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[Swprograms] RA Previews #694; 4-7 Jun '04
- Subject: [Swprograms] RA Previews #694; 4-7 Jun '04
- From: John Figliozzi <jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 22:47:58 -0400
RADIO AUSTRALIA PREVIEWS
Edition 694
June 4-7, 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 0210-0800 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 11: Hawthorn v
Essendon at the MCG, with reports from Adelaide v Carlton at Football
Park.
This week on Sunday: NRL rugby - The New Zealand Warriors host the
Canberra Raiders; plus Manly Sea Eagles v The Penrith Panthers and The
Broncos and The Sharks.
(RA or ABC News every hour on the hour)
Friday
1605 -
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)
[%]
Today: Clea Koff, forenscic anthropologist. "The Bone Woman" is
published by Hodder.
1705 -
AUSTRALIA TALKS BACK - a daily national talkback program with Sandy
McCutcheon. [%]
Today: "Week in Review", the four topics--Does Victoria need a Royal
Commission into police corruption? Is recycling working? How do we
counter childhood obesity? And what can we do to cure our sick hospital
system?
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: "Talking
Money to Intelligent Ears". Close your eyes and try to tell the
difference between $10, $20 and $50 notes. It's not easy, especially
for blind people, but we'll meet a machine that makes money talk. We'll
also hear about a new digital hearing aid with artificial intelligence.
[%]
2105 -
VERBATIM - oral histories with David Mark. This week: "Len Evans".
Wine writer, judge and maker, Len Evans talks about changing
Australia's drinking habits from beer to wine in the 1950s, and about
his early life working on the dingo fence. [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: "David Tranter". Buses, according to Flanders and Swan, like
to travel in convoys because ‘they’re most gregarious.” Soon that will
cease. You will be able to tell your bus is on its way by looking at
your screen at home or even your mobile. If it’s running late the
computer will adjust traffic lights to green to speed the bus’s
passage. David Tranter of Saab ITS is leading a team in Brisbane trying
to make your commuting more pleasant and predictable. And no more
convoys. [%]
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: "The
Science of the
Self ". Youth suicide, which has risen in Australia and most other
developed nations over the past 50 years, has been a specific interest
of social analyst and author Richard Eckersley from the Australian
National University in Canberra. In this talk he presents us with some
surprising research evidence regarding youth suicide. [%]
0045 LINGUA FRANCA - about language. This week: "Diseased
English--Can It Be Cured?". Highlights from a forum held as part of
last week's Sydney Writers' Festival. One of the speakers is Neil
James, the executive director of the Plain English Foundation. He takes
a historical view on why government, legal and corporate English can be
unnecessarily imprecise and hard to read. The other speaker is the
novelist Amanda Lohrey. Amanda also teaches creative writing at the
University of Queensland, and she discusses the teaching of written
English. [%]
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: "Indonesia". Were
successive Australian governments too keen to be friends with Indonesia
and to see things "the Asian way"? Did we turn a blind eye to the ugly
side of their military abuses in "our national interest"? What was the
Lance Collins affair all about? [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: We return to the Balkan
war zones of the 1990s and view the disfiguring implications of
conflict through Serbian eyes. Montreal-based writer David Homel speaks
to Ramona Koval about his latest novel 'The Speaking Cure' ... a tale
of truth, deception and psychosis, as revealed in the confessions of
soldiers returning from the front, and the delusions of Serbian
citizens trying to cling to normality. [T;%]
0434 BOOK TALK - a mix of reviews, critical discussion and a look at
the latest developments in publishing with Amanda Smith. This week:
"Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim". American humorist David
Sedaris performs “Repeat After Me”, one
of the personal essays from his latest collection. Recorded at the
recent Sydney Writers' Festival. [%]
0505 AUSTRALIAN EXPRESS - a magazine about life in Australia, with
Roger Broadbent. This week: Join Roger Broadbent on board the
'Australian Express' for 13 days of laughter, team spirit and
achievement as we join the China Cycling Challenge for a vacation with
a difference. Also meet Mo'Cheeks a four piece Melbourne based band
which ably demonstrates that music and sport do mix. And we venture
onto the streets of the Victorian capital in search of the homeless in
the second of our reports on the work of the Salvation Army.
0532 ALL IN THE MIND - a weekly foray into the mental universe, the
mind, brain and behaviour with Natasha Mitchell. This week: "Aotearoa
Minds--Maoris Taking on Mental Health", Part 2. Natasha Mitchell visits
a team putting Maori traditions back into the fractured lives of people
with psychiatric illness. [%]
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: "Responsible Building Design". Join
a tour of Australia's first five-star rated, eco-sustainable office
building. And we'll hear from a leading UK advocate of "responsible
design", who claims developers can help save the planet and still make
a buck. [T;%]
0905 THE SCIENCE SHOW - with Robyn Williams. This week: "In
Transit". Duncan Steele from Adelaide helps us prepare for the transit
of Venus. Also, a chemist in New Zealand and a biotechnologist in
Canada tell us how they are developing great wines for our palates. [%]
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.
[abc.net.au/rn/music/mshow/] for details. This week: Guests include one
of the world's foremost Mozart interpreters, Imogen Cooper, who is
currently touring with the Australian Chamber Orchestra; composer Paul
Stanhope, who has just won the prestigious Toru Takemitsu Composition
Prize; Andrew Porter talks about being a music critic; and Roger
Steffens talks about Bob Marley. [T;%]
1405 BACKGROUND BRIEFING (refer to 0205)
1455 CORRESPONDENT'S NOTEBOOK
1505 DISTANT MIRRORS DIMLY LIT - a six-part radio series developed
and presented by Australian born classicist Peter Toohey. It examines
how the lives of the ancients relate to ours, through the exploration
of six contemporary themes: Anger, Privacy, Leisure, Depression, Family
and Memory. This week: "Anger". Have we always felt the way we do? The
West can trace science, democracy, styles of literature, even the flush
toilet to Ancient Rome and Greece. But what about our interior states?
The ancients had much to say about anger, it was a feature of
pre-modern, slave-owning societies. But it’s still a part of ours,
often attached to retaliation and revenge. Are we as angry as we used
to be? [T;% (abc.net.au/rn/learning/lifelong/features/classics/)]
1532 AUSTRALIAN EXPRESS (refer to 0505)
1605 HINDSIGHT - social history with Jennifer Bowen. This week:
"Remembering Jackson's Track". Until the mid-20th century, Jackson's
Track was a rare place where
Aborigines lived as they chose. Then came the evangelists and the local
council, who put a road through their bark huts. Did they destroy the
families of Jackson's Track? [%]
1655 PERSPECTIVE - informed commentary.
1705 THE SPIRIT OF THINGS - religion and spirituality. This week:
"Leunig--No Pussyfooting". Michael Leunig, the cartoonist known for
his innocent creature Mr. Curly, doesn't hide his aggression when it
comes to issues that make him angry, such as the war in Iraq. [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: "Democratic Deficit".
Ever since direct elections for the European Parliament began in 1979,
voter turnout has been sliding. In the UK, 11 million votes were cast
in the 1999 election - 23 million voted in the third series of Big
Brother! Is democracy in the EU in trouble? [%]
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. John
Long, Curator of Vertebrate Palaeontology at Western Australian Museum.
[%]
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 0532 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: "Church and Crown". The future of the Church of
England as the Established Church is untenable, argues Theo Hobson,
author of The Rhetorical Word and a regular contributor to the Guardian
and the Spectator. He has a Doctorate in Theology from Cambridge
University, and describes himself as a 'post-Anglican'. [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 DISTANT MIRRORS, DIMLY LIT* (refer to Sat. 1505)
0905 THE NATIONAL INTEREST - Terry Lane looks at the major issues of
the week. [abc.net.au/rn/talks/natint/] for details. [%]
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: "D
Day". This Sunday is the 60th anniversary of D Day, when 6,000 ships
and 150,000 Allied personel set sail from Britain for the beaches of
Normandy. Their aim was the liberation of Europe from Nazi occupation.
This was the most ambitious operation in military history, but the
outcome, thanks to the fickle weather and the defense of the beaches by
German troops, was far from certain. But the stakes were enormously
high, had the Allied troops not gained a foothold in France on that
day, history might have been very different. Geraldine Doogue talks
with Sir John Keegan, the pre-eminent military historian of the Second
World War, about what happened on D Day. [%]
1130 SPEAKING OUT - a program about Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander people. This week: "Chris Graham". Karen Dorante talks to the
editor of National Indigenous Times about the fate of ATSIC - the
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission. [%]
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: "The Mark of Cain". How long should a killer
carry the stigma of taking a human life? Encounter looks at scapegoats,
celebrities, and the issues raised when someone who has served a murder
or manslaughter sentence seeks reintegration into the community. [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. Tim writes, "Mix these ingredients... hip hop from canberra,
fractured sounds from brisbane, adelaide mischievous melodies, euro
laptopologist, ex-member of public image ltd, avant english guitarist,
heavy metal beat boy, soul, ancient sheffield bleeps, and beautiful
finisher from an sq favourite.... what will it sound like? messy?
happy? larry or moe? Sorry about that, but there is a really diverse
and interesting set of artists and works this week - check out the
playlist and be prepared to spend some money - there's releases here
that will evoke the need for retail therapy." [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 BUSH TELEGRAPH* - Myra Mortensen with a selection
of stories and reports of rural and regional issues. [%]
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 RNZI PACIFIC DATELINE - news and current affairs from New
Zealand, as part of the Pacific Radio Network.
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: “Oh My God I'm Black!” In her one-woman cabaret
show accomplished actor, writer and
performer, Maryanne Sam tells the story of her life: growing up in
Melbourne as an Island princess, singing into her hairbrush, dreaming
of fame, and discovering her identity. [%]
0105 ASIA PACIFIC* (refer to 2305 Sun.)
0130 HEALTH REPORT - with Norman Swan.
[abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/helthrpt/] for details. [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 as noted in eastern North America -
2100 - 2200 UTC: 15515 (usually reliable)
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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