Tom was joined on the show this morning by Luxembourg-based author Catherine Bennett to discuss her new book `the Letter´.
City Scenes - Bristol
In the second episode of City Scenes Tom takes a dive into the music scene of Bristol, a city in the south west of England with a thriving music scene.
Bazar International: Visibility for Afghan culture
On our last episode of this week’s Local Matters, we take one last look back to last weekend’s Bazar International. Today, the stage is the Afghans'. Zia Amanullah for the first time set up an Afghan stand.
Bazar International: Trying sushi at the Korean stand
On today's Local Matters, we take you on a trip to Korea - well, as close as it gets. At the Bazar International last weekend, we stopped by the Korean stand to try some sushi and meet the Korean cooks.
A new voice on the bistro: Interview with Celia Idris
Introducing you to a new colleague here Radio ARA! From the 9th of December Celia Idris will be taking over the bistro from Celine while she is away on maternity leave. Celia joined tom on the Breakfast show this morning to chat about how she got into radio and what she's got planned for the show.
Bazar International: Interview with the organisers
The Bazar International attracted a record number of 40.000 visitors last weekend. In our interview, Charlotte De Vreeze and Carmen Decalf, members of the organising team, tell us how they experienced this year's edition.
Delano Top Of The Week
Today on Delano's Top Of The Week, Duncan Roberts and Tom discussed the upcoming football world cup and the controversy surrounding it ahead of the tournament which kicks off next week in Quatar.
Too Darn Hot! - Interview With Neil Johnson From Pirate Productions
Neil Johnson joined Tom on the show today to talk about `Too Darn Hot,´ a musical that he has written and directed about the life of American composer, Cole Porter that will be performed by the Pirate Productions musical theater company at the centre culturel in Hollerich from the 24th of November.
Shamama - Interview With Sarah Ketema From Ons Heemecht
Sarah Ketema from Ons heemecht joined Tom on the Breakfast Shwo this morning to talk about the upcoming performance of Shamama which is taking place this Sunday at the figurentheaterhaus-poppespennchen in Lasauvage.
City Scenes - Addis Ababa
City Scenes is a new feature on Ara City Radio. Every Thursday we will be focusing on the musical legacy of a different city, looking at some of the most famous musicians from that city and listening to some of the music that is being made in it today. We´ll be going through the Alphabet from A-Z and this week we begin with Addis Ababa.
Driverless Cars In Luxembourg - Interview With Prof. Raphael Frank
Tom´s guest on The Breakfast Show this morning was Professor Raphael Frank, a senior research scientist in computer science at the University of Luxembourg who is conducting research into the future of autonomous cars in Luxembourg. In our interview professor Frank describes the basics of how autonomous cars work, what the future of autonomous driving in Luxembourg might look like and how soon he thinks it will take until we see autonomous cars on our roads in the Grand Duchy.
Delano Top of the Week
Duncan Roberts from Delano came in this morning to talk about the COP27 with Simon.
Interview With SOS Detresse
SOS Detresse is a discreet telephone hotline and email service that offers help and counseling over the phone and by email to people people in acute personal crises or suffering from long-term difficulties or who simply want clarification or support in their interpersonal relationships. Jessica Levy, coordinator of Organization's English Language service came on the Breakfast Show this morning to talk to Tom about the services that they offer.
Interview With Charlotte De Vreeze From The International Bazar
Charlotte De Vreeze from the International Bazar came on the Breakfast Show today to talk to Tom about their upcoming 61st edition which will be taking place between the 11th and 13th of November at Luxexpo
Delano Top Of The Week
Aaron Grunwald from Delano joined Tom in the studio this morning for Delano's Top of the week. On the final day of breast Cancer awareness month, they discussed the subject of Breast Cancer in men and young women.
Blackbird - Interview with Jil Devresse
Luxembourgish Actress Jil Devresse stopped by the studios this morning to talk to us about her upcoming performance in Blackbird, an English Language production that opens at the theatre du centaure in Luxembourg City.
Interview With Tom Leick - Burns From The Grand Theatre
Director of Luxembourg's Grand Theatre, Tom Leick-Burns joined Tom on the Breakfast Show this morning to discuss two English language productions that are opening at the theatre this week.
Delano Top Of The Week
Editor of Delano Magazine, Duncan Roberts joined Tom in the studio to discuss next year's general Elections.
The discussion began with a comparison to the current situation in the UK where the conservative party are in the process of choosing their 3rd leader in 4 months. Comparatively Luxembourg's Leadership has been extrememly stable with 3 prime ministers serving since 1984.
Support Ukrainians: Bicycles for Ukraine
In our interview on Local Matters, Maryna Bludsha, member of the Ukrainian NGO U-Cycle tells us about their campaign Bikes for Ukraine. You can help them by donating your bikes.
Ukrainian refugees in Europe: The French region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Today, our guest on Local Matters is Patrick Molinoz, the Mayor of Venarey-les-Laumes, a small town in the French region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Almost no refugees decided to settle in Venarey-Les-Laumes. For the region however, this is no reason to not help and show solidarity.