Barbara Humm is the English literature buyer for Switzerland's largest book importer. She speaks to journalist Bob Zanotti about the huge market for…

Gansabhauet, or beheading of the goose, is a tradition that started when farmers paid their taxes to the church in the form of farm produce. When the…

Journalist Bob Zanotti uses the controversy over unclaimed, Second World War-era Jewish assets in Swiss banks as an example of the collective…

Journalists Bob Zanotti, Peter Haller, Chris Dickson and Paul Sufrin travel by cable car to the 10,000-foot-high location of Schilthorn, also known…

On July 1, 1999 Switzerland became the second country (after Sweden) to impose a ban on the use of antibiotics in slaughter animal feed. Since then,…

A five-day congress entitled "Nature for East and West" has been held in Basel to review cooperation between Eastern and Western European countries…

Defence ministry spokesman Hans-Rudolf Strasser talks to journalist Bob Zanotti about Swiss military conscription. He explains that the constitution…

Othmar Baeriswyl is a member of the Smokers Defence Association, a group of over 100 Swiss smokers who have banded together to defend their right to…

This programme, in words and music, presents a selection of masterminds from the past. They are all Swiss people who made an impact on Swiss history…

This edition of Sunday Supplement reports on a conference held in Lugano where international efforts were being made to bring about a ban on cruel…

This broadcast covers the topic of smoking and health on the occasion of the World Health Organization's (WHO) "No Tobacco Day" on April 7, 1988. Dr…

One of Switzerland's most acclaimed musical ensembles is now on tour of North America. The Camerata Bern will be performing in a dozen cities, ending…

Claudia Krucker, marketing manager for PostBus tourism services, relates the history of the Swiss postal buses, which started in 1921 when post and…

According to statistics, Swiss tourism is ailing due to high costs in the hotel and restaurant sector. Hoteliers and restaurateurs put the blame on…

In this edition of the Name Game, journalist Bob Zanotti visits a "secret" destination [Brunnen] located on the eastern shore of Lake Lucerne …

Autogenic training, biofeedback training and therapy, and Jacobson's progressive muscle relaxation are the three methods described by journalist Bob…

A representative from the Swiss Cheese Union talks to journalist Bob Zanotti about how the high milk prices (just under two Swiss francs per litre),…

The US dollar has recently taken a nosedive, bringing the rate of exchange to a record low. It's clear that the previously unimaginable prospect of…

The present Swiss constitution, revised in1874, dates back to 1848. More than six years ago the government set up a special commission of nine people…

Journalist Bob Zanotti reports about glass recycling in Switzerland. Currently almost 100 per cent of new bottles produced in the country are from…