[Swprograms] RA Previews #736; 27 Sep-1 Oct '04

[John Figliozzi <jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

RADIO AUSTRALIA PREVIEWS
Edition 736
Sept. 27-Oct. 1, 2004

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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(RA or ABC News every hour on the hour)

Weekdays

0010 -
	Tue.: THE SCIENCE SHOW - with Robyn Williams. This week: “Science That 
Changed the World". 50 years ago, Sir Richard Doll caused a sensation 
with a survey of doctors that found that their smoking was killing 
them. He has just published his follow up. Undoubtedly his work has 
saved tens, maybe hundreds of millions of lives. [%]
	Wed.: THE NATIONAL INTEREST - Terry Lane looks at the major issues of 
the week. This week: "The US Election; Privatising War". The National 
Interest’s regular political commentator Dr Brian Costar checks in from 
New York with his observations on that other election - the US 
Presidential race. Also Terry Lane discusses the rapid and disturbing 
growth of private armies with Dr Peter W. Singer from the Brookings 
Institution, author of the book 'Corporate Warriors’. [%]
	Thu.: BACKGROUND BRIEFING - Radio National's agenda-setting, current 
affairs radio documentary program. This week: "Dirty Wars". One of 
Colonel Gaddafi's sons talks to the BBC about the global trade in 
nuclear materials. There's also the story of the American scientist 
with a vial of bubonic plague in his trowser pocket. Reporter Allan 
Urri. [T;%]
	Fri.: HINDSIGHT - social history with Claudia Taranto. This week: 
"Honouring Mother--The Nellie Darby Story". In 1930, two-year-old 
Nellie Darby was taken from her Aboriginal family and placed in an 
institution in Melbourne. This feature uncovers the lost life of Nellie 
Darby, and the stories of her children. All of them were taken from 
their
mother, in line with government policies which controlled the life of 
Indigenous people last century. [%]

0110 -
	ASIA PACIFIC (refer to 2310) [T;%]
0130 -
	Mon.: HEALTH REPORT - with Norman Swan. This week: "Leptin in Women 
with Hypothalamic Amenorrhea". Amenorrhea is the absence of menstrual 
cycles for at least 3 to 6 months. Hypothalamic Amenorrhea occurs when 
the ovaries are functioning but are not getting the appropriate 
hormonal signals from the brain. Women who are affected by this 
condition are often underweight and athletic. Researchers in the U.S. 
have conducted a study in which they gave leptin, a hormone produced by 
fat cells, to a group of women suffering from hypothalamic amenorrhea. 
[T;%]
	Tue.: LAW REPORT - with Damien Carrick. This week: "Donor Dads and 
Asbestos Victims". James Hardie Industries: who should pay for those 
who've been struck down
by asbestos? Last week the findings of an inquiry headed by David 
Jackson QC were damning. It found the company knew it was leaving 
behind an underfunded trust for
victims when it relocated to the Netherlands. What does this mean for 
the injured? And what does it say about our corporate law system? Also, 
what rights do those born as result of sperm donation have to 
identifying and knowing their biological fathers? [T;%]
	Wed.: RELIGION REPORT - with Stephen Crittendon. 
[abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/relrpt/] for details. [T;%]
	Thu.: MEDIA REPORT - with Mick O'Regan. 
[abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/mediarpt/] for details. [T;%]
	Fri.: THE SPORTS FACTOR - with Warwick Hadfield.
[abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/sportsf/] for details. [T;%]

0210 -
	THE WORLD TODAY - the ABC's comprehensive lunchtime current affairs 
program. [T]

0310 -
	SPORT*
0320 -
	LIFE MATTERS - a daily interview program about social change and 
day-to-day life in Australia with Rebecca Gorman. [%]		
0356 -
	HEYWIRE - the voice of regional youth in Australia.

0410 -
	BUSH TELEGRAPH - rural and regional issues around Australia with 
Michael Mackenzie. [%]

0510 -
	PACIFIC BEAT* - daily afternoon magazine for the Pacific with Sport at 
0530. [T;%]

0610 -
	SPORT* - reports and scores.
0620 -
	Mon.: OCKHAM'S RAZOR - sharp talk about science. This week: "Funding 
of Education". Emeritus Professor Richard Collins from the University 
of Sydney argues for better funding of the country's education system. 
While he agrees that teachers should be paid more, the matter of 
teachers going on strike over better pay is of great concern to him. [%]
	Tue.: IN CONVERSATION - Robyn Williams talks to scientists and those 
interested in the subject, about what science has meant to their lives. 
This week: "Get On Your Bike". Sally Campbell of the University of 
Technology in Sydney is In Conversation about the gridlock in our 
cities and how to tackle it.  Trains, bikes, space age buses - even 
legs - may be the answer. [%]
	Wed.: LINGUA FRANCA - about language. This week: "Talking the Old Jack 
Lang".
Aussie contributions to rhyming slang. Bruce Moore, the editor of the 
Australian Oxford Dictionary, checks out John Ayto's Oxford Dictionary 
of Rhyming Slang. [%]
	Thu.: THE ARK - Rachael Kohn talks to some of the world's leading 
religious historians and authors about curious moments in religious 
history that shatter the usual perception of the past and illuminate 
the present. This week: "Eileen O'Connor and Our Lady's Nurses for the 
Poor". Born in Melbourne in 1892, Eileen O'Connor founded Our Lady's 
Nurses for the Poor, a nursing order for the destitute. Opposed by the 
bishops in her day, she is now ranked alongside Mary MacKillop and 
Caroline Chisholm. [T;%]
	Fri.: INSIDE OUT - presented by Isabelle Genoux. A weekly programme 
that brings out personal views from the Pacific region and stories 
gathered in Australia, within Pacific communities. [%]	
0633 -
	Mon.: HIT MIX* - presented by Brendon Telfer. Find out what we're 
listening to in Australia and what we're giving to the world in our 
brand new look at the Australian music scene.
	Tue.: MUSIC DELI - international music with Paul Petran. 
[abc.net.au/rn/music/deli/] for details. [T;%]
	Wed.: JAZZ NOTES* - presented by Ivan Lloyd.
	Thu.: OZ COUNTRY STYLE - from ABC Local Radio.

0710 -
	PACIFIC BEAT* - daily afternoon magazine for the Pacific with Sport at 
0730. [T;%]

0810 -
	PM - with Mark Colvin. A comprehensive current affairs program which 
backgrounds, analyses, interprets and encourages debate on events and 
issues of interest and importance to all Australians. [T]

0910 -
	AUSTRALIA TALKS BACK - a daily national talkback program that's a 
forum for the discussion of a specific topic with the involvement of 
expert guests, Radio National specialists and listeners. 
[abc.net.au/rn/talks/austback/] for details. [%]
		Mon.: "What Are The Election Concerns For Rural And Regional 
Australia?" The concerns of metropolitan Australia have dominated the 
election campaign so far. But as we know people in rural areas, often 
face different concerns. So as we head into the final two weeks of the 
election, what are the key issues for rural and regional voters?

1005 -
	ASIA PACIFIC (refer to 2310) [T;%]
	
1105 -
	SPORT - reports and scores.
1110 -
	ASIA PACIFIC (refer to 2310) [T;%]
1130 -
	Mon.: INNOVATIONS* - Showcasing Australian invention, enterprise and 
ingenuity.  This week, how an Australian reconnaissance aircraft 
becomes the first plane in the new Iraqi air force; and inventing a 
brand new biotech industry and the realities of commercialising 
science. [T;%]
	Tue.: EARTHBEAT - environmental issues raised by economic development 
with Jackie May. This week: "The Green Edge of the Wedge". What exactly 
is on the environmental agenda in the forthcoming federal election? Are 
the issues likely to shift votes, and once the contest is over will the 
promised policies make a difference? [T]
	Wed.: RURAL REPORTER - the people and places that make up country 
Australia.
	Thu.: SMART SOCIETIES - a new eleven part education series that seeks 
to explore some of the challenges facing the region. Young 
professionals share their ideas about what is required to build truly 
smart and cohesive societies while regional experts discuss a range of 
issues from international education to creating liveable cities to 
being good corporate citizens. This week: "10. Historical Memory". This 
program looks at the importance of a balanced view of a nation’s 
history from a Japanese and Indonesian perspective.
	Fri.: THE CHAT ROOM* - presented by Heather Jarvis. The place to meet 
people from the region living lives a little out of the ordinary. From 
business, to sport, science and the arts.  Community leaders and quiet 
achievers. They drop in, share their stories and play a bit of music.

1205 -
	Mon.-Thu.: LATE NIGHT LIVE - Phillip Adams hosts a discussion of 
current events in politics, science, philosophy and culture. 
[abc.net.au/rn/talks/lnl/] for details. [%]
	Fri.: SOUND QUALITY - For 25 years, Tim Ritchie has been seeking out 
music: the interesting, the evolutionary, the inaccessible and the 
wonderful. [abc.net.au/rn/music/soundqlt/] for details and playlists. 
[T;%]

1305 -
	THE PLANET - Lucky Oceans (Doug Spencer on Mondays) with jazz, blues, 
folk styles, art music and more in a show artfully arranged for radio. 
[abc.net.au/rn/music/planet/] for playlists and further details. [T;%]
		Mon.: “Experience” – the new CD by the World Saxophone Quartet – is a 
delightful surprise. It’s not the first album-length tribute to Jimi 
Hendrix, but is by far the most interesting one to reach our ears. The 
occasional presence of a great bass guitarist aside (Matthew Garrison, 
son of Coltrane’s colleague, Jimmy Garrison), it’s guitar-free. Whether 
alone-together, or joined by drumkit (Gene Lake, son of the WSQ’s 
Oliver Lake) & electric bass or didgeridoo or trombone {each played 
very effectively on one cut apiece by Craig Harris}, the WSQ is on fire 
– sometimes a raging inferno, & sometimes a lyrical, slow-burn. All 
pieces are Hendrix-penned or associated with Jimi; some are instantly 
recognizable, others barely so.
		Tue.: The South Indian lute, known as the Veena or Saraswati Veena is 
older than its North Indian cousin, the Sitar. It is an equally 
eloquent instrument. Two of its finest players (acclaimed as such by 
cognoscenti in India) live in Melbourne: the brothers Ramnath & 
Gopinath Iyer. “Soulful Strings” is the beautiful new album by the Iyer 
Brothers & Sridhar Chari, who plays the double-headed Carnatic hand 
drum, the Mridangam. Although entirely instrumental the music's 
lyrical, “vocal” quality is inescapable. [  more ]
		Wed.: Simentera's leader, Mário Lúcio de Sousa, first picked up a 
guitar in an army barrack as an eleven year-old soldier. For most of 
the past decade, de Sousa and Simentera - a word that refers to the 
time of year for planting seeds - have been revitalizing their 
country's music, playing new compositions on acoustic instruments. 
Members of Simentera work in a variety of professions including law, 
architecture, engineering and medicine, which enables them to stay on 
the impoverished island group. Their most recent album, 
“Tr’adictional”, is their best yet, with the musical side bolstered by 
guests Manu Dibango, Maria Joao and Senegalese group Toure Kunda.
		Thu.: Dean Owens is a soulful singer. His original songs draw on many 
musics. That said, “My Town” is definitely the work of a Scot. He wrote 
its titlepiece after a “pretty horrendous trip to Nashville” reminded 
him how much he liked Edinburgh. Before launching a solo career, Owens 
was known as the singer in Scotland’s leading country-rock band, The 
Felsons. Whilst not rejecting "country" influences, he also embraces 
many others. Colleagues include a leading Scottish jazz trumpeter & 
notable figures in both “traditional” & “contemporary” Scottish music 
(in Scotland both caps tend to fit the same individuals: Karine 
Polwart, who sings harmonies, is a great “traditionalist” AND a 
brilliant contemporary songsmith). Dean Owens' first Australian tour 
begins on October 15th.
		Fri.: Ben Harper first sang with The Blind Boys of Alabama at a show 
at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival about 3 years ago. He has 
worked on two of their albums since then, but “There Will Be A Light” 
is the first full CD together. It grew from one song that they recorded 
in March 2004 to 11 – a mix of traditional gospel songs and Ben’s own 
compositions. Harper was intimidated at first, because of his extreme 
reverence for the Blind Boys, who have 3 original members from their 
1939 lineup. As he says, “The challenge of working with these guys is 
not to get goose bumps. I’m spending half my days of recording in 
shivers. It’s crazy.”

1405 -
	SPORT
1410 -
	PM (refer to 0810)

1505 -
	SPORT - reports and scores.
1510 -
	ASIA PACIFIC (refer to 2310) [T;%]
1530 -
	REPORT programs (refer to 0130)

1605 -
	MARGARET THROSBY - in conversation with a special guest, playing their 
favourite music and telling their own stories. 
[abc.net.au/classic/throsby/#promo] for details. (from ABC Classic FM) 
[%]
		Mon.: Amitov Ghosh, Author. A guest at the Brisbane Writers' 
Festival. "The Hungary Tide" is published by Fourth Estate.
		Tue.: Peter Rose, Baritone. Singing the role of Baron Ochs in Opera 
Australia's production of "Der Rosenkavalier" in Sydney.
		Wed.-Fri.: tba

1705 -
	AUSTRALIA TALKS BACK (refer to 0905)

1805 -
	Fri.: PACIFIC REVIEW - the best of the previous week's PACIFIC BEAT.
1810 -
	Mon.-Thu.: PACIFIC BEAT* - focuses in on the island nations which 
depend on the Pacific Ocean for their existence, drawing on Australian 
based reporters and correspondents throughout the region. With 
headlines at 1829 and sport at 1830. [T;%]
1830 -
	Fri.:  COUNTRY BREAKFAST - Australia beyond the urban fringe. [T;%]
1835 -
	Mon.-Thu.: ON THE MAT* - Where the Pacific comes together to chat and 
discuss issues of regional interest.	

1905 -
	Fri.: RURAL REPORTER - the people and places that make up country 
Australia.
1910 -
	Mon.-Thu.: PACIFIC BEAT* - continued from 1810 with headlines at 1929 
and sport at 1930.
1930 -
	Fri.: AUSTRALIAN COUNTRY STYLE - Aussie country music with John 
Nutting.
1935 -
	Mon.-Thu.: THE BEST OF BUSH TELEGRAPH* - Myra Mortensen with a 
selection of stories and reports of rural and regional issues. [%]	
2005 -
	Fri.: ASIA PACIFIC (refer to 2310)
2010 -
	Mon.-Thu.: PACIFIC BEAT* - continued from 1910 with headlines at 2029 
and sport at 2030.
2030 -
	Fri.: THE BUZZ (refer to 2330 Thu.) [%]

2105 -
	Fri.: VERBATIM - oral histories. This week: "Cezary Skubiszewski". 
Polish born composer Cezary Skubiszewski has written the music for 
numerous Australian films, and has won a raft of awards for his scores. 
His success in writing music for pictures is even more surprising, 
given that he trained to be a vet. [T;%]
2110 -
	Mon.-Thu.: AM - ABC Radio's flagship current affairs program setting 
the day's news agenda with concise reports and analysis from 
correspondents around Australia and around the world. [T;%]

2130 -
	Mon.-Thu.: RNZI PACIFIC DATELINE - Pacific news and current affairs 
from Radio New Zealand International.
	Fri.: IN CONVERSATION - Scientists and those interested in the subject 
talk about what science has meant to their lives. This week: "Bob 
Lupton" is trying to get New Zealand’s trains to venture into the 21st 
century. He compares railways around the world and how they measure up. 
This marks the 200th anniversary since the first train trip in Wales. 
[%]

2205 -
	Fri.: ASIA PACIFIC WEEKEND EDITION [T;%]
2210 -
	Mon.-Thu.: AM - (repeat of 2110)
2230 -
	Fri.: SATURDAY AM - ABC's Saturday morning news magazine. [T;%]
2240 -
	Mon.-Thu.: AUSTRALIA WIDE - a roundup of "home" news from ABC 
Newsradio.

2305 -
	Fri.: COUNTRY BREAKFAST (refer to 1830)
2310 -
	ASIA PACIFIC - current events in the Asia Pacific region. [T;%]
2330 -
	Mon.: THE EUROPEANS - broader historical and cultural perspectives on 
European societies with Keri Phillips. This week: "Games Prisoners 
Play". We return to the communist Poland in 1985, when General 
Jaruzelski still ruled the roost, the Solidarity movement was banned, 
and Polish prisons were bursting at the seams. One of those who added 
weight to the prison population was a young mathematics student, Marek 
Kaminski. As a coping strategy until he won his freedom six months 
later, Kaminski secretly took notes on the behaviour of his fellow 
inmates. He discovered a prison subculture ordered into a rigid 
hierarchy and ruled by a complicated code of conduct. Those initiated 
into the top rank of prisoners spoke a secret language. And they 
subjected themselves and their lowlier cellmates to a barrage of tests 
– games designed to weed out the weak, and to keep everyone in their 
place. Nearly twenty years on, Kaminski is now a professor of Political 
Science and Mathematical Behavioural Science at the University of 
California, and he’s finally published the results of his prison 
researches. In a new book, "Games Prisoners Play; the Tragicomic Worlds 
of Polish Prison", he not only details the violence and the humour of 
prison culture, but being a mathematician, he analyses that culture 
using game theory. Sounds complicated, but what it shows is the extent 
to which a prisoner's life is ruled by strategic decision making. A 
clever move can shorten a sentence; a bad decision can lead to a 
beating, social isolation or worse. [%]
	Tue.: RURAL REPORTER - the people and places that make up country 
Australia.
	Wed.: THE ARTS ON RA - Julie Copeland interviews artists, composers 
and craftspeople and Julie Rigg looks at the movies. 
<http://www.abc.net.au/rn/arts/sunmorn/> for details concerning 
possible segments carried in this program, as the program is an
abridged version of the "Sunday Morning" program that is broadcast on 
ABC Radio National. [%]
	Thu.: THE BUZZ - technology understandably explained with Richard 
Aedy. This week: "Every Picture Tells a Story"--Steganography is the 
art and science of hiding a message so well that, apart from the sender 
and recipient, nobody even knows it's there. It's origins are ancient 
but steganography has really come to the fore in the digital world.
"Future of Engineering"--Engineers were the colossi of the Victorian 
Age - building railways, bridges, roads and dams. But their star has 
fallen. "Teeny Tiny Generators"--Wireless sensor networks have a big 
future. They will be used to gather and relay information back to a 
central point, especially in factories, cars, ships and planes. [%]
	Fri.: HIT MIX* - presented by Brendon Telfer. Find out what we're 
listening to in Australia and what we're giving to the world in our 
brand new look at the Australian music scene. [T;%]

		
How to Listen to Radio Australia----
Via shortwave:
Best as noted in eastern North America -
2100 - 2200 UTC:  15515 (usually reliable)
2200 - 0000 UTC:  21740 (usually reliable)
0000 - 0200 UTC:  17715 (usually reliable)
0200 - 0700 UTC:  15515 (usually reliable) [15240 also noted at times]
0700 - 0800 UTC:  13630 (usually reliable) [15240 also noted at times]
0800 - 1400 UTC:   9580 (reliable) [6020 and 9590 also noted (reliable)]
1400 - 1600 UTC:   9590 (reliable until fade out)
(European listeners are invited to report reception experience to this 
editor.)
(Complete worldwide schedule from
<http://www.abc.net.au/ra/schedule/default.htm>.)

Via Internet audio streaming:
from <http://www.abc.net.au/ra/audio/englishlive.htm>  [Note: Suspended 
for the duration of the Olympics due to copyright restrictions.]

Via World Radio Network:
<http://www.wrn.org/listeners/stations/station.php?StationID=50>
Via CBC Overnight:
<http://cbc.ca/overnight/>
Via satellite:
consult <http://www.abc.net.au/ra/hear/america.htm>
Via the Mobile Broadcast Network, which offers WRN
<http://www.myMBN.com>

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
RA or via an ABC domestic network Internet site. Consult
<http://www.abc.net.au/streaming/audiovideo.htm> or the particular
program's web page.

There will not be a midweek update on Wed. Next update by 0500 UT Fri. 
1 Oct.

Good Listening!
John Figliozzi

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