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

[John Figliozzi <jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

RADIO AUSTRALIA PREVIEWS
Edition 727
Sept. 1-3, 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 -
	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 -
	Wed.: RELIGION REPORT - with Stephen Crittendon. This week: Religion 
and values in education in Australian schools, which briefly ignited as 
a federal political issue earlier this year, and then sputtered out 
again. We speak to Dr Peter Vardy, Vice Principal of Heythrop College, 
the specialist Philosophy and Theology college at the University of 
London, one of the leading experts of religion and values education in 
Britain, Australia and New Zealand. [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. This week: "Future of 
the Olympics". Will the Olympic Games become the alternative United 
Nations? Are the Games now so big that they're scandal proof? [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. [%]
		Fri.: "Talkback--Getting Back In Contact". Have you tried to contact 
a long-lost relative, or the parent who gave you up for adoption? What 
does it mean to get back in contact, and what happened when you came 
face to face with them?
		
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: "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 -
	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.: "Federal Labor". The election race is on and the stakes are 
high for Labor. A loss would make it 4 defeats in a row and leave 3 
unsuccessful leaders in it's wake. The polls are indicating a very 
close contest. So can Labor under Latham win? What would another defeat 
mean for federal Labor?

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: "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 -
	Wed.-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. [%]
		Wed.: The flood plains and the great red gum forest.
		Thu.: "The Murray River’s Bounty". As Phillip continues his journey 
down the Murray River, he speaks with celebrity chef, Stefano de Pieri, 
about food, politics, and how the health of the river is reflected in 
its harvest..
	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, "A rather interesting even this week. Two more sets from 
cold cut's solid steel radio show. First part is by cabbage boy and the 
second from the ninja tunes stable, strictly kev. There are many 
unusual pieces put together in an adventurous way. Cabbage boy [si begg 
in the real world] has a musical mind that seeks fun and difference... 
I'm sure you'll get something out of his set [although a language 
warning is noted]. And strictly kev does not fail in his task of 
rounding out the hour with a typically diverse approach to the concept 
of a DJ set. These two sets come to radio national via the ebu's 
eurosonic network." [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;%]
		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) 
[%]

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: "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 -
	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. 
[abc.net.au/rn/science/incon/] for details. This week, Lynne Malcolm 
speaks with Chris Meyer, CEO of Monitor Networks, a large business 
consultancy firm in the US. [%]

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 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 Fri.

Good Listening!
John Figliozzi

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