[Swprograms] RA Previews #760; 29 Nov-3 Dec '04

[John Figliozzi <jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

RADIO AUSTRALIA PREVIEWS
Edition 760
Nov. 29-Dec. 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> 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 -
	Tue.: THE SCIENCE SHOW - with Robyn Williams. This week: "The Promise 
of Sandalwood". We hear how one of Estee Lauder's companies will go 
bush with a group of Aborigines to examine wild sandalwood trees and 
see how they can be exploited on a sustainable basis for both the 
industry and the Indigenous people of WA. [%]
	Wed.: THE NATIONAL INTEREST - Terry Lane looks at the major issues of 
the week. This week: "Dealing with Darfur".  A few months ago the 
conflict in Western Sudan dominated news bulletins. The issue might 
have slipped off the media agenda, but violence and suffering continue. 
One person keeping a close eye on developments in Sudan is Alex de 
Waal, author of some of the most challenging writing about war, famine 
and humanitarianism in Africa. He discusses how the world should deal 
with the war in Darfur. [%]
	Thu.: BACKGROUND BRIEFING - Radio National's agenda-setting, current 
affairs radio documentary program. This week: "Threatened 
Species--Tradespeople". Can't get a plumber? Neither can industry. 
There's a massive shortage of skilled labour - tradespeople, 
technicians, fixers and maintainers. Wendy Carlisle reports that this 
shortage will affect everything from transport safety to getting a job 
done. [T;%]
	Fri.: HINDSIGHT - social history with Claudia Taranto. This week: 
"Save Our Sons".
The came from all ages, backgrounds and political persuasions, and were 
mocked as rabble-rousers, commies and naive mothers - but SOS proved to 
be a powerful force in the anti-conscription and anti-Vietnam War 
movements. [%]

0110 -
	ASIA PACIFIC (refer to 2310) [T;%]
0130 -
	Mon.: HEALTH REPORT - with Norman Swan. This week: "Therapeutic 
Cloning". The Australian Government has instructed its delegates to the 
UN to support a US and Costa Rican proposal to ban therapeutic cloning. 
Professor Irv Weissman of Stanford University argues that ideology and 
fundamentalism will allow hundreds of thousands of people to die who 
would have otherwise lived. [T;%]
	Tue.: LAW REPORT - with Damien Carrick. 
[abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/lawrpt/] for details. [T;%]
	Wed.: RELIGION REPORT - with Stephen Crittendon. 
[abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/relrpt/] for details. [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.
[abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/sportsf/] for details. [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 -
	Mon.: 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.
	Tue.: MUSIC DELI - international music with Paul Petran. This week: 
"Albany Concert". A concert from Albany (WA) featuring a mix of local 
and visiting performers, including Well-Strung, Kerrianne Cox and Jeff 
Lang. [T;%]
	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 -
	Mon.-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. [%]
		Mon.: "Workplace Accidents And Diseases". More Australians die as a 
result of workplace accidents and disease than do on the nation’s 
roads.  Tough new laws are being planned to penalise employers who 
ignore workplace safety.  But are they over the top?  Or are they 
needed to help make Australian workplaces safer?

1005 -
	ASIA PACIFIC (refer to 2310) [T;%]
	
1105 -
	SPORT - reports and scores.
1110 -
	ASIA PACIFIC (refer to 2310) [T;%]
1130 -
	Mon.: INNOVATIONS* - Showcasing Australian invention, enterprise and 
ingenuity.  [abc.net.au/ra/innovations/default.htm] for details. This 
week: "Big Bangs"--an Australian invention that could save lives in a 
terrorist attack; a device to end the threat of exploding gas tanks and 
discovering how weather in space can affect us on Earth. [T;%]
	Tue.: EARTHBEAT - environmental issues raised by economic development 
with Alexandra de Blas. This week: "The Devil's Water". The Indian 
State of West Bengal and Bangladesh have become the epicentre of what 
is now recognized as the most unprecedented "mass poisoning of humans' 
ever known. Tens of millions of men, women and children are suffering 
from chronic arsenic poisoning, and many millions more are at risk. 
Earthbeat visits the heart of the problem to find out what is being 
done. [T]
	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 #9: 
"The Australian People". In the 19th century, the small population's 
awareness of its vulnerability  led to the catchcry, "Populate or 
perish!". In contrast,  contemporary Australia relies on a targeted 
migration program to maintain  economic growth and enrich cultural 
diversity. [%;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 -
	Mon.-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. [%]
		Mon.: Robert Reich: Author, publisher, activist, politician.
		Tue.: Phillip goes to Parliament House in Canberra.
		Wed.: Rome to Ballarat: Raffaello Carboni's Eureka story.
		Thu: An exploration of Mahatma Ghandi's legacy.
	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. 
[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;%]
		Mon.: His voice is uncommonly deep. So are some of his songs. Others 
are very funny and/or earthy; no-one is ever likely to top his “gig 
from hell” number! Greg Brown has a huge songbook & his studio albums 
are fine, but his new “live” set is a particular treat. “Greg Brown in 
the Hills of California” was recorded over the years 1997 through 2003 
at the Kate Wolf Music Festival, often in the company of a guitar hero 
who’s a guitar heroine: Nina Gerber’s electric guitar is frequently the 
perfect foil to his acoustic instrument, low tones & genuinely poetic 
words.
		Tue.: "The Clear Stream” presents seven different Scots masters of 
the acoustic guitar. It was recorded over several years & all 
performances are exclusive to this CD. They’re finger-picking-good.. & 
occasionally, flat-picking-fine! A deal of virtuosity is involved, but 
it’s music rather than hot-licks: beautiful settings of traditional 
Scottish tunes & fine new ones. Tony Cuffe, Jack Evans, Dick Gaughan, 
Rob MacKilllop, Tony McManus {with his Breton friends Alain Genty & 
Soig Siberil}; Brian McNeill & Innes Watson are the guitarists.
		Wed.: The (late) bluegrass patriarch Bill Monroe will likely endure 
as the mandolin’s alltime, American hero. But the rather more genial 
(living) virtuosos who’ve just made one of the more long-awaited duo 
albums are likely the mandolin’s most influential figures, post-Monroe. 
“Old Bill” (as he’s humorously saluted on one track) had a rather 
straight-and-narrow outlook, but David Grisman & Sam Bush enjoy taking 
mandolins into many different territories, included the uncharted. In 
1965 a thirteen-year old Sam met David – then twenty, & already a 
leading mandolinist – at a bluegrass festival. Their enduring 
friendship has led to “Hold On, We’re Strummin’ “, a freewheelingly 
eclectic set of tunes new & old, delivered with great zest, sometimes 
alone-together & sometimes with other friends, too .. & one son.
		Thu.: Pianist/composer Fred Simon has been described as having “Keith 
Jarrett sitting on one shoulder & Joni Mitchell on the other”. His new 
CD “Remember the River” was superbly recorded, absolutely “live” with 
two longtime friends - Paul McCandless & Steve Rodby. Multi-reedsman 
Paul is best known as a founder-member of Oregon & Steve as the 
longtime bassist in the Pat Metheny Quartet. Although entirely 
instrumental, Fred’s album is very much a set of deeply lyrical, 
original “songs”. Many are not unlike hymns, including the one with the 
unlikely baseball connection.
		Fri.: In the first half of the 20th century, Argentina’s musical 
invention, tango, took root all over the world. In the 1950s it 
faltered, only to be reinvented as concert music by Astor Piazzolla. 
Tango found itself in crisis again in the early 1990s with Argentina’s 
youth rejecting it as melancholy music for old-fashioned specialists. 
But tango has risen from the ashes yet again, driven by musicians from 
jazz, rock and classical backgrounds, reinventing the music but keeping 
its gritty essence in a post-economic collapse burst of patriotism. Our 
feature CD, ‘The Rough Guide To Tango Nuevo’, tells the story of 
tango’s contemporary blossoming.

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. One of 
Australia's foremost playwrights, David Williamson, takes the chair 
this week. (from ABC Classic FM) [%]
		Mon.: Diane Cilento, Actor and Founder of the Karnak Playhouse. 
		Tue.: Bruce Beresford, Filmmaker.
		Wed.: John Pilger, Journalist and film maker.
		Thu./Fri.: tba

1705 -
	AUSTRALIA TALKS BACK (refer to 0905)

1805 -
	Fri.: PACIFIC REVIEW - the best of the previous week's PACIFIC BEAT.
1810 -
	Mon.-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 -
	Mon.-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 -
	Mon.-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 -
	Mon.-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 -
	Mon.-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: "Arnold Butcher". 
Ex-wharfie Arnold Butcher was propelled into an unexpected and 
colourful career in music via a  'repatriation scholarship' to the 
Conservatorium. Working in clubs and concert halls, he met the likes of 
Noel Coward and Don Burrows along the way. [T;%]
2110 -
	Mon.-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 -
	Mon.-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 -
	Mon.-Thu.: AM - (repeat of 2110)
2230 -
	Fri.: SATURDAY AM - ABC's Saturday morning news magazine. [T;%]
2240 -
	Mon.-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 -
	Mon.: THE EUROPEANS - broader historical and cultural perspectives on 
European societies with Keri Phillips. This week: "Amsterdam--People 
and Planning". Amsterdam's tradition of thoughtful city planning has 
made it one of the best places to live in Europe. While it has urban 
renewal well in hand, can Amsterdam survive mass tourism and remain a  
'real' city? [%]
	Tue.: RURAL REPORTER - the people and places that make up country 
Australia.
	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: "Top Paddock". New Zealand is heavily dependent on 
dairy products and lamb.
Both of these industries are fuelled by grass, and our Kiwi cousins are 
working on ways of improving their dairy and lamb products by tweaking 
the genes of the grasses they eat. [%]
	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 0500 UT Wed.

Good Listening!
John Figliozzi

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