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[Swprograms] RA Previews #689; 21-24 May '04
- Subject: [Swprograms] RA Previews #689; 21-24 May '04
- From: John Figliozzi <jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 22:48:07 -0400
RADIO AUSTRALIA PREVIEWS
Edition 689
May 21-24, 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 17750, 15240*,
12080 and 9660 kHz. only. (*best frequency for North America-ed.) Major
Australian, Asian, Pacific and international events are covered, some
live and extensively. This week on Saturday: AFL Round nine - Melbourne
v Kangaroos at the MCG.. This week on Sunday: NRL rugby - Manly Sea
Eagles v Cronulla Sharks at Brookvale Oval with reports from Rabbitohs
v Warriors at Sydney Football 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: "AUSTRALIA TALKS BOOKS" - “Poems” by Michael Leunig, live from
the Sydney Writers’ Festival. Sandy McCutcheon and Ramona Koval talk to
one of Australia’s best-known cartoonists, Michael Leunig, about his
collection of “Poems”.
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: "Punching
Above Your Weight". The 'boxing suit', an Australian innovation, may
revolutionise the sport and outrage the traditionalists. It provides
monitoring of timing and strength for training, and computer scoring
for accuracy and safety in the ring. [%]
2105 -
VERBATIM - oral histories with David Mark. This week: "Charmian
Clift". Australian writer Charmian Clift died in 1969. This program
features archival interviews that she recorded, in the years when she,
and her husband George Johnston, were one of the country's most
celebrated literary couples. Charmian Clift is best known for the books
that she wrote based around the decade that she and Johnston, alongwith
their three children, spent living in the Greek Islands. She was also
highly regarded as an essayist and newspaper columnist. Featuring
extracts from Clift's books Peel Me A Lotus,and Mermaid Singing, this
program is being re-broadcast as part of Radio National's 2004 Greek
Imprints Festival. [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: "Queensland’s Chief Scientist". Meet Dr Peter Andrews,
Queensland’s Chief Scientist. Dr Andrews has spent an illustrious
career extracting useful substances from sea creatures. Now he’s trying
to extract a feeling for the future from boffins and bureaucrats. [%]
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: "Megacity
Future?" David Singleton, Global Director of a Melbourne engineering
consultancy, gives us a glimpse into the life of “David”, living in
2050 as he goes about his daily life in a sustainable Megacity of the
future. [%]
0045 LINGUA FRANCA - about language. This week: "The Language of
Chaucer".
When Geoffrey Chaucer died in 1400, no big deal was made of his
passing. It wasn't until 1556 that Chaucer's tomb was moved to its
current place in Westminster Abbey, the place that became known as
Poet's Corner. So what impact did Chaucer have in his own day on
English language and poetry And what was his influence on subsequent
generations of poets? Stephanie Trigg, who lectures in Medieval English
Literature at the University of Melbourne, discusses why Chaucer is
known as the "Father of English poetry". [%]
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: "Cairo Conversations".
Not all Cairo conversations are about war. There’s getting a job, money
and marriage. Millions of young people are confused. “They are all
virgins, they have no experience of life. They fear their bodies. They
have emotions, but disturbed emotions or frustrating emotions.” Out of
the pressure cooker - a new, cool Islam is too popular for government
comfort. [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: "Thor Kunkel". Is
fiction an effective place to challenge cultural blind-spots? Should
novelists take responsibility when their works of fiction cause
disturbances in the 'real world'? These questions loom large this week
on Books & Writing as journalist Zulfikar Abbany examines the
controversy surrounding the new novel from German author Thor Kunkel
called Endstufe or Final Stage. There has been widespread criticism in
Germany of this new book, not only because it suggests the Nazis were
involved in a trade in pornographic films, but because it also makes
the claim that Germany and the Nazis don't have a monopoly on evil.
Moreover, Thor Kunkel says that a failure to recognise evil as a
widespread human failing dooms us to repeat terrible acts of the past.
[T;%]
0434 BOOK TALK - a mix of reviews, critical discussion and a look at
the latest developments in publishing with Amanda Smith. This week:
"Women Spies of WW1".
Mata Hari is remembered as the great seductress-spy of history. Less
known are the thousands of other women involved in espionage during
WW1. A new book uncovers the women who worked for the fledgling British
Secret Service. [%]
0505 AUSTRALIAN EXPRESS - a magazine about life in Australia, with
Roger Broadbent. This week: In Victoria a group of Aborigines has
decided it's time to enter the political fray. Frustrated by the Howard
Government's legislative and policy decisions on
aboriginal issues, they say their people have been left out in the
cold. Their spokesman Richard Frankland--a writer, director, musician
and now aspiring politician--says Australian aborigines have no power
and no voice & if it comes to them forming their own political party to
orchestrate change, then that's what they'll do. We also pay a visit to
an Islamic College in Perth. It's campus comprises Australian born
Muslims, as well as migrants and refugees, who generally feel
well-accepted as members of the community. However as the school’s
religious teacher explains, perceptions of his faith have changed in
this post-September 11 world. And as Australia moves into election mode
we look at the pros and cons of government funded media campaigns. Are
they little more than publicly funded political advertisements or are
they a legitimate way for the government to get
information to the Australian public?
0532 ALL IN THE MIND - a weekly foray into the mental universe, the
mind, brain and behaviour with Natasha Mitchell. This week: "Sick
Doctors--Report from the College of Psychiatrists Conference". At last
week’s annual conference of the country’s peak body of
psychiatry, the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of
Psychiatrists, participants were spilling out of the door of one
crucial session, “Sick Doctors”. This discussion explores the
disturbing topic of professional sexual misconduct within the
psychiatric profession. [%]
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: "Eucalyptus Man". In the Miles
Franklin Award-winning novel, “Eucalyptus”, the main character is a man
with a peculiar but beautiful obsession with eucalypts. Today we travel
to South Australia to meet a real-life eucalypt fanatic. [T;%]
0905 THE SCIENCE SHOW - with Robyn Williams. This week: "Paper vs
Electronic Elections". India has just completed a successful electronic
election. They saved eight million tonnes of paper in the process. But
are machines reliable? How do you know your vote has been registered?
What is the scientific future of elections? [%]
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.
This week: Andrew Ford talks to poet Adrian Mitchell & pianist and
composer Paul Grabowsky; and touring Irish band Lunasa play live.
Andrew also talks to composer David Pye whose new piece 'Karakamia'
premieres in Perth this Saturday. [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: "#12: E-Crime and Punishment". Electronic crime and
electronic counter measures are unavoidable by-products of the digital
era. Computer data bases linked to on-line security systems now exist
to combat every type of crime from smuggling and terrorism to theft and
embezzlement. But computer surveillance brings with it legitimate
concerns relating to both privacy and security. And while computers
are being used for law enforcement, at the same time they are creating
problems for laws relating to copyright and intellectual property.
[T;%]
1532 AUSTRALIAN EXPRESS (refer to 0505)
1605 HINDSIGHT - social history. This week: "A Short History of a
River" - Part One. The first of two programs that explore the cultural
history of rivers and irrigation in Australia. [%]
1655 PERSPECTIVE - informed commentary.
1705 THE SPIRIT OF THINGS - religion and spirituality. This week:
"Christian Meditation". Australians, more than any other Westerners,
have taken to Christian meditation. So says Fr. Laurence Freeman, the
President of the World Community of Christian Meditation. [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. [T;%]
2255 PERSPECTIVE - informed commentary.
2305 THE EUROPEANS - broader historical and cultural perspectives on
European societies with Keri Phillips. This week: "An Irishman in
Paris". Between the world wars, James Joyce lived in Paris, where he
wrote “Finnegans Wake”, his last and most revolutionary work. What
inspired a book, which, though considered a masterpiece by some
critics, was incomprehensible to readers? [%]
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: Peter Mews,
author and bookseller. [%]
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: "Wang Wei: Buddhist, Civil Servant & Poet".
Retired neurosurgeon and Buddhist Ian Johnston moved to Bruny Island
off the coast of Tasmania, where he devotes himself to translating from
the Chinese the poems of Tang dynasty poet Wang Wei (699759) and
others. [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: "Political Donations and Muck-raking". Lane looks
at the issue of political donations and asks whether current disclosure
laws are adequate. Also new research on public attitudes towards
parliament: the institution itself is held in high regard despite our
low opinion of politicians. And writer Margaret Simons discusses the
meaning of compost. [%]
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. This week: Alexei
Sayle and David Sedaris are both very funny, yet they also wrestle with
big ideas about what makes a good life. Sedaris grew up in North
Carolina in a family of six children, where you had to talk fast and
cleverly to get attention, and has worked as an elf in a department
store, and as a cleaner and house painter. His own neurotic habits, his
eccentric family and his jobs all fuel his comedy material. Alexei
Sayle is a British comedian well known for his appearances as the
anarchic landlord on The Young Ones, and films such as Gorky Park. He
inhabits a strange world which emerges in his brilliant, darkly funny
first novel, Overtaken, about a young property developer in a
Lancashire town, and his attempts to 'do good'. [%]
1130 SPEAKING OUT - a program about Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander people. This week: "Jack Trust". Speaking Out concludes it's
Stolen Generations series. [%]
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: "Expectant Uncertainty". Writer and broadcaster
Richard Holloway - former Episcopal
Bishop of Edinburgh - challenges the Christian Church to stop trying to
influence secular legislation and politics. He urges a new openness to
the values of secularity and pluralism. [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, "Here's a challenge - do
you think you can differentiate between music made in aust and music
made o/s? Well, I don't mean can you say one is good and the other is
bad - rather, is there an australian sound to electronic music? This
week's program will be a good test if you think you can.... I've got a
pile of local stuff and a pile of foreign stuff - I challenge you to
pick any threads that could be used to separate the tracks into two
camps.... I think they're all killers." [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: "The Life and Works of Clifford Possum
Tjapaltjarri". We look at a major retrospective of the work of CLifford
Possum Tjapaltjarri, now on at the Art Gallery of NSW and touring
interstate. 55 works, some never seen before in Australia. Curator
Vivien Johnson takes us through Clifford's life, from his early years
as a carver and stockman to his world-wide fame as an artist. She talks
about the different cultural views of "authenticity" ... and the bitter
dispute over his final resting place after his death in 2002. [%]
0105 ASIA PACIFIC* (refer to 2305 Sun.)
0130 HEALTH REPORT - with Norman Swan. This week: "Educating Young
People about the Use of Alcohol". Researchers in Western Australia
looked at ways of minimising alcohol-related harm in high school
students. The School Health and Alcohol Harm Reduction Project (SHAHRP)
is a longitudinal intervention research study that uses evidence-based,
classroom alcohol education lessons to reduce alcohol-related harm in
young people. [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---- ***NOTE NEW FREQUENCY
SUGGESTIONS***
Via shortwave:
Best noted in eastern North America -
2200 - 0000 UTC: 21740 (usually reliable)
0000 - 0200 UTC: 17715 (usually reliable)
0200 - 0700 UTC: 15515 (usually reliable) [15240 also noted at times]
0700 - 0800 UTC: 13630 (usually reliable) [15240 also noted at times]
0800 - 1400 UTC: 9580 (reliable) [6020 and 9590 also noted (reliable)]
1400 - 1600 UTC: 9590 (reliable until fade out)
(European listeners are invited to report reception experience to this
editor.)
(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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