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After the news the broadcast continues with "Other Voices," in which Alison Hughes talks about Spaniards in Hollywood before 1932 when studios produced foreign-language versions of box-office hits. After the newscast, in "This, That & the Other" Justin Coe talks to Spanish writer Miquel Silvestre, who is traveling around the world on his motorcycle: www.miquelsilvestre.com .

Alison Hughes talks about Spaniards in Hollywood before 1932 when studios produced foreign-language versions of box-office hits. Spanish diplomat, writer and filmmaker Edgar Neville was at the center of this community that found pleasure and refuge at the home of Charlie Chaplin (09/02/12).

After the newscast, in "This, That & the Other" Justin Coe talks to Spanish writer Miquel Silvestre, who is traveling around the world on his motorcycle: www.miquelsilvestre.com . Then Alison Hughes answers your letters and e-mails in "Listeners Club." The broadcast ends with the music of the Spanish jazz group Racalmuto, who take their inspiration from American jazz musician and composer Raymond Scott (1908-1994), whose music is easily recognizable to anyone familiar with the "Looney Toons" and "Merrie Melodies" cartoons.

Justin Coe talks to Spanish writer Miquel Silvestre, who is traveling around the world on a motorcycle and writing about his experiences. Silvestre is interested in following the routes of lesser-known Spanish explorers, such as Pedro Páez Jaramillo, a Jesuit missionary and explorer and the first European to reach the source of the Blue Nile, in 1618. Another Spanish missionary and explorer Silvestre mentions is St. Francis Xavier, who lived from 1506 to 1552. Miquel Silvestre maintains two partially bilingual websites with colorful photos from, and descriptions of, his travels: www.miquelsilvestre.com and www.unmillondepiedras.com (08/02/12).

After the newscast comes a review of the weekend sports results followed by a look at the Spanish press. Mario Borrego ends the broadcast with music from the latest album by the Madrid hard-rock group Hamlet in his program "Rocking Spain."

In this week's edition of "Rocking Spain," Mario Borrego listens to "Amnesia," the tenth and latest album by Hamlet, a Spanish hard-rock band that got together in Madrid in 1987. The group's website is: www.hamlet1.com/ (06/02/12).

After the news the broadcast continues with "Face to Face," in which Frank Smith talks to Antonio López-Istúriz, a Spanish politician who is Secretary-General of the European Popular Party, the EPP. Then, in "Other Voices," Alison Hughes talks to photographer Hannah Collins about her collaboration with Spanish chef Ferran Adriá on the book "The Fragile Feast," a project for which she traveled around the world taking photos.

Frank Smith talks to Antonio López-Istúriz, a Spanish politician who is Secretary-General of the European Popular Party, the EPP. In his twenties he was personal assistant to then-Spanish Prime Minister José María Aznar. In 2002 he went to Brussels to become EPP Secretary-General and two years later was elected to the European parliament. The EPP is a pro-European centre-right party. It has been the largest group in the European Parliament since 1999, in the European Council since 2002, and is also by far the largest party in the current European Commission. It includes major national parties such as the German Christian Democrats of Chancellor Angela Merkel, the French UMP of President Sarkozy, and the governing Spanish Popular Party of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy (02/03/12).

After the news the broadcast continues with "Other Voices," in which Alison Hughes talks to photographer Hannah Collins about her collaboration with chef Ferran Adriá on the book "The Fragile Feast," a project for which she traveled around the world taking photos. Next week we'll be talking again to another world traveler, Spanish writer Miquel Silvestre, who is making his way around the globe on a motorcycle and writing about his experiences. Silvestre is currently in Nepal, and we listen again to an interview with him originally broadcast this past summer.

After the newscast, Alison Hughes talks to American singer Lizz Wright, who was in Spain recently for Madrid's International Jazz Festival. And we move smoothly from jazz to blues, with the music of the Spanish blues duo Ñaco Goñi and Xulián Freire. The broadcast ends with "Listeners' Club," in which Alison answers your letters and e-mails.

Alison Hughes talks to American singer raised on gospel, Lizz Wright, who was in the Spanish capital recently to take part in Madrid's International Jazz Festival. Lizz talks about her roots, her "eclecticism" and her choice of songs. She also describes her feelings when singing and the songs that have made a difference in her life. Her latest album is "Fellowship." To find out more, check out her website: www.lizzwright.net (01/02/12).

Justin Coe presents music from "El blues ke te cuén," the latest album by Spanish blues duo Ñaco Goñi and Xulián Freire. Ñaco, who hails from Madrid, plays the blues harp and is one of the true veterans of the Spanish blues scene, while Xulián Freire, who is from Santiago de Compostela in the northwestern Spanish region of Galicia, is an up-and-coming blues guitarist. Ñaco and Xulián share vocal duties on the new album, which includes a series of well-chosen covers along with several original tunes. In "Listeners' Club," Alison Hughes answers your letters and e-mails (31/01/12).

After the newscast we hear music by the Spanish blues duo Ñaco Goñi and Xulián Freire, whose latest album is entitled "El blues ke te cuén." Then Allison Hughes answers listeners' letters and e-mails, and the broadcast ends with "North By Southwest", in which Nicolas Jackson visits a higher education fair in Madrid and discovers the phenomenon of academic migration.

After the newscast comes a review of the weekend sports and then a look at the Spanish press. And in this week's edition of "North By Southwest", Nicolas Jackson visits a higher education fair in Madrid and discovers the phenomenon of academic migration.

Nicolas Jackson visits a higher education fair in Madrid and discovers the phenomenon of academic migration, where students opt to study for a degree in a foreign country. Twenty-four UK universities set out their stall to attract Spanish students investigating the possibility of studying abroad. Academic migration is not new but students, teachers and university representatives in Spain all agree that it is on the increase in an economic climate where employment for graduates can no longer be taken for granted.

After the news the broadcast continues with "Brief Encounters," in which Shereen Dajani meets Canadian film director Kathy Wazana at the Tangier film festival and Gil Carbajal talks to director Peter Sellars about two operas that premiered recently at Madrid's Royal Opera House (Teatro Real). Then Alison Hughes talks to Noah Charney, founder of the not-for-profit organization ARCA, the Association for Research into Crimes against Art, about the crimes of art theft, looting and falsification.

Shereen Dajani meets Canadian film director Kathy Wazana at the Tangier film festival, whose 12th edition was held recently with 19 feature films. The film by Kathy Wazana, who is of Moroccan origin, tells the story of the exodus that virtually emptied Morocco of its Jewish population, many believing they were no longer safe in their Arab homeland. Then Gil Carbajal talks to theater director Peter Sellars about two operas that premiered recently at Madrid's Royal Opera House, el Teatro Real, with stage directing by Sellars. Both operas are by Russian composers--Tchaikovsky's "Iolanta," and Stravinsky's "Perséphone." The link to the Teatro Real's website is: www.teatro-real.com/

After the newscast and a brief sports report comes "Other Voices," in which Alison Hughes talks to Noah Charney about art crime. Then we turn to the Spanish Radio and Television Orchestra, created in 1965. The RTVE Orchestra's new conductor this season is Carlos Kalmar, and this week's concerts feature works by Beethoven, Shchedrin, Gerschwin and Jennifer Higdon. Scottish percussionist Colin Currie is the guest artist in Higdon's "Percussion Concerto."