Events

Name: Carols and Readings 2024
Start: 2024-12-12T19:00:00+00:00
End: 2024-12-12T21:00:00+00:00
Location: Christuskirche

The BGA hosts an average of two events each month, online or in-person. Our events seek to enhance public education about Germany and British-German relations and cover issues related to public policy or current affairs, as well as history and culture. Apart from language-focused events, all our events are held in English.

10 October

18:30 - 20:30

Freundship Oktoberfest with Hannoversch-Britische Gesellschaft

On Thursday 10 October, members of the Hannoversch-Britische Gesellschaft (HBG) will be visiting London and we are hosting a Freundship Oktoberfest at Stein's...

18 October

15:30 - 17:00

Kafka: Making of an Icon – Curator-led exhibition visit

On Friday 18 October 2024 from 3.30pm to 5pm BST our members will have the opportunity to attend a curator-led tour of Kafka:...

13 November

18:00 - 19:30

Private visit of Deutsche Bank Art Collection

On 13 November from 6pm GMT BGA members will have the opportunity for a private visit of the Deutsche Bank Art Collection in...

19 November

17:00 - 19:45

Visit of St George’s Chapel in Windsor followed by reception

Following the kind invitation of the Dean of Windsor, Reverend Christopher Cocksworth, BGA members are invited to an exclusive tour of St George's...

26 November

18:30 - 19:30

The UK, Germany and the US Elections 2024

On Tuesday, 26 November 2024 from 6.30pm to 7.30pm BST on Zoom, Dr Linda Yueh CBE and Dr Liana Fix will be discussing the US elections...

4 December

18:30 - 19:30

75 years of Basic Law in Germany: constitutional highlights and challenges

This year, the German Basic Law (Grundgesetz) is 75 years old. It is the foundation of Germany's democratic constitutional state. After the peaceful...

Events

Freundship Oktoberfest with Hannoversch-Britische Gesellschaft

Kafka: Making of an Icon – Curator-led exhibition visit

Private visit of Deutsche Bank Art Collection

Visit of St George’s Chapel in Windsor followed by reception

The UK, Germany and the US Elections 2024

75 years of Basic Law in Germany: constitutional highlights and challenges

Carols and Readings 2024

Past Events

BGA Parliamentary Day Lunch 2024

Katja Hoyer at the National Liberal Club

🎥 Regional elections in Saxony, Thuringia, and Brandenburg – What to expect?

Tour at Mansion House and meet-and-greet with the Lady Mayoress

🎥 Annual General Meeting 2024

🎥 The NATO at 75: reflections on a changing security landscape for Germany and the UK

🎥 Jewish life in contemporary Germany

🎥 The energy transition: ways for Germany and the United Kingdom to collaborate on green hydrogen

Insights into the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Brahms & Beethoven with Isabelle Faust

White Asparagus Supper

Book launch – Neu Klang: The Definitive History of Krautrock by Christoph Dallach

Stammtisch at German Kraft in Mayfair

🎥 European Parliament election 2024 – trends and projections

German wine tasting at the National Liberal Club

The UK and Germany in a China-centric world order

2024 LSE German Symposium

Stammtisch at German Kraft in Mayfair

BGA Carols and Readings 2023

🎥 German Baking – In conversation with Jürgen Krauss

🎥 Disinformation and challenges to democracy – Asha Allen in conversation with Jessica Cecil and Lutz Güllner

🎥 Out of the Darkness – In conversation with Professor Frank Trentmann

🎥 In Search of Berlin – John Kampfner in conversation with Olivia Judson

🎥 German regional elections in Bavaria and Hesse – What do the results mean?

BGA Oktoberfest 2023

Insights into the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Germany

🎥 Implications of Germany’s new National Security Strategy

🎥 In conversation with Edward Berger

FES event – Standing up for Armed Forces personnel in the UK and Germany

🎥 Annual General Meeting 2023

BGA Parliamentary Day Lunch 2023

Spargelabend at the National Liberal Club

🎥 Revolutionary Spring: In conversation with Professor Sir Christopher Clark

Guided tour of the MINI Plant in Oxford

Bach vs Beethoven: The Battle of the Great Composers, with Steven Isserlis and Norman Lebrecht

🎥 In conversation with Deborah Cadbury about her new book, The School That Escaped the Nazis

🎥 Beyond the Wall – Katja Hoyer in conversation with Jenny Hill

🎥 Interview with HE Miguel Berger, German Ambassador to the UK

🎥 Implications of the Windsor Framework

Reception co-hosted by the BGA and the German Embassy in London

Guildford Twinning Association in conversation with Niall Sellar

2023 LSE German Symposium

Stammtisch at Stein’s

LSE & FU Berlin Conference – Beyond the Barbed Wire

BGA Carols and Readings 2022

🎥 The Energy Crisis: What next for the UK and Germany?

Early morning private view: Making Modernism exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts

BGA Reception at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

The Bach Cello Suites – BGA in conversation with Steven Isserlis

BGA 2022 Oktoberfest and Football Screening

London Stammtisch – organised by the BGA, YBCCG and BGJA

🎥 Approaching Net Zero in the UK and in Germany: The Role of the Finance Community

🎥 The Wirecard Scandal: Dan McCrum in conversation with Elisabeth Stheeman

🎥 Annual General Meeting 2022

Grillabend at the National Liberal Club

Parliamentary Day Lunch at the House of Lords

Spargelabend at the National Liberal Club

🎥 In Conversation with Dr Claudia Major about Germany’s Security and Defence Policy

🎥 Interview with HE Jill Gallard CMG, British Ambassador to Germany

Increasing Germany’s digital competitiveness – Chatham House

2022 LSE German Symposium

🎥 Perspectives on the New German Coalition Government

BGA Carols and Readings 2021

🎥 The Role of the German Ethics Council (Ethikrat)

🎥 The Future of Artificial Intelligence

London Stammtisch – organised by BGA, YBCCG and BGJA

BGA Oktoberfest 2021

🎥 Mobilizing Black Germany: Afro-German Women and the Making of a Transnational Movement

🎥 Analysing the Results of the 2021 German Election

🎥 Marking the 60th anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall

🎥 Annual General Meeting 2021