Event at the Luxembourg Embassy in London

June 24, 2023

Our director Dominique Santana presenting the project at the Luxembourg Embassy in London.

We met the former DJs of Radio Luxembourg’s English service and presented the project

On the 23rd of June, we were guests at the Luxembourg Embassy in London. There, we had the unique opportunity to meet some of the former DJs of the English service, 208 and their relatives.

Our Luxembourgish delegation, a team consisting of Dominique Santana (director), Andreas Fickers (C2DH), Marc Trappendreher (CNA) and Bernard Michaux (Samsa Film), presented the project to about 30 people. We were deeply touched and motivated by the support and help we received along the way. Their enthusiasm and interest in our project further motivates us to tell these unique stories together.

*People: Andy O’Dwyer (C2DH), Andreas Fickers (C2DH), Dominique Santana (C2DH), Marc Trappendreher (CNA), Bernard Michaux (Samsa Film)*

Our project presentation was followed by a very enriching and inspiring exchange with the former DJs and a handover of several boxes full of original Radio Luxembourg archives by Mike Knight and Tony Prince to be digitized and valorized in our project.

Dear Mike and Tony, we really appreciate your generous contribution to the preservation of the precious Radio Luxembourg heritage!

After a convivial lunch all together, His Excellency Ambassador Georges Friden kindly invited our delegation and the Radio Luxembourg community to the reception of the Luxembourg National Day at his residence.

Our most heartfelt thanks go to His Excellency Ambassador Georges Friden and his team for their generous hospitality and to Lynn Rothwell who kindly helped us contact the former DJs.

Here are some highlights of our special event in London.