HOTSHEET Wknd April 29 and April 30, 2006
victori...@cbc.ca
SATURDAY APRIL 29, 2006
. DYING FOR A JOB:
This week, CBC News has been presenting a special series called Dying
For a Job. It's a look at the history of death and injury in the
workplace in Canada. This CBC investigation has combined for the first
time in Canada databases from workplace safety boards all over the
country. Over a period of three years, CBC's Investigative team has
used Canada's Access to Information laws and ongoing negotiations with
workers' insurance boards for this exclusive examination of safety in
Canada's workplaces. All this week, CBC News will examine the workplace
threats to our minds and bodies, and what is being done to address
those concerns. Listen to The World This Weekend, World Report, The
House and your local current affairs programs for exclusive reports on
what's happening in the workplace and what's being done about it.
1. WORLD REPORT:
The CBC News special series Dying For a Job continues Saturday morning
on World Report. Alison Meyers asks why Canada is still promoting
asbestos abroad when people in this country continue to die or live out
death sentences due to their exposure? Hear her report on World Report,
Saturday morning at 7, 8 and 9 (half an hour later in NT) on CBC Radio
One and CBC Radio Two.
2. THE HOUSE:
This week on The House, as part of the CBC News special series Dying
For a Job, a look at the deadly legacy of asbestos: why people who
worked in the industry 20 or 25 years ago are now developing crippling
lung problems. And here's the worst news: the numbers haven't peaked
yet. Also, an in-depth look at the changing role of Canada's armed
forces. And on the eve of the federal budget - what will happen to the
environment portfolio? That's The House, with guest host Katherine
Canty, Saturday after World Report at 9 a.m. (9:30 NT) on CBC Radio
One.
3. GO:
Did Mike Bullard drive his teachers crazy? Does Bette MacDonald have
access to a bomb shelter? If a sculptor made a statue of Cathy Jones,
in what position would she like to be rendered? This week on Go, Brent
Bambury visits the Halifax Comedy Festival, and plays psychiatrist (and
quizmaster!) to three of Canada's best-loved comedians. Lots of
licentious candor and penetrating personal stories. Plus live music
from local harbour kitten Jill Barber. That's Go, Saturday at 10 a.m.
(10:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
4. CBC FESTIVAL OF FUNNY:
Life's Hurdles, the Get Over It show...this week on the CBC Festival of
Funny. A gathering of politically incorrect humour celebrating comics
who have turned adversity into hilarity. Among the featured performers
- Bubbles of the Trailer Park Boys. That's the CBC Festival of Funny,
Saturday morning at 11:30 (noon NT) on CBC Radio One.
5. QUIRKS AND QUARKS:
The Biological Legacy of Chernobyl...this week on Quirks & Quarks. It
was the world's worst nuclear disaster, and now, twenty years later,
the legacy of Chernobyl is still being assessed. Experts still can't
agree on the lasting impact of the accident that occurred on April 26,
1986. Some reports paint an optimistic picture of an ecosystem on the
rebound in Chernobyl, but a Canadian scientist who has studied the
situation for the past decade says it's much more complicated and
worrisome. He says that the effects on humans and animals have been
underestimated, and he uses his own studies on barn swallows to show
how long-term DNA mutations have lowered survival rates. Find out
more, on Quirks and Quarks, with host Bob McDonald, Saturday afternoon
after the noon news (12:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
6. DEFINITELY NOT THE OPERA:
This Saturday, DNTO explores what it means to be LOST - from
shipwrecked passengers on Gilligan's Island to losing your grip on
reality. DNTO listeners spill the beans on the most valuable thing
they've lost, and anglophile Greg Gransden gets lost in translation
competing in a French spelling bee. Also, find out why it's sometimes
GOOD to get lost. And indie hipsters Death Cab for Cutie perform live
in the DNTO studio. That's on Definitely Not the Opera Saturday after
the one p.m. news (1:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
7. TALKING BOOKS:
"Sex and the Seasoned Woman" this week on Talking Books. Ian Brown and
his guests tackle Gail Sheehy's book about being passionate late in
life. Talking Books, with Ian Brown, Saturday afternoon at 4:30 (5 NT)
on CBC Radio One.
9. THE WORLD THIS WEEKEND:
Saturday on The World This Weekend, CBC reporter David McKie continues
the CBC News special series Dying For a Job, with the story of David
Bland. He worked in the mental health field in British Columbia for
thirty years. Many of those who worked with Bland looked up to him as
a pioneer in mental health counselling. Bland was two years from
retirement when he was killed, allegedly by one of his former clients.
Saturday on The World This Weekend, David McKie tells Bland's story
through the words of former colleagues and a brother who speaks about
him publicly for the first time. 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 channel 137.
10. MADLY OFF IN ALL DIRECTIONS:***also heard Friday at 11 a.m. (11:30
NT) on CBC Radio One***
This week, Madly Off in All Directions comes to you from
Charlottetown's Confederation Centre for the Arts. Host Lorne Elliott
welcomes two up-and-coming comedy acts from the Island - Patrick
Ledwell and Sketch 22. That's Madly Off in All Directions, Saturday
evening at 6:30 (7:30 AT, 8 NT) on CBC Radio One.
11. RANDY BACHMAN'S VINYL TAP:
A subject near and dear to Randy Bachman's heart this week on Vinyl
Tap: the guitar.
Ever since it was first plugged in, in the 1940s, the electric guitar
has been a staple in the world of jazz and rock and roll. Guitar has
been the instrument of choice for singers and songwriters for much
longer than that. Guitar-like instruments have existed since ancient
times. The first written reference to a guitar is from the 14th
century. And Randy has so many guitars in his personal collection he
probably even has one of those...Well, maybe not, but he sure has a lot
of guitars and even more stories about guitars and guitar players that
he'll share this week on Vinyl Tap. Randy Bachman's Vinyl Tap, Saturday
evening at 7 p.m. (8 AT, 8:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
12. FUSE:
Carolyn Mark is the sassy country crooner who leads hootenannies all
across Canada. Tony Dekker is the gentle troubadour who records sweet
waltzing ballads as Great Lake Swimmers. Together on Fuse, the
combination of feisty and delicate is a sure case of opposites
attracting. That's Fuse, Saturday at 9 p.m. (6 p.m. AT, 6:30 NT) on CBC
Radio One.
13. A PROPOS:
Music that moves this week on A Propos, from France's Katherine and
Quebec's Steffie Shock (don't be fooled by the names--they're both male
vocalists!). Also, moving music from Montreal singer-songwriters Martha
Wainwright and Senaya, too. All that, and an "amazing, definitely
unforgettable, true story" told by host Jim Corcoran. Is it true--or
just urban legend? Listen in, decide, enjoy the musical ride...A
Propos, Saturday at 10:00 p.m. (10:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
14. SATURDAY NIGHT BLUES:
An in-studio interview and performance from a Canadian blues legend
this week in Hour One of Saturday Night Blues - Amos Garrett. In the
second hour, a concert featuring a band led by singer, songwriter and
drummer Doyle Bramhall. Doyle has been at the forefront of Texas blues
for decades. He formed bands with both Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan,
and penned many classic tracks on Stevie's albums. That's on Saturday
Night Blues, starting at 11 (11:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
-- RADIO TWO --
15. THE VINYL CAFE:
Head for the Vinyl Cafe this weekend. Host Stuart McLean courageously
opens up the phone lines and chats with listeners - answering
questions, sharing stories, and playing musical requests. It's
spontaneous, it's unpredictable - and it's fun! That's this week at
the Vinyl Cafe, Saturday morning at 10:00 (10:30 NT) on CBC Radio Two.
16. SOUND ADVICE:
This week on Sound Advice, Rick Phillips has the latest recordings from
three great tenors, including Canada's Ben Heppner. Also, a great new
set - at budget price - of orchestral works by Brahms. That's Sound
Advice, Saturday after the noon news (1 AT, 1:30 NT) on CBC Radio Two.
17. SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT THE OPERA: ***pls note early start***
Canada's Ben Heppner sings the title role this week, as the
Metropolitan Opera presents Wagner's Lohengrin. Also in the cast,
Karita Mattila, Luana DeVol, Richard Paul Fink, Eike Wilm Schulte and
René Pape. James Levine conducts. The knight Lohengrin offers his hand
in marriage to Elsa, provided she never asks his name or origin. But
Elsa cannot keep her promise, with dire results for all concerned.
That's Saturday Afternoon at the Opera, hosted by Howard Dyck, Saturday
at 1 pm (2:00 AT; 2:30 NT) on CBC Radio Two.
18. GLOBAL VILLAGE:
Music mightier than bombs or x-rays permeates the wall between Israelis
and Palestinians this week on Global Village. Also, thousands gather
for Santa Sara in the south of France, Afro-Reggae drums up hope in
Rio, and you get a chance to dance Flamenco Arabe in the Quiz. All that
and more on Global Village, with Jowi Taylor,
That's Global Village, Saturday evening at 6:30 p.m. (7:30 AT; 8:00 NT)
on CBC Radio Two.
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19. 2006 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS:
Plenty of hockey playoff action this Saturday on CBC Television. First,
the Detroit Red Wings host the Edmonton Oilers, starting at 3 p.m. ET.
In the evening, the Tampa Bay Lightning take on the Senators in Ottawa.
That game begins at 7 p.m. ET. And later, the Calgary Flames play host
to the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, starting at 10 p.m. ET, all on CBC
Television.
--- WEEKEND HOT SHEET, SUNDAY APRIL 30, 2006 ---
1. THE SUNDAY EDITION:
Scientist Paul Ewald has what he calls one dangerous idea. He's a
Professor of Evolutionary Biology at the University of Louisville in
Kentucky. Ewald believes that viruses cause everything - cancer, heart
disease, Alzheimer's disease. Which means that a cure for everything is
possible. But it also means we are going down the wrong road with
almost every bit of scientific research we do. And so it is a
dangerous idea because it would put everything from big pharmaceutical
companies to big research - out of business. Is he a kook? Not at all.
He is considered reasonable, smart and interesting. So why don't we
know more about Paul Ewald? Find out, on The Sunday Edition, right
after the 9 a.m. news (9:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
2. VINYL CAFE:
Head for the Vinyl Cafe this weekend. Host Stuart McLean courageously
opens up the phone lines and chats with listeners - answering
questions, sharing stories, and playing musical requests. It's
spontaneous, it's unpredictable - and it's fun! 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***
Worried you're a psychopath? Think your baby is the Buddha
reincarnated? Did you get your girlfriend's toe stuck in a bowling
ball? Or maybe you just need someone to talk to. This week on WireTap,
callers from across Quebec take advantage of Goldstein's insight into
matters of the heart. That's WireTap, with Jonathan Goldstein, Sunday
afternoon at 1:00 (1:30 NT, 4: PT) on CBC Radio One.
4. THE INSIDE TRACK:
The Inside Track checks into the plight of Canada's sports museums this
week A lack of money, space and exposure means few people may ever
learn the stories behind some of Canada's most treasured sports
artifacts. That's this week on The Inside Track, with Robin Brown,
Sunday afternoon at 1:30 (2:00 NT; 4:30 PT) on CBC Radio One.
5. TAPESTRY:
This week on Tapestry... Part One of The Bhagavad Gita: the Bhagavad
Gita is one of the world's oldest sacred texts. Revered by Hindus, and
inspiring thinkers from Gandhi to Thoreau, it's a meditation on how we
should live our lives: how and when to act; for what purpose; how to
"let go." At its heart, the Gita guides us to embrace our worldly
responsibilities as one of many paths to the Divine. Writer Piali Roy
traces the unfolding of the Gita in Hindu culture and beyond. That's on
Tapestry, Sunday afternoon right after the 2 p.m. news (2:30 NT, 4 MT,
3 PT) on CBC Radio One. (CONCLUDES NEXT SUNDAY)
6. WRITERS AND COMPANY:
Remembering Jane Jacobs, this week on Writers & Company. The inspiring
Canadian, variously known as "the guru of cities" - 'part analyst, part
activist, part prophet,' died earlier this week, just shy of her 90th
birthday. This conversation with Eleanor Wachtel aired originally in
October 2002. 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 ...honouring soldiers. First no flag at
half-mast ...then the media banned from the ceremony at the return of
soldiers killed in action. This week, many Canadians reacted with
anger. They accuse the government of insensitivity. The defence
minister says he's being sensitive ..but to the families of the
deceased. What do you think? How should Canada honour its dead
soldiers? Join host Rex Murphy, Sunday on Cross Country Checkup from 4
until 6 (EASTERN) on CBC Radio One.
8. THE WORLD THIS WEEKEND:
Sunday on The World This Weekend...What Have We Learned? The world has
just marked the anniversary of the worst atomic energy accident in
history at Chernobyl. But now, Ukraine is proposing the construction of
eleven new reactors. In Canada, Ontario seems poised to invest forty
billion dollars in nuclear energy. Sunday on The World This Weekend,
Derek Stoffel meets a woman who still lives near Chernobyl who thinks
the world has not examined the perilous downside of going nuclear. Hear
that report Sunday on The World This Weekend with Lorna Jackson, at 6
pm (7 AT; 7:30 NT) on both CBC Radio One and CBC Radio Two, and on
Sirius satellite 137.
9. SOUND ADVICE:
This week on Sound Advice, Rick Phillips has the latest recordings from
three great tenors, including Canada's Ben Heppner. Also, a great new
set - at budget price - of orchestral works by Brahms. That's Sound
Advice, Sunday at 6:30 (7:30 AT, 8:00 NT) on CBC Radio One.
10. ON STAGE:
Russians in Exile this week on OnStage. Moscow-born pianist Andrew
Burashko leads his ensemble in works by Russians abroad: Glinka,
Stravinsky, Prokofiev and Schnittke.
That's On Stage, with host Shelley Solmes, Sunday night at 8 (9 AT,
9:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
11. SUNDAY SHOWCASE:
"Where Is Here? The Drama of Immigration" continues this week on Sunday
Showcase with another dramatic double bill. "Say 'Ginger Ale'" by
Marcia Johnson follows Nadia, a young, successful woman who reluctantly
returns to Jamaica, the place she left as a child, when her grandmother
becomes ill. The trip is full of surprises and lessons - some sad, some
very happy. "The Gift" by Marty Chan is the story of a mother's
curious desperation to teach her daughter to make dumplings - a need
born out of her experiences back in China during Mao's Great Cultural
Revolution. That's on Sunday Showcase starting at 10 p.m. (11 AT, 11:30
NT) on CBC Radio One.
12. JAZZBEAT:
The Vancouver Ensemble of Jazz Improvisation, or VEJI, may be Canada's
most exuberant, hard-driving and zestful big band ever, and that's just
the way leader Hugh Fraser wants it! Hear a stellar live performance
this week in Hour One of Jazz Beat. Bassist Dave Holland struts his
stuff in Hour Two, with a well-chosen ensemble and original tunes!
That's Jazz Beat, with host Katie Malloch, Sunday night at 11
(midnight AT, 12:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
--- RADIO TWO ---
13. CHORAL CONCERT:
More from the CBC Choral Competition this Sunday, as Choral Concert
presents the second of two concerts featuring semi-finalists from this
year's Competition. 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:
Oboist James Mason joins the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra this
Sunday on Symphony Hall. The program includes music by Estacio, Mozart,
Beethoven and Brahms. That's Symphony Hall, with host Katherine Duncan,
Sunday morning at 10 (10:30 NT) on CBC Radio Two.
15. THE SINGER & THE SONG:
Gypsy Songs from Central Europe this week on The Singer and The Song -
everything from Dvorak's 'Songs My Mother Taught Me' to some wild
studio sessions recorded in Budapest with the group known as 'Ando
Drom'--'On the Road', featuring the amazing voice of Mitsou. That's The
Singer & the Song, with host Catherine Belyea, Sunday afternoon at 1
(1:30 NT) on CBC Radio Two.
16. ON STAGE:
Russians in Exile this week on OnStage. Moscow-born pianist Andrew
Burashko leads his ensemble in works by Russians abroad: Glinka,
Stravinsky, Prokofiev and Schnittke.
That's On Stage, with host Shelley Solmes, Sunday afternoon at 2 (2:30
NT) on CBC Radio Two.
17. SKYLARKING:
Feeling blue, André Alexis dreams of America this week on Skylarking,
Sunday at 4:00 p.m. (4:30 NT) on CBC Radio Two.
18. ROOTS & WINGS:
This week on Roots and Wings, host Philly Markowitz has music from the
godmother of Algerian rai, Cheikha Rimmitti, who's in her 80s and still
rocking. Also, a new take on classic South African a capella music from
the Cool Crooners. 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 has a lively mix,
which includes music from Mauritius, Maui and Mars, plus versions of
masterworks by Canadian master songwriters, and two of the most
enjoyably bad records ever conceived and realized. 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:
The Vancouver Ensemble of Jazz Improvisation, or VEJI, may be Canada's
most exuberant, hard-driving and zestful big band ever, and that's just
the way leader Hugh Fraser wants it! Hear a stellar live performance
this week in Hour One of Jazz Beat. Bassist Dave Holland struts his
stuff in Hour Two, with a well-chosen ensemble and original tunes!
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:
Performances from the Toronto Symphony Orchestra's New Creations
Festival this week on Two New Hours. You'll hear the world premiere of
a work commissioned by the TSO from Jacques Hétu called Variations
concertantes, Op. 74, plus the Canadian premiere of Melinda Wagner's
Extremity of Sky and Chen Yi's Percussion Concerto, featuring the TSO
with percussion soloist Evelyn Glennie. Also, John Weinzweig's Rhapsody
for Orchestra, a 1941 work revised just a couple of years ago. 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. 2006 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS:
The Carolina Hurricanes take on the Montreal Canadiens this Sunday in
Game Five of the Conference Quarter Final series. Catch all the action
live, starting at 7:30 p.m. ET on CBC Television.
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