HOTSHEET Wknd November 4 and 5, 2006
victori...@cbc.ca
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 4, 2006
1. THE HOUSE:
The Conservative government shocked the investment community and broke
a campaign promise this past week when it removed the tax-free status
of income trusts. This week on The House...the political story behind
that decision. And governing from the centre... Louise Elliott reports
on the policy think tanks that have lost their funding, and where the
new decision-making power base lies. Also, a new book by Paul Wells on
the rise of the Harper Conservatives and the fall of the once-mighty
Liberals. That's on The House, with host Kathleen Petty, Saturday after
World Report at 9 a.m. (9:30 NT) on CBC
Radio One.
2. GO:
"Neil Young has a bad singing voice" must be among the Top Ten things
not to say at a Canadian dinner party. You're bound to be confronted by
one of his biggest fans, who trembles with delight at the sound of his
"dulcet tones". So what makes a bad singer then, if Mr. Young doesn't
qualify? This Saturday, Go sets out to unearth the ghastliest sounds
ever to emit from a musician's voice box. With the help of intrepid
listeners across the country, Brent Bambury will spotlight voices
better suited to the shower. Special guest strange-music-buff Kliph
Nesteroff contributes from his personal collection of shame.
That's Go, Saturday at 10 a.m. (10:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
3. MAN, WOMAN AND CHILD:
John Wing's unpredictable trip through the minefield of family life
continues this week on Man, Woman and Child. Dawn signs up for a night
course, John contemplates the practice of polygamy and Isabel discovers
the thrill of gambling. Oh-oh. That's Man, Woman and Child, Saturday
morning at 11:30 (noon NT) on CBC Radio One.
4. QUIRKS AND QUARKS:
The King of Infinite Space this week on Quirks & Quarks. What do the
Internet, triangles and sunflowers have in common? They can all be
described using geometry. Geometry, or the study of shapes, is one of
the oldest forms of mathematics. Today, it's a central part of modern
technology, especially in computing. But during the bulk of the
twentieth century, geometry was scorned. Most serious mathematicians
weren't interested in shapes; they preferred to work with abstractions
and formulae. But standing firm against the tide was a Canadian
mathematician. Dr. Donald Coxeter is often referred to as the man who
saved geometry. From his office at the University of Toronto, he kept
the field of geometry alive through its dark ages, saving it from
obscurity. Meet the author of a new biography of the late Dr. Coxeter,
on Quirks and Quarks, with host Bob McDonald, Saturday afternoon after
the noon news (12:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
5. DEFINITELY NOT THE OPERA:
Sook-Yin Lee shares the hosting seat with travel writer Bill Bryson
this week on DNTO. He's just written a rollicking memoir about growing
up in Iowa in the Fifties. Tammy Everts drops by with some hilarious
tips on how to turn YOUR life into a bestseller. All that plus the
Tragically Hip caught live in concert, and a look at the biggest pop
culture story of the week: Borat. That's on Definitely Not the Opera
Saturday after the one p.m. news (1:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
6. TERRY O'REILLY AND THE AGE OF PERSUASION:
Who'd have thunk it? For all their flow charts and profit projections,
marketers are re-discovering the true "secret weapon" of persuasion:
people. This week, Terry explains the value of putting a human face to
a brand - from the fictional Aunt Jemima to the very real Chef
Boyardee. And how radio uses the power of the human voice to say
things about a brand... without saying them. Terry O'Reilly and the
Age of Persuasion, Saturday afternoon at 4 (4:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
7. TALKING BOOKS:
Ian Brown's guests this week on Talking Books include Lawrence Weschler
and Studs Terkel . Together, they'll tackle "Century Girl: 100 Years in
the Life of Doris Eaton Travis, Last Living Star of the Ziegfeld
Follies." That's on Talking Books, with Ian Brown, Saturday afternoon
at 4:30 (5 NT) on CBC Radio One.
8. THE WORLD THIS WEEKEND:
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and her mother were tortured at a
place called the Villa Grimaldi during the dictatorship of Augusto
Pinochet. Recently, Bachelet made an emotional pilgrimage to the former
torture centre to announce that Chile will finally scrap its amnesty
law that protects Pinochet's henchmen. Saturday on The World This
Weekend, Jen Ross will have a look at how that decision was made, and
the effect it will have in the ongoing recovery from that dark period
in Chile's history. That's
Saturday on The World This Weekend with Lorna Jackson, at 6:00 pm (7
AT; 7:30 NT) on both CBC Radio One and CBC Radio Two and on Sirius
Satellite Radio Channel 137.
9. THE DEBATERS: ***also heard Monday at 7:29 p.m. (8 NT) on CBC Radio
One***
In 2010, the whole world is invited to Vancouver for the Olympic Winter
Games. The spectacle, the ceremony, the competition and of course the
controversy return every four years. Whether it's scandals about
doping, dopey judges or dubious results, it's always something. You'd
think somebody would learn by now! This week on The Debaters, Charlie
Demers and Paul Bae go for the Gold as they debate whether or not the
Olympics truly represent the values of good sportsmanship, excellence
and goodwill... or are they just a big waste of time? Also, Simon
Rakoff takes on his most challenging debate partner yet. That's this
week on The Debaters, Saturday evening at 6:30 (7:30 AT, 8 NT) on CBC
Radio One.
10. RANDY BACHMAN'S VINYL TAP:
Time for a little payback on Randy Bachman's Vinyl Tap this week. It's
hard to believe but there have been some listeners who think Randy
might spend a little too much time talking about the greatest pop band
of all time. In the interests of fair play, he is going to focus
attention on another well deserving group this week... the Rolling
Stones. And of course the attention is well deserved. The Stones are a
super-group who have been playing and recording for over forty years!
You'll hear the Stones as a group and as individuals and mixed and
matched with an amazing array of other musicians. No Stone unheard
this week on Randy's Vinyl Tap, Saturday evening at 7 p.m. (8 AT, 8:30
NT) on CBC Radio One.
11. FUSE:
It's a brand new season of Fuse, and brand-new host Alan Neal digs into
the country roots of two powerful crooners for his first episode. Jim
Cuddy may be best known for co-fronting Canada's beloved Blue Rodeo.
But on his own, he sings songs of sweet longing. Jim's Fuse partner, Oh
Susanna, can stop a roomful of people in their tracks with her strong,
clear voice. Together, the song themes are dark but the music is pure
beauty. That's on Fuse with Alan Neal, Saturday at 9 p.m. (6 p.m. AT,
6:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
12. A PROPOS:
A two-part special this Saturday on A Propos, featuring the crème de
la crème of Quebec's flourishing music industry. We'll listen to the
music of some of the winners Felix Awards last Sunday for their
outstanding accomplishments in this past year. Also, some of the
artists invited to take part in a terrific festival that's celebrating
its 20th anniversary : le Coup de Coeur Francophone. For 20 years, that
festival has been bringing together great Francophone talent from all
around the world. The celebration takes place in Montreal and will
continue until November 12. Join host Jim Corcoran for A Propos,
Saturday at 10:00 p.m. (10:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
13. SATURDAY NIGHT BLUES:
A veteran of the Winnipeg blues scene this wee in Hour One of Saturday
Night Blues: Big Dave McLean, recorded at the Beltline Blues Festival
in Calgary, with Dave backed up by Calgary's own Tim Williams and the
Electrofires. In Hour Two, host Holger Peterson interviews Oakland
California blues and soul singer E.C. Scott. That's on Saturday Night
Blues, starting at 11 (11:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
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14. THE VINYL CAFE:
When his daughter Stephanie leaves for university, she leaves her
favourite stuffed bunny behind. And Dave begins to cultivate a rather
strange relationship with the bunny. Hear the whole bizarre story this
week on the Vinyl Café. From the Empire Theatre in Belleville,
Ontario, Stuart McLean welcomes musical guests Joe Grass and Harmony
Trowbridge. That's this week at the Vinyl Cafe, Saturday morning at
10:00 (10:30 NT) on CBC Radio Two.
15. SOUND ADVICE:
This week on Sound Advice, Rick Phillips gives a final nod to the 250th
anniversary of the birth of Mozart. There have been musical releases
all year, and he'll catch up on some of the more recent CDs -
everything from symphonies to opera to chamber works. Among them is gem
called "Mock Mozart" - a disc so funny Rick warns you should not drive
while listening. In the Library, the conclusion of the series on the
symphonies by Robert Schumann, with a look at his Symphony No. 4.
That's Sound Advice, Saturday after the noon news (1 AT, 1:30 NT) on
CBC Radio Two.
16. SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT THE OPERA:
This week, Saturday Afternoon at the Opera comes to you from the Grand
Theatre in Geneva. It's Janacek's Cunning Little Vixen, starring
Martina Jankova, Stephanie Houtzeel, Alexandre Vassiliev, Elizabeth
Sikora and Stuart Kale. Jiri Belohlávek conducts. That's Saturday
Afternoon at the Opera, hosted by Howard Dyck, Saturday at
1:30 pm (2:30 AT; 3:00 NT) on CBC Radio Two.
17. GLOBAL VILLAGE:
It's a special In Concert edition of Global Village this week,
featuring Canadian music born in the horn of Africa. Eid Ismael,
Fadumah Nkrumah and super showman Danny all brought extraordinary
talent with them when they moved to Canada. Now, as they take root in
Canada, their music is blossoming in new soil. Tune in to hear this
trio and their backing musicians bring the Horn of Africa to Glenn
Gould Studio. That's on Global Village, with Jowi Taylor, Saturday
evening at 6:30 p.m. (7:30 AT; 8:00 NT) on CBC Radio Two.
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18. CBC SPORTS SATURDAY:
CBC Sports Saturday becomes airborne this week! First, it's the
Apparatus Finals from the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships from
Copenhagen, Denmark. Then it's the horses' turn in the Canadian Show
Jumping Championships from the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto. And
finally Mark Lee and the crew from CFL on CBC have a preview of
Sunday's Semi-Finals games. CBC Sports Saturday gets underway at 2 p.m.
ET on CBC Television.
19. HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA: (EXCEPT OTTAWA)
The Toronto Maple Leafs are in Buffalo Saturday night to take on the
Sabres. Catch the pre-game show starting at 6:30 p.m. ET, followed by
the game at 7 ET. Then, it's the Colorado Avalanche playing host to the
Vancouver Canucks, starting at 10 p.m. ET, all on CBC Television.
19. HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA: (OTTAWA ONLY)
The Carolina Hurricanes are in Ottawa Saturday night to take on the
Senators.. Catch the pre-game show starting at 6:30 p.m. ET, followed
by the game at 7 ET. Then, it's the Colorado Avalanche playing host to
the Vancouver Canucks, starting at 10 p.m. ET, all on CBC Television.
--- WEEKEND HOT SHEET, SUNDAY NOVEMBER 5, 2006 ---
1. THE SUNDAY EDITION:
The United States is facing mid-term elections this coming Tuesday.
Americans will be passing judgment not only on the Republicans, who
dominate both congress and the Senate, but also on the war in Iraq and
on the Bush presidency. One of the hottest battlegrounds is the state
of Ohio. Sunday Edition host Michael Enright heads for Ohio this week.
He'll talk with everyone from members of the clergy to Vietnam War vets
to the families of current U-S servicemen and women about their lives,
and their political beliefs, as their country heads deeper into
recession and toward its fifth year of war.
That's The Sunday Edition, right after the 9 a.m. news (9:30 NT) on CBC
Radio One.
2. VINYL CAFE:
When his daughter Stephanie leaves for university, she leaves her
favourite stuffed bunny behind. And Dave begins to cultivate a rather
strange relationship with the bunny. Hear the whole bizarre story this
week on the Vinyl Café. From the Empire Theatre in Belleville,
Ontario, Stuart McLean welcomes musical guests Joe Grass and Harmony
Trowbridge. That's this week at the Vinyl Cafe, Sunday after the noon
news (12:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
3. WIRETAP: ***also heard Friday at 8:30 p.m. (9 NT) on CBC Radio
One***
He's already put his own unique spin on the Biblical tale of Samson and
Delilah and the Tower of Babel. Now Jonathan Goldstein turns his
remarkable talents to the story of Noah's Ark. Will he be swamped by
praise or run aground on criticism? That's WireTap, with Jonathan
Goldstein, Sunday afternoon at 1:00 (1:30 NT, 4: PT) on CBC Radio One.
4. THE INSIDE TRACK:
Elvis Stojko may be best known for his ability to hold an edge, but can
he carry a tune? Stojko joins a long list of athletes including
Shaquille O'Neal, Oscar De La Hoya and Jacques Villeneuve who have
taken to the recording studio. Sunday on The Inside Track, host Robin
Brown talks with Elvis about making the transition from skating to
recording his first CD. That's this week on The Inside Track, Sunday
afternoon at 1:30 (2:00 NT; 4:30 PT) on CBC Radio One.
5. TAPESTRY:
What's so scary about religious liberals? Sam Harris says although
religious fundamentalists flew the planes into the buildings, it was
the moderates who created an atmosphere of tolerance that allowed them
to do so. Harris, author of "Letter to a Christian Nation," says it's
time to recognize that religion is incompatible with the emergence of a
global, civil society, and calls for a new form of conversation in
which criticism of religion is not simply allowed, but encouraged.
That's on Tapestry, Sunday afternoon right after the 2 p.m. news (2:30
NT, 4 MT, 3 PT) on CBC Radio One.
6. WRITERS AND COMPANY:
This week on Writers and Company, host Eleanor Wachtel talks with
Australian author Kate Grenville. Her latest novel, "The Secret
River," was short-listed for the Booker Prize, and won this year's
Commonwealth Prize. It's an evocative story about the early
encounters between convicts and settlers and Australia's aboriginal
people. Grenville's own great-great-great grandfather was 'transported'
from England to Australia as a convict in 1806. That's Writers &
Company, Sunday afternoon at 3 (3:30 NT, 5 CT/MT/PT) on CBC Radio One.
7. CROSS-COUNTRY CHECKUP:
Sunday on Cross Country Checkup ...broken trusts. When the Conservative
government moved to stop the flight of corporate tax dollars into
income trusts, there were howls of outrage. Corporations said they'd
been sideswiped. Some seniors said they're taking a hit. The Liberals
said it's ham-handed. What do you think? Was the government right to
plug the hole? Could it have been done differently? Join host Rex
Murphy, Sunday on Cross Country Checkup, from 4 until 6 (EASTERN) on
CBC Radio One.
8. THE WORLD THIS WEEKEND:
Tuesday's U-S mid-term elections could see control of the House of
Representatives move to the Democrats for the first time since 1994.
Sunday on The World This Weekend, the CBC's Michael Colton in
Washington and Jennifer Westaway in Los Angeles will outline what
they've been hearing on the hustings, and point out some highlights to
watch out for on election day. Hear those reports Sunday on The World
This Weekend with Lorna Jackson, at 6:00 pm (7 AT; 7:30 NT) on both CBC
Radio One and CBC Radio Two and on Sirius Satellite Radio Channel 137.
9. SOUND ADVICE:
This week on Sound Advice, Rick Phillips gives a final nod to the 250th
anniversary of the birth of Mozart. There have been musical releases
all year, and he'll catch up on some of the more recent CDs -
everything from symphonies to opera to chamber works. Among them is gem
called "Mock Mozart" - a disc so funny Rick warns you should not drive
while listening. In the Library, the conclusion of the series on the
symphonies by Robert Schumann, with a look at his Symphony No. 4.
That's Sound Advice, Sunday at 6:30 (7:30 AT, 8:00 NT) on CBC Radio
One.
10. ON STAGE:
This week, On Stage presents "Through Roses - Music in Exile",
featuring the ensemble Artists of the Royal Conservatory (ARC), in
music by composers who were fortunate enough to find sanctuary outside
Nazi-occupied Europe. A few - such as Kurt Weill - found almost
immediate celebrity and success. But many who had previously enjoyed
recognition and success faded from view once they had emigrated, and
much of their music sank into oblivion after their deaths. The concert
also includes American pianist and composer Marc Neikrug's haunting
music drama "Through Roses", featuring the acclaimed actor Saul
Rubinek, in which a Holocaust survivor confronts the decisions of his
past. That's On Stage, with host Shelley Solmes, Sunday night at 8 (9
AT, 9:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
11. SUNDAY SHOWCASE:
"Hearts of the World" by Michael O'Brien This week on Sunday Showcase.
It's a story of the birth of the cinema told through the dramatic
relationship between Mary Pickford and D.W. Griffith. Mary Pickford was
a highly ambitious, headstrong Canadian actress determined to beat the
American Griffith at his own game. It's a pattern we've seen played out
a hundred times since - and it speaks volumes about Canada's
relationship with its powerful neighbour. In Mary's case, her quest led
her from a life of poverty in Toronto to New York, Hollywood and then
to world fame. Along the way, she locked horns (and lips) with a
variety of legendary figures, most notably Griffith. That's on Sunday
Showcase starting at 10 p.m. (11 AT, 11:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
12. JAZZBEAT:
This week on Jazz Beat...in Hour One...pianist and composer John Stetch
brings a Western Canadian sensibility, plus technique and emotion, to
his Trio's Jazz Beat studio session this week. In Hour Two...Ravi
Coltrane wears family history and a prodigious talent that's all his
own as he leads his Quartet in concert. That's Jazz Beat, with host
Katie Malloch, Sunday night at 11 (midnight AT, 12:30 NT) on CBC Radio
One.
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13. CHORAL CONCERT:
Robert Levin's reconstruction of Mozart's Mass in C Minor this week on
Choral Concert, performed by the Gachinger Kantorei and Bach-Collegium
Stuttgart, under the direction of Helmuth Rilling - along with a
lively, entertaining and enlightening expose by composer Robert Levin
on the reconstruction of this incomplete Mozart masterpiece.
That's Choral Concert, with host Howard Dyck, Sunday morning after
World Report at 8 (8:30 NT) on CBC Radio Two.
14. SYMPHONY HALL: ***pls note late start due to extended Choral
Concert***
"Intimate Baroque" this week on Symphony Hall, featuring Tafelmusik
under Artistic Director Jeanne Lamon. You'll hear music by Rosenmuller,
Bach, Buxtehude and others. That's Symphony Hall, with host Katherine
Duncan, Sunday morning at 10:13 (10:43 NT) on CBC Radio Two.
15. THE SINGER & THE SONG:
Join Catherine Belyea this week for an unusual look at a
masterpiece--the Italian Songbook by Austrian composer Hugo Wolf. The
cycle consists of 46 songs in 2 parts, and she'll have time only for
Book I. These fascinating songs, most under two minutes long, are some
of the most challenging in the repertoire. As a change-up, she'll
sample four different recordings by eminent musicians. Wolf's Italian
Songbook, Part One, on the Singer & the Song, Sunday afternoon at 1
(1:30 NT) on CBC Radio Two.
16. ON STAGE:
This week, On Stage presents "Through Roses - Music in Exile",
featuring the ensemble Artists of the Royal Conservatory (ARC), in
music by composers who were fortunate enough to find sanctuary outside
Nazi-occupied Europe. A few - such as Kurt Weill - found almost
immediate celebrity and success. But many faded from view once they had
emigrated, and much of their music sank into oblivion after their
deaths. The concert also includes American pianist and composer Marc
Neikrug's haunting music drama "Through Roses", featuring the acclaimed
actor Saul Rubinek, in which a Holocaust survivor confronts the
decisions of his past. That's On Stage, with host Shelley Solmes,
Sunday afternoon at 2 (2:30 NT) on CBC Radio Two.
17. SKYLARKING:
Andre Alexis nurse not-so-secret loves for a great many musicians.
Let's see ...Joni Mitchell, Tom Waits, Giacinto Scelsi and ...Ron
Sexsmith. oh, yes: Ron Sexsmith. Now there's the real deal: great
songwriter, great wordsmith. You couldn't possibly go wrong listening
to him and the music he loves. So this week on Skylarking, he'll do
just that - and he'll share it with you! That's Skylarking, Sunday at
4:00 p.m. (4:30 NT) on CBC Radio Two.
18. ROOTS & WINGS:
There's nothing but gratuitous Sax and Violins on this week's Roots &
Wings. Philly has fabulous sounds from Brazil, Ethiopia, Finland,
Romania and Canada, featuring either one or the other, and sometimes
both sax and violin. That's on Roots and Wings, Sunday evening at 5
(5:30 NT) on CBC Radio Two.
19. PEARLS OF WISDOM:
This week on Pearls of Wisdom, host David Wisdom goes into the closet
for a program devoted to clothes. Then they'll hang around the hat rack
and visit the sock drawer as well. Pearls puts on the Ritz with zoot
suits, top hats, blue raincoats, gumboots, handbags and glad rags.
That's Pearls of Wisdom, Sunday at 6:30 p.m. (7:30 p.m. AT, 8:00 p.m.
NT) on CBC Radio Two.
20. JAZZ BEAT:
This week on Jazz Beat...in Hour One...pianist and composer John Stetch
brings a Western Canadian sensibility, plus technique and emotion, to
his Trio's Jazz Beat studio session this week. In Hour Two...Ravi
Coltrane wears family history and a prodigious talent that's all his
own as he leads his Quartet in concert. That's on Jazz Beat, with host
Katie Malloch, Sunday at 8:00 p.m. (9:00 AT, 9:30 NT) on CBC Radio Two.
21. TWO NEW HOURS:
New Music Concerts presents a concert of music by young Canadian
Composers Sunday on Two New Hours. It's performed by the Ensemble
Contemporaine de Montreal under the title Generation 2006. The ECM
toured this concert program in Montreal, Edmonton, Calgary, Victoria,
and then played their final performance at the Music Gallery in
Toronto, where the 2NH team were on hand. You'll hear Emily Doolittle's
Four Pieces about Water, Maxime McKinley's Wirkunst-Gomez, featuring
guitar soloist
Pablo Gomez with the ECM under the direction of Veronique Lacroix,
Charles-Antoine Frechette's Aspirations, David Litke's Elucide, and
Culture No. 3 by Aaron Gervais. That's Two New Hours, with host Larry
Lake, Sunday night at 10 (11 AT, 11:30 NT) on CBC Radio Two.
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22. CFL ON CBC:
It's playoff time in the Canadian Football League. This Sunday, the
Toronto Argonauts take on the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Eastern
Semi. Then, it's the Western Game, featuring the Calgary Stampeders
playing host to the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Tune in for the pre-game
show at 12:30 ET on CBC Television.