Welcome to our weekly guide to Radio Netherlands Worldwide's English Service - a list of the new programmes coming up on Radio Netherlands Worldwide this week, beginning on Saturday.
SATURDAY 25 July
*** The State We're In ***
This week on The State We're In, we explore whether there's a right to die with dignity - and if there is, whether it includes euthanasia. We also look at the right to reproduce: who has that right, and those who long to have it.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia and Southeast Asia 11895, Eastern China 12065, Southeast Asia 15110
1405 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1505 South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1805 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
1905 West Africa 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480
2005 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480
Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
1000 Africa and Asia
1200 North America
1535 Europe
2200 Asia, North America, Safm
2300 Europe
*** Network Europe Week ***
A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters
A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe. If you missed any editions of Network Europe satisfy your needs with this digest of the programme's top stories.
Broadcast time on SW (UTC):
1505 South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
Note that we run Network Europe Week every hour on Monday until 1600
*** Network Europe Extra ***
Arts and Culture brought to you each Sunday from Europe's widest partnership of international broadcasters.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1505 South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0300 North America
1200 North America
1500 Europe
SUNDAY 26 July
*** Radio Books (primary programme) ***
'The City Must Know Everything' - by Khalid Boudou
Award-winning author Khalid Boudou was born in Morocco in 1974 and has lived in the Netherlands since he was four years old. In his story 'The City Must Know Everything' a man wanders the centre of town where for years he worked as a social worker. But the job has taken a toll on his psyche.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
0930 East Asia and Southeast Asia 11895, Eastern China 12065, Southeast Asia 15110
1430 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1530 South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1830 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
1930 West Africa 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480
2030 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480
Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0430 North America
1030 Africa and Asia
1230 North America
1700 Europe
2230 Asia, North America, Safm
MONDAY 27 July
*** Curious Orange (primary programme) ***
This week on Curious Orange it's Pioneers & Patroonships - part 2 in our series celebrating the 400-year relationship between the Netherlands and New York.
This week we meet some of the brave pioneers who made up the farming settlements, or patroonships, in the new Dutch colony. We'll hear about their relationships with the natives and how they began to build the port city of New Amsterdam. We'll also find out why the New Netherland experiment nearly failed.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1415 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1540 South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1815 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
1940 West Africa 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480
2015 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480
Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
1540 Europe
1740 Europe
2240 Asia, North America, Safm
*** Network Europe Week ***
A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters
A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe. If you missed any editions of Network Europe satisfy your needs with this digest of the programme's top stories.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1440 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1900 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2040 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480
Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
1500 Europe
2200 Asia, North America
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1405 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1805 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2005 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480
Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
1700 Europe
2200 Asia, North America, Safm
*** Network Europe ***
A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters
A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.
Broadcast time on SW (UTC):
1500 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530
1900 West Africa 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480
*** Euro Hit 40 ***
Europe's No.1 chart Show.
*** Classic Dox ***
Classic Dox presents the best of Radio Netherlands Worldwide documentaries from our archives on subjects ranging from human rights and development to arts, culture and history - as well as insightful or moving personal stories - many of which have won awards at international festivals.
Seamus Heany: Bogging in Again (originally broadcast 04-11-2006)
Seamus Heaney won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1995. Since then he's been quoted by presidents, his translation of Beowulf became a best-seller, and he praised rapper Eminem for encouraging interest in poetry among young people. Perro de Jong met the poet at Poetry International 2006.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia and Southeast Asia 11895, Eastern China 12065, Southeast Asia 15110
Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0400 North America, Africa, Asia
1200 North America
*** European Jazz Stage/ World Music ***
It's an unlikely story. A musician born in the heartland of classical music, in Vienna - Austria - moves to the USA in 1958 and turns the jazz scene on its head. The name of this Mozart of the jazz world is Joe Zawinul. This week's European Jazz Stage is a tribute to this influential keyboard player who extended the boundaries of jazz beyond belief.
All of that, on the European Jazz Stage with Daniel Frankl.
*** Live! at the Concertgebouw ***
Phenomenal performances by Dutch top orchestras.
Live! at the Concertgebouw 2007
Live! at the Concertgebouw explores the minor modes. d minor, is it sombre, devotional or pious? Listen to Symphony no. 6 by Johann Wilhelm Wilms to find out. And there's also c minor, the key of Schubert's Symphony No. 4. That's not all, the concert includes devotional pieces by Felix Mendelssohn and Johann Sebastian Bach, too.
The programme is hosted by Hans Haffmans and Cynthia Wilson.
Live! at the Concertgebouw 2008
The more we find out about Beethoven, the more we are forced to see his music in a different light, says director Paavo Järvi. Hear what he means when he is leading the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra through Beethoven's Overture Fidelio and his Piano Concerto No. 5. Also in the programme are works by Bartok and Kodály. Your host, as usual, is Hans Haffmans.
TUESDAY 28 July
*** Network Europe ***
A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters
A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1440 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1900 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2040 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480
Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
1500 Europe
2200 Asia, North America
*** The State We're In - Midweek Edition ***
This week on The State We're In, Midweek Edition, we explore whether there's a right to die with dignity - and if there is, whether it includes euthanasia. We also look at the right to reproduce: who has that right, and those who long to have it.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1030 East Asia and Southeast Asia 11895, Eastern China 12065, Southeast Asia 15110
1430 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1530 South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1815 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
1940 West Africa 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480
2015 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480
Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0400 North America
1030 Africa and Asia
1200 North America
1530 Europe
1730 Europe
2230 Asia, North America
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1405 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1805 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2005 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480
Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
2200 Asia, North America, Safm
2300 Europe
WEDNESDAY 29 July
*** Network Europe ***
A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters
A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1440 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1900 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2040 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480
Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
1500 Europe
2200 Asia, North America
*** Reloaded (primary programme) ***
Another selection of this week's programme highlights presented by Mindy Ran.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1415 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1515 South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1815 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
1945 West Africa 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480
2015 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480
*** Newsline ***
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1405 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1805 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2005 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480
Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
2200 Asia, North America, Safm
2300 Europe
THURSDAY 30 July
*** Network Europe ***
A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters
A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.
A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters
A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1440 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1900 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2040 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480
Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
1500 Europe
2200 Asia, North America
*** Earthbeat (primary programme) ***
In this week's Earthbeat we focus on a controversial dam project in Turkey. Citing environmental concerns, an international consortium pulled out of the Ilisu Dam Project earlier this month. The dam, which is set to become one of the world's largest, would flood a massive ecosystem and a historic town. The project is the topic of widespread public opposition in Turkey, with big-name celebrities leading the opposition.
And we look at a recently crowned World Heritage Site in the Netherlands: the Wadden Sea. This enormous tidal region stretching along the Dutch, German and Danish coast host tens of thousands of migratory birds and other wildlife. Environmental groups in the Netherlands are lauding the decision, although the government says it won't affect legislation governing the Wadden Sea. But the fishing community is concerned. They say they've heard that promise before.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia and Southeast Asia 11895, Eastern China 12065, Southeast Asia 15110
1415 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1545 South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1815 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
1940 West Africa 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480
Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0400 North America
1000 Africa and Asia
1200 North America
1540 Europe
2300 Europe
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1405 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1805 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2005 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480
Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
2200 Asia, North America, Safm
2300 Europe
FRIDAY 31 July
*** Network Europe ***
A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters
A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1440 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1900 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2040 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480
Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
1500 Europe
2200 Asia, North America
*** Bridges with Africa (primary programme) ***
We will focus on pirates and how to negotiate with them. We have an interview with a Dutch negotiator who got a Belgian ship out of their clutches after 171 phone calls in 68 days.
And we kick off our special summer music season with African reggae giant Tiken Jah Fakoly.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia and Southeast Asia 11895, Eastern China 12065, Southeast Asia 15110
1415 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1815 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2015 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480
Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0430 North America
1000 Africa and Asia
1730 Europe
2230 Asia, North America
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1405 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1805 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2005 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480
Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
2200 Asia, North America, Safm
2300 Europe
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