Rewind
Fridays at 6:30 pm (repeats 7 pm Sunday)
Jordan Davis and Conor Lennon look back at the week’s news with journalists across Switzerland.
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Rewind: Göldi's return unseals lips in BernFriday, 18 June, 2010Max Göldi’s homecoming means Bern feels much more free to talk about the Libyan affair. Jordan Davis reviews that and other highlights from the news of the week with RSR’s Pascal Jeannerat and DRS’s Pascal Krauthammer.
Rewind: The weakest link?Friday, 4 June, 2010A 363-page bomb dropped on Bern: Parliament’s report into the government’s handling of the UBS affair. It said the collegial Federal Council wasn’t as collegial as it should be—and it singled out Finance Minister Hans-Rudolf Merz. Jordan Davis reviews that and the rest of the week’s news with RSR’s Pascal Jeannerat, DRS’s Pascal Krauthammer and RSI’s Paola Ceresetti.
Rewind: The UBS accord at the ballot box?Friday, 28 May, 2010Will voters get a final say on the accord Bern signed with Washington to get UBS out of legal hot water? Social Democrats reportedly want to make it possible. Jordan Davis rewinds that and the rest of the week’s news with RSR’s Pascal Jeannerat and DRS’s Pascal Krauthammer.
Rewind: Leaving the People's Party in the cold ?Friday, 21 May, 2010Center-right parties’ talk of an alliance doesn’t sit well with their partner on the right: the Swiss People’s Party. Jordan Davis reviews that and the rest of the news of the week with RSR’s Pascal Jeannerat, L’Hebdo magazine’s Julie Zaugg and Der Bund’s Rudolf Burger.
Rewind : Rewinding through the archivesFriday, 14 May, 2010It’s a quiet, Ascencion day weekend, so the Rewind is feeling reflective and reviewing its archives on the Roman Polanski case and political reporters’ favorite parlor game: speculating when ministers will resign.
Rewind: Of burkas and fundamentalistsFriday, 7 May, 2010Aargau’s parliament moves to ban burkas while the government says it won’t dialogue with the fundamentalist termed “Switzerland’s Bin Laden”. Jordan Davis and Conor Lennon review the news of the week with RSR’s Pascal Jeannerat and DRS’s Pascal Krauthammer.
Rewind: Federal Council changes 'bonus' tuneFriday, 30 April, 2010The Federal Council takes steps against big bonuses, but will that persuade enough MP’s to pass the deal with the United States over UBS? Jordan Davis chats about that and the rest of the week’s news with RSR’s Pascal Jeannerat and Der Bund’s Rudolf Burger.
Rewind: Reform or 'reformette' ?Friday, 26 March, 2010The government unveiled its plans for reforming the way it functions. But is its proposal too timid? Susan Flory and Jordan Davis go over the week’s news with DRS Radio’s Pascal Krauthammer and Der Bund’s Rudolf Burger.
Rewind: Libyan complicationsFriday, 19 March, 2010Geneva accepts to settle with Hannibal Kadhafi over his leaked mugshot, but Kadhafi says the people of Switzerland should throw Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey into Lake Geneva. Conor Lennon and Jordan Davis discuss the ups and downs of the Libya affair with RSR’s Pascal Jeannerat and Der Bund’s Rudolf Burger.
Rewind: Liberals buck bank secrecy orthodoxyFriday, 12 March, 2010After years of close ties to the banks, the center-right Liberal Party begins to question the banking secrecy orthodoxy. Jordan Davis discusses that and other news of the week with RSR’s Pascal Jeannerat and DRS’s Pascal Krauthammer.