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This week we're taking a very slow train.  We're in Hungary.  On the train from Veszprem to Gyor.  And this very slow train is very, very special. Hold on tight and listen to this very short story.    Diese Woche fahren wir mit einem sehr langsamen Zug.  Wir sind in Ungarn.  Mit dem Zug von Veszprem nach Gyor.  Und dieser sehr langsame Zug ist etwas ganz Besonderes. Halten Sie sich gut fest und hören Sie sich diese kurze Geschichte an. It was a very hot day when we took the train from Veszprem to Gyor. We were in Hungary. And, our short journey north was full of summer time fun. This very small train was packed full of families with kids. They were happy, excited, and on their home. And, there was noise. There was giggling, laughing and singing, and the sounds of kids chasing each other through the train. And, this giggling and laughing turned into incredible ear piercing screams each time the train went into a tunnel. Screams that lasted as long as the tunnels. And, there wer

Interview Deutsch.   Patricia Gebel.  Hören Sie sich dieses spannende Urlaubsbild an.  Weit weg.  In der Nähe der chinesischen Grenze.  Eine junge Frau allein. Die Dinge hätten nicht besser sein können. Moderne Abenteuer sind immer noch möglich.  Von und mit Nigel A.  JAMES Patricia Gebel.  Listen to this exciting holiday picture.  A long way away.  Close to the Chinese border.  A young woman alone. Things could not have been better. Modern Adventure is still very possible.

  KAMINSKY, Pawel  - A family holiday.  Sheep, hard work, and good fun!  This is a must for those of you with young kids and no ideas where to go for the holidays.  Very much better than beach time stress. 

  Hristina Lazarova.  Eine  junger Damen. Musik und Leben.  Immer was neues.  Music and life. Always something new. More from Hristina LAZAROVA   LAZOROVA Hristina - A young Bulgarian singer with a very big future. Interview 2022 in Deutsch Links - https://youtu.be/xRG13t6DG_w https://youtu.be/NXJ5oo7Dw7E

  This all happened a long time ago.  Just before Christmas, 1975.  OPEC was coming to the end of its meeting of ministers.  All of a sudden terrorists struck. Carlos and his gang.  OPEC was taken over and hostages taken.  The oil ministers of OPEC. The world was shocked.  A real-life story filled with suspense. Two men played an important role.  Both airline pilots. Otto Herald and Manfred Pollak. This is a story from life. Click here to listen to Otto Herald and Manfred Pollak

Die Rolle der Kirche von heute?  Eine sehr schwierige Frage. Dies ist eine sehr interessante Diskussion mit Pfarrer Georg Fröschl vom Pfarrer Breitensee in Wien. Eine Diskussion in deutscher Sprache.  Moderator, Nigel A. JAMES  The Role of the present day church?  A very hard question. This is a very interesting discussion with Pfarrer Georg Fröschl of the Pfarrer Breitensee in Vienna. A discussion in German.  Moderator, Nigel A.  JAMES

Lucy Nemetz    An exciting childhood day.  Just before the second World War. A joy ride in the skies above Vienna.    A great adventure. Short tale from life. English.

The Farm at Lane's End is back from its summer vacation. The excitement continues! Click here  for all the latest fun and goings on down on the farm.  Always something new!

  A small church in Berlin Gabriel Maszerics is a traveller. Lots to talk about. Berlin, Dresdon, Prague, and Barcelona. Impressions and feelings, people  great and small, food and more. Listen to this interesting discussion.  Nigel A. JAMES and Gabriel Maszerics. Recorded 28th of August, 2024.  Vienna

This is a story an old farmer told me. Real history.  A Yorkshire village day out to the coast.  A steam train, sandwiches for lunch, fun on the beach, and a hearty end to a wonderful day. This is interesting listening.  Written and read by Nigel A.  JAMES Talk Inter is short stories and more.  Talk Inter is also on SPOTIFY.  Go to SPOTIFY and search Talk Inter.

Dr Kathryn Ferry is an historian. The British seaside is her subject. An enormous topic. Listen to this interesing interview.   CLICK HERE -    FERRY  Dr. Kathryn  - Beaches and history. Interesting discussion.    

  Susanne Kannenberg  - Interview in English - Listen to this interesting interview.  A wonderful East German communist childhood that ended with a painful western bang!  No happy end!

Rainhard  KLOUCEK    - Secretary General Pan Europa, Wien.    Pan Europa ist keine kleine Stimme auf der Weltbühne.  Sie wird sehr wohl gehört.  Pan Europa is no small voice on the world stage.  It is very much listened to.  Moderator - Nigel A. JAMES 17 Minuten

  We think we understand our pet guinea pigs.  We have no idea!  We are the MONSTERS!  We have lots to learn.  Listen to Susanne Kannenberg of Hannover. She loves guinea pigs and knows all about them.  Click here to listen to Susanne KANNENBERG Click here to listen to Susanne KANNENBERG on Radio Orange

  Wien.  Ein Garten. Wieder ein Jahr vorbei.  Pflanzen, Tiere, Gemüse, Geschichten und mehr.  Ein faszinierender Einblick in eine sehr grüne Welt.  Nigel A. JAMES und Lisl Fischer. Vienna.  A garden. Another year gone.  Plants, animals, vegetable, stories and more.  A fascinating glimpse into a very green world.  Nigel A.  JAMES and Lisl Fischer.

This week we're taking a very slow train.  We're in Hungary.  On the train from Veszprem to Gyor.  And this very slow train is very, very special. Hold on tight and listen to this very short story.    Diese Woche fahren wir mit einem sehr langsamen Zug.  Wir sind in Ungarn.  Mit dem Zug von Veszprem nach Gyor.  Und dieser sehr langsame Zug ist etwas ganz Besonderes. Halten Sie sich gut fest und hören Sie sich diese kurze Geschichte an. It was a very hot day when we took the train from Veszprem to Gyor. We were in Hungary. And, our short journey north was full of summer time fun. This very small train was packed full of families with kids. They were happy, excited, and on their home. And, there was noise. There was giggling, laughing and singing, and the sounds of kids chasing each other through the train. And, this giggling and laughing turned into incredible ear piercing screams each time the train went into a tunnel. Screams that lasted as long as the tunnels. And, there wer

Ein Mann mit einem musikalischen, sehr wienerischen Projekt.  Ein großer Spaß für alle.  Interview auf Deutsch. Moderiert von Nigel A. JAMES A man with a musical very Viennese project.  Lots of fun for everyone.  Interview in German. Moderated by Nigel A.  JAMES

Nika Sommeregger ist eine Theaterregisseurin.  Sie hat viel zu sagen, und natürlich auch eine Botschaft. Hören Sie sich diese interessante Diskussion an.  Moderiert von Nigel A. JAMES.  Deutsche Sprache. Nika Sommeregger is a theatre director.  She has much to say, and, of course a message as well. Listen to this interesting discussion.  Moderated by Nigel A. JAMES.  German language.  Click here to listen -  Zum Anhören hier klicken - 

Click here to listen to Rebecca Hughes. In this short discussion, Rebecca Hughes of Eastoft in Yorkshire in England talks about country life.  About bees, Corona and lockdown, and about how the isolation of lockdown brought people together in a very close way!  Teddy bears in windows and the swapping of books.  Silver linings in very dark clouds. First broadcast - Nov. 8. 2022

  Click here for all the latest fun and goings on down on the farm.  Always something new!

Femizid gehört tragischerweise zum Menschsein dazu. Magdalena Pfeifer hat ein Friedensprojekt.  Hören Sie sich an, was sie zu diesem Thema und den Fragen, die sie aufwirft, zu sagen hat.  Eine interessante Diskussion.  In deutscher Sprache.  Moderator Nigel A. JAMES CLICK HERE TO LISTEN Femicide is tragically part and parcel of the makeup of being human. Magdalena Pfeifer has a peace project.  Listen to what she has to say on this subject and the questions she raises.  An interesting discussion.  German language.  Moderator Nigel A.  JAMES CLICK HERE TO LISTEN

Little Emily Clark  - Listen and Read - Scroll down for audio. I heard the following story a long time ago. It's a story of miracle, luck, and good chance. A story that moved me. Something I've never forgotten. Vienna, the summer of 1973. I was having tea with the Clarks. I was a family friend. And, the Clarks had 4 very nice children. Nicola and Roger who were 18 and 19, and Emily and Peter who were twins. And, they were still very young. In fact, only 6. And, the following story was all about Emily and Peter. The Clarks had recently moved back to Europe from Africa. Noel Clark, the father, had worked there as foreign correspondent and was now doing the same in Vienna. And, this story I'm about to relate had taken place 4 years previously whilst the Clarks were still living in Africa. It was a hot afternoon down in Africa. An old friend of the Clarks had dropped in for tea. A doctor from London. He was passing through on his way down to the Cape. An international medical c

  Dr. Tatjana Fischer.   Ein Diskussion.  Utopien, Thomas Morus, Stadt Planung, neue Perspektiven und vieles mehr.  Interview Deutsch. Moderator Nigel A.  JAMES

  Franz Knafl.  A man of great determination who's following the path of hard iron discipline. Martial arts.  Listen to Franz Knafl's story. A tale of international perspectives and friends all over the world.  Discussion in English with Nigel A.  JAMES

  A short discussion in English.  Pride Month dimensions. Interesting points, feelings,  and an ongoing struggle. Nigel A.  JAMES and Gabriel MESZARICS.    Listen Here!  

London - It was Just before Christmas 1952.  Listen to this amazing story.  A London double decker bus was just approaching tower bridge. Suddenly the bridge started opening.  It was too late to stop.  The bus had to go on!  Albert Gunter, the driver, knew what to do. Real life drama! Click here to listen to Albert Gunter London - Es war kurz vor Weihnachten 1952.  Hören Sie sich diese erstaunliche Geschichte an.  Ein Londoner Doppeldeckerbus fuhr gerade auf die Tower Bridge zu. Plötzlich begann sich die Brücke zu öffnen.  Es war zu spät, um anzuhalten.  Der Bus musste weiterfahren!  Albert Gunter, der Fahrer, wusste, was zu tun war. Ein echtes Drama aus dem Leben!

Dr Kathryn   Ferry,  Interview -  Her book - The Old Convent East Grinstead   - Often, going into a convent was not just for praising the Lord.  Business and an otherwise impossible life, too.  Listen to this discussion.  There's a surprise behind every pillar.  Discussion in  English.  Moderator - Nigel A.  JAMES   Dr Kathryn Ferry -   Book website 

Die Rolle der Kirche von heute?  Eine sehr schwierige Frage. Dies ist eine sehr interessante Diskussion mit Pfarrer Georg Fröschl vom Pfarrer Breitensee in Wien. Eine Diskussion in deutscher Sprache.  Moderator, Nigel A. JAMES  The Role of the present day church?  A very hard question. This is a very interesting discussion with Pfarrer Georg Fröschl of the Pfarrer Breitensee in Vienna. A discussion in German.  Moderator, Nigel A.  JAMES

  Paris Maderna  -  Short Story English  - An amazing true story. Reinventing the wheel, or, in this case, the bike.  But, bikes are bikes and will always be bikes. This is a very fast moving story.  A very big crash,  a wall, and a beer.  Moving on and never giving up. Paris Maderna - Kurzgeschichte Englisch - Eine erstaunliche wahre Geschichte. Das Rad neu erfinden, oder in diesem Fall das Fahrrad.  Aber Fahrräder sind Fahrräder und werden immer Fahrräder sein. Dies ist eine sehr rasante Geschichte.  Ein schwerer Sturz, eine Mauer und ein Bier.  Weitermachen und niemals aufgeben. Click Paris Maderna to listen.

Carina Mohasci.  Hören Sie sich diese Geschichte des Leidens an.  Magersucht.  Eine lebensbedrohliche Krankheit, von der man sich nur sehr schwer erholen kann.  Carina Mohacsi hat es geschafft.  Aber es brauchte sehr viel harte Arbeit und viel liebevolle Unterstützung. Eine sehr schwarze Zeit für alle Betroffenen und Beteiligten. Dies ist ein starkes Hörerlebnis.  Interview auf Deutsch.  Moderiert von Nigel A. JAMES Carina Mohasci.  Listen to this story of suffering.  Anorexia Nervosa.  A life threatening illness that takes very much to recover from.  Carina Mohacsi succeeded.  But, it took very much hard work and a lot of loving support. A very black period for all those concerned and involved. This is powerful listening.  Interview in German.  Moderated by Nigel A. JAMES.

  Hunde bedeuten sehr vielen Menschen sehr viel.  Hören Sie sich Elfie Jordan zu diesem Thema an.  Interview auf Deutsch mit Nigel A. JAMES.  Dogs mean very much to very many people.  Listen to Elfie Jordan on this subject.  Interview in German with Nigel A. JAMES. 

  KAMINSKY, Pawel  - A family holiday.  Sheep, hard work, and good fun! This will make you want to head to the hills!  Interview in English.  Moderated by Nigel A.  JAMES Click on KAMINSKY, Pawel to listen.

May is month that slips in hardly  noticed.  All of a sudden, it's here.  And, of course, May Day is not only May Day.  May Day is much more as well.   To begin with,   May Day's a celebration of spring.  This old pagan tradition of dancing and singing around maypoles goes back more than 2000 years.      Another tradition of May Day is the socialist custom of marching.  A long time ago, this used to be a red letter day in the very red socialist calender.  Thousands and thousands of flag waving socialists would get up very early and march.  And, they'd march all day long.  A wonderful way of being together and celebrating the workers and all that they stood for.  But, the numbers of marchers has sadly declined. Most modern workers prefer, instead, to do nothing at all, or go away for a couple of days.  And, May Day is not only dancing, singing and marching.  Mayday's also a signal sent out that means help.  This, everyone knows all over the world.   So, May is a month th

  Listen to this travelogue.  Hungary.  A train trip from Veszprem to Gyor.  A trip full of summertime fun.  Kids being kids.  Laughing and screeching.  Beutiful scenery.  A natural gift. And all at a very slow speed. Hören Sie sich diesen Reisebericht an.  Ungarn.  Eine Zugfahrt von Veszprem nach Gyor.  Eine Reise voller sommerlicher Freude.  Kinder, die Kinder sind.  Lachen und Quietschen.  Wunderschöne Landschaften.  Ein Geschenk der Natur. Und das alles in einem sehr langsamen Tempo.

Heinrich Thaler  Interview in Deutsch  -   Sein neuestes Buch .   Irgendwohin und Zurück.   Eine spannende Lektüre.  Eine unglaubliche wahre Geschichte aus der Kriegszeit.  Diese Diskussion muss man sich anhören.  Heinrich Thaler -  Interview in German - His latest book,  Somewhere and Back.   An exciting read.  An incredibly true  wartime story.  You must listen to this discussion.  Click here to listen -   Heinrich Thaler  Interview in Deutsch      

Jan de Cock has often been in prison.  Not because of crimes he's committed, but, instead,  because of his wanting to help. Prisoners, too, have their needs.  Jan de Cock has travelled the world.  But, getting into prisons was not always easy.  Listen to this intersting story.  In English.   Written and read by Nigel A.  JAMES

Niki Stanek fotografiert schon sehr lange. Er macht nicht nur die Fotos, er entwickelt sie auch und druckt sie ab.  Alles Kunstwerke. Niki Stanek bevorzugt schwarz-weiß.  Hören Sie Niki Stanek im Gespräch mit Nigel A. JAMES.  Diskussion auf Deutsch. Niki Stanek has been taking photographs for a very long time. He not only takes the photos, he develops them and prints them as well.  All works of art. Niki Stanek prefers black and white.  Listen to Niki Stanek talking to Nigel A. JAMES.  Discussion in German.

  Dada     A movement that came out of the 1st World War.   Switzerland.   An   international very creative movement.  Dada is still very much alive today.  Click on Dada to listen

  Inou . Kamerun in Afrika.   Radio mit Geschichten.   Deutsch, English. Französisch.  Radio Man Inou erzählt.  Ein Diskussion.  Nigel A.  JAMES und Inou. Spannend. Click here to listen to discussion with Inou.

Under A Roman Moon  The end of World War 2.  Bruno Hope was on his way home.  Walking up through Italy.  Vienna getting closer as each day went by.   Then the partisans struck. A true end of war story.  Written and read by Nigel A.  JAMES

  Listen to this highly interesting interview.  Inou talks about what radio means in the Cameroon. Radio is more than just something to listen to, Radio is part of the substance of Cameroon living.   This interview is in English.  Moderated by Nigel A. JAMES

  Oleh Kovtun ist ein Priester der griechisch-katholischen Kirche in Wien.  Hören Sie sich seine sehr interessante Geschichte an. Seine Gefühle, seine Pflichten, sein Leben und noch viel mehr. Gute Zeiten, schwere Zeiten, und eine Radiogeschichte auch. Oleh Kovtun is a priest of the Greek Catholic Church in Vienna.  Listen to his very interesting story. His feelings, his duties, his life and much more as well. Good times, hard times, and a radio story, too. Listen to / hören Sie Oleh Kovtun on Radio Orange, Wien ,  Listen on YouTube

Christian Rinder  - A short story in English - Unexpected coming homes are  the sweetest of all. Especiallyif no one knows you're coming, and, especially, if no one even knows you're alive.  Listen to this very moving end of war story. Click on Christian Rinder to listen to this story on YouTube

Ingrid Reifinger-Hütte   Interview in English.  An interesting visit to Schloss Ambras in Tirol.  A schloss with surprises. It's well worth a visit.  Find out more.  To listen to interview on YouTube please click Ingrid Hütte

 April Words April's a month that arrives in great splendour.  There is no other month like quite April.  April is a month of power and force.  And, April's more than a month.  April's a feeling as well. A feeling of strength.  April's the engine that pulls the year in its train.   Without the energy of April, there would be no early growth, and, without early growth there would be little to keep life together. Without April there would be no early harvests in summer, and, there would be no Mayday dancing and singing. Life would be quiet without April. And, April's not only the month that powers the year, April powers our emotions as well.  April uplifts  and frees  from the  clutches of Winter.   April liberates.  Our energy is back. we are recharged.  We are  free to move on. And, this in a nutshell is April.  April is magic in splendour.  There is no other month quite like April.  April Words by Nigel A.  JAMES  

  Libby Love  - Life and some below surface thoughts that open the door to yoga. Some fascinating glimpses.  Enough for more than a feeling.  An interesting discussion.   Interview in English To listen on YouTube, please click on Libby Love.  

  Peter Rosegger - Life growing up in the mountains of Austria.  Listen to this story.  Teresa Krammer used to come calling.  Selling her wares.  A story from a long time ago.  To listen on YouTube, please click on Peter Rosegger.   YouTube video includes full text.

  Young in Vienna   -  A late night visit.  The police came calling.  A true story.  A party.  Very much noise.  A fine. But, nevertheless,  an unexpected fine happy end.

  Dr. Tatjana Fischer.   Ein Diskussion.  Utopien, Thomas Morus, Stadt Planung, neue Perspektiven und vieles mehr.  Interview Deutsch.

  Prester John was a mystery.  A king from the east.   The Pope needed help.  A friend with an army.  Listen to this short story.  An answer to a mystery.  This short story  is in English.  Written and read by Nigel A.  JAMES