Broadcast on: 14 July, 2015

Our Arts Correspondent Kevin Richmond caught up with Debora Maiques Marin before she left for a well-deserved holiday. Dancer with Ballett Basel for the past 10 years, Debora talks about her time with the company and her ambitions for the future.


Broadcast on: 7 July, 2015

Hester Macdonald, contributing correspondent of the BlueBox team, garden designer and founder of the Swiss Gardening School, hosts our regular gardening segment, Dig It!


Broadcast on: 30 June, 2015

Chelsea Czuchra has been living in the Basel region since 2000 working in the city as a freelancer and teacher.  In her "downtime" she is also an accomplished flautist/flutist.


Broadcast on: 23 June, 2015

Ian the Gadget Guru from the Bluebox correspondents team was with us today.  Ian reviewed the Nissan Leaf electric car.  Already available for purchase, the car is not a hybrid, but fully electric and Ian has a lot of interesting details to share with you.  Listen to the interview here.

 

 


Broadcast on: 16 June, 2015

Adventurers at heart, the artists participating in the exhibition fieldwork explore often remote and inaccessible sites which span great distances, or emblematic places linked to economic or social activities, uncovering in the process a series of issues in step with our contemporary times.


Broadcast on: 2 June, 2015

The Semi-Circle Basel is a non-profit organisation that promotes English-speaking theatre in the region of Basel and the public performance of dramatic works in the English language. Their Spring Production 2015 is Entertaining Angels by Richard Everett.


Broadcast on: 26 May, 2015

Our Basel tour guide Madeleine Wamister told us about one of the Best Sights To See in Basel: the zoo! We've heard a lot about the Basel Zoo lately. Last week was no exception, as they welcomed a baby gorilla, born on May 19th. A bumper crop of baby animals now inhabits the zoo, well worth the price of admission.


Broadcast on: 19 May, 2015

With us this week was Heidi with RoomEscape Basel. The 'Escape Room' experience is taking Europe by storm and Basel is lucky enough to have its very own. Use your wits and work as a team to solve puzzles and challenges in under one hour, all while locked in a room...your escape is in your hands and skills.


Broadcast on: 12 May, 2015

Portico are Duncan Bellamy, Milo Fitzpatrick and Jack Wyllie. Previously they were three‐quarters of the highly successful and critically‐acclaimed Portico Quartet. But their new album Living Fields is no continuation under a shortened name. As far as the band are concerned, this is a debut.