[Swprograms] BBCWS Programme Previews, Wednesdays+ in December

[Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx>]

ALL IN A DAY`S WORK

People who do the same jobs in different countries share their experiences of
working life in a new four-part series of the popular All in a Day`s Work from
Wednesday, 7 December.

Domestic workers Doreen, Rajesh and Margaret cook, clean, tidy and manage other
people`s homes in the UK, India and South Africa. On Wednesday 7 December the
programme explores how they feel about a life of servitude.

Soldiers in Canada, Russia and Israel speak candidly about what it means to
fight for a living on Wednesday 14 December. Captain Jeffrey Schamerhorn,
Nikifor (not his real name) and Omer Bariochai compare notes.

The prospect of killing another human being causes no difficulties for Nikifor,
who is hardened by his experiences as a soldier in Chechnya but for Omer and
Jeffrey using a weapon against another person is something you never forget.

Three judges from very different environments; Sophia Akuffo from Ghana;
Bernard Goodwyn from the US; and Abdul Baset Bakhtyari from Afghanistan, talk
about their jobs on Wednesday 21 December. Abdul, who regularly sentences
international terrorists to jail or death, is in constant fear for his life. He
says his job is like playing with fire.

Spiritual leaders Dr Graham Williams, a Buddhist Tibetan Lama in Australia,
Ayatollah Hadavi Tehrani in Iran and Father Andrew O`Sullivan, a Catholic
priest in Ireland, share their thoughts on Wednesday 28 December.

``People sometimes seem surprised that I`m a normal human being,`` says Father
O`Sullivan. ``When I meet children I usually reassure them I`m not some kind of
alien.`` Presenter/Producer/Andrea Kennedy

All In A Day`s Work: 4 programmes x 25 minutes Wednesdays from 7 Dec 
[European stream & webcast:] Wed 0906, 1306, 1906, Thu 0106   
[Americas stream & webcast:] Wed 1406, 2006, Thu 0106, 0606

DISCOVERY - SHIPPING 

Shipping is a Cinderella business ? it`s the biggest industry in the world,
with over 90% of the world`s goods and freight travelling by sea ? but it`s
hidden from view. 

Tracey Logan investigates the future of shipping in Discovery ? Shipping in a
special three-part series from Wednesday, 7 December. The series examines the
science behind the giant, high-speed craft of the future, their likely effect
on our environment and how scientists are making shipping safer 

``Shipping is a growing industry thanks to the escalation of international
trade, particularly the opening up of China, and the fact that sea transport is
a greener alternative to road, rail and air,`` she says. ``And it`s not just
goods but people too. By the year 2020 marine tourism is expected to double
with more and more of us climbing aboard.`` 

Fully laden, the world`s largest container ship, the MSC Pamela, is capable of
carrying 9,200 containers ? impressive today, but soon she`ll be a midget as
12,500 container loads are predicted within 5 years. But its speed rather than
size that`s challenging the designers of tomorrow`s ships, since the faster a
ship sails the more slender ? and more unstable - its hull must be. 

Tracey Logan looks at the giant ships of the future on Wednesday 7 December.
``They may be tri-marans and penta-marans ?the central hull supported by
knife-edge stabilisers at the side,`` she says. ``An even more radical design
is for a ship that appears to fly above the water, its keel cutting through the
waves on the back of a giant sub-marine propeller.``

Monster waves can seriously damage giant ships and their cargo on Wednesday 14
December. A satellite-based study now reveals the extent of these freak waves
and weather forecasters hope one day to be able to predict their occurrence so
that ships can alter course to avoid them. 

Freak waves of a different kind will threaten people and property on land, too,
as bigger and faster ferries can produce their own mini-Tsunamis under certain
coastal conditions, doing serious damage, especially when coming into port. 

Tracey Logan investigates the possibilities of greener shipping on Wednesday 21
December. ``Perhaps the Green Ship, an idea still at the concept stage, holds
the key to solving environmental problems,`` she says. ``A giant ferry, it
could carry 10,000 cars at a time powered by wind and wave energy including
solar-powered sails and hydrogen fuel cells.`` 

She continues: ``While we`re waiting, conventional ships are going to have to
cut their emissions of harmful sulphur and nitrogen compounds. Today`s ships
run on the lowest grade fuel available, their sulphur and nitrogen emissions
way beyond land-based limits. Next year the Baltic and North Seas will become
low-sulphur emission zones ? an example that other regions are expected to
follow in the future. Tracy explores how ships will adapt and how can science
help clean them up.`` Presenter and Producer/Tracey Logan

Discovery ? Shipping: 25 minutes x 3 programmes Weds Dec 7, 14 and 21 
[European stream & webcast:] Wed 1006, 1506, 2006, Thu 0206 
[American stream & webcast:] Wed 1506, 2206, Thu 0206
Listen online http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/index.shtml  
(BBC Press Office via Rich Cuff via Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)



		
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