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[Swprograms] RA Previews #708; 9-12 Jul '04
- Subject: [Swprograms] RA Previews #708; 9-12 Jul '04
- From: John Figliozzi <jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2004 21:10:23 -0400
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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