Once again, the Retiro park in the heart of Madrid is hosting the yearly Book Fair. An unmissable date for all book lovers and for us! The special broadcast was recorded from the RNE stall in the park. Director Eva Orúe and head of programming Daniela Mercado joined us to tell us about this year's theme: New York and, particularly, literature in Sp…

Iconic, the latest production by the Madrid Players, takes us on a journey through the most iconic moments of pop culture in the last 60 years. A play to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the group. Directors Sarah Loxley, John Ruescas and Shiraz Engineer joined us in this broadcast to tell us more about it! Escuchar audio…

Esta semana, en Islas de Robinson, un puñado de canciones y nuevos favoritos, de espíritu independiente y aventurero. Entre 2022 y 2025, suenan: DUTCH INTERIOR - "SANDCASTLE MOLDS" ("MONEYBALL", 2025) / MATTHEW DUNN - "IT'S OVER" ("LOVE RAIDERS", 2025) / STYROFOAM WINOS - "MASTER OF TIME" ("REAL TIME", 2024) / PACKS - "TRIPPIN" ("MELT THE HONEY", 2…

Morente Habichuela - Alegrías Josemi Carmona, Javier Colina, Bandolero De Cerca Nacimiento Marco Mezquida, Martín Meléndez, Aleix Tobías Letter to Milos Sorondongo Javier Infante, Alexis Lemes, Javier Colina GUIGUAN Pitágoras + La fiebre + Badajoz G-5, Kiko Veneno, El Canijo de Jerez, Muchachito Bombo Infierno, Tomasito, RatónBadajoz Que no te falt…

This year World Ocean Day celebrates wonder. The wonders of the Ocean and the feeling of wonder that makes us explore, that pushes our curiosity and moves us to innovate, to expand our knowledge. In today's broadcast we speak with two organizations that are helping restore and preserve the wonders of the ocean. First we hear from Max Rota and Irene…

GREVIO, the Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence has just released its 6th General Report covering the period from January to December of 2024. GREVIO is the group of experts in charge of monitoring the implementation of the Council of Europe convention on preventing and combating violence against women an…

Emxys, a Valencian company, has been chosen by the European Space Agency, to build a satellite to study the approaching asteroid Apophis, which will come exeptionally close to the Earth in 2029. A mission framed in the Agency's strategy for space safety. CEO and co-founder of Emxys, Jose Carrasco, joined us to tell us more about the mission and the…

"Tariffs" has deffinitely become the word of the times. US president, Donald Trump, has been adamantly imposing tariffs on products from basically every country. And now, he has announced a 100% tariff on all foreign films. With this measure he hopes to help the American film industry. But what is behind this decision? And how could it affect the b…

Esta semana, en Islas de Robinson... Efervescencia juvenil a tope (aunque sea la de hace casi 50 años, no caduca). Entre 1976 y 1977, suenan: DWIGHT TWILLEY BAND - "JUST LIKE THE SUN" ("SINCERELY", 1976) / THE BECKIES - "RIGHT BY MY SIDE (ETUDE)" ("THE BECKIES", 1976) / THE RUBINOOS - "WOULDN'T IT BE NICE" ("THE RUBINOOS", 1977) / MILK 'N' COOKIES …

Days Like This Van Morrison Days Like This Someone Like You Van Morrison, Joss Stone Someone Like You Steal My Heart Away Van Morrison, Willie Nelson New Arrangements And Duets Down To Joy Van Morrison Down To Joy Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison Blowin' Your Mind! Ease On Mike Farris Ease On Slow Train Mike Farris The Sound Of Muscle Shoals Keep It Lo…

American sociologist Douglas Massey has been awarded with the Princess of Asturias award for Social Sciences. The jury highlighed his "contributions in the understanding of international migration, residential segregation and social stratification". With over 40 years of career, he has published more than 20 books and hundreds of articles. His work…

Before working for the TIA, Mort and Phil, in Spanish Mortadelo y Filemón, ran a small detective agency with which they already embarked on the exciting and many times disastrous adventures that characterize them. Now, a book recovers and compiles 200 of these stories that starr two of the most iconic characters in Spanish comic history. Jordi Cany…

Esta semana, en Islas de Robinson, cantautores norteamericanos, entre 1967 y 1968. Suenan: PHIL OCHS - "CROSS MY HEART" ("PLEASURES OF THE HARBOR", 1967) / GENE CLARK - "ONLY COLOMBE" (1967) / ERIC ANDERSEN - "JUST A LITTLE SOMETHING" ("MORE HITS FROM TIN CAN ALLEY", 1968) / P.F. SLOAN - "NEW DESIGN" ("MEASURE OF PLEASURE", 1968) / DAVID BLUE - "YO…

Chappaqua Stan Getz Jazz en Buenos Aires Everything Happens to Me Jimmy Raney, Jim Hall Two of a Kind Owl Song 2 (con Bill Frisell & Herlin Riley) Ambrose Akinmusire Owl Song Love in the Garden Joe Lovano, Marcin Wasilewski Trio Love in the Garden Magical Distance Kamasi Washington Lazarus Street Singer Tina Brooks American Jazz Sax Hullo Bolinas C…

It is a difficult time for science in the United States, according to a survey conducted by the science journal 'Nature'. Out of the 1200 American researchers who responded to the poll, 75% percent were considering leaving the country, many of them looking for work in Canada and in Europe. And some of these scientists are arriving in Spain. We had …

What goes better with a pint of beer than an interesting conversation? And not many things are more interesting than science! Pint of Science is the international festival that brings researchers out of their labs and into your our bars, making science accessible for everyone. This initiative arrived in Spain ten years ago and since then, it has sp…

When Donald Trump announced tarrifs on EU goods over a month ago, Spain's worries at once went to our wine and olive oil... today we're going to talk about our olive oil with the Executive Director of the International Olive Oil Council, an organization that is based here in Madrid. Abderraouf Laajimi is the IOC's Executive Director, and we'll lear…

Esta semana, en Islas de Robinson, entre 1971 y 1973, en territorio folk rock británico de campiña enlazado con West Coast estadounidense. Suenan: MIKE HARRISON - "LONELY PEOPLE" ("MIKE HARRISON", 1971) / HOME - "KNAVE" ("HOME", 1972) / KEITH CROSS & PETER ROSS - "PASTELS" ("BORED CIVILIANS", 1972) / BYZANTIUM - "TRADE WIND" ("BYZANTIUM", 1972) / H…

A Wish (Valentine) Kurt Elling, Sullivan Fortner, Cécile McLorin Salvant Wildflowers, Vol.1 Big Shoulders Records For All We Know Gregory Porter Nat King Cole & Me (Deluxe) Universal Music Division Decca Records France Awake Malakoff Kowalski, Chilly Gonzales Songs With Words Sony Classical Rock With You José James, Takuya Kuroda Rock With You Univ…

The final of this year's Eurovision Song Contest will be held on Saturday and on this special broadcast we tell you all about Eurovision, its history and impact with Dave Goodman, Communications Manager at the European Broadcasting Union. And after that, we hear from a real Eurofan, Lily Lanini, who tells us about her personal story with the song c…

Every year, the province of Segovia becomes the capital of the often underrated art of puppetry. The Titirimundi festival has been reclaiming the cultural value of this form of theater for 40 years, and this week they are back with a festival full of magic. Production manager, Ana Roivant, joined us this broadcast to tell us more. After that, Rafae…

More than a mere literary character, Alice, from Alice in Wonderland is already considered a cultural icon. And the exhibition "Los mundos de Alicia" (Alice's worlds) offers visitors a vision of the impact that the books and their characters have had in areas such as literature, cinema, art, photography and even gastronomy. In this broadcast, we vi…

Esta semana, en Islas de Robinson, suenan: THE TUBS - "NARCISSIST" ("COTTON CROWN", 2025) / PEPSI & THE CLITS - "FOX TROT" ("GOD & CHIPS", 2025) / FLORRY - "HEY BABY" (2025) / PEARL & THE OYSTERS - "4D" ("PLANET PEARL", 2024) / NAP EYES - "I SEE PHANTOMS OF HATRED AND OF THE HEART'S FULLNESS AND OF THE COMING EMPTINESS" ("NEON GATES", 2024) / LANDL…

Avec le temps Miquel Àngel Cordero, Gemma Abrié Double Bassing Àudiovisuals de Sarrià Mieđušteapmi Mari Boine Alva By Norse Music Alchemy Laura Misch Alchemy One Little Independent Records Tonight Someone Is Me Leonor Watling, Leo Sidran Tonight Someone Is Me Nardis Music Pequenas Verdades Mariza, Buika Terra Parlophone Portugal No Habrá Nadie En E…

For almost 30 years, Australian theater company Back to Back Theater has been exploring themes around disability and neurodivergence. For the first time their play "The shadow whose prey the hunter becomes" arrives in Madrid. A play that revolves around disability, human rights, sexual policies and AI. It will run on the 9th and 10th of May in cult…

For 22 years now, the festival Documenta Madrid has been bringing contemporary and experimental documentary from the whole world closer to Madrid's audiences. This year the focus is on archive, memory and new looks at social and political cinema. Luis Parés, art director at Cineteca Matadero, tells us more about what they have planned for this edit…

It's been an eventful couple of weeks. Last Monday, Spain suffered a Peninsula-wide blackout. The previous Monday, we got news of the passing of Pope Francis. This week the conclave to elect a new pope begins on Wednesday, with 133 cardenals, 80 of them appointed by the late Pope Francis... In today's broadcast, we'll hear from the director general…

Esta semana, en Islas de Robinson, clásicos en coordenadas de Folk-Rock británico entre 1971 y 1974. Canciones que hablan por sí solas. Suenan: ALAN HULL - "MONEY GAME" ("PIPEDREAM", 1973) / KEVIN COYNE - "BLAME IT ON THE NIGHT" ("BLAME IT ON THE NIGHT", 1974) / MICHAEL CHAPMAN - "ANOTHER SEASON SONG" ("DEAL GONE DOWN", 1974) / ROY HARPER - "TWELVE…

What a Little Moonlight Can Do + Good Morning Heartache Cassandra Wilson Coming Forth by DayLegacy Recordings Se Telefonando Gregoire Maret, Romain Collin, Cassandra Wilson, Gregory Porter Ennio ACT Music I'd Rather Go Blind Etta James Tell Mama Geffen Alone With My Thoughts Norah Jones Autumn Jones UME - Global Clearing House Bring Back My Heart (…

On Monday, Spain went dark. Two days ago, at 12:33PM, the entirety of the Iberian Peninsula lost power completely. Mainland Spain, Portugal and part of France shut down from one moment to the next. Every home, business, traffic light, train, lost electricity. Hospitals worked with back-up generators, while traffic jams lasted for hours. We are Span…

Esta semana, en Islas de Robinson, nuevos favoritos cercanos y en castellano. Abriendo nuevas sendas y uniendo los puntos. De isla en isla, por muy remotas que nos pudieran parecer. Disfrute y deleite garantizado para nuestra cocotera en busca de cobijo. Suenan: PABLO LEIRA - "XOUBAS" (2025) / TESOURO - "ATLAS DE ISLAS REMOTAS" ("QUÉ BONITO EP NOS …

Is Anyone Listening? Bugge Wesseltoft, Rohey Taalah, Martin Myhre Olsen Is Anyone Listening?Jazzland Recordings In The Sound Of Breathing + Unknowing + Opening SAGES, Ólafur Arnalds, Loreen SAGES Decca Music Group Ltd. Ninnog + Fastnet + Rathlin from a Distance Yann Tiersen The Liquid Hour | Rathlin from a DistanceMute Don't Break My Heart + Komeda…