The Swiss electorate recognised Romansch as the fourth national language in 1938 and it became a semi-official language at federal level in 1996. Today, Romansch is understood by over 100,000 people in Switzerland and is the mother tongue of 40,000. Not all of them live in Canton Grisons. Thanks to Televisiun Rumantscha (TvR), Romansch speakers throughout Switzerland can keep up to date with the news, with

• Telesguard, every weekday at 5.40 pm on SF 1 (repeated between 6.00 pm and 7.00 pm and at 10.00 pm on SF info)

• Minisguard, the current affairs magazine programme for children, every Saturday at 5.40 pm on SF 1 (repeated on Saturday at 6.00 pm and 7.05 pm on SF info and on Sunday at 5.15 pm on SF 1)

• Cuntrasts, the magazine programme that airs at 5.25 pm, also on SF 1