Talent Development Research

Find out more about The Hub's research project with us to help us shape how we work in the ever…

Selector Radio – The Story So Far

UK music from Selector Radio for more than 20 years – here's the story of the British Council's…

Sian Eleri is Selector’s new host

Sian Eleri is the new host of Selector Radio – going out around the world to four million listeners…

Selector Reloaded

Selector Radio continues with a new production team behind the show, kicking off with coverage…

Selector Radio at SXSW, Texas

Selector Radio presents a genre-defying night of music, across genres and from across the UK.

The Power of Music – When Film and Music Meet

Broadcaster and composer Neil Brand explores film and music, the art of the score in the modern…

British Library: Saving Our Sounds

The British Library Sound Archive is one of the largest collections of sound recordings in the…

Playlist: Twenty Twenty Two

We're listening to new music from the UK in this 2022 playlist from the British Council's Music…

Selector at 20 – Q&A with Selector's Programme Manager Katie Weatherall

In Selector Radio's 20th year, Selector's Programme Manager Katie Weatherall talks to us about the…

Music Team Spotlight #11

Our music spotlight series continues with a roundup of news of how Covid-19 is affecting UK music…

Playlist: Unlockdown Listening

A playlist of springtime releases and other good stuff we're listening to in the UK right now.

Playlist: International Women's Day 2021

We've an all-female music playlist to celebrate International Women's Day.

Blog: Reelin’ in the Year

Joel Mills recounts the highs and many lows of 2020 from a UK music perspective. What next for the…

Playlist: The Songs That Got Us Through 2020

Here's a soothing playlist to close the year. These are truly the songs that got us through 2020.

Music Team Spotlight 2020

We've recommendations for UK music happenings in the early part of 2021 and round up the end of…

Music Team Spotlight #10

Our latest Spotlight blog reads like a music awards special this month! As 2021 approaches,…

Online Session: Cultural Heritage and Identity in Contemporary Arts and Music

Our latest online session will explore contemporary artistic responses to Vietnam’s film and music…

Music Team Spotlight #9

We roundup news, music and entertainment from the UK music scene, including how the Royal Opera…

FAMLAB Online Session #2: Artists and Residencies

Our second film and music online session delves into the story of an exchange between Vietnam and…

Cathy Graham Awarded OBE

Cathy Graham – Director, Music at the British Council – has been awarded an OBE, by Her Majesty…

Music Team Spotlight #8

Our music spotlight series continues with a look at how English National Opera have responded to…