[Swprograms] RA Previews #719; 4-6 Aug '04

[John Figliozzi <jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

RADIO AUSTRALIA PREVIEWS
Edition 719
Aug. 4-6, 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: "Seriously Funny 
Politics". Young people in the US, bored and disillusioned by 
mainstream media, get their politics from satire shows and fake news 
comedy. [T;%]
	Fri.: HINDSIGHT - social history with Claudia Taranto. This week: 
"Anzac Memories".
Featuring oral history recordings with Diggers, historian Alistair 
Thomson looks at the creation of the official story of Anzac, and the 
effect it had upon those who lived in its shadow. [%]

0110 -
	ASIA PACIFIC (refer to 2310) [T;%]
0130 -
	Wed.: RELIGION REPORT - with Stephen Crittendon. This week: "World War 
One".
Was WWI the beginning of the 20th Century or, in fact, the culmination 
of a growing sense of doom and anxiety that had characterised the later 
half of the 19th Century? Historian George Mosse, one of the most 
respected historians to write on the climate of ideas and the spirit 
that led to war, is one of the distinguished guests featured in this 
program. [T;%]
	Thu.: MEDIA REPORT - with Mick O'Regan. This week: "The Lure of 
Quality". Just as current affairs programs on Australian commercial TV 
again open their chequebooks to attract viewers, the opposite trend is 
evident overseas. In the US, National Public Radio
has seen a fivefold growth in its audience by resolutely insisting on 
quality, not sensation. NPR's President Kevin Klose explains all. [T;%]
	Fri.: THE SPORTS FACTOR - with Warwick Hadfield. This week: "Olympic 
Impact".
We explore the impact of participating in the Olympics on the lives of 
two champion athletes: Steve Bradbury, who won gold for speed skating 
and Irina Lashko, whose love of diving clashed with the love of her 
life. [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. [%]
0356 -
	HEYWIRE - the voice of regional youth in Australia.

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: "Latin in the Modern 
World".
Another chance to hear Robert Dessaix talking about teaching Latin with 
Professor Peter Davis of the School of History and Classics at the 
University of Tasmania. [%]
	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: "General Sir John Monash".
Born to German Jewish parents, his victories in France at the end of 
WWI broke the four-year stalemate of trench warfare. He was at the time 
Australia's most famous soldier. [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 -
	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.: "Mediation And Child Custody Issues". The Family Court has 
copped more than its fair share of criticism and now the government has 
introduced an alternative. Couples will attend mediation at family 
relationship centres. So is this a better way to deal with child 
custody issues?

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.: 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: "3. International Education." 
The internationalisation of education is a growing business 
particularly in English-speaking countries. What are the challenges and 
benefits for international students and the host country?
	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 -
	Mon.-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. [%]
		Mon.: HIV takes off again in Australia--What's gone wrong?
		Tue.:  At home, work & play, William Miller says we're 'faking it'.
		Wed.: With talent & money, why are the arts in the doldrums?
		Thu.: Gertrude Bell--The one time king-maker of Iraq.
	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. 
Tim writes, "In this week's program, I'll play you a couple of tracks 
from what sounds like the best australian electronic album of the year 
so far.... I'll also check out some vocal pieces, not twinged in the 
realm of electronica - rather a couple of "real" folk pieces and a soul 
number. Why?  Well these pieces are innovations in their fields... and 
where here to out the new and wonderful.... come on... come along." 
[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.: Bagad Kemper just might be the loudest traditional band in the 
world! Kemper is the town in Brittany where they are based and a bagad 
(Buh-GAHD) is a uniquely Breton musical group consisting of bombardes 
(a double reed woodwind with a piercing sound) and Scottish Highland 
Pipes and drums (with a no less piercing sound but only adopted by 
Bretons after WWII). What sets most Bagadou apart is their creativity 
in choosing repertoire. On Bagad Kemper’s new album, “Sud-Ar Su” (The 
South), they play Brazilian, Galician and Jazz in addition to Breton 
tunes, their 52 members augmented by 10 players of other instruments, 
including young Galician bagpipe wizard Susana Seivane. Tune in to find 
out why this group won the national championships 18 times!
		Thu.: “Moon Water” is not your average “jazz trio” date. Danish 
pianist Carsten Dahl, Norwegian double bassist Arild Anderson & French 
drummer/percussionist Patrice Heral are great players in “jazz” terms. 
But “jazz” terms are not their only terms. Their musical sensibility is 
definitely “European”, not “wannabe American”. Their original music is 
conversational, often very “open”, sometimes highly improvisatory. Yet 
it’s always well-proportioned; even the more “free” moments are neither 
muscle-bound nor cacophonous. You could literally sing along with some 
of this music, whilst some is rather more mysterious & surprising. A 
deal is exquisitely beautiful. Each player has a very sensitive touch 
on his particular instrument.
		Fri.: Waterson:Carthy are a group that is uncommonly strong in the 
vocal department – Martin Carthy, Norma Waterson and their daughter 
Eliza Carthy each with a unique voice of their own. Their new CD, 
“Fishes and Fine Yellow Sand”, is mostly a collection of traditional 
songs based on hard luck stories sung by these three plus melodeon 
player Tim Van Eyken. It’s an extraordinarily good record from this 
group at the height of their powers. And how many quartets have two 
MBEs and three multi-BBC Folk Awards winners in their ranks?

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 Tim McCormack, Australian Red Cross Professor of 
International Humanitarian Law, University of Melbourne.
		Thu.: Declan Donnellan, Artistic Director of Cheek By Jowl.
		Fri.: tba

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: "Louise 
Mack--Woman War Correspondent". Australian journalist Louise Mack was 
one of the few female war
correspondents to report from the front line during World War One. A 
pioneer of first-person war reportage, Louise Mack covered the early 
days of the conflict for the British press, including her eyewitness 
account of the German invasion of Antwerp in October
1914. [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: "Baroness Brains".
Professor Susan Greenfield is in a good position to discuss the 
disjunctions between science and politics - she's a brain researcher 
and she sits in Britain's House of Lords. [%]

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 with Anne 
Delaney. This week: "Sleuthing with Synchrotrons". In recent weeks 
Japanese police have claimed a breakthrough in the 1995 shooting of 
Japan’s police chief. It’s been reported they’ve used a synchrotron to 
match metals found in a suspect’s coat with those found on the gun. [%]
	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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