RA Previews #498. 13-17 Jan. '03
John A. Figliozzi
Edition 498
Jan. 13-17, 2003
Days and times are in UTC. An * indicates that a program is 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.
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PROGRAM NOTE: RA is running its summer schedule which continues through
most of January. Several programs go on hiatus, returning at staggered
times over the next month, and are replaced in the interim by special
programming. These programs are noted in the schedule with a ^ preceding
the time of broadcast. The regular programs that remain on the schedule
typically broadcast their best editions from the past year.
LIVE INTERNATIONAL CRICKET ON RA:
Mon.: England v Sri Lanka at the Sydney Cricket Ground
0310 - 0730 UT on 17580 kHz.
0730 - 1300 UT on 11650 kHz.
Weekdays
(RA or ABC News every hour on the hour)
0010 -
Tue.: THE SCIENCE SHOW - "Can the Great Barrier Reef
Survive?" A forum of international and Australian reef experts have
demanded a drastic cut to fishing on the Great Barrier Reef. Here, they
outline the severe effects of global warming and the speed of climate
change. The forum, held in Townsville, was attended by scientists from
the many marine institutions in the region. Their collective concern is
intense. [%]
Wed.: THE NATIONAL INTEREST - Informed analysis on the news
of the week with Terry Lane. This week, an interview with Senator Marise
Payne, who chairs the Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation
Committee that examined the federal government's anti-terrorism bill.
She discusses her life in the Liberal Party and in federal parliament.
[T;%]
Thu.: BACKGROUND BRIEFING - Radio National's agenda-setting,
current affairs radio documentary program. This week: ""Why Societies
Collapse" by Professor Jared Diamond. An examination of the factors that
have caused some civilizations to collapse and others to prosper.
Communities can commit "a self-inflicted ecological suicide", but
factors such as trade and the rate of infant mortality are also
involved. [T;%]
Fri. - HINDSIGHT - (refer to 1605 Thu.)
0110 -
ASIA PACIFIC - the latest news, including in depth coverage
of major events in corporate and financial circles in the Asia Pacific.
[T;%]
0130 -
Mon.: HEALTH REPORT - "Matters of the Heart", part 1 of 3.
"Matters of the Heart" is a three-part BBC series. Part one looks at
prevention of heart disease, the myths and
facts surrounding self-help approaches to avoiding heart disease and
heart failure. [%]
Tue.: LAW REPORT - "Street Prostitution: Part 2". In the
second of our 2-part series on street prostitution in and around
Sydney's Kings Cross, The Law Report talks to a range of stakeholders to
gain a broad perspective on a difficult and often intractable issue.
[T;%]
Wed.: RELIGION REPORT - "Ungracious Pastors". Stephen
Crittenden spoke with psychotherapist and former priest Richard Sipe,
author of a book about the sexual abuse scandal surrounding the Catholic
Church in America that reached right to the very top of the its
hierarchy. [T;%]
Thu.: MEDIA REPORT - "Analysing Journalists". Why do people
become journalists? And what does a lifestyle based on deadlines,
competition and stress do for a person’s sense of self? These are
questions that former BBC reporter turned psychotherapist, Mark Brayne,
has spent a lot of time contemplating. This week he talks to us in-depth
about the psychology of journalists. [T;%]
Fri. - THE SPORTS FACTOR - "The Way of the Sword". KENDO is
the ancient Japanese martial art of fencing, banned in Japan by the
occupying forces after World War 2. It’s less well-known than other
martial arts like Judo and Taekwondo, which are Olympic sports. But
Kendo has found its way into western popular culture, through the “Star
Wars” movies! Competitors at last weekend’s Australian Kendo
Championships discuss the philosophy of “the way of the sword”, and the
influence of this philosophy on western sport. Plus, what might be lost
and gained if Kendo were to move closer to western-style sports, in the
way that Judo and Taekwondo have. [T;%]
^0210 -
MANY VOICES - a series discussing language in Australian
society. [THE WORLD TODAY is on hiatus and will return in late January.]
0255 -
Tue.-Fri.: STOCK MARKET REPORT
0310 -
SPORT*
0320 -
PACIFIC FOCUS* - Daily topics are Business (Mon.); Health
(Tue.); Environment (Wed.); Sport (Thu.); Culture (Fri.).
0340 -
Mon. - AUSTRALIAN MUSIC SHOW - current hits (from ABC Triple
J)
Tue. - MUSIC DELI - international music.
Wed. - BLACKTRACKER* - contemporary Aboriginal music.
Thu. - OZ COUNTRY STYLE - from ABC Local Radio.
Fri. - JAZZ NOTES*
0410 -
MARGARET THROSBY - in conversation with a special guest,
playing their favourite music and telling their own stories.
<http://www.abc.net.au/classic/throsby/#promo> for details. (from ABC
Classic FM) [%]
0510 -
PACIFIC BEAT* - daily afternoon magazine for the Pacific
with
Sport at 0530. [T;%]
0610 -
SPORT*
0620 -
PACIFIC FOCUS* - (refer to 0320)
^0630 -
THE PULSE
0640 -
"Music" programs (refer to 0340)
0710 -
PACIFIC BEAT* - daily afternoon magazine for the Pacific
with
Sport at 0730. [T;%]
0755 -
PERSPECTIVE - expert commentary by opinion-makers from
Australia and overseas.
0810 -
PM - Radio National's primary evening newscast for
Australia. [T;%]
^0830 -
Mon.: SPORTS FACTOR - "Rock Climbing in Australia". Do you have a
head for heights? Like facing physical danger? Love being active, but
not interested in traditional, organised sports? Then you fit the
profile of a ROCK-CLIMBER - who delights in defying gravity hanging off
mountain cliffs. But now, there's not just outdoor climbing. There's
also a burgeoning indoor rock-climbing scene, and indoor competitions.
[T;%]
Tue.: HEALTH REPORT (refer to 0130 Mon.)
Wed.: LAW REPORT (refer to 0130 Tue.)
Thu.: RELIGION REPORT (refer to 0130 Wed.)
Fri.: MEDIA REPORT (refer to 0130 Thu.)
^0910 -
SUMMERTALK - A summer series in which a range or guests talk directly
and intimately about about whatever they choose. There is no
interviewer--just the presenter and their choice of music.
Mon.: Perhaps Australia's most famous chef, Stephanie Alexander's
books include A Shared Table and The Cook's Companion.
Tue.: Rabbi Laible Wolf is a renowned lecturer in the fields of mind,
emotional mastery and personal growth. He also teaches the Kabbalah, the
ancient tradition of Jewish mysticism.
Wed.: Director of the Gumurri Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Research, Bonnie Robertson also works in education and student
support at Griffith University. She is a member of the Aboriginal Legal
Service in Brisbane and has lectured on Indigenous justice issues in
Canada, New Zealand, the USA and Australia.
Thu.: A refugee from Vietnam, Quang Luu is now the head of the
multicultural success story, SBS Radio.
Fri.: Liberal leader of the State oppisition in N.S.W, John Brogden is
one of the youngest leaders in the history of the Liberal Party of
Australia.
[AUSTRALIA TALKS BACK is on hiatus and will return in late January.]
1005 -
ASIA PACIFIC (refer to 0110) [T;%]
1030 -
"REPORT" programs (refer to 0130)
1105 -
LIFE MATTERS - a daily interview program about social change
and day-to-day life. [%] [ASIA PACIFIC and BUSH TELEGRAPH will return
at this time in late January.]
1205 -
Mon.-Thu.: LATE NIGHT LIVE - Phillip Adams hosts a
discussion of current events in politics, science, philosophy and
culture. This week's topics: <http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/lnl/> are
repeats of the year's best interviews. [%]
Mon.: Monday Shirley Shackleton, campaigner for East Timor.
Tue.: Ted Strehlow, central Australian anthropologist.
Wed.: Judge Navanethem Pillay of the Rwanda Tribunal.
Thu.: William H. Gass, an extended conversation
Fri.: SOUND QUALITY - For 25 years, Tim Ritchie has been
seeking out music: the interesting, the evolutionary, the inaccessible
and the wonderful.
<http://www.abc.net.au/rn/music/soundqlt/default.htm> for details. [T;%]
1310 -
SPORT
1315 -
DUST & DOLLARS - business and markets report.
1320 -
THE PLANET - diverse music from around the world. [T;%] This
week:
Mon.: The Western European classical tradition is not the world's only
"fine music". Indeed, among the world's "classical", "erudite" or "high
art" musics, it's a relative newcomer. We explore the Persian version,
mostly via a superb duo recording by two of Iran's greatest living
instrumentalists. We'll also hear them in a trio with one of Iran's
finest female voices. The music is impassioned, very refined, virtuosic,
beautiful..& improvisatory.
Tue.: THOMAS MAPFUMO, the 'Lion of Zimbabwe,' has been singing
professionally since the 60s, when he started out doing American rock
and roll and soul hits. In the 70s, he transformed Zimbabwean music and
politics by singing of the liberation struggle in his native Shona
language, accompanied by a mix of traditional and modern instruments.
Post liberation, the struggle continues, with Thomas speaking out about
poverty, AIDS and corruption in today's Zimbabwe. 'THOMAS MAPFUMO
COLLECTED' is a treasure trove of his recordings between 1978 and 2002 -
only two of them have ever been released outside his home country.
Wed.: Discover an improvising guitarist who deserves to be much better
known. He IS a big deal in Chicago. That JOHN MCLEAN is not so
well-known elsewhere is because he's only now made an album of his own
(you may have heard him as a brilliant accompanist with singer Patricia
Barber). Hot, elegant, and equally excellent on acoustic & electric
guitars, he leads a really good little band. John McLean is also a
gifted composer, but not too proud to play someone else's good tune. A
highlight on "EASY GO" - his nicely diverse debut - is its inspired
interpetration of Jaco Pastorius's "Three Views of a Secret."
Thu.: Our featured album is the fruit of an enduring love affair which
began with a telephone call in 1993. As Lucky will explain on the radio,
it was NOT the kind of call you may have in mind! It's a whole country
with which Scots fiddler ALASDAIR FRASER fell in love, & vice versa.
Thus,eventually, "SKYEDANCE LIVE IN SPAIN" on which Alasdair's band is
joined by very special guests from the predominantly Basque & Celtic
parts of Spain. At times very lively indeed, at others gentle &
haunting, the songs & tunes include traditional Scots, Irish, Cape
Breton, Basque & Galician numbers, plus originals by Alasdair &
Skyedance' s other members.
Fri.: Our featured anthology celebrates a paradox: there are few more
fertile places - musically - than Africa's drier regions. They're
especially rich in great singers & players of various species of lute,
including the guitar. Since 1996, the unbeatable disc-based survey has
been a lavishly-packaged double-CD called "Desert Blues". Its sequel,
"DESERT BLUES 2" ("Rêves D'Oasis") is a nicely up-to-date collection of
"more finest African ballads from Algeria, Morocco, Egypt, Mali, Guinea,
Senegal, Sudan, Ethiopa, Western Sahara".
^1505 -
NEW DIMENSIONS - Intimate conversations with many of this
century's leading thinkers and social innovators. In the oral tradition
of story telling, each program presents original and stimulating ideas
about mind, body and spirit, and the connection to self, family,
community, environment and the planet.
<http://www.abc.net.au/rn/summer/summer2002/new_dimensions.htm> for
details.
Mon.: Jimmy Carter--Georgia Stories/Global View. Jimmy Carter has some
surprising things to say about the presidential election of 2000 and the
Florida vote
count. He also speaks of his rural, southern roots, which did so much to
shape his values and world view of today. Carter also responds to the
questions about the words of wisdom he might impart to President George
W. Bush.
[ASIA PACIFIC will return later in January at this time. The 1530 repeat
broadcasts of the "Report" programs will not air for the next few
weeks.]
1605 -
Mon.: MARGARET THROSBY (refer to 0410)
Tue.: THE COMFORT ZONE - the cultural significance of
architecture and design, landscape and gardens, and food. This week:
"The Kingdom of Heaven". The Comfort Zone travels to India to look at a
garden, described as "The Kingdom of Heaven" that is made from the
refuse of the modernist city of Chandigarh. And in our ancient cities
series we travel to Great Zimbabwe. [%]
Wed.: VERBATIM - oral histories. This week "Up She Gets, For
Up She Must!". In 1867, eight Dominican Sisters set sail from Kingstown,
Ireland, for a new life in New South Wales, where their skills as
teachers were badly needed. [T;%]
Thu.: HINDSIGHT - social history. This week: "Cockatoo
Island". A tour through the 200-year history of Sydney Harbour's
Cockatoo Island. It has been used as a convict jail, a
home for wayward and destitute girls and later became Australia's first
naval dockyard. It is now preserved as a historic site. [%]
Fri.: AWAYE! - Aboriginal arts, culture, society and
politics. <http://www.abc.net.au/message/radio/awaye/default.htm> for
details. [%]
1630 - STREET STORIES - From the footpaths, paddocks, lounge rooms and
shopping malls of a diverse continent. This week "Who'd Want to be a
Teacher?" With the never ending demands of keeping up with a constantly
changing curriculum and dealing with the intensifying social problems
children bring to class, teachers are showing the signs of stress. [%]
^1705 -
LIFE MATTERS - refer to 1105. [BUSH TELEGRAPH is on hiatus
and will return in late January.]
1805 -
Fri.: PACIFIC REVIEW
1810 -
Mon.-Thu,: PACIFIC BEAT* [T;%]
1830 -
Fri.: SMALL TO MEDIUM BUSINESS* - Exploring doing business in the
contemporary economy. New technology, complex legalisation, ongoing
training, global markets and the rise of government as customer are all
part of this modern marketplace. Part 6 of 13: "Training". Benjamin
Franklin once said genius without education is like silver in a mine.
This applies to small business too, because no matter how experienced
and energetic you and your staff are, somewhere, there’ll be someone
doing it better. In fact, training has become an indispensable part of
operating successfully in the new economy. Whether it’s in-house, or
external, accredited, expensive, or obligation free, the successful
small business person recognises that training is ongoing, and should
last as long as the business itself. [T;%]
1905 -
Fri.: PACIFIC FOCUS: Health*
1910 -
Mon.-Thu.: PACIFIC BEAT* - continued from1810 with Sport at
1929.
1930 -
Fri.: IN CONVERSATION -
<http://www.abc.net.au/rn/science/incon/> for details. [%]
2005 -
Fri.: PACIFIC REVIEW* - (refer to 1805)
2010 -
Mon.-Thu.: PACIFIC BEAT* - continued from 1910 with sport at
2029.
2030 -
Fri.: COUNTRY BREAKFAST - an entertaining look at rural and
regional issues around Australia including a unique social commentary
in the 'Country Viewpoint'. [%]
2105 -
Fri.: FEEDBACK* - listener letters and news about RA.
2106 -
Mon.-Thu.: AM - ABC's morning news magazine. [T;%]
2130 -
Mon.: HEALTH REPORT - (refer to 0130)
Tue.: INNOVATIONS* - showcasing Australian invention,
enterprise and ingenuity. Over the next four weeks, we will be
highlighting stories from the past twelve months and this week sport
takes the spotlight.
+++ANGLE DRIVE CRICKET BAT
Cricket is one of Australia’s favourite sports and is a game that is
popular in many parts of the world. This is a story of how a simple idea
makes for a big improvement and it revolves around a revolutionary but
very small change to the cricket bat, but will it be accepted by the
game’s purists?
+++DINGHY SAILING SIMULATOR
A project that started life as university research that tested sailors’
heart rates and breathing patterns is now a hi-tech dinghy sailing
simulator, which is now finding favour in the United States and Great
Britain. Three years ago Virtual Sailing was formed to commercially
produce the simulator, the first of its kind and is the brain-child of a
research team led by Professor Norman Saunders from the University of
Tasmania.
+++REVERSIBLE SURFBOARD
An innovative new surfboard design that allows its rider to perform
skateboard tricks is throwing the surfing world into a spin. According
to veterans of the sport, the double-ended surfboard is the most radical
change to surfboards since the thruster tail twenty years ago. [T;%]
Wed.: RELIGION REPORT - (refer to 0130) [T]
Thu.: RURAL REPORTER - the people and places that make up
country Australia. [%]
Fri.: OZ SOUNDS - Australian new music releases.
2205 -
Fri.: ASIA PACIFIC WEEKEND EDITION* - regional current
affairs and business magazine. [T;%]
2210 -
Mon.-Thu.: AM - (repeat of 2106) [T;%]
2230 -
Fri.: AM SATURDAY - ABC's Saturday morning news magazine.
[T;%]
2240 -
Mon.: MUSIC DELI - international music.
Tue.: BLACKTRACKER - contemporary Aboriginal music.
Wed.: OZ COUNTRY STYLE - from ABC Local Radio
Thu.: JAZZ NOTES
2305 -
Fri.: LINGUA FRANCA - about language.
<http://www.abc.net.au/rn/arts/ling/> for details. [%]
2310 -
Mon.-Thu.: ASIA PACIFIC (refer to 0110) [T;%]
2320 -
Fri: SHORT STORY - The best of classic and contemporary
short
fiction from Australian and world writers - read by some of Australia's
leading actors.
2330 -
Mon.: THE BUZZ - technology understandably explained. This
week: "The Buzz Guide to Buzzwords". Every week there's more jargon from
science and the technology
sector. In this series, The Buzz presents a handy, radio-sized
dictionary of technology terms you need to know. [%]
Tue.: THE ARTS ON RA - Julie Copeland interviews artists,
composers and craftspeople and Julie Rigg looks at the movies. The Arts
Maker this week is fashionable designer Akira Isogawa. [%]
Wed.: RURAL REPORTER - (refer to 2130 Thu.)
Thu.: MEDIA REPORT (refer to 0130) [T;%]
Fri.: THE SPORTS FACTOR (refer to 0130) [T;%]
How to Listen to Radio Australia----
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(intermittent)]
0700 - 0800 UTC: 15240 (intermittent) [17580 and 6020 also noted
(intermittent)]
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1100 - fade out: 9580 (reliable) [11650 also noted (usually
reliable)]
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Symbols Used:
Within brackets by each program listing, % denotes that the listed
program is available as an on-demand audio file via the Internet. T
indicates that a printed transcript of the program is available via the
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program's web page.
To be updated by Wed. 0500 UT. Good listening!
John A. Figliozzi