National Day Preparations

Today’s episode of Gibraltar Today was recorded live from Casemates, looking ahead to the National Day celebrations tomorrow.With the political rally, packed beaches, a drone display and more, it’s a busy day for the Royal Gibraltar Police Superintendent. Head of Operations Division Paul Chipolina told us how they have planned ahead for National Day.LOL Productions’ “Gibraltastic” is a comedy celebrating llanito culture and language, and the play is even set on National Day! Charlie Bishop and Jesse Hansen, of LOL Productions, are thrilled that the show will be part of the National Day coverage.Kelly-Anne Borge, cohost of the Radio Gibraltar Breakfast Show, told us that after working at GBC for over 16 years, she still feels that it is an absolute privilege to work in Casemates and be part of the National Day celebrations.We had live updates from Jose Mari Ruiz on the U21s match against Czechia in Europa Point, and also look back at the World Cup qualifier against the Faroe Islands last night.Gibraltar Cultural Services have been busy working on not just National Day, but for the many events in the leadup as well such as the Cultural Awards. Davina Barbara from GCS told us how important it is to celebrate llanitos and their contributions to local culture and art.Llanito tenor Nathan Payas gave a beautiful rendition of the national anthem at the world cup qualifier yesterday, and described it as a very special moment of civic pride. He’ll also be on the stage tomorrow in Casemates and gave us a taste of what he’ll be performing. The live entertainment from Casemates will form part of GBC’s National Day coverage; our News Editor Christine Vasquez told us what we can expect from Gibraltar’s local broadcaster tomorrow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.