ nomination for […]

La Revista 256

Posted by Amy Bell
On March 13, 2022

Check out our latest issue of La Revista, which features an interview with Spanish ambassador to the UK, José Pascual Marco, plus Pedro Almodóvar, Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz

‘I love this country; we are good for each other’. Spanish ambassador to the UK speaks to La Revista

Posted by Amy Bell
On February 25, 2022

The Spanish ambassador to the UK, José Pascual Marco, spoke to BSS chairman Jimmy Burns Marañón for La Revista, just days after meeting Her Majesty the Queen at Buckingham Palace. You can watch video of the interview on the BritishSpanish Society’s YouTube channel José Pascual Marco arrives at his official residence in Belgrave Square , […]

New agreement signed to mark BritishSpanish Society and Instituto Cervantes collaboration

Posted by Amy Bell
On February 3, 2022

On February 3, Luis García Montero, Director of the Cervantes Institute, together with Jimmy Burns Marañón, chairman of the BritishSpanish Society (BSS), signed a collaboration agreement between the Cervantes Institute and the century-old British-Spanish charity. The agreement, in the presence of representatives of both organisations and other personalities from the cultural and media world, took […]

Mensaje de Año Nuevo 2022 del Chairman

Posted by Amy Bell
On December 21, 2021

El año pasado fue difícil e impredecible para la BritishSpanish Society. Las consecuencias del Brexit, y la pandemia aún sin fin, han ejercido presión sobre nuestra organización y recaudación de fondos, arrojándonos a un territorio desconocido. Sin embargo, somos una organización benéfica con una historia de más de cien años de alteraciones climáticas en las […]

New Year 2022 Message from the Chairman

Posted by Amy Bell
On December 21, 2021

It has been a difficult and unpredictable year for the BritishSpanish Society. The consequences of Brexit, and the pandemic still without end, have put strains on our fund-raising and organisation, throwing us into uncharted territory. We are however a charity with a history of more than one hundred years of weathering disruptions in relations between […]

Shining a light on Spanish music: ‘Punto de encuentro’ Concert at St James’s, Piccadilly

Posted by Amy Bell
On December 15, 2021

On November 24, the BritishSpanish Society hosted its big event of the autumn calendar – a special concert at the beautiful St James’s church in London’s Piccadilly. It was a memorable night and a sell-out éxito! The evening’s programme was directed by former BSS scholar and virtuoso violinist Nicole Crespo O´Donoghue, and also featured […]

5 landscapes to visit in Autumn

Posted by Julia Burns
On December 4, 2021

By Cristina Jaramillo Before the arrival of the cold weather, there is still time to organize hiking routes through some of the most spectacular protected natural sites in Spain. Selva de Irati (Navarra) www.visitnavarra.es Situada en el Pirineo de Navarra, es el segundo hayedo abetal más grande de Europa y en ella […]

Postcards from post-lock down Spain

Posted by Julia Burns
On December 4, 2021

By Amy Bell The writer, a journalist with the Financial Times, shares her summer diary of flexi-working, time-off, and recalibration, away from her base in London. Tinto in the sun The first sip of a cold tinto de verano in a plaza with the sun on my face, and a bowl of […]

Ship-building, the Basque craft for cultural engagement

Posted by Julia Burns
On December 4, 2021

By Jules Stewart Basque seafarer and ship builder Xabier Agote has come up with a unique project for cultivating closer ties between Spain and the United Kingdom, building a patache. Agote has, tongue-in-cheek, declared this payback time for English piracy. From Sir Francis Drake’s infamous raids on Spanish ships and ports in […]