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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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