[Swprograms] RA Previews #805; 2-6 May '05

[John Figliozzi <jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

RADIO AUSTRALIA PREVIEWS
Edition 805
May 2-6, 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 <abc.net.au/radio> and
<abc.net.au/ra/guide/programs_az.htm> . 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

0005 -
	IN THE LOOP* - Radio Australia's newest show celebrates the cultures
and peoples of the Pacific. Isabelle Genoux and Heather Jarvis present
a lively--and live--two hour morning mix of music, interviews and
sounds of the Pacific, highlighting the opportunities and challenges of
the 21st century. (Begins at 2330.)

0130 -
	ASIA PACIFIC (refer to 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 -
	Mon.: IN CONVERSATION - about scientific matters. This week: "‘It’s not
42!’" On the eve of the release of the new film, The Hitchhiker’s Guide
to the Galaxy, Mike Hanlon canvasses all the technology Douglas Adams
foresaw: paranoid androids, galactic bypasses and the significance of
42. [%]
	Tue.: OCKHAM'S RAZOR - sharp commentary about science.  This week:
"Glass Collecting". Bill Hall is a professional writer for the antiques 
and collectables trade from Adelaide and this week he talks about the 
discovery of glass and its development through the ages. [T;%]
	Wed.: LINGUA FRANCA - looking at all aspects of language.  This week:
"Nothing Fixed or Final..." Franciscus Henri explores the language of 
Sydney Carter, the man who described himself as God's loyal opposition. 
[T;%]
	Thu.: THE ARK - curious moments in religious history that shatter the
usual perception of the past and illuminate the present. This week:
"Angkor What?" Angkor Wat is one of 100 stone temples at Angkor in 
Cambodia, the seat of Khmer kings who ruled between 802 and 1220AD. But 
what religion does the
temple complex represent? The Buddhist temples are covered with Hindu
mythological relief. [T;%]
	Fri.: TALKING POINT - one of the interviews covering a diverse range
of subjects from the domestic "Breakfast" program.
<abc.net.au/rn/talks/brkfast/default.htm> for details. [%]
0331 -
	Mon.: HEALTH REPORT - with Dr. Norman Swan. 
[abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/helthrpt/] for details.[T;%]
	Tue.: LAW REPORT -with Damien Carrick. 
[abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/lawrpt/] for details. [T;%]
	Wed.: RELIGION REPORT - with Stephen Crittenden.
[abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/relrpt/] for details.
	Thu.: MEDIA REPORT - with Richard Aedy.
[abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/mediarpt/] for details. [T;%]
          	Fri.: SPORTS FACTOR - debating and celebrating the cultural
significance of sport. [abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/sportsf/] for details.
[T;%]

0405 -
	Mon.: BIG IDEAS - lectures, conversations, features and special series
from Australia and around the world. This week: "Wisdom Interviews--Hal
Wootten QC". Hal Wootten QC has spent a lifetime navigating the
complexities of the legal system while trying to keep his compass set
to the human values at the heart of the law. He is an educator, mentor,
activist and one of Australia's most brilliant legal minds. [T;%]
	Tue.: SCIENCE SHOW -  with Robyn Williams. This week: "Tender Loving
Kindness". Will cows produce more milk and even offspring if treated 
gently?
Research in Victoria suggests this is so. Now the Canadians have
confirmed the result, with different angles. We hear the latest
findings from Vancouver. [T;%]
	Wed.: 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;%]
	Thu.: BACKGROUND BRIEFING - Radio National's agenda-setting, current
affairs radio documentary program. This week: "Conspiracy Theories". As 
the world gets
stranger than fiction, they're proliferating. The Vatican denounced The
Da Vinci Code, Bush refuted the 9/11 subplots, and academics are
crawling all over it all. Sometimes pragmatic, hardball politics is so
complex, it begins to sound awfully like a conspiracy theory. Does
anyone believe anything anymore? Anna Hipsley reports.  [T;%]
	Fri.: KEYS TO MUSIC - Graham Abbott breaks down the barriers to
enjoying classical music for non-musicians, revealing basic concepts,
discussing composers and exploring pieces of music inside-out. This
week: "Under the Microscope--Tchaikovsky's Capriccio Italien". 
Tchaikovsky’s Italian holiday postcard in sound is explored by Graham 
from the inside out in a Keys To Music concert, featuring the Adelaide 
Symphony Orchestra. [T;%]

0430 -
	Wed.: INNOVATIONS* - A showcase of Australian design, discoveries,
invention, engineering and research skills with Desley Blanch.
[radioaustralia.net.au/innovations/] for details. This week: we meet six
Australian scientists who have won this country's oldest applied
science and technology awards. The 2005 Clunies Ross National Science &
Technology Awards honour exceptional people and recognise researchers
who apply science and emerging technologies to advance Australian
industry, create new business opportunities and solve community
problems. [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;%]
0535 -
	ON THE MAT - discussion of Pacific issues.

0610 -
	SPORT
0615 -
	TALKING POINT (refer to 0315 Fri.)
0631 -
	DATELINE PACIFIC (refer to 2110 Mon.-Thu.)

0710 -
	PACIFIC BEAT (refer to 0510)
0730 -
	SPORT
0735 -
	ON THE MAT (refer to 0535)

0810 -
	PM - a comprehensive daily current affairs program.

0910 -
	AUSTRALIA TALKS BACK - a daily national talkback program hosted by
Sandy McCutcheon. [abc.net.au/rn/talks/austback/] for details. [%]
		Mon.: "Islam in Australia, Live Broadcast". Australia Talks Back 
broadcasts live from the University Club at the University of WA in 
Perth. We look at Islam in Australia – the changing attitudes and 
relations to the Islamic community after September 11, the
war on terror, the war in Iraq, and whether the Tsunami has helped 
improve
relations between Muslims and Australians.
		Tue.-Thu.: tba
		Fri.: The week's four topics in review.

1005 -
	ASIA PACIFIC (refer to 2305)
1030 -
	"REPORT" programs (refer to 0331)

1105 -
	Mon.: THE NATIONAL INTEREST - Terry Lane looks at the major issues of
the week. This week: "Super Choice; Collapsing Ecoystems; Wave Power". 
Lane ponders choice in superannuation. From July 1 many Australians 
will have the right to nominate their own super fund. But it is a 
decision that we want, or are ready, to make? Also, Professor Tony 
McMichael talks about the Millenium Ecosystem Assessment. Involving 
1350 scientists from 95 countries, it’s one of the largest scientific 
collaborations ever undertaken, and the outcomes sound a grim warning 
about the future of the planet. And wave power – is it the renewable 
energy that we’ve all be waiting for? [%]
	Tue.: AWAYE! - produced and presented by Aboriginal broadcasters and is
Australia's only national Indigenous arts and culture program. This 
week: "Black artwork in Paris". We find out why and how a new French 
museum in Paris is incorporating the artworks of eight Aboriginal 
artists into the structure of it’s building – one of the curators of 
this project, Brenda Croft from the National Gallery of Australia, will 
fill us in on the details. [%]
	Wed.: SUSTAINABLE CITIES (refer to 0405 Wed.)
	Thu.: THE EUROPEANS - political, cultural, economic and social
developments across eastern and western Europe with Keri Philips. This 
week: "Berlusconi's Bubble Bursts." The government of Italy's Prime 
Minister Silvio Berlusconi
held the record as the longest lasting since World War II. When his
coalition collapsed this month he resigned, but has been allowed to put
together a new government. Will he manage to survive politically until
his term expires next year? [T;%]
	Fri.: MOVIE TIME - a comprehensive wrap of movie reviews, interviews
and behind-the-scenes information presented by Julie Rigg.
[abc.net.au/rn/arts/movietime] for details. This week: reviews of
"Birth" and "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". [T;%]
1130 -
	Wed.: ALL IN THE MIND - the mind, brain and behaviour with Natasha
Mitchell. This week: "That’s Disgusting!". Cultures the world over 
express
disgust in the same way – the wrinkling of the nose, a nauseous cry.
But why is it such a universal emotion? Two leading researchers probe
for a neurobiology of revulsion. [%]
	Thu.: ARTS ON RA - Julie Copeland presents lively discussions and
interviews with artists, writers and thinkers on some of the big ideas
in art and culture. [abc.net.au/rn/arts/sunmorn/] for details. [%]
	Fri.: BOOKS AND WRITING - Ramona Koval with in-depth discussions
focusing on books, ideas and writing. This week: "George Elliot 
Clarke". From Montreal’s Blue Metropolis Literary Festival, Ramona 
Koval speaks with
one of Canada's most celebrated poets and authors, the Afro-Canadian
(or Africadian) writer, George Elliot Clarke. [%]

1205 -
	Mon.-Thu.: LATE NIGHT LIVE - talk radio with a difference, from
razor-sharp analysis of current events to the hottest debates in
politics, science, philosophy  and culture. [abc.net.au/rn/talks/lnl/]
for details. [%]
		Mon.: Vladimir Putin: Accidental Autocrat?
		Tue.: What about Australia's Sacred Sites?
		Wed.: How Global Warming Affects Australia.
		Thu.: A conversation with a remarkable couple: Linda Burney and Rick 
Farley.
	Fri.: THE BEST OF LATE NIGHT LIVE

1305 -
	ASIA PACIFIC* (refer to 2305)
1330 -
	Mon.: INNOVATIONS* (refer to 0430 Wed.)
	Tue.: AUSTRALIAN EXPRESS* - stories from and about Australia with Roger
Broadbent. This week: "Digital Broadcasting in Australia". Both the
radio and television industries are contemplating their digital future.
For radio it’s still something to look forward to, or is it? What does
it offer, what system to use, and who wants it? Meanwhile the
television industry, which introduced digital services four years ago,
now realises that better quality sound and vision do not automatically
guarantee more viewers. In fact Australia appears less than
enthusiastic about this new technology. One report examines the radio
industry’s efforts to get its act together while the other attempts to
find out what’s holding back digital television. There’s also a
revealing insight into the gruesome world of Forensic Dentistry and we
meet someone who’s just completed a circumnavigation of Australia on a
bicycle.
	Wed.: RURAL REPORTER* - the people and places that make up country
Australia.
	Thu.: SUSTAINABLE CITIES* (refer to 0405 Wed.)
	Fri.: ARTS ON RA (refer to 1130 Thu.)
		
1405 -
	SPORT*
1410 -
	PM (refer to 0810)

1505 -
	ASIA PACIFIC* (refer to 2305)
1530 -
	"REPORT" programs (refer to 0331)

1605 -
	AUSTRALIA TALKS BACK (refer to 0905)

1705 -
	DATELINE PACIFIC (refer to 2130 Mon.-Thu.)
1725 -
	TALKING POINT (refer to 0315 Fri.)
1740 -
	IN THE LOOP* - excerpts from RA's newest daily program. (refer to 2330
Mon.-Thu.)
	
1805 -
	Fri.: PACIFIC REVIEW - highlights from the past 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. Continues to
2100 with SPORT at 1830, 1930 and 2030.
1830 -
	Fri.: AUSTRALIAN EXPRESS - stories from and about Australia with Roger
Broadbent.

1905 -
	Fri.: ASIA PACIFIC (refer to 2305)
1930 -
	Fri.: RURAL REPORTER (refer to 1330 Wed.)

2005 -
	Fri.: SATURDAY AM - morning news and analysis.
2030 -
	Fri.: SATURDAY BREAKFAST - Geraldine Doogue offers a lively array of
stories and features covering a range of topics including world
affairs, business and the environment. [%]

2110 -
	Mon.-Thu.: AM - ABC Radio's morning news magazine. [%; T]

2130 -
	Mon.-Thu.: DATELINE PACIFIC - Pacific news and current affairs from
Radio New Zealand International.

2210 -
	Mon.-Thu.: AM (refer to 2110)
2240 -
	Mon.-Thu.: TALKING POINT - interviews.
2255 -
	Mon.-Thu.: PERSPECTIVE - expert commentary.

2305 -
	Mon.-Thu.: ASIA PACIFIC* - interviews and reports from the region.
[T;%]
	Fri.: ASIA PACIFIC REVIEW
2330 -
	Mon.-Thu.: IN THE LOOP* - Radio Australia's new two hour morning show
celebrates the cultures and peoples of the Pacific. Isabelle Genoux and
Heather Jarvis present a lively--and live--mix of music, interviews and
sounds of the Pacific, highlighting the opportunities and challenges of
the 21st
century.
	Fri.: AUSTRALIAN EXPRESS (refer to 1830 Fri.)
		
How to Listen to Radio Australia----
Via shortwave:
Best as noted in eastern North America -
2200 - 0000 UTC:  13620 (not hearing 21740 in eNA; reports welcome)
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/guide>.)

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.

The next update will be posted by UT 0500 Fri. May 6.

Good Listening!
John Figliozzi

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