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RA Previews #633; 22-26 Dec '03
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John Figliozzi
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Dec 21, 2003 18:54 PST
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RADIO AUSTRALIA PREVIEWS
Edition 633
Dec. 22-26, 2003
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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EDITOR'S NOTE: The (for some) fortuitous intersection of a Southern
Hemisphere summer with the Christmas season creates what Australians
affectionately refer to as "the silly season", the prime occasion for
the nation's holiday and vacation merry-making. For RA, it means that
several programs go on a few weeks' hiatus, other programs schedule
highlights and repeats from the previous year and a few new and special
programs temporarily break into the RA schedule. For Christmas Day, RA
is once again giving over 13 hours of its schedule (2205 Wed. to 1100
Thu.) to a relay of ABC Local Radio programs to give its listeners a
taste of the unique flavour of a down under Christmas. The rest of the
changes are too numerous to detail in this note; but the following
schedule has them all. To ease your recognition, new and rescheduled
programs are noted with this symbol +++. The special Christmas Day
programming is set apart with this symbol ###. Regular programs will
return to the RA schedule by the end of January.
Weekdays
(RA or ABC News every hour on the hour)
0005 -
###Thu.: CHRISTMAS MORNING (continues from 2205 Wed.)
0010 -
Mon.: AWAYE! - Aboriginal arts, culture and politics. This week:
Singer Christine Anu talks to Awaye! about her journey, her roles as a
mother and performer, her cultural
influences and plays some tracks from her latest album, "45 Degrees".
[%]
Tue.: THE SCIENCE SHOW - with Robyn Williams. This week: "Henry's Bum
for Christmas". With which hand did Henry VIII wipe his bottom? This
question is fundamental to the scientific architecture of Stephen Fry's
mind. He sees, for example, his film "Bright Young Things" as a
dissertation on Newtonian entropy. Plus purple lobsters in Tasmania and
the physics of a properly cooked turkey is the menu for this
traditional pre-Christmas Science Show. [%]
Wed.: THE NATIONAL INTEREST - Terry Lane looks at the major issues of
the week. This week: "Looking Forward, Looking Back". We look back at
Australian politics and society over the the past year and cast forward
to ask what we might expect in 2004 as John Howard shapes up against
Mark Latham in an election year. Terry Lane is joined by social
researcher Hugh Mckay and by political scientist John Roskam, former
director of the Menzies Research Centre. [%]
Fri. - HINDSIGHT - social history. This week: "It's Not the Money,
it's the Land--
Aboriginal Pastoral Workers of Northern Australia" (Part 1 of 3). In
1966, the Conciliation and Arbitration Commission awarded Aboriginal
pastoral workers in the Northern Territory equal wages with white
workers. This three-part series looks at the history of that
momentous decision: how Aboriginal people became involved in the
pastoral industry, and the unemployment and displacement that followed
the equal-pay decision. [%]
0105 -
###Thu.: CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON with Anthony Frangi - featuring "Thank
God it’s Christmas Day". For 10 more hours, RA links with the ABC's
Local Radio network. This special Christmas Day production will also be
heard across Australia and will provide Radio Australia listeners with
a unique view of Australia as we celebrate the festive season. [There
will be Radio Australia news on the hour throughout this period].
0110 -
+++Mon.-Wed./Fri.: DATELINE (refer to 2310) [T;%]
0130 -
Mon.: HEALTH REPORT - with Norman Swan. This week: "All Inside My
Head". We hear the story of a young woman in her twenties who developed
a brain tumour in her teens and how she's learned to live with the
consequences. We also look at a study into quality of life of men with
advanced bladder cancer. [T;%]
Tue.: LAW REPORT - with Damien Carrick. This week: "Kids, Contact and
the Courts". What are the long-term effects of an acrimonious divorce
on children? How do court-ordered contact arrangements affect our kids?
Does forcing young people into rigid time schedules - this time with
Mum, this time with Dad, really serve a child's needs? [T;%]
Wed.: RELIGION REPORT - <http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/relrpt/>
for details. [T;%]
Fri.: THE SPORTS FACTOR -
<http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/sportsf/> for details. [T;%]
0205 -
###Thu.: CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON (continues from 0105)
0210 -
+++Mon.-Wed./Fri.: MARGARET THROSBY - in conversation with a special
guest, playing their favourite music and telling their own stories.
<http://www.abc.net.au/classic/throsby/#promo> for details. (from ABC
Classic FM) [%]
0305 -
###Thu.: CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON (continues from 0105)
0310 -
Mon.-Wed./Fri.: SPORT*
0320 -
+++Mon.-Wed./Fri.: TAIM BILONG MASTA - One of the ABC's most ambitious
social history projects, the series is a fascinating account of how
Australians lived in Papua New Guinea. It is told by those who lived
there - patrol officers, miners, traders, planters, missionaries and of
course the Papua New Guineans, who describe their experiences under
Australian rule.
Mon.: Never a Colony--A perspective on Papua.
Tue.: The Good Time Before--A look at the former German colony of New
Guinea.
Wed.: God's Shadow on Earth--The job of the "kiap" or patrol officer
in the Australian administration of Papua New Guinea.
Fri.: The Loneliness and the Glory--How patrol officers lived and
worked in isolated areas.
0405 -
###Thu.: CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON (continues from 0105)
0410 -
+++Mon.-Wed./Fri.: (repeat of 0010 programs)
0505 -
###Thu.: CHRISTMAS DRIVE with John Cleary - For 6 more hours, RA links
with the ABC's Local Radio network. This special Christmas Day
production will also be heard across Australia and will provide Radio
Australia listeners with a unique view of Australia as we celebrate the
festive season. [There will be Radio Australia news on the hour
throughout this period].
0510 -
PACIFIC BEAT* - daily afternoon magazine for the Pacific with Sport at
0530. [T;%]
0605 -
###Thu.: CHRISTMAS DRIVE (continues from 0505)
0610 -
SPORT* - reports and scores.
0620 -
Mon.: OCKHAM'S RAZOR - sharp talk about science. This week: "El Nino
of Fiction and Fact". Author Carmel Bird tells how the facts of El Nino
events became critical to the fiction she's been writing this year. A
character in her book is a man called Carillo and whilse researching El
Nino weather patterns for her novel, she discovered, much to her
astonishment, that a Peruvian naval captain was credited with first
naming El Nino and his name was Camilo Carillo. [%]
Tue.: IN CONVERSATION - Robyn Williams talks to scientists and those
interested in the subject, about what science has meant to their lives.
This week: Macarthur Joab fell in love with planes when one landed on
the back paddock. He was but a tiny boy. He learned how to fly on the
boxy biplanes, the Tigermoths, which were the last flourish of the
original planes of the first generation. He then worked for the Flying
Doctor Service and later entered air safety, editing the “Crash Comic”
recording the mishaps around Australia. [%]
Wed.: LINGUA FRANCA - about language. This week: "The Meaning Of
Everything-- The Story Of The Oxford English Dictionary". The first
comprehensive dictionary of the English language on historical
principles, the OED was the brainchild of members of the Philological
Society in the late 1850s. Simon Winchester's history of the world's
greatest dictionary is called The Meaning of Everything. At the
Cheltenham Festival of Literature, he talked about its origins. [%]
Fri.: THE MAKERS - Julie Copeland interviews artists, composers and
craftspeople. <http://www.abc.net.au/rn/arts/sunmorn/makers.htm> for
details. [%]
0635 -
Mon. - HIT MIX* - presented by Brendon Telfer. Find out what we're
listening to in Australia and what we're giving to the world in our
brand new look at the Australian music scene.
Tue. - MUSIC DELI - international music.
Wed. - JAZZ NOTES* - presented by Ivqn Lloyd.
Fri. - THE LOUNGE* - presented by Heather Jarvis. The place to meet
people from the region living lives a little out of the ordinary. From
business, to sport, science and the arts. Community leaders and quiet
achievers. They drop in, share their stories and play a bit of music in
Radio Australia’s Lounge.
0705 -
###Thu.: CHRISTMAS DRIVE (continues from 0505)
0710 -
Mon.-Wed./Fri.: PACIFIC BEAT* - daily afternoon magazine for the
Pacific with Sport at 0730. [T;%]
0805 -
###Thu.: CHRISTMAS EVENING with Rod Quinn and David Kilby - including
the Queen's Christmas Message to the Commonwealth. For 3 more hours, RA
links with the ABC's Local Radio network. This special Chrismas Day
production will also be heard across Australia and will provide Radio
Australia listeners with a unique view of Australia as we celebrate the
festive season. [There will be Radio Australia news on the hour
throughout this period].
0810 -
+++Mon.-Wed./Fri.: CURRENT AFFAIRS and SOUNDS OF SUMMER
0830 -
+++Mon.-Wed./Fri.: BOYER LECTURES - The Boyer Lectures have been
delivered by prominent Australians, selected by the ABC Board, for over
40 years. They have stimulated thought, discussion and debate in
Australia on a wide range of subjects. The
lectures showcase great minds examining key issues and values.
International affairs expert Owen Harries presents the 2003 Boyer
Lectures, "Benign or Imperial? Reflections on American Hegemony". Owen
Harries is a senior fellow at the Centre for Independent Studies in
Sydney, and Editor Emeritus of The National Interest, a leading
Washington-based foreign policy quarterly.
<http://www.abc.net.au/rn/boyers/> for further background and details,
transcripts and audio on each of the lectures. [T;%]
Mon.: Lecture 1--And Then There Was One.
Tue.: Lecture 2--Taking on Utopia.
Wed.: Lecture 3--A Democratic World.
Fri.: Lecture 4--Civilisations and Cultures - Clashing or Merging?
0905 -
+++Mon.-Wed./Fri.: LIFE MATTERS - A daily interview program about
social change and day-to-day life in Australia.
<http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/lm/> for details. [%]
###Thu.: CHRISTMAS EVENING (continues from 0805)
1005 -
+++Mon.-Wed./Fri.: CITY LIGHTS - Personal portraits of cities by
leading radio feature makers and personalities in the cities they know
intimately.
Mon.: Copenhagen with Lisbeth Jessen
Tue.: - Paris with Kaye Mortley.
Wed.: - Manchester with Harvey Broadbent.
Fri.: - Tokyo with Tony Barrell.
###Thu.: CHRISTMAS EVENING (continues from 0805)
1105 -
Mon.-Wed./Fri.: SPORT - reports and scores.
###Thu.: ENCOUNTER CHRISTMAS SPECIAL (refer to 2105 Wed.)
1110 -
+++Mon.-Wed./Fri.: CURRENT AFFAIRS and SOUNDS OF SUMMER
1130 -
Mon.-Wed./Fri.: "REPORT" programs (refer to 0130)
1205 -
Mon.-Thu.: LATE NIGHT LIVE - Phillip Adams hosts a discussion of
current events in politics, science, philosophy and culture. Details
and daily topics from <http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/lnl/>. This week
and for the next few weeks: SUMMER SERIES - BEST OF LNL FROM 2003. [%]
Mon.: Frankenstein's Science/Writing For Children.
Tue.: Reg Livermore: King of Drag.
Wed.: The Adventures of Barry Crocker.
Thu.: King Kennedy--From superstar to recluse.
Fri.: SOUND QUALITY - For 25 years, Tim Ritchie has been seeking out
music: the interesting, the evolutionary, the inaccessible and the
wonderful. <http://www.abc.net.au/rn/music/soundqlt/> for details and
playlists. [T;%]
1305 -
THE PLANET - Lucky Oceans with jazz, blues, folk styles, art music and
more in a show artfully arranged for radio.
<http://www.abc.net.au/rn/music/planet/> for playlists and further
details. [T;%]
Mon.-Wed.: Today, we begin our annual survey of the best of the year
that’s almost-gone. Over three shows, we revisit the cream of 2003’s
musical crop.. or at least that which surfaced on CD during the year.
###Thu.: "Christmas Special". Merry Christmas! Our Christmas special
is diverse, definitely seasonal, but non-sectarian. A feast of
beautiful music, full of good will.
Fri.: "Passing the Torch". (repeat: first aired on 17th September
2003). ‘In order for music to survive, it has to change from generation
to generation’. Is this statement about pop music, art music or
traditional music? Certainly it fits pop music best, but traditional
and art musics change too, when musicians who are steeped in tradition
make quantum leaps, often blurring the boundaries between these three
categories. ‘Passing the Torch’ looks at surprising examples of how
musical styles change to stay alive as we hear music from some Indian
innovators; from South Africa, The Congo, France, Spain and in the
categories of Klezmer and Cajun.
1405
+++THE PLANET (continues from 1305.)
1505 -
Mon.-Wed./Fri.: SPORT - reports and scores.
###Thu.: ENCOUNTER CHRISTMAS SPECIAL (refer to 2105 Wed.)
1510 -
+++Mon.-Wed./Fri.: CURRENT AFFAIRS and SOUNDS OF SUMMER
1530 -
REPORT programs (refer to 0130)
1605 -
+++MARGARET THROSBY (refer to 0210)
1705 -
+++LIFE MATTERS (refer to 0905)
1805 -
Fri.: PACIFIC REVIEW - the best of the previous 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. [T;%]
1830 -
Fri.: COUNTRY BREAKFAST - Australia beyond the urban fringe. [T;%]
1905 -
Fri.: RURAL REPORTER - the people and places that make up country
Australia.
1910 -
Mon.-Thu.: PACIFIC BEAT* - continued from 1810 with sport at 1929.
1930 -
Fri.: AUSTRALIAN COUNTRY STYLE - Aussie country music with John
Nutting.
2005 -
Fri.: PACIFIC REVIEW* (refer to 1805)
2010 -
Mon.-Thu.: PACIFIC BEAT* - continued from 1910 with sport at 2029.
2030 -
Fri.: THE BUZZ (refer to 2330 Thu.) [%]
2105 -
###Wed.: ENCOUNTER CHRISTMAS SPECIAL - "Black Gospel Downunder"
presented by David Busch. [T;%]
Fri.: VERBATIM - Through the oral histories and memory of individuals,
the ways in which Australian society has changed over the past 100
years. This week: Young RAAF pilot George Oliver and his crew of eight
were shot down over Holland during World War Two. Amazingly none of
them was injured. George managed to crash land his Stirling aircraft,
and dodging German troops by hiding in ditches on the way, he and the
crew walked into Belgium and hitched a ride back to England. Half a
century later, George Oliver returned to the exact location in Holland,
and spoke to eye-witnesses about their memories of the crash. [T;%]
2110 -
Mon./Tue./Thu.: AM - ABC Radio's flagship current affairs program
setting the day's news agenda with concise reports and
analysis from correspondents around Australia and around the world.
[T;%]
2130 -
Mon.: EARTHBEAT - environmental issues raised by economic development
with Alexandra de Blas. This week: "WildCountry--A Plan to Rewild
Australia". Planet Earth is surfing the 6th major wave of global
extinctions. But is our approach to addressing this
situation piecemeal and fragmented? We hear how The Wilderness
Society's ambitious "WildCountry" program aims to tackle the problem.
[T]
Tue.: INNOVATIONS* - Showcasing Australian invention, enterprise and
ingenuity. <http://www.abc.net.au/ra/innovations/default.htm> for
details, audio and further info on the products highlighted. [T;%]
Wed.: TIME TO TALK - Series on politics, society and governance in
today's Pacific. Program Four: "Roles and Structures of Government".
After independence many Pacific countries attempted to decentralise
power through provincial governments. Pacific nations also sought to
combine the authority of customary leaders and chiefs with new
instruments of government such as ombudsmen and auditors. How
successful has this been? [T;%]
Thu.: ALL IN THE MIND - a foray into the mental universe, the mind,
the brain and human behavior with Natasha Mitchell and Sue Clark. This
week: "A Very Philosophical Christmas". As we rush headlong into the
Silly Season, All in the Mind pauses and reflects on what it all means.
Philosopher, author and ex-postman, Stephen Law joins Sue Clark for a
philosophical look at the whole Christmas shebang. [T;%]
Fri.: IN CONVERSATION - Robyn Williams talks to scientists and those
interested in the subject, about what science has meant to their lives.
This week: "Robyn Arianrhod". There were three portraits in Einstein’s
study: of Isaac Newton, Michael Faraday and James Clerk Maxwell. They
were “Einstein’s Heroes” – which is the title of Robyn Arianrhod’s
book. She is lecturer in maths at Monash University and has written a
brilliant book on the heroes, especially on the Scottish genius Maxwell
whose equations led straight to Einstein’s relativity theory. She
tells the gripping story of what led to the 1905 relativity revolution
that envelops our world today. [%]
2205 -
###Wed.: CHRISTMAS MORNING with Fiona Wylie - For the next 13 hours RA
links with the ABC's Local Radio network. This special Christmas Day
production will also be heard across Australia and will provide Radio
Australia listeners with a unique view of Australia as we celebrate the
festive season. [There will be Radio Australia news on the hour
throughout this period].
Fri.: tba
2210 -
Mon.-Thu.: AM - (repeat of 2110)
2230 -
Fri.: AM SATURDAY - ABC's Saturday morning news magazine. [T;%]
2240 -
AUSTRALIA WIDE - a roundup of "home" news from ABC Newsradio.
2305 -
###Wed.: CHRISTMAS MORNING (continues from 2205)
Fri.: COUNTRY BREAKFAST (refer to 1830)
2310 -
+++Mon/Tue./Thu.: DATELINE - the summer replacement for ASIA PACIFIC
with reports on current events in the Asia Pacific region. [T;%]
2330 -
Mon.: THE EUROPEANS - broader historical and cultural perspectives on
European societies. This week: "The River Rhine--Back from the Dead".
The Rhine is Europe’s busiest waterway. For centuries, it’s served not
only as a vital trade route, but also as a convenient dumping ground
for industrial waste, making the river little better than an open
sewer. In 1986 a major spill at a chemical plant in Basel delivered
what seemed then to be the coup de grace. Toxic waste flowed down the
entire length of the river, and the Rhine was all but declared dead.
But today, thanks in part to that disaster, the Rhine has been brought
back to life. The story of its revival gives hope to environmentalists
everywhere. [%]
Tue.: RURAL REPORTER - the people and places that make up country
Australia.
Thu.: THE BUZZ - technology understandably explained. This week: "The
Measure of All Things". We take measurement for granted - it's so
mundane we rarely conmsider it. But it wasn't always this way.
Pre-revolutionary France had a quarter of a million different weights
and measures, all of them arbitrary. Confusion and con were rife. So
the French decided to base their distance measure on the metre - 1/10
millionth of distance from the Pole to the Equator. This week on The
Buzz we hear how they did it. [%]
Fri.: HIT MIX* - presented by Brendon Telfer. Find out what we're
listening to in Australia and what we're giving to the world in our
brand new look at the Australian music scene. [T;%]
How to Listen to Radio Australia----
Via shortwave:
Best noted in eastern North America -
2100 - 0000 UTC: 21740 (usually reliable)
0000 - 0200 UTC: 15240 (occasional)
0200 - 0700 UTC: 15515 (variably reliable) [15240 and 17750 also noted
(occasional)]
0500 - 0800 UTC: 15160 (variably reliable)
0700 - 0800 UTC: 15240 (occasional) [13630 also noted (occasional)]
0800 - 1100 UTC: 9580 (usually reliable) [9590 also noted (variably
reliable)]
1100 - 1400 UTC: 9580 (reliable) [6020 (occasional), 9590 (usually
reliable) also noted]
1400 - 1600 UTC: 9590 (reliable, but fades prior to 1600 in eNA)
Best in UK as reported in Shortwave Magazine (further reports from
readers in the UK/Europe welcomed): (updated 3/16!)
0530 - 0900 UTC: 17750, 15240
0930 - 1100 UTC: 15415, 15240
1100 - 1300 UTC: 11880, 9475
1400 - 1700 UTC: 11750, 9475 (from 1430)
1700 - 1900 UTC: 9475
1900 - 2130 UTC: 9500
2200 - 0000 UTC: 13620
(Complete worldwide schedule from
<http://www.abc.net.au/ra/schedule/default.htm>.)
Via Internet audio streaming:
from <http://www.abc.net.au/ra/audio/englishlive.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 Fri. 1800 UT. No midweek update this week.
Seasons Greetings and good listening!
John Figliozzi
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