Broadcast on: 14 February, 2023

Basel Fasnacht is just around the corner! The carnival runs from Monday, 27 February to Wednesday, 1 March 2023.


Broadcast on: 7 February, 2023

Layering vocal harmonies, sequencers, thumping bass and spacey guitar, The Upper Strata are Reg and Johnny, a duo who create a unique mix of audio flavours and hues. Fittingly, their new album is called "Hue". It is a collection of colour meditations – part sensory experiment, and influenced by the duo’s travels.


Broadcast on: 31 January, 2023

Centrepoint is a well-established English-speaking community located at the Lohnhof in the heart of Basel. Its aim is to provide its members with a sense of belonging both to Centrepoint and the Basel region by offering participation in a diverse range of activities and social events.

 

 


Broadcast on: 24 January, 2023

Author Martina Sonderegger joined us to talk about her German children's book "Junas Traumreise" ("Juna's Dream Voyage"). It's the story of 8-year-old Juna who is sitting in her room feeling sad and wishing she could fly. Suddenly, there's a knock on her window – two shooting stars have come to say hello.


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.