Spain's University Entry System - Quirky
18 January 2026
There can't be many examination systems based around the number fourteen. Ten is the more usual, making a percentage mark easy to calculate!
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Losing Our Way
18 January 2026
We have become so dependent on GPS to navigate - is it harming our brains?
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Granada - Origin Of The Name
18 January 2026
Granada is the city of the fruit that gives it its name - or is it?
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Breakfast In Andalucia
18 January 2026
Unlike in many countries, it is very common for Spanish people from all walks of life to eat breakfast in a cafe. And all together: lawyers and decorators, drivers and policemen.
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Evening In Andalucia - The Paseo
18 January 2026
In cities and towns, people stroll at dusk. In the countryside, groups and individuals can be seen walking along the roads, perhaps to a viewing point or simply for the pleasure of walking.
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Guitar Making in Granada - A Living Craft
5 January 2026
Granada still has many craftsmen building quality instruments by hand and the European Institute of Guitar Making is based in the province.
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Tapas - What And Why?
18 January 2026
The tradition of serving a bite to eat with a drink is customary in much of Andalucia, especially in Granada.
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Granada's Famous Puppet Theatre
18 January 2026
Internationally acclaimed puppet theatre group working in a variety of genres.
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Spain - Catholicism On The Wane
18 January 2026
Spain is moving away from religion faster than almost any other European country.
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Jobs For Life To End?
18 January 2026
There is a tremendous desire amongst Spanish people to succeed in oposiciones, notionally merit based exams, which can guarantee a job for life.
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Living Traditions in Andalucía
18 January 2026
In Lanjarón, for one night each year at the end of June, locals and tourists engage in a massive water fight
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