[HCDX] En:[dxld] RA Previews #683; 7-10 May '04

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RADIO AUSTRALIA PREVIEWS
Edition 683
May 7-10, 2004

Days and times are in UTC. An * indicates that a program is produced by Radio Australia. All others are produced by Radio National or by other ABC Radio networks as indicated. Further information about these programs, as well as transcripts and on-demand audio files of particular programs, and a wealth of supporting information can be obtained from additional information and a key to abbreviations and symbols used appear at the bottom of the page.

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GRANDSTAND [abc.net.au/grandstand/].
Radio Australia also relays the domestic weekend live sport program 
"Grandstand" every Saturday and Sunday from 0210-0700 on 21725, 17580, 
12080 and 9660 kHz. only. Major Australian, Asian, Pacific and international events are covered, some live and extensively. This week on Saturday: AFL Round seven - Carlton v Collingwood from the MCG. This week on Sunday: NRL rugby - Sea Eagles v Dragons at Brookvale Oval plus reports Panthers v Rabbitohs at Penrith Stadium, Raiders v Broncos at the Canberra Stadium and Knights v Bulldogs at Newcastle Stadium.


(RA or ABC News every hour on the hour)

Friday

1605 - BUSH TELEGRAPH - rural and regional issues around Australia with 
Michael Mackenzie. [%]

1705 - AUSTRALIA TALKS BACK - a daily national talkback program with Sandy 
McCutcheon. [%]
Today: "Week in Review"--Do we need a Royal Commission into our intelligence services? Is handing out government appointments an accepted right of office? Should Telstra be spending big bucks to shut down debate about its future? And is the once mystical sport of surfing losing its soul?

1805 - PACIFIC REVIEW - the week that was in the Pacific with Bruce Hill.
1830 - COUNTRY BREAKFAST - Australia beyond the urban fringe. [T;%]

1905 - RURAL REPORTER - the people and places that make up country Australia.
1930 - AUSTRALIAN COUNTRY STYLE - Aussie country music with John Nutting.

2005 - PACIFIC REVIEW - the week that was in the Pacific with Bruce Hill.
2030 - THE BUZZ - technology understandably explained. This week: 
"Executioner's Current". The electric chair is a vile and uncivilised invention, but it was originally sold to the American public as a more 'humane' way of killing. Even more bizarrely, it was an offshoot of a grim commercial competition between two electrical standards: Alternating Current (AC) and Direct Current (DC) and the men behind 
them, George Westinghouse and Thomas Edison. [%]

2105 - VERBATIM - oral histories with David Mark. This week: "Violet Whitfield - Memories Of `Group Settlement´". In 1924 Violet Whitfield´s family left Britain to farm a small block in South-Western Australia. They were 'Group Settlers'. Violet recalls that pioneering experience in a conversation with Bill Bunbury. [T;%]
2130 - IN CONVERSATION - Robyn Williams talks to scientists and those 
interested in the subject, about what science has meant to their lives. 
This week: John Maynard Smith was a legend in his field of evolutionary 
theory. He brought maths and engineering - game theory - to the field. 
As an old Etonian who became a socialist he was famous for his radical 
views on most things. His books are admired all over the world. This 
riveting speaker, who died last Thursday at 84, is celebrated with a 
conversation about his work. [%]

2205 - ASIA PACIFIC WEEKEND EDITION [T;%]
2230 - SATURDAY AM - ABC's Saturday morning news magazine. [T;%]

2305 - COUNTRY BREAKFAST (refer to 1830)
2330 - HIT MIX* - presented by Brendon Telfer. Find out what we're listening to in Australia and what we're giving to the world in our brand new look at the Australian music scene. [T;%]

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Saturday

0005 PACIFIC REVIEW* (refer to Fri. 1805)
0030 OCKHAM'S RAZOR - sharp talk about science. This week: "Australiana for Children". In the past, most children's books in Australia were centred on European animals and plants. We hear from Victorian author and nature lover Pauline Reilly who has set out to rectify this situation. [%]
0045 LINGUA FRANCA - about language. This week: "Te Reo Maori". There's a new free-to-air TV channel in New Zealand. It has news and sport, lifestyle programs and chat shows, but it's all in the Maori language - Te Reo. It's part of the drive to maintain and promote Maori as a living language and culture. [%]

0105 ASIA PACIFIC WEEKEND EDITION* (refer to Fri. 2205)
0130 THE CHAT ROOM* - presented by Heather Jarvis. The place to meet people from the region living lives a little out of the ordinary--from business, to sport, science and the arts. Community leaders and quiet achievers. They drop in, share their stories and play a bit of music.

0205 BACKGROUND BRIEFING - Radio National's agenda-setting, current affairs radio documentary program. This week: "The Mind of the Paedophile". It's a shocking crime and impossible for society to understand, so what is in the mind of the paedophile? How could they do it? Helen Thomas reports that there's a new understanding of what drives this sinister compulsion. [T;%]
0255 REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK* - background to the news.

0305 RURAL REPORTER* (refer to 1905 Fri.)
0330 AUSTRALIAN COUNTRY STYLE (refer to 1930 Fri.)

0405 BOOKS AND WRITING - in-depth discussions focusing on books, ideas and writing with Ramona Koval. This week: you'll hear from Chava Rosenfarb, a writer of stories of survivors of concentration camps who have to work out ways to live, and also from Alberto Manguel who, as a 16-year-old boy, read to the great blind Argentinean writer, Jorge Luis Borges. [T;%]
0434 BOOK TALK - a mix of reviews, critical discussion and a look at the latest developments in publishing with Amanda Smith. This week: "Bobby Fischer Goes To War". We look at "Bobby Fischer Goes To War", which explores the politics, personalities and psychological contest surrounding that chess match between Bobby Fischer (USA) and Boris Spassky (USSR) for the 1972 World Championship. [%]

0505 AUSTRALIAN EXPRESS - a magazine about life in Australia, with Roger Broadbent. This week: news of an increases in the incidence of STD's, good news of a vaccine, we also hear from some stand-up comedians and witness the birth of an alpaca.
0532 ALL IN THE MIND - a weekly foray into the mental universe, the mind, brain and behaviour with Natasha Mitchell. This week: "Thomas Willis--The Soul Made Flesh". The physician Thomas Willis was the guy who placed the Soul back into the body. In the 17th Century, his extraordinary efforts to document the brain's anatomy and function came at a time when the heart was considered the seat of all sensory 
experience, the Soul was an immaterial and immortal beast, and the brain was little more than a unimpressive "bowl of curds". But despite setting the agenda for 21st Century neuroscience, the world's first neurologist remains unknown to most of us today. Award winning science journalist Carl Zimmer joins Natasha Mitchell this week to put Willis firmly back on his heady pedestal. [%]

0605 VERBATIM (refer to 2105 Fri.)
0630 HIT MIX* (refer to 2332 Fri.)

0705 ASIA PACIFIC WEEKEND EDITION* (refer to Fri. 2205)
0730 THE BUZZ (refer to 2030 Fri.)

0805 PERSPECTIVE* - informed commentary.
0810 GRANDSTAND WRAP
0830 EARTHBEAT - environmental issues raised by economic development with Alexandra de Blas. This week: "Environmental Research Cuts". 
"Public good" environmental research took a blow this week when funding 
bids for solar energy research, tropical rainforests and the Great Barrier Reef were unsuccessful. Alexandra de Blas examines the implications. [T;%]

0905 THE SCIENCE SHOW - with Robyn Williams. This week: "Golden Celebrations for the Academy". The Australian Academy of Science is 50 years old and celebrates this week with a dinner at Parliament House, Canberra. We hear Sir Gustav Nossal delivering the address at that celebration. [%]
0955 BUSINESS WEEKEND*

1005 BACKGROUND BRIEFING (refer to 0205)
1055 CORRESPONDENT'S NOTEBOOK*

1105 ASIA PACIFIC Weekend Edition* (refer to 0105)
1130 ALL IN THE MIND (refer to 0532) [T;%]

1205 THE MUSIC SHOW - a mix of music, interviews and information about the latest developments in music, hosted by composer Andrew Ford. 
[http://www.abc.net.au/rn/music/mshow/] for details. This week: The Music Show continues its coverage of this year's East Coast Blues and Roots Festival held at Byron Bay over Easter with:legendary bluesman Taj Mahal whose ceaseless quest to discover the roots of the blues has seen him collaborate with musicians as diverse as Ry Cooder, Baaba Maal and Toumani Diabate; singer songwriter Steve Earle who penned the very controversial song "John Walker's Blues" about the young American who fought with the Taliban in Afghanistan and now languishes in Camp X 
Ray; soul funk singer Shemekiah Copeland, daughter of great electric guitarist Johnny Copeland; and darling of the new young protest set Michael Franti. [T;%]

1405 BACKGROUND BRIEFING (refer to 0205)
1455 CORRESPONDENT'S NOTEBOOK

1505 IN THE PIPELINE - This thirteen part radio series goes beyond the current hype surrounding digital technology to examine the challenges and opportunities it creates for Australia and the Asian region. This week: "#10--Clever Communications". Use of the internet as a means of communicating has opened up new definitions of community and has created the basis of the global village. But how different are 
these virtual communities? How do computer-mediated communications affect the way we relate to one another? By combining aural, visual and text-based media, some argue we are better able to accommodate the different means, through which individuals learn, and work with one another. But is sitting at a screen any substitute for face-to-face interaction? [T;%]
1532 AUSTRALIAN EXPRESS (refer to 0505)

1605 HINDSIGHT - social history. This week: "Can We Change the Past?" While the so-called history wars continue to rage over interpretations of Australia's past, a panel of three historians discuss this thorny and controversial question. [%]
1655 PERSPECTIVE - informed commentary.

1705 THE SPIRIT OF THINGS - religion and spirituality. This week: "Spiritually Incorrect - Islam". Meet Azhar Usman, a Muslim stand-up comedian, lecturer, and community activist. He was born and raised in Chicago, though his parents are originally from India. At one time a practising lawyer, Azhar has been working the comedy scene full-time in the United States since 2001 where he has become known as the Ayatollah 
of Comedy, and Bin Laughin. [T;%]
1755 THE PULSE - Australian new music.

1805 THE BEST OF LATE NIGHT LIVE - a reprise of interviews and analysis from the weekday programs of Philip Adams.

1905 EARTHBEAT (refer to 0830)
1934 THE MAKERS - the creative process as used by artists, musicians, directors and performers. [%]
1949 HEALTH BITES

2005 AUSTRALIA ALL OVER - a celebration of what makes Australians Australian with Ian "Macca" McNamara. [%]

2100 AUSTRALIA ALL OVER - continues from 2010.
2145 ABC NEWS
2150 ASIA SUNDAY - regional week in review.

2205 CORRESPONDENTS' REPORT - the ABC's overseas reporters give their interpretation and analysis of the week's major events, and offer perceptive observations about the countries and regions in which they're based. [T;%]
2230 MUSIC DELI - folk, traditional, acoustic and world music with Paul Petran. This week: "Port Macquarie Sounds". We go to Port Macquarie for a concert featuring Sara Tindley from Lennox Head, Jodi and Robyn Martin from Lismore, Bill Chambers singing some blues, and Sydney band The Flood. [T;%]
2255 PERSPECTIVE - informed commentary.

2305 THE EUROPEANS - broader historical and cultural perspectives on European societies with Keri Phillips. This week: "Growing Pains". Although Poland is now part of the European Union, its fierce independence is challenging the old European alliances. And with UK PM Tony Blair now committed to a referendum on the EU constitution,
what are its chances for success? [%]
2330 INNOVATIONS* - Showcasing Australian invention, enterprise and ingenuity. [abc.net.au/ra/innovations/default.htm] for details. [T;%]


Sunday

0005 KEYS TO MUSIC - Graham Abbott breaks down the barriers to enjoying classical music for non-musicians, revealing basic concepts, discussing composers and exploring pieces of music inside-out. (from ABC Classic FM.) [%]

0105 CORRESPONDENTS' REPORT (refer to 2205 Sat.)
0130 IN CONVERSATION (refer to 2130 Fri.)

0205 MARGARET THROSBY - in conversation with a special guest, playing their favourite music and telling their own stories. 
[www.abc.net.au/classic/throsby/#promo] for details. Today: Dr. Rae Francis, Associate Professor of History at University of NSW. [%]

0305 AUSTRALIAN EXPRESS (refer to Sat. 0505)
0330 JAZZ NOTES* - with Ivan Lloyd.
0354 HEYWIRE* - the views of rural Australia's young people.

0405 THE EUROPEANS (refer to 2305 Sat.)
0430 THE CHAT ROOM* (refer to 0130 Sat.)

0505 ALL IN THE MIND (refer to 1130 Sat.)
0530 THE ARK - Rachael Kohn talks to some of the world's leading religious historians and authors about curious moments in religious history that shatter the usual perception of the past and illuminate the present. This week: "A Poet of Substance--Nasir Khusraw".
Celebrating the 1000th anniversary of Ismaili Muslim poet Nasir Khusraw, who towers above his romantically inclined contemporaries such as Omar Khayyam. [T;%]
0550 THE PULSE* - Australian music now.

0605 THE BUZZ (refer to Fri. 2030) [%]
0630 IN CONVERSATION (refer to Fri. 2130)

0705 CORRESPONDENTS REPORT (refer to Fri. 2205)
0730 INNOVATIONS* (refer to Sat. 2330)

0805 PERSPECTIVE* - informed commentary.
0810 GRANDSTAND WRAP
0830 IN THE PIPELINE* (refer to Sat. 1505)

0905 THE NATIONAL INTEREST - Terry Lane looks at the major issues of the week. This week: "Tax cuts or Public Services?" The Treasurer is hinting at tax cuts in Tuesday's federal budget and conventional wisdom dictates that a government that puts money back into voters' pockets will be rewarded at the ballot box. However Dr Shaun Wilson from the Australian National University has identified a shift in public mood, with more and more voters demanding better services rather than lower taxes. Also on the program, Australia's foremost historian of migration, Dr James Jupp on a story we take for granted - the history of English in Australia. [%]

1005 KEYS TO MUSIC (refer to 0005)

1105 SUNDAY PROFILE - - In-depth analysis of the major news in Australia and around the world with Geraldine Doogue. [abc.net.au/sundayprofile/] for details. [%]
1130 SPEAKING OUT - a program about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. [abc.net.au/message/radio/speaking/] for details. [%]

1205 THE SPIRIT OF THINGS (refer to Sat. 1705)
1255 THE PULSE - Australian new music.

1305 ENCOUNTER - the religious experience of multicultural Australia. This week: "Islam at School". Bill Bunbury recently visited the Islamic College in Perth to see how Muslims in Australia view their role in education and how they interact with other faiths. [T;%]
1355 PERSPECTIVE - informed commentary.

1405 THE SCIENCE SHOW (refer to Sat. 0905)
1455 BUSINESS WEEKEND

1505 THE NATIONAL INTEREST (refer to 0905)
1555 PERSPECTIVE

1605 BOOKS AND WRITING (refer to Sat. 0405) [%]
1634 BOOK TALK (refer to Sat. 0434) [%]

1705 SOUND QUALITY - an hour of music with Tim Ritchie that grabs the mould and gives it a good shake. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/music/soundqlt/ for playlists and program details. Tim writes, "I'm not surprised that this week's lot is a quality selection... what's surprising is that way the tracks take a whole themselves... they create a unit that has a sound that is quite different from the experience I have when choosing the pieces individually.... spooky or pretty obvious? Test the results and 
see/hear if you think it works. We got a nyc duo who have reduced the basic desires of humanity through the ages into a electro-pop piece, the uk lads go brazillian [and I 
mean musically], then off to norway to celebrate a label that has only been around for 5 or 6 years... but has made quite a difference to the way norway makes music and how the rest of the world hear it, then iceland for a bunch of wunderkinder, the famous rip off artist from the usa, danish indian chill, danish indian dub [from a completely different artist], local dub and to finish local art rock." [T;%]

1810 PACIFIC BEAT* - daily magazine covering the people, issues and events of the Pacific Islands with Myra Mortenson. http://www.abc.net.au/ra/pacbeat/ for details. [T;%]
1829 HEADLINES
1830 SPORT
1835 AUSTRALIAN EXPRESS (refer to Sat. 0505)

1910 PACIFIC BEAT* (continues from 1810)
1929 HEADLINES
1930 SPORT
1935 THE BEST OF BREAKFAST - A roundup of the best stories from Radio National's daily breakfast program. [%] 

2010 PACIFIC BEAT* (refer to 1810)
2029 HEADLINES
2030 SPORT*
2035 PACIFIC BEAT* (continues from 2010)

2110 AM - ABC Radio's morning news magazine. [%; T]
2130 COUNTRY BREAKFAST (refer to 2030 Fri.)

2210 AM (refer to 2110)
2240 AUSTRALIA WIDE - a national news roundup from ABC Newsradio.
2254 PERSPECTIVE - informed commentary

2305 ASIA PACIFIC* - interviews and reports from the region. (T;%]
2330 VERBATIM (refer to 2105 Fri.)

Monday
0010 AWAYE! - Aboriginal arts, culture and politics with Ursula Raymond - This week: "Dhakiyarr vs the King". Royalty abounds on Awaye! 
We speak to the descendants of Dhakiyarr Wirrpanda, whose story is portrayed in the film "Dhakiyarr vs the King", currently doing the rounds of festivals. We also hear two surprised young Nyoongar men who have been summoned to perform at the Danish Royal wedding. They wonder if their good jeans are formal enough. [%]
0105 ASIA PACIFIC* (refer to 2305 Sun.)
0130 HEALTH REPORT - with Norman Swan. This week: "Graded Exercise in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome". An Australian study has shown that graded exercise for people with chronic fatigue syndrome improves functional hability. The researchers from Western Australia conducted a randomised controlled trial with 61 patients aged between 16 and 74 years who were diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome. [T;%]
0210 THE WORLD TODAY - a comprehensive lunchtime current affairs program with Tanya Nolan. [T;%]
0310 SPORT*
0320 LIFE MATTERS - social change and day-to-day life in Australia. [%]

How to Listen to Radio Australia----
Via shortwave:
Best noted in eastern North America -
2200 - 0000 UTC: 21740 (usually reliable)
0000 - 0200 UTC: 15240 [17580 also noted] (heard regularily, but not daily)
0200 - 0700 UTC: 15515 (usually reliable) [17580 and 17750 also noted (heard regularly, but not daily)]
0700 - 0800 UTC: 15240 (heard regularly, but not daily) [17580 and 6020 also noted
(occasionally heard)]
0800 - 1400 UTC: 9580 (reliable) [6020 and 9590 also noted (reliable)]
1400 - 1600 UTC: 9590 (reliable)

Best in UK as reported in Shortwave Magazine (further reports from readers in the UK/Europe welcomed): 0530 - 0800 UTC: 21725, 17750, 15415
0800 - 1100 UTC: 21820, 21725, 17750, 15415
1100 - 1400 UTC: 21820, 11880
1400 - 1700 UTC: 11660, 9475
1700 - 1900 UTC: 9475
1900 - 2130 UTC: 9500
2200 - 0000 UTC: 13620
(Complete worldwide schedule from .)
Via Internet audio streaming:
from Via World Radio Network:
Via CBC Overnight:
Via satellite:
consult Via the Mobile Broadcast Network, which offers WRN

Symbols Used:
Within brackets by each program listing, % denotes that the listed program is available as an on-demand audio file via the Internet. T indicates that a printed transcript of the program is available via the RA or via an ABC domestic network Internet site. Consult or the particular program's web page.

To be updated by Mon. 0500 UT.

Good Listening!
John Figliozzi
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