[Swprograms] RA Previews #701; 23-25 Jun '04

[John Figliozzi <jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

RADIO AUSTRALIA PREVIEWS
Edition 701
June 23-25, 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 -
	Thu.: BACKGROUND BRIEFING - Radio National's agenda-setting, current 
affairs radio documentary program. This week: "Alien Rights". Prisons 
and detention centres are a global growth industry, lucrative 
investments for international money. But around the world asylum 
seekers, economic refugees, or "aliens" have fewer rights than convicted
criminals. Tom Morton reports. [T;%]
	Fri.: HINDSIGHT - social history with Jennifer Bowen. This week: "Inga 
Clendinnen".
From the recent Sydney Writers' Festival, historian Inga Clendinnen 
reveals her own secret history behind the writing of her book "Dancing 
with Strangers", and the fact that, until quite recently, she thought 
Australian history was rather dull. [%]

0110 -
	ASIA PACIFIC (refer to 2310) [T;%]
0130 -
	Wed.: RELIGION REPORT - with Stephen Crittendon. This week: The 
powerful and conservative Southern Baptist Convention has split with 
the Baptist World Alliance, claiming it has been moving too far to the 
Left. We speak to prominent liberal Baptist pastor Tony Campolo, 
spiritual adviser to former US President Bill Clinton. [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. This week: "The Dope 
on Equigen - How Australia Got its Own Sports Drug Scandal". Australia 
has suddenly found itself embroiled in all the drug scandals rocking 
the sports world, particularly the Olympic Games.  This week Athens 
bound cyclist Mark French has been banned for life after a number of 
banned drugs were found in his room at the AIS Cycling Annexe in 
Adelaide.  Why do athletes risk not just their careers but their health 
to take these drugs?  And what is Equigen, the apparent new drug of 
choice for the cheats. [T;%]

0210 -
	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 with Rebecca Gorman. [%]

0410 -
	BUSH TELEGRAPH - rural and regional issues around Australia with 
Michael Mackenzie. [%]

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

0610 -
	SPORT* - reports and scores.
0620 -
	Wed.: LINGUA FRANCA - about language. This week: "Secret Chinese 
Women's Business".  In remote villages of southern China, there's a way 
of writing that was known only to the women of the villages. None of 
the men understood it or used it. Nobody's sure exactly when or why 
this Women's Script - 'Nushu' (noo-shoo) - was invented. What is known 
is that women would often have to move away from their home villages 
when they got married, and so used this private way of communicating to 
tell each other about their lives. [%]
	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: "Was There Religion in the Greco-Roman World?" 
The classical world knew gods and goddesses, cults, and sacrificial 
rites, but it did not know "religion”, according to Edwin Judge, 
Professor Emeritus of History at Macquarie University. Today, 
contemporary spirituality is taking up where the ancient Romans left 
off. [T;%]
	Fri.: INSIDE OUT - presented by Isabelle Genoux. A weekly programme 
that brings out personal views from the Pacific region and stories 
gathered in Australia, within Pacific communities. [%]	
0633 -
	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. [T]
	Wed.: JAZZ NOTES* - presented by Ivan Lloyd.
	Thu.: OZ COUNTRY STYLE - from ABC Local Radio.

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

0810 -
	PM - 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 -
	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. [%]
		Wed.: "Use of Illegal Drugs In Schools". Seven teenage students in 
Queensland face expulsion after being caught using cannabis at school.  
 Proponents of a zero tolerance approach say a hardline is necessary in 
the fight against illegal drug use.  But is this an over reaction? Or 
should kids be expelled from school for smoking pot?

1005 -
	ASIA PACIFIC (refer to 2310) [T;%]
	
1105 -
	SPORT - reports and scores.
1110 -
	ASIA PACIFIC (refer to 2310) [T;%]
1130 -
	Wed.: RURAL REPORTER - the people and places that make up country 
Australia.
	Thu.: 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: "Depression". The Western world is depressed. 
Record numbers of people are diagnosed with the malady. Young people, 
the aged, women, men, rural workers, immigrants, blue-collar, managers; 
no one seems immune. Not even the multi-million dollar leisure industry 
can keep it at bay. Is it unique to our modern world? Did the Greeks or 
Romans get depressed as we understand it? Did they conceive of suicide 
as a solution, as, unfortunately, many do in our world? [T;% 
(abc.net.au/rn/learning/lifelong/features/classics/)] [T;%]
	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.

1205 -
	Wed.-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. [%]
		Wed.:  Chief Rabbi Cyril Harris from South Africa, discusses the 
Jewry and Apartheid, and the new anti-Semitism.
		Thu.: John Burton--The life and times of the 'pink eminence'.
	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. 
This week Tim writes, "I usually have some smart [or at least, I think 
smart] comment to set up each week's show. I'm rejecting this model 
[for this week]... I think by now, you and I have built up enough of a 
feeling of confidence and mutual admiration that you can trust that I 
would not waste 55" of your life unless I felt sure that I could 
deliver something worthwhile... and this the case for this week.... 
some details? ok." [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;%]
		Wed.: To Ethiopians, Tlahoun Gesesse is simply known as THE VOICE. 
His sinuous, emotional voice wraps itself around 17 love songs on a new 
reissue, number 17 in the excellent Ethiopiques series that introduced 
us to the unique flowering of Ethiopian pop music in the late '60s and 
early '70s.  Tlahoun rose above ethnic and linguistic divides (and an 
arrest in 1960 for a protest against imperialism disguised as a love 
song) to unite his country in grooves that mix US soul music sounds 
with Ethiopian tonality. This collection of his recordings from the 
'70s is culled from an LP and 45s, backed on standout tracks by the 
(Imperial) Body Guard Band and the innovative Mulatu Astatqe.
		Thu.: For forty years - so far – two adjectives could always be 
applied, safely, to one of England's seminal groups: “vocal” & 
“English”. The Watersons are a family band: members are Watersons, 
their offspring or their spouses. Their singular vocal blend is always 
coherent, but never merely “smooth”; each voice stays its individual 
self. Many adjectives apply only in part to the Watersons, their many 
offshoots & related projects. This “traditional”, “folk” group has had 
two brilliant contemporary songwriters in Mike Waterson & the late Lal 
Waterson. Martin Carthy - who married into this “a cappella” band - is 
a brilliant guitarist. His & Norma Waterson’s daughter – Eliza Carthy – 
is equally potent as singer, fiddler & songsmith.
		Fri.: Dr. John’s new CD is called "N’Awlinz Dis Dat or D’Udda" but it 
could have been titled ”Return of "Goin’ Back to New Orleans” because 
of its resemblance to the Dr.’s great 1992 album of that name. Mac 
(Rebennack – Dr. John’s real name) puts together a core band of New 
Orleans legends –  (at one time, the world’s most recorded drummer), 
horn player/arranger Wardell Quezergue and singer/guitarist Snooks 
Eaglin for a fun-fest that focuses on New Orleans R&B songs. Then 
there’s the special guest list: Nicholas Payton, Willie Nelson, BB 
King, Randy Newman, Mavis Staples, Cyrille Neville, Eddie Bo, The Dirty 
Dozen Brass Band, Gatemouth Brown and the first musical meeting of 3 
traditionally rivalrous Mardi Gras tribes.

1405 -
	SPORT
1410 -
	PM (refer to 0810)

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

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) 
[%]
		Wed.: Professor John Carroll, Professor of Sociology at La Trobe 
University. He's authored "Terror: A Meditation on the Meaning of 
September 11"  (Scribe) and "Humanism: The Wreck of Western Culture"  
(Scribe).
		Thu.: Sarah Brightman, Soprano. At Perth: Burswood Dome 29th June, 
Sydney: Entertainment Centre 2nd July, Brisbane: Entertainment Centre 
4th July, Melbourne: Rod Laver Arena 6th July, Adelaide: Entertainment 
Centre 8th July.
		Fri.: George Ogilvie, Director. His new production of Bellini's 
"Norma" for Opera Australia begins its Sydney season on Satruday (26th) 
and will be seen in Perth in October.

1705 -
	AUSTRALIA TALKS BACK (refer to 0905)

1805 -
	Fri.: PACIFIC REVIEW - the best of the previous week's PACIFIC BEAT.
1810 -
	Wed.-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;%]
1830 -
	Fri.:  COUNTRY BREAKFAST - Australia beyond the urban fringe. [T;%]
1835 -
	Wed.-Thu.: ON THE MAT* - Where the Pacific comes together to chat and 
discuss issues of regional interest.	

1905 -
	Fri.: RURAL REPORTER - the people and places that make up country 
Australia.
1910 -
	Wed.-Thu.: PACIFIC BEAT* - continued from 1810 with headlines at 1929 
and sport at 1930.
1930 -
	Fri.: AUSTRALIAN COUNTRY STYLE - Aussie country music with John 
Nutting.
1935 -
	Wed.-Thu.: THE BEST OF BUSH TELEGRAPH* - Myra Mortensen with a 
selection of stories and reports of rural and regional issues. [%]	
2005 -
	Fri.: ASIA PACIFIC (refer to 2310)
2010 -
	Wed.-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: "John 
Williams". For more than fifty years John Williams has been taking 
photographs of urban Australia. His life’s work has taken him around 
the world, but always he returns to Australia and Sydney where his love 
affair with documenting the lives of ordinary people began. [T;%]
2110 -
	Wed.-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 -
	Wed.-Thu.: RNZI PACIFIC DATELINE - Pacific news and current affairs 
from Radio New Zealand International.
	Fri.: IN CONVERSATION - Robyn Williams talks to scientists and those 
interested in the subject, about what science has meant to their lives. 
This week: "Griff Morris". An initiative of the Subiaco Council in WA 
is a demonstration that sustainable living is available to everybody. 
Today, we visit a green townhouse with project co-ordinator Griff 
Morris to see how this is possible. [%]

2205 -
	Fri.: ASIA PACIFIC WEEKEND EDITION [T;%]
2210 -
	Wed.-Thu.: AM - (repeat of 2110)
2230 -
	Fri.: SATURDAY AM - ABC's Saturday morning news magazine. [T;%]
2240 -
	Wed.-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 -
	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: "Pipe 
Dream?"
Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle - the buzzword for the next 
generation of power stations that use coal, or any material containing 
hydrogen and carbon. Integrated: bringing together chemical and 
mechanical technologies. "Solar Sacred Site". Creative thinking at the 
University of New South Wales sets new world records for the ability of 
solar cells to convert light into electricity. "Beyond Trough Lollies". 
The perpetual waterfall is used everywhere to clean men's toilets, but 
simpler technologies make large water savings and actually work better. 
A number of Sydney municipal councils are turning off the taps in 
public urinals, with the help of some useful microbes. [%]
	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 -
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 Fri. 0500 UT.

Good Listening!
John Figliozzi

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