[Swprograms] RA Previews #827; 18-22 Jul '05

[John Figliozzi <jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

RADIO AUSTRALIA PREVIEWS
Edition 827
July 18-22, 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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[Ed. Note:  The Shepparton shortwave station will be shut down for 
maintenance between 2200 UT Monday and 0600 Tuesday. The Brandon 
facility, as well as satellite and internet services will be 
unaffected.  In addition, cricket broadcasts on Thu. and Fri. will be 
heard only on shortwave. The satellite and internet feeds will be 
silent during those hours (1030-1700 UT).]

(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: "50 Facts 
to Change the World". Cars kill two people every minute.  More than 150 
countries use torture. There are 27 million slaves in the world today. 
Tiger Woods earns $78 million a year $148 every second.  New Zealander 
Jessica Williams has gathered these arresting statistics to make a 
point.  If we know the facts we can do more to make the world a better 
place.  Is she right? [%]
	Tue.: OCKHAM'S RAZOR - sharp commentary about science.  This week:  
"Solving Gridlock--The Hydrogen Minibus Scheme". Martin Mahy suggests a 
radical solution for gridlock, air pollution and road deaths - get rid 
of the private car. His alternative is to have streams of 12-seater 
hydrogen powered buses and to allocate all left lanes on main roads and 
freeways to bikes. [T;%]
	Wed.: LINGUA FRANCA - looking at all aspects of language.  This week: 
"Pronouncing Shakespeare". One of the world's foremost authorities on 
the English language, David Crystal prepared the Globe Shakespeare 
company for their handful of performances last summer of Romeo and 
Juliet pronounced in the tongue that Shakespeare
spoke. How did the actors cope and did the audiences understand them? 
[T;%]
	Thu.: THE ARK - curious moments in religious history that shatter the 
usual perception of the past and illuminate the present. This week: 
"The Origins of Catwoman". Katherine Rogers, Professor of Literature at 
Brooklyn College in New York, relates how cats have been a focus of 
religious beliefs and superstitions since Ancient Egypt. [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: "Medical Serial 
Killers and the Peripatetic Dr Patel". According to Wollongong 
Psychiatrist Dr Robert Kaplan the definition of a medical serial killer 
is the death of multiple patients in the course of treatment by a 
doctor.  He looks at a number of past medical serial killers and talks 
about the events in Queensland where former Bundaberg-based surgeon Dr 
Jayant Patel is under investigation for the deaths of numerous patients 
under his care. [T;%]
	Tue.: LAW REPORT -with Damien Carrick.
<abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/lawrpt/> for details. [T;%]
	Wed.: RELIGION REPORT - with Stephen Crittenden. This week: 
"Home-grown Islamists?" When the Prime Minister warns of possible 
terrorist attacks in Australian cities, is he fear-mongering? what 
parallels exist between Australian Muslim communities and the 
communities that nurtured the London bombers? This week The Religion 
Report explores Australian Islam in the light of Britain's home-grown 
terror. [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: "Music and Fashion". In 
a new series, Andrew Ford looks back over eleven centuries to ask why 
certain types of music have been fashionable at particular moments in 
history. He identifies what shapes these fashions and the implications 
for how we appreciate music. In part one, Ford looks at dance crazes 
and asks: are the biggest fashions in dance always the 'dirtiest'? 
[T;%]
	Tue.: SCIENCE SHOW -  with Robyn Williams. This week: "Reading 
Difficulties - Don't Penalise Schools." Poor reading results are not 
necessarily a school's fault, asserts Professor Brian Byrne of the 
University of New England. He says that schools with children who 
struggle to read should be given increased resources, not penalised. 
[T;%]
	Wed.: THE USP/PARKINSON MEMORIAL LECTURE SERIES - Held at the 
University of the South Pacific in Fiji earlier this year and launched 
in 1970 in memory of the late Mr. Ray Parkinson, the lectures provide a 
forum for raising public awareness and debate on important development 
issues. The theme for this year's series is "Breaking the Poverty 
Cycle" and on Radio Australia in coming weeks we hear edited speeches 
from a number of contributors.
Program # 2 looks specifically at rural poverty.
	Thu.: BACKGROUND BRIEFING - Radio National's agenda-setting, current 
affairs radio documentary program. This week: "The Debt Mask". Personal 
and household debt has never been higher and there is an industry based 
on lending us more money. This is fine during good times, but there is 
anxiety about the next part of the cycle. Stan Correy 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 6--The Romantics". Graham 
looks at the period 1820-1900, with music by Schubert, Rossini, 
Berlioz, Schumann, Liszt, Wagner, Verdi and Brahms. [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 storage 
for liquids that gives longer life after opening; a solution to a 
devastating durian disease and looking for a turnaround in wool's 
fortunes on the global market. [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.: "National Identification Card". 18 years after the Australia 
Card debate the idea of a national identification card is back on the 
political agenda … terrorism and problems with immigration are the main 
drivers, but is it needed and do the old arguments against it still 
hold-up?
		Tue.-Thu..: tba
		Fri.: The week's four topics in review.

1005 -
	ASIA PACIFIC (refer to 2305)
1030 -
	Mon.-Wed.: "REPORT" programs (refer to 0331)
	Thu./Fri.: CRICKET - Live coverage of the first test in the five test 
Ashes series between Australia and England. (continues to 1700 or 
1730.)

1105 -
	Mon.: THE NATIONAL INTEREST - Terry Lane looks at the major issues of 
the week. This week: "Asylum Seekers Who Return Home". A look at what 
happens to 'failed' asylum seekers who are returned from Australia to
countries like Afghanistan and Iraq. [%]
	Wed.: THE USP/PARKINSON MEMORIAL LECTURE SERIES (refer to 0405)

1130 -
	Wed.: ALL IN THE MIND - the mind, brain and behaviour with Natasha 
Mitchell. This week: "The Getting of Wisdom". Eminent neurologist and 
author Elkhonon Goldberg advises that we should exercise our brains to 
enjoy mental life to its fullest as we get older. He also suggests that 
the two hemispheres of our brains age differently as we wise up. [%]

1205 -
	Mon.-Wed.: 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. [%]

1305 -
	Mon.-Wed.: ASIA PACIFIC* (refer to 2305)
1330 -
	Mon.: INNOVATIONS* (refer to 0430 Wed.)
	Wed.: RURAL REPORTER* - the people and places that make up country
Australia.
		
1405 -
	Mon.-Wed.: SPORT*
1410 -
	Mon.-Wed.: PM (refer to 0810)

1505 -
	Mon.-Wed.: ASIA PACIFIC* (refer to 2305)
1530 -
	Mon.-Wed.: "REPORT" programs (refer to 0331)

1605 -
	Mon.-Wed.: AUSTRALIA TALKS BACK (refer to 0905)

1705 -
	Mon.-Thu.: DATELINE PACIFIC (refer to 2130 Mon.-Thu.) [may be 
preempted for cricket on Thu.]
	Fri.: BIG IDEAS (refer to 0405 Mon.) [may be preempted for cricket]
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>

Via Podcasting
Certain ABC and Radio National programs are being made available for 
MP3 download on an experimental basis. See 
<http://www.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/> for details.

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. 22 July.

Good Listening!
John Figliozzi

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