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Sinopse
What in Gods name is happening in Spain? Simon Hunter, editor of the English Edition of Spanish newspaper EL PAÍS, tries to explain it all to his beloved English-speaking audience.
Episódios
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S03E12: The effects of the UK general election, and Spain’s dwindling bars
19/12/2019 Duração: 38minThis week we talk to Britons in Spain whose lives will be affected by the reelection of the Tories at the recent polls, and examine the initiatives aimed at keeping local watering holes open in deserted parts of the country
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S03E11: ‘El Pequeño Nicolás’ and a grisly cocaine crime
13/12/2019 Duração: 22minThis week we discuss Spain’s most notorious alleged fraudster, and examine the death of Marta Calvo, whose body was dismembered and disposed of by a man she met online
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S03E10: Scuffles in Congress and Spain’s ‘narco-submarine’
06/12/2019 Duração: 23minThis week we discuss the antics that happened inside Spanish Congress when newly elected lawmakers were sworn into their roles, and talk about the first “narco-submarine” caught in European waters off the coast of Galicia
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SO3E9: Vox controversies and Mar Menor disaster
29/11/2019 Duração: 25minThis week we discuss the far-right party's denial of gender violence, and why thousands of fish washed up dead in Europe's largest saltwater lagoon.
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S03E8: Spain's general election and the PSOE-Podemos deal
14/11/2019 Duração: 20minThis week we discuss -what else?- the results of Sunday's repeat poll and the surprise agreement between Pedro Sánchez and Pablo Iglesias that paves the way for a coalition
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S03E7: Pre-election debate and the #MeToo movement in Spain
07/11/2019 Duração: 24minThis week we discuss the jousting of Spain’s five prime-ministerial candidates on Monday night, and examine the Spanish feminism movement.
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S03E6: Spain’s ‘stolen babies’ network and R&D challenges
31/10/2019 Duração: 25minThis week we discuss the death of Doctor Vela, the first person to go to trial in relation with irregular adoptions during the Franco era, and ask why the Spanish science sector is lagging behind those of other countries
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S03E5: Catalan street protests and the exhumation of Franco
25/10/2019 Duração: 25minThis week we discuss last week’s disturbances in Catalonia after the Supreme Court ruling, and the long-awaited exhumation of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco from the Valley of the Fallen
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S03E4: Supreme Court ruling on jailed Catalan secession leaders
17/10/2019 Duração: 25minThis week we discuss the verdict from one of the most politically relevant trials that Spain has seen in recent years, and the protests it has sparked across Catalonia
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S03E3: The Spanish company that spied on Julian Assange
11/10/2019 Duração: 27minThis week we discuss the exclusive reporting from EL PAÍS about the security firm that was monitoring the WikiLeaks founder, and also examine the journalistic issues thrown up by a grisly crime in the north of Spain
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2x12: Farewell interview with ambassador Simon Manley
02/08/2019 Duração: 24minThe outgoing British ambassador to Spain covers Brexit, digital diplomacy and just how Spanish he is after six years in the role
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2x11: Spain’s political stalemate deepens
12/07/2019 Duração: 21minIn the season finale we discuss the ongoing efforts by the Socialists and Podemos to hammer out a governing deal, and also look at the U-turn Madrid City Hall has been forced to make on the Madrid Central low-emissions zone
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2x10: Madrid suspends fines in low-emissions zone
04/07/2019 Duração: 21minThis week we discuss the controversial move by the new right-wing council in the capital, as well as examining a bungled assassination attempt by two Spanish women
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2x09: New ruling in the Running of the Bulls rape case
28/06/2019 Duração: 20minThis week we discuss the Supreme Court’s decision on Spain’s most infamous sexual assault trial, and also examine the ongoing stalemate on the Spanish political scene
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2x08: The end of Madrid’s low-emissions zone?
20/06/2019 Duração: 19minThis week we discuss plans by the new mayor of the capital to ditch a scheme aimed at reducing pollution, and also examine an app that was used to spy on Spanish bars
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2x07: Why does Franco remain in the Valley of the Fallen?
13/06/2019 Duração: 18minThis week we discuss the Supreme Court ruling that temporarily suspended the exhumation of the Spanish dictator, and talk about how much guests are expected to give at weddings in Spain
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2x06: Catalan independence trial comes to a close
06/06/2019 Duração: 20minThis week we discuss the public prosecutor’s closing arguments in the 'procés' case, and also examine the possible ramifications of a tragic suicide in Madrid
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2x05: Fallout of the May 26 election results
31/05/2019 Duração: 18minThis week we discuss the winners and losers of the local, regional and European polls on Sunday, and how the outcome could affect future governing deals in Spain