When Zurich was bombed and how IKEA puts its Swiss house in order

These are the stories from Switzerland we’ll be looking at during the week of February 25, 2019.

Monday

Last year, Switzerland was shocked to learn of an attempt by Russian agents to spy on a Swiss laboratory which had analysed suspected poison gas used in Syria and the lab was also linked to the investigation of the UK attack in Salisbury. But there was a more explosive incident involving Russians and Switzerland, going back more than a hundred years. Don't miss our thriller.

Tuesday

We go inside IKEA Switzerland to understand what it is like to work inside the distinctly Swedish company which has a long history in Switzerland. The company has taken a stand on some hot button political issues such as transgender rights and paternity leave, and is now carrying its rallying cry for gender equality. 

Wednesday

Depending on your age - and this is probably addressed at boomers reading this - you may have dreamed as a child of running away to join the circus. Many children could imagine being a lion tamer or playing with dancing bears. Switzerland's national circus, Knie, is 100 years old this year, but changing moral attitudes may be catching up to it. 

Thursday

Young people tuning into Netflix are turning away from programmes of public broadcasters. Ahead of the International Public Media Conferenceexternal link on March 4 (swissinfo.ch is a media partner), we view this changing landscape and ask what public broadcasters, including the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, can do to win young people back.

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