Mechelen
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Nov 2, 2026
Ken FallonHOST
That's on that I wasn't aware of.
Ken FallonHOST
It's down in Mechelen, which is in the north of Belgium in the Flemish part.
Ken FallonHOST
And I have worked there many weeks.
Ken FallonHOST
So I'm familiar with the city, nice city, nice people.
speaker_6HOST
But then, on January 10th, 1940, fate intervenes.
speaker_6HOST
The Mechelen incident.
speaker_5HOST
This is wild.
speaker_5HOST
A German aircraft flying in bad weather gets completely lost in the clouds and crashes in Belgium.
Lee WingateHOST
Good memory.
Lee WingateHOST
It was in that same season that Merthyr Tydfil played that the Belgian city of Mechelen became the smallest city by population with 87,000 people to produce a continental competition winner in Europe.
Lee WingateHOST
It was a record that stood until 2021 when the Spanish side Villarreal won the Europa League.
Lee WingateHOST
That's interesting and now
Joost JoustraHOST
It's one of his few altarpieces that actually remain in the church that it was commissioned for.
Joost JoustraHOST
This was made for a church in the Belgian town of Mechelen, and it's still there gracing the altar.
Joost JoustraHOST
It perhaps is the fishiest work in this episode, because it actually depicts three scenes that all have fish at the center.
Joost JoustraHOST
On the left we see Peter collecting the tribute money from a fish, so fishy scene number one.
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Joost JoustraHOST
And from there we moved on to that Armenian manuscript illumination showing John the Baptist baptizing Christ.
Joost JoustraHOST
and Christ almost standing on top of another aquatic creature that here almost takes the guise of a demon.
Joost JoustraHOST
From there we looked at Rubens' great triptych in the church in Mechelen showing not one, not two, but three fishy scenes from the New Testament and apocryphal books that feature fish.
Joost JoustraHOST
and ending on that unusual 1970s installation by Paul Tech, Fishman in Excelsis, where the artist himself is caught up in a net among the fish.
Anita RampleGUEST
We have various destinations where the tile will be available.
Anita RampleGUEST
For example, Mechelen or Ghent, for instance.
Anita RampleGUEST
If the visitor visits the tile of their choice, you are then led by Navilens.
Anita RampleGUEST
So Navilens works on helping you locate the selfie tile itself.
Anita RampleGUEST
So you can take your mobile phone and just look up that site while you're there.
Anita RampleGUEST
All the locations are mentioned and they'll be added at the time.
Anita RampleGUEST
And if you are going to perhaps maybe Ghent or Mechelen, where the selfie tiles are in operation, you can also go to their websites and there are dedicated pages on their website.
Anita RampleGUEST
So that's visit Ghent and visit Mechelen at the moment.
Martin RamsayHOST
Not the most vintage of European Cup seasons, I think it's fair.
Martin RamsayHOST
Ajax were runners-up, I think, in the Cup Winners' Cup final against Mechelen.
Martin RamsayHOST
Remember that great Mechelen team that arrived and then... disappeared and Bayer Leverkusen were UEFA Cup winners.
Martin RamsayHOST
Was it Leverkusen or
Rob SmytheGUEST
Ertingen?
Shahan PetrossianHOST
And veteran defender Udo Horstmann, he left to join the French league, Stade Rennais.
Shahan PetrossianHOST
And Gunther Guttler joined the Belgian league, Mechelen.
Shahan PetrossianHOST
Yeah, so there's not much transfer activity.
Shahan PetrossianHOST
It's not like these days where you have like 30 players coming in, 30 players leaving in the same window.
speaker_0NARRATOR
Anne's real education began abroad.
speaker_0NARRATOR
In 1513, while still young, she was sent to the court of Margaret of Austria, Regent of the Netherlands, at Mechelen, in what is now Belgium.
speaker_0NARRATOR
Margaret's court was one of the most cultured in Europe, famous for its music, its art, its learning, and its elegant manners.
speaker_0NARRATOR
It was a remarkable opportunity for a young English girl, and it came about largely through her father's diplomatic connections.
Kim LambNARRATOR
The guests came from far and near, and there was much merrymaking and gaiety at the wedding.
Kim LambNARRATOR
Even the quiet, reserved bridegroom became transformed and permitted the girls to cut off bits of Mechelen lace from his ruffled shirt as mementos.
Kim LambNARRATOR
The bride and groom went first to Montpelier, Virginia, Mr. Madison's home, but soon returned to Philadelphia, where at the request of her husband, Dolly lay aside her Quaker dress, entered society, and began to entertain largely.
Kim LambNARRATOR
Her tact and kindness of heart won everyone, and at a time when party spirit ran high and political differences caused bitter feeling, Mrs. Madison entertained with dignity and elegance, slighting no one, hurting the feelings of none, and sometimes making friends out of foes.
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