Voices
Danny Whitehead runs through some of the more unexpected facts about Iran, in time for today's book publication of Didgah – New Perspectives on UK-Iran Cultural Relations.
How can countries in the Middle East ensure that children with special educational needs aren't sidelined?
The British Council's Amber McCulloch explains what it meant for Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander soldiers to fight alongside their mates in the First World War.
The final post in our weekly series on the ten most important languages for the UK’s future is about Mandarin Chinese.
During Black History Month 2014, Baroness Lola Young of Hornsey reminded us that the sinking of the SS Mendi needs to be brought from the realm of hidden history to that of official history.
Anne Bostanci ponders a promising emerging shift in the UK’s discussions about the First World War.
This Black History Month in the UK, the British Council’s Paul Howson explains how the Harlem Renaissance turned disillusionment into pride.
We turn to Russian in the eighth post of our series on the ten languages essential for the UK's future.
Literary translator John Angliss explains why the unusual structure of Turkish, and Turkey’s considerable regional influence, makes the language such a delight to learn.
In the latest instalment of our series on the ten most important languages for the UK’s future, as identified in our Languages for the Future report, we turn to French.