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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[...]
Poles are generally regarded in a good light in the UK. Champions in the sky, they managed to defend Churchill's Britain in the 1940s. But did they also have another agenda? Did they help a Dane to overthrow the norms of the day? While the tragedy of Ukraine's invasion by Russia unfolds, in his first[...]
In his second episode of Walker's World, ORLAfm presenter Peter Walker continues on the path of Russia's historical aggression, which seems so timely as the tragedy of the invasion of Ukraine prevails. It is more than symbolic that the catastrophe of Ukraine began weeks after the start of the Chinese Year of the Tiger -[...]
Poland is helping its neighbour Ukraine in the tragic conflict against Russia. Poland has many reasons, not only geopolitical but also historical, to help Kiev. In the 14th century Poland was Europe's biggest country by land. Ahead of Europe Day this month, Peter Walker explains how, and also tells the story of more influential Poles.
June means Strawberries and Cream and lawn tennis in Wimbledon, south west London. Peter Walker serves insights into Polish stars who achieved great successes in tennis over the past century.
As we join fellows who are Americans, to celebrate their Independence Day in the United States, Peter Walker brings you a jaw dropping story of one Tadeusz Kościuszko, an engineer, statesman and military leader who is revered today as a national hero in five nations: Poland, Lithuania, Belarus, France and the United States. He helped[...]
Ugandan tyrant Idi Amin once claimed he was the last King of Scotland, a fanciful claim no one took seriously but made a good movie. Yet we stop in our globetrotting tracks to hear Peter Walker reveal that there was once a Polish king of the huge African island of Madagascar. In perhaps Peter's zaniest[...]
October 11 is Pulaski Day. This notable Pole's story in the USA is told by Peter Walker on Walker's World - a show Peter researches, scripts and presents on ORLAfm.
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
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 [...]
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[...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
In September, Northern Ireland’s biggest regional daily, the Belfast Telegraph, published a contentious letter from University of Cork academic Dr Kevin McCarthy, suggesting Poland cannot [...]
The most famous Polish deli must be Parade Delicatessen opposite Ealing Broadway railway station in west London. The shop has served customers for 63 years [...]
ORLAfm - Some Poles plan to stage a one-day strike in the UK on August 20. But it doesn’t command the support of Polish groups, nor is there clarity about the aims, venues for protest, or legality of the action. George Byczynski of the British Poles Initiative tells ORLA.fm’s George Matlock there is a more[...]
Former Labour party leadership contender Bryan Gould saw in 2013 that Ed Miliband had failed to be “more rigorous and adventurous to convince people for [...]
Imagine Jerzy Jarosz being deported from the UK. Seems unlikely but that is the role the seasoned Polonia actor plays in Stephen Poliakoff’s new BBC2 [...]
The first report from ORLA.fm on 10 April 2010 after the Smolensk air catastrophe. Includes reactions from Polish Ambassador Barbara Tuge-Erecinska. First broadcast April 10 2010 © ScriptEase Ltd 2021. All rights reserved
We Don’t Talk Anymore? Sir Cliff Richard speaks with George Matlock. The legendary artist talks about his 50th anniversary, recording music, MP3 downloads, touring East [...]
A Radio Play for ORLA.fm by Michal Karski. Features the music of Peter Katin, Sam Haywood & Agnieszka Pluta. First broadcast as a radio play [...]
A radio play for ORLA.fm by Michal Karski Audio production Radio ORLA Ltd. First Broadcast 25 December 2011 on www.orla.fm

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