[Swprograms] RA Previews #674; 12-16 Apr '04

[John Figliozzi <jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

RADIO AUSTRALIA PREVIEWS
Edition 674
Apr. 12-16, 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
<http://www.abc.net.au>. Additional information and a key to 
abbreviations and symbols used appear at the bottom of the page.

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Weekdays
(RA or ABC News every hour on the hour)

0010 -
	Tue.: THE SCIENCE SHOW - with Robyn Williams. This week: "On Thin Ice, 
Again". One of the studies being done by Australian scientists in 
Antarctica is on the rate ice melts. One prediction is that this will 
cause the sea level rise of six to eight metres. Is it the result of 
global warming? [%]
	Wed.: THE NATIONAL INTEREST - Terry Lane looks at the major issues of 
the week. This week: The head of the Anglican Church in Australia, 
Archbishop Peter Carnley, joins Lane to discuss faith, miracles, 
politics and Mel Gibson's "Passion".  And Dr Abe Ata talks
about his research into Christian-Muslim marriage in Australia. [%]
	Thu.: BACKGROUND BRIEFING - Radio National's agenda-setting, current 
affairs radio documentary program. This week: "Factory Farming--Enough 
is Enough?" Thomas Scully, the senior speech writer for George W. Bush 
says we must face up to what we do to factory farmed animals. "One 
common response is 'I don’t want to know …I don’t want to know.' 
"Cruelty to animals is an abuse of power, and when people take 
advantage of animals and do cruel and wicked things to them, they 
debase themselves." [T;%]
	Fri.: HINDSIGHT - social history with Jennifer Bowen. This week: 
"Hasluck's Grand Plan" (part 1 of 2). When Paul Hasluck was appointed 
Commonwealth Minister for Territories in 1951, he effectively became 
the Government's Minister for the NT. In this two-part series we hear 
about Hasluck's Grand Plan and Assimilation Campaign. [%]

0110 -
	ASIA PACIFIC (refer to 2310) [T;%]
0130 -
	Mon.: HEALTH REPORT - with Maryke Steffens. This week: "The Placebo 
Effect". This week a special feature on the placebo effect, focusing on 
one of the most controversial treatments around - medication for 
depression. [T;%]
	Tue.: LAW REPORT - with Damien Carrick. This week: "Property Rights". 
In East Timor a confusing land tenure system means competing claims on 
property are creating uncertainty for individuals and economic problems 
for the country as a whole. Also, here in Australia, the sometimes 
perverse outcomes of Adverse Possession. Occasionally it isn’t clear 
who owns a piece of land, and that can lead to conflicts - with dire 
consequences for relationships between neighbours. [T;%]
	Wed.: RELIGION REPORT - with Stephen Crittendon. This week: "The 
Centenary of the birthday of Catholic theologian Karl Rahner".  [T;%]
	Thu.: MEDIA REPORT - with Mick O'Regan. 
[abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/mediarpt/] for details. [T;%]
	Fri.: THE SPORTS FACTOR - with Warwick Hadfield.
[abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/sportsf/] for details. [T;%]

0210 -
	Mon.: THE JOHN CLEARY INTERVIEW - with prominent former British 
politician, Tony Benn who at one time was described by Rupert Murdoch's 
London Sun newspaper as the most dangerous politician in Britain and 
who most recently made the headlines
when, before the second Iraq war, he visited Saddam Hussein.
	Tue.-Fri.: THE WORLD TODAY - the ABC's comprehensive lunchtime current 
affairs program. [T]

0310 -
	SPORT*
0320 -
	LIFE MATTERS - a daily interview program about social change and 
day-to-day life in Australia. [%]

0410 -
	MARGARET THROSBY - in conversation with a special guest, playing their 
favourite music and telling their own stories. 
[abc.net.au/classic/throsby/#promo] for details. (from ABC Classic FM) 
[%]
		Mon.: Sr. Helen Prejean, author of "Dead Man Walking".
		Tue.: tba
		Wed.: Clea Koff, forensic anthropologist.
		Thu./Fri.: tba

0510 -
	PACIFIC BEAT* - daily afternoon magazine for the Pacific with Sport at 
0530. [T;%]

0610 -
	SPORT* - reports and scores.
0620 -
	Mon.: OCKHAM'S RAZOR - sharp talk about science. This week: 
"Genetically Modified Plants" (part 1 of 2). Author of "Seeds of 
Concern", Dr David Murray is a scientist and conservationist. He 
criticises both extreme positions of the genetically modified plant 
debate and sets the scene for the eventual acceptance of some GM 
plants. [%]
	Tue.: IN CONVERSATION - Robyn Williams talks to scientists and those 
interested in the subject, about what science has meant to their lives. 
[abc.net.au/rn/science/incon/] for details.  [%]
	Wed.: LINGUA FRANCA - about language. This week: "The Linguist and the 
Emperor". Napoleon Bonaparte and Jean-Francois Champollion were 
obsessed with ancient history. Napoleon's invasion of Egypt gave 
Champollion the key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphics, the meaning 
of which had been a mystery for centuries. [%]
	Thu.: 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 History of the Catholic Mass". The Vatican 
has recently issued new guidelines, aimed at making the Mass more 
uniform. Paul Stenhouse discusses the history and development of the 
Catholic Mass with
Rachael Kohn. [T;%]
	Fri.: THE MAKERS - Julie Copeland interviews artists, composers and 
craftspeople. [abc.net.au/rn/arts/sunmorn/makers.htm] for details. [%]	
0635 -
	Mon.: 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.
	Tue.: MUSIC DELI - international music with Paul Petran. This week: 
This week: Live from the East Coast Blues and Roots Festival. More 
music from, and interviews with, the artists featured at this year's 
East Coast Blues and Roots Festival in Byron Bay. [T]
	Wed.: JAZZ NOTES* - presented by Ivan Lloyd.
	Thu.: OZ COUNTRY STYLE - from ABC Local Radio.
	Fri. - 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.

0710 -
	PACIFIC BEAT* - daily afternoon magazine for the Pacific with Sport at 
0730. [T;%]

0810 -
	Mon.: CHRISTIANITY AND GLOBALISATION - Timothy Radcliffe O.P is the 
former Master General of the Dominicans.  In this lecture recorded 
recently in Brisbane he outlines the way Christianity can participate 
in the experience of globalisation.  His narrative ranges across 
continents and through a variety of ways in which Christians have 
offered presence and meaning in the most remote and often traumatised 
parts of the
world.  From Cairo to Iraq, to Cambodia and beyond, Fr Radcliffe's 
narrative and analysis raises new questions about globalisation and new 
perspectives on Christianity's commitment both to the individual and to 
the common good.
	Tue.-Fri.: with Mark Colvin. A comprehensive current affairs program 
which backgrounds, analyses, interprets and encourages debate on events 
and issues of interest and importance to all Australians. [T]

0910 -
	Mon.: AWAYE - Aboriginal arts, culture and politics with Ursula 
Raymond - This week: "Telling Stories". In recent years Native 
Americans have begun reclaiming traditional narratives from 
anthropology and the hands of non-Native publishers. Claudia Taranto 
takes us to an Indian storytelling festival in San Francisco. [%]
	Tue.-Fri.: AUSTRALIA TALKS BACK - a daily national talkback program 
that's a forum for the discussion of a specific topic with the 
involvement of expert guests, Radio National specialists and listeners. 
[abc.net.au/rn/talks/austback/] for details. [%]

1005 -
	ASIA PACIFIC (refer to 2310) [T;%]
	
1105 -
	SPORT - reports and scores.
1110 -
	ASIA PACIFIC (refer to 2310) [T;%]
1130 -
	BUSH TELEGRAPH - rural and regional issues around Australia. (Digest 
version of the full program broadcast daily at 1605.)

1205 -
	Mon.-Thu.: LATE NIGHT LIVE - Phillip Adams hosts a discussion of 
current events in politics, science, philosophy and culture. 
[abc.net.au/rn/talks/lnl/] for details. [%]
		Mon.: "Nuns' Brave Work for East Timorese". The inspiring story of 
the nuns from the Mary McKillop Institute for East Timorese Studies who 
have maintained a vital support network for ordinary East Timorese, and 
especially for those victims of violence in the lead up to Independence.
	Fri.: SOUND QUALITY - For 25 years, Tim Ritchie has been seeking out 
music: the interesting, the evolutionary, the inaccessible and the 
wonderful. [abc.net.au/rn/music/soundqlt/] for details and playlists. 
[T;%]

1305 -
	THE PLANET - Lucky Oceans with jazz, blues, folk styles, art music and 
more in a show artfully arranged for radio. 
[abc.net.au/rn/music/planet/] for playlists and further details. [T;%]
		Mon.: We mark Easter Monday in (very) various ways & offer a rare 
chance to hear a Persian classical performance as it should be heard - 
intact. As well as being much older than the West's classical 
tradition, the Persian version is much more “in-the-moment”, as 
improvisation remains integral. Typically, a performance is a suite of 
sung poems & instrumental interludes. Mohammad Reza Shajarian (who’s 
long been Iran’s most esteemed vocalist) is one of the world’s greatest 
singers. “Faryad” (“the cry”, in the sense of “shouting aloud”) - is a 
superb, “live” double-CD. The quartet billed as “Masters of Persian 
Music” includes lutenist Hossein Alizadeh & fiddler Kayhan Kalhor. Each 
is likely the greatest living player of his instrument – respectively, 
the wire-strung tar, & the kamancheh. The singer’s son Homayoun 
Shajarian also sings, as well playing the goblet-drum known as tombak 
or zarb.
		Tue.: It’s been five years since the most influential flamenco 
guitarist last made a new album. It’s called “Cositas Buenas”, which 
means “good little things”. He’s Paco De Lucia. To flamenco guitar he 
is what Charlie Parker was to jazz saxophone: after his arrival, the 
genre itself was changed, inevitably. Highlights of the new CD include 
an exquisite, playful rumba, shared with fellow guitarist Juan 
D’Anyelica.
		Wed.: “It’s important that young people hear music from all genres” 
declares Karine Polwart. The songs on “Faultlines” – her debut “solo” 
album as singer-songwriter - are musically-diverse, acutely observed, 
keenly intelligent, passionate, compassionate & sharp. Scottish “roots” 
music’s ongoing revival has no more remarkable talent. She's an uncanny 
singer of traditional Scots songs, but Karine (now, 33) only really 
“discovered” & embraced Scottish traditional music in the mid-1990s. 
Her songwriting skills are perhaps even more remarkable. “Faultlines” 
is deeply emotional but quite free of easy-sentimentality, socially 
engaged (Karine formerly worked in the field of domestic & child 
abuse), but never preachy.
		Thu.: Australia’s Keith Hounslow played the trumpet & cornet superbly 
for more than fifty years. He’s a prodigiously “open” musician, at ease 
in contexts from deepest “trad” to absolutely “free”. In the 1970s 
McJAD – his occasional duo with pianist Tony Gould - played 
entirely-improvised music which was quite “free”, yet often gorgeously 
lyrical. Having recently decided to retire from concert stage & 
recording studio, Keith chose to mark his decision with a decidedly 
different “last hurrah” from McJAD. The studio for “McJAD goes Organic” 
was the Chapel of Melbourne University’s Ormond College, with Tony 
enjoying an unfamiliar role as pipe organist. “The McJAD Chronicles” is 
a suite of free improvisations, & the two friends also play three 
standards. A bonus, second CD makes available again the contents of the 
duo’s two 1970s LPs.
		Fri.: “Paradiso” is fun, ingenious, melodious, playful, romantic, wry 
& surprising. If its title hasn’t already told you whence the music 
came, its subtitle will: “The Joy of Film Music”. It’s the new CD by 
Melbourne pianist Joe Chindamo. He rides a Yamaha, pianistically 
speaking. Here, Joe also plays excellent “stomach Steinway”; after all, 
he was an Italian-Australian child prodigy of the accordion. His very 
sensitive touch is evident in his pianism & in the way Joe can take a 
tune to places it has never been before, whilst respecting its essence. 
A pair of “James Bond” numbers are but two of many lovely examples.

1405 -
	SPORT
1410 -
	Mon.: CHRISTIANITY AND GLOBALISATION (refer 0810)
	Tue.-Fri.: PM (refer to 0810)

1505 -
	SPORT - reports and scores.
1510 -
	ASIA PACIFIC (refer to 2310) [T;%]
1530 -
	REPORT programs (refer to 0130)

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

1705 -
	Mon.: MARGARET THROSBY (refer to 0410)
	Tue.-Fri.: AUSTRALIA TALKS BACK (refer to 0905)

1805 -
	Fri.: PACIFIC REVIEW - the best of the previous week's PACIFIC BEAT.
1810 -
	Mon.-Thu.: PACIFIC BEAT* - focuses in on the island nations which 
depend on the Pacific Ocean for their existence, drawing on Australian 
based reporters and correspondents throughout the region. With 
headlines at 1829 and sport at 1830. [T;%]
1835 -
	Mon.-Thu.: ON THE MAT* - Where the Pacific comes together to chat and 
discuss issues of regional interest.
1830 -
	Fri.:  COUNTRY BREAKFAST - Australia beyond the urban fringe. [T;%]
1835 -
	Mon.-Thu.: THE BEST OF BREAKFAST - A roundup of the best stories from 
Radio National's Breakfast programme with Peter Thompson. 
<www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/brkfast/> for details. [%]

1905 -
	Fri.: RURAL REPORTER - the people and places that make up country 
Australia.
1910 -
	Mon.-Thu.: PACIFIC BEAT* - continued from 1810 with headlines at 1929 
and sport at 2030.
1930 -
	Fri.: AUSTRALIAN COUNTRY STYLE - Aussie country music with John 
Nutting.

2005 -
	Fri.: ASIA PACIFIC (refer to 2310)
2010 -
	Mon.-Thu.: PACIFIC BEAT* - continued from 1910 with headlines at 2029 
and sport at 2030.
2030 -
	Fri.: THE BUZZ (refer to 2330 Thu.) [%]

2105 -
	Fri.: VERBATIM - oral histories with David Mark. This week: "Bill 
Berry--'Singing History'". 70-year-old Bill Berry reckons he's been 
singing since he could talk. He made his name as a leading figure in 
Australia's great folk revival of the 1950s. His repertoire of over one 
thousand songs spans some of the great struggles of our times. [T;%]
2110 -
	Mon.-Thu.: AM - ABC Radio's flagship current affairs program setting 
the day's news agenda with concise reports and analysis from 
correspondents around Australia and around the world. [T;%]

2130 -
	Mon.: EARTHBEAT - environmental issues raised by economic development 
with Alexandra de Blas. This week: "Logging in Indonesia". It's 
election time in Indonesia where the government is accused of being too 
focused on the issue of illegal logging. Earthbeat travels to the heart 
of Indonesian timber country to explore the issue. [T]
	Tue.: INNOVATIONS* - Showcasing Australian invention, enterprise and 
ingenuity.  <http://www.abc.net.au/ra/innovations/default.htm> for 
details, audio and further info on the products highlighted.  [T;%]
	Wed.: 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: "7-Windows of Opportunity". Some believe that the 
introduction of new communication technologies will open up 
opportunities for both hardware and software industries in Australia as 
our traditional rural and resource industries struggle to sustain 
economic growth. What possibilities are there for Australia to create 
new jobs for the 21st. Century? Can Australia combine with those 
countries in Asia who are developing information industries to forge a 
regional IT economy?  Can developing countries, leap-frog into the 
global economy as some argue? And will the ‘information-poor’ become 
the sweat shops of the new ‘information age’? [T;%]
	Thu.: ALL IN THE MIND - a foray into the mental universe, the mind, 
the brain and human behavior with Natasha Mitchell. This week: "The 
Coming of the Neurosociety". Need a neurocompetitive advantage? Pop a 
neuroceutical! Pundit Zack Lynch says we're on the cusp of a major 
technosocial transformation. But who will have access to what's on 
offer, and will your thoughts remain your own? [T;%]
	Fri.: IN CONVERSATION - Robyn Williams talks to scientists and those 
interested in the subject, about what science has meant to their lives. 
<http://www.abc.net.au/rn/science/incon/> for details. [%]

2205 -
	Fri.: ASIA PACIFIC WEEKEND EDITION [T;%]
2210 -
	Mon.-Thu.: AM - (repeat of 2110)
2230 -
	Fri.: SATURDAY AM - ABC's Saturday morning news magazine. [T;%]
2240 -
	Mon.-Thu.: AUSTRALIA WIDE - a roundup of "home" news from ABC 
Newsradio.

2305 -
	Fri.: COUNTRY BREAKFAST (refer to 1830)
2310 -
	ASIA PACIFIC - current events in the Asia Pacific region. [T;%]
2330 -
	Mon.: THE EUROPEANS - broader historical and cultural perspectives on 
European societies. [abc.net.au/rn/talks/europe/europe.htm] for 
details. [%]
	Tue.: RURAL REPORTER - the people and places that make up country 
Australia.
	Wed.: THE ARTS ON RA - Julie Copeland interviews artists, composers 
and craftspeople and Julie Rigg looks at the movies. 
<http://www.abc.net.au/rn/arts/sunmorn/> for details concerning 
possible segments carried in this program, as the program is an
abridged version of the "Sunday Morning" program that is broadcast on 
ABC Radio National. [%]
	Thu.: THE BUZZ - technology understandably explained. This week: 
"Text, Lies and Internet Chat Rooms". Humans have always been meeting, 
fancying, and falling for each other. Much of the time this is 
completely legitimate but some of it's downright sneaky.  These days, 
whether it's true love or pure lust, technology is helping us get 
together. [%]
	Fri.: 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;%]

How to Listen to Radio Australia----
Via shortwave:
Best noted in eastern North America - (Please note that reception of RA 
in eastern NA in local evenings during the current winter has been less 
reliable than recent years' experience.)
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
<http://www.abc.net.au/ra/schedule/default.htm>.)
Via Internet audio streaming:
from <http://www.abc.net.au/ra/audio/englishlive.htm>
Via World Radio Network:
<http://www.wrn.org/listeners/stations/station.php?StationID=50>
Via CBC Overnight:
<http://cbc.ca/overnight/>
Via satellite:
consult <http://www.abc.net.au/ra/hear/america.htm>
Via the Mobile Broadcast Network, which offers WRN
<http://www.myMBN.com>

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
<http://www.abc.net.au/streaming/audiovideo.htm> or the particular
program's web page.

To be updated by Wed. 0500 UT.

Good Listening!
John Figliozzi

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