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A new wave of immigration is taking place worldwide, especially here in Europe, and it’s having far reaching and often unpleasant effects.

¿Hay inmigración en tu paí­s? ¿De que paí­ses? ¿Crees que la inmigración en general es buena para el paí­s que la recibe? ¿Por qué?

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Ben y Marina

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What’s the best way to travel round Spain in Summer? Where should you sleep, what towns should you visit?

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Ben y Marina

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Spain tries to get some lyrics for its national anthem and controversy erupts!

¿Qué te parece que el himno español no tenga letra? ¿Crees que el himno de España deberí­a quedares con la letra que ha creado Paulino Cubero? ¿Conoces algún otro paí­s donde el himno no tenga letra?

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Ben y Marina

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The TV has broken and we don’t know how long we can hold out! And how long until the infinite video club arrives in our living room?

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We look at the extraordinary range of mafias in Europe and discover just how many there are, and what they are up to, in Spain. Click the Play button above to listen now!

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How will a new law affect Spanish film-goers? What’s going on in the world on Spanish film?

¿Qué opinas del cine europeo? ¿Te parece justo que haya una cuota de pantalla en los cines españoles? ¿Has visto alguna pelí­cula española? ¿Qué te pareció?

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Ben and Marina discuss the use of fields of solar panels to overcome energy problems in Spain, but wonder about the future of our landscapes…

¿Qué opinas de los huertos solares?

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Ben and Marina talk about the TV show Heroes, and extraordinary changes that have taken place in the world in the recent past…

¿Crees que veremos avances tecnológicos interesantes en los próximos 50 años? ¿Cuáles? ¿Y en la evolución del hombre?

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Ben y Marina

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As Radiohead shake up the music industry, we look at how the big record labels treat us like criminals, and how it isn’t going to do them any good in the long run…

¿Qué opinas del canon de los CDs y DVDs en España? ¿Y del DRM? ¿Crees que muchos grupos van a seguir el ejemplo de Radiohead?

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Ben y Marina

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Marina and Ben look at recent events in Burma, and the crucial role played by bloggers in letting the world know what was going on.

Discussion:

¿Crees que el levantamiento de los monjes y del pueblo puede servir de algo? ¿Qué opinarí­as si cortasen Internet en tu paí­s?

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Ben y Marina