[Swprograms] RA Previews #817; 13-17 Jun '03

[John Figliozzi <jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

RADIO AUSTRALIA PREVIEWS
Edition 817
June 13-17, 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: "Cosmos Is
Born". Dr Alan Finkel tells how he developed technology that was able
to get individual nerve cells to talk. This took off and led to an
industry based here and in America. Dr Finkel has used part of his
fortune to fund a new science magazine called Cosmos. [%]
	Tue.: OCKHAM'S RAZOR - sharp commentary about science.  This week:
"Science Versus Pseudoscience, Truth Versus Lies", Part 1 of 2. As a 
physician, Dr Geoffrey Chia argues that understanding the root causes 
of war and devising more rational and humane strategies to conduct 
human affairs should be of prime concern to his profession, and all 
decent people. [T;%]
	Wed.: LINGUA FRANCA - looking at all aspects of language.  This week: 
"On Writing A Poem--An Author Speaks". Judith Wright, recorded in 
Brisbane in May 1969 for the program From the Library Shelf, draws on 
her own experience to suggest how the listener might go about writing a 
poem (rather than verse). She reads some of her own poems. [T;%]
	Thu.: THE ARK - curious moments in religious history that shatter the 
usual perception of the past and illuminate the present. This week: 
"Tarot--Cards of Fortune".
How did a 15th century card game played by nobility become a major 
system
of divination? Jean-Michel David, one of the principal organiser of the
International Tarot Conference to be held in Melbourne this July, 
explains
Tarot's enduring fascination. [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.This week: "Lycopene and
Alzheimer’s".  Lycopene, an antioxidant found in tomatoes, is the 
latest drug
treatment for Alzheimer's disease. Also, we hear about new US research
looking at the impact that rejection of modern technology has on Amish
people’s health. [T;%]
	Tue.: LAW REPORT -with Damien Carrick. This week: "The Case of Kevin 
William Presland". It's 10 years since the brutal death of Kelley Anne 
Laws. Kevin William Presland was found not guilty of her murder by way 
of insanity. He later sued the doctor and the hospital that released 
him on the morning of the killing and was awarded almost $400,000. Just 
recently that decision was overturned. The case enraged victims groups 
and health care providers and led to changes in the legislation. Was 
this a case of litigation out of control or upholding the rights of the 
mentally ill to proper treatment? [T;%]
	Wed.: RELIGION REPORT - with Stephen Crittenden.
[abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/relrpt/] for details. [T;%]
	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: A continuation of the 
Alfred Deakin Lecture Series with "Healthy Relations--Should Global 
Health Be on the Foreign Affairs Agenda?" The speakers include Sir 
Dennis Gray from the Nuffield Trust in the UK; Dr.Gareth Forde from 
Monash University; and distinguished Australian, Sir Gustav Nossal. 
[T;%]
	Tue.: SCIENCE SHOW -  with Robyn Williams. This week: "Meet The Human
Goat". Cell research can lead to many strange consequences. Editor of 
Scientific American, John Rennie reviews the latest stem cell 
possibilities and wonders how far blends of human cells with animals 
can go. [T;%]
	Wed.: ALFRED DEAKIN LECTURE SERIES - Christine Loh from Hong Kong 
provides a contemporary perspective on China. [T;%]  ***NEW SERIES***
	Thu.: BACKGROUND BRIEFING - Radio National's agenda-setting, current
affairs radio documentary program. This week: "Bundaberg's Dr Death". 
Scores have died
and many more have been severely traumatised by treatment at Bundaberg
Hospital. Nurses’ qualms went unheard. The doctor in question,
unregistered and now the subject of a Royal Commission, was given a
Business Class ticket to leave Australia. The Department of Health in
Queensland is under the knife as Paul Barclay 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: "The Beginner's Guide to Music History 2: The Renaissance". The 
second part of Graham's survey of western music history covers the 
period 1400-1600 and looks at spectacular developments in both sacred 
and secular music. Music by Dunstable, Dufay, Ockeghem, Josquin, 
Willaert, Tallis, Palestrina and Lassus. [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: a hearing 
aid for
noisy places; a pill for preventing sports injuries for women.  And,
breeding shrink-proof wool. [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.: "China, Spies and Human Rights". China, spies and human rights 
– what should the government be doing about the current spy saga? And 
what does it say about the way we engage with countries like China 
where human rights are routinely violated?”
		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: "Top End Elections". A preview of the election to 
be
held in the Northern Territory on Saturday June 18.  [%]
	Tue.: AWAYE! - produced and presented by Aboriginal broadcasters and is
Australia's only national Indigenous arts and culture program. This 
week: "Colouring the Landscape". Sundance Film Festival’s Bird 
Runningwater yarns with Ngati Pikiao/Ngai te
Rangi filmmaker Merata Mita exploring the landscape of Indigenous film 
on a global scale - recorded at The Message Sticks Festival at the 
Sydney Opera House. [%]
	Wed.: ALFRED DEAKIN LECTURE SERIES (refer to 0405 Wed.)
	Thu.: THE EUROPEANS - political, cultural, economic and social 
developments across eastern and western Europe with Keri Philips. This  
week: "The Centenary Of
Norwegian Independence". In the twentieth century few nations achieved 
independence without bloodshed. All the more reason to celebrate the 
independence of Norway, which next week marks the centenary of the 
peaceful dissolution of its union with Sweden. [T;%]
	Fri.: MOVIE TIME - a comprehensive wrap of movie reviews, interviews 
and behind-the-scenes information presented by Julie Rigg. This week: 
"Mr and Mrs Smith". Julie Rigg reviews Mr and Mrs Smith, the crime 
comedy starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, and we meet the late 
Charles Bukowski, US poet, novelist, drunk and hero of the counter 
culture. He based the script for the film Barfly on his own life. [T;%]
1130 -
	Wed.: ALL IN THE MIND - the mind, brain and behaviour with Natasha
Mitchell. This week: "Blind Through The Mind: Contemporary Cases Of 
Hysteria".
Natasha Mitchell speaks to a psychiatrist whose patients have found
themselves paralysed and even blind. But their problems aren’t
neurological  they are psychological. [%]
	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: "Speak Proper". 
Professor Pam Peters, Dr Ruth Wajnryb and amateur philologist Julian 
Burnside QC join Ramona Koval to ask whether or not language can be 
pinned down in a forum titled Speak Proper. Recorded at the recent 
Sydney Writers’ Festival. [%]

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.: Phillip Adams dusts off the annals of parliamentary wit with 
Liberal
Party elder, barrister and noted raconteur, Jim Killen.
		Tue.-Fri.: tba
	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: As the big dry continues in Australia those on 
the land are increasingly looking to the time honoured tradition of 
divining in their desperate search for water. Put crudely divining is 
the art of walking around with a forked twig in the hope of detecting 
untapped sources of water. This weekend the Australia Express does it's
best to find out how it all works and whether water divining is a 
science or an innate ability that only a few are born with. We also 
examine the short and long term effects of 'Binge Drinking', a 
phenomenon which is affecting an increasing number of young 
Australians.
And if the film 'Jaws' sapped your desire to swim and surf then we have 
good news. An Australian company is currently testing a surfboard that 
incorporates a device that mimics nature to keep sharks at bay.
	Wed.: RURAL REPORTER* - the people and places that make up country
Australia.
	Thu.: ALFRED DEAKIN LECTURE SERIES* (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 -
	Mon.-Thu.: DATELINE PACIFIC (refer to 2130 Mon.-Thu.)
	Fri.: BIG IDEAS (refer to 0405 Mon.)
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. June 17

Good Listening!
John Figliozzi

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