HOTSHEET Wednesday August 5
Victoria Wilcox
-- RADIO ONE --
1. THIS MORNING:
Coming up later on This Morning...back at the Dead Dog Cafe,
Tom tries to get the Cafe computer working with a little
help from an expert. That's on This Morning, 9:12 to noon,
(9:42 to 12:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
2. RICHARDSON'S ROUNDUP:
Today on the Roundup...Born in a tiny Welsh mining town,
Richard Burton rose to become an international star of the
old school. He took London's West End by storm as the
youngest actor ever to play Hamlet, and he took Hollywood by
storm as the tragic King Arthur of Camelot. In a rare
interview from the CBC archives, Richard Burton reflects on
Oxford, Hollywood, rugby, and how Katherine Hepburn
commanded him to play the Dane. Hear Richard Burton in
conversation on Richardson's Roundup this afternoon at 2:06
(2:36 NT) on CBC Radio One.
3. AS IT HAPPENS:
Tonight on As It Happens...when is a film not a film? A
couple of independent film-makers may find out when their
latest production hits the screen. "The Last Broadcast" is
the first theatrical release of a fully digital feature
using satellite technology. The new technology is much
cheaper than actual film - meaning that budding directors
can spend less time raising cash and more time making
movies. Find out more tonight on As It Happens, with Mary
Lou Finlay and Lorna Jackson at 6:30 (7:00 NT) on CBC Radio
One.
5. TAPESTRY:
This week on Tapestry...Time and The Soul. Journalist Stevie
Cameron says she would rather talk about her sex life than
her faith. That's because a spiritual journey can feel more
private than what goes on in the bedroom. Hear Stevie
Cameron talk about her relationship with faith. That's on
Tapestry, with host Judy Maddren, tonight at 8:05 (8:35 NT)
on CBC Radio One.
5. IDEAS:
Tonight on Ideas...After Checkmate, What? In the year that
marked the birth of HAL, the rogue computer of "2001: A
Space Odyssey," Deep Blue, a chess-playing computer,
defeated the reigning human chess champion. Peter Kavanagh
asks if our greatest hopes and worst nightmares about
computers have come to pass. That's After Checkmate, What?
tonight on Ideas at 9:05 (9:35 NT) on CBC Radio One.
6. THE ARTS TODAY:
On The Arts Today, the Summer Edition, Eleanor Wachtel hosts
a discussion of the work of Michel Tremblay and Michel Marc
Bouchard...Quebec's leading playwrights. The Arts Today
begins right after the 10 pm news (10:30 NT) on CBC Radio
One.
7. BETWEEN THE COVERS:
Today on Between the Covers...more from Rohinton Mistry's
"Such a Long Journey." Gustad Noble is a bank clerk trying
to raise his family in the turbulent India of the early
seventies. Now, he's caught up in political intrigue,
laundering money for a secret arm of the Indian government.
That's "Such a Long Journey" on Between the Covers, in Hour
One of Richardson's Roundup, which begins at 2:06 (2:36 NT)
and later tonight at 10:43 (11:13 NT) on CBC Radio One.
-- RADIO TWO --
8. TAKE FIVE:
Take Five with Shelagh Rogers today for a concert by the
Quebec Symphony Orchestra, with guest violinist James Ehnes,
under the direction of Grant Llewellyn. The program includes
works by William Mathias, Bruch and Dvorak. That's today on
Take Five with Shelagh Rogers at 10:06 (10:36 NT) on CBC
Radio Two.
9. THE ARTS TODAY:
On The Arts Today, the Summer Edition, Eleanor Wachtel hosts
a discussion of the work of Michel Tremblay and Michel Marc
Bouchard...Quebec's leading playwrights. The Arts Today
begins right after the noon news (12:30 NT) on CBC Radio
Two.
10. DISCDRIVE:
Today on DiscDrive, join host Jurgen Gothe spotlights
Canadian pianist Frances Gray's new CD "Poems for Piano."
It features the piano works of five composers all of whom
used word "Poem" in the title of a work. That's in the final
half-hour of DiscDrive, with host Jurgen Gothe. DiscDrive
begins at 3:06 (3:36 NT) on CBC Radio Two.
11. RADIO TWO IN PERFORMANCE:
This evening on Radio Two in Performance...The Vancouver
Chamber Music Festival from Crofton House School. Tonight,
chamber works by Haydn, Ravel and Schumann. That's this
evening on Radio Two in Performance, with guest host Peter
Togni, starting at 7:00 p.m. (7:30 NT) on CBC Radio Two.
--TELEVISION--
12. LIFE & TIMES:
What turns a mild-mannered geneticist into a full-time
crusader, a man who is literally fighting to save the
planet? Find out tonight, as Life and Times profiles David
Suzuki, host of The Nature of Things. Suzuki's concern
about the environment built slowly, over many years of
scientific learning. Now, he's an educator, broadcaster and
activist, working to make people around the world aware of
the dangers facing their world. That's David Suzuki, on
Life and Times, tonight at 8:00 p.m. on CBC Television.
--NEWSWORLD--
13. PAMELA WALLIN:
Tonight on Pamela Wallin...The Fare for Our Welfare.
Renowned economist and former NDP MLA in Saskatchewan John
Richards has some radical new thinking on "Retooling the
Welfare State. He says we need some "tough love" now that
we're beyond what most of us are willing to pay. What's to
be done to the social safety net? That's on Pamela Wallin
tonight at 10:00 (EASTERN) on CBC Newsworld.
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