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Geneva Tennis Open - players to watch out for

Mid Morning Mix

Sports Reporter Charlie Inglefield talks to Katt Cullen about the upcoming clay court tournament in Eaux-Vives, Geneva: the Banque Eric Sturdza Geneva Open 18-25 May 2019. Expect some incr...

Flying Bach: Breakdance, ballet & Bach

Mid Morning Mix

Flying Bach is a show of juxtaposition - combining breakdance, ballet and bach! Michael Rosemann, Flying Steps Academy Co-Director & Performer, and Classical Perfor...

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! ...

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...

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...

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 ...

Ramadan Hiseni wants that youth silver middleweight title

Mid Morning Mix

Swiss middleweight fighter Ramadan Hiseni, will be fighting for his first title in a few weeks time. The fight is against Christian Schembri, from Malta, and will take part at V...

What's on at the UN? Cultural events open to all

UN Roundup

One month on from Cyclone Idai, Daniel Johnson reports in with a warning from UNICEF. Children need urgent access to health, nutrition and water services to prevent malnutrition and disea...

Producing organic wine at the Château d'Eclépens

Mid Morning Mix

Francois de Coulon, from the Château d'Eclépens, tells us about his family's venture towards a more environmentally friendly method of wine production...

SwissPats: Middle Ages Market

SwissPats

Don and Suzi give us the update for what's going on in German-speaking Switzerland. This week we're talking medieval festivals, musicals, and the Fly Me To The Moon exhibitions! &nb...

Exposure Science Film Hackathon: Science meets film

Mid Morning Mix

The Exposure Science Film Hackathon brings scientists, artists, filmmakers, storytellers, musicians, communicators and mentors together to make short films. This Saturday's event in Ge...

Swiss Netball

Mid Morning Mix

Jo Beveridge tells us about Swiss Netball ahead of the 'Peppermill Challenge' netball championship event in Lausanne this Sunday.

Cheyenne Mackay talking about SonOhr ; a radio & podcast festival

Mid Morning Mix

We caught up with Cheyenne Mackay at Radiodays Europe in Lausanne to talk about the radio & podcast festival she co-founded...

Music Together - interactive music workshops for kids 0-5yrs and their families

Mid Morning Mix

Joana and Robin from 'Music Together in Geneva Center' came in to tell us about their Music Together programme and how kids often come to love music through copying the adults around them. ...

Les Liaisons Dangereuses - Theatre In English

The Breakfast Show

Mark talks to Tamaam Nassar and Christopher Bailey, part of the cast for the upcoming play Les Liaisons Dangereuses, about narcissism, manipulation and seduction - all things we can ...

Celeste Shadie - International Women's Club of Nyon Spring Fair

Mid Morning Mix

This Saturday 9th March the International Women's Club of Nyon will host a Spring Fair. We spoke to IWCN President Celeste Shadie...

ART SEEN - Jacques Berger

ART SEEN

Uli Van Neyghem tells us about the charming exhibition in Pully of the work of Jacques Berger: A Swiss painter who refused to be put into boxes.

Maurice Turrettini - Geneva International Motor Show

Mid Morning Mix

Geneva International Show AKA Salon de l'auto takes place this year between the 7-17 March. GIMS President, Maurice Turrettini joins Katt in the studio to tell us about it the 2019 event; newco...

Swisspats: Fasnacht in Lucerne

SwissPats

Carnival in Lucerne - 28th Feb to 6th March Suzie tells us all about what we can see at the Fasnacht festival this year, including traditional parades and why Lucerne is special this year....

Zero Discrimination Day

Mid Morning Mix

We find out more about the upcoming Geneva Pride this Summer with Andy Seale on an important day; International Zero Discrimination Day - 1st March.

STOMP co-creator Luke Cresswell

Mid Morning Mix

STOMP is coming to Lausanne in March! The show's co-creator Luke Cresswell tells us how the show started and what the audition process is like...

Crans Montana - Absolutely!

Mid Morning Mix

Family friendly? Absolutely! Crans Montana really is a family friendly destination! There are plenty of activities for families in both summer and winter! Gaëlle Bodrito from Cra...

Crans Montana: Gauthier Chiarini - Fondation Opale

Mid Morning Mix

Art & Culture? Absolutely! Gauthier Chiarini, Director of the Fondation Opale, tells us more about the cultural centre in the heart of Crans Montana that displays Aboriginal contem...

Swiss Up - The Iranian-American hostage crisis

Swiss Up!

40 years ago, Iranian revolutionaires took American diplomats hostage for over a year. Find out on today's episode of Swiss Up! what Switzerland's role in the crisis was and how Switzerland...