HOTSHEET Wknd December 10 and 11
victori...@cbc.ca
SATURDAY DECEMBER 10, 2005
1. THE HOUSE:
This Saturday on the House, the week in national politics: The Fear
Factor and how it plays at the ballot box. You like the candidate.
You like the overall party philosophy. But there's something ... scary
that's holding you back from voting that way. Host Anthony Germain
takes a look behind the New Democratic Party, Conservative, and Bloc
Quebecois curtains and gives them a chance to dispel fears. And it's
traditional for foreign leaders not to weigh in on elections. The U-S
Ambassador to Canada plans to uphold that tradition. But David Wilkins
does have an opinion or two about Canadian comments on the environment,
and U-S security and detention practices. He speaks with Anthony
Germain on The House, Saturday after World Report at 9 a.m. (9:30 NT)
on CBC Radio One.
2. GO:
This week on GO! Brent Bambury welcomes Mick Jagger to the program.
Well, actually, it's not really Mick, but he's a close second! Canada's
renowned Mick Jagger impersonator will be in the studio. Find out what
happens when Mick works his magic on the ladies of the CBC. And
Gentlemen Reg and his band are in the studio for a live performance. Go
is live from Toronto this weekend, Saturday morning at 10 a.m. (10:30
NT) on CBC Radio One.
3. O'REILLY ON ADVERTISING:
Great writers are discovering the ad industry. More importantly, the
ad industry is discovering great writers. This week, Terry O'Reilly
demonstrates how a talented new breed of copywriter is becoming
advertising's not-so-secret weapon. "Great Writing", this week on
O'Reilly on Advertising. Saturday morning at 11:30 (noon NT) on CBC
Radio One.
4. QUIRKS AND QUARKS:
It's been 30 years since Quirks & Quarks first went on the air. And
over those three decades, the world of science has undergone a period
of unprecedented change. From biology to paleontology, from technology
to cosmology, our knowledge of the world above, below and inside us has
exploded. And all along, Quirks & Quarks has been there for the ride.
So this week, a trip back to 1975, to see where scientific knowledge
stood at that time, and how it has evolved over the past 30 years. Some
of Canada's top scientists, as well as Canada's only living Nobel
laureate, will guide us on this journey of discovery, and help us
understand what it all means. The show was recorded earlier this week
before an audience at Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto. The Quirks and
Quarks 30th Anniversary special, with host Bob McDonald, Saturday after
the noon news (12:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
5. DEFINITELY NOT THE OPERA:
This week on DNTO...host Sook-Yin Lee explores people's strange
obsessions - from yodelling to Boler trailers, Quebecois talk shows to
food safety. Also, the search is on for the World's Most Horrible
Sound, and another DNTO listener auditions to be our next film
reviewer. All that and Canadian chanteuse Feist, caught live in
concert. That's on Definitely Not the Opera Saturday after the one p.m.
news (1:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
6. TALKING BOOKS:
Just after American essayist Joan Didion's husband died suddenly, their
only child became fatally ill. This week on Talking Books, Ian Brown
and his guests discuss The Year of Magical Thinking, Didion's candid
and moving memoir of the year that followed. Talking Books, with Ian
Brown, Saturday afternoon at 4:30 (5 NT) on CBC Radio One.
7. THE WORLD THIS WEEKEND:
The big comeback: it seems as if the world has finally realized that
fossil fuel resources are finite. And as the price of gas and oil for
home heating goes through the roof, nuclear power is once again on the
horizon. Saturday on The World This Weekend, Margo Kelly reports on the
rebirth of nuclear power. The World This Weekend with Lorna Jackson,
Saturday at 6 pm (7 AT; 7:30 NT) on both CBC Radio One and CBC Radio
Two.
7. MADLY OFF IN ALL DIRECTIONS:
This Saturday Madly Off in All Directions comes to you from the Port
Theatre in Nanaimo, British Columbia. Host Lorne Elliott welcomes
Vancouver comic Damonde Tschritter, along with the very popular duo of
Bob Robertson and Linda Cullen, a.k.a. Double Exposure - their first
time back on the CBC airwaves in more than 10 years! That's Madly Off
in All Directions, Saturday evening at 6:30 (7:30 AT, 8 NT) on CBC
Radio One.
8. RANDY BACHMAN'S VINYL TAP:
For those of you who are counting, this Saturday is December 10th...
and that means just fourteen more shopping days until Christmas. And
since you need a bit of moolah, or scratch or lucre or the old plastic
to shop, this week on Vinyl Tap, Randy spins some tracks about money.
Songs about what to do if you have money as well as what to do if you
don't.... the things money can buy and the things it can't.... the
lovely lolly or the mean green. For the love of money this week on
Randy Bachman's Vinyl Tap, Saturday evening at 7 p.m. (8 AT, 8:30 NT)
on CBC Radio One.
9. THE NATIONAL PLAYLIST COUNTDOWN:
All week long, Rolling Stone Canadian reporter Karen Bliss, Chris
Murphy of Sloan and industry insider Sol Guy have been duking it out
over the tunes - under the watchful eye of host Jian Ghomeshi - to
determine which songs deserve a place on the iPods of the nation.
Saturday on the Countdown, find out which songs made it, and which
songs took a dive. The National Playlist Countdown, Saturday at 9 p.m.
(6 p.m. AT, 6:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
10. A PROPOS:
Host Jim Corcoran has his ear to both the ground and to the
underground! This week, A Propos chooses to feature only new and
promising talents from Québec. Open your ears to exciting emerging
artists with attitude and free spirits. Join host Jim Corcoran for A
Propos Saturday at 10:00 p.m. (10:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
11. SATURDAY NIGHT BLUES:
He has blues in his blood. Nova Scotia's Garrett Mason is the son of
blues legend Dutch Mason. Hear Garrett strut his heritage this week in
Hour One of Saturday Night Blues. In Hour Two, up close and personal
with the one and only Mavis Staples. Mavis talks with Holger about her
early days singing in church with her family, and the crossover success
of The Staple Singers. That's on Saturday Night Blues, starting at 11
(11:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
-- RADIO TWO --
12. THE VINYL CAFE:
It's a story called "Christmas on the Road" this week at the Vinyl
Café.. Host Stuart McLean tells the story of how Dave, his family and
his daughter's new boyfriend head off in the family car, planning to
spend Christmas in Cape Breton with Dave's mother. To their dismay, a
blizzard drives them off the road and into a nearly deserted motel,
where they must spend the holiday with the misanthropic motel owner.
Music by the Vinyl Café Orchestra with special guest Sarah Harmer.
That's this week at the Vinyl Cafe, Saturday morning at 10:00 (10:30
NT) on CBC Radio Two.
13. SOUND ADVICE:
This week on Sound Advice, Rick Phillips has more great gift ideas,
including Christmas and other seasonal music, and a mid-priced edition
of Handel's Messiah. Also, a new recording for children based on the
stories by Beatrix Potter. That's Sound Advice, Saturday after the noon
news (1 AT, 1:30 NT) on CBC Radio Two.
14. SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT THE OPERA:
This week on Saturday Afternoon at the Opera, from Geneva's Grand
Theatre, a production of Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel, starring Anke
Vondung and Camilla Tilling respectively in the title roles, with
Pierre Lefebvre as The Witch. Armin Jordan 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.
15. GLOBAL VILLAGE:
The holiday season heading into the new year is a natural time to
reflect on things: faith, culture, family and the year gone by.
Inevitably, one person's banner year is another's annus horribilis.
This year has been no different - and neither has the role that music
has played in coping with catastrophe, celebrating the seasons,
transmitting traditions, reaching over borders, out to neighbours and
in to family. On this edition of Global Village, you'll hear stories
about music in all those roles from Guatemala, Serbia, Canada, Mali and
more. That's Global Village, Saturday evening at 6:30 p.m. (7:30 AT;
8:00 NT) on CBC Radio Two.
--- WEEKEND HOT SHEET, SUNDAY DECEMBER 11, 2005 ---
1. THE SUNDAY EDITION:
This week on The Sunday Edition, host Michael Enright has an unusual
documentary by Jane Farrow. "The Reason I'm Here" is about three women,
all victims of the same Calgary rapist. They met and talked for the
first time on the day their attacker pled guilty, more than a decade
after the sexual assaults. It's a look at three very courageous women
who made very different decisions - privately and publicly - about how
to deal with the attack on their bodies and their lives. Hear it on
The Sunday Edition, right after the 9 a.m. news (9:30 NT) on CBC Radio
One.
2. VINYL CAFE:
It's a story called "Christmas on the Road" this week at the Vinyl
Café.. Host Stuart McLean tells the story of how Dave, his family and
his daughter's new boyfriend head off in the family car, planning to
spend Christmas in Cape Breton with Dave's mother. To their dismay, a
blizzard drives them off the road and into a nearly deserted motel,
where they must spend the holiday with the misanthropic motel owner.
Music by the Vinyl Café Orchestra with special guest Sarah Harmer.
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***
What happens when a robot feels something for the very first time? A
new story by Heather O'Neill, this week on WireTap, with Jonathan
Goldstein, Sunday afternoon at 1:00 (1:30 NT, 4: PT) on CBC Radio One.
4. THE INSIDE TRACK:
This week on The Inside Track... an interview with one of the NHL's
really nice guys - Jarome Iginla of the Calgary Flames. He's a great
player, captain, son, husband, father; he's very generous with his
time...he's always smiling...and Robin Brown dared to ask him if he had
any flaws. Also...'everybody was Kung Fu fighting'...at least in Quebec
City where the ancient Chinese martial art has become very popular.
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:
The Voice on the Road this week on Tapestry - an exploration of the
experience of sudden conversion to faith. It's been called the 'Road to
Damascus' story, after the dramatic Biblical story of Saul of Tarsus
who saw the light, found God and changed his name to Paul. But how
often does it really happen? How significant - and long-lasting - is
the experience? Barbara Nichol examines the phenomenon of sudden
conversion in this hour-long documentary. 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:
It's all about books that changed a life this week on Writers &
Company. Host Eleanor Wachtel chairs a panel at the International
Festival of Authors, at which England's David Baddiel, Nigeria's Helen
Oyeyemi and Francine Prose of the U-S talk about books that have had a
pivotal impact on their careers and their lives. That's Writers &
Company, Sunday afternoon at 3 (3:30 NT, 5 CT/MT/PT) on CBC Radio One.
7. CROSS-COUNTRY CHECKUP:
Cross Country Checkup is on the Campaign Trail. Join Checkup as it
plugs into the riding of Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca in British Columbia.
Host Rex Murphy will host the candidates live at the Esquimalt High
School theatre. Join the discussion. "What issues are important to you
in this campaign? And what's important in the West?" That's Rex Murphy,
Sunday on Cross Country Checkup, from 4 until 6 (EASTERN) on CBC Radio
One.
8. THE WORLD THIS WEEKEND:
Canada's winter election is well underway. Every Sunday during the
campaign, The World This Weekend will have a look at the parties'
strategies so far with CBC Radio's Ottawa bureau chief Dave Taylor.
Also, analysis of the polling conducted over the week.
And each Sunday, a will look at one of the major regional battlegrounds
in this election. This week, it's Atlantic Canada. The World This
Weekend, with Lorna Jackson, Sunday at 6:00 pm (7 AT; 7:30 NT) on both
CBC Radio One and CBC Radio Two.
9. SOUND ADVICE:
This week on Sound Advice, Rick Phillips has more great gift ideas,
including Christmas and other seasonal music, and a mid-priced edition
of Handel's Messiah. Also, a new recording for children based on the
stories by Beatrix Potter. That's Sound Advice, Sunday at 6:30 (7:30
AT, 8:00 NT) on CBC Radio One.
10. ON STAGE: ***pre-empted by Jurgen's Hit List***
11. JURGEN'S HIT LIST: ***pre-empts OnStage***Catch the Radio Two show
for great CDs of classical and jazz music***
Join host Jurgen Gothe this Sunday for Jurgen's Hit List, his annual
compilation of great CDs to buy for others - or yourself. On the Radio
One show, Jurgen checks out great CDs of pop, folk, blues, bluegrass, R
& B and world music. In the Pop category, he has everything from Great
Big Sea to Ani DiFranco to Byrds alumnus Chris Hillman. In World music,
he spotlights Alison Kinnaird, Tarig Abubakar and others. And then
there's a category Jurgen just calls Weird...That's Jurgen's Hit List,
Sunday night at 8 (9 AT, 9:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
12. SUNDAY SHOWCASE:
This week on Sunday Showcase...a remarkable play by one of the best
playwrights in Canada - Tomson Highway. "Ernestine Shuswap Gets Her
Trout" is based on a real document called the Laurier Memorial. It was
a document given to Canadian Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier by the
Chiefs of the Shuswap, Okanagan and Thompson people in August of 1910.
The document reflects aboriginal concepts of land ownership, kinship
and basic hospitality. What makes this play exceptional is Tomson
Highway's ability to bring these principles to life through a day in
the lives of four 'ordinary' women; 100 years told in the course of an
evening. Part One of "Ernestine Shuswap Gets Her Trout", on Sunday
Showcase starting at 10 p.m. (11 AT, 11:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
13. JAZZBEAT:
Montreal-based saxophonist Joel Miller sounds like no one else: it's a
sound that has driven the midnight freeways and walked the strip-mall
boulevards of new-millennium suburbia, and lived to tell the tale! Hear
the Joel Miller Sextet, recorded at the Sasktel Saskatchewan Jazz
Festival last summer, this week in Hour One of Jazz Beat. In Hour
Two, trumpeter Enrico Rava is one of Italy's most beloved jazz players,
leads his post-bop Quintet, plus a special guest, recorded in concert
this summer in Montreal. That's Jazz Beat, with host Katie Malloch,
Sunday night at 11 (midnight AT, 12:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
--- RADIO TWO ---
14. CHORAL CONCERT:
Music for Advent this week on Choral Concert, including the Christmas
Vespers by Praetorius, sung by the Toronto Chamber Choir, Charpentier's
Midnight Mass, sung by the Aradia Ensemble, along with seasonal
delights by Saint-Saens, Pascha, Ramirez and Lindberg. That's Choral
Concert, with host Howard Dyck, Sunday morning after World Report at 8
(8:30 NT) on CBC Radio Two.
15. SYMPHONY HALL:
This Sunday on Symphony Hall... pianist Michael Massey and trumpeter
Ole Edvard Antonsen join the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra under the
direction of William Eddins, in a concert that includes Grieg's In
Autumn and his Symphonic Dances, Hummel's Trumpet Concerto and
Jolivet's Concertino for Trumpet and Piano. That's Symphony Hall, with
host Katherine Duncan, Sunday morning at 10 (10:30 NT) on CBC Radio
Two.
16. THE SINGER & THE SONG:
Join Catherine Belyea this Sunday for The Singer & the Song. She'll
have some great vocal gift suggestions; "wintersongs" and songs for
Christmas, performed by Meredith Hall and La Nef, Karina Gauvin and Les
Boreades, Wunderlich & Fischer-Dieskau, Karita Mattila, Solveig
Kringelborn and Russell Braun. That's The Singer & the Song, with host
Catherine Belyea, Sunday afternoon at 1 (1:30 NT) on CBC Radio Two.
17. ON STAGE: ***pre-empted by Jurgen's Hit List***
18. JURGEN'S HIT LIST ***pre-empts OnStage***Catch the Radio One show
at 8 pm (9 AT, 9:30 NT) for great CDs of pop, folk, blues, bluegrass, R
& B and world music***
Join DiscDrive host Jurgen Gothe this Sunday for Jurgen's Hit List, his
annual rundown of great CDs to buy for others - or perhaps yourself! On
the Radio Two show, he'll focus on classical and jazz. In the Classical
category, he'll be featuring CDs from Cecilia Bartoli, Leon Fleischer
and Renee Fleming, among others. The versatile Ms. Fleming also makes
an appearance on his Jazz list, along with Dave Young's homage to
Mingus, and - would you believe - Paul Anka? That's Jurgen's Hit List,
Sunday afternoon at 2 (2:30 NT) on CBC Radio Two
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19. THE WIRE:
Explore The Digital Democracy of Sound this week on The Wire. Sampling
and the internet have both had a dramatic influence on how we interact
with the music we love and on the new music we hear. Today, it's
sometimes easier to get a hold of your favourite track than it is to
get a cup of coffee. And sounds are sampled and mixed and matched,
ripped, burned, shared and traded on a scale that eclipses our wildest
dreams from even a decade ago. Is that good - - or bad? That's The
Wire, Sunday at 4:00 p.m. (4:30 NT) on CBC Radio Two.
20. ROOTS & WINGS:
This week on Roots and Wings, host Philly Markowitz has new releases
from Toronto's Donne Roberts, along with Diego Marulanda and Pacande.
Also, the Golden Voice of Mali, Selif Keita, in his best album yet.
That's on Roots and Wings, Sunday evening at 5 (5:30 NT) on CBC Radio
Two
21. PEARLS OF WISDOM:
This week on Pearls of Wisdom, host David Wisdom presents music of ice
and snow and the impending winter, as well as intimations of the
holiday season from Dean Martin, Gracie Fields, Holly Cole, Frank
Sinatra and Pearl Bailey. 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.
22. JAZZ BEAT:
Montreal-based saxophonist Joel Miller sounds like no one else: it's a
sound that has driven the midnight freeways and walked the strip-mall
boulevards of new-millennium suburbia, and lived to tell the tale! Hear
the Joel Miller Sextet, recorded at the Sasktel Saskatchewan Jazz
Festival last summer, this week in Hour One of Jazz Beat. In Hour
Two, trumpeter Enrico Rava is one of Italy's most beloved jazz players,
leads his post-bop Quintet, plus a special guest, recorded in concert
this summer in Montreal. 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.
23. TWO NEW HOURS:
This week, Two New Hours features music from the 2005 International
Rostrum of Composers, held this year in Vienna. Sandy Thacker of CBC
Winnipeg was the delegate for both CBC & Radio-Canada, and she joins
host Larry Lake to present a varied selection of the works, which were
submitted by public radio services from around the world. You'll hear
works by France's Luis Fernando Rizo-Salom, Luke Bedford (UK/Germany)
(selected work in the Young Composers' Category), Spain's Jesus Rueda,
Ireland's Benjamin Dwyer, Argentina's Juan Krymkiewicz and Norway's
Maja Ratjke.
That's Two New Hours, with host Larry Lake, Sunday night at 10 (11 AT,
11:30 NT) on CBC Radio Two.
-- TELEVISION-
24. MARKETPLACE/VENTURE:
Think your local supermarket is fairly clean? Think again. This week,
Marketplace uncovers a disturbing picture of what goes on behind the
Employees Only door. They follow along with health inspectors on
surprise inspections and examine hundreds of reports to uncover some
dirty facts - contaminated meat, rodent infestations, food kept at the
wrong temperature and no running water - to name a few. In small
stores and big chains, they find crucial health code violations. And
test the surfaces in supermarkets - just how clean ARE they? And on
Venture...something anyone who's ever worked in retail will relate to -
"Customers From Hell". Don't miss Marketplace and Venture, Sunday
starting at 7 p.m. on CBC Television.
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