[Swprograms] RA Previews #758; 24-26 Nov '04

[John Figliozzi <jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

RADIO AUSTRALIA PREVIEWS
Edition 758
Nov. 24-26, 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> and 
<http://radioaustralia.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 -
	Thu.: BACKGROUND BRIEFING - Radio National's agenda-setting, current 
affairs radio documentary program. This week: "Natural Advantage". A 
new merger across the top of Australia dissolves the state borders and 
plans to change the way country is managed. There's nearly three 
thousand kilometres from one end of the office to the other. The 
company directors speak dozens of different languages. We travel to a 
remote bush meeting to find out what NAILSMA stands for. Get there 
early for a good camp spot. [T;%]
	Fri.: HINDSIGHT - social history with Claudia Taranto. This week: "Go 
Home Springboks".  In 1971 the South African Springboks rugby team 
toured Australia amidst controversy and chaos. Anti-apartheid 
demonstrators attempted to disrupt the games because the team had been 
selected on racial grounds. Protesters clashed violently with police 
and Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen declared a state of emergency in 
Queensland, where police charged at and beat up demonstrators. They 
also had creative forms of protest; like having Aboriginal people wear 
the 'sacred' Springboks jersey and getting a mixed race couple 
(Zimbabwean and white Australian) to stay in the same hotel as the 
Springboks to draw attention to the fact that their marriage would be 
illegal in South Africa. The Aboriginal protesters also raised the 
nation's awareness of racism in Australia. The event ushered in a more 
militant form of protest in Australia and it kicked off our sports 
boycott of South Africa, the Springboks did not return for 22 years. [%]

0110 -
	ASIA PACIFIC (refer to 2310) [T;%]
0130 -
	Wed.: RELIGION REPORT - with Stephen Crittendon. Today’s guest is 
Egyptian-born Jewish historian, Bat Ye’or. [T;%]
	Thu.: MEDIA REPORT - with Mick O'Regan. This week: "Rebranding Labor". 
The ALP is continuing its election post-mortem, and one area under 
scrutiny is the party's media policy. But is the problem the message or 
the man? [T;%]
	Fri.: THE SPORTS FACTOR - with Warwick Hadfield. This week: "The 
Fairway Within". Want to find your inner swing? Keen on playing a round 
of golf without smashing your clubs in frustration? A new approach to 
improving your golf technique just might save you from this. And it's 
applicable to other activities as well. [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 Julie McCrossin. [%]
		
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.
0618 -
	Wed.: JAZZ NOTES* - presented by Ivan Lloyd.
	Thu.: OZ COUNTRY STYLE - from ABC Local Radio.
	Fri.: INSIDE OUT - A weekly programme that brings out personal views 
from the Pacific region and stories gathered in Australia, within 
Pacific communities. [%]
0645 -
	Wed.-Thu.: TALKING POINT - daily interviews conducted by Peter 
Thompson, the presenter of RN's "Breakfast" program. 
<abc.net.au/rn/talks/brkfast/default.htm> for details. [%]

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.: "The Eureka Flag". The Eureka flag will fly this week as 
Ballarat remembers the gold miners rebellion, one hundred and fifty 
years ago.  But what should Eureka be remembered for... “democracy and 
a fair go” or as the folly of Irish rabble-rousers.

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.: 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 #8: 
"Coming to Terms with Asia". Australia's history of attachment first to 
Britain and then to the  United States, has given way in recent years 
to an increased awareness  of Asia. Many believe that a greater 
understanding of the region can  only enhance communication, security 
and prosperity. [%;T]
	Fri.: THE CHAT ROOM* - presented by Heather Jarvis. The place to meet 
people from the region living lives a little out of the ordinary.

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: Vivienne Westwood--Punk's fashion queen.
		Thu.: Gareth Evans on the UN & dispute resolution.
	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. 
About this week's show Tim writes, "This week has a special tucson 
artist, playing at a danish festival.... it one of the rawest, dirtiest 
powerful things you'll ever here. Have a look at how he's described 
[of, we also have some sweet tracks to juxtapose this aural onslaught]. 
[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.: Otis Taylor was raised in Denver, Colorado, where he got 
interested in folk music and blues (he learned his first instrument, 
the banjo, while riding his unicycle to high school). After a brief 
period in London collaborating with Deep Purple’s Tommy Bolin, he moved 
back to Colorado, where he had successful careers as an antique dealer 
and bicycle team coach. In the mid-1990s he returned to music with what 
has become his signature sound – hypnotic grooves, often played on 
cello, banjo and trumpet supporting frequently confronting stream of 
consciousness lyrics about the less-than-perfect conditions of the 
USA’s underclasses. His 2003 album, ‘Truth is Not Fiction’ topped many 
best of the year lists and in this show, we bring you his latest album, 
‘Double V’.
		Thu.: Italy’s Arkè String Quartet was already conspicuously eclectic 
& wide-ranging. It’s now more so, & has a bigger “bottom”! This 
northern spring, double bassist Stefano Dall’Ora joined what’s now the 
Arkè String Project. The quintet’s debut CD is “Acquario”. Present 
(separately) on several cuts are two guests. Pianist Stefano Bollani & 
clarinetist Gabriele Mirabassi are both virtuosi with big, wide ears, 
metaphorically speaking. Bollani contributed a piece & the album ends 
with a spectacularly vibrant rendition of Joe Zawinul’s “Birdland”. 
Otherwise, the music was penned within the quintet. It’s nicely 
surprising & superbly recorded.
		Fri.: New Zealand-born, London-based Brendan Power is one of the most 
innovative harmonica players today. With his arsenal of custom-designed 
and customised chromatic and diatonic harmonicas, he writes and plays 
music that blends elements of Irish, Bulgarian, Blues and Jazz music. 
His album, ‘Tradish’, was recorded over a period of eight years, 
grabbing studio time with great musicians from 5 different countries.  
Included in their ranks are Australian-born, Irish guitar legend 
Stephen Cooney, Australian percussion wizard Greg Sheehan and fine 
English guitarist Ian Carr.

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 -
	THE CLASSIC FM INTERVIEW - Margaret Throsby takes an extended break 
until late January, so guest presenters will be in conversation with a 
special guest, playing their favourite music and telling their own 
stories. [abc.net.au/classic/throsby/#promo] for details. Rob Sitch, of 
Network Ten's 'The Panel' is in the chair this week. (from ABC Classic 
FM) [%]
		Wed.: Clare Wright, Historian. Clare is writing about the involvement 
of women in the Eureka Stockade.
		Thu.: Dr Marjorie “Mo” Mowlam. One of the UK's most high profile and 
best-loved politicians. Former Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. 
She played a crucial role in brokering the Good Friday Agreement.
		Fri.: tba

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. This week: 	
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. This week: "Reverend Noreen Towers". 
One Sunday morning in 1966, a young Deaconess invited two homeless men 
sitting in the gutter to join her dwindling congregation. They did and 
the word spread. A year later, two hundred homeless men were coming to 
church every Sunday. [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.: TALKING POINT  (refer to 0645)

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.: TALKING POINT (refer to 0645)

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: "Next Big Thing or White Elephant?" We now have mobile 
phones with cameras and fridges with internet access, but some of these 
devices are failing. We hear about a
study of how young people are using convergent technology and it has 
some bad news for manufacturers. [%]
	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 -
2200 - 0000 UTC:  21740
0200 - 0900 UTC:  15515 [not well heard lately]
0700 - 1400 UTC:   9580 [6020 and 9590 also noted at times]
1400 - 1600 UTC:   9590 (until fade out)
(Reception in western North America is much more reliable. 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/tuning/web.htm

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.

A midweek update will be posted by 1500 UT Fri.

Good Listening!
John Figliozzi

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