[Swprograms] RA Previews #786; 26-28 Feb '05
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RADIO AUSTRALIA PREVIEWS
Edition 786
Feb. 26-28, 2005

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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(RA or ABC News every hour on the hour.)

+++++++  denotes a new program.

Saturday

0005 -
	BACKGROUND BRIEFING - Radio National's agenda-setting, current affairs 
radio documentary program. This week: "Medical Tourism". Why not 
holiday in India and have a hip replacement? Heart surgery, try 
Singapore. Bad teeth, go to China. It’s cheaper than Australia. Resort 
style, state of the art hospitals with western trained doctors – 
surgery and dentistry are going global.  [T;%]
0055 -
	CORRESPONDENT'S NOTEBOOK* - An ABC overseas reporter provides a more
personal view of one of the week's major events. 
[abc.net.au/ra/notebook/] for details. [T;%]

0105 -
	GRANDSTAND - Live sports from around Australia. (from ABC Local Radio)
[abc.net.au/grandstand/] is the program's website. (It is rarely if 
ever up-to-date. - ed.)

0710 -
	GRANDSTAND WRAP - Summarizing the day's sporting activities in
Australia and around the world. (from ABC Local Radio)
0730 -
	HIT MIX* - the Australian music scene with Brandon Telfer.

0805 -
	ASIA PACIFIC WEEKEND* - a round-up of this flagship program's notable
reports from the past week. [T;%]
0830 -
	JAZZ NOTES* - Australian jazz with Ian Lloyd.

0905 -
	THE SCIENCE SHOW - with Robyn Williams. This week: "Science from the 
AAAS".
 From the biggest general science meeting in the world, the AAAS in 
Washington, DC, we review a new generation of robots – ones which don’t 
fall over, hear compelling evidence of global warming and the possible 
weakening of American science.  The President of AAAS, Shirley Anne 
Jackson (the first Afro-American woman to get a PhD from MIT) gives 
four reasons why Americans should be worried.  And - the latest from 
Mars and Titan. [T;%]
0955 -
	THE PULSE* - music from Australia and the Pacific.

1005 -
	BACKGROUND BRIEFING (refer to 0005)
1055 -
	CORRESPONDENT'S NOTEBOOK* (refer to 0055)

1105 -
	ASIA PACIFIC WEEKEND* (refer to 0805)
1130 -
	ALL IN THE MIND - the mind, brain and behaviour with Natasha Mitchell. 
This week: "Great Mind Changers, Part 3.  Sir Frederic Bartlett on 
Memory". We travel back in time with a great experiment in the history 
of psychology. Our understanding of memory and its profound fallibility 
and fragility was radically changed by renowned British psychologist 
Sir Frederic Bartlett. [T;%]

1205 -
	THE MUSIC SHOW - a mix of music, interviews and information about the 
latest developments in music, hosted by composer Andrew Ford. 
[abc.net.au/rn/music/mshow/] for details. [T;%]

1405 -
	BACKGROUND BRIEFING (refer to 0005)
1455 -
	CORRESPONDENTS' NOTEBOOK* (refer to 0055)

1505 -
	SMART SOCIETIES* - What will it take to be truly smart in the 21st 
century? In this education series young people and regional specialists 
discuss a range of issues from international education to creating 
liveable cities to being good corporate citizens. This week: "Episode 3 
- International Education". The internationalisation of education is a 
growing business particularly in English-speaking countries. What are 
the challenges and benefits for international students and the host 
country? [T;%]
1532 -
	AUSTRALIAN EXPRESS* -  Stories from and about Australia that are 
always informative, entertaining and sometimes surprising, with Roger 
Broadbent.

1605 -
	HINDSIGHT - social history with Claudia Taranto. This week: “Torn 
Curtain 4--Living within the Truth – the Cold War as Struggle of 
Ideas". The cold war was both a geo-political contest and an 
ideological struggle. The contest of ideas was fought out within 
societies as vigorously – sometimes as viciously – as it was between 
east and west. [%]
1655 -
	PERSPECTIVE - informed commentary. [abc.net.au/rn/talks/perspective/] 
for details. [T;%]

1705 -
	THE SPIRIT OF THINGS - an exploration contemporary values and beliefs
as expressed through ritual, art, music, and sacred texts with Rachael 
Kohn. This week: "On the Inside". Four women in a maximum-security 
prison talk about the faith that keeps them going while they wrestle 
with guilt, confinement, and the prospect that they'll die "on the 
inside". Prison chaplain Margaret Wiseman also talks about her long 
commitment to providing these women with a regular Christian meditation 
session. [T;%]
1755 -
	THE PULSE* - music from Australia and the Pacific.

1805 -
	BEST OF 'LATE NIGHT LIVE' - a repeat broadcast of some of the 
program's most notable segments. [abc.net.au/rn/talks/lnl/] for program 
details. [T;%]

1905 -
	AUSTRALIA ALL OVER - Ian "Macca" MacNamara speaks with Australians 
from all walks of life and relishes the chance to travel the country. 
Every Sunday morning, some 2 million listeners from every corner of 
Australia tune in for their weekly dose of Macca's
Australia. Wherever you are, whatever the time, why not join them 
on-line or on-air. [%] (from ABC Local Radio)
1930 -
	ABC NEWS (from ABC Local Radio)
1935 -
	AUSTRALIA ALL OVER (continues)

2005 -
	PERSPECTIVE (refer to 1655)
2010 -
	AUSTRALIA ALL OVER (continues)
2045 -
	RA NEWS
2050 -
	THE PULSE* - music from Australia and the Pacific.

2100 -
	AUSTRALIA ALL OVER (continues)

2205 -
	CORRESPONDENTS' REPORT - The ABC's overseas reporters analyze and 
interpret the week's major events. [abc.net.au/correspondents/] for 
details. [T;%]
2230 -
	MUSIC DELI - folk, tradional, acoustic and world music with Paul 
Petran. [abc.net.au/rn/music/deli/] for details. This week, Australian 
blues singer Jimi Hocking talks about his recent experience of winning 
the solo/duo section of the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, 
Tennessee. He'll also sing us a few songs. [T;%]
2257 -
	HEYWIRE - the voices of Australian youth. [abc.net.au/heywire/] for 
details. [T;%]

2305 -
	THE EUROPEANS - broader historical and cultural perspectives on 
European societies with Keri Phillips. This week: "Tally Ho!"  Test the 
temperature in the passionate debate that's taken place over fox 
hunting in the U.K. Last week the ban on hunting with dogs came into 
force. Hunting all mammals - except for rats and rabbits - with dogs is 
now illegal in England and Wales. There's defiance among hard-core hunt 
members and determination by opponents that the law will be obeyed. 
[T;%]
2330 -
	INNOVATIONS* - A showcase of Australian design, discoveries, invention,
engineering and research skills with Desley Blanch. This week: Imagine 
a world where we could stop disease before it even starts; a new 
sniffable vaccine seems to do just that. How do creative ideas become 
innovations that work, and why do obstacles crop up along the way? Find 
out in The Nature of Innovation. And lastly, new scanning technology to 
make the skies a safer place. [T;%]

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Sunday

0005 -
	KEYS TO MUSIC - Graham Abbott break down the barriers to enjoying 
classical music for non-musicians, revealing basic concepts, discussing 
composers and exploring pieces of music inside-out. 
[abc.net.au/classic/keys/] for details. This week: "More Music Inspired 
by Shakespeare". In a sequel to an earlier program, Graham looks at 
examples of opera, ballet and musical theatre which are based on the 
plays of William Shakespeare. Music by Thomas, Verdi, Prokofiev and 
Bernstein. [T;%] (from ABC Classic FM)

0105 -
	PERSPECTIVE (refer to Sat. 1655)
0110 -
	GRANDSTAND - Live sports from around Australia. (from ABC Local Radio)
[abc.net.au/grandstand/] is the program's website. (It is rarely if 
ever up-to-date. - ed.)

0710 -
	GRANDSTAND WRAP - Summarizing the day's sporting activities in
Australia and around the world. (from ABC Local Radio)
0730 -
	INNOVATIONS (refer to Sat. 2330)

0805 -
	CORRESPONDENTS' REPORT (refer to Sat. 2205)
0830 -
	SMART SOCIETIES (refer to Sat. 1505)

0905 -
	THE NATIONAL INTEREST - Terry Lane looks at the major issues of the 
week. This week: "WA Election Analysis".  Lane analyses the results of 
Saturday's State election in WA. Also, he talks to Washington Post 
journalist Sebastian Mallaby about Australian-born
World Bank President James Wolfensohn, the subject of Mallaby’s recent 
book. [T;%]

1005 -
	KEYS TO MUSIC (refer to 0005)

1105 -
	SUNDAY PROFILE - Monica Attard talks to the people in the news about 
the news. This week the controversial former head of the Australian 
Broadcasting Authority, David Flint on 'that letter' to Alan Jones and 
why he believes he has been misjudged by the media. [T;%]
1130 -
	SPEAKING OUT - radio about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 
people.  This week: "The Asian Diaspora in Torres Strait". Karen 
Dorante talks to the authors of a book on Torres Strait Islander-Asian 
contact. [%]

1205 -
	THE SPIRIT OF THINGS (refer to Sat. 1705)
1255 -
	THE PULSE* - music from Australia and the Pacific.

1305 -
	ENCOUNTER - a highly-acclaimed series that explores the connections 
between religion and life. This week: "Vaclav Havel--Closet 
Theologian?" Czech playwright, dissident and former President, Vaclav 
Havel is an icon of free speech and a champion of democracy. Is he also 
a man of faith? We examine whether this ultra-secularist is
actually a closet theologian. [%]
1355 -
	CORRESPONDENT'S NOTEBOOK (refer to Sat. 0055)

1405 -
	THE SCIENCE SHOW (refer to Sat. 0905)
1455 -
	PERSPECTIVE (refer to Sat. 1655)

1505 -
	THE NATIONAL INTEREST (refer to 0905)

1605 -
	BOOKS AND WRITING - in-depth discussions focusing on books, ideas and
writing with Ramona Koval. B & W this week gets drawn into the 
nefarious and wicked world of Shakespeare's villains. English actor 
Steven Berkoff tells Ramona Koval about the many and varied, flawed and 
evil characters that emanated from the Bard's imagination, and he says 
that the language is more than strong enough for the actor to rely on 
... without props and without gimmicks. [T;%]
1630 -
	BOOK TALK - a mix of reviews, critical discussion and the latest 
developments in publishing with Jill Kitson. 
[abc.net.au/rn/arts/booktalk/default.htm] for details. [%]

1705 -
	SOUND QUALITY - For 25 years, Tim Ritchie has been seeking out music: 
the interesting, the evolutionary, the inaccessible and the wonderful. 
About this week's show, Tim writes, "Let's go to berlin together... we 
can hang out at one of coolest labels in town, kitty-yo. We'll talk 
about what they've done in the last 10 years and what's about to happen 
with their releases. - what, you can't spare the time for the trip - 
ok, easily solved. I'll play you tracks from the new releases from 
kitty-yo to celebrate their 10th anniversary. Disc one has tracks from 
soon-to-be released albums and disc two has previously unreleased 
material from their archive and rare gems that should have become well 
known, but didn't." [T;%]

1810 -
	PACIFIC BEAT* - focusing on the island nations which depend on the 
Pacific Ocean for their existence, drawing on Australian based 
reporters and correspondents throughout the region. With SPORT at :29. 
[T;%]

2110 -
	AM - ABC Radio's morning news magazine. [T;%]
2131 -
	DATELINE PACIFIC - a round-up of the very latest news from the Pacific 
with interviews and features with all the region's news makers, drawing 
on the work of RNZI staff and 20 Pacific journalists from around the 
region. [rnzi.com] for details.

2210 -
	AM (refer to 2110)
2240 -
	TALKING POINT - interviews covering a diverse range of subjects.
2255 -
	PERSPECTIVE (refer to Sat. 1655)

2305 -
	ASIA PACIFIC* - interviews and reports from the region. (T;%]
2330 -
	++++++++IN THE LOOP* - Radio Australia's new two hour morning show 
celebrates the cultures and peoples of the Pacific. Each day the 
programme highlights the trends, opportunities and challenges the 21st 
century brings for the region.


Monday

0130 -
	ASIA PACIFIC (refer to Sun. 2305)

0210 -
	THE 	WORLD TODAY - a comprehensive current affairs program which 
backgrounds, analyses, interprets and encourages debate on events and 
issues of interest and importance to all Australians. (includes a 
FINANCIAL REPORT) [T;%]

0305 -
	SPORT
0315 -
	IN CONVERSATION - about scientific matters. This week, Dan Grossman 
speaks to geographer Williams Woods about the soils of the Amazon. 
Despite being naturally poor, recent evidence suggests the Indians of 
the Amazon developed a long term approach to improving their soils. By 
turning in charcoal and organic material over hundreds of years, their 
soils became able to support crops and food plants capable of feeding 
vast populations. The native people and their soils were decimated with 
the arrival of white settlers. [%]
0331 -
	HEALTH REPORT - with Dr. Norman Swan. This week: "Reports from the 
AAAS Conference." Norman Swan reports from the American Association for 
the Advancement of Science Congress which took place in Washington DC.  
[T;%]

0405 -
	++++++++BIG IDEAS - lectures, conversations, features and special 
series from Australia and around the world. [abc.net.au/rn/bigidea/] 
for details. [T;%]

0510 -
	PACIFIC BEAT - focuses in on the island nations which depend on the 
Pacific Ocean for their existence drawing on Australian reporters and 
correspondents based throughout the region. [T;%]


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How to Listen to Radio Australia----
Via shortwave:
Best as noted in eastern North America -
2200 - 0000 UTC:  21740, 17715
0000 - 0200 UTC:  15240
0200 - 0900 UTC:  15515
0700 - 1400 UTC:   9580 [6020 and 9590 also noted at times]
1400 - 1600 UTC:   9590 (until fade out)
(Reception in western North America is 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.

To be updated by 0500 UT Mon.

Good Listening!
John Figliozzi

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