Bulgaria Today

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, Radio Bulgaria’s podcast on 31 October. • We start with a summary of the news from Bulgaria and the weather forecast for tomorrow; • Next, Bulgaria is represented at the World Scientific Francophonie Week in Quebec; • Finally, Iskren Petzov and Hitchhiking. Stay tuned! You can listen to the full version of the podcast available on our website at: https://bnr.bg/en/podcas...

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on October 30. We start with a summary of the leading news stories from Bulgaria and the weather forecast for tomorrow. Next on the show, we tell you more about the results of the local elections and how majority-elected mayors are expected to govern with diverse municipal councils. In our music slot, we focus on the work o...

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on October 27. We start with a summary of the leading news stories from Bulgaria and the weather forecast for the weekend. Next, we talk Politics and what are the expectations of citizens ahead of the local elections to be held in Bulgaria on October 29. And finally in our music slot, we recall the unforgettable love poetry...

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, Radio Bulgaria’s podcast, on 26 October. • We start with a summary of the news from Bulgaria and the weather forecast for tomorrow • Next: How Sofia was put on the map of European cities with walking tours with sign language interpretation • Finally, Tulip and the Bodurov Trio Stay tuned! You can listen to the full version of the podcast available on our website at: http...

In “Bulgaria Today” on Wednesday, October 25, we bring you, first, the latest news from this country. Next on the programme, we hear from a young Bulgarian traveller who went on a spiritual journey to post-war, post-earthquake Syria and came back full of stories. And finally in our music slot we’ll hear "The Love We Cannot Live without" - an eternal hit of the Tangra band. Stay tuned! Yo...

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on October 24. We start with a summary of the leading news stories from Bulgaria and the weather forecast for tomorrow. Next, our travel editor Veneta Nikolova will take us to the mountain town of Berkovitsa in north-western Bulgaria which boasts an authentic atmosphere and preserved nature. And finally in our music slot, y...

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on October 23. We start with a summary of the leading news stories from Bulgaria and the weather forecast for tomorrow. Next on the show, we bring you an interview with Hristina Karageorgieva from the Netherlands who says the wars forced us to ‎reconsider our unfinished tasks of the past. In our music slot, you will learn a...

In “Bulgaria Today” on Friday, OCTOBER 20, we bring you, first, the latest news from this country.  Next on the show we‘ll tell you about a new initiative which begins with the visit of a Radio Bulgaria team to Albania. And finally in our music slot we’ll hear Song and Play, performed by the Children's Radio Choir. Stay tuned! You can listen to the full version of the podcast available on our...

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on October 19.  We start with a summary of the leading news stories from Bulgaria and the weather forecast for tomorrow. Next on the show, we tell you more about how wages in Bulgaria are among the fastest growing, but incomes are the lowest in the EU. In our music slot, you will learn about the 71st season of BNR’s Folk Mu...

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, Radio Bulgaria’s podcast on October 18. We start with the news from Bulgaria and the weather forecast for tomorrow. Next: 25.9% of under-17s in Bulgaria are at risk of poverty Finally, Kris Gran and Red Moon Stay tuned! You can listen to the full version of the podcast available on our website: https://bnr.bg/en/podcast-in-english/broadcast

In “Bulgaria Today” on Tuesday, October 17, we bring you, first, the latest news from this country.   Next on the show we‘ll talk about voters‘ migration practices ahead of the local elections on October 29. And finally in our music slot we’ll hear the song Zamulchi, Zamilchi (Hush, Don’t Say a Word) performed by MimiNikolova which was a track to a 1958 Bulgarian film.    Stay tuned!    You can li...

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on October 16.     We start with a summary of the leading news stories from Bulgaria and the weather forecast for tomorrow.   Next, we keep talking about the forthcoming local elections in Bulgaria at the end of October – are citizens aware of the powers of mayors and do they have realistic expectations of them – an intervi...

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on October 13. We start with a summary of the leading news stories from Bulgaria and the weather forecast for tomorrow. Next on the show, we tell you more about the worries of the Bulgarian tourism industry related to the situation in Israel. In our music slot, you will learn more about the new song by songwriter Vida Piron...

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on October 12. We start with a summary of the leading news stories from Bulgaria and the weather forecast for tomorrow. Next, Why is urban planning high on the election campaign agenda and seen as one of the gravest problems of many Bulgarian cities – RB’s Joan Kolev talks to architect Todor Bulev about the urban landscape...

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on October 11. We start with a summary of the leading news stories from Bulgaria and the weather forecast for tomorrow. Next on the show: The war in the Middle East in comments from Bulgaria. In our music slot, we bring you the song “The Long Way Home” performed by Mary Boys Band. You can listen to the full version of our p...

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on October 10. We start with a summary of the leading news stories from Bulgaria and the weather forecast for tomorrow. Next on the show: Photographer Oleksander Baron from Odessa: It is wrong to say Ukraine is a foreign country for Bessarabian Bulgarians. In our music slot, we bring you the song "Kiss me" perform...

In “Bulgaria Today” on Monday, October 9 , we bring you, first, the latest news from this country. Next on the show we‘ll talk about Bulgaria’s fast reaction to the crisis in Israel. It was the first country to organize an evacuation mission. And finally in our music slot we’ll hear about the song "Essen" ("Autumn") performed by the vocal group Domino. Stay tuned! You can liste...

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on October 6. We start with a summary of the leading news stories from Bulgaria and the weather forecast for tomorrow. Next on the show: A new education and culture centre will acquaint the public with the Jewish community and traditions. In our music slot, we bring you the piece “Game” performed by Stefan Ilchev. You can l...

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, Radio Bulgaria’s podcast, on 5 October. • We start with a summary of the news from Bulgaria and the weather forecast for tomorrow. • Next, the 3rd International Choir Festival "The Boys Are Singing" opening in Sofia. • Finally, P.I.F. and Fairytale. Stay tuned! You can listen to the full version of the podcast available on our website at: https://bnr.bg/en/podc...

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on October 4. We start with a summary of the leading news stories from Bulgaria and the weather forecast for tomorrow. Next on the show, we tell you more about an ethnographic project of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences that traces human-society-nature relations. In our music slot, you will learn more about a new recording...

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on October3. We start with a summary of the leading news stories from Bulgaria and the weather forecast for tomorrow. Next on the show: What Bulgaria stands to gain (or lose) by entering the Eurozone. In our music slot, we bring you the piece “Samovila” performed by Dimana Mircheva-DIA. You can listen to the full version of...

In "Bulgaria Today" on Friday, October 2, we bring you, first, the latest news from this country. Next on the show we‘ll talk about the miners’ protests and what are experts saying. And finally in our music slot we’ll hear about Valeria Stoyanova and her song "Sweet". Stay tuned! You can listen to the full version of the podcast available on our website at: https://bnr.bg/en/po...

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on September 29. We start with a summary of the leading news stories from Bulgaria and the weather forecast for tomorrow. Next on the show we‘ll talk about the upcoming local elections, exactly a month before election day. We’ll hear Ioan Kolev’s interview with expert Anton Simeonov. And more – the history of local election...

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on September 28. We start with a summary of the leading news stories from Bulgaria and the weather forecast for tomorrow. Next on the show: Tuzla in Balchik, where estuary healing mud and the Egyptian method can work wonders. In our music slot, we bring you the piece " "Horovodna" from Marin Goleminov’s “Five...

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on September 27. We start with a summary of the leading news stories from Bulgaria and the weather forecast for tomorrow. Next on the show, we tell you more about the problems Bulgarian winegrowers face. In our music slot, you will learn more about Daniela Kuzmanova - author of the lyrics to a number of Bulgarian hits. Welc...