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Episode 7: The Swiss army knife

Are you an expert with a Swiss army knife? Diccon shows you what Swiss soldiers really use to whittle their sticks. (Diccon Bewes for swissinfo.ch)

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Episode 2: Victorian beggars

This content was published on In his video blog series for swissinfo.ch, author Diccon Bewes travels around Switzerland to provide insights into this alpine country and its people. In this episode, he returns to 19th century Bern to discuss the plight of beggars. Bewes is the author of non-fiction books on Switzerland: Swiss Watching, Swisscellany and Slow Train to Switzerland. (Diccon Bewes…

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Episode 5: Recycling

This content was published on This week Diccon takes a close look at how the Swiss recycle their waste. (Diccon Bewes for swissinfo.ch)

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