English Language Broadcast

Mar 10 2025 20 ep. 30 mins 4k
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The English Language Broadcast of Radio Exterior de España has been on the air since 1944. Our broadcasts seek to inform listeners around the world about goings-on in Spain, as well as offer a Spanish perspective on world events.

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English Language Broadcast - Madrid dons the colour green for St. Patrick's day - 11/03/25

Mar 10 2025 30 mins  
A week of celebration began this Monday for the Irish community in Madrid. The Semana de Irlanda (week of Ireland) started with a display of Irish music and dance in the Gran Via station. But this was only a teaser of what's to come expected on Saturday: a parade will march through the streets of the capital, celebrating Irish culture and the historical and cultural links that bind

English Language Broadcast - 50 years of Women's Days, and since a dictator's death - 08/03/25

Mar 07 2025 32 mins  
It's been 50 years since the UN declared the 8th of March as International Women's Day. But in Spain, the year 1975 carries a different meaning. It's the year the dictator Francisco Franco died. This means that Spain, the situation for women was different to the situation in the rest of Europe and the rest of the world. Women were a group that suffered their own kind of oppression:

English Language Broadcast - The changing art world at Madrid's ARCO art fair - 06/03/25

Mar 05 2025 32 mins  
The international art fair, ARCO, has returned to the IFEMA complex north of Madrid for its 44th edition. Around 400 collectors and 200 gallerists from 36 different countries are in attendance, as well as institutions. In the 2024 edition, Madrid's Reina Sofía Museum alone acquired a total of 30 works worth 553,000 euros... while the Madrid City Council paid around 40,000 euros fo

English Language Broadcast - Sent Soví: the medieval roots of Spanish cuisine - 04/03/25

Mar 03 2025 30 mins  
Spanish cuisine is well known and appreciated all over the world, but this success did not happen overnight. Gastronomy in the Iberian Peninsula has been changing and evolving for centuries, and now an exhibition gives us a look into what it was like in the Middle Ages.The oldest cookbook in Spain is being exhibitted for the first time ever in the exhibition "Medieval Gastronomy. E

English Language Broadcast - Madrid vegan fest: promoting veganism in the capital - 27/02/25

Feb 26 2025 33 mins  
The third edition of the Madrid Vegan Market will be opening its doors on Sunday, the 2nd of March, and it promises to be bigger and better than the previous editions. This space brings together local businesses, associations and brands that want to promote the vegan lifestyle.This event is organized by the Madrid Vegan Association and to tell us more about it, in this broadcast, w

English Language Broadcast - Happy birthday: immersive theater in Madrid - 25/02/25

Feb 24 2025 31 mins  
When we speak of theatrical plays, you probably picture yourself sitting in the audience, watching the action take place in front of you, but not really being a part of it. Well, a new experience here in Madrid aims to fully immerse you in the play. It all begins with a birthday party and an invitation with your name on it, but after that, things might not go as planned. "Happy bir

English Language Broadcast - La Casa Blanca: Trump's White House isn't in Spanish - 22/02/25

Feb 21 2025 38 mins  
The 21st of February was chosen by the United Nations as the International Mother Language Day, a day held to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity, and to promote multi-lingualism. As a broadcast that sits between two worlds, two languages, English and Spanish, we thought we'd do a special program to celebrate...First, we'll be discussing the decision of US Presid

English Language Broadcast - High seas treaty: Spain takes the lead in ocean protection - 20/02/25

Feb 19 2025 31 mins  
On the 4th of February, Spain became the first EU country to ratify the Treaty on Marine Biological Diversity in Areas beyond National Jurisdiction, also known as the High Seas Treaty. This agreement aims to lay the foundations for the establishment of new protected marine areas and establishes a legal framework for all activities in the ocean and seas. With the ultimate objective

English Language Broadcast - Spanish cities could be the most deadly after global warming - 15/02/25

Feb 14 2025 31 mins  
By the end of the century, we could be seeing 2.3 million extra deaths attributed to climate change. So says a study made by the London School of Hygeine and Tropical Medicine, with the participation of Spain's National Research Council. And when it came to which cities will be most affected by these additional heat-related deaths, 3 Spanish cities made the top ten: Barcelona, Madr

English Language Broadcast - Radio turns digital on World Radio Day - 13/02/25

Feb 12 2025 30 mins  
The 13th of February is World Radio Day, and in today's broadcast, we'll be celebrating as is our duty as a broadcaster! Once upon a time, we heard that video killed the radio star. Well, not quite, as radio is still the most trusted source of information worldwide. But that doesn't mean it doesn't still have its struggles... Today we'll hear from Javier Sánchez, the RTVE (Spanish