Welcome to Bulgaria Today on April 25.

Hristos Voskese! Christ is Risen!

We invite you to join us in this festive edition of Radio Bulgaria’s podcast and celebrate Easter with us.

Stay on the show to learn more about the Easter traditions in Bulgaria and what is special about the first week after Easter.

Also we have prepared a lot of festive music, both Orthodox Christian chants and Bulgarian folk songs, for you.

Have an enjoyable listen!

You are with Radio Bulgaria’s podcast on a special day here – Good Friday of the Holy Week, just two days before we will celebrate Easter.

Join us for a special edition of Bulgaria Today where we will explore the symbolism, rituals and beliefs related to the holy Week and Good Friday and we will try to immerse you in the atmosphere of the Bulgarian holy week with a selection of Eastern Orthodox Chants performed by Bulgarian musicians.

Stay tuned!

In “Bulgaria Today” on Thursday, the April 21, we bring you, first, the latest news from this country.

Next on the show: High fuel prices – an ordeal for small and medium-sized traders in the sector and for carriers

Finally, in our music slot: The hymn „Razboynika Blagorazumnago“, performed by the great Bulgarian bass singer Boris Hristov and the choir at the St. Alexander Nevsky cathedral

02’14 – News

12’18 – High fuel prices – an ordeal for small and medium-sized traders in the sector and for carriers

16’56 – Song of the day 

In “Bulgaria Today” on Wednesday, the 20th of April, we bring you, first, the latest news from this country.

Next on the show: Photohunting brown bears in Bulgaria

Finally, in our music slot: Toccata from Suite for Piano by Veselin Stoyanov

Bulgaria Today – 20 April 2022

01’34 – News

11’26 – Photohunting brown bears in Bulgaria

Welcome to Bulgaria Today on April 19.

We open up with the leading news and stories today and a weather report for tomorrow.

Next we are to tell you about young people from Bulgaria and Europe who are to take part in a simulation of the EU legislative process.

In today’s music slot, it is time for some Bulgarian folklore music.

01’31 – News

10’01 – Young people from Bulgaria and Europe to take part in a simulation of the EU legislative process

14’35 – Song of the Day

Dear friends, welcome to Bulgaria Today on April 18!

We open up with a summary of leading news and stories today and weather report for tomorrow.

Next, Ukrainian refugees in Bulgaria and the prospects for the summer tourist season.

Also, the number of applicants for teaching jobs in Bulgaria has doubled in the past two years. The trend holds true even in the north-western region of the country, which has seen a steady trend of depopulation.

Finally, we bring you the liturgical chant “Chertog Tvoi” to the rendition of Bulgarian Patriarch Neophyte.

Welcome to Bulgaria Today on April 15.

We open up with a summary of the leading news stories from Bulgaria and a weather forecast for tomorrow. Next, fake news and disinformation – are more and more Bulgarians starting to believe it is detrimental to democracy - an interview with Bulgarian journalist Ivan Radev.

Also, Bulgarian pop music at the end with a song from the latest studio album of the popular Bulgarian band Ostava.

Stay tuned!

Bulgaria Today – 15 April 2022

In “Bulgaria Today” on Friday, the 14th of April, we bring you, first, the latest news from this country.

Next on the show: Employers in Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna and Burgas most willing to hire employees

Finally, in our music slot: Invisible Walls, and BTR

In “Bulgaria Today” on Wednesday, the 13th of April, we bring you, first, the latest news from this country.

Next on the show:

What is the situation with homelessness in Bulgaria? An interview with Stefan Krastev, co-author of a specialized report entitled “A home for all, mission (im)possible”

Bulgarian rock music at the end of the show

In “Bulgaria Today” on Tuesday, the 12th of April, we bring you, first, the latest news from this country.

Next on the show: Rumblings within the coalition government of Bulgaria will grow more vocal and more frequent, political scientists predict. The survival of the government seems to be a difficult job indeed.

Finally, in our music slot: pop singers Poli Genova and Lubo Kirov sing their first duet “Set Off When It’s Time”.