Welcome to the BGA
Welcome to the BGA and our website. The Association exists to promote understanding and to forge links between Britain and Germany. We have a history going back more than 50 years and today the BGA continues to play a vital role in forging relationships between our two countries.
We are currently building our membership and attract support from those involved in business, politics and the arts. I hope you will participate in some of our many activities and if you are not already a member, consider joining the BGA.
Thank you for logging on
Stephen Watson, BGA Chairman
BGA Webcasts
Stephen Watson introduces the work of the BGA and welcomes you to the website.
Click on this link to view the Webcast
"Introducing Georg Boomgaarden"
The new German ambassador talks to Stephen Watson about the Anglo-German relations, the international financial crisis and the future of NATO. The interview was recorded on Monday 13th October.
Click on this link to view the Webcast
"Sir Neville Marriner - violinist, conductor, and founder of the world-famous Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields - in interview with the BGA"
Click on this link to view the Webcast
"The Germany I didn't know"
Lecture given by Professor Fritz Stern of Columbia University
Recorded at the German Embassy in London on 27 March 2008
Click on this link to listen to the lecture
"Diplomats in Dialogue"
The British and the German Ambassadors talk to Stephen Watson
Click on this link to watch the interview
Youthbridge pupils
For our Youthbridge pupils why not Click here to visit the Voyage website.
For events in and around London and a chance to meet other Germans on- and offline please visit
Please visit Germany Today to find out more about further events and news regarding Germany
Events
We hold a number of regular events - Click here for more information.
Dear BGA Members At the request of Lord Watson who is President of the BGA and Chairman of the Franco-British Society, members of the British-German Association have been invited to join our friends at the Franco-British Society for Afternoon Tea ...
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Latest News
All BGA News (including Youthbridge, Region and Affiliate events) will be reported in our News Page - Click here to go to this page. More detailed news reports may appear in the relevant area of the website.
Experiencing Germany in London
Fifteen students studying A Level German at QE visited the German Embassy in London as part of a “German Day in London”, organised by John Hobley, Vice-Chairman of the British-German Association.
The day started with a presentation by Christin Ste...
Deutsche Welle
Es hat sich viel getan bei den Sprachkursen der Deutschen Welle. Krimis, Telenovelas, Interaktives und vieles mehr: M
Mit einer Vielzahl an kostenlosen Kursangeboten eröffnen sich gleichzeitig zahlreiche Möglichkeiten für Online-Kooperationen.
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The Foundling Museum and its German Connection
The Foundling Museum tells the story of London’s first home for abandoned children. Situated in a leafy Bloomsbury cul-de-sac, between the British Museum and the British Library, and at the heart of London’s Museum Mile, the Foundling Museum provides...
Abingdon Anglo-German Club
The AAGC (Abingdon Anglo-German Club) has published its Events programme for 2011-2012. All events take place at,
The Abbey Chapel, Checker Walk, Abingdon on Thursdays at 7.30 p.m. Visitors very welcome. Enquiries tel. 01235 533887. For further in...
Making an Entrance - book by Gerard Gould
Gerard Gould was born in Germany in 1922. He came to England as a refugee on the Kindertransport in 1939 and has lived in Oxfordshire since the early 1940s. He soon became a naturalised Briton, and developed a deep love of all things English. Residen...