The Gay Beggars are an independent and non-professional theatre company specialised in the production of plays written in English. Founded by students of the Department of English at the University of Basel in the early 40s, the Gay Beggars have managed to keep up the long-standing tradition of staging at least one play a year.

Chris Morton is the keyboard player and lyricist for prog rock band The Synod, based in London and Basel. The band have released new songs on Jango. We heard two tracks: Sinister Ministers and Continuum. Chris came into the studio to talk about prog rock, the music business, and getting a live band together.

The International Community Music School in Basel (ICMS) will be a part of the Bach in the Subways Festival this year for the first time. Bach in the Subways is a worldwide music festival that takes place around the birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach.

Our "Queen of Green" Carrie Aikman continues her series on sustainable living - everything you always wanted to know about being planet-friendly. In this segment, Carrie asks you to count how many different ‘personal care products’ you use before leaving the house. Now, that includes toothpaste and deodorant, too. Have a number yet? Still counting?