British Council Literature Seminar
This channel is dedicated to the British Council Literature Seminar in Germany. The seminar itself is dedicated to writing and literature from the UK.
It was founded in 1986 by literary critic and writer Malcolm Bradbury. Over the years, participating authors have included Ian McEwan, Graham Swift, Angela Carter, Salman Rushdie and Jeanette Winterson, among many others. Following on from Malcolm Bradbury, chairs of the seminar have included Christopher Hope, Valentine Cunningham, Caryl Phillips, Marina Warner, A S Byatt, Michèle Roberts, Paul Muldoon, Andrew Motion, Ali Smith and Glenn Patterson, Patricia Duncker, Blake Morrison and Professor John Mullan (Guardian Book Club).
Sophie Hannah reading and in conversation at #BritLitBerlin 2016
Kate Summerscale reading and in conversation at #BritLitBerlin 2016
Bethan Roberts reading and in conversation at #BritLitBerlin 2016
Author Philip Kerr in conversation at #BritLitBerlin
Panel Discussion "BritCrime – A New Golden Age of Crime Writing?"
Val McDermid reading and in conversation at #BritLitBerlin 2016
Jake Arnott reading and in conversation at #BritLitBerlin 2016
Lavinia Greenlaw reading from and talking about her fictional work at #BritLitBerlin 2015
Lavinia Greenlaw reading from and talking about work in progress at #BritLitBerlin 2015
Lavinia Greenlaw reading and in conversation at #BritLitBerlin 2015
Best Of #BritLitBerlin 2015
Best Of #BritLitBerlin 2015 (Special Edition, 11:42 minutes)
Helen Oyeyemi reading from her work at #BritLitBerlin 2015
Philip Hoare talking about his work at #BritLitBerlin 2015
Will Self reading from his work "Shark" at #BritLitBerlin 2015
Will Self in conversation at #BritLitBerlin 2015
Will Self reading from his work "Umbrella" at #BritLitBerlin 2015
Philip Hoare in conversation at #BritLitBerlin 2015
Panel discussion at #BritLitBerlin 2015
Frances Leviston in conversation at #BritLitBerlin 2015
Frances Leviston reading from her work at #BritLitBerlin 2015
Deborah Levy reading from her work at #BritLitBerlin 2015
Deborah Levy in conversation at #BritLitBerlin 2015
Interview with John Burnside
Patrick Ness reading and Q&A at ilb 2014, Berlin
Author Patrick Ness on how to write for young people at ilb 2014, Berlin
The Highlights of the British Council Literature Seminar 2014
Tom Mc Carthy in conversation with John Mullan
A S Byatt reads from Ragnarok
Panel Discussion: 'Shakespeare - Our Contemporary?'