Sue Style talks with Matt about fish - where to get the best and freshest in the Basel area (Basel, France, Germany), what to do with it once you've bought it, and some recipes. Download Sue's trilingual list of fish with their properites and best ways to prepare them.

Amy interviews Roy about his recent trip to the Hotsprings and Resort at Therme Vals.  A magnificent spa  surrounded by snow capped mountains, a modern design by the  award-winning architect Peter Zumthor.

Sol Gabetta will perform for the Biovision BenefitRoy welcomes Chantal Cierro, of Biovision, a Swiss-based foundation for sustainable economic development and malaria eradication  in Africa.

Biovision  is the beneficiary of an upcoming concert at the Stadtcasino featuring celebrated Cellist Sol Gabetta with the Basel Kammerorchestra.  The March 25th event is nearly 90% sold out, so hurry up and get tickets or enter our drawing for a pair of free tickets to thie benefit concert  courtesy of  biovision and The English Show!

Our old friend Andrew Fernandes stopped in to talk about his coming production of the play Closer.  Closer is Andrew's seventh production in Basel since Upstart Entertainment was launched in 2002.

Hailed as a brilliant exploration of the brutal anatomy of modern romance, where a quartet of strangers meet, fall in love and become caught up in a web of sexual desire and betrayal, it opens Thursday at the Cellar Theater in the Schönes Haus, Nadelberg 6 in Basel.  Opening night is sold out...go to www. upstart-entertainment.ch to book tickets for one of the other 7 performances.

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David P France is Artistic Director of the David P France Dance Company.  David blends Modern, Jazz and Ballet, with Hip-Hop to create a truly unique style. Based in New York and Basel, the company has performed in the US and looks forward to staging an upcoming performance in Belgrade.  David tells Ciarán why he thinks dance is "making a serious comeback" among young people.  He offers a free upcoming dance workshop on Saturday March 20th  from 10:30 to 12:00 at the You-Dance studio.

Vicki gives us a great place to steal away for  lunch over the French border: the restaurant at the Hotel Tivoli in Huningue.

Harvard Neuroscientist Srini Pillay joins us to tell us how neuroscience can give us insights into being more effective in business.   English Show contributor Andy Habermacher has arranged a conference in Zürich tomorrow with Dr. Pillay as one of three speakers.  Maximising Profit through Social Intelligence: What Neuroscience Tells Us takes place at the Park Hyatt, Zürich from 3 to 7 pm.

Plus the news from Basel and from Switzerland, local and over-the-borders cultural events, and sports from the region.

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Tonight  a special show - We partner with World Radio Switzerland, in a live simulcast from the Mr. Pickwick pub on Steinenvorstadt in Basel.

Our own Greg Cotter teams up with Conor Lennon to co-host both the Wrap and The English Show sequentially.  The Wrap is a daily drivetime show from 16:30 to 19:00 broadcast nationally on the DAB+ digital network and on satellite and cable. Tonight they make way for the English show at 18:30 and we broadcast together until 20:00.

Matt spoke with Ingrid DuPlain of the Metro Basel Association,  a movement to drive a shared vision for the future of Basel. Metro Basel is a consortium af citizens and businesses whose goal is to support the entire Dreiländereck region by promoting quality of life for citizens, attracting knowledge workers from around the globe, and driving a thriving life sciences industry.

 Rob Stuart stopped by for his monthly cinema review. Rob brings highlights of the BAFTA (BritishAssociation of Film & Television Awards) held in London last month. The glitterati provided a spectacular array of British acting, dancing, singing, editing, sound talent, according to Rob.

The star film that should make it here to Basel is the 60's romp called An Education directed by Lone Scherfig and cleverly played by the stylish starlet everyone's talking about, Carey Mulligan.

Other topics: a preview for the Orange Cinema , the Film Festival Freibourg and, of course, what's on at local cinemas now. Recomendations include  the new musical Nine, Sherlock Holmes and The Ghost Writer.

The team saying good night with Greg and Conor Lennon on location at the Mr Pickwick Pub

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