Time Capsule
Tuesdays at 6:10 pm during The Wrap
Natasha Proietto joins Conor Lennon to sweep us momentarily in back in time to key moments in Swiss history.
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Time Capsule: Famous Swiss Americans of yoreTuesday, 9 March, 2010Natasha Proietto brings us the fascinating life story of Albert Gallatin and other well-known Swiss who left for the Americas:
Time Capsule: Mini-Switzerlands around the worldTuesday, 23 February, 2010Natasha Proietto has been looking at Switzerland’s place in the world and found that Swiss culture and even some of its landmarks have leaked into tiny towns far, far away:
Time Capsule: Judaism in SwitzerlandTuesday, 16 February, 2010The early years of Jewish migration in Switzerland—back in the Middle Ages—didn’t go so smoothly. Natasha Proietto has the history, plus a look at some of the most prominent Swiss Jewish figures:
Time Capsule: Islam in Switzerland, then and nowTuesday, 9 February, 2010The first real wave of Muslim migrants came to Switzerland around the 1960s and the first mosque—which did have a minaret—was built in Zurich in 1962. There are now over 200 mosques and cultural centres across the country, and that’s not all that’s changed. Natasha Proietto tells us about the history of the relationship between this religion and Switzerland:
Time Capsule: Buddhism in the ConfederationTuesday, 2 February, 2010Natasha Proietto tells us about how Buddhism came to Switzerland and how it’s spread within our borders:
Time Capsule: Shining a light on Russian OrthodoxyTuesday, 26 January, 2010Our resident historian Natasha Proietto turns our attention to the place of the Russian Orthodox church in Switzerland:
Time Capsule: Digging up Switzerland's religious rootsTuesday, 19 January, 2010How did Christianity start in Switzerland? Its origins date all the way back circa 380 AD in the canton of Valais. Natasha Proietto takes us back to the beginning of our country’s religious heritage:
Time Capsule: St Gallen AbbeyTuesday, 12 January, 2010Natasha Proietto gives us the historical and current-day religious significance of St Gallen’s Abbey District:
Time Capsule: Switzerland and the ReformationTuesday, 5 January, 2010In the first of a mini-series on Switzerland and relgion, Natasha Proietto takes us through how the Reformation shaped religion and the religious debate in Switzerland. And vice versa.
Time Capsule: Swiss Christmas traditionsTuesday, 22 December, 2009Natasha Proietto explores some of the traditions associated with the Christmas festive period in Switzerland.