[Swprograms] RA Previews #735; 24-27 Sep '04
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[Swprograms] RA Previews #735; 24-27 Sep '04



RADIO AUSTRALIA PREVIEWS
Edition 735
Sept. 24-27, 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--The Grand Final--Port Adelaide v Brisbane Lions live from the MCG. This week on Sunday: NRL 2nd Preliminary Final--North Queensland Cowboys v Sydney Roosters at Olympic 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: Dr. Charlie Teo, Neurosurgeon.


1705 -
AUSTRALIA TALKS BACK - a daily national talkback program with Sandy McCutcheon. [%]
Today: AUSTRALIA TALKS BOOKS - Peter Goldworthy's 'Three Dog Night'.
A story of love and jealousy brought to a powerfully orchestrated climax in the vastness of the central Australian desert. This is an intense and brilliant novel about the fathomless human capacity for self-deception. And it has won the praise of readers and reviewers alike. Along the way you will have a chance to hear Peter reading from the novel and chat with him about your reaction to the book on our on-line discussion forum.


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: "Clever Games". Computer gaming is now using Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI makes the characters in games behave more like people, warts and all. "Would Dickens use a Spellchecker?" How does technology affect the creative process of writing? Charles Dickens and Henry James famously dictated their novels, while Mark Twain was an early adopter of that transforming technology, the typewriter. "Light Fantastic". Photonics - the technology to manipulate light at its most fundamental level - holds the promise of revolutionising our communications and computing. Already, most communications are routed through the "light-pipes" of optical fibres, and new research is aimed at solving the bottleneck between fibres and computer. [%]


2105 -
VERBATIM - oral histories with David Mark. This week: "Con Phillips". Bill Bunbury talks with General Practitioner Con Phillips about his boyhood life in wartime Shanghai and his return to that city after 50 years. [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: "Get On Your Bike". Sally Campbell of the University of Technology in Sydney is In Conversation about the gridlock in our cities and how to tackle it. Trains, bikes, space age buses - even legs - may be the answer. [%]


2205 -
	ASIA PACIFIC WEEKEND EDITION [T;%]
2230 -
	SATURDAY AM - ABC's Saturday morning news magazine. [T;%]

2305 -
COUNTRY BREAKFAST (refer to 1830)
2332 -
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. This week: Join Ryan Egan for a journey through the cultural history of Thursday Island with guide Richard Dinnen; Lisa Letitia soundchecks the rising star of New Zealand Hip Hop, Scribe; we'll have some new music from Papua New Guinea, and the answer to our Musical Quiz. [%]
0045
OCKHAM'S RAZOR - sharp talk about science. This week: "40 Years of Science in Australian Media". The ABC pioneered science broadcasting in the Australian media four decades ago in this very timeslot. Today, Dr Peter Pockley, himself an original member of the ABC’s Science Unit, recalls a few highlights of the last 40 years. [%]


0105
ASIA PACIFIC WEEKEND EDITION* (refer to Fri. 2205)
0130
THE CHAT ROOM* - presented by Heather Jarvis. People from the region living lives a little out of the ordinary--from business, to sport, science and the arts--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: "Sperm, Mysteries and Sick Sperm Syndrome".
Mounting evidence of increased damage to sperm raises questions about the effects on future generations. Women's fertility is well understood, but evolution - genetic variability - depends on the male, so this research has important implications. [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: "Edinburgh 2004 - The Writer's Life - Helen Dunmore + Jim Crace". Have you ever wondered what the writer's life is really like? On Books & Writing this week, we hear a wonderful conversation about the trials and tribulations, the motivations and the obstacles that face writers. At the recent Edinburgh International Book Festival, Ramona Koval spoke to two authors, Helen Dunmore and Jim Crace about what happens when they are confronted with a blank computer screen, or when faced with the job of reading poetry to a pub full of drunk and indifferent punters. [T;%]
0434
BOOK TALK - a mix of reviews, critical discussion and a look at the latest developments in publishing with Amanda Smith. This week: "Joe Cinque's Consolation".
At the Melbourne Writers Festival, Helen Garner talks with Clare Forster about her new book, 'Joe Cinque's Consolation': 'a true story of death, grief and the law'. [%]


0505
AUSTRALIAN EXPRESS - a magazine about life in Australia, hosted by Roger Broadbent. This week, Roger writes, "Despite what they say crime does pay at least if you work in TV where Crime Scene Investigators have been busy ever since the early days of the medium. On this week’s Australian Express we meet a professional Crime Scene Investigator to find out just how close to the real thing those TV dramas are. And there’s more than a little theatre involved in compiling the 2005 programme for the Australian Ballet. Our arts reporter dons his tutu and pumps to tread the boards with the Ballet’s Artistic Director who explains how it all comes together and what we can look forward to next year. Did you know that some countries are considering ways to reduce the number of 4WD’s on their roads? Research suggests that, despite their size, they may not be as safe as the good old four-door saloon. Here in Australia 4WD’s are not exactly the flavour of the month. Marketed as the ideal open-terrain vehicle their numbers continue to grow and appear to be more popular with city drivers than their counterparts in the country. The Australian Express examines this trend and the growing opposition to them from other divers."
0532
ALL IN THE MIND - a weekly foray into the mental universe, the mind, brain and behaviour with Natasha Mitchell. This week: "Inside the Mind of the Problem Gambler" (Part 2 of 2). The second in our two part series on the mind of the problem gambler. An explosion in the number of poker machines has completely changed the nature of Australian gambling. At the same time, the experts can’t agree on whether or not problem gambling is a disease. And yet, the answer is crucial in shaping our clinical, governmental and individual responses to problem gambling. Putting the genie back in the bottle. [%]


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: "The Green Edge of the Wedge". What exactly is on the environmental agenda in the forthcoming federal election? Are the issues likely to shift votes, and once the contest is over will the promised policies make a difference? [T;%]


0905
THE SCIENCE SHOW - with Robyn Williams. This week: “Science That Changed the World". 50 years ago, Sir Richard Doll caused a sensation with a survey of doctors
that found that their smoking was killing them. He has just published his follow up. Undoubtedly his work has saved tens, maybe hundreds of millions of lives. [%]
0955
BUSINESS WEEKEND*


1005
INSIDE OUT (refer to 0005)
1045
LINGUA FRANCA - about language. This week: "The War Of Words In America". The war of words in America or why Bushisms aren't hurting George W Bush but speaking French like a native isn't helping John Kerry. [%]


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. Guests this week include American soprano Barbara Bonney who is currently making her Australian debut in performances with the Sydney and Melbourne Symphony Orchestras; controversial opera & theatre director David Freeman; and American 'percussionist extraordinaire' Steve Schick, also currently performing in Australia. [T;%]


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

1505
SMART SOCIETIES - an 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: "9. Good Corporate Citizens". Triple bottom line reporting is now a matter of course for many corporations operating in the region. But what does the term mean? And how does business balance its economic imperatives with its social and environmental responsibilities.
1532
AUSTRALIAN EXPRESS (refer to 0505)


1605
HINDSIGHT - social history with Claudia Taranto. This week: "Sebel Townhouse". We look at the history of Sydney's great rock and roll hotel, the Sebel Townhouse. Built in the early sixties as a small European-style family hotel, the Sebel later became the favourite haunt of rock stars, celebrities and their fans. [%]
1655
PERSPECTIVE - informed commentary.


1705
THE SPIRIT OF THINGS - religion and spirituality. This week: "Tim Winton’s Faith". Raised in a strong Christian household, Tim Winton did not turn his back on faith in his adolescent years, but wrestled with it and deepened it, as he grew older. In a rare interview from his home, the award-winning author of The Riders and Cloudstreet takes us on a journey into his own faith, which hasn’t lost its savour with the onset of success and fame. [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. [abc.net.au/rn/music/deli/] for details. [T;%]
2255
PERSPECTIVE - informed commentary.


2305
THE EUROPEANS - broader historical and cultural perspectives on European societies with Keri Phillips. This week: "Games Prisoners Play". We return to the communist Poland in 1985, when General Jaruzelski still ruled the roost, the Solidarity movement was banned, and Polish prisons were bursting at the seams. One of those who added weight to the prison population was a young mathematics student, Marek Kaminski. As a coping strategy until he won his freedom six months later, Kaminski secretly took notes on the behaviour of his fellow inmates. He discovered a prison subculture ordered into a rigid hierarchy and ruled by a complicated code of conduct. Those initiated into the top rank of prisoners spoke a secret language. And they subjected themselves and their lowlier cellmates to a barrage of tests – games designed to weed out the weak, and to keep everyone in their place. Nearly twenty years on, Kaminski is now a professor of Political Science and Mathematical Behavioural Science at the University of California, and he’s finally published the results of his prison researches. In a new book, "Games Prisoners Play; the Tragicomic Worlds of Polish Prison", he not only details the violence and the humour of prison culture, but being a mathematician, he analyses that culture using game theory. Sounds complicated, but what it shows is the extent to which a prisoner's life is ruled by strategic decision making. A clever move can shorten a sentence; a bad decision can lead to a beating, social isolation or worse. [%]
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: "Vivaldi's Four Seasons". One of the most recorded works of all time, The Four Seasons demonstrates Vivaldi's brilliance in painting nature in music. In this program Graham takes a close look at these four concertos from Vivaldi's opus 8 to explore the composer's craft. (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: Dr. Robert Loblay, Director of the Allergy Unit at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney. [%]

0305
AUSTRALIAN EXPRESS (refer to Sat. 0505)
0330
MUSIC DELI (refer to Sat. 2230)
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: "Celestial Silks". The story behind religious textiles from China and Tibet. They’ve been used for centuries in places of worship as decorative hangings and for creating and mounting tangkas (devotional icons). [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. Thhis week: "The US Election; Privatising War". The National Interest’s regular political commentator Dr Brian Costar checks in from New York with his observations on that other election - the US Presidential race. Also Terry Lane discusses the rapid and disturbing growth of private armies with Dr Peter W. Singer from the Brookings Institution, author of the book 'Corporate Warriors’. [%]


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: Lin Utzon. According to Lin Utzon, her father, architect Joern Utzon, thinks about the Opera House every single day, even though he has never seen the finished building. It remains the defining event of his life - his vision of the Opera House, overseeing the start of its construction, and his impetuous resignation in 1966. That action was a disaster which lead to major changes for Utzon and his family. Only now, nearly 40 years later, is there the beginning of reconciliation - with the recent unveiling of a huge tapestry, woven in Melbourne, to Utzon's original design. Lin Utzon, herself a well known artist, talks to Geraldine Doogue about her father and the Opera House. [%]
1130
SPEAKING OUT - a program about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This week: "Black Politics". A black perspective on the Federal Election. [%]


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: "USA--the Religious Factor, Pt 1". George W. Bush's Christian Right supporters make the news stories, but there is more to Christian evangelicalism and to Protestantism generally in the US than this fundamentalist lobby group. Encounter this week listens to the Protestant and evangelical "centre" - and especially to this "centre's" view of the Iraq war, which pundits say will be the decisive issue in the forthcoming presidential election. [%]
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, "After three weeks of specials from europe.... I've a back log of treats that are bursting to escape from your radio.... best dj of the year, best album of the year, best local talent of the year.... they're all contenders and they are in this week's program." [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
	ATHENS OLYMPICS REPORT
2342
	VERBATIM (refer to 2105 Fri.)


Monday

0010 -
AWAYE! - Aboriginal arts, culture and politics with Rhoda Roberts. [abc.net.au/message/radio/awaye/default.htm] for details. [%]


0110 -
ASIA PACIFIC (refer to 2310) [T;%]
0130 -
HEALTH REPORT - with Norman Swan. This week: "Leptin in Women with Hypothalamic Amenorrhea". Amenorrhea is the absence of menstrual cycles for at least 3 to 6 months. Hypothalamic Amenorrhea occurs when the ovaries are functioning but are not getting the appropriate hormonal signals from the brain. Women who are affected by this condition are often underweight and athletic. Researchers in the U.S. have conducted a study in which they gave leptin, a hormone produced by fat cells, to a group of women suffering from hypothalamic amenorrhea. [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. [%]



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 Sun.

Good Listening!
John Figliozzi


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