How live experience & digitalisation work together by Joanna Godwin-Seidl The National Theatre in Britain was the first theatre to broadcast digital versions of their shows, as far back as 2009, the programme they initiated was called “NT Live”, closely followed by Metropolitan Opera of New York. This new form of show viewing ... Weiterlesen >
State Treaty. The story of how Austria struggled for freedom with skill and luck over ten long years is incredibly exciting. A historian's life’s work. By Günther Haller in “DIE WELT BIS GESTERN” (“The World until Yesterday”) (“Die Presse”, Saturday, 15 May 2021) Translated into English from the original German by Wolfgang Geissler. ... Weiterlesen >
What they mean for UK by Colin A. Munro Summary During a visit to Scotland on 27 January for photo opportunities with military and NHS staff combatting the COVID 19 pandemic, Boris Johnson said: “Wild horses will not keep me away from Scotland during the election campaign. I’ll be campaigning across the whole ... Weiterlesen >
Work isn’t everything by H.E. Ambassador Leigh Turner This blog article is republished without any modification from https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/leighturner/2021/05/04/diplomatic-lessons-7-berlin-2002-2006-work-isnt-everything/ by courtesy of the author. One of the first mornings of my career break, as I dropped the kids off at school, I ran into an Embassy colleague. “How the mighty have fallen,” he said. ... Weiterlesen >
By Jochen Ressel "What did they say to each other?" Let's get a lip reader bringing light into the dark – let's make public what has been called "private" in previous times. Which text messages have been written from a politician to his friend of the same party? And what was the reply? ... Weiterlesen >
Thoughts on the 35th Anniversary of the nuclear blast by Melanie Sully Thirty five years ago I sat in our living room in Middle England surrounded by quaint countryside but in the centre of the Potteries of Stoke on Trent. The song of the cuckoo echoed around the vales and dales and thoughts ... Weiterlesen >
Eigentlich hatte die Austro-British Society geplant, diese beiden Persönlichkeiten im Rahmen einer Gartenparty hochleben zu lassen: Ihre Majestät Queen Elisabeth II. anlässlich ihres 95. Geburtstags und ihren Prinzgemahl, Seine Königliche Hoheit, den Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, anlässlich seines 100. Geburtstags. Doch es sollte anders kommen – Prince Philip erlebt seinen besonderen Geburtstag leider ... Weiterlesen >
Queen Elisabeth II turns 95 by Colin A. Munro I first became aware of the Queen’s remarkable impact in remote parts of the Commonwealth during my posting (1973-77) to the British High Commission (embassy in a Commonwealth country) in Malaysia. One of my duties was to report on developments in East Malaysia, including ... Weiterlesen >
About H2O and C2H5OH by Wolfgang Geissler “Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink” That famous line is from “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge from 1834. While the speaker is a sailor stranded at sea surrounded by saltwater but drinkable none, we may know it as ... Weiterlesen >
Focus on where you are really good at by Jochen Ressel Have you ever heard of Mjam? Or Lieferando? You may reply “Sure, impossible not to know them as the urban streets are full of cyclists delivering food in these weird Covid times.” The two service companies mentioned are one simple and well-known ... Weiterlesen >
