Articles
A Viennese Ball in Geneva
Mid Morning Mix
This Summer, there will be a Viennese Ball held in Geneva for the very first time. It has been 10 years in the making, but now Brigitte Lüth has the determination to make it happen! ...
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Gadget Guru - Goodbye Google+
Gadget Guru
Google+ is no more. Our Gadget Guru looks at what to do if you have data stored in the cloud and your cloud service shuts down.
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Swiss Up: Locarno Film Festival (10 May 2019)
Swiss Up!
Continuing our Ticino theme this week, Dario looks at the Locarno Film Festival, regarded as one of the most important film festivals in the world. Its on this year (2019) between 7-17 August.
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Don Mescall jams in the studio
Mid Morning Mix
Don Mescall is a singer, songwriter and producer. He's written songs for Sir Cliff Richard, Backstreet Boys, Lonestar, Geri Halliwell & Ronan Keating, amongst others. He tells WRS that h...
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Swiss Up! Lega dei Ticinesi (9 May 2019)
Swiss Up!
On today's Swiss Up, Dario looks at the right wing political party, the Lega dei Ticinesi. It's uniqiue in Switzerland as its a local party with a strong voice in government. It also has tw...
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Printemps Carougeois cultural festival on now
Mid Morning Mix
Printemps Carougeois: a cultural festival with a natural theme! Cecilia Campeas, Communications Manager at the Ville de Carouge, and artist Chris Drury join us in the W...
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Swiss Up! Europe's fastest computer is in Ticino (8 May 2019)
Swiss Up!
On today's Swiss Up, Dario tells us about Europe's fastest supercomputer (and fifth fastest in the world) which is in Lugano and uses lake water to keep it cool!
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Health Matters: WHO hearing App (8 May 2019)
Health matters
Worried about your hearing? Learn about an innovative App from WHO called "hearWHO" that allows you to do a simple self-screening test using your smartphone and some headphones.
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Swiss Up! Building a Utopian society in Ticino (7 May 2019)
Swiss Up!
On today's Swiss Up, Dario looks back at how a group of free thinkers set up a vegetarian, naked and socialistic society in Ticino - and how it has left its mark on all of us to this day.
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Get Swissed on the scenic road to Ticino
Mid Morning Mix
Marc takes the ultimate road trip to Ticino and invites us all along. Are you ready?
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Swiss Up! How did Ticino become part of Switzerland (6 May 2019)
Swiss Up!
On today's Swiss Up as part of WRS Ticino week, Dario looks at how the southern part of the Alps became part of Switzerland. Unsurprisingly, Napoleon was involved!
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Dig It Listener Questions 6 May 2019
Dig It!
Our listener Sandy wanted to know why her tulips stop flowering after a few years. You can try digging them up after flowering and storing them for the summer, or choose tulips that re-flower relia...
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Technology Decoded: Ecosystems (6 May 2019)
Technology Decoded
On this week's Technology Decoded with Richard Bradley from Deloitte, we look at the meaning of 'Ecosystems' in a tech environment - and how companies may have to reassess their fundame...
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Swiss Up! Swiss Weather Prophets (3 May 2019)
Swiss Up!
On today's Swiss Up, Dario looks at the Wetterschmöcker - or Swiss Weather prophets. A group of six older men who predict the weather my chewing moss and talking to mice!
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Win a stay in Ticino
Mid Morning Mix
Here in Ticino, quality and efficiency are Swiss, whereas the flair and the lifestyle is Italian. Be seduced by the breathtaking scenery, the colours and the flavours of the "...
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Into the Woods - a sinister fairy tale
Mid Morning Mix
Into the Woods the latest GAOS production. The show is a modern twist on several of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales, intertwining the plots of a few beloved stories and exploring the ...
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Learn More Stem 2 (13 May 2019)
Learn More
On this second show on STEM, the head of science at the Institut Florimont in Geneva looks at the modern challenges of teaching sciences.
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Learn More: Stem 1 (6 May 2019)
Learn More
Head of science at the Institut Florimont in Geneva, Simon Verdan, explains the importance of STEM subjects - science, technology, engineering and mathematics - and how modern teaching methods link...
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Swiss Up - The Post Bus
Swiss Up!
The Post Bus is the famous yellow bus delivering post to the most remote corners of Switzerland. But recently, the company has been hit by a costly scandal. On this episode, Dario talks us...
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Deal or No Deal! UK-Swiss Trade and Migration Agreements
The Breakfast Show
CONTINUITY IN UNCERTAIN TIMES And if you are British, living and working here in Switzerland, what do these agreements actually mean for you? These bilateral agreements are critical matt...
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McKay Interview: Dr Gihan Kamel from SESAME in Jordan (4 May 2019)
The McKay Interview
Michael McKay's guest is Dr Gihan Kamel. She is a distinguished Egyptian scientist and works for SESAME - Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East in Jorda...
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Swiss Up! - Zero Waste Shops
Swiss Up!
Over here in Switzerland we (embarrassingly) have one of the highest rates of waste in the world. However, a movement has begun to change this - Zero Waste! Dario talks us through the respo...
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Health Matters: The role of the dental hygienist (30 April 2019)
Health matters
Dr Michelle speaks with Dr Robin Thomas from Dental Hygiene Clinic Lausanne about ways to keep your dental costs down in Switzerland and the role of the hygienist. For more information about Dr Tho...
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