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Swiss Up! - A one-way ticket to Brazil

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200 years ago, a group of people from Fribourg and Lucerne made the treacherous journey to Brazil, to colonise an area now known as Nova Friburgo. With over 2,000 people leaving Switz...

Swiss Up! - The Hong Kong plague

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We're in Hong Kong today! Or at least Alexandre Yersin was in the late 1800s, after he left his home-country of Switzerland. On today's episode we discuss Yersin's life and car...

Swiss Up! - Sperm

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This week, the news broke that Swiss men have a low sperm count on average. So on today's episode, Dario talks us through what affects sperm count and busts some urban legends about it. ...

Kings Singers - Acappella in Sion this weekend

Mid Morning Mix

The Kings Singers will perform this SUNDAY 26th May in Sion at 5pm as part of the Riches Heures de Valère programme of concerts. In this interview we talk to Edd...

Swiss Up! - Guns, Taxes, (& Automobiles)

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With the votes in, Dario talks us through the outcomes on today's episode of Swiss Up!

Swiss Up! e-sports

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Gaming is becoming increasingly popular and e-sports are being played more widely in Switzerland where it's estimated that 300'000-400'000 consider themselves e-sport pla...

Swiss Up! Measles (15 May 2019)

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Although the anti-vaxxer movement is weak in Switzerland, fortunately, there are still some pockets of hold-outs and measles cases are climbing and there's already been two deaths this year.

Swiss UP: Looted Artwork Pt1 (14 May 2019)

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Dario looks at how museums determine what art works they own legally, and what may have to be returned. It's a costly and time consuming business - but many are trying. In this part, colonial era a...

Swiss Up! Cats! (13 May 2019)

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Here in Switzerland we are a nation of car lovers. There are more cats than people in Zurich! Also we like to make sure our feline friends are able to get home easily with cat ladders.

Swiss Up: Locarno Film Festival (10 May 2019)

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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.

Swiss Up! Lega dei Ticinesi (9 May 2019)

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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...

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...

Swiss Up! Europe's fastest computer is in Ticino (8 May 2019)

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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!

Swiss Up! Building a Utopian society in Ticino (7 May 2019)

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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.

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?

Swiss Up! How did Ticino become part of Switzerland (6 May 2019)

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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!

Swiss Up! Swiss Weather Prophets (3 May 2019)

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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!

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 "...

Swiss Up - The Post Bus

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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...

Swiss Up! - Zero Waste Shops

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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...

Swiss Up - The Secret 5th Language of Bolze

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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

Swiss Up! - The Short Life of Naked Hiking

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Naked hiking slipped into the Swiss zeitgeist for a brief moment before it was banned 10 years ago. What happened and why? Find out on today's episode of Swiss Up! WRS is...

Swiss Up! - The History of Healthcare

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We're going back in time to look at Switzerland's healthcare system from the 19th century all the way through to the 21st. Dario takes us through its evolution and how it came to be a compu...

Swiss Up! - Eiger North Face

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On this episode, Dario takes us through the fame, difficulty and tragedy of the Eiger's north face. Watch English broadcaster, Chris Tarrant, take a journey along the railway line thro...