The Breakfast Show Articles
UK Election Special
The Breakfast Show
THE BREAKFAST SHOW LIVE FROM THE LADY GODIVA PUB IN GENEVA FRIDAY 13 DECEMBER. On the morning of Friday 13th December, the UK General Election results will be coming in. The outcome will be v...
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Christmas in Carouge
The Breakfast Show
A simple way to get into the Christmas spirit is to get into Carouge. The city next to Geneva has gone the extra mile to make sure it's a magical experience. Spectacular light displays, markets...
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Discover watchmaking with Zenith
The Breakfast Show
For years watch makers have been very secretive about their profession – much to the frustration of many watch fans and tourist offices. But now there’s more competition for watches as ...
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Specialist underwear for breast cancer in Geneva
The Breakfast Show
Most of us will almost certainly know someone - friends or family - fighting against breast cancer. And it can be quite a daunting prospect, having treatment in a foreign country, a different la...
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Male middle-aged loneliness - especially for expats
The Breakfast Show
There’s a growing problem of lonely middle-aged men. Surveys show many men feel they don’t have enough good ‘mates’ they can relax with – and it’s hard to fin...
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Church of Scotland Christmas Fair (Sat 16 November)
The Breakfast Show
The Church of Scotland Christmas Fair is on at the Salle Communale of Grand Saconnex Saturday 16th November from 9am to 4pm. That will then be followed by a Ceilidh from 7pm. Mark Butcher spoke ...
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How our Breakfast Show presenters made their mugs
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It was ridiculously easy to make these mugs with our faces on! We simply went to ifolor.ch, uploaded our photo, passed through the online checkout, and then waited for our great photo gifts...
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London City Airport: Special Offer from CHF34
The Breakfast Show
Fancy jetting off on an ‘oh so British’ city trip to discover the monuments and neighbourhoods of the capital of the United Kingdom?
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Christmas Gift Box Appeal
The Breakfast Show
You can help make this Christmas a bit brighter for thousands of kids in Eastern Europe this year with the Gift Box Project. Every year thousands of packages are sent to children in some of poor...
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Chambers Day - November 26 in Geneva
The Breakfast Show
The Geneva Chamber of Commerce is teaming up with all the different international commerce chambers in the canton to meet and talk – share ideas and do business – on Chambers Day. Do...
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Nigel Green, CEO of deVere financial advisers
The Breakfast Show
It’s a difficult time for investors - the continuing uncertainty over Brexit, trade disputes between the US and China and fears of another downturn. Mark Butcher spoke to Nigel Green, CEO ...
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Jethro Tull - Ian Anderson talks with WRS
The Breakfast Show
The classic rock band Jethro Tull is coming to Switzerland – playing in Geneva and Basel. Mark Butcher spoke to frontman, Ian Anderson, who talks about the band’s influence and how t...
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A big change to Geneva public transport is coming
Mid Morning Mix
Starting on December 15th the new rail network, the Léman Express, starts. It's being described as the new public transport backbone for the Geneva region. 230km of lines, 45 st...
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Tips for taking great pictures of the mountains
Mid Morning Mix
Landscape photography – The right way to photograph mountains Photographic tips brought to you by unforgettable.photos Mountain photography is cons...
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Learn more about UK boarding Schools
The Breakfast Show
If any parents are thinking of a UK boarding school for their child, then next weekend there’s a one stop shop to find out more and talk to many top boarding schools around Britain. On Sat...
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An incredible stay in Ticino
Mid Morning Mix
The WRS team took a trip to Ticino to find out more about this Italian-speaking, palm-tree lined canton. We spoke to locals and professionals about the best spots to taste a...
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Anzère in Summer
Mid Morning Mix
If you imagine the Swiss town of Anzère in Valais, you might picture a snowy scene. But just what is there to do in Anzère in Summer? It turns out there are ple...
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Damien Intermitte, Anzère Tourist Office
The Breakfast Show
WRS is the only mainstream English-language radio station in Switzerland. Listen on DAB+ and, of course, for listeners further afield- on mobile apps, internet radio and at worldradio.ch
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Lausanne based Medair visits refugee camps in Lebanon and Syria
The Breakfast Show
Switzerland is host to many international humanitarian organisations that provide relief to disaster areas all over the world. One of them, Medair, is based near Lausanne and is working with ref...
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Anzère - Wine tasting with Louis-Bernard Emery
The Breakfast Show
Louis-Bernard Emery, of Cave Emery is rather an expert on Valais wines. He tells us about the wine produced in the region as well as the most popular varieties. ...
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Anzère - Lucien Morad, the guardian of the Bisses
The Breakfast Show
What are the bisses? we hear you ask. Well, we've got all the answer for you in our chat with Lucien Morad, the Guardian of the Bisses. Rumour has it that the 'Gardien des Bisse...
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Anzère - Dessi Petrova from the Kids' Club
The Breakfast Show
There's so much to do in Anzère for adults, but we wanted to chat to Dessi to find out what kinda of things there are for kids. Whilst talking with Dessi, we found out that ther...
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Anzère - Justine Luçon from Anzère Tourism
The Breakfast Show
We spoke to Justine from the Anzère Tourist Office about all the fun things to do in Anzère over summer. Of course, we know that there are super sporty activities for all th...
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Anzère - Food & events on the mountain Christophe Rey and Emil Morad
The Breakfast Show
Anzère is part of the Magic Pass network in both Winter and Summer, which means that the télécabine is free in the summer for holders of a Magic Pass! Emil speak...
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