HOTSHEET FOR SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2009 and SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009
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GREAT CANADIAN SONG QUEST
Join CBC Radio 2 Drive host Rich Terfry on Monday [November 23] as he
unveils the 13 songs written and recorded for the Great Canadian Song
Quest. After weeks of nominating and voting…the chosen artists began
their quest to write and record a song reflecting locations chosen by
Canadians.
Starting at 3:30 pm (4 NT), Rich will work across the country talking
to the singer-songwriters about their experiences… and revealing their
compositions - from Tofino, British Columbia to Gros Morne National
Park, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Hear the final 13 Great Canadian Song Quest songs…Monday on CBC Radio
2 Drive.
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Saturday, November 21, 2009
-- RADIO ONE --
1. WHITE COAT, BLACK ART:
This week on White Coat, Black Art… everyone gets embarrassed by
something - sometime. But when it comes to health, do people easily
drum up the courage to confess their shameful or mortifying
conditions? Or does the prospect of an awkward appointment stop them
from getting help? Host Dr. Brian Goldman talks to psychiatrist Sue
Abbey and family doctor Sheila Wijayasinghe about what they notice
patients frequently hold back from them.
Examining the unmentionables…on White Coat, Black Art with Dr. Brian
Goldman...Saturday at 10:00 a.m. (10:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
2. GO!:
Ever wonder how GO! host Brent Bambury comes up with fresh ideas for
the show? He turns to his artistic inspiration of course - The Wheel
of GO! So this week, he'll spin away and let fate be his guide
through the program. Then, Kate Rogers Band delivers a special set of
the indie-folk sounds.
It's random radio at its finest…on GO! with host Brent Bambury…
Saturday at 10:30 a.m. (11 NT) on CBC Radio One.
3. QUIRKS & QUARKS:
This week on Quirks & Quarks…a look at the upcoming UN Climate Change
Conference, scheduled for early December in Copenhagen, Denmark. As
the enviro-summit approaches…it's looking less and less likely that
the participants will reach a new international accord to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions. And the recent meeting between the
presidents of the United States and China didn't bring that agreement
any closer. Dr. Tim Flannery - one of the world's leading climate
specialists - will join the program to explain why the consequences of
failure in the Danish capital would be disastrous for the world.
It's a countdown to Copenhagen…on Quirks & Quarks, with host Bob
McDonald… Saturday at 12noon (12:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
4. THE DEBATERS:
Saturday on The Debaters…it's a face-off over child consumerism.
Despite the financial downturn, youngsters across the country are
doing their part to improve the economy. They pester their parents to
buy all sorts of toys…and who's to blame for this annoying behaviour?
Oh, the advertisers of course! This week, funny gal Jennifer Robertson
does her best to sell writer/comedian George Westerholm on the concept
that marketing to kids is just plain wrong. Later on this shopping-
themed double bill, comic Steve Levine and "That Canadian Guy" Glen
Foster go toe-to-toe on whether the environmentally unfriendly plastic
bag takes the prize for the worst invention of all time.
Shopping has become a lot more complicated… so why not take a break
from stimulating the economy to tune into The Debaters…Saturday at
1:00 p.m. (1:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
5. WIRETAP:
This week, WireTap finds out if robots are the future. Howard
launches "Johnny 2.0"…an audio android that can stand in for Jonathan
when he goes on vacation. Then it's another a short story from David
Eagleman's book of speculative fiction, Sum: Forty Tales from the
Afterlives.
That's on WireTap…Saturday at 1:30 p.m. (2 NT) on CBC Radio One.
-- Radio 2 --
6. SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT THE OPERA:
This weekend on Saturday Afternoon at the Opera…guest host Paolo
Pietropaolo explores the romantic entanglements in William
Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Fairy queen Tytania falls
for the braying Nick Bottom as devised by her husband Oberon in this
popular tale of love and jests. Celebrated British composer is one
of many who've paid tribute to the Bard…and Saturday's presentation of
his operatic setting presents new music for the characters and spells
with which Shakespeare charmed audiences. It's a fantastic and
successful staging by Canadian director Robert Carsen, which was
performed in Milan earlier this year. Conducted by Sir Andrew Davis…
the production also features an international cast. American
countertenor David Daniels plays the scheming Fairy King, Oberon and
British soprano Rosemary Joshua is Tytania.
A special performance of William Shakespeare's romantic comedy A
Midsummer Night's Dream…on Saturday Afternoon at the Opera, with guest
host Paolo Pietropaolo. Saturday at 1:00 p.m. (2 AT, 2:30 NT) on CBC
Radio 2.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
-- RADIO ONE --
1. THE SUNDAY EDITION:
This week on The Sunday Edition with guest host Kevin
Sylvester….remembering "the pie ladies" of Chatham, Ontario. These
four elderly women had been best friends for as long as any of them
could remember. But that all ended two years ago this month…when they
lost their lives driving home from a church supper. A drunk driver
slammed head on into their car - and broke the heart of a community.
Documentary producer Alisa Siegel brings listeners the story of "The
Pie Ladies of Chatham"…on The Sunday Edition with guest host Kevin
Sylvester. That's on Sunday at 9:00 a.m. (9:30 NT)…on CBC Radio One.
2. SPARK:
This week, Spark finds out why the answer to all your computer woes
might be "a lovely lady who was bringing up three very lovely girls."
Host Nora Young explores a new computer help service designed for
"older adults" called Floh Club. And as she'll discover…the founder
is none other than Florence Henderson…star of The Brady Bunch.
A look at technical support for seniors - and the brainchild of a
legendary TV mom - on Spark…Sunday at 1:00 p.m. (1:30 NT) on CBC Radio
One.
3. CROSS COUNTRY CHECKUP: ** NOTE: please change time to suit your
time zone...Network shows say "Sunday afternoon..." **
On Sunday, Cross Country Checkup takes on the homework debate.
Now here's your assignment for the weekend: Listen to Cross Country
Checkup, Sunday on whether homework is a good thing. Then form an
opinion, build your arguments and call in. Oh, ...and this counts.
Join the conversation on Cross Country Checkup…Sunday at 4:00 p.m.
EASTERN on CBC Radio One.
4. C'EST LA VIE:
This week, C'est la vie looks back at a time when the beluga whale of
the St-Lawrence was the poster child of Quebec's environmental
movement. During the 1980s, scientists found the little white whale
to be the most polluted mammal on the Earth. But what's happened to
the beluga since? And does anyone still care? Pierre Béland…the
biologist who examined the first beluga that was found washed up on
the shores of the river…will be on the program to talk about the past,
present and future of these threatened animals.
That's on C'est la vie with Bernard St-Laurent, Sunday evening at 6:30
p.m. (7:30 AT, 8 NT) on CBC Radio One.
-- Radio 2 --
5. THE STROMBO SHOW:
This week on The Strombo Show, host George Stroumboulopoulos gets
behind the mic for FOUR hours of commercial-free music and
conversation. From a weekly tribute to Tom Waits…to a solid line-up
of guests - including fellow Radio 2 hosts Rich Terfry and Bob
Mackowycz - to songs that wind down the weekend. Your Sunday nights
will never be the same…it's The Strombo Show, with host George
Stroumboulopoulos. Sunday at 8:00 p.m. (8:30 NT) on CBC Radio 2.