SRF dedicates a program focus to Swiss crime fiction
On March 18, 2025, SRF will celebrate the first-ever «Swiss Literature Day.» The focus will be on Swiss crime fiction, which will not only be featured on TV, radio, and online, but will also actively engage the audience—for example, by inviting them to collaborate on writing a crime novel.
With crime novels at the top of the bestseller lists and a continuing interest in true crime, SRF is dedicating an entire week of programming to the genre. On "Swiss Literature Day" itself, radio programs such as the "Culture Talk" with crime writer Paul Ott or the radio play about Friedrich Glauser's constable Studer are on the program. Regional crime novels and their growing popularity will also be discussed.
A special feature: the author Gabriela Kasperski writes a crime story together with the audience live on Radio SRF 1, which is read out on the radio at the end of the day and published. published online will.
The crime thriller focus will run throughout the week: on March 19, "Kulturplatz" will shed light on the fascination of true crime, on March 20, "Einstein" will be dedicated to the DNA-based hunt for criminals, and on March 23, there will be additional online content on Swiss crime thriller culture.
With this broad program, SRF wants to show that the fascination for crime stories in Switzerland is unbroken - whether in books, radio plays or on the big screen.
Overview of the entire program for the "Swiss Literature Day" on SRF.
