In the Current Affairs segment we’ll hear from Wolfgang Mueller who speaks to Manfred Wutzlhofer, the manager of the building industry fair Bauma, the biggest in the world. The fair takes place every 3 years and is a good indicator for the economy in general.Then you’ll hear the Social Calender and Echo Helvetia with Ursula Schappi. She brings you the weekly current affairs from Switzerland and a report about the country’s new task of chairing the Council of Europe and the plans to restructure the Strassburg based Court of Human Rights.

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In today’s Switch:On we turn back the time and revisit the moment when the Wall came down. The reunification, the Techno movement and GDR-evergreens. We talk to 3 DJs who just visited Australia as part of the Becks Berlin Sessions and of course we got the German Single charts for you and a party tip you should not miss out on! Switch:On with Kathleen.

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More than one billion people suffer from having barely anything to eat. This is the highest rate ever. Over a thousand delegates at the World Summit on Food Security in Rome discussed the problem. One decision was made: poor countries need to be trained in taking agriculture back into their own hands. But this won't be an easy task. Experts explain different possibilities. We also have the press review, the “Deutschlandreport” and the latest news from Switzerland and Austria. Kathleen Wächter hosts today’s “Wochenjournal”

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In “Im Gespräch mit Trudi Latour” we’ll hear from Alexander Riedmüller who is writing his dissertation about the Greek Island Kythera and the questions if the internet allows for a more connected global community and how modern technology affects identity. In the “Wirtschaftsreport” Wolfgang Mueller speaks to Michael Sauermost about soccer, the world cup and the financial aspects of this sport. At the end of the program Jessica from Polyglot gives us an overview over the currently available Jobs for German speakers in Australia and New Zealand, one of them being tri-lingual manager in the cut flower industry.

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The show for Victorians: today we see Melbourne through the eyes of a newcomer. Gesa explores the city with one of the Tourist buses, and Katharina Kerzdörfer accompanies her. Also, news and events in and around the German language communities, Music in our series “Meine kleine Volksmusik”, and more. Patrick Wauthier hosts today’s “Lokal 03”.

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A historical moment took place in Australia on Monday. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologized to the “Forgotten Australians”. In the early 20th century children, mainly from England were taken to Australia to populate the country with white people. But many of the children immigrants were abused or used as workers on farms. Indigenous Australia presents itself in Leipzig with the exhibition ?Ozeanien - von Australien bis zur Osterinsel“. We talk to the person in charge and inform about the plans made concerning the Traveston Crossing Damm in Queensland. Adrian Plitzco hosts today’s ?Australienjournal“.

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The cultural show, with the following topics: We visit the “Kasseler Musiktage”, a famous culture event in Germany, we celebrate the 50th birthday and hear the fascinating story of Thomas Quasthoff, who defied the odds and his physical impairment to become one of the most celebrated German bariton singers. We go on a tour through the now empty diplomatic residences in Bonn, ten years after the government moved back to Berlin. And we wonder, if art can turn grief into something positive. Patrick Wauthier hosts the “Feuilleton für die Ohren”.

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In Rome the World Food Summit started with no Western head of government except Italian’s Berlusconi. Another event concerns the EU far more: the election of the first foreign minister of the European Union. We will have a closer look on those events as well as on the 80th birthday of the Russian propaganda radio Radio Moskau. And we remember the year 1994 in our series 60 years in Germany. Plus: Austrian current affairs in “Servus Austria” and the press review. Adrian Plitzco hosts today’s ?Europa Aktuell“.

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35000 people attended the memorial service for Robert Enke, goalkeeper of Germany’s soccer team. He committed suicide on Tuesday last week, caused by severe depression. People are emotionally touched and involved, even men. We therefore question the concept of masculinity in the 21st century. What is typical male, what should a man represent and are men allowed to show feelings? Tell host Oliver Heuthe what you think about that topic in today’s “Talkback am Montag” with music and the latest sport news.

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In the Current Affairs Trudi Latour talks to the German photographer Katharina Stübe about the charity group Article 25. On Dec 3 they hold an art auction to finance building projects in developing countries. Katharina donated a book and a photograph signed by Joern Utzon. Then you’ll hear the Social Calender and Echo Helvetia with Ursula Schappi, who brings you the weekly current affairs from Switzerland and a report about the Unesco World Heritage listing of two Swiss towns, with an interview with the initiator Rudolf Caprez.

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Today we have a look at a fire station and how it is to be a firewoman or fireman. What do you want to be when you are grown up? We also celebrate the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street! And of curse there's the kids news and music. Have fun in Pfiffikus, with Kathleen Waechter and guest Katharina Bengsch.

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Agricultural food production is straining the globes natural resources, but the problems are likely to increase with warming average temperatures and a growing world population. Will we have to get used to the idea of genetically modified food, for the good of all? We spoke to two German experts, who believe that we should. Also: The press review, a letter from Germany, a report on the naxalite struggle in India, our listeners’ feedback and more. Patrick Wauthier hosts the program.

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In “Im Gespräch mit Trudi Latour” we’ll hear an update from Eva Haas who has by now arrived in Indonesia with her bicycle. We also hear from her and her partner Berti about the ecological politic of bicycling. In the “Wirtschaftsreport” Wolfgang Mueller speaks to Klaus Wiegel about the share price and to Klaus Becker from the German-American Chamber of Commerce about the first year of the Obama administration. Last not least, Jessica from Polyglot gives us an overview over the currently available Jobs for German speakers in Australia and New Zealand.

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The show for Victorians. We talk about new regulations and road rules in the Garden State. Oliver Heuthe visits Fred Glasbrenner, cyclist and abalone diver. As usual we've found some interesting events in the German language communities, topped of with some nice Music and our series “Meine kleine Volksmusik”. Patrick Wauthier hosts today's &uot;Lokal 03&uot;.

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Australia remembers its fallen soldiers of the First World War, on this Remembrance Day. Up until today, Australian soldiers have been sent to multiple battles across the globe. More than a thousand of them are currently on the ground in Afghanistan, as part of a campaign, that has become harder to fight and is looking more difficult to win than ever. The life of Heinrich Mann, brother of Thomas Mann, is the subject of a prize-winning book by author Evelyn Juers, we look back on the Goethe-Institute's wall party, and in the new episode of our series “Wildes Australien” we learn to see through the Box Jellyfish. Patrick Wauthier hosts the “Australienjournal”.

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