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[Swprograms] RA Previews #802; 23-25 Apr '05
- Subject: [Swprograms] RA Previews #802; 23-25 Apr '05
- From: John Figliozzi <jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 21:50:07 -0400
RADIO AUSTRALIA PREVIEWS
Edition 802
Apr. 23-25, 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 -
ASIA PACIFIC REVIEW* - interviews and reports from the region. [T;%]
0030 -
AUSTRALIAN EXPRESS* - stories from and about Australia with Roger
Broadbent. This week we hear what it’s like to report the world through
Australian eyes. Eric Campbell, one of the ABC’s team of foreign
correspondents, talks about his time in Moscow & Iraq and what it’s
like to come under fire. In the final of our five part series, ‘HIV
Today’, we learn that an estimated 40 million people around the world
are now living with H-I-V and more than three million have died from
the disease in the last year alone. And what’s it like being a vet in
outback Australia? One such hard working soul reveals that it’s hot and
thirsty work which requires her to travel many hundreds of kilometres
to visit her patients, all those animals great and small.
0105 -
PACIFIC REVIEW* - the week that was in the Pacific. [T;%]
0130-
ASIA PACIFIC BUSINESS* - a weekly wrap-up of finance and
corporate news from the region.
0210 -
GRANDSTAND - Live sports from around Australia with an emphasis on
matches in the Australian (Rules) Football League (AFL). Featured
match: Kangaroos v Hawthorn from the MCG. (from ABC Local Radio)
[abc.net.au/grandstand/] is the program's website.
0805 -
ASIA PACIFIC REVIEW* (refer to Fri. 2305)
0830 -
HIT MIX* - the Australian music scene with Brandon Telfer.
0910 -
GRANDSTAND WRAP - Summarizing the day's sporting activities in
Australia and around the world. (from ABC Local Radio)
0930 -
JAZZ NOTES* - Australian jazz with Ian Lloyd.
1005 -
ASIA PACIFIC BUSINESS* (refer to 0130)
1020 -
TALKING POINT* - interviews.
1035 -
VERBATIM - the story of the 20th century through the voices of
ordinary Australians. This week: "Barry Heard--Memories of Vietnam". In
1968, 21-year-old Barry Heard became a 'Nasho', when he was conscripted
to serve in the Vietnam war. He spent a year fighting in the jungles,
but the experience has continued to have a devastating effect on his
life. [T;%]
1105 -
ASIA PACIFIC REVIEW* (refer to Fri. 2305)
1130 -
ALL IN THE MIND - the mind, brain and behaviour with Natasha Mitchell.
This week: "Aceh's Psychological Recovery". Before Aceh’s horrific
tsunami, the region had almost no mental health services. So where to
now? Is the rebuilding of Aceh an opportunity to build the country’s
psychological support system from scratch? [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 releases
to the world the debut album of THE SUNNY COWGIRLS. From Western
Australia this sister act, Sophie and Celeste, will take us in to the
world of, utes, sheep farming and life on the land! Sophie and Celeste
are on the right with new talent golden guitar winner Jedd Hughes. Mr
Guitar Man JERRY REED talks about Elvis, life, and news of his own
death...which of course surprised Jerry a great deal ! [T;%] (from ABC
Local Radio)
1605 -
MARGARET THROSBY INTERVIEW - in conversation with a special guest,
playing their favourite music and telling their own stories. [%]
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 -
THE EUROPEANS - broader historical and cultural perspectives on
European societies with Keri Phillips. This week: "Turkey--from
Çanakkale to the EU". The Battle of Çanakkale (Gallipoli) is the
birthplace of modern Turkey. How did it spark the spirit to build a new
nation? Also, is Turkey now ‘European’ enough to win admission to the
EU? [T;%]
1830 -
HIT MIX* (refer to 0830)
1905 -
CORRESPONDENTS' REPORT - The ABC's overseas reporters analyze and
interpret the week's major events. [abc.net.au/correspondents/] for
details. [T;%]
1930 -
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)
2030 -
ABC LOCAL RADIO NEWS
2041 -
AUSTRALIA ALL OVER (continues)
2105 -
PERSPECTIVE - informed commentary.
2110 -
AUSTRALIA ALL OVER (continues)
2145 -
RA NEWS*
2150 -
CORRESPONDENT'S NOTEBOOK* (refer to 1205)
2200 -
AUSTRALIA ALL OVER (continues)
2305 -
CORRESPONDENTS' REPORT (refer to 1905)
2330 -
INNOVATIONS* - A showcase of Australian design, discoveries, invention,
engineering and research skills with Desley Blanch.
[abc.net.au/ra/innovations/] for details. [T;%]
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Sunday
0005 -
BACKGROUND BRIEFING - Radio National's agenda setting, current affairs
radio documentary. This week: "The Lesser Evil". We all have to make
unpalatable decisions sometimes. People in power have to make them more
often than most, and the consequences may be terrible and tragic.
Michael Ignatieff, Professor of Human Rights at Harvard University,
speaks about moral hazard in the light of the Iraq war (which he
supported), and the mistakes of the Bush administration. [T;%]
0055 -
PERSPECTIVE* - expert commentary
0105 -
THE SPIRIT OF THINGS - an exploration contemporary values and beliefs
as expressed through ritual, art, music, and sacred texts with Rachael
Kohn. This week: "Intersecting Art". An Australian Christian, a New
York Jew, and an Iranian Muslim collaborated on one work of art to see
how a conversation between them would look on a large piece of cloth.
Commissioned by the Jewish Museum of Australia, Irene Barberis, Jane
Logemann and Parastou Forouhar took a year to complete their work and
they speak to Rachael Kohn at the Melbourne launch of the Exhibition
"Intersections: Reading the Space, Christianity, Judaism, Islam". [T;%]
0210 -
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.
0805 -
CORRESPONDENTS' REPORT (refer to Sat. 1905)
0830 -
INNOVATIONS* (refer to Sat. 2330)
0910 -
GRANDSTAND WRAP - Summarizing the day's sporting activities in
Australia and around the world. (from ABC Local Radio)
0930 -
SUSTAINABLE CITIES - Radio Australia’s new series of seven programs,
‘Sustainable Cities – Challenges for the Asia Pacific’ explores some of
the major issues for cities in becoming more liveable and sustainable.
These range from urban sprawl to waste management, pollution to
poverty, to strategies that deal with transport and limited resources
like water. The series includes four case studies, Singapore, Bangkok,
Melbourne and Beijing, and finishes with post-graduate students from
the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Architecture discussing some
of the issues addressed in the six programs. Programs 1 and 2 broadly
canvass the challenges across the region. [T;%]
1005 -
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: Lyndon Terracini,
artistic director of the Queensland Music Festival, which is about to
launch its 2005 program, and the incoming artistic director of the
Brisbane Festival. He's also a distinguished performer in opera and
music theatre. He's done some very extreme roles from Don Giovanni to
Rosa in the opera by Peter Greenaway and Louis Andriessen and
Frankenstein's monster in Richard Meale's Mer de Glace. Not to mention
other edgy roles like Sweeney Todd and Casanova. Andrew will also talk
to Colin Symes the author of a recent book called "Setting the Record
Straight - A Material History of Classical Recording", a very
interesting survey of 100 years of putting classical music on disc. And
one of the great stars of classical recording the Korean coloratura
soprano Sumi Jo. [T;%]
1205 -
SUNDAY PROFILE - Monica Attard talks to the people in the news about
the news. This week: fashion designer Collette Dinnigan on how she
cracked the international market, the difficulties of juggling an
expanding business empire with motherhood and her plans to use her
designing talents outside of the fashion world. [T;%]
1230 -
SPEAKING OUT - radio about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
people. This week: "Jedda Turns 50". Speaking Out marks the golden
jubilee of this landmark Australian film. [%]
1305 -
ENCOUNTER - a highly-acclaimed series that explores the connections
between religion and life. This week: "The Rise of the Megachurch".
Gary Bryson explores the rise and rise of pop Christianity, from its
roots in 19th century evangelicalism to the contemporary music and
slick production values of the megachurches of today. [%]
1355 -
CORRESPONDENT'S NOTEBOOK (refer to Sat. 1205)
1405 -
THE SCIENCE SHOW - with Robyn Williams. This week: "I remember it
well..."
Memories are disturbed when they are recalled. We’ll hear how
scientists are demonstrating that old stories really do improve in the
retelling. But does this mean they are all unreliable? We’ll also hear
why we should love leeches. [T;%]
1505 -
THE NATIONAL INTEREST - Terry Lane looks at the major issues of the
week. [abc.net.au/rn/talks/natint/] for details. [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: "Frozen Out--A Season Without
Ice Hockey".
For Canadians ice hockey is more than a sport. It's the substance of
national definition. So what happens when an entire season is cancelled
due to industrial action? [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;%]
2000 -
ANZAC DAY SPECIAL - "Changi Diary" and the Dawn Service. The late Don
McLaren was 19 years old when his unit was taken prisoner by the
Japanese after the fall of Singapore in 1942. We hear readings from his
diary, a personal and candid insight into the experience of an
Australian POW. Then at 5.30am we broadcast the Dawn Service live from
the War Memorial in Canberra. (May continue into AM and Dateline
Pacific.)
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: "Ron Cobb"
wrote the first version of a film that became ET the Extra-terrestrial.
He was also responsible for the more startling creatures in the first
Star Wars film. This ex-cartoonist (he rejects the term) and designer
has had a remarkable life-long career in the movies and is fascinated
by the ways science can be used in them. He has lived in Australia for
years and tells how he came here from his native America. [%]
0331 -
HEALTH REPORT - with Dr. Norman Swan. This week: "IVF Pioneers".
Norman Swan talks to one of the pioneers of in vitro fertilisation,
Cambridge’s Professor Robert Edwards. Together with Patrick Steptoe, he
created the world’s first IVF baby, Louise Brown, more than 25 years
ago. [T;%]
0405 -
BIG IDEAS - lectures, conversations, features and special series from
Australia and around the world. This week: "Wisdom Interviews--Dame
Beryl Beaurepaire". Peter Thompson talks with pioneer Australian
feminist, Dame Beryl Beaurepaire. She married Ian Beaurepaire of the
Olympic Tyre dynasty in 1947. She was, for a time, arguably the most
influential woman in the federal Liberal party. [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: 17715
0200 - 0900 UTC: 15515
0700 - 1400 UTC: 9580 [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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