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[Swprograms] RA Previews #810; 21-23 May '05
- Subject: [Swprograms] RA Previews #810; 21-23 May '05
- From: John Figliozzi <jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 21:25:47 -0400
RADIO AUSTRALIA PREVIEWS
Edition 810
May 21-23, 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.
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) including
Collingwood v West Coast Eagles at the MCG. Also progress scores from
Carlton v Melbourne. (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: "Howard Nathan". Retired Supreme Court
judge Howard Nathan recollects childhood abuse in rural Victoria during
the war. His father, a doctor, returned from his
wartime service psychologically damaged, and took out his suffering on
his family. [T;%]
1105 -
ASIA PACIFIC REVIEW* (refer to Fri. 2305)
1130 -
ALL IN THE MIND - the mind, brain and behaviour with Natasha Mitchell.
This week: "The Imaginative Child". The joy of playing with a
pre-school child is the joy of make-believe. A teacup becomes a
telephone; a rocking horse morphs into a dragon;
the table and chairs construct a castle. But does the young imagination
play a more substantial role in a child s cognitive development? Does
it give us tools for real world analysis well into adulthood. [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 [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: "Ukraine's Euro
Vision". Ukraine will host this year s 50th Eurovision Song Contest,
celebrating national pride and the international language of pop music.
For Ukrainians, it's a chance to show off their country after last year
s
Orange Revolution. [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. This week: bats - the missing
link in insect control; an Australian discovery brings hope of a
permanent cure for asthma and asthma's link to
bushfire smoke. [T;%]
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Sunday
0005 -
BACKGROUND BRIEFING - Radio National's agenda setting, current affairs
radio documentary. This week: "The Nuclear Bargain". The world is at a
tipping point in terms of nuclear weapons. There's resistance to
controls over who can have them, and attempts to limit nuclear power to
peaceful use can become merely loopholes. Negotiations end in a week.
Tom Morton reports. [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: "Create Your Reality". 'Create your reality' is the
central teaching of the New Age, according to Caroline Myss, a
best-selling author and herself one of the giants of the New Age.
Self-empowerment, she says, is the game and aim of every aspect of
life. [T;%]
0210 -
GRANDSTAND - Live sports from around Australia with an emphasis on
today's National Rugby League (NRL) matches including Penrith Panthers
v Cronulla Sharks with reports from Wests Tigers v Canberra Raiders.
(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. This week: "Episode 4--We focus on Thailand's capital,
Bangkok, a mega city hosting almost 10 million people each day. [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, live performances
from Christine Anu, whose 'Intimate and Deadly' show is part of this
year's Message Sticks Indigenous Arts Festival in Sydney; aficionados
of European dance and gypsy music, Monsieur Camembert, who are
celebrating a new album; Joe Camilleri and the Bakelite Boys- also with
a new album; and musicologist Richard Toop discusses the latest in
Modernism. [T;%]
1205 -
SUNDAY PROFILE - Monica Attard talks to the people in the news about
the news. This week the media has come under fire for its excessive
coverage of Kylie Minogue's battle with breast cancer. We talk to two
of the people involved in that story, veteran paparazzi Peter Carrette
and editor of Melbourne's Herald-Sun newspaper, Peter Blunden.Both
believe that they've done nothing wrong and are standing by their
actions. [T;%]
1230 -
SPEAKING OUT - radio about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
people. This week: "Who is DJ Kenny?" Composer David Page makes his
big-screen debut in Warwick Thornton's Green Bush. Karen Dorante brings
them together to talk about the film. [%]
1305 -
ENCOUNTER - a highly-acclaimed series that explores the connections
between religion and life. This week: "Seeming And Savour All The
Winter Long". We all know now that William Shakespeare and Christopher
Marlowe were two different people, but was Shakespeare Protestant or
Catholic? And what about the pagan influences in his education? [%]
1355 -
CORRESPONDENT'S NOTEBOOK (refer to Sat. 1205)
1405 -
THE SCIENCE SHOW - with Robyn Williams. This week: "The Biggest Bang
on Earth?" If you think the possible Yellowstone eruption depicted on
ABC TV was
worrying, consider what happened 252.6 million years ago. It made
Yellowstone look like a hiccup. About 95% of life was wiped out and the
effects of a stupendous set of volcanic eruptions went on for a million
years. Could it happen again? [T;%]
1505 -
THE NATIONAL INTEREST - Terry Lane looks at the major issues of the
week. This week: "Drought relief/The Chief Scientist". Lane looks at
the provision of financial relief to drought stricken farmers. Is there
a better way to do it than the current method of interest rate
subsidies? Also, Terry talks to Australia's Chief Scientist Dr Robin
Batterham, who will step down at the end of the month. For six years Dr
Batterham has juggled his public role as government adviser with
private-sector employment as chief technologist with the mining company
Rio Tinto. [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: "Drugs--The Politics of the
Blanket Ban". The World Anti-Doping Agency wants blanket prohibition of
banned substances to catch cheats in sport. Not everyone agrees with
the strategy. [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: "Strings Rule".
Professor Leonard Susskind is one of the world's string experts. He
sees them as the way forward in uniting Einstein's Relativity theories
and the rival quantum mechanics. But can you ever find strings? In the
sky perhaps? [%]
0331 -
HEALTH REPORT - with Dr. Norman Swan. This week: "Vitamin D and
Osteoporosis". It is commonly believed that Vitamin D is instrumental
in the fight
against osteoporosis. Some new findings suggest that this may not be
the case. [T;%]
0405 -
BIG IDEAS - lectures, conversations, features and special series from
Australia and around the world. This week: "The Alfred Deakin
Innovation Lectures 2005: Lecture Three, Designing a Future or Tempting
Fate". Long term scenarios to encourage Australia's creative
potentionl. Jonathan West from the Life Sciences Project at Harvard
University, and soon to return to Australia, identifies the challenges
ahead and analyses possible scenarios for long-term strategic planning
in the areas of environment, politics, education, international
relations, trade, culture and R & D, and Alan Wu, Chair of the
Australian Youth Affairs Coalition. [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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