When it comes to music genres in Catalonia, there is hardly a more iconic one than Catalan Rumba, born in the Romani communities of Barcelona.

Alejandra Angulo is joined by Cristina Tomàs White and Gerard Escaich Folch to talk you through Catalan Rumba's origins, main figures, and current state. All this and more while playing great hits!  

This week's Catalan phrase is ''Amics per sempre”. Literally, 'friends forever', our little homage to the song performed by Catalan band “Los Manolos”.

Storms, rising sea levels, and political disputes have put the future of Catalonia’s - and Spain’s - oldest train line at risk. Will the famed R1 Maresme railway survive the rapid effects of climate change?

Cristina Tomàs White and Gerard Escaich Folch chat with locals, officials and environmental experts to find out more about this issue.

This week's Catalan phrase is “perdre el tren”, which means ''losing an opportunity.” Presented by Alejandra Angulo Alonso.

The 1992 Summer Olympic Games are the sporting event that put Barcelona on the world map and changed the city forever. In this episode, we take a nostalgic look back at the sporting memories, the opening and closing ceremonies, and the architectural legacy of the epic Summer Olympics of 1992 in the month of its 30th anniversary. Cillian Shields and Guifré Jordan interview Olympic medalists, a volunteer during the event, and an official for the Olympic stadium. 

This week's Catalan phrase is “això va vent en popa a tota vela”, which means that a project is going well.

Catalonia boasts many UNESCO World Heritage Sites, most of them located in the city of Barcelona. But beyond Parc Güell, Casa Batlló, and the Sagrada Família,  there is an amazing world of historic architecture and beautiful natural landscapes that form the building blocks of Catalan culture. In this episode, we take you on a journey to all of these places, inside the capital and beyond.

Cillian Shields heads to Palau de la Música Catalana, one of Barcelona's most emblematic UNESCO World Heritage Sites, designed by architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner. He is shown around the venue by Mercè Mill, who leads the team of tour guides at the historic concert hall owned by the Orfeó Català choral society.

This week's Catalan phrase is “Passar a la història”, which means ''to become historic.” Presented by Alejandra Angulo Alonso.

With a huge number of tourists returning after the pandemic, prices going up, and more than 800 cruise ships expected to arrive in Barcelona this summer, the sharp influx of visitors has once again sparked the debate among locals and within the city council. Is Catalonia, and especially its capital, ready to survive the boiling summer?  

Cristina Tomàs White and Gerard Escaich Folch go on a field trip to some of the busiest places in the Catalan capital where tourists flock. They chat with locals, visitors, and representatives of the hospitality sector about what to expect this season. 

This week's Catalan phrase is Barcelona és bona, si la bossa sona, which means ''Barcelona is happy with the sound of jingling pocket.” Presented by Alejandra Angulo Alonso.

A painter and a sculptor, an anti-fascist and proud Catalan, rooted in the earth and gazing at the stars.

Cillian Shields and Lorcan Doherty chat about the life and works, and the unique imagination of Joan Miró, one of the giants of twentieth century art.

Marko Daniel, director of the Miró Foundation in Barcelona, explores how places – Barcelona, Mont-roig del Camp, Paris, Mallorca – and turbulent times – the Spanish Civil War, World War II, the Franco dictatorship – shaped the man and his art.

This week's Catalan phrase is one uttered by Miró: 'Jo vull assassinar la pintura', or 'I want to kill painting'.

Not for the faint-hearted, castells are human towers that can reach up to 10 stories high – that's 10 groups of people stacked on top of each other!

Cristina Tomàs White and Guifré Jordan join Lorcan Doherty to delve into 'el mon casteller', the world of human towers.

We visit one of the gravity-defying groups in Barcelona, the Castellers de Sants, and chat to Ignasi Escamilla from the Catalan Human Tower Groups Association (Coordinadora de Colles Castelleres de Catalunya).

This week's Catalan phrase is 'fer pinya', which comes from the human tower tradition and means to come together for a common goal, to collaborate. 

Fire-breathing dragons, dancing giants, music, drums, fireworks… for five days every year thousands of people pack the narrow streets of Berga for a party like no other – La Patum! 

Guifré Jordan and Gerard Escaich Folch go along to witness the spectacle and chat to Cristina Urrea and Cristina Farràs from the Guita Grossa group, Xavi Prat, head of the Tabal drum group and Albert Rumbo, historian, and giant!

This week's Catalan phrase is 'Cada dia no és festa major', which means 'Not every day is a party', so enjoy it while it lasts! Presented by Lorcan Doherty. 

Catalonia's 'Indians' were merchants who sailed to the Americas to make their fortunes before returning to their homeland to enjoy their riches.

Gerard Escaich Folch travels to Begur where Anna Castellví from the Xarxa de Municipis Indians explains the architectural, social and cultural influence the returning emigrants had.

The links between 'Indians' and the slave trade are explored by Martín Rodrigo, professor of contemporary history at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona.

Singer Neus Mar sings a havanera by the sea in Calella de Palafrugell.

This week's Catalan phrase is a song lyric: 'El meu avi', which means 'My Grandad'.

Presented by Lorcan Doherty. 

A summer festival special with live music and chat from Catalan artists The Tyets and Le Nais. Lorcan Doherty is joined by Cillian Shields and Angus Clelland to give the lowdown on what's happening in Catalonia this summer, from the major music festivals to the local festes majors and lots more. Plus DJ John Talabot on the joy of gigs and hugs after the trauma of the past two years. This week's Catalan phrase is 'cantar-li les quaranta'. Literally, 'to sing the forty', it means to tell someone off.