History and society Archives
Mémoire(s) de villages
2018
Radio reports, TV programmes, and old photos are a facet of the collective memory and history of a place. The archives of the Swiss Radio and Television company RTS offer a look back in time for the inhabitants of the village of Liddes, in Valais.
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Episode 1
7 min
Liddes ou le temps des potences
Anna Darbellay se souvient des journées de boucherie à Liddes... Cette femme de boucher raconte l'époque où se dressaient des potences pour suspendre les carcasses d'animaux...
Episode 2
10 min
Vichères : du village à la station
Ceux qui furent parmi les derniers habitants de Vichères ou parmi ses premiers touristes racontent aujourd'hui la vie de l'ancien village.
Episode 3
8 min
Le patois sur scène
Alors le patois disparaît progressivement en Valais, des initiatives ont pris vie à partir des années 1950, pour conserver la mémoire de ces parlers régionaux.
Episode 4
10 min
À l'école des Bayards
À quoi ressemblait la vie de ces enfants qui se rendaient à ski à l'école du village du Val-de-Travers ? Roger Kipfer, Sylvia Matthey et Jeannette Steudler racontent.
Episode 5
10 min
Les Messagers du Vallon
Le journaliste Laurent Huguenin-Elie a retrouvé les membres du groupe Les Messagers, apparus en 1970 dans l'émission « La Suisse est belle ».
Radio reports, TV programmes, and old photos are a facet of the collective memory and history of a place. The archives of the Swiss Radio and Television company RTS offer a look back in time for the inhabitants of the village of Liddes, in Valais.
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La Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS) est une entreprise audiovisuelle de service public, appartenant au groupe média SSR (Société Suisse de radiodiffusion et télévision), qui propose des programmes sur quatre chaînes radio, deux chaînes tv et de nombreuses plateformes digitales.
https://www.rtsr.ch/
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