Episodes

  • Lyczacza in concert at Jazz Cafe POSK

    Lyczacza in concert at Jazz Cafe POSK
    Feb 22 2022
    Maciej Lyszkiewicz (Photo right at POSK) has honed his style of Latin jazz in the Baltic city of Gdynia for more than two decades. An [...]
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    21 mins
  • Welcome to my (Walker’s) World

    Welcome to my (Walker’s) World
    Feb 20 2022
    ORLAfm is excited to announce the start of a new series of podcasts for everyone interested in Polish history and famous names. It is remarkable how many Poles left Poland to find fortune, fame and sometimes tragedy. You may be surprised how many people you know have Polish backgrounds. The presenter of this show is one such case. Walker’s World is a monthly series presented by ORLAfm veteran DJ Peter Walker, whose natural parents were Polish.
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    1 min
  • Speechwriter Charles Crawford on Brexit

    Speechwriter Charles Crawford on Brexit
    Jan 29 2022
    With June 23 set for an historic vote on Britain’s destiny in or after the European Union, Charles Crawford shares his fears about how the “Brexit” campaign will unfold, as well as the growing populism which social media encourages. And could there be a “Poxit” too? The former British ambassador to Warsaw also talks about his new book about writing speeches for leaders and how former Polish foreign minister Radek Sikorski went off script while on his watch. Interviewed by George Matlock. © ScriptEase Ltd 2021. All rights reserved
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    24 mins
  • Colin Vearncombe tribute

    Colin Vearncombe tribute
    Jan 29 2022
    Colin Vearncombe, best remembered as the front man of 1980s hot band Black, gave ORLA.fm a candid interview in November 2010 which was included in [...]
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    51 mins
  • New Yorker Jon Regen offers Polished act

    New Yorker Jon Regen offers Polished act
    Jan 29 2022
    Jon Regen, whose grandmother was from Poland, is still waiting to perform in his ancestors’ homeland. In this candid interview the New York singer-songwriter and [...]
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    16 mins
  • Do Poles join UK trade unions?

    Do Poles join UK trade unions?
    Jan 29 2022
    Trade unions in Britiain have been in relative decline since the 1980s. But if only 25% of UK workers are in unions, even fewer Polish workers in the UK are members. Co-author of a new survey Dominika Potkańska from the Institute of Public Affairs in Warsaw explains to George Matlock the issues and how likely are Poles to join a union. © ScriptEase Ltd 2021. All rights reserved
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    24 mins
  • Dominik Tarczyński, ORLA.fm presenter, now MP

    Dominik Tarczyński, ORLA.fm presenter, now MP
    Jan 29 2022
    Since its launch in May 2006 as the only Anglo-Polish radio station, ORLA.fm has been proud of many of its staff for the work they have done at the station, and the media and other roles that they have secured thanks to our tutelage afterwards. Today, we celebrate the achievements of one Dominik Tarczyński, who has been sworn in as one of the youngest Poseł of the Polish Sejm, a member of the lower chamber of the Parliament, whom we welcome back for a special reunion interview with station director George Matlock.
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    26 mins
  • All Saints’ Day remembered personally and nationally

    All Saints’ Day remembered personally and nationally
    Jan 29 2022
    November 1, All Saints’ Day, is a day for remembrance of those who have departed. Commemorated across Europe it is especially observed in Poland. As [...]
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    3 mins