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RADIO AUSTRALIA PREVIEWS
Edition 705
July 2-5, 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. This week on Sunday: NRL rugby - Newcastle Knights v Cronulla Sharks at the Newcastle Stadium, with reports from Brisbane Broncos v Rabbitohs at Lang Park and Manly Sea Eagles v Canterbury Bulldogs at Brookvale Oval.


SPORTS EXTRA!!!
Radio Australia will provide live commentary on the Rugby International match between Australia and the Pacific Nations. Gerry Collins and David Nucifora will bring you all the action, Sat. at 1045UT on 9590 kHz.


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(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) [%]


1705 -
AUSTRALIA TALKS BACK - a daily national talkback program with Sandy McCutcheon. [%]
Today: The week's topics in review--Will the upcoming Athens Olympics be undermined by drug taking athletes? Are Australians becoming more patriotic? Is democracy on the way to Iraq? What's the legacy of retiring Tasmanian Independent Senator Brian Harradine?


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: "On Yer Bike". Could bikes be made of stronger stuff? A new Australian aluminium gets stronger by baking in the sun after it's left the factory. [%]


2105 -
VERBATIM - oral histories with David Mark. This week: Harry Vanda has had a huge influence on the Australian Pop Music Industry, writing for and producing countless acts. When he arrived in Australia from The Netherlands he lived at the Villawood Migrant Hostel, where he met his long time songwriting partner George Young and they formed The Easybeats. After success in Australia and hard times writing advertising jingles in London, the duo returned to Australia and wrote songs for John Paul Young, Ted Mulry, William Shakespeare and others, and produced them for Alberts Records. George's younger brothers formed the still popular band AC/DC, who were also produced by Vanda and Young. [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: "Jonathan Kingdon".
In his book, Lowly Origin, Jonathan Kingdon traces the rise of humans from our ancestors. Our ability to walk on two legs is not only a characteristic human trait but one of the things that made us human in the first place. Today In Conversation with Robyn Williams he gives an account of what it meant, and what it means, to walk on two feet. [%]


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 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. [%]
0045 OCKHAM'S RAZOR - sharp talk about science. This week: "About Genes, Memes, the Mind and Learning". There was a time when it was accepted that the mind of a child was a 'blank slate'. Today we know that a child brings to school a mind crammed full with ideas, or 'memes' about the world. Educationalist and occasional film maker Don Tinkler poses the question - if ideas can be little brain entities, can we make better teachers by understanding the biology of how brains work? [%]


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: "Voluntary Stress". What employs 600,000 people and millions of volunteers? What contributes $21 billion to the economy? Community and volunteer groups, not for profit organisations: everything from sporting clubs and churches, to community aged groups and the local orchid society. Why, then, so stressed and pressed? [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. [abc.net.au/rn/arts/bwriting/default.htm] for details. [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 Wreck of Western Culture". In a new and revised edition of his book about humanism, John Carroll argues
that the movement that produced Shakespeare, Mozart, human rights and economic
prosperity in the western world has been a failure. [%]


0505 AUSTRALIAN EXPRESS - a magazine about life in Australia, with Roger Broadbent. This week meet 'Sim Mantha' who looks and sounds like the real thing. In fact
she's not. 'Sim Mantha' is a flight simulator and a member of the 'Australian Express' team hops onboard to find out what it's really like to take control of a modern airliner. You can also acquaint yourself with the French/Australian saxophonist Christophe Genoux who's been part of the Melbourne jazz scene for 15 years. We visit a crocodile farm in the Northern Territory and hear the story of a 'homes kid', someone who's been brought up in institutions without a real family. Her trials and tribulations, both in care and while attempting to find her own way in the world, are documented in harrowing detail in her book 'The Long Way Home'.
0532 ALL IN THE MIND - a weekly foray into the mental universe, the mind, brain and behaviour with Natasha Mitchell. This week: "Listening to the Mind Listening". What sound does your brain make? In a musical concert with a difference, audiences at the Sydney Opera House next week will get to listen to the mind listening! Brain wave recordings of a person tuned into music will be reborn as original pieces by international composers and neuroscientists. Natasha Mitchell looks at the diagnostic possibilities of this process. [%]


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: "The Phoenix Fridge Rises from the Ashes". The fridge is the most energy intensive appliance in the house and generates greenhouse gases. In a move to slash emissions and help low-income households, the Phoenix Project is giving the old Kelvinator a new lease of life. [T;%]


0905 THE SCIENCE SHOW - with Robyn Williams. This week: "Orang-utans and the Realms of Saturn". Megan James reports from Kalimantan’s forests on the plight of Indonesia’s orang-utans. And Jonathan Nally describes a European/American space mission entering the realms of Saturn, the second biggest planet in our solar system. [%]
0955 BUSINESS WEEKEND*


1005 INSIDE OUT (refer to 0005)
1045 LINGUA FRANCA - about language. This week: "Slang & Back Slang". Some of the liveliest contributions to the way languages change and develop come through slang. Before it enters into general usage, slang evolves as a particular way of speaking that defines members of a certain group, and excludes those that are not part of the group. Here, Ronnie Hoffman delivers a personal reflection on the slang he grew up speaking. In the backstreets of London, his unofficial languages included rhyming slang, back slang, and a variant of London back slang known as 'aiga'. [%]


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: Stravinsky and Shostakovich--the two most famous Russian composers of the 20th century. Igor Stravinsky was a White Russian to his bootstraps. He was living in the West in 1917 when the Revolution occurred and he disapproved wholeheartedly of it. Dmitri Shostakovich was a child of the Revolution, though arguably an unwilling one. When it wasn't persecuting him, the Kremlin used Shostakovich to promote the Soviet cause. Stravinsky - living in the USA from the 1930s – was held up by the West as an exemplar of artistic freedom. But what does their music really mean? These days, the West likes to view Shostakovich as a covertcritic of the Soviet Union, but are his symphonies and string quartets really more than just music? Andrew Ford discusses this intriguing subject with Jonathon Cross, Malcolm Brown and Mark Carroll. Also on the show: composer Alison Bauld discusses her music for Shakespeare's women; and the Stiff Gins sing. [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: "Family". The family appears to be under duress. Divorce, consumerism, mass media and an overtly sexualized society are said to be eroding the basic unit of our society. What can Ancient Rome and Greece tell us about family arrangements and filial bonding? [T;% (abc.net.au/rn/learning/lifelong/features/classics/)]
1532 AUSTRALIAN EXPRESS (refer to 0505)


1605 HINDSIGHT - social history with Jennifer Bowen. This week: "Margaret Barr". The story of an extraordinary woman and her commitment to dance and social justice - the choreographer and teacher Margaret Barr. After training in New York with the pioneer of modern dance, Martha Graham, and working at the famous Dartington Hall in England,
Margaret Barr founded a dance-drama group in Sydney in 1953. She created over sixty works that engaged with the widest cultural concerns of the day - from the Vietnam War to the poems of Judith Wright, from the hardships of rural life to the excitement of the Melbourne Cup. Margaret Barr was also director of movement at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) for twenty three years, but the political nature of her productions often put her at odds with the dance establishment. Drawing on interviews she gave before her death in 1991, and accounts from dancers, friends, critics and historians, this feature portrays the life of an individual who believed in the power of art to change the world, and the necessity for dance to communicate a social message. [%]
1655 PERSPECTIVE - informed commentary.


1705 THE SPIRIT OF THINGS - religion and spirituality. This week: "Gurumania". Western seekers after spiritual wisdom regularly travel to India looking for gurus who can set them "free." But gurus can also entrap their eager recruits and play on their emotional and sexual needs, as Mary Garden explains from her bitter experience. And journalist Mick Brown examines the shams and mystic possibilities of famous Indian gurus he encountered while researching his book, The Spiritual Tourist. [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. [abc.net.au/rn/talks/europe/europe.htm] for details. [%]
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. Thursday's program is usually rebroadcast at this time. [%]

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: "Gregorian Chant". Today, Gregorian chant is experiencing a revival. But what are its origins, now that scholars have dismissed the story that Pope Gregory the Great (540-604) composed it? [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.
"Indonesian Election". The National Interest analyses the upcoming Indonesian Presidential election with Indonesia specialist Dr Greg Barton and leading Jakarta political commentator, Wimar Witoelar. [%]


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: "Iraq and Hong Kong". On American Independence Day, Sunday Profile looks at two countries struggling with that great American export, democracy. This week marks the anniversary of the day, seven years ago, when Hong Kong was handed back to China. Ever since then the island has been resisting attacks on its autonomy from the Beijing government and demanding democratic reforms. And Iraq took its first steps towards democratic elections this week with the handover of power from the US administration to a local government. The security situation is as bad as ever, but the US is hoping to pull out gracefully and soon, and rely on the UN to finish the job. But does the UN want that role, and are they capable of fulfilling it? Geraldine Doogue talks to Christine Loh, a former legislator in Hong Kong, and Simon Chesterman, head of the Institute of International Law and Justice at New York University. [%]
1130 SPEAKING OUT - a program about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This week: "Lighter Shades of Black". An urban Indigenous young people's project. [%]


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: "Jefferson’s Dilemma". A look at one aspect of American history that has truly tested the
country’s Declaration of Independence principles of freedom and equality - the fraught history of racial politics, from the slave era to the present day. [%]
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. This week, Tim writes, "There's something about the middle of winter.... it has an impact from tassie to the top end, and I've let this time of the year drive my selection for this week. It would be too simple to say chilled out [and wrong for far north queensland for example], so I'll express it as somewhat significant music. We start with the debut from a chap who fuses jazz instrumentation, hip hop beats, funk and gospel, then french dub, 2 tracks from the best album of the year so far, danish lounge, ibiza chill [even works where it's hot], 23yo chap from munich who is being heralded as a wunder kinde, and to finish... electronica from russia [with one of the two pieces getting to russia via canada]. [T;%]


1810 PACIFIC BEAT* - daily magazine covering the people, issues and events of the Pacific Islands with Myra Mortenson. [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 Rhoda Roberts. This week: "The Truth About Stories--A Native Narrative" (part 1 of 5). Distinguished Cherokee writer, Thomas King presents the first of five lectures about storytelling, which will be broadcast monthly on Awaye! This month’s talk is a wide-ranging and brilliant tale incorporating autobiography, stand-up comedy, religion, folk tales and mythology to talk about the power of stories to shape and change civilization. [%]
0105 ASIA PACIFIC* (refer to 2305 Sun.)
0130 HEALTH REPORT - with Norman Swan. This week: "Racing Hearts". You’re fit, young and healthy and you like to play sport. Then one day out on the field, your heart begins to race, you feel dizzy…and then everything goes black. We meet the heart doctor who’s searching for what he calls “killer genes” so he can help these people and their families before it’s too late. [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. This week: "NAIDOC Week Broadcast, Live from Wilcannia". During NAIDOC [National Aboriginal Islander Day Observance Committee-ed.] week, Radio National and ABC Local Radio simulcast from the remote NSW town of Wilcannia, home of some groundbreaking social programs. We profile the town’s strengths, weaknesses and prospects. Many of the challenges confront other similar, predominantly Indigenous communities. Democrats Deputy Leader Senator Aden Ridgeway joins Julie McCrossin and Peter Jinks. Indigenous Affairs Minister Senator Amanda Vanstone appears via satellite. [%]


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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