Spain Uncovered

Paul Reid talks about the parallels between Spain's society in the 1930s and the present day.

Allison Breuer brings us closer to Gazpacho.

In this episode Pilar talks to Emilio J Perez, an architect from Valencia.

The podcast also includes the first helping of the Spanish Food miniseries, on horchata.

This week, I present the phrases

Me tienes frito

Vete a freir espárragos and

Vete a hacer puñetas.

To read the English translations of these episodes, which are in Spanish, visit www.spainuncoveredpodcast.net/spanish

Cat talks about her experience walking the Camino de Santiago and teaching in Spain.

She also shares how she has set up COMO consulting.

You can find out more about Cat on the sunshineandsiestas.com site.

Elle Draper, from Spain Buddy, talks about life in Almeria, Lanzarote and why she set up the website Pet Friendly Breaks.

In this episode, Jane and Pilar reflect on how society has changed in Spain over the last 30 years. Jane also talks about the rise of the new political party Podemos.

Jane also talks about lighter stuff, like her stand-up show "Not Mentioned in the Brochure", her love for singing in a choir and Spanish reality TV shows.

Pilar complements Jane's piece with information on the Spanish government's involvement in the anti-terrorist group GAL in the 80s.

To find out more about Spanish culture and learning Spanish, visit Jane Cronin's website http://www.janecronin.eu/

The Basketball World Cup (FIBA) is taking place this month in Spain. David GP tells us about the popularity of basketball in Spain and about his other favourite sport, SCUBA diving.

David also loves Asian food and so he recommends his favourite restaurants in Madrid:

Guinza

Don Zoco

Dimi Bang

Seul

One of our listeners shares with us her thoughts on Laurie Lee's book "A Rose for Winter".

In this episode, Lisa Sadleir from familylifeinspain.com gives us some advice on moving to Spain with children. She also talks about Mijas and how she came to set up her website.

Considering visiting Gran Canaria or the other Canary Islands? Download this episode for some great tips about visiting the island and island hopping.

With Matthew Hirtes, author of Going Local in Gran Canaria.

03.19 Summary of the podcast.
04.44 Lorca's poetry for children.
07.20 Caroline Angus-Baker reviews Lorca's Impresiones y Paisajes.11.25 The influence of New York on Lorca's work.
16.20 Federico García Lorca on theatre.
20.30 Lorca and "La Barraca" and more on Lorca on theatre.
25.00 María Ferrara talks about the language in Lorca's plays.
29.20 Lorca's portrayal of women.
31.53 The Butterfly's Evil Spell. (El maleficio de la mariposa.)
41.12 When Five Years Pass  (Así que pasen cinco años) and The Public (El público).
53.48 Gazpacho Monk remembers Lorca.
57.00 Epilogue

In this episode Gaile talks about how the range of information she offers English-speaking people in the South of Spain, as well as how she helps English-speaking businesses in Javea.

Gaile also tells us a bit about the different areas in Javea.

Javea Grapevine Magazine

Grapevine Magazines

Marina Alta Business Club

Live in Spain Magazine

UP Publications

Marta Rubio talks about how theatre audiences in Madrid are gradually seeking alternative theatre venues in order to engage in a dialogue about the state of Spain.

She also talks about her experience touring primary schools with plays in English and she suggests we take a stroll through her neighbourhood in Madrid.

Fringe venues she mentions:

La casa de la portera
La pensión de las pulgas
Kubik FabrikSala Mirador
El off the Lara

Marta also talks about:

Theatre Uncut

Festival de Otoño en Primavera

Barrio de las Artes / Barrio de las Letras

Nu accents

Show notes

Find out more about Debs in nativespain.com

You can see Debs' books in her Books page.

Debs talks about:

Sierra de Carrascoy
Moratalla
Mora
Mar Menor

And of course, she talks about the village of La Murta.

Debs mentions "el padrón", the electoral register.
She also mentions the "tamboristas", the drummers who take part in the Easter processions.

Anna Kemp describes her project of building an amphitheatre with a community in rural Spain, in Las Alpujarras. She talks about her experience of creating theatre with children in the town and how she brought a town together to turn their natural resources into a performance space to share with the rest of Spain.

After the interview I talk about my favourite playwright: Federico García Lorca.

You can find out more about Anna's project here: http://www.unteatroentretodos.com/

You can find out bits and pieces about Lorca in http://ilovegarcialorca.blogspot.co.uk/

In this episode:

We meet Graham Hunt, owner of Valencia Property who tells us how his business has changed over the past years and tells us about his favourite place in Valencia.

I build up Graham's interview giving you my own experience of Gandia (in Valencia) and recommending some places to visit in Valencia city.