Bulgaria Today

Today, Bulgaria observes a day of national mourning for the victims of Tuesday's devastating motorway crash, which claimed 11 lives and left 56 people injured.

In Bulgaria Today on Wednesday, 11 November:

We begin with the latest news from across Bulgaria, followed by tomorrow's weather forecast.

Then we bring you street interviews exploring why Bulgaria has the highest road fatality rate in the EU. The report is by Yoana Avramova and Danaya Krasimirova.

In our music slot, we have “Solitude”, composed and arranged by Georgi Kornazov and performed by the BNR Big Band, featuring Ventsislav Blagoev, Antoni Donchev and Georgi Kornazov.

Stay tuned!

You can listen to the full version of the podcast available on our website at: https://bnrnews.bg/en/list/podcast-in-english

In Bulgaria Today on Tuesday, 10 November:

We begin with the latest news from across Bulgaria, followed by tomorrow's weather forecast.

Then we dive back into one of the darkest periods of Bulgaria’s history – the communist regome – through the personal story of a dissident, known as The Green Doctor’s Wife. Text by Diana Tsankova, based on Magdalena Gigova’s account for The Addresses of Love on BNR’s Radio Sofia.

Our musical finale is “Spring Rhapsody”, composed and performed by Nikolay Antov, accompanied by the BNR Folk Music Orchestra, conducted by Dimitar Hristov.

You can listen to the full version of the podcast available on our website HERE. https://bnr.bg/en/podcast-in-english/broadcast

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on November 9 hosted by Kostadin Atanasov.

We start with a summary of the leading news stories from Bulgaria and the weather forecast for tomorrow.

Next on the show: Dimitar Dimitrov: A guardian of historical memory in Bulgaria's Western Outlands.

Finally, in our music slot, we bring you the piece ''Suita Buenek'' to the rendition the Bulgarian National Radio Folk Orchestra. You can listen to the full version of our podcast on our website at https://bnrnews.bg/en/list/podcast-in-english

Hello and welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on November 6 hosted by Rositsa Petkova.

Coming up today, we’ll bring you the latest news from Bulgaria, including the announcement of the 2027 state budget and European Commission opinions, as well as the weather forecast for the weekend.

Next, we will bring you this week’s episode in Radio Bulgaria’s running series presenting the highlights of Bulgarian musical culture with a song of legendary Gyurga Pindzhurova.

Stay with us for the latest news, stories and music from Bulgaria!

In Bulgaria Today on Thursday, 5 November:

Coming up first are the day's top stories from Bulgaria and tomorrow's weather.

After that, we have an interview with Ersin Mustafov, frontman of the Bulgarian band JEREMY?, conducted by Elizabet Dimitrova.

We round off the programme with a jazz composition – “Samba Fellini”, composed by Milen Kukosharov, who also performs on piano alongside the BNR Big Band.

Stay tuned!

You can listen to the full version of the podcast available on our website at: https://bnrnews.bg/en/list/podcast-in-english

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on November 4 hosted by Kostadin Atanasov.

We start with a summary of the leading news stories from Bulgaria and the weather forecast for tomorrow.

Next on the show: Sociologist Parvan Simeonov looks beyond numbers in Bulgaria’s presidential vote.

Finally, in our music slot, we bring you the piece ''Severnyashko Zapleteno'' to the rendition the Bulgarian National Radio Folk Orchestra. You can listen to the full version of our podcast on our website at https://bnrnews.bg/en/list/podcast-in-english

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on November 3 hosted by Kostadin Atanasov.

We start with a summary of the leading news stories from Bulgaria and the weather forecast for tomorrow.

Next on the show: Controlled voting and divisions remain challenges for Bulgaria.

Finally, in our music slot, we bring you the piece ''Harmanliyska Rachenitsa'' to the rendition of Peyo Peev and the Bulgarian National Radio Folk Orchestra. You can listen to the full version of our podcast on our website at https://bnrnews.bg/en/list/podcast-in-english

Hello and welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on November 2 hosted by Rositsa Petkova.

Today we start with the outcome of Bulgaria’s presidential election of course. The country has elected its first woman president, Iliana Iotova, who won a clear victory in Sunday’s runoff.

Following the news, we’ll take a closer look at the new president Iotova and her vice president, Kiril Valchev.

Today’s closing track comes from the Bulgarian National Radio Big Band, featuring a lively jazz composition by Angel Zaberski Jr.

Stay with us for the latest news, stories and music from Bulgaria!

You can listen to all episodes of this podcast also on Radio Bulgaria's website at https://bnrnews.bg/en/list/podcast-in-english

Hello and welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on October 30 hosted by Rositsa Petkova.

Coming up today, we’ll bring you the latest news from Bulgaria, including developments surrounding the recent drone attacks in the Black Sea and what Bulgaria and Romania are doing to address the growing security concerns in the region.

We’ll also look ahead to Sunday’s presidential election runoff, as Saturday is the official day of reflection before voters head to the polls.

Next, we will bring you this week’s episode in Radio Bulgaria’s running series presenting the highlights of Bulgarian musical culture: the beautiful choral song Shto mi e milo i drago by Dobri Hristov, performed by the Bulgarian National Radio Mixed Choir.

Stay with us for the latest news, stories and music from Bulgaria!

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on October 28 hosted by Kostadin Atanasov.

We start with a summary of the leading news stories from Bulgaria and the weather forecast for tomorrow.

Next on the show: What makes Bulgaria attractive to foreign investors?

Finally, in our music slot, we bring you the piece '' Shopski Melodii '' to the rendition of Martin Vladimirov and the Bulgarian National Radio Folk Orchestra.

You can listen to the full version of our podcast on our website at https://bnrnews.bg/en/list/podcast-in-english