If you're a fan of musicals, then the Musical Lovers group is for you! Musical Lovers is a collection of artists and fans from the musical theatre community who promote and raise the profile of musical theatre in Switzerland.
Phyllis Suter is the founder of Asanti Project, a charitable organisation based in Switzerland with its main purpose of providing primary care, school education and professional training to orphans due to the HIV/Aids pandemic in remote areas of Nyanza Province in Kenya. The organisation provides the underprivileged orphans with relocation to a place they can call home.
Mirjam Spoolder is a performance artist, haute-couture dressmaker, sculptor and fine art artist. Her work combines elements of theatre, art and high fashion to create unique sculptural clothing and mixed medium artworks. Her collages draw on images from fashion magazines, first broken down into component parts and then reassembled in a new form.
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 album, slated for release later this year. You can listen to some of their songs online at Jango (type in The Synod).
James Sievert, producer of the award-winning musical RENT, talked to Ciaran about the show which is going to rock Basel in September with seven-part harmonies and a live band. The venue is the Querfeldhalle in Gundeldingerfeld, which - with its exposed-brick architecture and steel tubing - will make real New Yorkers wax nostalgic for home.
This week, Elise Metcalf and Trudy O'Neill interviewed expat artist Franklyn Spence in our Trailing Spouses segment.
And of course, we also had our weekly round up of local news, local sports, and all the cultural events in and around Basel. Plus, Jake had the chance to play some of his favourite tunes!
John Grant is an American singer-songwriter who released his album Pale Green Ghosts earlier this year - an album which was just recently nominated for the "Independent Album Of The Year" by the UK Independent Music Awards.
More chat with Swiss bands in today's show! me.man.machine are a collective of experienced musicians from Zug who have been around since October 2010. Only six months after forming, the band had turned their ideas into more than 20 songs. The resulting album reviver was released in November 2012.
The Drops are a Basel band with a recently released album who played a lovely set at the Gurtenfestival. Jen talked to the band about winning awards, swimming in the Rhine and their favorite Basel venues. Listen to the interview again here.
Carrousel are a Swiss-French duo who play French chansons mixed with pop and who are renowned for their lively concerts. They combine a touch of Paris, poetic lyrics and catchy melodies.
Eric Julliard, the producer of Basel's increasingly popular Tattoo, is understandably a busy man - especially in the run-up to each year's event.
That didn't deter Andrew Craven, who went over to the Kaserne - venue of the extravaganza - to speak to him about what's in store in 2013. But first, he asked the veteran Top Secret Drum Corps founder to explain how the Basel Tattoo started in the first place.
If you're a fan of musicals, then the 
Phyllis Suter is the founder of 
Mirjam Spoolder
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 album, slated for release later this year. You can listen to some of their songs online at 
James Sievert, producer of the award-winning musical RENT, talked to Ciaran about the show which is going to rock Basel in September with seven-part harmonies and a live band. The venue is the Querfeldhalle in Gundeldingerfeld, which - with its exposed-brick architecture and steel tubing - will make real New Yorkers wax nostalgic for home.
This week, Elise Metcalf and Trudy O'Neill interviewed expat artist Franklyn Spence in our Trailing Spouses segment.
More chat with Swiss bands in today's show! 
The Drops
Carrousel
Eric Julliard, the producer of Basel's increasingly popular Tattoo, is understandably a busy man - especially in the run-up to each year's event.