Broadcast on: 26 March, 2024

You may have seen brightly colored ads around saying what many of us are thinking: "I Love the Arts." This is a new event series for English speakers. It's a joint venture between four local cultural institutions: Theater Basel, the Kunstmuseum, the Symphony Orchestra Basel, and Fondation Beyeler.


Broadcast on: 19 March, 2024

In the same way that Bärlauch (wild garlic) portends spring and an upcoming season of bounty and harvests, our musical theme was the first songs on debut albums, all of which announced the subsequent opus of music from their respective bands.


Broadcast on: 12 March, 2024

This week is a show of throwbacks. Our culture calendar featured Basel History Days, a week of historical events hosted by institutions and clubs from throughout the region.


Broadcast on: 5 March, 2024

Super Tuesday in the U.S. marked the beginning of the weeklong Democrats Abroad global presidential primary, a time when Americans living outside the country can make their voices heard as expats. The Democrats Abroad function similarly to a state Democratic Party, and they send delegates to the Democratic National Convention.


Broadcast on: 27 February, 2024

Basel's magnificent musical landscape inspired musician Lukas Loss to found the Interfinity Festival. The festival runs from 29 February to 24 March 2024 and features a mix of high-calibre international and local artists as well as innovative and interdisciplinary concerts.


Broadcast on: 13 February, 2024

Basel Fasnacht is just around the corner! The carnival runs from Monday, 19 February to Wednesday, 21 February 2024.


Broadcast on: 6 February, 2024

Mindset and empowerment coach Karin Mohler, founder of CaminoMe Coaching, joined us at The English Show to talk about new year's resolutions. Whether you've thought of improving your fitness, finances, mental health, or other self-improvement, you're not alone! In fact, 30 to 40% of people make new year's resolutions.


Broadcast on: 23 January, 2024

This time on the Gadget Guru, Ian thanks Father Christmas for his presents and has a suggestion if you find the long, dark nights a challenge.  First up, the guru reviewed the reMarkable tablet, an electronic device which cl


Broadcast on: 16 January, 2024

Before Herbstmesse and the Christmas markets have had a chance to fade into the deep recesses of your memory, and before Fasnacht (Basel carnival) proper kicks off, a host of Fasnacht-adjacent events take place in the interlude between winter festivals in Basel. One of our favourites is the Vogel Gryff, which is scheduled to take place on the 20th of January 2024.


Broadcast on: 9 January, 2024

Hello 2024 and welcome back to a new season of The English Show! 2023 was an eventful year for The English Show, and we saw a continued rebuilding of our guest-list post-Covid. Our guests are an integral part of our community-building mandate, and we are grateful for all of our past and ongoing guests. We look forward to hearing from you if you're interested in (suggesting) a guest appearance.