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Programmes
Dateline CH: Citizenship rules threaten Swiss football
Thursday, 25 April, 2013The BBC’s Imogen Foulkes looks at a threat to the Swiss national football team—from a new policy on citizenship:
Thursday, 25 April, 2013The BBC’s Imogen Foulkes looks at a threat to the Swiss national football team—from a new policy on citizenship:
Business Insight: How embracing failure leads to success
Wednesday, 24 April, 2013Celeste Neill looks at how embracing failure is necessary in making the next venture a big success. She speaks to the Swiss chapter of the international conference series FailCon, which encourages this skill and believes that the ’shame and blame’ mentality is counterproductive:
Wednesday, 24 April, 2013Celeste Neill looks at how embracing failure is necessary in making the next venture a big success. She speaks to the Swiss chapter of the international conference series FailCon, which encourages this skill and believes that the ’shame and blame’ mentality is counterproductive:
Movie Week: Looking at the world through Visions du Réel
Wednesday, 24 April, 2013While producing fiction films may not be Switzerland’s strong point, documentary and auteur-type films certainly is. NZZ am Sonntag film critic Christian Jungen talks about Nyon’s internationally renowned documentary film festival Visions du Réel, for which he is a jury member:
Wednesday, 24 April, 2013While producing fiction films may not be Switzerland’s strong point, documentary and auteur-type films certainly is. NZZ am Sonntag film critic Christian Jungen talks about Nyon’s internationally renowned documentary film festival Visions du Réel, for which he is a jury member:
Foreign Affairs: "The Swiss Spring," a quiet revolution.
Tuesday, 23 April, 2013After the “Offshore Leaks” revealed trillions in funds hidden in offshore localities, finance minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf says that Switzerland is ready to accept automatic information exchange between countries if it becomes the standard. Is this the result of a (quiet and nonviolent) revolution or has Switzerland been backed into a corner? WRS’s Philippe Mottaz discusses this with panelists Imogen Foulkes, Matthew Stevenson and Daniel Warner:
Tuesday, 23 April, 2013After the “Offshore Leaks” revealed trillions in funds hidden in offshore localities, finance minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf says that Switzerland is ready to accept automatic information exchange between countries if it becomes the standard. Is this the result of a (quiet and nonviolent) revolution or has Switzerland been backed into a corner? WRS’s Philippe Mottaz discusses this with panelists Imogen Foulkes, Matthew Stevenson and Daniel Warner:
Arts CH: Mixing Melotti and Klee in Lugano
Tuesday, 23 April, 2013Cristina Foglia visits the Museo d’Arte Lugano where the works of two artists who never met are being exhibited under the same roof for the first time. She asks Marco Franciolli, director of Museo d’arte Lugano, about the idea behind putting Paul Klee and Fausto Melotti together:
Tuesday, 23 April, 2013Cristina Foglia visits the Museo d’Arte Lugano where the works of two artists who never met are being exhibited under the same roof for the first time. She asks Marco Franciolli, director of Museo d’arte Lugano, about the idea behind putting Paul Klee and Fausto Melotti together:
Health Matters: It's tick time and pollen sneezin' season
Tuesday, 23 April, 2013They lurk in the woods but don’t be fooled, you can even find them in dry leaves or parks. It’s time to watch out for ticks, especially sheep ticks. You don’t feel the tricky little vampires invading your skin so you need to check carefully. Dr. Michelle Wright is here with a tick primer. Plus, she offers a little relief for those hampered by hay fever:
Tuesday, 23 April, 2013They lurk in the woods but don’t be fooled, you can even find them in dry leaves or parks. It’s time to watch out for ticks, especially sheep ticks. You don’t feel the tricky little vampires invading your skin so you need to check carefully. Dr. Michelle Wright is here with a tick primer. Plus, she offers a little relief for those hampered by hay fever:
Gadget Guru: Batteries, smart forks and marshmallow shooters
Monday, 22 April, 2013Ian the Gadget Guru talks about smaller, better, faster charging batteries, the HAPIfork, a smartfork that tracks your eating habits and helps you eat slower, and the very necessary range of marshmallow projectile devices that every nerd needs:
Monday, 22 April, 2013Ian the Gadget Guru talks about smaller, better, faster charging batteries, the HAPIfork, a smartfork that tracks your eating habits and helps you eat slower, and the very necessary range of marshmallow projectile devices that every nerd needs:
Speed Read: Historical Paris as never seen before
Monday, 22 April, 2013
Monday, 22 April, 2013
Helen Stubbs from the Off the Shelf English bookstore in Geneva reviews a couple of books that take you back, one to the literary salons of 18th century Paris, and another to :
- Wicked Company: The Forgotten Radicalism of the European Enlightenment by Philipp Blom
- Pure by Andrew Miller
Kids in Mind: Dealing with verbal defiance
Monday, 22 April, 2013Back-talk starts with “no!” from a toddler, and then as kids get older, it becomes full-scale arguing with parents. So how do we deal with this effectively? We hear tips from child psychotherapist Rachel Melville-Thomas about how kids test boundaries, which is often perceived as cheekiness just for the sake of it. But she insists it almost never is. In fact, it’s often about feeling helpless and like they have no say at all in things:
Monday, 22 April, 2013Back-talk starts with “no!” from a toddler, and then as kids get older, it becomes full-scale arguing with parents. So how do we deal with this effectively? We hear tips from child psychotherapist Rachel Melville-Thomas about how kids test boundaries, which is often perceived as cheekiness just for the sake of it. But she insists it almost never is. In fact, it’s often about feeling helpless and like they have no say at all in things:
Motoring On: Your questions answered
Monday, 22 April, 2013Motoring On addresses your questions. Emmanuel tackles auto import/export questions as well as how to get rid of a car that belongs to an ex-boyfriend who is not answering calls. And, questions about safety inspections when trying to sell a 10-year-old car. Plus much more:
Monday, 22 April, 2013Motoring On addresses your questions. Emmanuel tackles auto import/export questions as well as how to get rid of a car that belongs to an ex-boyfriend who is not answering calls. And, questions about safety inspections when trying to sell a 10-year-old car. Plus much more:
Consumer Helvetica: New site tells you where to invest
Monday, 22 April, 2013Knowing where to put your money for a wise investment isn’t necessarily straightforward. A new website claims to offer independent investment advice. Mydepotcheck.com is backed by the country’s largest consumer group, but who will really benefit from this site and how easy is it to use? Simon Thiriet from Swiss public radio’s Espresso programme told WRS’s Jo Fahy exactly what the website does:
Monday, 22 April, 2013Knowing where to put your money for a wise investment isn’t necessarily straightforward. A new website claims to offer independent investment advice. Mydepotcheck.com is backed by the country’s largest consumer group, but who will really benefit from this site and how easy is it to use? Simon Thiriet from Swiss public radio’s Espresso programme told WRS’s Jo Fahy exactly what the website does:
View from the South: Ticino bans all face coverings
Friday, 19 April, 2013A proposed burqa and niqab ban lost support due to its religious nature. Nevertheless, Ticino has indirectly pass the law by banning all face coverings in public—citing public safety—even though such garments are rarely seen in the region. Ticino correspondent Nicole della Pietra has the details:
Friday, 19 April, 2013A proposed burqa and niqab ban lost support due to its religious nature. Nevertheless, Ticino has indirectly pass the law by banning all face coverings in public—citing public safety—even though such garments are rarely seen in the region. Ticino correspondent Nicole della Pietra has the details:
Dig It! Strolling around Geneva's right bank parks
Friday, 19 April, 2013Hester Macdonald takes us on a tour of parks on the right bank of the lake in Geneva with Roger Beer, the expert arborist that showed us around the Parc des Eaux Vives a few weeks ago:
Friday, 19 April, 2013Hester Macdonald takes us on a tour of parks on the right bank of the lake in Geneva with Roger Beer, the expert arborist that showed us around the Parc des Eaux Vives a few weeks ago:
The Weekender: Films, sheep shearing and a wine tasting in Geneva
Friday, 19 April, 2013It may be partly rainy this weekend, but we’ve got a full slate of things to do inside or out. WRS’s Dave Goodman and Celeste Neill tell us about a documentary film festival in Nyon, sheep shearing at the Ballenberg Museum and a wine tasting event coming up in Geneva next week:
Friday, 19 April, 2013It may be partly rainy this weekend, but we’ve got a full slate of things to do inside or out. WRS’s Dave Goodman and Celeste Neill tell us about a documentary film festival in Nyon, sheep shearing at the Ballenberg Museum and a wine tasting event coming up in Geneva next week:
The Connectors: Lives of international commuters, part 2
Thursday, 18 April, 2013The Connectors continue with their discussion on employees who work in one country but fly “home” at the end of a week to be with family. They speaking to two international commuters, Robert Whitehead and Duncan Graham Rowe, about the pros and cons, and how they and their families cope with it all:
Thursday, 18 April, 2013The Connectors continue with their discussion on employees who work in one country but fly “home” at the end of a week to be with family. They speaking to two international commuters, Robert Whitehead and Duncan Graham Rowe, about the pros and cons, and how they and their families cope with it all:
