The Wrap
Weekdays from 16.30 to 18.30
with Conor Lennon
It’s the end of the day. You’re heading home after a hard shift in the office or taking a breather after chasing the kids all day. Join Conor Lennon and the WRS team to find out who or what’s been making the news in Switzerland. The Wrap brings you stories and interviews from across the country. It puts the spotlight on the day’s events and takes a look at what lies ahead. Whose face will be gracing tomorrow’s front pages? Which films are out this week? Where should I go this weekend?
The Wrap: the name says it all.
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:
Swiss By Design: Basel's home grown architectsThursday, 4 March, 2010This week, Jennifer Davies joins the WRS team in Basel to look at why the city is considered a hothouse for architecture. She hears from international architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron whose offices are based there and is joined live by the Linda Cassens Stoian, an expert from the Swiss Architecture Museum. Plus there’s a preview of cultural events from around the country for the week ahead.
Opposing faces of Big PharmaWednesday, 3 March, 2010We’re in Basel and we’re putting Big Pharma on the examination table. Is the industry at the forefront of health advancement or a greedy profiteering machine? Pharmaceuticals have been up against some pretty serious charges of late. Plus a look at how it really affects health care prices—and how did Basel come to be synonymous with the pharmaceutical industry anyway? WRS’s Conor Lennon brings to the table our reporter Vincent Landon, Andreas Möckli from Basler Zeitung, Robert Derham from Biovalley Basel and Patrick Durisch from corporate watchdog agency Berne Declaration.
Movie Week: Polanski's 'The Ghost Writer'Wednesday, 3 March, 2010In a “Live from Basel” edition of Movie Week, WRS’s Conor Lennon talks to Michael Sennhauser, film critic for Schweizer Radio DRS, about Roman Polanski’s much anticipated film ”The Ghost Writer.” The director is said to have finished the final edits of his latest work from his prison cell in Switzerland.
In addition, the director of the Tinguely Museum, Roland Wetzel, talks about the famous sculptors experimentation with abstract film and kinetic art as shown in the exhibit “Le Mouvement. From Cinma to Kinetics” in part two of Movie Week.
The Consultant: Upside Down UnderMonday, 1 March, 2010Business consultant Michael Dillhyon is back from Australia, where the economy has a refreshing air of optimism. That’s right, they claim their biggest challenge is managing economic expansion (well, that and getting Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to play nice with his neighbors):
International Relations: Basel Accords, Basel Conventions explainedMonday, 1 March, 2010Dr. Ruxandra Stoicescu explains these agreements for which Basel is best known in the international relations community:
Speed Read: Philosophically good readsFriday, 26 February, 2010Helen Stubbs from the OffTheShelf English Bookshop brings us three great books that’ll make you think:
International Relations: Many faces of the welfare stateFriday, 26 February, 2010Welfare can be interpreted in a very material and economic way, but the welfare state can also have to do with social and ethical values. Dr. Ruxandra Stoicescu explains:
Expat Life: Relocating tips from a proThursday, 25 February, 2010Catherine Nelson-Pollard invites back François Enzler from Network Relocation for more advice on moving well:
The Traveller: Concierge's guide to BaselWednesday, 24 February, 2010Celeste Duvoisin takes us to her second favourite Swiss city where she gets a local concierge to reveal some hidden gems: