Family & Kids - Sports, Stephan Arnold - Kartoffelpuffer Hüssli
Broadcast on: 3 December, 2019

Laure Audidière, Family & Kids correspondent at The English Show, was on the show tonight to discuss staying active in the winter. On her list of tips were local school gymnasiums which often have limited holiday hours and even activities.


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Gadget Guru; Happy Birthday Tina Turner
Broadcast on: 26 November, 2019

Ian Ellery, the Gadget Guru was with The English Show tonight talking about Fitness Trackers.  Apparently, Fitness Trackers are making something of a comeback after the market peaked a few years ago with the introduction of the Apple Watch.  Ian reviewed some of the pros and cons of leading brands and discussed the recent acquisition of market dominant leader, FitBit by Google.


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Tribute To Sue Style, Sustainable Living - Social Entrepreneurs, Scouts BSA
Broadcast on: 19 November, 2019

Our show this week is dedicated to our Food and Wine expert Sue Style. We're very sad to share that Sue passed away last weekend, November 16. Sue was one of the longest-serving regular contributors to The English Show. Having authored nine books and contributed to such esteemed publications as The Guardian and Decanter magazine as well as inumerable online content, Sue shared her love, enthusiasm and laughter for all things gourmet in and around the world - but especially Basel and the region.


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Anglican Church Christmas Bazaar, Mein Wortschatz - Christoph Kirn
Broadcast on: 12 November, 2019

The Anglican Church has been hosting their fundraising Christmas Bazaar for at least 37 years according to Sarah Nevill.  Sarah is an organizing member of the event and the church, and joined us tonight to describe the activities and festivities on offer at the Bazaar.


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Brittany Howard, Basel English Pantomime Group, Tom Walker
Broadcast on: 5 November, 2019

American singer and former Alabama Shakes frontwoman Brittany Howard recently released her debut solo album "Jaime", a searingly personal collection of songs.


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Snow Patrol - Reworked Tour, Gadget Guru - Tesla's Other Products
Broadcast on: 29 October, 2019

Snow Patrol are celebrating their 25th anniversary this year! Singer Gary Lightbody started the band at the University of Dundee in 1994, and since then the band has sold millions of albums and toured the world.


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Semi-Circle Theater Group - Sweet Expectations, Best Sights To See - Basel's City Gates
Broadcast on: 22 October, 2019

The Semi-Circle is a non-profit theatre group founded in 1975 and based in Basel. The theatre group operates entirely with volunteers. It is their aim to bring to life on stage dramatic works in the English language - and the next one coming up is "Sweet Expectations", an "evening of hopeful short plays".


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Carrie Aikman - Climate Strike, Savoyards Productions & The Gilbert & Sullivan Society
Broadcast on: 15 October, 2019

The Queen of Green joins us tonight to put a spotlight on climate activist Greta Thunberg and how she inspired a worldwide Climate Strike. Think the 'power of one' can't make a difference? Listen in, get inspired, and find out how you can join another global movement hitting Basel this October...

Resources:

Climathon


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The Upper Strata, Found Sounds in Music
Broadcast on: 8 October, 2019

The season is changing and fog is rolling in. The Upper Strata rolled into the Radio X studio with their new album "Fog".


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Atlantis Basel, Gadget Guru - Fairphone 3
Broadcast on: 1 October, 2019

Lawrence Pawelzik of Atlantis Basel stopped by tonight to talk about this season's line-up of musical programming. In case you've never been to Atlantis, it is a cozy restaurant with a stage functioning as a live music venue.


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