Broadcast on: 17 January, 2023

Established artists, new music: a look at how three legendary acts are keeping things fresh.


Broadcast on: 10 January, 2023

Happy 2023 and welcome back to a new season of The English Show! We kick things off this year with an outlook on some awesome upcoming concerts by female artists. A few of them are finally getting to tour Europe and perform shows which were long postponed due to the pandemic (which hopefully stays in the rear-view).


Broadcast on: 13 December, 2022

Heike Reinhart, The Global German Language Specialist, joined us at The English Show to share news about her newly published book, "Helping HandBuch by Heike".


Broadcast on: 6 December, 2022

The Christmas season in the German speaking part of Switzerland, which includes Basel, begins on the first day of Advent - this year that was on the 27th of November.


Broadcast on: 29 November, 2022

Melinda and Robert Schoutens joined us tonight in The English Show studios at Radio X to tell us about their latest publication, released 7 November 22: "Winter Kids Switzerland, 36 Family Activities".


Broadcast on: 22 November, 2022

Mizmorim Kammermusik Festival returns to Basel for its January 2023 season with "Projekt Blau-Weiss". Michal Lewkowicz, artistic director of the festival which runs from the 18th to the 22nd of January 2023, was in the studio with us tonight to tell us about the festival, its theme for 2023, and what's on offer.


Broadcast on: 15 November, 2022

Ryan Locker, the singer of Basel-based band Jack Dancing, joined us for two live acoustic sessions. What a joy to have live music back in the studio!


Broadcast on: 8 November, 2022

Sarah Nevill-Stinson visited with The English Show to tell us about the upcoming Christmas Bazaar hosted by the Anglican Church in Basel (ACB).  The event has moved this year to the Johanneskirche, so please be aware that it is at a new venue.


Broadcast on: 1 November, 2022

Basel has plenty of experience with dressing up for a holiday, having celebrated the "modern" version of Fasnacht for over 500 years, with roots of that tradition dating back nearly 1000 years. So it's no surprise that global Halloween traditions have also taken root here.


Broadcast on: 25 October, 2022

Formed in 2010 by singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Nicholas Wood as a solo project, the UK's The KVB turned into a duo when vocalist, keyboardist and visual artist Kat Day joined Wood in 2011.