It's that time of year again – time for the popular Christmas Bazaar hosted by the Anglican Church in Basel (ACB)! Sarah Nevill joined us to talk about the Bazaar, which this year is on November 16th.
Our Arts Correspondent Kevin Richmond talked to Basia Wehinger and Tae Peter at a new performance space in Basel's Gundeli. Formerly known as the Freies Theater, it has now become the Alte Rumfabrik where performances are given throughout the year.
Hester Macdonald of Bluebox Productions joined us in the studio to premiere a new segment for The English Show. We featured her piece about pests and diseases affecting domestic plants.
Frankyln Spence, a Canadian artist expat living in Basel for the last 6+ years, joined us to tell us about his latest endeavors and his Creative Workshop studio. Franklyn has a new jewelry-making class in the works for which he has open spaces.
Bruce French, designer for the Rolling Stones shows and the BRIT Awards, among many other things, has been designing Richard Wherlock's productions for the past nine years.
Chris Morton is the keyboard player and lyricist for prog rock band The Synod, based in London and Basel. The band have been hard at work on a new eponomously titled album, slated for release this spring.
Lisa Chuma is a 30-year-old innovative, open-minded, inspiring and heart-centred entrepreneur who moved to Switzerland 3 years ago as a trailing spouse without a job. This Zimbabwean-born and -raised entrepreneur has quickly become a role model to many due to her courage and risk-taking attitude.
We're always delighted to have Sue Style on the show - this time to talk about the tradition of pre-Lenten/Carnival foods, cue for a load of wondrously rich and stupendously fattening deep-fried pastries and other goodies that were traditionally scoffed in anticipation of a lean time during Lent: