HOTSHEET FOR SAT., JAN. 2, 2010
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(NO HOTSHEET FOR SUNDAY, JANUARY 3)
SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 2010
-- RADIO ONE --
1. AGE OF PERSUASION:
They are the ads that make everyone squirm - consumers, media, and
especially ad copywriters: ads for the funeral industry, laxatives,
incontinence pads, and the queen mother of unpleasant ads - feminine
hygiene products. Terry O’Reilly kicks off the 4th season of The Age
of Persuasion with an insider’s look at marketing the unpleasant, from
the strange-but-true history of marketing menstruation products, to
Wal-Mart’s recent decision to sell caskets and urns online.
That’s on The Age of Persuasion, with Terry O’Reilly...Saturday at
10:00 a.m. (10:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
2. GO!:
Happy New Year Canada! Tune into GO! and hear Brent Bambury's
favourite moments from the past year. He's racked up the most
outrageous, the most hilarious and the weirdest GO! bits from 2009.
It's all ready to roll on GO!, this morning at 10:30 a.m. (11 NT) on
CBC Radio One.
3. QUIRKS & QUARKS:
Does time exist? What is the universe made of? How real is reality? Is
there life elsewhere in the universe? These are just a few of the Top
10 questions of the universe that science has, so far, been unable to
answer. Quirks & Quarks has assembled a panel of prominent physicists
from around the world, and asked each of them to pose the question
that they would most like to see settled.
Why are they so hard to answer, and why is it important for science to
find those answers?
Find out on this special edition of Quirks & Quarks with host Bob
McDonald, today at 12noon (12:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
4. THE DEBATERS:
Saturday on The Debaters, it’s Africentric Schools and Chick Flicks.
This week we are in T.O. where Caribbean-Canadian comic Jean Paul is
out to prove to Ugandan-born funnyman Arthur Simeon that Toronto's new
"Africentric Curriculum School" helps black kids succeed. Also on our
double bill of facts and funny, feminine film fan Laurie Elliott tries
to convince nay-sayer Nile Seguin that he should put away his pride
and prejudice and admit that guys can learn a lot from "Chick Flicks."
Tune in to The Debaters…today at 1:00 p.m. (1:30 NT) on CBC Radio
One.
5. WIRETAP:
This week on Wiretap… He was one of the most prolific fortune cookie
writers in history until he was stricken with writer's block: Jonathan
speaks with Donald Lau of Wonton Food Incorporated about what to do
when your inspiration runs dry. That’s on Wiretap with host Jonathan
Goldstein…Saturday at 1:30 p.m. (2 NT) on CBC Radio One.
-- Radio 2 --
6. Saturday Afternoon at the Opera:
This week on Saturday Afternoon at the Opera…LET THEM EAT CAKE! A
special holiday presentation of Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel is
featured this week, live from the Metropolitan Opera in New York
City. Based on the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale, it is a feast
for the eyes and ears, as two hungry children over-indulge, to the
delight of a dotty witch with kid-sized cookie cutters!
Following the opera, Bill Richardson has a feature interview with
soprano Reneé Fleming, who stars in NEXT week's broadcast: Der
Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss. That’s today on Saturday Afternoon
at the Opera at 12:30 p.m. (2 AT, 2:30 NT) on CBC Radio 2.