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Sports, Museum Lecture, GibThreads, Young Musicians, Travel Trends

Ep. 735

We’ll start today’s episode with Jose Mari Ruiz who reflects on the weekend sport.


We take a fascinating look into Gibraltar’s deep past with Professor Clive Finlayson, as the National Museum prepares for a public lecture. With recent storms prompting questions about how unusual our weather really is, he'll also be reflecting on historic extreme weather events. 


Gibraltar’s teenage entrepreneurs are once again trying their hands at building a business. The young enterprise scheme has just launched and today we'll find out about GibThreads. 


The annual Gibraltar Festival for Young Musicians has come to an end this weekend, we'll be speaking to some of the successful participants, with some live performances as well. 


And with midterm round the corner are you planning your next break? With evolving travel trends, from changing budgets to new destination hotspots, we'll speak to travel agent Jerome Mascarenhas.

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