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

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

In Today’s Highlights of Bulgarian Music Culture we feature Petar Hristoskov and his brilliant “12 Caprices for Solo Violin”. 

Finally, in our music slot, we bring you the piece “Kraidunavska Prikazka” to the rendition of 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 

In Bulgaria Today on Thursday, 27 August:

We start with the latest news from around the country, followed by the weather outlook for Friday.

Next, Bulgarian farmers are looking to the state for help finding markets for their produce. An interview with food cooperative representative Nikolay Genov by Dobrinka Dobreva of BNR's Horizont programme.

Our musical finale is "Slow Song", composed and conducted by Stefan Mutafchiev, with Theodosii Spassov on the kaval.

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 Wednesday, 26 August:

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

After that, we have a political analysis of the situation in Bulgaria ahead of the presidential election on 25 October.

We round off the programme with "Tonke Le", composed and conducted by Kosta Kolev, featuring soloist Yovcho Karaivanov.

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 August 25 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: Fentanyl- a new risk in Bulgaria’s changing opioid landscape. There are no “modern” or “less dangerous” drugs, warns Aleksandar Panayotov of the National Center of Public Health and Analyses.

Finally, in our music slot, we bring you the piece “Buenetsi” to the rendition of 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 August 24 hosted by Rositsa Petkova.

In today’s programme, we’ll bring you the latest news from Bulgaria, including developments concerning American tanker aircraft at Bezmer Air Base, GPS interference over Sofia, and a proposal to make the bearded vulture a symbol of Eurovision 2027 in Burgas.

Next, our feature today introduces you to German-Bulgarian opera singer Nadja Stefanoff, who says that the most beautiful vouces are coming from Bulgaria. The daughter of Bulgarian tenor Stefan Stefanoff, her story takes us from the opera stages of Germany back to her father’s native Varna, where, after more than two decades away, she returned to perform Wagner.

We'll close the programme with Bulgarian music performed by the Bulgarian National Radio Big Band.

Have an enjoyable listen!

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on August 21, hosted by Rositsa Petkova.

First, we bring you the day’s leading stories from Bulgaria.

Next, we’ll also take you into the world of Bulgarian music. Today’s feature tells the story of Alexander Yossifov’s Requiem, a song written to the poetry of Yordan Milev and made famous by the legendary Lili Ivanova. We’ll look back at the creative partnership behind this classic and its lasting place in Bulgaria’s musical heritage.

We'll end the programme with more Bulgarian music, this time a performance by the Bulgarian National Radio Big Band.

Stay with Bulgaria Today!

You can listen to Bulgaria Today podcast also on Radio Bulgaria's website HERE.

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on August 20 hosted by Rositsa Petkova.

In the next few minutes, we’ll bring you the day’s leading stories from Bulgaria.

Next, we’ll hear about an increasingly noticeable trend in Bulgaria: the growing number of Bulgarians and foreigners choosing to leave the cities and settle in the countryside.
And, of course, we’ll round off today’s edition with Bulgarian folk music.
Have an enjoyable listen!You can listen to Bulgaria Today podcast also on Radio Bulgaria's website HERE.

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on August 19 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: There are thousands of friends of Bulgaria in Vietnam. "There I was moved by the love and knowledge of my homeland", says Hristina Stoimenova.

Finally, in our music slot, we bring you the piece “Concert suite” to the rendition of 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 August 18 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: Gabriela Ilieva grows the "flower from heaven" in the Vratsa Balkan

Finally, in our music slot, we bring you the piece “Twist” to the rendition of the Bulgarian National Radio Big Band, Georgi Kornazov, Antoni Donchev and Martin Tashev Miladinov.

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 August 17 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: Eurovision 2027 in Burgas will rely on the inimitable Bulgarian spirit.

Finally, in our music slot, we bring you the piece “Close to you” to the rendition of the Bulgarian National Radio Big Band, Mihail Yosifov and Atanas Miladinov.

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