Basel & Baselland's Live English Language Radio Show

Thursday
Sep022010

August 31, The English Show Returns

Radio X is launching its new cutting edge studio in the Dreispitz in the coming weeks at the site of the Kunstfreilager.  The English Show returned to the airwaves in a provisional studio in anticipation of the full scale launch next month.

Sue Style dropped by to share with us some magnificent vineyard walking tours.  We also hosted Alex Kaeslin, photographer, who will be sharing a collection of photographs on Centrepoint's next Artwall installation beginning next Wednesday, September 8.

Listen in for these guests, plus the news and culture from Basel and the region.

 

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Saturday
Jul032010

July 6th, Claire and Sarah Bowman, Ken Freedman, Rob Stuart

Sarah und Claire Bowman visited Basel last May. We spoke with them as they were setting up their show at the Parterre.   Matt Morelock put it best  "The Bowmans sound is like- if Simon and Garfunkel were two twin sisters from Iowa."  We took the opportunity to find out more about these gals and their music, and how changes inthe music industry are affecting them.  

We look at another side of the evolution of the music industry when we talk to Ken Freedman, Station Manager of WFMU NJ, and originator of the copywright-cleared free music archive ( "It's not just free music; it's good music" ).  Ken was in Basel to speak at the open media conference two weeks ago. Maria and Matt brought Ken  to the studio to tell us a bit about the conference, ongoing changes in radio broadcasting and Basel's contribution to  the development of open media.

After a years' holiday Orange Cinema returns to Basel.  We can once more experience a month's great Open Air Cinema on the Munster Square above the Rhein.   Rob Stuart, TES Cinema Reviewer, stopped by to give us the his pick of this year's high-powered schedule: Sam Mendes’s Away We Go (Mon Aug 16),  Modern Times with Charlie Chaplin (Sat Aug 28) and Down By Law (Fri Aug 27) directed by Jim Jarmusch. Tickets are on sale from 21st July onwards and cost CHF19.- and include a free ice-cream!

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Radio X is remodeling ! We'll be off the air after July 6th - and back in September. But The English Show will continue to keep you updated on cultural events with a weekly culture calendar podcast. Check back at this website. 

 

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Tuesday
Jun292010

June 29th, Susanna Göhner, Andreas Häner, Margaret Johnson

Susanna Göhner is co-director of the Stimmen Festival, the 17 year running festival of the voices. They have a special project this year for Celtic Music.  Find out more on their website.

 

Andreas Häner  Tierschutz Beider Basel - the Tierschutz Beider Basel is a private non profit organization for the protection of animals and provides many services for local pet owners - including boarding animals at low cost in a friendly environment and helping to retrieve lost pets.  Andreas Häner of the Tierschutz Beider Basel stops by to tell us about a new initiative to rebuild the Tierheim, currently located beneath the freeway at Breite.

 

 The Open University has been present in Geneva since 1992 - nearly 900 students are currently studying with the Open University in Switzerland. Margaret Johnson is here from Nyon to tells us about their programs.

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Radio X is remodeling ! We'll be off the air after July 6th - and back in September. But The English Show will continue to keep you updated on cultural events with a weekly culture calendar podcast. Check back at this website. 

 

Check our Quizes and Contests page for an exciting give-away.

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