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Gibraltar International Literary Festival 2019 - Gibraltar Writers (Episode 25)

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Gibraltar International Literary Festival 2019 - Gibraltar Writers (Episode 25)

Each year, in November, Gibraltar becomes a hive of activity and intellectual discourse as the Literary Festival rolls into town. In this episode I speak to some of the local writers who presented their work at this year’s festival.

Ringing Gibraltar's bird visitors with GONHS (Episode 24)

Ringing Gibraltar's bird visitors with GONHS (Episode 24)

Each spring and autumn volunteer bird ringers travel to Gibraltar to help collect data on the migratory birds passing through the Strait of Gibraltar. In this episode you can hear from some of the volunteers as well as from GONHS the Gibraltar Ornithological and Natural History Society.

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Gibraltar Ghost Stories with Jackie Anderson (Episode 23)

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Gibraltar Ghost Stories with Jackie Anderson (Episode 23)

With just under a week to go before Hallowe’en, this week’s Gibraltar Stories episode focuses on some of the legends and ghost stories Gibraltar has to offer. Gibraltarian writer, Jackie Anderson is collecting an anthology of Gibraltar ghost stories - do you know of any she could add to her collection?

Remembering the Battle of Trafalgar (Episode 22)

Remembering the Battle of Trafalgar (Episode 22)

Each year in October, a special service takes place at the Trafalgar Cemetery in Gibraltar to remember the Battle of Trafalgar and those who lost their lives. This mini extra episode, looks back at yesterday’s Act of Remembrance.

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A chat with Gibraltar’s Deputy Mayor - Christian Santos (Episode 21)

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A chat with Gibraltar’s Deputy Mayor - Christian Santos (Episode 21)

After a career on the stage both in the UK and around the world, Christian Santos returned to his hometown of Gibraltar and set up his own production studio. Now Principal at the Gibraltar Academy of Music and Performing Arts and Deputy Mayor of Gibraltar, in this episode he shares some of the highlights of his career to date.

Anthology of Contemporary Gibraltar Poets (Episode 20)

Anthology of Contemporary Gibraltar Poets (Episode 20)

Gibraltar’s first ever anthology of local poetry was published this summer following an appeal for any poets with a connection to Gibraltar to apply. In this episode we hear from Gibraltarian poet Giordano Durante about how the anthology came about.

Gibraltar 2019 NatWest International Island Games Part 2 : Volunteer Stories (Episode 19)

Gibraltar 2019 NatWest International Island Games Part 2 : Volunteer Stories (Episode 19)

For one week in July, Gibraltar played host to athletes from across the globe for the 2019 NatWest International Island Games. With the help of a huge team of volunteers, the teams from 22 islands, who competed in 14 different sports were looked after and helped along the way.

Gibraltar 2019 NatWest International Island Games 2019 Part 1 : Athlete Stories (Episode 18)

Gibraltar 2019 NatWest International Island Games 2019 Part 1 : Athlete Stories (Episode 18)

This summer, Gibraltar played host to athletes from across the globe for the 2019 NatWest International Island Games. In this episode of the Gibraltar Stories Podcast we hear from one of the organisers of the games as well as a few of the athletes themselves.

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