[Swprograms] RA Previews #678; 23-26 Apr '04
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[Swprograms] RA Previews #678; 23-26 Apr '04



RADIO AUSTRALIA PREVIEWS
Edition 678
Apr. 23-26, 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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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 five - St Kilda v Kangaroos at Docklands with commentators Drew Morphett, Dan Lonergan and Stan Alves, plus updates from Carlton v West Coast Eagles. This week on Sunday: NRL rugby - Dragons v Roosters at Sydney Football Stadium, plus reports from Brisbane Broncos v Penrith Panthers at Lang Park and Tigers v Sea Eagles at Leichhardt Oval.


ED. NOTE: There will be special programming and coverage marking ANZAC Day on Sunday (1900 Saturday UT). See the listings for details.

(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: It's the week in review; your chance to have a say on any of the topics we have featured on the program this week. Our four topics: Should a thirteen year old be allowed to change sex? Are we doing enough to prevent birth trauma? Is it too soon to be debating the republic again? Does the Pacific welcome Australia as self-appointed sheriff in the region?


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: "The History of Software". When we think about software we tend to focus on Microsoft and Bill Gates, but the reality is very different. From a standing start in the 1950s the software industry is now the fourth largest industrial sector of the US economy. Martin Campbell-Kelly talks about the fascinating history of an industry that continues to transform our lives. [%]


2105 -
VERBATIM - oral histories with David Mark. This week: "Little Pattie". Part of an occasional series about the life stories of Australian entertainers, this interview with Patricia Amphlett (better known to you as Little Pattie), is one of the gems from our archives. From discovery at a talent quest on Sydney's Maroubra Beach, through teenage stardom (when 'Real Gone Surfer Boy' hit the charts), her years on the road (which included a life-changing tour of Vietnam during the war years), and her strong commitment to social justice, Patricia Amphlett talks about a career and a life lived to the full. [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: "A Clone of Your Own?" (part 2 of 2). Arlene Klotzko asks why we're so incensed by the prospect of human clones. Is it the waste of resources, the extra-terrestrial con tricks, the vanities or simply an abhorrence of production-line people? [%]


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: "Genetically Modified Plants" (part 2 of 2). Dr David Murray, author of 'Seeds of Concern', continutes his discussion of the genetically modified plant debate. This week he looks at various crop plants and the unexpected consequence of genetic modification to achieve herbicide resistance. [%]
0045 LINGUA FRANCA - about language. This week: "The Infinite Present". Journalist and broadcaster Sian Prior explores the ubiquitous use of the present participle in the media. Film-makers are obsessed with the 'ing' in movie titles, from 'Finding Nemo' to 'Bowling For Columbine' to 'Saving Private Ryan'. [%]


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: "Chemical Consequences". Some batches of 245-T were made from contaminated ingredients of Agent Orange illegally imported into Queensland and Western Australia during the Vietnam War. This kind of common weedkiller was used until the early 1990s. Now at least one state government is finally confronting the effects. [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: Douglas Glover, a wonderful Canadian short story writer and multi-awarded novellist, writes about dazed and confused human beings, gives breath to historical figures in the great Canadian landscape and can even make you cry with his tale of the last two dinosaurs on Earth. In a session from the recent Blue Metropolis Literary Festival, Ramona Koval speaks to Glover about his funny short stories and about the unique way he has of retelling Canadian history through his novels. [T;%]
0434 BOOK TALK - a mix of reviews, critical discussion and a look at the latest developments in publishing with Amanda Smith. This week: "The Road To Delphi". The ancient Greeks eagerly consulted oracles for answers to all sorts of questions they had about the future. The responses were notoriously ambiguous and often misinterpreted by the seeker. But the oracle always turned out to be right. There's a rich narrative tradition of oracle stories, from Oedipus to Macbeth to The Matrix. Michael Wood discusses the hopes and fears that are embedded in our desire to know about the future. Oracle stories, he says, offer us the image of a knowledge that might be perfect, but that always remains just out of reach. [%]


0505 AUSTRALIAN EXPRESS - a magazine about life in Australia, with Roger Broadbent.
0532 ALL IN THE MIND - a weekly foray into the mental universe, the mind, brain and behaviour with Natasha Mitchell. This week: "The Anatomy of Melancholy". Published in 1621, "The Anatomy of Melancholy" is one of the great classics on the mind and its discontents. Sue Clark travels back in time to contemplate the legacy of the great tome's author, Oxford clergyman and scholar Robert Burton. [%]


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 Jackie May. This week: "Sunrise or Sunset?" Only four countries are net exporters of solar energy
systems and Australia is one of them. But we've lost our position as a global leader and we're rapidly slipping behind. Earthbeat explores how Australia could reclaim its place in the sun. [T;%]


0905 THE SCIENCE SHOW - with Robyn Williams. This week: "Seas Collapse--Global Warming?" We hear about a team from San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography, which has been testing the seas off California for 50 years. It recorded that plankton has
diminished by 70%, fish by 50% and bird life by 30%. Is it due to global warming? [%]
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: "Bob Copper Remembered". We replay an interview with legendary folk singer Bob Copper, who passed away recently. Copper's family dates its songs back to the days when the Spanish Armada sailed off the coast of Sussex in the 16th Century. We also hear from singer-songwriter Richard Thompson, founder of folk-rock band Fairport Convention. [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: "#8- The Paperless Office". In the global push for speedy data transfer, governments and business alike are busily installing the pipelines for the digital revolution. For some time now, computers have been a dominant fixture in every office. But the digital pipeline is extending beyond the office. Increasingly it is allowing more and more people to work from home - it’s called ‘telecommuting’ and it’s a growing feature of businesses around the world. And while it may free us up for more time with the family and take the pressure off congested roadways, will this brave new world improve our quality of life and economic well-being? [T;%]
1532 AUSTRALIAN EXPRESS (refer to 0505)


1605 HINDSIGHT - social history. This week: "Hasluck’s Grand Plan" - Part Two. When Paul Hasluck was appointed Commonwealth Minister for Territories in 1951, he effectively became the Government's Minister for the Northern Territory. He was to oversee the development and implementation of polices for what was then titled 'Native Affairs'. [%]
1655 PERSPECTIVE - informed commentary.


1705 THE SPIRIT OF THINGS - religion and spirituality. This week: "A Nazi in the Family". A student program that brings the grandchildren of Nazis and the grandchildren of Holocaust survivors together is breaking the ice between Germans and Jews. The so-called "third generation" is revolutionising the way they think about the past and each other. Amelia Klein of Melbourne, Viola Schlichting, Katrina Purschke, and Israel Davidescu of Berlin talk to Rachael Kohn about building bridges over the rubble of the War and the Holocaust. Recorded in Berlin. [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 ANZAC DAY SPECIAL - Steve Sailah interviewed Australians who took part in a young nation’s first major military campaign at Gallipoli in 1915. These original Anzacs have since passed on, but their stories remain fresh – the stories of naïve young men eager to defend the Mother Country but who had no concept of the horrors they would encounter and the wretched conditions they would endure. (Ed. Note: replaces EARTHBEAT this week.)
1928 DAWN CEREMONY OF REMEMBRANCE from the Australian War Memorial, Canberra. (Ed. Note: replaces THE MAKERS, HEALTH BITES and the 2000 News this week.)


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.
2230 MUSIC DELI - folk, traditional, acoustic and world music with Paul Petran. [T;%]
2255 PERSPECTIVE - informed commentary.


2305 THE EUROPEANS - broader historical and cultural perspectives on European societies with Keri Phillips. This week: "After the Revolution". It is 30 years since a group of young Portuguese army officers ended one of the longest-lasting dictatorships in Europe. [%]
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: Don Watson, Author. "Death Sentence: The Decay of Public Language" is published by Knopf. [%]

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: "The Mortara Affair". We examine how the 1858 abduction of a Jewish child by the Catholic Church became an international incident involving Pope Pius IX, Napoleon III and the Mortara family of Bologna. [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: "Dr Tom Frame". On this Anzac Day edition of The National Interest, Lane
talks with Dr Tom Frame, Anglican Bishop to the Australian Defence Force, about his new book "Living by the Sword? The Ethics of Armed Intervention". [%]


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. [http://www.abc.net.au/sundayprofile/] for details. [%]
1130 SPEAKING OUT - a program about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This week: a special performance of a Torres Strait traditional warrior dance by Charlie Company. [%]


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: "Finding Cordoba". Cordoba in Spain, during its medieval golden age, was a place of rich cultural exchange. In the melting pot of New York, Cordoba is remembered by Maria Rosa Menocal and a New Cordoba is proposed by Sufi Imam, Feisal Abdul Rauf. [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. [www.abc.net.au/rn/music/soundqlt/] for playlists and program
details. About this week's show Tim writes, "Wow... sometimes things just click together - sychronicity man - wawho - great show this week. It's "full-o-new treats". Things that surprise in that they are incredibly listenable and at the same time still find themselves classified as living on the fringe.... come have a look at what's in store...." [T;%]


1810 PACIFIC BEAT* - daily magazine covering the people, issues and events of the Pacific Islands with Myra Mortenson. [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: Historian Heather Goodall has long documented the struggle for Aboriginal rights in New South Wales. We talk to her about her latest book, a celebration of the life of self-confessed "trouble-maker", Aunty Isabel Flick. [%]
0105 ASIA PACIFIC* (refer to 2305 Sun.)
0130 HEALTH REPORT - with Norman Swan. This week: "Oxygen". We hear the personal story of a woman suffering from the life-threatening lung disease, fibrosis alveolitis. Without a lung transplant she will die shortly as the disease rapidly progresses. And she has to pay about $900 a month for oxygen. [T;%]
0210 THE WORLD TODAY - a comprehensive lunchtime current affairs program with Tanya Nolan.
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
<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 Mon. 0500 UT.

Good Listening!
John Figliozzi

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