[Swprograms] RA Previews #708; 9-12 Jul '04
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RADIO AUSTRALIA PREVIEWS
Edition 708
July 9-12, 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--Richmond v Essendon at the MCG, plus regular scores from Hawthorn v West Coast at York Park.
This week on Sunday: NRL rugby


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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. Today: William Barton, Didjeridu player playing with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra in a concert. (from ABC Classic FM) [%]


1705 -
AUSTRALIA TALKS BACK - a daily national talkback program with Sandy McCutcheon. [%]
Today: The week's topics in review--Should there need to be stricter regulation of direct marketing? Are foreign trained doctors working here up to scratch? Have Australian youth switched off politics? Politics can get dirty but should personal attacks be ruled off limits?


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: "Virtual Borders". The US Homeland Security Department is rolling out a new biometric security system that will create a ‘virtual border’ around the USA using digital finger printing and photos to track foreigners. Meanwhile, Australian Customs is expanding its automated face-recognition trial, SmartGate. The Buzz looks at the pros and cons of the new biometrics. [%]


2105 -
VERBATIM - oral histories with David Mark. This week: "Bev Major". In the late 1960s Bev Major qualified as an air hostess and took a job with the fledgling Air New Guinea. In this interview she recalls her time living and working in PNG, where the humidity might have been high, but the flying altitude was usually very low. And then there were the very different kinds of passengers to contend with, which, on occasion, included live pigs and roosters. [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: "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 -
	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: "Working Till 100?". Since the beginning of 2004 there have been further moves by the Australian government to encourage the prolongation of working life and an end to the cult of 'early retirement'. The Treasurer foreshadowed changes to the national superannuation scheme to provide tax incentives that would enable workers to access their superannuation assets while still employed. Part time work, combined with a part pension would keep people working longer. Sol Encel, Professor Emeritus in Sociology at the University of New South Wales, discusses the issues. [%]


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: "The SARS Story". SARS hasn’t gone away, and it's still teaching scientists and politicians a great deal about epidemics. Better laboratories, better training, and political will are some of the keys to containment. But the great danger remains influenza. [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: "Fiction and Dementia". Why are some fiction writers increasingly fascinated with the topic of dementia? Zulfikar Abbany probes the minds of authors Will Self and Miles Hitchcock to see if fiction can function as a gateway to understanding the decline of the senses. [T;%]
0434 BOOK TALK - a mix of reviews, critical discussion and a look at the latest developments in publishing with Amanda Smith. This week: "In the Court of the Red Tsar".
This week another chance to hear Simon Sebag Montefiore's revealing portrait of Stalin and the inner circle of the politburo and their families at home in the Kremlin. At the Cheltenham Festival of Literature, Simon Sebag Montefiore focussed on one fatal night in the Kremlin in November 1932. [%]


0505 AUSTRALIAN EXPRESS - a magazine about life in Australia, with Roger Broadbent. This week, that most Australian of institutions, the School of the Air, has finally said farewell to HF technology and is embracing satellite communications for its outback classrooms. The 'Australian Express' visits the Kimberley region of Western Australia to listen-in as students and their teacher mark the end of an era. We'll also meet indigenous folk legend Kev Carmody who talks about his humble beginnings in rural Queensland and life as one of Australia's most respected singers. And the battle of the bulge is hotting up as it's revealed that about 1.5 million Australians under 18 are overweight or obese. Is it worry making us fat? Some weighty topics... [puns Roger Broadbent.-ed.]
0532 ALL IN THE MIND - a weekly foray into the mental universe, the mind, brain and behaviour with Natasha Mitchell. This week: "Stem Cells, Spinal Cords and Blue Skies".
The potential of stem cells to repair injured spinal cords or brains damaged by Parkinson’s Disease is an exciting one. But are we cultivating a climate of false hope? A neurosurgeon, a medical ethicist and a stem cell researcher bring us back to earth. [%]


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: "Canal Dreaming". Canal estates have been banned in at least one Australian state and are on the nose in a couple more, due to environmental concerns. This hasn't stopped a large corporation proposing a big canal development in Tasmania. [T;%]


0905 THE SCIENCE SHOW - with Robyn Williams. This week: "Coral Reefs in Crisis".
The cover story of the internationally renowned journal “Nature” this week features research on the Great Barrier Reef and threats to its survival. We hear from scientists and policy makers in Townsville attending a forum about reefs. [%]
0955 BUSINESS WEEKEND*


1005 INSIDE OUT (refer to 0005)
1045 LINGUA FRANCA - about language. This week: "Languages in East Timor". The various languages of East Timor speak of the history of the place. The official language is Portuguese, the national language is Tetum, but fifteen other local dialects are spoken. Many young adults were educated in Bahasa Indonesia, and now most want to learn English. Language is a fiercely debated topic in this fledgling nation. From East Timor, Sian Prior reports on the history and politics of language in the two-year-old independent republic. Illiteracy rates are very high, but what language or languages are children being taught at school? And what happens to those who grew up under Indonesian rule speaking Bahasa, who've never had a chance to learn Portuguese? [%]


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. [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: "Memory". Memory is extraordinarily important to us, it helps us define our identity. The Greeks and the Romans saw memory in a completely different way. They wanted to reenact the past, so that through memory (or better, through memorialisation) they could make the present part of the past. We can tell how important memory is to us by the number of books and magazine articles with the word memory in their titles. What might drive us is our fear of loss of memory, and with it the loss of a sense of self. Hence our anxieties in the face of Alzheimer’s Disease, of recovered memory syndrome, of the loss of indigenous rights, even of the loss of wilderness areas. We define our identities by these things and their loss as a loss of self. What happens to the future? And, can we say it was a healthier way to deal with the passing of time? [T;% (abc.net.au/rn/learning/lifelong/features/classics/)]
1532 AUSTRALIAN EXPRESS (refer to 0505)


1605 HINDSIGHT - social history with Jennifer Bowen. This week: "The French Connection". In the last decade of the 18th century, a group of French expeditioners, led by Captain Bruni D'Entrecasteaux, sought shelter in a deep bay on the south-east coast of Tasmania. This is the story of the time that they spent there, the scientific and botanical work that they undertook, and their meeting with the Indigenous Palawa people. [%]
1655 PERSPECTIVE - informed commentary.


1705 THE SPIRIT OF THINGS - religion and spirituality. This week: "The Monk & the Modern Girl". Sun Shuyun returns to her native China to follow the 10,000 mile journey along the Silk Road made by the 7th century Buddhist monk, Xuanzang. [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. This week: "Under the Microscope--Copland's Appalachian Spring" (Part 1). Aaron Copland’s most famous ballet score, Appalachian Spring, is analysed by Graham with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. In this, the first program in a two-part series, Graham looks at the origins of the work and discusses the first two-thirds of the score. (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. Today: Anna Funder, Author. Her book "Stasiland" has just won the 2004 Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction. [%]

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.
"Nobody's Home". Terry Lane talks to American author Tom Gass about Gass’s book “Nobody's Home”, which describes the daily reality of providing intimate care to 26 elderly citizens in a nursing home. [%]


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: Seymour Papert is a mathematician who was a pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence in the 60s. He then became interested in how children learn, which led him to work with Jean Piaget, and then with the Lego company, developing a range of robotic toys. He believes that most of the school curriculum, in maths particularly, is a waste of time, and should be junked. It alienates and bores them and children would be a lot better off if they were each given a personal computer, and left alone. He talks with Geraldine Doogue. [%]
1130 SPEAKING OUT - a program about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This week: "Lighter Shades of Black--Narjic Fogarty". An urban Indigenous young people's project. [%]


1205    THE SPIRIT OF THINGS (refer to Sat. 1705)
1255    THE PULSE - Australian new music.

1305 ENCOUNTER - exploring the connections between religion and life. This week: "Malcolm Fraser". Former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser talks with Bill Bunbury about
significant influences in his life from childhood onwards, and in particular his reflections on the current international scene. [%]
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, "This week has a special dj set from the stables of !k7 - the duo known as funkstorung. This set comes to us via the european broadcasting union's eurosonic network. funkstorung have had a pretty fast rise to the top... but as you'll see from the bio below, it has taken them a dozen years to get here. In this set, you'll hear 43 tracks in under 55 minutes...phew..." [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: "We women, we gotta be strong". We hear from the Top End where each year more than a hundred Aboriginal women meet to talk about land management. It’s a major issue in the NT, where large areas of pristine but fragile lands are under Aboriginal control. [%]
0105 ASIA PACIFIC* (refer to 2305 Sun.)
0130 HEALTH REPORT - with Maryke Steffens, This week: "The Truth About Soy". A survey in Australia showed that one in five people consume soy products. This billion-dollar industry is riding on the wave of soy’s healthy image, but are you getting the health benefits you thought you were paying for? Is it all just hype? [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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