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'I don’t want to think about it as a human being, but think about it as if I were a chimpanzee.' Photo (c) Robert Moran, licensed under CC BY 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 20 November 2014 - 05:02

Dr Jane Goodall on animal welfare

World-renowned environmental conservationist Dr Jane Goodall shares her views on the future of our planet and how we should think about animals.

Tags: Science

'Desertification will ultimately damage the planet's ability to provide what we need to live.'

Date: 19 November 2014 - 10:00

Why we need to act on desertification today

Vivian Futran Fuhrman, PhD candidate at Ben Gurion University, explains why desertification is a threat to us all ahead of the 'Drylands, Deserts and Desertification' conference.

Tags: Science, Universities and higher education

Elif Shafak interview; photo by Chris Boland / www.chrisboland.com licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, adapted from the original.

Date: 19 November 2014 - 05:34

Elif Shafak: 'Writing in English brings me closer to Turkey'

Best-selling Turkish novelist Elif Shafak spoke to the British Council's Ted Hodgkinson about how her global perspective has influenced her hugely successful fiction.

Tags: Literature, Arts

'No aspect of the Harlem Renaissance shaped America as much as jazz, which flouted conventions with its syncopated rhythms and improvised instrumental solos'

Date: 15 October 2014 - 13:02

How black culture in the US took off after 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.

Tags: Arts, Music, Literature, History, Dance

'I grew up in a world where nobody could put the two things together: an enjoyable job and good pay' ; © Anita Schiffer-Fuchs / taken at the British Council Literature Seminar in 2003

Date: 14 October 2014 - 16:39

John Burnside: from software engineering to top writer

The T.S. Eliot Prize-winning poet tells us about working in prisons, family life and the eeriness of English suburbs.

Tags: Arts, Literature

'A poetry slam is essentially a bunch of poets getting into a room and performing their poetry.' Photo (c) Jannes Rupf, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 06 August 2014 - 05:33

You don't need an English degree to understand poetry (podcast)

Enter the world of spoken-word poetry with two multi-award-winning poets: from Australia, Zohab Zee Khan, and from the UK, Harry Baker - world poetry slam champion in 2012.

Tags: Arts, Literature

'Radio drama is, I think, my favourite of all the different things I’ve done'. Photo (c) Tom Godber, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 21 July 2014 - 14:25

Neil Gaiman on radio drama, online piracy and social media

British writer Neil Gaiman is credited as being one of the creators of the modern graphic novel as well as an author whose work crosses many genres.

Tags: Arts, Literature

DailyArt is a very simple app — everyday, it sends subscribers one piece of fine art, plus a short story about the artwork. Screenshots by Zuzanna Stanska, used with permission.

Date: 16 July 2014 - 14:06

How to invent a mobile app that people love

Zuzanna Stanska, one of the British Council’s Young Creative Entrepreneurs, created DailyArt, a mobile app that sends users a piece of art every day, now downloaded by 100,000 people

Tags: Creative Economy, Arts

Myeong-dong in Seoul today, where penniless Korean poets used to meet after the war. Image (c) Doug Sun Beams, licensed under CC BY 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 27 March 2014 - 17:05

How to understand Korean poetry

If you’re curious about Korean poetry, understanding the country’s rich and turbulent history is a great place to start.

Tags: Arts, Literature

'The very simple Hangeul alphabet was invented in the 15th century.'

Date: 18 March 2014 - 10:51

A brief history of Korean literature

Scholar and translator Brother Anthony of Taizé (An Sonjae) explains why Korea’s recent history has played such an important part in shaping its literature.

Tags: Arts, Literature

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