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THE ENGLISH HOUR - FIVE SELECTIONS

A) Our finest hour with Matthew TreeHosted by British writer Matthew Tree, this roundtable debate airs every Thursday. Every week Matthew is joined by different guests, including Liz Castro, Patricia Gabancho and Martin Kirby, among others, who will discuss the most important events of the week.

B)  Going native with Neil StokesA good level of English has become a must for everyone, including Catalans. Each Monday, Neil Stokes talks to a different public figure, including artists, sports people, politicians and actors, for whom English is an everyday reality. 

C)  Small talk with Nicole MillarForeign residents are also the focus every Friday, when Catalonia Today’s Nicole Millar talks to people from a variety of countries and walks of life about their experiences of adapting to life in Catalonia. 

 D)   Catalan connections with Marcela Topor

Every Wednesday, Catalonia Today editor Marcela Topor interviews well-known foreign residents in Catalonia. From writers and musicians to entrepreneurs and officials, the interviews provide a unique perspective on living and working in Catalonia.

   

English Hour                    

             Four  choices:  

Our finest hour with Matthew Tree

http://www.elpuntavui.tv/programes/english-hour/our-finest-hour-with-matthew-tree.html

26/02/2015                           (18.00-18.53)               

         http://www.elpuntavui.tv/video.html?view=video&video_id=120715444

             With Carmen Amorós, Josep Lluís Gonzàlez & Barbara Leonard.

17/09/2015                            (18.14-18.55) 

                       http://www.elpuntavui.tv/video.html?view=video&video_id=139603070

             With Patrícia Gabancho, Steven Andrew & Simon Harris (author of 'Catalonia is not Spain').

07/05/2015                         (17.38-18.55)

                        http://www.elpuntavui.tv/video.html?view=video&video_id=127169811             

With Bernat Puigtovella, Monika Zgustova & Edwin Winkels.

03/12/2015                          (18.14-18.55)      

                  http://www.elpuntavui.tv/video.html?view=video&video_id=147744450

With John English (Documentary maker), Liz Castro (Publisher, speaker for Catalan grassroots movement) & Martin Capdevila (Canadian-Catalan sports announcer for FEDH).

               Five choices_- 

Going native with  Neil Stokes  

(mostly 20-minute programmes)

21/09/2015                         (18.28-18.50)            

            Albert Riera

 Communicator from the  farm social-programme cooperative  La Fageda.

http://www.elpuntavui.tv/video.html?view=video&video_id=139954571

16/11/2015                         (18.31-19.01)  

                      archeologist - Eudald Carbonell.           

http://www.elpuntavui.tv/video.html?view=video&video_id=145891540

05/10/2015                         (18.26-18.54)           

            Vicent Partal, Vilaweb editor.           

http://www.elpuntavui.tv/video.html?view=video&video_id=141433272

16/02/2015                  (18.34-18.54)          

  Dídac Lee -

Digital entrepreneur with Taiwan origins-Board member for FCBarcelona 

   http://www.didaclee.es

http://www.elpuntavui.tv/video.html?view=video&video_id=119778012

15/12/2014                         (18.31-18.52)           

            Alfred Bosch 

Historian, writer and ERC potitician                 

       http://www.elpuntavui.tv/video.html?view=video&video_id=114578511

            Five choices_  Nicole Millar 

(Click on the underlined link)

(mostly 30-minute programmes)

13/11/2015 Small talk with Nicole Millar (18.29-18.59)

            Gagandeep Singh, spokesman for the Sikh community in BCN.

23/10/2015 Small talk with Nicole Millar (18.25-18.55)

             Jutta Lange, specialist in natural cosmetics.

                        

30/10/2015 Small talk with Nicole Millar (18.28-18.58)

            Ousman Umar, from Ghana  - ONG http://nascoict.org/news/

05/06/2015 Small talk with Nicole Millar (18.24-18.55)    20-minute programme

            Shin Lim - magician, Singaporean living in Massachusssets   http://shinlimmagic.com/

18/12/2015 Small talk with Nicole Millar (18.28-18.54)

            Matthew McDaid. Singer from Northern Ireand

04/12/2015 Small talk with Nicole Millar (18.26-18.55)

             Ian Pugh,  from Wales.  Wealth manger in  Blevins Franks.

Check one of my choices & 

Make your  three choices_ for ...

 Marcella Topor  

 20 minutes till  15 Septembre 2015, 

then 30 minute programme

17/06/2015 L'Hora d'Anglès - English Hour (18.22-18.56)

            Els Amics de les Arts

08/07/2015 Catalan connections with Marcela Topor (17.24-17.57)

            Halldor Mar.

07/10/2015 Catalan connections with Marcela Topor (18.26-18.56)

            Rachel Hurd-Wood, protagonista 'Segon Origen'.

23/12/2015 Catalan connections with Marcela Topor (18.23-18.54)

            Núria Farregut blogger gastronòmica.

04/02/2015 Catalan connections with Marcela Topor (18.31-18.54)

            Miquel Calçada

28/10/2015 Catalan connections with Marcela Topor (18.21-18.57)

            Monika Zgustova, writer and translator.

21/10/2015 Catalan connections with Marcela Topor (18.26-18.56)

            Xavier Kaye, artist,  for Untitled BCN. English-Catalan http://www.untitledbcn.com/