Remembering parents, remembering Smolensk
This Easter Monday will be a bank holiday for many in Europe, as well as a time of reflection for families affected by the Smolensk […]
Articles by George Matlock
“Alexa play podcast Anglo Polish Radio”
Have you one of these? Many of you have enjoyed tuning into ORLAfm’s podcasts via smartphone apps or even via your TV set. But did […]
Lyczacza in concert at Jazz Cafe POSK
Maciej Lyszkiewicz has honed his style of Latin jazz in the Baltic city of Gdynia for more than two decades. An old pal of ORLAfm he agreed to a short interview with George Matlock just ahead of his band Łyczacza sold-out concert at Jazz Cafe POSK in London on 19 February 2022.
Maciej talks about how in communist-ravaged Poland he managed to lay hands on the latest samba and bossa nova from Brazil, and how he has also maintained other bands such as No Limits.
Orla.fm celebrates 10 years
Anglo-Polish Radio ORLA.fm launched on 18 May 2006, the birthdate of Poland’s most famous son, Karol Wojtyla who later became Pope John Paul II. Many […]
Speechwriter Charles Crawford on Brexit
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 […]
Colin Vearncombe tribute
Colin Vearncombe in the ORLA.fm studio, London, November 2010 Colin Vearncombe, best remembered as the front man of 1980s hot band Black, gave ORLA.fm a […]
New Yorker Jon Regen offers Polished act
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 […]
Do Poles join UK trade unions?
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 […]
Remembering Marek Greliak
There will be few people in the Polish community in London who will not know the name Marek Greliak. And to some of us the […]
Dominik Tarczyński, ORLA.fm presenter, now MP
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 […]