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.

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. 

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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Steve Long from  InterSoccer tells Ciarán  about that organization. InterSoceer offers 200 soccer camps to children in eight cities in Switzerland, including Basel.

Among the many luminaries drawn to Basel during the last week , Roy and Maria  had the unique pleasure to speak with Arvind Singh Mewar, also known as HRH the Maharanah of Udiapur. HRH the Maharanah tells us about the ongoing work of his charitable foundation, and especially its emphasis on education and preserving Hindustani culture.

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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 this week's exciting give-away.

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Debbie Lindenmeyer is a bilingual counsellor  who offers guidance and support for Basel area expats: Life Transitions, Sickness, Crisis, Educational challenges, Cultural challenges, Relationship Problems, all have an extra edge when two cultures are involved.  Her pragmatic approach includes language facilitation when needed to interface with local services to find solutions. Debbie Lindenmeyer is a native English speaker, has an education in analytical psychology, and has lived in Basel since 1997. You can contact her on newperspective at lindenmeyer dot org. 

http://www.thesecretbaobab.com/The Secret Baobab was born from owner Marisa Steyn’s passion for South African art.  A trained architect, Marisa has a natural feel and interest for art and interior design. She and her husband have opened a new shop just south of Basel that commissions and sells functional art from South Africa, in particular from  two South African design legends: Zenzulu and Carrol Boyes Functional Art. You can find the shop on  facebook or at visit in person, at  Schnetzelenmatt 30, in Biel-Benken - from Tuesday through Thursday from 9 to 1, or by appointment.

Marisa is also offering a 100 CHF gift voucher to be awarded next week, just write us and tell us how many species of Baobab is indiginous to Africa (hint: look on facebook page).

TES correspondant Ciarán speaks with Christoph Handschin about a newish series of leisure courses at the Klubschule Migros Basel in English - the M-International Programme.  Everyone knows the Klubschule from their excellent language courses, but these are continuing education courses on everything from sewing to yoga - and the offering is continually being upgraded and expanding. Direct link to all courses: www.m-international.ch.