In this gem from our archives, arts producer Nevil Gray speaks with fellow Australian, Dame Joan Sutherland (1926-2010), one of the great opera sopranos of the 20th century. In 1982, […]
Monthly Archives: October 1997
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In this series of highlights from the Radio Netherlands’ archives marking the station’s 50th anniversary, two interviews: one with British-born writer Christopher Isherwood, but we begin with German actress, singer […]
Dheera Sujan meets Anil Ramdas, broadcaster, journalist and the most high profile Surinamese Indian in the Netherlands. In the 1870’s, Indian labourers from Bihar were taken to Surinam to work […]
Michele Ernsting visits Namibia, seven years after independence, which was preceded by decades of civil war. Sam Nujoma became the country’s first president. He poured money into education and health […]
In 1997, the famous Edinburgh Festival celebrated its 50th anniversary. In a two-part series, Dheera Sujan went along to sample the goodies on the show. Part one includes interviews with […]
Dheera Sujan visits Bhutan, an ancient, pristine land with none of the problems (overpopulation, environmental degradation, crime, etc.) that beset most of the world. But for how long will it […]
The semi-nomadic Himba people, who live in a remote corner of Namibia, are one of the last traditional tribes of Africa. Their way of life nearly vanished towards the end […]
The French oil company Total has defied the U.S. government and signed a 2 billion dollar deal with Iran to develop offshore gas fields. In response, Washington has threatened to […]