[Swprograms] RA Previews #726; 30 Aug-3 Sep '04
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[Swprograms] RA Previews #726; 30 Aug-3 Sep '04



RADIO AUSTRALIA PREVIEWS
Edition 726
Aug. 30-Sept. 3, 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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(RA or ABC News every hour on the hour)

Weekdays

0010 -
Mon.: AWAYE! - Aboriginal arts, culture and politics with Rhoda Roberts. This week: "Kakadu Man". Between the East and South Alligator Rivers lies Gagudju country.
Jonathan Neidje takes us on a journey of his homeland and tells us of his late father, the great Bill Neidje. [%]
Tue.: THE SCIENCE SHOW - with Robyn Williams. This week: "2024 Dreaming, Part 2 - House of Dreams". You've heard about the underpants that monitor your heart rate, well what about a home that tracks your vital signs and lets your GP know when you're in trouble; or the house that's manufactured like a car with crash proof micro computers embedded in the walls. It sounds like a fantasy, but these innovations are likely reality in the home of 2024. Climate change, population growth and the aging baby boomers will drive radical changes in the way our homes are built. But if sustainability is our goal we'll have to change our behaviour. Renting our clothes is one of the options. [%]
Wed.: THE NATIONAL INTEREST - Terry Lane looks at the major issues of the week. This week: "Hooked on Welfare?" Lane is joined by Peter Saunders from the Centre for Independent Studies who advocates US-style reforms to reduce Australians' high
dependence on welfare payments. [%]
Thu.: BACKGROUND BRIEFING - Radio National's agenda-setting, current affairs radio documentary program. This week: "Need For Speed". It's human nature to love the rush of energy and speed. It's about life, but perhaps also a distraction from the certainty of death. The faster we move the more impatient we become, and the new technologies feed our habit. [T;%]
Fri.: HINDSIGHT - social history with Claudia Taranto. This week: "Dr Norman Haire Comes Home". Australian sexologist Dr Norman Haire was an early advocate of sex
education, contraception and abortion on demand. This feature explores the life of a radical yet largely unknown public figure, and the history of the war waged over sex and birth control in twentieth century Australia. [%]


0110 -
ASIA PACIFIC (refer to 2310) [T;%]
0130 -
Mon.: HEALTH REPORT - with Norman Swan. This week: "Mental Health First Aid". You've heard of first aid for a broken arm, first aid for a heart attack but did you know that there's first aid for all sorts of psychological problems for depression through to psychosis? A group at the Australian National University has developed such a mental health first aid program teaching people in the community how to do it. Now they've published a scientific study of their results. [T;%]
Tue.: LAW REPORT - with Damien Carrick. [abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/lawrpt/] for details. [T;%]
Wed.: RELIGION REPORT - with Stephen Crittendon. [abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/relrpt/] for details. [T;%]
Thu.: MEDIA REPORT - with Mick O'Regan. [abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/mediarpt/] for details. [T;%]
Fri.: THE SPORTS FACTOR - with Warwick Hadfield.
[abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/sportsf/] for details. [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 -
Mon.: OCKHAM'S RAZOR - sharp talk about science. This week: "Oh What a Tangled Web We Weave". Professor John Bradshaw from Monash University in Melbourne, discusses the increasing problem of fraud at all levels of scientific research. [%]
Tue.: IN CONVERSATION - Robyn Williams talks to scientists and those interested in the subject, about what science has meant to their lives. This week: "Genes for Literacy?"
Is it possible to trace the genetics of poor reading? Prof. Brian Byrne is a psychologist at the University of New England who is trying to trace the origins of illiteracy in our genes. As reading has been possible for only a few hundred years how could it be linked to what we once did in the forests and on the plains? And how could such knowledge help treatment? [%]
Wed.: LINGUA FRANCA - about language. This week: "Thea Astley and the Printed Word". Poet Fay Zwicky and publisher Mark Mcleod talk about their friend Thea Astley as writer and teacher. [%]
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: "Luther’s Libido". Martin Luther, the founder of German Protestantism, famously rejected his vows of celibacy and married a former nun in 1525. He preached and wrote about the sexual urge, and pronounced it good and essential to life. Merry Wiesner-Hanks, Professor of Gender Studies at the University of Wisconsin, discusses the libido in Luther's theology. [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 -
Mon.: 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.
Tue.: MUSIC DELI - international music with Paul Petran. [T]
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. [%]
Mon.: "Olympics Wash-Up". After all the dramas, excitement, and late nights of the last few weeks, the Olympics are drawing to a close. But has our high medal tally been worth it? Or does Athens prove once and for all that we’re a truly sports obsessed country?


1005 -
ASIA PACIFIC (refer to 2310) [T;%]

1105 -
SPORT - reports and scores.
1110 -
ASIA PACIFIC (refer to 2310) [T;%]
1130 -
Mon.: INNOVATIONS* - Showcasing Australian invention, enterprise and ingenuity. <http://www.abc.net.au/ra/innovations/default.htm> for details, audio and further info on the products highlighted. This week: "Australian Medical Advances". Future breast implants from grow-your-own technology; early experiments indicate a cure for melanoma and how to predict years in advance whether someone will succumb to asbestos cancer. [T;%]
Tue.: EARTHBEAT - environmental issues raised by economic development with Jackie May. This week: "Gondwana Links". South-west Western Australia is one of the world's 25 biodiversity hotspots. But climate change and a history of land clearing mean its future is uncertain. Gondwana links is a visionary project counteracting that threat by reconnecting the bush and building corridors through the landscape. Join Alexandra de Blas on Earthbeat's magical mystery tour of some of the most spectacular flora on earth. [T]
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: "6. Gross National Happiness – Bhutan". An insight into a tiny Buddhist Kingdom in the eastern Himalayas and their quest for Gross National Happiness, a development philosophy initiated by the King of Bhutan .
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.: "Finding the Source--Where does the Murray begin?"
Tue.: In the Irrigation Zone--Who owns the river?
Wed.: The flood plains and the great red gum forest.
Thu.: Salty, Silted & Struggling--The mouth of the Murray.
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. [T;%]


1305 -
THE PLANET - Lucky Oceans (Doug Spencer on Mondays) 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;%]
Mon.: One of the rising stars of the tenor saxophone is Australian. Last year Jamie Oehlers won the World Saxophone Competition at the Montreux Jazz Festival. Last month he performed there, on the same stage as Pat Metheny. Like most “overnight sensations” of substance, Jamie’s “discovery” came after years of intense work. Perth & Melbourne jazz-lovers had for some years known that Jamie was worth “discovering”. He’s the composer of all the music on his new CD. It’s the work of a still-young, but seasoned, mature artist - one who knows that a flame burns the brighter for being focused. “The Assemblers” is also the name of the band, with trumpeter Paul Williamson, pianist Sam Keevers, bassist Rodrigo Aravena & drummer Danny Fischer.
Tue.: Meet the “the magician of maskanda”. Maskanda is a song & dance form developed by Zulu “migrant” workers, who - most especially so in the apartheid era - had to leave behind their home & family to work in distant mines & cities. Maskanda addresses serious subjects, but the music is exuberant & definitely dance-able. Shiyani Ngcobo is an engaging singer & a master of maskanda’s characteristic style of rhythmic-staccato “picking” on acoustic guitar, or the home-made substitute, the igogogo. His CD is a lot of fun, & serious, too. He says exactly what he thinks: polygamists & corrupt politicians may not enjoy this album! It features nicely different violin & concertina, percussion & the strong female voice of Pathekile Lukhozi.
Wed.: The Del McCoury Band has been playing quite a few rock festivals lately. Del’s carefully coiffed helmet of puffy grey hair and the band’s hard bluegrass sound might seem out of place, but crowds embrace them due to their associations with jam bands Phish, Leftover Salmon and the String Cheese Incident. Their latest album, “It’s Just The Night” features guest appearances by Gospel group The Fairfield Four and two songs written by Richard Thompson. And there are the usual great features of the band – Ronnie McCoury’s brilliant mandolin, Jason Carter’s violin and Del’s high and lonesome vocals.
Thu.: “Fire & Grace” is true to its title. It may make you reconsider what a cello can do, most especially in a predominantly-Scottish context. For many years Alasdair Fraser has been a leading Scots fiddler – a true virtuoso, with exquisite tonal control & an open mind. Cellist Natalie Haas is just twenty, but already a seasoned musician. Their duo CD’s vibrant music shows exactly why Alasdair declares “We can 'duck & dive' around each other - swap melody & harmony lines, & improvise on each other's rhythmic riffs. She has such a great sense of exploration & excitement for the music; it's a joy to play with her!”
Fri.: Lila Downs is the daughter of an American professor and an indigenous Mexican mother. She sang and acted in the film ‘Frida’ and sang music from the film at the Academy Awards ceremony. Her new album “One Blood/Una Sangre” is a continuation of her original approach to Mexican music. Musicians from Mexico, Cuba, Chile, Japan, Cuba and the US create a unique soundscape of percussion, Paraguayan harp, guitars and sax as Lila’s voice soars on a selection of songs with an emphasis on strong women.


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) [%]
Mon.: Richard Zimler, Author of 'The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon' which was a best seller about the Lisbon massacre of 1506. His newest book 'Hunting Midnight' is linked to the earlier book.
Tue.-Fri.: tba


1705 -
	AUSTRALIA TALKS BACK (refer to 0905)

1805 -
Fri.: PACIFIC REVIEW - the best of the previous week's PACIFIC BEAT.
1810 -
Mon.-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 -
Mon.-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 -
Mon.-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 -
Mon.-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 -
Mon.-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: "Reg Gorman--Hanging On To Vaudeville". Reg Gorman is a fifty year veteran of Australian television, film and
theatre, best remembered as Jack the barman in “The Sullivans”. But Reg started in vaudeville and was part of the generation of Australian vaudevillians who experienced the arrival of television, which changed everything in the world of entertainment. [T;%]
2110 -
Mon.-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 -
Mon.-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. [abc.net.au/rn/science/incon/] for details. [%]


2205 -
Fri.: ASIA PACIFIC WEEKEND EDITION [T;%]
2210 -
Mon.-Thu.: AM - (repeat of 2110)
2230 -
Fri.: SATURDAY AM - ABC's Saturday morning news magazine. [T;%]
2240 -
Mon.-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 -
Mon.: THE EUROPEANS - broader historical and cultural perspectives on European societies with Keri Phillips. This week: "The Extreme Right in Europe". The extreme right has been part of social and political life in Europe since the late 1970s. This week, the Europeans compares extreme right wing radicalism in Eastern and Western Europe and considers its future. [%]
Tue.: RURAL REPORTER - the people and places that make up country Australia.
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 Richard Aedy. This week: "Internet Archive". The web is ephemeral--some pages appear and disappear within a day. Most live longer, but sometimes not long enough, so organisations are
now making archives of the web. We visit Australia’s National Library to find out more. [%]
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 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> [Note: Suspended for the duration of the Olympics due to copyright restrictions.]


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 0500 UT Wed.

Good Listening!
John Figliozzi

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