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[Swprograms] RA Previews #796; 2-4 Apr '05
- Subject: [Swprograms] RA Previews #796; 2-4 Apr '05
- From: John Figliozzi <jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 20:52:44 -0500
RADIO AUSTRALIA PREVIEWS
Edition 796
Apr. 2-4, 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.)
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 with an emphasis on
matches in the Australian (Rules) Football League (AFL). (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. [%]
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 Inner Life of the Broken Brain--Narrative and
Neurology". Natasha Mitchell wonders why we’re so compelled by stories
of disordered broken brains - from the clinical case studies of 19th
century medicine to the popular works of self-described
‘neuroanthropologist’ Oliver Sacks. [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 welcomes
TROY CASSAR-DALEY and JIMMY BARNES into the Saturday Night Country
studio as we hear a "live" studio version of "Bird on the Wire". Hear
how Troy and Jimmy met and what Jimmy Barnes really thinks about
country music. For our international audience, Jimmy Barnes was lead
singer of one of Australia's top rock bands, Cold Chisel! JAKE
NICKOLAI joins Johnno as well to launch his new album called "think
about you" and plays a few tracks "live". [T;%] (from ABC Local Radio)
1605 -
MARGARET THROSBY INTERVIEW (refer to 0905)
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: "Dark Night Of The Soul". Former Catholic monk,
psychotherapist, and best-selling author Thomas Moore talks about
coping with life's blackest hours. [T;%]
2305 -
CORRESPONDENTS' REPORT (refer to 1805)
2330 -
INNOVATIONS* - A showcase of Australian design, discoveries, invention,
engineering and research skills with Desley Blanch. [T;%]
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Sunday
0005 -
BACKGROUND BRIEFING - Radio National's agenda setting, current affairs
radio documentary. This week: "Condoleeza, Condoleeza". The most
powerful woman in the world, the USA’s new Secretary of State,
Condoleeza Rice, learnt politics from Madeleine Albright’s father.
Cool, cultured and forthright, she can change the dynamics of world
history in a heartbeat. The kaleidoscopic politics of Iran are in her
sights. Stan Correy reports. [T;%]
0055 -
PERSPECTIVE* - expert commentary
0110 -
GRANDSTAND - Live sports from around Australia with an emphasis on
today's National Rugby League (NRL) matches. (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
9 - Good Corporate Citizens >> Triple bottom line reporting is now a
matter of course for many corporations operating in the region. But
what does the term mean? And how does business balance its economic
imperatives with its social and environmental responsibilities. [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: Andrew Ford talks
to A Crowd of Bold Sharemen, a 5 piece band from Newfoundland who sing
sea shanties and play traditional dance music with Celtic roots- and
they'll play some of it for us; Michael Kieran Harvey and Peter Cundall
talk about their performances of Messiaen at the Ten Days on the Island
Festival in Tasmania; Shen Pengang plays the Chinese two-stringed
fiddle- the erhu- and he'll play it on The Music Show before he plays a
concert in an 1880s-built tunnel for the Castlemaine
Festival in Vic this week-end; and photographer Bill Henson talks about
photography, music and his latest collaboration, 'Luminous', with the
Australian Chamber Orchestra. [T;%]
1105 -
SUNDAY PROFILE - Monica Attard talks to the people in the news about
the news. This week, the world's greatest chess player Gary Kasparov
talks of his decision to leave the world of professional chess and
enter into the fray of Russian politics. Kasparov has accused Russian
President Vladimir Putin of destroying democratic values and is
determined to scotch any effort he makes to extend his term. [T;%]
1130 -
SPEAKING OUT - radio about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
people. This week: "Noel Tovey 'Little Black Bastard'". Join Karen
Dorante with the best of Indigenous news and current affairs. This week
she speaks to actor, director, dancer, choreographer and writer Noel
Tovey about his autobiographical play "Little Black Bastard". [%]
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: "The Tale of the Grand Mosque of
Banda Aceh". The Grand Baiturrahman Mosque of Banda Aceh - regarded as
one of the most beautiful mosques in
Indonesia - often featured in news reports out of Aceh in the aftermath
of the Boxing Day tsunami. And thereby hangs a tale! [%]
1355 -
CORRESPONDENT'S NOTEBOOK (refer to Sat. 1205)
1405 -
THE SCIENCE SHOW - with Robyn Williams. This week: "How Dogs Think".
With 100,000 times the smelling power of humans and a far greater range
of hearing, dogs get a different sense of the world. How do they deal
with it? How does a cadaver dog, looking for body parts in the ruins of
the World Trade Centre after September 11, cope with so many traces of
death? [T;%]
1505 -
THE NATIONAL INTEREST - Terry Lane looks at the major issues of the
week. This week: "Ecosystem Stress/The Schiavo case". In one of the
biggest scientific collaborations ever undertaken, a team of 1350
scientist from 95 countries have issued a stark warning that the
world's natural systems are being irretrievably damaged. Terry Lane
speaks to Dr Tony McMichael, a leading Australian researcher with The
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. And medical ethicist Dr Nicholas
Tonti-Filippini discusses the case of brain-damaged Florida woman Terri
Schiavo. He says that if she were an Australian, courts here may not
have allowed her feeding tube to be removed. [T;%]
1605 -
MARGARET THROSBY INTERVIEW - in conversation with a special guest,
playing their favourite music and telling their own stories. [%]
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: "Getting Active After School".
Alarm bells are ringing about overweight kids and sedentary lifestyles,
so the federal government is investing in community programs to
encourage more after-school activities. [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 Much is
Enough?"
Take away bits of wilderness and suddenly the ecosystem may collapse.
Why? How much do you need to maintain biodiversity? Can farming, done
prudently, coexist with wild life? Robyn Williams talks with Dr Jim
Radford of Deakin University. [%]
0331 -
HEALTH REPORT - with Dr. Norman Swan. This week: "Report Cards for
Doctors".
Your kids get report cards, how about your doctor? Health care report
cards are hotly debated: Should we have them? Do they work? U.S.
physician and health economist Dr Rachel Werner has investigated the
ups and downs of health care report cards, with some surprising
results. The Health Report looks at what she found. [T;%]
0405 -
BIG IDEAS - lectures, conversations, features and special series from
Australia and around the world. This week: "The Wisdom Interviews with
Peter Thompson - Program 2 of 6: Jacqui Katona". In the late 1990s, one
of Australia’s most bitter public disputes erupted in the heart of the
Northern Territory over plans to mine uranium at Jabiluka in Kakadu.
Jacqui Katona was the public face of the campaign to prevent the mine
from going ahead. [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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