RADIO AUSTRALIA PREVIEWS
Edition 627
Dec. 8-12, 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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Weekdays
(RA or ABC News every hour on the hour)

0010 -
Tue.: THE SCIENCE SHOW - with Robyn Williams. This week: "Powered
Flight... Nearly". In our first look at the coming centenary of powered
flight, we hear how the news was released in Sydney - late. Laurence
Hargrave, the inventor who nearly gave the prize to Australia, received
a newspaper cutting of the Wright brothers' achievement. He sent it to
the Sydney papers weeks after the historic event. We'll also tour a
koala sanctuary in Lismore. [%]
Wed.: THE NATIONAL INTEREST - Terry Lane looks at the major issues of
the week. This week, Lane speaks to Dawn Casey, the outgoing Director of
the National Museum of Australia, who is leaving the job after her
contract was not renewed. [%]
Thu.: BACKGROUND BRIEFING - Radio National's agenda-setting, current
affairs radio documentary program. This week: "Hep C, A Dirty Little
Secret". Hep C is couched in taboo, controversy, confusion and
misinformation. Just as AIDS forced a
straightforward look at sex, so Hep C will force us to look at why so
many young people are injecting everything from speed to ecstasy. [T;%]
Fri. - HINDSIGHT - social history. This week: "Australian Drinking
Habits: 'Six O'Clock Closing'." We raise a glass of fruit cup to the
Women's Christian Temperance Union, whose grit, grace and gumption still
shapes attitudes to modernity, womanhood and the composition of moral
hygiene. [%]

0100 -
ASIA PACIFIC (refer to 2300) [T;%]
0130 -
Mon.: HEALTH REPORT - with Norman Swan. This week: "Optimism and
Survival in Lung Cancer Patients". It is often believed that a positive
state of mind can influence how we respond to cancer. We hear about
Australian researchers who have found that the expectation of optimism
can be an extra burden to cancer patients. They also found no evidence
that a high level of optimism had any influence on the survival of
people treated for cancer. [T;%]
Tue.: LAW REPORT - with Damien Carrick. This week: "The ACT's Bill of
Rights". Early next year the Australian Capital Territory is set to
adopt a Bill of Rights. A useful statement of the values and liberties
that we all hold dear? Or a dangerous tool which gives judges a free
hand to impose their social agenda? [T;%]
Wed.: RELIGION REPORT - with Stephen Crittenden.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/relrpt/ for details. [T;%]
Thu.: MEDIA REPORT - http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/mediarpt/
for details. [T;%]
Fri. - THE SPORTS FACTOR -
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/sportsf/ for details. [T;%]

0210 -
THE WORLD TODAY - Radio National's lunchtime comprehensive current
affairs program.
0255 -
Tue.-Fri.: STOCK MARKET REPORT*

0310 -
SPORT*
0320 -
LIFE MATTERS - A daily interview program about social change and
day-to-day life in Australia. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/lm/ for
details. Following the final two episodes of "The Price of Eggs" on
Monday and Tuesday (which includes a surprise ending), Geraldine Doogue
opens up the talkback lines on Wednesday to discuss the issues raised by
this documentary series. [%]

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) This week: [%]
Mon.: Nikki Gemmell, Author. Her "The Bride Stripped Bare" by
Anonymous is published by Fourth Estate.
Tue.: Bill Henson, Photographer. His "Lux et Nox" is published by
Scalo (Distributed in Australia by Thames and Hudson.)
Wed.: Jonathon Franzen, Author. His "The Corrections" and "How to be
Alone" are published by Fourth Estate.
Thu. & Fri.: tba.

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

0610 -
SPORT*
0620 -
Mon.: OCKHAM'S RAZOR - sharp talk about science. This week:
"Humanities". Dr Peter White from the School of Philosophical and
Historical Inquiry at Sydney University looks at the common claim that
humanities are impractical or useless and for this reason are often
overlooked by funding committees. [%]
Tue.: IN CONVERSATION - Robyn Williams talks to scientists and those
interested in the subject, about what science has meant to their lives.
This week: "Tomorrow's People". Oxford Professor of Pharmacology, Susan
Greenfield, has written a new book expressing concern about the
dehumanising effects of Information Technology. She says the destructive
effects of this have not been considered. [%]
Wed.: LINGUA FRANCA - about language. This week: "Turning Scholarly
History into a Ripping Yarn". Historian Iain McCalman on his own lesson
in learning the tricks of the trade. Some of the great best-sellers of
the past few decades have been popular histories written by
non-academics or by academics prepared to risk their scholarly
reputations in order to reach a popular market. Popular history is
narrative, a story; modern scholarly history is analytical, objective,
impersonal. Professor Iain McCalman, director of the ANU's Humanities
Research Centre, is the author of Seven Ordeals of Count Cagliostro, a
popular biography of the 18th century Italian fraudster. He talks about
his own ordeal of fashioning the esults of his historical scholarship
into a page-turner. [%]
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: "Jewish Museum Berlin".
Officially opened in September 2001, the Jewish Museum Berlin, housed in
the renowned Libeskind Building, features two thousand years of German
Jewish history. [T;%]
Fri.: THE MAKERS - Julie Copeland interviews artists, composers and
craftspeople. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/arts/sunmorn/makers.htm for
details. [%]
0635 -
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.
Wed. - JAZZ NOTES* - presented by Ivqn Lloyd.
Thu. - OZ COUNTRY STYLE - from ABC Local Radio.
Fri. - THE LOUNGE* - 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 in
Radio Australia’s Lounge.

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

0810 -
PM - Radio National's primary evening newscast for Australia. [T;%]
0855 -
PERSPECTIVE - expert commentary on current affairs and issues.

0910 -
AUSTRALIA TALKS BACK - a daily national talkback program presented by
Sandy McCutcheon. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/austback/ for details
and daily topics. [%]
Mon.: "America/Australia Joint Research For A Missile Defence System".
The Government says the system is important for national security...but
critics say it could start a new arms race. What do you think? How will
it be seen by countries in our region?

1005 -
ASIA PACIFIC (refer to 2310) [T;%]
1030 -
"REPORT" programs (refer to 0130)

1105 -
ASIA PACIFIC (refer to 2310) [T;%]
1130 -
BUSH TELEGRAPH - a shortened version of the program broadcast daily at
1605.

1205 -
Mon.-Thu.: LATE NIGHT LIVE - Phillip Adams hosts a discussion of
current events in politics, science, philosophy and culture. Details and
daily topics from http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/lnl/. [%]
Mon.: Avivah Zornberg--Reflections on Exodus.
Tue.: In the final "Canberra Babylon" segment for the year, Phillip is
joined by two of our most experienced and influential political writers,
Paul Kelly and Alan Ramsey, for a lively assessment of the year past and
the year ahead in national politics.
Wed.: Nick Warner--Running the Solomons rescue mission.
Thu.: The cool jazz of Trude Aspeling.
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/ for details and
playlists. [T;%]

1305 -
THE PLANET - Lucky Oceans with jazz, blues, folk styles, art music and
more in a show artfully arranged for radio.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/music/planet/ for playlists and further
details. [T;%]
Mon.: We suspect we should have “discovered” William Lee Ellis rather
sooner. His new CD is his fourth. “Conqueroo” is a superb set of
original songs, plus an original take on Chuck Berry’s “Maybellene”.
Equally compelling in jubilant & darker moods, Ellis is not just another
routinely-competent songster who knows his way round the guitar. He's
the son of a great banjo player who worked with Bill Monroe. Ellis
finely hones his songs; he knows what to leave out as well as what to
put into them. They are informed by an uncommonly deep & wide embrace of
“roots” Americana.. & other things. Ellis is reportedly an accomplished
classical guitarist, too. Here, he picks & slides wonderfully well on
strings of steel.
Tue.: Al-Andalus - in its own words - “focuses on music inspired by
Moorish-ruled Spain.. when Muslims, Jews & Christians peacefully
coexisted ..in an inspired cultural exchange.” The flexible ensemble’s
much-traveled co-leaders now live in Moroco, where Tarik Banzi was
born. Julia Banzi - his partner in life & music ? comes from America.
She is a flamenco guitarist. He plays many instruments, but is primarily
a virtuoso of the oud {the fretless, Arabic lute}. The ensemble’s size &
composition shifts according to the music’s needs. Its repertoire is a
multicultural mix of new compositions, traditional songs & tunes. The
music is both delicate & vibrant.
Wed.: Yale Strom is a film maker and a fiddler whose main interest is
in the Jewish culture of Eastern Europe. Instead of learning music from
old records, his approach is to go to the source and find surviving
players of the music. His CD, 'Cafe Jew Zoo', features musicians from
his two fine bands and clarinetist/mandolinist Andy Statman playing on
instrumentals as well as songs inspired by Yale's film making
experiences, such as 'LChayim, Comrade Stalin' which tells the story of
the Jewish Autonomous Region - the Siberian area which the Soviet
Government encouraged its Jewish population to emigrate to in the 1930s.

Thu.: The new CD by Rickie Lee Jones is a big surprise, probably even
to herself. Her songs always used to avoid anything 'political'. “The
Evening of My Best Day” is many other things too ? tender, sensuous,
musically inventive, playful & poignant ? but is in large part a very
(com)passionate cry of protest. Its opening song is addressed to “The
Ugly Man”: many of her fellow Americans would address him as “Mr
President”. Clearly the work of an artist doing as she pleases, the CD
has many notable guests (including Bill Frisell) & is very probably her
finest album. It certainly doesn't sound like a 'protest' album!
Fri.: When Miles Davis went to the Guca Brass Band Festival, a central
Serbian competition that draws over 300,000 people annually, he said "I
didn't know you could play the trumpet that way." Trumpeter Boban
Markovic, whose band did most of the brass band music for the film
'Underground', continually wins the contest. The power and variety of
his group is evident on their new recording "Balkan Brass Fest" with
grooves ranging from twisted balkan to New Orleans to funk sounds. It
introduces Boban's son Marko, a phenomenal trumpeter for his 15 years.

1405
SPORT
1410
PM (refer to 0810)
1455 -
PERSPECTIVE - expert commentary on current affairs and issues.

1505 -
ASIA PACIFIC (refer to 2310) [T;%]
1530 -
"REPORT" programs (refer to 0130)

1605 -
BUSH TELEGRAPH - rural and regional issues around Australia. Each day
Country Viewpoint offers a unique social commentary from people who live
outside the major cities. And for those who want to keep up with Rural
News, there is a daily look at the news headlines. [%]
Mon.: "Bush Believers Forum". David Tacey, Michael McGirr and
Professor Majella Franzmann discuss aspects of spirituality in rural and
regional Australia.

1705 -
AUSTRALIA TALKS BACK (refer to 0910) [%]
1755 -
PERSPECTIVE (refer to 0855)

1805 -
Fri.: PACIFIC REVIEW
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. [T;%]
1830 -
Fri.: COUNTRY BREAKFAST - Australia beyond the urban fringe. [T;%]

1905 -
Fri.: RURAL REPORTER - the people and places that make up country
Australia.
1910 -
Mon.-Thu.: PACIFIC BEAT* - continued from 1810 with sport at 1929.
1930 -
Fri.: AUSTRALIAN COUNTRY STYLE - Aussie country music with John
Nutting.

2005 -
Fri.: PACIFIC REVIEW*
2010 -
Mon.-Thu.: PACIFIC BEAT* - continued from 1910 with sport at 2029.
2030 -
Fri.: THE BUZZ (refer to 2330 Thu.) [%]

2105 -
Fri.: VERBATIM - Through the oral histories and memory of individuals,
the ways in which Australian society has changed over the past 100
years. This week: "Celia Rosser". Banksia rosserae is a new species of
Banksia, named in honour of one of the world's greatest living botanical
artists, Celia Rosser. For her it's the best honour she’s ever received,
and there’ve been many. An extraordinary eye for detail has enabled her
to focus her talent on one genus - the Banksia. It will never look the
same again. [T;%]
2110 -
Mon.-Thu.: AM - ABC's morning news magazine. [T;%]
2130 -
Mon.: EARTHBEAT - environmental issues raised by economic development.
This week: "Wind and the Devil". Australia's wind power industry almost
doubled in size this year. But where to next? Earthbeat explores the
shifts afoot in this dynamic sector. We also explore the threat of
lethal disease and invading foxes to the Tasmanian Devil population. [T]

Tue.: INNOVATIONS* - Showcasing Australian invention, enterprise and
ingenuity. http://www.abc.net.au/ra/innovations/default.htm for
details, audio and further info on the products highlighted. [T;%]
Wed.: TIME TO TALK - Series on politics, society and governance in
today's Pacific. Program Two: "Colonial Legacies". Last
century, Pacific nations were ruled by one or more colonial powers that
introduced new systems of government, religion and language. Today, most
have achieved political independence, but the impact of colonialism on
land, labour and economy still lingers. So how are chiefs, churches and
communities tackling the legacies of the past? [T;%]
Thu.: ALL IN THE MIND - a foray into the mental universe, the mind, the
brain and human behavior. This week: "Hearing Madness--The Soundscape of
the Asylum". We learn about the use of sound to diagnose and categorise,
the conviviality of the asylum ball, and the genre of the mad song as we
journey into the noisy world of 19th Century bedlam with historian and
musician Dr Dolly MacKinnon. [T;%]
Fri.: IN CONVERSATION - Robyn Williams talks to scientists and those
interested in the subject, about what science has meant to their lives.
This week: "Tony Crawford and Ross Large". Tony and Ross are both rock
choppers. They are veterans of old fashioned geology. Now they are
overseeing the cutting edge of ore exploration from
South America to Melanesia. Tell tale signs in the glass like magma
residues rising from vents beneath the ocean give clues about massive
deposits of minerals. This research is being driven from the University
of Tasmania. [%]

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 -
AUSTRALIA WIDE - a roundup of "home" news from ABC Newsradio.

2300 -
Mon.-Thu.: ASIA PACIFIC - the latest news, including in depth coverage
of major events in corporate and financial circles in the Asia Pacific.
[T;%]
2305 -
Fri.: COUNTRY BREAKFAST (refer to 1830)
2330 -
Mon.: THE EUROPEANS - broader historical and cultural perspectives on
European societies. This week: "Ataturk's Legacy" (part 2). The second
of a two-part series on Turkish statesman Kemal Ataturk. Did he achieve
his great reforms without bloodshed? Did his authoritarian methods
produce an undercurrent of disaffection and unrest - particularly
between Islam and secularism - which are still apparent in Turkey today?
[%]
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. This week:
"Homework". 10 years ago we were told that by now many of us would be
working from home. It hasn't happened, but why not? There are many
reasons, but mostly it's because of people and trust. How much do
employers trust home workers? [%]
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 noted in eastern North America -
2100 - 0000 UTC: 21740 (usually reliable)
0000 - 0200 UTC: 15240 (occasional)
0200 - 0700 UTC: 15515 (variably reliable) [15240 and 17750 also noted
(occasional)]
0500 - 0800 UTC: 15160 (variably reliable)
0700 - 0800 UTC: 15240 (occasional) [13630 also noted (occasional)]
0800 - 1100 UTC: 9580 (usually reliable) [9590 also noted (variably
reliable)]
1100 - 1400 UTC: 9580 (reliable) [6020 (occasional), 9590 (usually
reliable) also noted]
1400 - 1600 UTC: 9590 (reliable, but fades prior to 1600 in eNA)
Best in UK as reported in Shortwave Magazine (further reports from
readers in the UK/Europe welcomed): (updated 3/16!)
0530 - 0900 UTC: 17750, 15240
0930 - 1100 UTC: 15415, 15240
1100 - 1300 UTC: 11880, 9475
1400 - 1700 UTC: 11750, 9475 (from 1430)
1700 - 1900 UTC: 9475
1900 - 2130 UTC: 9500
2200 - 0000 UTC: 13620
(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
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.

To be updated by Wed. 0500 UT.

Good listening!
John Figliozzi