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The Wrap
Weekdays from 4:30 to 7 pm
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 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.
Phase three of the HapMap project completed
Thursday, 2 September, 2010The third phase of the International HapMap project, has been completed. The project aims to determine the variation of the human genetic code, and the diseases that may be linked to it. Susan Flory speaks to Professor Emmanouil Dermitzakis who is with the department of Genetic Medicine and Development at the University of Geneva,
Thursday, 2 September, 2010The third phase of the International HapMap project, has been completed. The project aims to determine the variation of the human genetic code, and the diseases that may be linked to it. Susan Flory speaks to Professor Emmanouil Dermitzakis who is with the department of Genetic Medicine and Development at the University of Geneva,
Food Scout: Greibi cake
Thursday, 2 September, 2010Amy Eber visits the charming wood carving town of Brienz to hunt down a man who still bakes the traditional cake made by poor pig farmers.
Thursday, 2 September, 2010Amy Eber visits the charming wood carving town of Brienz to hunt down a man who still bakes the traditional cake made by poor pig farmers.
Style File: Zurich vs. Geneva, styles and looks
Thursday, 2 September, 2010
Thursday, 2 September, 2010
Hansine Johnston talks to regular contributor Celeste Duvoisin about street looks, trends and why the two cities have such different fahion personalities. Special guests Beatrice Hirt, editor in chief of Zurich sur la Terre, and Claudia Torrequadra, head of PR for Bon Genie for Switzerland, also join the conversation.
Swiss By Design: Surfaces and sacred spaces
Wednesday, 1 September, 2010Jennifer Davies looks at the link between body image and product design. She also explores architecture, looking at Mario Botta’s Ticino masterpiece Chapel of Santa Maria degli Angeli and previews the best upcoming cultural events from around the country this week.
Wednesday, 1 September, 2010Jennifer Davies looks at the link between body image and product design. She also explores architecture, looking at Mario Botta’s Ticino masterpiece Chapel of Santa Maria degli Angeli and previews the best upcoming cultural events from around the country this week.
Movie Week: The 67th Venice Film Festival
Wednesday, 1 September, 2010The sixty-seventh edition of the Venice International Film Festival opens today (September first) and runs until September eleven at the Venice Lido. Susan Flory speaks to Marco Müller who is the artistic director of the sixty-seventh edition and has been heading the Venice Biennale’s Cinema section since 2004.
Wednesday, 1 September, 2010The sixty-seventh edition of the Venice International Film Festival opens today (September first) and runs until September eleven at the Venice Lido. Susan Flory speaks to Marco Müller who is the artistic director of the sixty-seventh edition and has been heading the Venice Biennale’s Cinema section since 2004.
The Traveller: Ticino hotel chic
Wednesday, 1 September, 2010Celeste Duvoisin is on a mission to find boutique hotel chic in Ticino. Mission accomplished she assures:
Wednesday, 1 September, 2010Celeste Duvoisin is on a mission to find boutique hotel chic in Ticino. Mission accomplished she assures:
Foreign Affairs: Catching up on summer politics
Tuesday, 31 August, 2010Back after the summer hiatus, NSFA’s contributors Daniel Warner, Stéphane Bussard and Matthew Stevenson talk about the total collapse of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s conservative government and debate the nature of Barack Obama’s problems.
Tuesday, 31 August, 2010Back after the summer hiatus, NSFA’s contributors Daniel Warner, Stéphane Bussard and Matthew Stevenson talk about the total collapse of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s conservative government and debate the nature of Barack Obama’s problems.
Arts CH: Rosemarie Trockel at Kunsthaus Basel
Tuesday, 31 August, 2010The works of prominent contemporary artist Rosemarie Trockel is being shown at the Kunsthaus Basel until September 5. The restrospective of this German feminist artist includes over two hundred drawings and collages and ”book drafts.” Arts contributor Pascale Hartmann spoke with Monika Spreuth, the artist’s close friend and main gallerist.
Tuesday, 31 August, 2010The works of prominent contemporary artist Rosemarie Trockel is being shown at the Kunsthaus Basel until September 5. The restrospective of this German feminist artist includes over two hundred drawings and collages and ”book drafts.” Arts contributor Pascale Hartmann spoke with Monika Spreuth, the artist’s close friend and main gallerist.
Gadget Guru: HD webcams, phones for the blind and a human cannonball
Monday, 30 August, 2010Alex Helmick and the Guru talk about some new products from Swiss tech giant Logitech. Then the two discuss becoming a human cannonball, and finally, the problem of flat screen phones for the visually impaired.
Monday, 30 August, 2010Alex Helmick and the Guru talk about some new products from Swiss tech giant Logitech. Then the two discuss becoming a human cannonball, and finally, the problem of flat screen phones for the visually impaired.
Does Switzerland need protection against missiles?
Monday, 30 August, 2010The papers and airwaves have been full of calls for a clear army strategy, and then, like an exocet out of the blue, this headline appeared. The head of the Swiss Air Force says Switzerland needs protection against long-range missiles that will soon be on the market, that we’ll become a target for blackmail if we don’t take care of our defense needs. But from who? From where? Are we quietly tucked up in our beds every night oblivious to the fact sinister attacks are being plotted against us? Susan Flory poses these questions to Kurt Spillmann who is the former head of the Centre for Security Studies at the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich.
Monday, 30 August, 2010The papers and airwaves have been full of calls for a clear army strategy, and then, like an exocet out of the blue, this headline appeared. The head of the Swiss Air Force says Switzerland needs protection against long-range missiles that will soon be on the market, that we’ll become a target for blackmail if we don’t take care of our defense needs. But from who? From where? Are we quietly tucked up in our beds every night oblivious to the fact sinister attacks are being plotted against us? Susan Flory poses these questions to Kurt Spillmann who is the former head of the Centre for Security Studies at the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich.
