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[Swprograms] RA Previews #745; 22-25 Oct '04
- Subject: [Swprograms] RA Previews #745; 22-25 Oct '04
- From: John Figliozzi <jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 00:05:33 -0400
RADIO AUSTRALIA PREVIEWS
Edition 745
Oct. 22-25, 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.
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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: Julia Baird, Journalist. Opinion Editor for Sydney Morning
Herald.
1705 -
AUSTRALIA TALKS BACK - a daily national talkback program with Sandy
McCutcheon. [%]
Today: Week In Review. The four topics: Does climate change mean we
are in for a more dangerous bushfire season? The water shortage has
reactivated the desalination debate...but is it the best way forward?
What is your favourite book of all time? And new blood, bad blood and
backbenchers...the acrimonious Labor Party reshuffle.
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: “Right at
the church, then second left after the school”. Increasingly, new cars
offer the option of navigation systems. But the instructions are in
very short sentences and can actually be difficult to follow. We hear
about a prototype navigation system that can give instructions in
everyday language. [%]
2105 -
VERBATIM - oral histories with David Mark. This week: "MD Monk". From
the Australian suburbs to Ulaan Baatar, from Managing Director to
Mongolian monk, and from a Jewish name to a Buddhist one - Adrian
Feldmann, aka Thubtan Gyatso, tells his remarkable story. [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 Tony Kidman" has written a short history of depression –
an ailment suffered by the young people he treats. [%]
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 - A weekly programme that brings out personal views from
the Pacific region and stories gathered in Australia, within Pacific
communities. This week: Live from Vanuatu's premier music festival,
Fest'Napuan. [%]
0045
OCKHAM'S RAZOR - sharp talk about science. This week: "The Age of
Weeds". This week is Weedbuster Week and science communicator
Professor Julian Cribb tells us that our greatest environmental threat
is weeds and not enough attention is paid to this threat. He urges us
to wage war on this 'Green Death'. [%]
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: "Hong Kong". In Hong Kong
democracy may be dented, but not out. In a strange twist, pressure from
Beijing has strengthened citizens groups and activists as politicians
try to quell democratic tendencies with central Party
control. Yuen Chan 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: The latest novel from Australian
writer and literary critic Gerard Windsor is titled 'I Have Kissed Your
Lips' and it tells the tale of a young priest negotiating the taboos of
the church and the trials of the world outside when he decides to leave
the confines of his catholic calling. [T;%]
0434
BOOK TALK - a mix of reviews, critical discussion and a look at the
latest developments in publishing with Amanda Smith. This week: "The
Artist As Reformer & Propagandist"--from George Bernard Shaw to Orwell
and Auden. Clive James and Peter Porter in the fifth of six programs on
the Artist and Politics, from Plato to the present. [%]
0505
AUSTRALIAN EXPRESS - a magazine about life in Australia, hosted by
Roger Broadbent. This week, Roger writes, "They say you can't teach an
old dog new tricks, but apparently you can teach an old shearer a thing
or two! In the past young shearers were given a handpiece and let
loose - pity the poor sheep - but these days there are shearing schools
and this week the Australian Express joins a team of experienced
shearers who are keen to hone their skills. We meet a venomous animal
enthusiast who spends his days milking spiders as part of the search
for drugs of the future; retrace the steps of a group of so-called
‘tractor trekkies’ in Western Australia whose journey has taken them
through outback deserts, the Flinders Ranges and the mine fields of
Coober Pedy and there’s a portrait of Marina Prior who’s known as
Australia's leading lady of musical theatre. At the moment Marina is
playing the role of Annie Oakley in a production of Irving Berlin’s
musical ‘Annie Get Your Gun’ in Melbourne."
0532
ALL IN THE MIND - a weekly foray into the mental universe, the mind,
brain and behaviour with Lynne Malcolm. This week: "Mind Wide Open".
Author Stephen Johnson puts himself into the 'high-tech psychiatrists
chair'. By hooking himself up to some of the latest brain technologies
he explores some of the secrets of his own mind. [%]
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: "Women Environmentalists Break Their Silence".
When the environment is damaged by pollution or war it is usually women
who clean up the mess. Their work is rarely documented. We meet leading
female environmentalists who are reversing this trend, including Nobel
Peace Prize Winner Wangari Maathai, founder of Kenya's Green Belt
Movement. [T;%]
0905
THE SCIENCE SHOW - with Robyn Williams. This week: “Why Blue?" We
answer several of the most important questions in science like why some
older women die their hair blue? Will sleep upsets prevent space
travel? Where have all the frogs gone? Answers come from as far a field
as Cambridge and Cairns. [%]
0955
BUSINESS WEEKEND*
1005
INSIDE OUT (refer to 0005)
1045
LINGUA FRANCA - about language. This week: "When Telling The Truth Is
Not Enough". Historian David Philips on the chasm between truth and
reconciliation at South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
[%]
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. This
week: Ford talks to two of the world's finest singers: Korean bel canto
soprano Sumi Jo, who is in Australia for appearances with the Malaysian
Symphony Orchestra; and British baritone Simon Keenlyside, who's
currently performing Schubert's Winterreisse with the Trisha Brown
Dance Company at the Melbourne International Arts Festival; also on the
show, the soon to depart Artistic Director and chief conductor of the
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Marcus Stenz; and, from Ireland, the
Sharon Shannon Band. [T;%]
1405
BACKGROUND BRIEFING (refer to 0205)
1455
CORRESPONDENT'S NOTEBOOK
1505
AUSTRALIA NOW* - a 13-part series looking at the jobs Australians do,
the homes they live in and the way they spend their leisure. The series
also examines the environment that supports Australians, the political
structures that govern them and the way they get along with each other
and their regional neighbours. "Program #3: Unfinished Business."
Aboriginal Australians, whose ancestors arrived around 50,000 years
ago, and the more recent immigrants of the last two centuries have
different perceptions of the land. How are these differences reflected
in the laws that govern ownership of land? [%;T]
1532
AUSTRALIAN EXPRESS (refer to 0505)
1605
HINDSIGHT - social history. This week: "Island Footprints". A story
about survival, family, faith, and a long struggle for recognition.
Nearly 60,000 men were bought to Australia during the mid 19th century
from the islands in the Western Pacific. Their labour helped establish
Queensland’s sugar industry. [%]
1655
PERSPECTIVE - informed commentary.
1705
THE SPIRIT OF THINGS - religion and spirituality. This week:
"Christian Again".
Controversial author of The Bride Stripped Bare, Nikki Gemmell, and
artist John Forrester Clack, tell their stories about finding faith.
[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 Sat. 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.
2200
AM SPECIAL EDITION - Analysis and comment about the Australian
election.
2230
MUSIC DELI - folk, traditional, acoustic and world music with Paul
Petran. [T;%]
2255
PERSPECTIVE - informed commentary.
2305
THE EUROPEANS - broader historical and cultural perspectives on
European societies with Keri Phillips. This week: "World's Largest
Solar Power Plant". The Europeans visits the German village of
Espenhain, near Leipzig, where the world's largest solar power plant
has just become fully operational, and then heads to Croatia where
hundreds of thousands of visitors have been soaking up the sun's rays
on the splendid Adriatic coast, fuelling a tourist-led economic
recovery in this part of the former Yugoslavia. [%]
2330
INNOVATIONS* - Showcasing Australian invention, enterprise and
ingenuity. [abc.net.au/ra/innovations/default.htm] for details. Over
the next few programs Innovations' will revisit people and businesses
from its first year, 1985. Almost twenty years on, some of these
companies have grown to be world-recognised entities today. [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: "Who's
Afraid of Schoenberg?" Arnold Schoenberg is one of the most important
figures in music history, yet his life and music are largely unknown to
the average music lover. This program seeks to chart a course for
getting better acquainted with the great man. It will also help
listeners prepare for the direct broadcast of Schoenberg's Gurrelieder
from the Melbourne Festival tonight. Repeat of an earlier program. [%]
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: Adrienne Cahalan,
Yachtswoman. [%]
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: "Wizards". Harry Potter is the latest and
sweetest version of the dark art of sorcery. Alan Baker tells us the
history of Wizardry. [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
AUSTRALIA NOW* (refer to Sat. 1505)
0905
THE NATIONAL INTEREST - Terry Lane looks at the major issues of the
week. This week: "The Australian Constitution". Constitutional expert
Helen Irving explains why the Australian constitution doesn't say what
it means, nor mean what it says. [%]
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. [www.abc.net.au/sundayprofile/]
for details. This week: "Fantasy Writers". Fantasy writing is big and
growing, and yet the authors are virtually unknown. Jennifer Fallon for
example, is new to the field, and is based in Alice Springs, yet her
trilogies Demon Child and Second Sons have sold in the hundreds of
thousands, in Australia and worldwide. Emily Rodda's Deltora Quest
series for children is immensely popular, is sold in 26 countries and
will soon be turned into a Japanese anima series.
Jennifer Fallon, and Jennifer Rowe (Emily Rodda's alter ego) talk to
Geraldine Doogue about why fantasy appeals to so many people and the
fun of inventing worlds and playing God. [%]
1130
SPEAKING OUT - a program about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
people. This week: "May O'Brien". Educator and author, May O'Brien
recalls her time at Mt Margaret Mission. [%]
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: "Befriending a Vengeful God". One of the rising stars of Catholic
theology, Father James Alison of England, re-thinks how the death of
Jesus can, in fact, be an act which offers salvation and hope to a
world steeped in violence and seeped with blood. [%]
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. About this week's show, Tim writes,
"This week is a sound treat sandwiched between two pieces of tropical
delight. That is, we have a great [and very cool] dj set from ikon - it
is brought to us by the european broadcasting union's eurosonic network
and with the kind assistance of ikon's label - jalapeno records -
that's the sound treat and the tropical sandwich part is a track at the
top and botoom of the show from diplo - a dj from florida with an album
named florida." [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;%]
2332
VERBATIM (refer to 2105 Fri.)
Monday
0010 -
AWAYE! - Aboriginal arts, culture and politics with Rhoda Roberts.
This week: “ A Million Porcupines Crying in the Dark". Canadian writer
Thomas King is back with the fourth in his award-winning series about
the power of stories to shape and change our lives. King delves into
the world of native literature, including oral forms, and touches on
mental health and suicide. [%]
0110 -
ASIA PACIFIC (refer to 2310) [T;%]
0130 -
HEALTH REPORT - with Norman Swan. This week: "The Protective Role of
Legumes in the Diet". Researchers recently published a study which
concluded that a higher legume intake is the most important dietary
predictor of survival amongst the elderly, regardless of their
ethnicity. [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 Mon.
Good Listening!
John Figliozzi
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