Bulgaria Today

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on February 25. We start with a summary of the leading news stories from Bulgaria and the weather forecast for tomorrow. Next on the show: The Church of St. John of Rila – a piece of Bulgaria in London. In our music slot, we bring you the song ''Why'' performed by Victoria Glavcheva. You can listen to the fu...

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on February 24. We start with a summary of the leading news stories from Bulgaria and the weather forecast for tomorrow. Next on the show: Three years later – about the war in Ukraine, peace and the future. In our music slot, we bring you the song Nito Mig to the rendition of Grafa and Dara Ekimova. You can listen to the fu...

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on February 21, hosted by Rositsa Petkova. We start with a summary of the leading news stories from Bulgaria and the weather forecast for tomorrow. Next, on the International Mother Language Day as Feb 21 has been designated, we talk to Silsila Mahboub from Afghanistan who’s been living in Bulgaria for ten years now – what...

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on February 20. In “Bulgaria Today” we bring you first the latest news from this country. Next, we tell you more about the personalities who leave a mark on Bulgarian society and the film "Milen". At the end, in Radio Bulgaria’s music slot, we bring you a new song by popular Bulgarian singer Papi Hans. Welcome to...

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of RadioBulgaria, on February19. In “Bulgaria Today” we bring youfirst the latest news from this country. Next, we tell you more aboutBulgarian national hero Vasil Levski who bid farewell to life with a song. At the end, in Radio Bulgaria’smusic slot, we focus on a folksong dedicated to the Bulgarian Apostle of Freedom. Welcome to the show! Y...

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on February 18. We start with a summary of the leading news stories from Bulgaria and the weather forecast for tomorrow. Next on the show: Levski's notebook is a whole universe revealing many faces of the Apostle of Freedom. In our music slot, we bring you the song "The Land of Botev and Levski", performed by...

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on February 17 . We start with a summary of the leading news stories from Bulgaria and the weather forecast for tomorrow. Next on the show: The competitiveness of the European economy is a key issue in the EP according to Bulgarian MEPs. In our music slot, we bring you the song “Vinoven/Guilty” performed bu Ostava band. You...

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on February 14 . We start with a summary of the leading news stories from Bulgaria and the weather forecast for tomorrow. Next on the show: Wine and love in the Struma Valley. A holiday characterised by tradition and good mood. In our music slot, we bring you the song “Love and Wine” performed by Yordanka Hristova. You can...

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on February 13 . We start with a summary of the leading news stories from Bulgaria and the weather forecast for tomorrow. Next on the show: Climatologist Professor Georgi Rachev: The state of the air unites us all. In our music slot, we bring you the song "Zdravey, kak si priatelyu?" performed by Tonika Family. Yo...

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on February 12. In “Bulgaria Today” on February 12 we bring you first the latest news from this country. Next, we tell you more about Soprano Aneta Todorova and the initiatives of the Orpheus Culture and Art Association in Brussels. At the end, in Radio Bulgaria’s music slot, we remember famous folk singer Kostadin Gugov. W...

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on February 11 . We start with a summary of the leading news stories from Bulgaria and the weather forecast for tomorrow. Next on the show: Georgi Grozev studies trumpet in Ghent and represents Bulgaria around the world. In our music slot, we bring you the song “Somewhere out there” performed by Mihaela Marinova. You can li...

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on February 10 . We start with a summary of the leading news stories from Bulgaria and the weather forecast for tomorrow. Next on the show: The Church of St. Haralambos in Bulgaria's Shabla keeps the faith of generations alive. In our music slot, we bring you the song ''Kusno e'' to the rendition of DIA....

In “Bulgaria Today” on Friday, 7 February, we bring you, first, the latest news from this country. Next on the show: Of Belgrade's efforts to assimilate the Bulgarian minority in Serbia and deny then their rights through inventing a new Shopi nation warns Assoc. Prof. Dzhonev of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in an interview with Radio Bulgaria. And finally in our music slot we’ll we listen...

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on February 06 . We start with a summary of the leading news stories from Bulgaria and the weather forecast for tomorrow. Next on the show: The story of Deanna Haag and her cosy bookshop in Varna, Bulgaria In our music slot, we bring you the song Unknown Streets performed by Mary Boys Band. You can listen to the full versio...

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on February 05 . We start with a summary of the leading news stories from Bulgaria and the weather forecast for tomorrow. Next on the show: Earthquakes, water shortages, wind generators… eco-challenges unite students from Bulgaria, Italy and Denmark. In our music slot, we bring you the song ''Tam, na zavoya'&#39...

In "Bulgaria Today" on Tuesday, 4 February, we bring you, first, the latest news from this country. Next on the show: Why does Bulgaria lag behind in geometric art? In the 20th century, communism controlled art, favouring socialist realism over other styles, including geometric abstraction. Conceptual artist Georgi Dimitrov will discuss this. And finally in our music slot we’ll hear the...

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on February 3. In “Bulgaria Today” on February 3 we bring you first the latest news from this country. Next, we tell you how the Eastern Rhodopes have become a model of a restored ecosystem. At the end, in Radio Bulgaria’s music slot, we bring you a song by Lubo Kirov. Welcome to the show! You can listen to the full version...

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on the last day of December. Today’s edition is hosted by our editor Rositsa Petkova. We start with a summary of the leading news stories from Bulgaria and the weather forecast for tomorrow. Next, which are The Bulgarian cities bidding for European Capital of Culture 2032 – RB’s Veneta Nikolova talks to the deputy mayor of...

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on January 30. We start with a summary of the leading news stories from Bulgaria and the weather forecast for tomorrow. Next on the show: Bulgaria and Vincent Dupuy. The Frenchman teaches history and geography in Sofia and has been in Bulgaria for already 18 years. In our music slot, we bring you the song Na Tvoya Strana pe...

In "Bulgaria Today" on Wednesday, 29 January, we bring you, first, the latest news from this country. Next on the programme: We talk about one of Bulgaria's most important painters and iconographers in the first decades after the country's liberation from Ottoman rule - Milyo Baltov. A story by Diana Tsankova. And finally in our music slot we have Saracta - the daring musical adv...

Hello and thank you for joining us on Bulgaria Today! This is Radio Bulgaria's English-language podcast, your source for the latest Bulgarian news, stories and music from this country. Your host today is Elizabeth Radkova. On Tuesday, 28 January, we bring you, first, the latest news developments and the weather forecast for tomorrow. Next on the show: Bulgaria's economy is not so rosy! The...

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on January 27. In “Bulgaria Today” on January 27, we bring you first the latest news from this country. Next, we take you on a trip onboard the Rhodope Caterpillar - the train that crosses the eastern part of the Rhodopes. At the end, in Radio Bulgaria’s music slot, we focus on a song by Kristina Doncheva. Welcome to the sh...

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on January 24, hosted by Rositsa Petkova. We start with a summary of the leading news stories from Bulgaria and the weather forecast for tomorrow. Next, we take you to Pernik where the noisiest and most colorful winter festival in Europe - ‎‎Surva is taking place from today until Sunday. 20 foreign groups of mummers from We...

In "Bulgaria Today" on Thursday, 23 January, we have selected the most important news of the day for you. Next on the show: What do Bulgarian tortoises do in winter? Probably the same as any other tortoise living in a place with four seasons - they hibernate. Bulgaria is one of the few countries in Europe where tortoises can still be found in the wild. Veneta Nikolova tells us about the...

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on January 22. We start with a summary of the leading news stories from Bulgaria and the weather forecast for tomorrow. Next on the show: Multimedia exhibition takes us into the studios, recalls events and voices related to the history of the Bulgarian National Radio. In our music slot, we bring you the song "Magic&quo...