HOTSHEET FOR SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2009 and SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2009
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Saturday, November 14, 2009
-- RADIO ONE --
1. White Coat, Black Art:
This week on White Coat, Black Art…most people can say there's at
least one task at work they find distasteful or uncomfortable. But
what if they faced the possibility of moral distress on the job EVERY
DAY? Many would believe they know the ethical thing to do…but for
many reasons, couldn't make it happen. That's the reality for many
health care workers. And it's often shocking for young nurses when
they first come into the system…like Robert McGivett, a third-year
nursing student at Vancouver Island University. On today's program,
he'll join host Dr. Brian Goldman to talk about how ethical dilemmas
affect him professionally and personally.
Exploring moral distress among health care workers on White Coat,
Black Art...Saturday at 10:00 a.m. (10:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
2. GO!:
Saturday on GO!…host Brent Bambury finds out what happens when 2,000
empty water bottles mix with six wild engineering students. Does it
turn into an all-night landfill party? Or maybe it becomes a giant
hollow plastic frat house? Join GO! this weekend to find out! Also
on the program…musical guest Grand Analog uncorks his magical blend of
rap, dub and soul.
That's 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, it's CSI: Mesopotamia. The royal tombs
of Ur - capital of ancient Mesopotamia - were first excavated in the
1920s in what's now Iraq. The tombs were 45-hundred years old at the
time…and were filled with many skeletal remains. Archaeologists
believed that it was a case of extreme royal devotion…where commoners
went willingly into the afterlife with their king or queen. Saturday's
program finds out how forensic scientists have uncovered startling new
evidence about this ancient burial place …and discovers why their
findings suggest that those royal subjects may have not died so
willingly after all.
Decoding a gruesome mystery that would shock even agent Gil Grissom…on
Quirks & Quarks, with host Bob McDonald… Saturday at 12noon (12:30 NT)
on CBC Radio One.
4. THE DEBATERS:
It's a surname showdown this Saturday on The Debaters! Patriarchal
pontificator Sean Lecomber tries to coerce Vancouver funny lady Erica
Sigurdson into admitting that when it comes to mom, dad and the kids,
there should only be one last name -- the sir's! Later on this double
bill of facts and funny…Atomic Improv's Mark Meer and Donovan Wurkun
make like rock 'em sock 'em rhetorical robots…in a debate over the
merits of intelligent machines and whether society should fear their
rise.
The radio may not be an intelligent machine but it will certainly seem
smarter if it's tuned to The Debaters…Saturday at 1:00 p.m. (1:30 NT)
on CBC Radio One.
5. WIRETAP:
This week on WireTap…it's a battle over bald. Gregor mocks Jonathan
about the shape of his newly-shaved head. So, Jonathan enlists revenge
rapper Rap Master Maurice to finally put Gregor in his place. Also on
the show…a short story from David Eagleman's book 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, Saturday Afternoon at the Opera takes listeners to a
time in the late 18th century when fashionable and sensitive young men
took to wearing blue frock coats, yellow waistcoats and leather
breeches. Their Romantic dispositions are represented in the lovelorn
central character of The Sorrows of Young Werther, as created by
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
Passionate young poet Werther cannot let go of his feelings for
Charlotte, who is betrothed to another man in this heartbreaking tale…
set amidst Christmas celebrations.
Tenor Rolando Villazon and soprano Susan Graham headline the cast in
this l'Opéra nationale de Paris performance from the Opéra Bastille,
directed by Kent Nagano.
The tragedy and turmoil are abound in The Sorrows of Young Werther…on
Saturday Afternoon at the Opera, with host Bill Richardson. Saturday
at 1:00 p.m. (2 AT, 2:30 NT) on CBC Radio 2.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
-- RADIO ONE --
1. The Sunday Edition:
Twenty years ago, the wall came tumbling down and dictatorships were
dumped. All over eastern Europe…the post-communist era was declared in
a historical heartbeat. This week, The Sunday Edition looks at the
former East Bloc's "generation next". From Hungary and Romania to
Ukraine and Czech Republic…the program hears stories and voices of the
first post-Soviet generation.
Young minds, young bodies, young souls of post-communist Europe…this
week on The Sunday Edition with host Michael Enright. That's on
Sunday at 9:00 a.m. (9:30 NT)…on CBC Radio One.
2. SPARK:
This week's Spark is for anyone who's ever filled out a form online
only to be confronted with a bunch of squiggly, out-of-focus letters
the need to be deciphered before continuing. It's an annoying part of
the Internet world that leave many people frustrated. Those squiggly
letters are called a CAPTCHA -- Completely Automated Public Turing
test to tell Computers and Humans Apart - and they're typed hundreds
of millions of times each day. On Sunday's program, host Nora Young
talks to the inventor of CAPTCHAs, Luis von Ahn...and finds out how
his technology is helping to digitize books.
Debunking the CAPTCHA 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..." **
Sunday on Cross Country Checkup ...is the monarchy still relevant in
Canada?
The Canadian tour of Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
proved to be a shadow of previous royal visits - which used to bring
out thousands of adoring subjects. And recent polls across the country
point to low popularity of the monarchy in general. This week, host
Rex Murphy wants to know whether listeners think it's time to retire
the reign of the House of Windsor in Canada.
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 on C'est la vie, host Bernard St-Laurent meets a brilliant
and passionate physician and medical researcher. Dr. Bernard Brais is
a neurologist, a geneticist, AND a medical historian. He's using all
of those skills to hunt down and diagnose rare genetic disorders
around Quebec. Sunday's program finds out how and why he's dedicating
his career to advancing knowledge of a part of Canada's genetic
heritage.
Discovering how Dr. Brais's work is giving new hope to patients…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:
George Stroumboulopoulos amps up your Sunday night, this week on The
Strombo Show. From spinning the known and popular to discovering the
unexplored and new….Strombo delivers FOUR hours of commercial-free
music - and a fascinating line-up of guests.
It's an evening of great music and intriguing conversation on The
Strombo Show, with host George Stroumboulopoulos…Sunday at 8:00 p.m.
(8:30 NT) on CBC Radio 2.