Articles: Events

Celtic Woman's Tara McNeill
Mid Morning Mix
Celtic Woman's Tara McNeill talks to World Radio Switzerland's Katt Cullen ahead of their Zurich show.
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The Red Cross Ball 2019
Mid Morning Mix
The Red Cross Ball 2019 takes place on the 12 October 2019. It's the main fundraising event for the Swiss Read Cross in Geneva and this year the committee is aiming to raise CHF 1m for cause...
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Amy Webster on raw food
Mid Morning Mix
Amy tells us about raw food life! With over 12 years as a raw food coach in Switzerland she hates labels like 'vegan' and 'vegetarian' and doesn't consider herself as either. Sh...
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Trade, Trump, Brexit and more: hear the WTO head in Geneva
What's on at the BSCC - Geneva Chapter
Trade is a major issue at the moment. The US President, Donald Trump, is using trade as a weapon to get what he wants from different countries across the world – especially China – and ...
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Chris Von Rohr from Krokus
Mid Morning Mix
In the words of Krokus - "nothing is more powerful than a powerul song". Here's Katt Cullen's FULL call with Chris Von Rohr from Krokus, ahead of their gig at Baloise Session.
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Fondation Bodmer - War & Peace exhibition
Mid Morning Mix
Fondation Bodmer in Geneva, with the UN and the Red Cross, presents War And Peace: an exhibition of literature, photographs, propaganda, and archives highlighting our belligerent nature, yet our lo...
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Beatrice Stirnimann on Baloise session
Mid Morning Mix
The Baloise Session takes place in Basel. It's a series of 10 events, each featuring 2 incredible artists. We catch up with festival CEO Beatrice Stirnimann before the first event...
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GEDS - Disgraced
Mid Morning Mix
Jaimie Guerra and John Ward join us in the WRS studio to talk about 'Disgraced' the Pulitzer prize-winning play they're staring in next week, put on by the Geneva English Drama Society....
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Art Zurich 2019 - Sabina Gisiger
Mid Morning Mix
We catch up with Artistic Curator Sabina Gisiger live from Art Zurich before the doors open to the public.
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The Green Harvest Autumn Market
Mid Morning Mix
Tara from My Swiss Garden explains some of the exhibitors and vendors at this upcoming edition of the Green Market.
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The Stand Up Paddle national championship - this weekend!
Mid Morning Mix
Robert Etienne is the President of the Swiss Stand-Up Paddle Board Association. He tells us more about the best places to watch the championships this weekend in Geneva on Saturday 14th. There...
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Jonathan Griffith on Carmina Burana
Mid Morning Mix
The music of Carmina Burana was written by Carl Orff based on poems from the 11-13th century. Themes in the poems are relatable throughout the decades, such as the fickleness of fort...
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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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Oceanman - an open swimming competition & community
Mid Morning Mix
Oceanman is an open-swimming competition that will take place in Lausanne this Sunday 8 September. There are races for 8km, 3.2km and 1km. Oceanman takes place in 16 different countrie...
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Turning creative projects into a commercial success
Mid Morning Mix
How do you make a creative project into a commercial success? Lisa from Know-it-all Marketplace has many creative projects on the go at any one time. For the third time, she's organised a po...
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Octopode Festival is back with more metal, punk, reggae and soul
Mid Morning Mix
This year will be the 8th edition of Octopode - a free festival in Meyrin, Geneva, with rock, metal, punk, soul and reggae. Across 2 days, festival goers can attend, completely fr...
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Variations Musicales de Tannay 16-29 August
Mid Morning Mix
Wilson Hermanto is the conductor for Orchestra ‘Cameristi della Scala’ – performing on the 24 August at the classical music festival: Variations Musicales de Tannay.
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Bains de Paquis - openair concerts in Geneva at 6am
Mid Morning Mix
Image: Facebook - @bainsdepaquis Philippe Constantin, Coordinator of the Aubes Concerts at Bains de Pâquis, tells us more about the history of the Bains de Pâquis city...
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Scott Poynton - on sustainability and why worms should be your next pet
Mid Morning Mix
Environmentalist Scott Poynton has been working with companies for over 20 years to look at supply chains and help them grapple with major issues such as deforestation and child labour. ...
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CinéTransat - coming together for films and picnics
Mid Morning Mix
What happens when you bring people together through open-air cinema, creative installations and picnics in Geneva? Why, CinéTransat of course! CinéTransat'...
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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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