R. Australia Highlights CLXIX (w/c Sep 9)
John A. Figliozzi
Here are some weekend listening suggestions for Radio Australia. Days
and times are UTC with times and frequencies reflecting best reported
for shortwave reception in North America. (Frequencies reported by
European listeners are set out at the end of this bulletin.) + denotes
that a program was first broadcast previous to the listed time; *
denotes a program produced by RA (all others are produced at Radio
National or at other ABC domestic networks as noted); % denotes that the
listed program is available on-demand from the RA internet site. T
indicates that a printed transcript of the program is available at the
RA or RN Internet site.
+Fri. 1030 on 13605 - THE SPORTS FACTOR - Examining the cultural
significance of sport. This week: "Olympic Openers & Japanese
Baseball". How has the quintessential American game been transformed to
project a Japanese view of life and sport? Baseball's been played in
Japan for well over a hundred years, but an American ballplayer once
said of the Japanese version: "This isn't baseball. It only looks like
it". Plus, a reflection on Olympic Games opening ceremonies. Since the
Hollywood-style extravaganza of the 1984 Los Angeles Games, the Olympic
opening ceremony has become a competitive event in itself. ALAN
TOMLINSON, Professor of Sport & Leisure Studies at the University of
Brighton in the UK, asks whether the creed of "Bigger, Glitzier, Better"
serves Olympism, the public, and the athletes. (First broadcast at
0030; Also at 1530, 2130.) % T
+Sat. 0030 on 21740 - FEEDBACK* - Roger Broadbent reads your letters,
answers your questions about RA and presents some music and features.
This weekend's program will be entirely devoted to RA's Olympics
coverage. Featured are interviews with Alan Marks, who has coordinated
the Abaca's involvement; with John Westland who will head the RA team in
Sydney and, of course, Brendan Telfer, a veteran when it comes to cover
Olympic games, who'll also be in Sydney. (First broadcast Fri. at 2105;
also Sat. 0630, Sun. 0330.)
Sat. 0110 on 17580 - OZ SOUNDS* - Australian music and performers are
showcased. (Also Sun. 0430, 1030.)
Sat. 0130 on 17580 - ARTS TALK - The world of arts and cultural ideas,
both in Australia and internationally. "Wendy Paramor - An Artist Lost
and Found". Wendy Paramor is not a name known by many, and yet she was
arguably one of Australia's great painting talents. To coincide with the
first ever exhibition of her work, Arts Talk has a two-part series
revealing the life and work of this important artist. Soon after her
death in 1975, the hard-edge paintings by the Sydney artist, slipped
from public sight. Unfolding like a slide show, the program is a
composite picture, made up of different voices, each with its own
recollections of the personalities involved in the Sydney art scene
during the '60s and '70s. (Also 0630, Tue. 2330.) T
+Sat. 0205 on 15515 - OCKHAM'S RAZOR - Sharp talk about science. This
week: "The Wollemi Pine". It’s one of the most exhilarating stories in
modern Australian biology: how a giant tree, once thought to be extinct,
was discovered somewhere in the central tablelands of New South Wales.
The exact location is secret. James Woodford went there in June 1997.
Now he’s written a book about ? the Wollemi Pine. (First broadcast
Fri.1905, also Sat. 2305, Sun. 0410, 0830.) T
Sat. 0105-0700/Sun. 0205-0700 on 17580 - GRANDSTAND - Live weekend
sports coverage. (Other GRANDSTAND frequencies: 21725, 17750, 12080 &
9660 kHz.)
Sat. 0430 on 15515 - JAZZ NOTES - Australian jazz. (Also at 1030; Sun.
1105.)
+Sat. 0705 on 15515 - PACIFIC REVIEW* - The weekend edition of PACIFIC
BEAT, Rob Hoskin highlights the past week's major reports on events in
the Pacific Region. (Previously broadcast Fri. 1805, 2105; Also Sat.
1705, Sun. 0510.) %
Sat. 1205 on 9580 - THE SPIRIT OF THINGS - Exploring contemporary values
and beliefs as expressed through ritual, art, music, and sacred texts.
This week: "The Moral Architects: John Stuart Mill". The first in a
three-part series on Enlightenment thinkers, including Immanuel Kant and
Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Raised by his father, a founder of Utilitarian
philosophy, Mill adopted its moral imperative to achieve "the greatest
good for the greatest number". A radical politician of the 19th century
who questioned the aims of the Empire and championed equal rights for
women, Mill was also one of the most respected English gentlemen. His
essay "On Liberty" preserves the idea of the "higher good", which is
served by enabling individuals to learn through experience, even bad
ones, hence his popularity with libertarians. William Stafford, author
of "John Stuart Mill", and Chin Liew Ten, author of "Mill's Moral
Political and Legal Philosophy", speak to host Rachael Kohn. (Sole
broadcast.) T
+Sat. 1305 on 9580 - THE SCIENCE SHOW - One of the longest running
series on Australian radio. This week: "Fiji: A Conservationists'
Laboratory". For the past few months we have watched democracy in Fiji
wobble and fall. Who knows how long it will take to re-establish the
political infrastructure in a manner that serves all of the people. But
there is more to Fiji than coups. Today we hear the first of a two-part
series by John Merson giving a view of the South Pacific as a
conservationists' laboratory - a place where frugality can be turned
into a science. (First broadcast 0905; Also Tue. 0110.)
Sat. 2105 on 21740 (joined in progress)- AUSTRALIA ALL OVER - Australian
songs, poems and stories from all over the country. Ian McNamara (aka
"Macca") hosts ABC Radio's highest rated program and celebrates the best
of traditional Australian values and culture with callers from inside
and outside Australia. (Begins at 1905 and heard best in eastern North
America until 2100 via the Internet; continues to 2300.)
+Sun. 0030 on 21740 - GLOBALLY SPEAKING: THE POLITICS OF GLOBALISATION*
- As Australia prepares to host its first World Economic Forum in
September just prior to the Olympics, the ABC's international service
Radio Australia examines the politics and processes of globalisation in
a new six-part radio and online series. "Part 1 - Globalisation: As Old
As History". If the flow of people around the world is one element of
globalisation then it is not a recent phenomenon. It can be argued that
globalisation has its origins in the 'out of Africa' migrations,
commencing some 200,000 years ago. During the nineteenth and twentieth
centuries war and colonisation have been powerful globalising agents.
The era of colonialism, in many ways, created the first globally
multi-racial and multi-cultural societies. The post Cold War period has
seen the United States become the dominant economic and cultural power
and a driving force of globalisation. (First broadcast Fri. 1830; Also
Sat. 0530, Sun. 2130.) % T
Sun. 0105 on 17580 - THE EUROPEANS - Broad historical and cultural
perspectives on European societies. This week: "Russia's Children".
Russia's history has seen many waves of orphans. During the early 1920s,
and again in the 1930s, Russia's orphans numbered millions. Today Russia
is again seeing a huge and growing number of homeless and orphaned
children. To house them the state relies on giant orphanages, where many
are neglected, abused and carry a stigma that makes it difficult to ever
re-enter society. But it's not all doom and gloom. Dan Hirst goes deep
into Russia's silver birch forest to find a recreated pre-revolutionary
Russian peasant village, built by a community of foster families. They
take in children from local orphanages and begin to rebuild their lives,
with a mixture of earthy living, modern therapy and the revival of some
ancient Russian peasant traditions. (Sole broadcast.) T
Sun. 0210 on 15515 - FINE MUSIC AUSTRALIA* - Australian classical music
performances. (Also at 1130.)
Sun. 0230 on 15515 - INNOVATIONS* - A showcase of Australian design,
discoveries, invention, engineering and research skills with Desley
Blanch. This week, exciting results from trials of the first
personalised cancer vaccine; restocking sea cucumbers in the South
Pacific; and how to avoid anxiety disorders in our children.
- MELANOMA VACCINE.
A vaccine for the treatment of melanoma, developed at the Queensland
Institute of Medical Research under the leadership of Professor Emeritus
Key Ellem, has achieved complete remission in three patients with
deep-seated tumours. Of twelve patients to have been treated with the
experimental vaccine, half had no reaction to it and the disease
progressed, three had total disappearance of the tumour, and three
others had partial disappearance of tumour. Stage 3 clinical trials of
the vaccine are now being conducted at the Royal Brisbane Hospital in a
group of patients with early recurrence of melanoma.
- RE-STOCKING SEA CUCUMBERS IN SOUTH PACIFIC.
Sea cucumbers or sea slugs are not attractive to look at, but there is a
great demand for them in the Asian cuisine. However, world stocks in
the South Pacific Islands are depleted.
- SHY KIDS.
Clingy, shy, scared of strangers and dogs, worried by unfamiliar
environments and reluctant to join in play with other children? If this
sounds familiar, your child may be in danger of developing an anxiety
disorder in later life. Strong links have been established between such
childhood behaviours and adult anxiety disorders, but little has been
done to discover how this link can be broken. Now a team of Australian
researchers is conducting a world-first study to discover how high risk
children can be spared the agony of full-blown anxiety disorders as they
grow into adulthood. Their methods are simple and their results
effective. But if you think it's all in your child's mind ? think
again. This home-grown therapy is focused on changing the parents, not
the children.
- INVENTOR OF BLACK BOX FLIGHT RECORDER.
Dr David Warren, in 1953 as part of a team working to uncover the cause
of a series of British Comet Jet Airliner crashes.
(Also at 0830, Mon. 2330, Tue. 2130.) %
+Sun. 0530 on 15515 - IN CONVERSATION (Rural) with Helen Brown - A chat
with rural leaders and people on the land. This week: Michael Keenan.
Last year he set off to explore the rugged Kimberley region of northern
Australia with his wife, and on the journey learnt about plans to dam
the Fitzroy River to grow irrigated cotton. The trip became an
expedition, as Michael Keenan set out to prove the region was too rich
in cultural and environmental value to put under water. And in the
tradition of the bush artists of old he wrote a book to put down his
thoughts on the Australian landscape. Meanwhile he is still keeping an
eye on the Fitzroy even though the development plans have apparently
been dropped. (The book is called "Wild Horses Don't Swim" available
through Random House publishers.)(First broadcast Sat. 2330; Also Sun.
1130.) %
Sun. 1205 on 9580 - COUNTRY CLUB - Richard Porteous offers an
off-the-road ramble through the various tracks that make up that very
wide field of country music. In Australia, recent surveys indicate that
a third of the adult population enjoy some form of country music, and
20% nominate this style as their preferred choice. From Americana to
alternative, bush to bluegrass, and from heritage to tomorrow's music,
COUNTRY CLUB offers a complete country music trip. (Sole broadcast. 2
hrs.)
Sun. 1405 on 9580 - BOOKS AND WRITING - Presented by Ramona Koval, this
program features in-depth discussions with prominent novelists, poets,
biographers and critics from Australia and the world focusing on books,
ideas and writing. This week: Highlights from Melbourne Writers'
Festival. The Festival finished last week and tonight we bring you the
highlights. We begin with Shane Maloney's passionate defence of the
crime writer's art, recorded at the Ned Kelly Awards and then Danish
writer Jens Christian Grondahl speaks about his novel "Silence in
October", an intense study of the problems of love in the modern world.
Adib Khan's latest book "The Storyteller" is the story of Delhi's
shortest and hottest virgin, the dwarf whose
power of imagination lifts him from the squalor of his reality. (Sole
broadcast.) T
+Sun. 1505 on 9580 - ENCOUNTER - The religious experience of
multicultural Australia, exploring the connections between religion and
life. This week, "The Promised Land". Since the occupation of West
Papua by the Indonesians in 1961, the Papuan people have maintained
their struggle for independence. The OPM, West Papua's freedom fighters,
have challenged the regime for nearly four decades, and many have died
for their belief that West Papua will one day become independent. Now,
in the context of efforts to democratise Indonesia, a sense of
"political space" has opened up. Indonesia's President Wahid appears
more sympathetic, and regional support has been offered by Vanuatu. The
West Papuan people's struggle has gained momentum but the path to
freedom remains fraught with difficulty, not the least of which is the
emergence of anti-independence militias, trained and funded by the
Indonesian military: a frightening reminder of the East Timorese
tragedy. (First broadcast 0905.) T
+Sun. 2330 on 21740 - EARTHBEAT - Environmental issues in Australia.
This week: "Salt Loads in the Basin". It is expected that the new 2%
Renewable Energy legislation will provide incentives to burn old growth
forest timber to make electricity. But we ask how will it benefit the
renewable sector and will fossil fuel use drop in Australia as a result?
And we look at the Murray Darling Basin Salinity Management Strategy's
new approach to control salt loads in the basin. (First broadcast Sat.
0230, 1730.) T
Mon. 0030 on 21740 - THE HEALTH REPORT - A weekly roundup of the latest
issues and developments in the world of health and medicine. The
subject of male ageing is under discussion on this week's Health Report.
Dr John MacKinlay who runs the New England Research Institute in Boston
has, for the past decade and beyond, conducted the most comprehensive
longitudinal study of male ageing - The Massachusetts Male Ageing Study.
(Also at 1030, 1530, 2130.) % T [Ed. Note: Given the demographic
profile of swls, this program should be of prime interest to the
swling/dxing community.]
+Mon. 0110 on 17580 - AWAYE! - Australia's only national indigenous arts
and culture program. During the Olympic Season, and with our
international audience in mind, Awaye! will feature documentaries
covering the diversity of Indigenous issues from political activism to
the state of the arts industry. This week, "A Yidaki Masterclass".
Yidaki fans from around the world gather for a week long lesson. We join
the Garma Festival of Traditional Culture hosted by the Yothu Yindi
Foundation last year. At the festival the Yolgnu people of Arnhem land
asserted their rights to the invention and ownership of the Yidaki and
want to be recognised and respected for their custodianhip of the
instrument. Native American, Japanese, German, Swiss, Australian and
African Americans pariticipants found that they all had different
expectations of what they'd get from a Yidaki masterclass. (First
broadcast Fri. 1605.)
Best frequencies noted for RA here in upstate NY:
2100 - 0100 UTC: 21740 [17715 also noted]
0100 - 0200 UTC: 17580 [17750 also noted]
0200 - 0900 UTC: 15515 [17580 and 17750 also noted]
0900 - 1100 UTC: 13605 [11880 also noted]
1100 - fade out: 9580 [11650 also noted]
Best reported frequencies for RA in UK (further reports from UK/Europe
welcomed):
1900 - 2130 UTC: 9500
2300 - 0000 UTC: 17715
0500 - 0600 UTC: 15515, 15415
0600 - 0900 UTC: 17750, 15240
0900 - 1000 UTC: 13605
1200 - 1400 UTC: 21820
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Neil Gerace
news:39B87539...@nycap.rr.com...
> How has the quintessential American game
It may be the case now, but ...
Whatever the full story of the evolution of baseball, it most certainly
wasn't invented by an American. In fact, it is better to say it wasn't
invented by anyone.
It evolved from stick-and-ball games played in the USA of the 1850's such as
town ball and 'the Massachusetts game'. The ancestors of these games came
from the UK where there were games like rounders and base ball (two words).
These share a common origin with cricket.
cheers
Neil