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RADIO AUSTRALIA PREVIEWS
Edition 717
July 30-Aug. 2, 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--Carlton v Fremantle at Princes Park with updates from Collingwood v Richmond at the MCG. This week on Sunday: NRL rugby--Melbourne Storm v Roosters at Olympic Park with reports from The Sea Eagles v Canberra Raiders at Brookvale Oval, and The Rabbitohs v Newcastle Knights at Sydney Football Stadium.


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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/] for details. (from ABC Classic FM) [%]
Today: Geoffrey Burton, Filmmaker.


1705 -
AUSTRALIA TALKS BACK - a daily national talkback program with Sandy McCutcheon. [%]
Today: AUSTRALIA TALKS BOOKS - This month's book: "Mermaid Singing". For Charmian Clift, Greece was the Promised Land. In 1954 she and her husband, George Johnston, abandoned their sophisticated London existence and set off with two typewriters and two small children to start a new life.


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: "E-Voting and its Paper Trail". 650 million people successfully cast their votes in India this year using an electronic voting system. But in the United States public suspicion about electronic voting is running so high that at least one state, California – the most populous – has decertified their electronic voting machinery in favour of paper based systems. [%]


2105 -
VERBATIM - oral histories with David Mark. This week: "Lieutenant General John Sanderson". Governor of WA, Lieutenant General Sanderson, talks about his role as
soldier in Vietnam and peace-keeper in Cambodia. [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: Dr Chris Smith is both a virologist and a Naked Scientist. He does his research at Trinity College Cambridge and his unclothed scientific cavorting on radio. Naked Scientist is becoming an institution on British radio. Having won a Churchill Scholarship, Dr Smith spent the last few months with the ABC Science Unit and here reflects on his experience and why Australia is far more willing to take risks than the UK. [%]


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: "Unknown Relations" Part One. This is part one of a two part talk by Adjunct Professor of Public and International Health at Murdoch University in Western Australia, Peter Underwood. [%]


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: "Homegrown Terrorists". Hate groups in America are growing, and the potential for domestic terrorism is high. Yet there is little coverage of this in the US media. Who's heard of the William Krar case? He could have razed a shopping mall, as Helen Thomas reports. [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: "Paula Fox". Born in New York in the 1920s into a world of hardship and neglect, Paula Fox developed a love of storytelling, and eventually found a literary voice, compared with those of Kafka and Chekhov. [T;%]
0434 BOOK TALK - a mix of reviews, critical discussion and a look at the latest developments in publishing with Amanda Smith. This week: "Peacemakers". Après la guerre: another chance to hear historian Margaret MacMillan on Peacemakers, her prize-winning reappraisal of the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, at which Woodrow Wilson, Lloyd George, Clemenceau and other heads of state - including of course Billy Hughes - sought to bring a just end to the war to end all wars, and to meet the expectations of their own peoples. The consequences -especially in the Middle East – are still being played out today. [%]


0505 AUSTRALIAN EXPRESS - a magazine about life in Australia, with Roger Broadbent. This week the thoughts of a number of young people who came to Australia from war torn countries. How have they adapted to their new, more peaceful, surroundings and what do they think when they look back at what they left behind? Their experiences have been recorded in a book called ‘Chronicles from the Edge’. One of Australia’s most accomplished performers, Simon Burke, talks about his career which began as a presenter of one of this country’s most popular children’s television programmes. Since then Simon has appeared on stage with the likes of Dame Judi Dench. And we enjoy some ‘Fellowship On Wheels’ with a group of what have become known as grey nomads as they hit the road in search of those wide open spaces.
0532 ALL IN THE MIND - a weekly foray into the mental universe, the mind, brain and behaviour with Natasha Mitchell. This week: "The Culture of Pain". Most of us fear pain. What if you are a child who has to undergo repeated, painful medical procedures? How do you make sense of the experience? We look at the challenge of measuring and managing pain in babies and young children. [%]


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: "Legacy of the Trenches". Earthbeat examines the environmental legacy of the Great War. The trenches on the Western Front in WWI constituted the largest city
on Earth in population and area. There were about six million people in all. [T;%]


0905 THE SCIENCE SHOW - with Robyn Williams. This week: "Killer Tides". Suddenly, from nowhere, blankets of algae spread over the sea threatening fish and reefs alike. In Townsville such a killer tide followed celebratory fireworks. The phosphate in the ash caused the eruption! Another outbreak, still underway, is like a vast layer of spaghetti suffocating the coral. Research at James Cook University promises to tackle such tides and even use the weed to soak up pollutants. In New Zealand similar studies are looking
into outbreaks of species new to science. [%]
0955 BUSINESS WEEKEND*


1005 INSIDE OUT (refer to 0005)
1045 LINGUA FRANCA - about language. This week: "Swearing". Another chance to hear Robert Dessaix on swearing, past, present and future. [%]


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: Jeff Lang; purveyor and player of dobro, lap, pedal, slide and plain
ordinary guitar performs live.Taikoz founders Riley Lee and Ian Cleworth discuss the ancient tradition of Japanese drumming and the balancing act of taking it beyond ceremony and into the concert hall. Andrew Ford in conversation with jazz pianist Mark Isaacs who credits Rachmaninov and Schenkerian musical analysis as the touchpoints for his improvisation. This week's Music Show is presented by Guy Noble. Andrew Ford returns next Saturday. [T;%]


1405    BACKGROUND BRIEFING (refer to 0205)
1455    CORRESPONDENT'S NOTEBOOK

1505 SMART SOCIETIES - a new eleven part education series that seeks to explore some of the challenges facing the region. Young professionals share their ideas about what is required to build truly smart and cohesive societies while regional experts discuss a range of issues from international education to creating liveable cities to being good corporate citizens. This week: "2. Global English". Learning English seems to be the smart thing to do as globalisation takes hold. English has become the pre-eminent language of world trade and international education. But will it retain this position?
1532 AUSTRALIAN EXPRESS (refer to 0505)


1605 HINDSIGHT - social history with Jennifer Bowen. This week: "Wattle Records and Films". Wattle was unique in many respects – it was the first Australian record label to have a major hit record on the Australian record charts; the first to make dramatised and animated films of bush ballads; the first to commercially release recordings of didgeridoo playing and Aboriginal traditional songs; the first to invent and use a portable recording desk and a synchronised film and audio tape machine and the first to have Australian bush music played on television - on ABCTV. [%]
1655 PERSPECTIVE - informed commentary.


1705 THE SPIRIT OF THINGS - religion and spirituality. This week: "12 Steps to Spiritual Recovery". The 12 Step program of Alcoholics Anonymous is founded on the belief that individuals cannot face their addiction alone. [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. This week: "Tales from the Track" is a nine part series prepared by Rob Willis from his
extensive field recordings which looks at some of Australia's musical heritage. In the second part of the series we hear from musician and concertina maker Richard Evans.
Also in the program, some great new songs from Jigzag; plus songs from Coope, Boyes and Simpson recognising the 90th Anniversary of the First World War. [T;%]
2255 PERSPECTIVE - informed commentary.


2305 THE EUROPEANS - broader historical and cultural perspectives on European societies with Keri Phillips. This week: "A Cartographic Look at the Great War". WWI transformed the map of Europe. From the ruins of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the defeat of Germany came 'new' countries Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Czechoslovakia, Poland and Yugoslavia. [%]
2330 INNOVATIONS* - Showcasing Australian invention, enterprise and ingenuity. [abc.net.au/ra/innovations/default.htm] for details. This week, a radical new glue to mend broken bones; food crops that are drought-proof; and a new high-tech concrete that's lighter, stronger and green. [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: "Palestrina". In the more than four centuries since his death, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina has been revered as the master of late Renaissance church music, the epitome of purity and restraint. In this program Graham explores Palestrina's life and work. (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: Emanuel Ax, Pianist. In recital this night on ABC Classic FM. [%]

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: "Rare and Remarkable Bibles". From a copy of the Geneva Bible, possibly used by William Shakespeare, to one of the most beautiful Bibles ever produced, the Macklin Bible, an extraordinary collection of the world's most printed book is on display in Australia. [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    SMART SOCIETIES* (refer to Sat. 1505)

0905 THE NATIONAL INTEREST - Terry Lane looks at the major issues of the week. This week: "The End of the Family Farm?" Lane looks at the demise of the family farm as small holdings are consolidated into huge agricultural enterprises. It seems many farmers can only stay on the land by subsidising their income with off-farm jobs. [%]

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: "Hardie Inquiry and the British in Iraq". On Thursday the counsel assisting the inquiry into former asbestos producer James Hardie presented a damming submission about what he said was a deliberate policy by the company to strip its assets. This was done, he said, in order to avoid paying all of the compensation claims from its former employees who have, or who will become ill. The legal company which advised Hardie about its restructuring came in for particular criticism. Geraldine Doogue speaks with the President-elect of the Law Council of Australia about the ethical obligations of corporate lawyers. And, in the wake of continuing violence in Iraq, political scientist Toby Dodge from the University of Warwick, points out the disturbing similarities between what is happening now, and the situation 80 years ago when the British were in charge of rebuilding the country after the First World War. Are there any useful lessons for the Americans from the British experience? [%]
1130 SPEAKING OUT - a program about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This week: "Lake Cowal". Wiradjuri Elder Flo Grant talks about the recent court ruling in the Lake Cowal gold mine. [%]


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: "The First Man". Nobel laureate Albert Camus was part of a new generation robbed of their fathers by the Great War. His novels, plays, and essays represent rebellion against the emerging tyrannies of 20th Century Europe and offer directions for our own time. [%]
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 comments, "Highlights that would attract me to this week's program include the best cover I've ever heard of the greatest song ever written [in the simple "love" pop song format.... well maybe it's the "pulled heart string of an anguished youth" song format], long before mary robinson found things in denmark of interest - this program was flying the musical flag of denmark... and again this week with sampled school teacher blues and another piece that uses dub as it's basis, we also have nz dub, rare re-released ska and french electronic..." [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: "Art and Activism". Cultural and environmental campaigner, Jacqui Katona argues change will only come when Aboriginal people walk out of white arts institutions and form an independent, parallel structure to defend the rights of Aboriginal artists. Jacqui's talk will challenge popular, western ideas about Aboriginal art, especially who really holds the power to define what Aboriginal art is, and why Aboriginal art has become a 'white thing'. [%]
0105 ASIA PACIFIC* (refer to 2305 Sun.)
0130 HEALTH REPORT - with Norman Swan. This week: "Screening for Bowel Cancer".
If detected at an early stage, bowel cancer is highly curable. We look at the results of a demonstration pilot screening for colorectal cancer in the UK and talk to an Australian specialist regarding the situation here. [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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