[Swprograms] RA Previews #821; 27 Jun-1 Jul '05

[John Figliozzi <jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

RADIO AUSTRALIA PREVIEWS
Edition 821
June 27-July 1, 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: "Junk into
Gold". Terry McDonald is a second generation junk man.  Inspired as a
child by watching his father run the local St. Vincent De Paul shop in
a small town in Oregon U.S.A. - he now runs the largest non profit
humanitarian agency in Oregon. [%]
	Tue.: OCKHAM'S RAZOR - sharp commentary about science.  This week: 
"Science and Faith". Bill Pearcy used to be a fighter pilot in the RAAF 
and also studied physics at the University of Melbourne. He's now an 
Honorary Lay Canon of St Saviour's Cathedral in Goulburn. Pearcy looks 
at the nature of time and its relationship to God. [T;%]
	Wed.: LINGUA FRANCA - looking at all aspects of language.  This week: 
"The Best Of Both Word". The Chinese-born Australian poet and novelist 
Ouyang Yu on translating ancient Chinese poems into English.[T;%]
	Thu.: THE ARK - curious moments in religious history that shatter the 
usual perception of the past and illuminate the present. This week: 
"Portents, Omens and Unnatural Phenomena". Snakes that sing, a crozier 
that talks, a planet that disappears. Accounts of unusual and unnatural 
phenomena have been recorded throughout history, and Andrew Farquharson 
of the Blue Mountains has collected them. They've usually been 
explained away as portents or omens, but you can decide for yourself. 
[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: "Global Access 
to
Vaccines". In 2000, the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization
(GAVI) was launched to radically improve access to both established and
underused vaccines and to accelerate the development and introduction
of priority new vaccines in low-income countries. Andrew Jones,
regional manager of The Vaccine Fund of GAVI, discusses its work and
achievements. [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. [T;%]
	Thu.: MEDIA REPORT - with Richard Aedy. This week: "Literary
Journalism". When does news reporting stop and literature begin? Do
literary journalists approach a story differently and do notions like
objectivity still come into play when fictional writing devices collide
with the world of facts? This week edited highlights from a recent
panel discussion on the state of literary journalism in Australia.
[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: The Alfred Deakin 
Lectures
continue. The topic is "Using Capital Creatively--Flexible Finance &
Community Based Wealth Creation." Speakers include, Dr. R.A. Mashelkar, 
Director
General, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research in New Delhi and
Ian Hand on behalf of Senator Aden Ridgeway. [T;%]
	Tue.: SCIENCE SHOW -  with Robyn Williams. This week: "Global Dimming".
Is the world's climate about to experience a double whammy? We all know
about the dangers of global warming caused by the gasses we re pumping
into the atmosphere.  But paradoxically, other pollutants that we've
been releasing since the start of the industrial age may have been
masking the true seriousness of its effect. [T;%]
	Wed.: ALFRED DEAKIN LECTURE SERIES - Dr. Noordin Sopiee from Malaysia
provides a contemporary perspective on Malaysia. [T;%]
	Thu.: BACKGROUND BRIEFING - Radio National's agenda-setting, current
affairs radio documentary program. This week: "Queens of the Range". 
Behind the
pictures of happy hens roaming green paddocks is a divided, angry flock
of hen farmers. Lots of the eggs labelled free range are anything but,
they say, and that's not the end of it. Helen Thomas 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 4: The Late Baroque. The 
period 1700-1750 provided western music with some of its grandest, 
sublimest treasures. Graham focuses on the later Baroque period, with 
music by Vivaldi, JS Bach, Handel, Rameau and their contemporaries. 
[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 way to 
check
before you medicate to slash the side effects from drugs and a
remarkable trial in Western Australia that's transforming urban waste
into compost that's being spread over fifty farms. [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.: "The Games People Play". The games people play – in southeast 
Queensland they’re holding a medieval sports festival – while across 
Australia unusual and obscure pastimes are finding new devotees - from 
Morris Dancing to Royal Tennis – what’s your quirky sport.
		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: "Robert Manne". An extended interview with with the
man the Sydney Morning Herald calls 'Australia's leading public
intellectual'. Robert Manne speaks and writes with a moral certainty
which infuriates his critics and gladdens the hearts of his supporters.
He draws fire from both right and left and has moved from being a cold
war warrior to bleeding heart. [%]
	Tue.: AWAYE! - produced and presented by Aboriginal broadcasters and 
is Australia's only national Indigenous arts and culture program. This 
week: "Blak Poets". Funny, powerful and downright deadly storytelling 
with some of the country's finest black writers: Anita Heiss, Sam 
Watson, Terri Janke, Romaine Moreton and others perform their work live 
and loud. Recorded at the recent Sydney Writers' Festival. [%]
	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 Future of Kosovo". The time has come to decide whether 
Kosovo, after some six years under the wing of the United Nations, will 
formally split from Serbia. Kosovar Albanians want nothing less than 
independence from Belgrade, but the Serbs still can't let go. [T;%]
	Fri.: MOVIE TIME - a comprehensive wrap of movie reviews, interviews 
and behind-the-scenes information presented by Julie Rigg. This week: 
"My Summer of Love". Julie Rigg reviews My Summer of Love, British film 
of the year directed by Pavel Pawlikowski, and talks with actors 
Nathalie Press and Emily Blunt who star as two young girls from 
opposite side of the tracks who have a steamy summer romance. [T;%]
1130 -
	Wed.: ALL IN THE MIND - the mind, brain and behaviour with Natasha
Mitchell. This week: "Dancing with Dementia, Part 1 of 2: Christine 
Bryden s
Story". In the first of two programs on dementia, we hear the powerful
story about a high flying 46-year-old single mother who was diagnosed
with Alzheimer's disease. Next week s program looks at the
extraordinary developments in cell therapy. [%]
	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: "The Philosophy of 
Pelagius". Paul Morgan s novel recreates the life and thoughts of 5th 
century philosopher and teacher Pelagius, a man whose ideas about civil 
society and individual responsibility have been largely erased by the 
more dominant Christian teachings of the time. [%]

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. [%]
	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: In Australia sport is a way of life. Some even
travel the world to barrack for their favourite players. You’ll find
them at Wimbledon but perhaps not supporting the lack lustre Aussie
cricketers as they struggle to win a game. On the Australian Express
this week we meet a group of professional sports buffs that call
themselves the Fanatics. There’s also a visit to country Victoria’s
last Drive-In cinema. Sadly it is no more. The days of the outdoor
cinema experience are over, at least for filmgoers in the town of
Shepparton. And if you feel like volunteering some of your precious
time to help others come with us to central Australia to hear about the
work of ‘Indigenous Community Volunteers’, a not-for-profit
organisation which finds volunteers to work with Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander communities across the country.
	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. 1 July

Good Listening!
John Figliozzi

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