The governor of the Tower of London and his Swiss roots

Eventually, the descendants of the Ticino emigrants to London moved out of the restaurant business and diversified. One of them is Major General Keith Cima, the resident governor of the Tower of London. (swissinfo.ch)

This content was published on March 14, 2009 - 01:13

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My work is focused on making videos and podcasts about science and technology topics. I specialize in developing explainatory video formats for mobile viewing, mixing animation and documentary styles. I studied filmmaking and animation at Zurich University of the Arts and began working as a video journalist at SWI swissinfo.ch in 2004. Since then I have specialised in creating different styles of animation for our visual products.

Michele Andina, London

Eine Besucherin der Schweizerischen Landesausstellung 1939 in Zuerich zeigt am 27. Mai stolz ihren Pullover mit aufgenaehten Kantonswappen. Am 6. Mai 1939 wurde in Zuerich die Landesausstellung "Landi 39" eroeffnet. 10,5 Millionen Eintrittskarten wurden an den Kassen geloest. (KEYSTONE/PHOTOPRESS-ARCHIV/Str)

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The governor of the Tower of London and his Swiss roots

Eventually, the descendants of the Ticino emigrants to London moved out of the restaurant business and diversified. One of them is Major General Keith Cima, the resident governor of the Tower of London. (swissinfo.ch)

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