The British and Irish Film Festival of Luxembourg kicks off its 14th anniversary this weekend. Between the 19th and 24th the festival will host 11 screenings at Cine Utopia in Limpertsberg. Festival programmer Geoff Thompson joined Tom on the Breakfast Show this morning to talk about what the festival has in store.
Flatsharing: Miguel's worst experience
For 6 months, Miguel Ortiz lived in an overcrowded, surveilled and avariciously managed flatshare in Merl. In our interview, he shares his experiences with Ben George Coles. The interview is part of this week's Local Matters series on flatsharing in Luxembourg.
Flatsharing: Interview with students' delegate Ulisse Bassi
Ulisse Bassi is a student at the University of Luxembourg, and as member of the students' delegation, he also represents other students. In our interview on Local Matters, Ulisse explains us the difficulties that students have with finding housing.
This is our first interview of this week's Local Matters on flatsharing.
Celebrate Nauryz with the Kazakhstan - Luxembourg Cooperation ASBL
Nauryz is an ancient traditional festival that is celebrated in Kazakstan as well as in Central Asia, Balkans, the Black Sea Basin, the Caucasus, the Middle East and other regions. It marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring and can be traced back over 5000 years as a pure expression of appreciation of the nature, its cycles and celebration of life.
Delano Top of the Week
Cordula from Delano Joined Tom this week to talk about a new competence centre for energy efficiency that will be opened in Luxembourg this week by Energy minister Claude Turmes.
Voices Matter: Charlotte Christensen a Life with Severe Food Allergies
Years ago Charlotte had very bad food poisoning and suffered repeated infections for a year. Up until then, she never worried about allergies or labels. For the past ten years she has worked relentlessly to understand the world of food allergy and intolerance.
Coming Up At De Gudde Wellen With Nicole
Nicole from De Gudde Wellen was on The Breakfast Show this morning to discuss the upcoming programme in the venue.
In The Atlas On New Single 'Mind Games'
Stephen from In The Atlas Joined Tom in the studio this morning to talk about their new single 'Mind Games'
Josh Island Playing Live At Trifolion In Echternach
This morning Tom was joined on the show over the phone by Josh Island ahead of his full band live show this weekend at Trifolion in Echternach.
Be a Happy Cyclist: Emmanuel Plattard
Cycling strengthens your heart muscles, lowers resting pulse and reduces blood fat levels. Research also shows that people who cycle to work have two to three times less exposure to pollution than car commuters, so their lung function is improved.
Zeltik Festival - Interview With Festival Programmer John Rech
Zeltik Festival takes place this weekend in Dudelange. The festival celebrates its 26th edition this year with an all star line up of world class celtic music. Festival programmer joined Tom on the Breakfast Show this morning to talk about what visitors can expect this from this year's edition.
City Scenes - Oakland
When it comes to music there are a few genres that Oakland has been known particularly for over the years and they are Jazz, Blues, Soul and Hip Hop.
(In)equality in sports: National football player Amy Thompson in our interview
Women’s sports events are less attractive because the level is lower. This is an often-used argument to justify female athletes earning less and getting less attention. The argument however, lacks context. Men don’t play better because they are men. They compete on a higher level better because they receive loads of support.
In today’s interview on Local Matters, we talk to Luxembourg national team football player Amy Thompson about the inequalities between men and women that continue to exist in Luxembourg’s professional football.
The Istanbul Convention - Interview With Ambre Schulz From Passerell
The Istanbul Convention is an international treaty signed by the council of Europe which acts as a legal framework for the protection of women from violence, abuse and persecution. Passerell is an organisation that offers legal guidance and assistance to Asylum seekers and refugees in Luxembourg. On international women's day, Tom was joined by Ambre Shulz from Passerell to talk about the Istanbul Convention and how it has been implemented in Luxembourg.
(In)equality in sports: Voices of the Escher Volleyball Club
Inequalities in scheduling, in funding and promotion - the sports sector still needs a lot of progress to achieve gender equality. For today's Local Matters, we had a visit to the female team of the Escher Volleyball Club EVBC to talk about how they perceive (in)equality between women and men in the local and national volleyball clubs.
Sirens Call Festival Line Up With Michel From Den Atelier
Siren's Call festival takes place this year on the 24th of June. The multidisciplinary and multivenue festival which takes place in the beautiful setting of the Clausen valley is always a highlight of Luxembourg's Summer live music schedule. Festival programmer Michel Welter joined Tom on the show this morning to talk about what the festival has in store.
Voices Matter: Shabnam and the Iranian revolution
The first ever women-led revolution is taking place in Iran. In our interview, activist Shabnam Sabzehi amplifies the voices of the courageous women who risk their lives speaking up and demonstrating for democracy. We talk about the protests, the human rights breaches in Iran and about Shabnam's personal attachment to this fight.
Shabnam is our first guest on the brand new feature Voices Matter. Every Monday, we invite people to speak about their personal stories and struggles, about what makes them get up every morning, and what keeps them awake at night. Our new feature Voices Matter aims to inspire, to contribute to a mutual understanding, and to give a voice to those who want to be heard - no matter what the issue is.
Delano Top Of The Week
International Women's Day takes place this week on the 8th of March and Cordula from Delano joined Tom in the studio this morning to talk about what will be going on in Luxembourg to mark the occasion.
Interview with Pit Van Rijswijck second in the World Marathon Challenge
Todays guest on the breakfast show was Pit van rijswijck, a Luxembourgish citizen who recently came 2nd in the world marathon challenge.
City Scenes - New York
New York is a city located in the north east of the United States of america. It is currently home to just under 9 million people and over the years, some famous bands and musicians to have come out of this city include the likes of The Velvet Underground, The Cramps, The Ramones, The New York Dolls, Television, Talking Heads, Blondie, Suicide, Kiss, The Beastie Boys,, Run DMC, A Tribe Called Quest, Public Enemy, Wu Tang Clan, Notorious B.I.G, Jay Z, Sonic Youth, The Strokes, LCD Soundsystem, The Rapture, Interpol, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Battles, Vampire Weekend, Diiv, Frankie Cosmos, and many more.