R. Australia Highlights #250. 7-9 April 2001
John A. Figliozzi
Edition 250
APRIL 7-9, 2001
A Note to Readers: Believe it or not, this is the 250th edition of this
thrice weekly bulletin. I thought this an appropriate time to refine the
presentation to include the complete program schedule augmented by
description and detail where available. Comments from readers comparing
this format with the one previously used are welcome.
Days and times are in UTC. An * indicates that a program in produced by
Radio Australia. All others are produced by Radio National or by other
ABC Radio networks as indicated. Further information about these
programs, as well as transcripts and on-demand audio files of particular
programs, and a wealth of supporting information can be obtained from
<http://www.abc.net.au>. Additional information and a key to
abbreviations and symbols used appear at the bottom of the page.
Grandstand <http://abc.net.au/grandstand/>
Radio Australia also relays the domestic weekend live sport program
"Grandstand" every Saturday and Sunday from 0200-0800 on 21725, 17580,
12080 and 9660 kHz. only. Major Australian, Asian, Pacific and
international events are covered, some live and extensively. At this
time of year, the Australian rules football ("AFL") and rugby ("NRL")
seasons are in full swing. Additionally this year, "AFL" matches are
streamed over the Internet by the ABC. Consult
<http://abc.net.au/afl/default.htm> for details.
Saturday
(RA or ABC News every hour on the hour)
0005 Feedback*
0030 On the Record* - # 5 ‘A Question of Influence’. The abolition of
media controls does not in itself produce the positive pre-requisites
for democracy. The removal of state controls has sometimes exposed a
lack of ethical restraints in national media. The media continue to be
used as vehicles of political patronage. In a culture of gift-giving the
acceptance of bribes by journalists is a difficult practice to stamp
out. And journalism can be a risky business especially for investigative
reporters working in local language media outside of the capital cities.
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0105 Asia-Pacific* [%; T]
0130 Arts Talk - "Impressionism Down Under". With two blockbuster
exhibitions of French art currently in Australia, host Julie Copeland
explores Impressionism and the beginnings of modern art with art
historian Joachim Pissarro, great-grandson of the daddy of French
Impressionism, Camille Pissarro. [%]
0205 Ockham's Razor - "Dr Barbara Briggs". The maintenance and
restoration of native vegetation is commonplace today but in the early
1930s drifting sand in and around the NSW town of Broken Hill was
already causing grave concern. Dr Barbara Briggs, from Sydney's Royal
Botanic Gardens, tells of the pioneering efforts to transform this vast
expanse of sand.
0230 Earthbeat - "Global Greens". We hear from members of Green
parties from Japan, Europe, South America and New Zealand about what it
means to be green in their part of the
world. These countries will be taking part in the Global Greens
Conference in Canberra this Easter.
0305 Rural Reporter - <http://abc.net.au/rural/reporter/> for
details. [%]
0332 On the Record* (refer to 0030)
0405 Pacific Focus-Environment*
0430 Jazz Notes*
0505 Pacific Focus-Sports
0530 Lingua Franca (refer to #249)
0545 Short Story
0605 Feedback*
0630 Oz Sounds*
0705 Asia Pacific* [%; T]
0730 In Conversation-Rural -
<http://www.abc.net.au/rural/conversation/default.htm> for details. [%]
0810 Grandstand Wrap
0830 Earthbeat (refer to 0230)
0905 The Science Show - "Surrogate Wallabies". We report from
Adelaide Zoo where yellow-footed rock wallabies are being used as
surrogate mothers for other endangered wallabies.
0955 Business Weekend*
1005 Pacific Review*
1030 In Conversation-Science - "Basil Hetzel". Basil Hetzel's
renowned efforts to tackle goitre and 'cretinism' has benefited one to
two billion people. He talks to Robyn Williams about his lifetime's
quest and a recent award.
1105 Asia Pacific*
1130 Fine Music Australia (from ABC Classic FM)
1205 The Spirit of Things - "Coffee, Sex and Other Addictions". In
the days when coffee was considered an unholy stimulant, zealous
Protestants thought that sexually aroused women who were unsatisfied by
their husbands suffered from hysteria and should be treated - with
vibrators! A rush on one of the first domestic electrical items was on.
Ian Bersten, author of 'Coffee, Sex and Health', speaks with Rachael
Kohn.
1305 The Science Show (refer to 0905)
1355 On This Day
1405 New Dimensions - "Metamorphosis". The quest for meaning lies at
the root of all of our ambitions, desires and dreams. Bookstores
everywhere are full of self-help material on spiritual practices,
psychological techniques and therapies, all pointing to the deepening of
consciousness and the quest for fulfilment in life. For more than three
decades, Ralph Metzner has been a pioneer in the continuing
consciousness revolution. The only way to change consciousness is to
change your own consciousness, according to Metzner. Then, by example,
it will carry over to other people. It is not selfish to focus on our
own depths of mind, body, and soul, because keeping in touch with who we
really are is the only way we can keep doing what we’re here to do.
(internationally syndicated.)
1505 Melisma
1555 Business Weekend*
1605 Melisma (continued)
1705 The Spirit of Things (refer to 1205)
1755 On This Day
1805 Open Learning
1905 Earthbeat (refer to 0230)
1930 Lingua Franca (refer to #249)
1945 Short Story
2005 Australia All Over
2105 Australia All Over (continued)
2145 Asia Sunday*
2205 Correspondents' Report
2230 On the Record* (refer to 0030)
2305 Ockham's Razor (refer to 0205)
2330 Innovations* - <http://www.abc.net.au/ra/innovations/> for
updates.
Sunday
(RA Or ABC News every hour on the hour)
0005 The Europeans - "The Former Yugoslavia Now". Is the arrest of
Slobodan Milosevic, by his own country's forces, an indication that
Yugoslavia is prepared to reconceive its image of itself and to create a
relationship of co-operation with the western powers that it has
demonised for so long? Maria Zjilstra reports.
0105 Correspondents' Report
0130 Oz Sounds*
0205 Margaret Throsby (from ABC Classic FM)
0305 Feedback*
0330 Ockham's Razor (refer to 0205 Sat.)
0405 Pacific Focus-Arts
0430 Arts Talk (refer to 0130 Sat.)
0505 Pacific Focus-Business*
0530 Fine Music Australia
0605 The Europeans (refer to 0005)
0705 Correspondents' Report
0730 In Conversation-Science (refer to 1030 Sat.)
0810 Grandstand Wrap
0830 Innovations* (refer to 2330 Sat.)
0905 The National Interest
1005 Lingua Franca (refer to #249)
1020 Short Story
1030 Rural Reporter (refer to 0305 Sat.)
1105 Correspondents' Report
1130 In Conversation-Rural (refer to 0730 Sat.)
1205 Country Club
1305 Country Club (continued)
1405 Books and Writing - "What Is Consciousness?" Can we ever really
know what another person is thinking? What is consciousness? Will it be
science or art that manages to fathom these difficult questions? These
concerns form the heart of the latest novel called 'Thinks' from
English author, academic and satirist par excellence, David Lodge. [%]
1505 Encounter - "Bad Girls Do The Best Sheets". In 1950's Australia,
it was commonly known that 'bad girls did the best sheets'. The phrase
referred to the inmates who worked in the commercial convent laundries,
operated by the Catholic order, The Sisters of the Good Shepherd. From
the late 19th century, through until the 1970s, the Sisters 'took in'
girls who had been deemed wayward, homeless, deviant, or 'at risk of
moral danger'. Some girls came to the good shepherd homes through the
courts, others were placed 'voluntarily' by family, or the local priest.
And, just like the orphanages run by charitable institutions in
Australia, these 'reform schools' were overcrowded and underfunded,
relying on income generated from the laundries. Today many of the women,
some of whom spent up to six years in the Good Shepherd Homes, have
begun questioning the reasons for their placement - and the years of
unpaid labour that they endured in the convent laundries. In this
feature we hear their stories, and explore the complex relationship
between church and state in post war Australia, in the provision of care
for young people.
1555 On This Day
1605 The National Interest
1705 New Dimensions (refer to 1405 Sat.)
1810 Pacific Beat*
1910 Pacific Beat*
1929 Sport*
1937 Pacific Beat*
2010 Pacific Beat*
2029 Sport*
2037 Pacific Beat*
2106 AM [%; T]
2130 On the Record (refer to 0030 Sat.)
2210 AM [%; T]
2240 Australian Music Show (from ABC Triple J)
2310 Asia Pacific* [%; T]
2330 Earthbeat (refer to 0230 Sat.)
Monday
0010 Awaye! - "Telling Stories". Nancia Guivarra takes us to New
York, to an international meeting of Indigenous media. In the world's
most famous city, Aboriginal people from remote parts of the globe share
histories, cultures and hopes for the future: tall tales and true. [%]
0110 Asia Pacific* [%; T]
0130 Health Report - "Stem Cells". Stem cells - those cells which can
grow into liver, or heart, or brain, or in fact any tissue you like, are
under the microscope when we try to separate
the hype from the reality, especially in Parkinson's Disease. [%]
How to Listen to Radio Australia----
Via shortwave:
Best noted in eastern North America -
2100 - 0100 UTC: 21740 (usually reliable)
0100 - 0200 UTC: 17750 [17580 also noted] (intermittent)
0200 - 0900 UTC: 15515 (usually reliable) [17580 and 17750 also noted
(intermittent)]
0900 - 1100 UTC: 13605 [11880 also noted] (both usually reliable)
1100 - fade out: 9580 (reliable) [11650 also noted (usually
reliable)]
Best in UK as reported in Shortwave Magazine (further reports from
readers in the UK/Europe welcomed):
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1100 - 1400 UTC: 21820
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(Complete worldwide schedule from <http://www.abc.net.au/ra>.)
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Via World Radio Network:
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Symbols Used:
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file via the Internet. T
indicates that a printed transcript of the program is available via the
RA or via an ABC domestic network Internet site. Consult
<http://www.abc.net.au/streaming/audiovideo.htm>.
Next bulletin available by 0200 Monday, 9 April. Good listening!
--
John A. Figliozzi
Volunteer Publicist, Radio Australia