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[Swprograms] RA Previews #792; 18-21 Mar '05
- Subject: [Swprograms] RA Previews #792; 18-21 Mar '05
- From: John Figliozzi <jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 23:43:46 -0500
RADIO AUSTRALIA PREVIEWS
Edition 792
Mar. 18-21, 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.)
Friday
2305 -
ASIA PACIFIC REVIEW* - a round-up of this flagship program's
notable reports from the past week. [T;%]
2330 -
AUSTRALIAN EXPRESS* - stories from and about Australia with Roger
Broadbent. This week the Australian Express investigates the HIV
pandemic and how Australia has responded to the virus that causes AIDS.
In this country HIV infection rates are relatively low and have stayed
that way over the past 20 years. Karen Barlow presents the first of
five reports. We enter the mind of an elite athlete to find out just
how important sports psychology is at the top. And we learn that an
Adelaide-based company could forever change the way the world
manufactures paper. It’s not the paper making process that’s new, but
the raw material: the humble banana.
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Saturday
0005 -
PACIFIC REVIEW* - the week that was in the Pacific. [T;%]
0030 -
ASIA PACIFIC BUSINESS* - a weekly wrap-up of finance and
corporate news from the region.
0110 -
GRANDSTAND - Live sports from around Australia. (from ABC Local Radio)
[abc.net.au/grandstand/] is the program's website.
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 REVIEW* (refer to Fri. 2305)
0830 -
JAZZ NOTES* - Australian jazz with Ian Lloyd.
0905 -
MARGARET THROSBY INTERVIEW - in conversation with a special guest,
playing their favourite music and telling their own stories. Today:
Richard Broinowski. He
erved extensively as a diplomat and ambassador (and at one time he was
RA's General Manager!!!) [%]
1005 -
ASIA PACIFIC BUSINESS* (refer to 0030)
1020 -
TALKING POINT - interviews.
1035 -
PACIFIC REVIEW (refer to 0005)
1105 -
ASIA PACIFIC REVIEW* (refer to Fri. 2305)
1130 -
ALL IN THE MIND - the mind, brain and behaviour with Natasha Mitchell.
This week: "The Dancing Mind". It’s been said that dancers use their
bodies to ‘think’ with. So where is the mind in dance? And what’s
happening in the brains of an audience? We explore the cognitive
microcosm that is this long-loved performing art. [T;%]
1205 -
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;%]
1210 -
SATURDAY NIGHT COUNTRY - with John Nutting. This week: Johnno invites
two very interesting singers in to the SNC studio to show case their
new album release. Glenyss and Tracey, the Toe Sucking Cowgirls launch
their album "13 Thongs" and play a couple of songs live in the SNC
studio. Also, the first of our listener reviews happens this week...we
have sent some recent album releases to some of our regular listeners
and have invited them to give us their views...do they like them or
not! [T;%] (from ABC Local Radio)
1605 -
MARGARET THROSBY INTERVIEW (refer to 0905)
1655 -
PERSPECTIVE* - expert commentary.
1705 -
THE BEST OF LATE NIGHT LIVE - - a repeat broadcast of one of the
programs from the past week. [abc.net.au/rn/talks/lnl/] for details.
[T;%]
1805 -
CORRESPONDENTS' REPORT - The ABC's overseas reporters analyze and
interpret the week's major events. [abc.net.au/correspondents/] for
details. [T;%]
1830 -
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)
2005 -
PERSPECTIVE (refer to 1655)
2010 -
AUSTRALIA ALL OVER (continues)
2045 -
RA NEWS
2055 -
CORRESPONDENT'S NOTEBOOK* (refer to 1205)
2100 -
AUSTRALIA ALL OVER (continues)
2205 -
THE SPIRIT OF THINGS - an exploration contemporary values and beliefs
as expressed through ritual, art, music, and sacred texts with Rachael
Kohn. This week: "Seeking the Face of God". In an age when violence is
fuelled by religious beliefs and science seems to obliterate the need
for faith in a higher power, where do we seek God today? We hear from
the inspired contributors to the Seeking the Face of God symposium held
recently at the 2005 Perth International Arts Festival. [T;%]
2305 -
CORRESPONDENTS' REPORT (refer to 1805)
2330 -
INNOVATIONS* - A showcase of Australian design, discoveries, invention,
engineering and research skills with Desley Blanch. This week:
"Nanotechnology—Where The Future Is Small" - Big possibilities from the
tiny world of Nanotechnology are being forecast in the more immediate
future than long-term. "News-in-Brief: New Technology Improves Bowel
Diagnosis" - Doctors say new technology invented in Australia, can
increase the accuracy of colonoscopies particularly for patients with
existing bowel problems. [T;%]
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Sunday
0005 -
BACKGROUND BRIEFING - Radio National's agenda setting, current affairs
radio documentary. This week: "The First WMD". Fifty years ago, the
Americans dropped the Atom Bomb on Hiroshima - the first WMD. This
award-winning documentary from Radio Netherlands includes an interview
with Joseph Rotblat, who resigned from the Manhattan project. [T;%]
0055 -
PERSPECTIVE* - expert commentary
0110 -
GRANDSTAND - Live sports from around Australia. (from ABC Local Radio)
[abc.net.au/grandstand/] is the program's website.
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. 1805)
0830 -
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 7
- IT – Making a Difference". Information Technology holds out the
promise that developing countries like India and Malaysia might leap
frog into the information age. So what impact are new communication
technologies having on the poor?. [T;%]
0910 -
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. This week: When too much folk
music is never enough! Roy Bailey calls himself an anthologiser of
other people's folk songs and he's also Professor of Social Studies at
Sheffield University in the UK. He puts the two together on this week's
Music Show. And Irish squeezebox folk music from Irishman Tony McMahon
as well as bluesman Eric Bibb playing live. And a philosophical
overview of The Strong Report into the future of Australian orchestras
with former orchestra heads Mary Valentine and Martin Buzacott. [T;%]
1105 -
SUNDAY PROFILE - Monica Attard talks to the people in the news about
the news. This week: the man who has come to symbolise Lebanon's fight
for independence, former Lebanese Prime Minister, General Michel Aoun.
After leading an unsuccessful battle against Syrian forces in 1990 he
fled his homeland to take up exile in Paris. Now, with the Syrian
occupation coming to an end he is planning a triumphant return to his
homeland. But does he believe that Lebanon's troubles are really over?
How can the country avoid civil unrest after Syria goes? And Dore Gold,
special adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and former
Israeli Ambassador to the U.N., talks about the effect that a Syrian
withdrawal from Lebanon will have on Israel and the region. [T;%]
1130 -
SPEAKING OUT - radio about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
people. This week Karen Dorante talks to Senator Amanda Vanstone,
minister for Indigenous Affairs and to National Indigenous Times
editor, Chris Graham. [%]
1205 -
THE SPIRIT OF THINGS (refer to Sat. 2205)
1305 -
ENCOUNTER - a highly-acclaimed series that explores the connections
between religion and life. This week: "Finding a Moral Compass". An
Irish voice for St Patrick's Day. Theologian Linda Hogan addresses
universal themes of contemporary politics and
society. [%]
1355 -
CORRESPONDENT'S NOTEBOOK (refer to Sat. 1205)
1405 -
THE SCIENCE SHOW - with Robyn Williams. This week: "Making the Blind
See?"
We hear how people who go blind through degeneration of the retina may
be helped to see again. [T;%]
1505 -
THE NATIONAL INTEREST - Terry Lane looks at the major issues of the
week. This week: "Medical Brain Drain". Rich countries like Australia
are trying to overcome a shortage of doctors and nurses by importing
them from overseas. But this is starving poorer countries of
much-needed medical expertise. [T;%]
1605 -
MARGARET THROSBY INTERVIEW - in conversation with a special guest,
playing their favourite music and telling their own stories. Today:
Anthony Bourdain, Chef and author of "Kitchen Confidential". [%]
1705 -
IN THE LOOP* - highlights from last Thursday's 2330 broadcast.
1730 -
THE SPORTS FACTOR - debating and celebrating the cultural significance
of sport with Mick O'Regan. This week: "Reinventing Football: Part
2-The Football Clubs". In the second part of our look at the changes to
football (soccer), this week we look at the eight new clubs that will
make up the new A-League competition which kicks off in August. [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. [from RNZI]
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.
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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: "How Plants
Affect Climate". One of the world’s top climate scientists, Ann
Henderson-Sellers shares her research into how plants affect climate.
She says this information has profound implications for how we use the
land and tackle global warming. [%]
0331 -
HEALTH REPORT - with Dr. Norman Swan. This week: "Epilepsy and
Depression".
We hear from the recent American Association for the Advancement of
Science Congress. A forum discussed the need for greater awareness by
clinicians about the mysterious interplay that can occur between
depression and epilepsy. [T;%]
0405 -
BIG IDEAS - lectures, conversations, features and special series from
Australia and around the world. This week: "Annual Manning Clark
Lecture: Social Disengagement: A Breathing Ground for Fundamentalism".
The sixth Annual Manning Clark Lecture, Social Disengagement: A
Breathing Ground for Fundamentalism, delivered by Hugh Mackay at the
National Library of Australia, Canberra on Thursday 3 March 2005. [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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