Saturday, June 12, 2010

Radio Netherlands Program Preview, June 13-18


SUNDAY 13 JUNE
*** Radio Books ***

'Mockingbird' - by Hafid Bouazza
Award-winning Moroccan-Dutch author Hafid Bouazza has lived in the Netherlands since the age of seven. His work is inspired by the classic Arabic tales of 1001 nights and 19th-century Dutch literature. His story for Radio Books is a richly poetic tale of forbidden love.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
18.30 East and central Africa 15535, Southern Africa 6020
19.30 East and central Africa 11970 and 15535, West Africa 11610, Southern and central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
04.30 Africa, Asia and North America
10.30 Africa and Asia
12.30 North America
14.40 Europe

*** Network Europe Extra ***

Arts and Culture brought to you each Sunday from Europe's widest partnership of international broadcasters.

This Week:
· Central heating and elevators the lap of luxury? For Communist Prague it was.
· We hear about pre-fab housing in the Czech Republic.
· The effects of strikes on tourism in Greece this summer.
· A titillating play is put on in Paris.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1530 South Asia 11835, 15745

MONDAY 14 JUNE
*** Classic Dox ***

'In the Shark's Domain' (Orig. Broadcast October 2001)
No matter how safe we feel, we are always at the mercy of a predator. We could be swimming at our favourite beach and suddenly a shark mistakes us for lunch.

We could be living in a small town and be shot by a man who hears God's voice telling him to do it. Producer Dheera Sujan draws unsettling parallels between sharks and serial killers.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.30 East and Southeast Asia 11895, South Asia 15110, China 12065
19.30 East and central Africa 11970 and 15535, West Africa 11610, Southern and central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
10.30 Africa and Asia
12.00 North America

*** Newsline ***

The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.00 South Asia 11835, 15745
15.00 South Asia 11835, 15745
18.00 East and central Africa 15535, Southern Africa 6020
20.00 East and central Africa 11970, West Africa 11610, Southern and central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
22.00 Asia and North America

*** 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):
19.00 East and central Africa 11970 and 15535, West Africa 11610, Southern and central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
17.00 Europe

*** European Jazz Stage/World Music ***

A classical approach to jazz - or is it the other way around? The Lincoln Centre Jazz Orchestra and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra join forces in an Ellington/Strayhorn arrangement of Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite, and interpret Ellington's The River Suite. Your host is Hans Mantel.

*** Live! at the Concertgebouw ***
The Hague Philharmonic Orchestra is conducted by Edo de Waart and soloist is the young pianist Joyce Yang. Music by Tristan Keuris, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Richard Strauss. The concert is hosted by Hans Haffmans.

*** The State We're In - Midweek Edition ***
Switching teams: Martine Delaney was once Martin Delaney, an elite soccer player in Tasmania, Australia. After becoming a woman, she began playing again, with women. It became a media circus, but Martine ended up scoring a huge political victory.

Fighting and faith: Barry Braden used to be a violent criminal. Now he competes in mixed martial arts, or MMA. Its critics call it barbaric and dangerous. But for Barry, MMA is a matter of life, and faith.

The beautiful game - commentary: For columnist John Doyle, the magic of the World Cup boils down to a moment on a Berlin street in the middle of the night, when he saw two people sleeping peacefully on a sidewalk. His commentary was adapted from his new book The World Is a Ball.

TUESDAY 15 JUNE
*** 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):
10.00 East and Southeast Asia 11895, South Asia 15110, China 12065
19.00 East and central Africa 11970 and 15535, West Africa 11610, Southern and central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
12.00 North America
17.00 Europe

*** Commonwealth Story ***

A selection of winning stories chosen from the large number of entries for the 2009 Commonwealth Short Story Competition.

'The Father's Blessing' - by Mbofung Carlang Ndubuis from Nigeria. A tense story of anger and love.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.00 East and Southeast Asia 11895, South Asia 15110, China 12065

Broadcast times on WRN
10.00 Africa and Asia
22.00 Asia and North America

*** Live! at the Concertgebouw ***

The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by its chief conductor Mariss Jansons plays music by Smetana, the Double Concerto by Martinu, and Symphony no. 4 by Brahms. Your host is Hans Haffmans.

*** Classic Dox ***

'The Master's Menagerie' (Orig. Broadcast May 2000)
During the Dutch Golden Age, painters depicted domestic and exotic animals in all styles and genres. The director of the Amsterdam zoo and various art experts guide producer David Swatling through the Dutch animal kingdom of the 17th century as painted by Rembrandt, Jan Steen, Paulus Potter and many others.

Broadcast times on WRN
12.00 North America

*** Newsline ***

The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.00 South Asia 11835, 15745
15.00 South Asia 11835, 15745
18.00 East and central Africa 15535, Southern Africa 6020
20.00 East and central Africa 11970, West Africa 11610, Southern and central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
22.00 Asia and North America

WEDNESDAY 16 JUNE
*** 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):
10.00 East and Southeast Asia 11895, South Asia 15110, China 12065
19.00 East and central Africa 11970 and 15535, West Africa 11610, Southern and central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
12.00 North America
17.00 Europe

*** Newsline ***

The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.00 South Asia 11835, 15745
15.00 South Asia 11835, 15745
18.00 East and central Africa 15535, Southern Africa 6020
20.00 East and central Africa 11970, West Africa 11610, Southern and central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
22.00 Asia and North America

*** Reloaded ***

Weekly highlights presented by Mindy Ran


*** Classic Dox ***

'Buffalo Nation' (Orig. Broadcast January 2005)
Romantic images of the Old West feature majestic buffalo thundering across the Great Plains in the company of Indians on horseback. In the battle for control of the Plains, the buffalo was almost wiped out. Producer Martha Hawley explores how ranchers are working to restore the herds as Native American traditional culture is being revived.

Broadcast times on WRN
12.00 North America

THURSDAY 17 JUNE
*** 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):
10.00 East and Southeast Asia 11895, South Asia 15110, China 12065
19.00 East and central Africa 11970 and 15535, West Africa 11610, Southern and central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
12.00 North America
17.00 Europe

*** The State We're In - South Asia edition ***

Join your host Chhavi for a focused look at Zimbabwe, a country which has seen years of severe political repression, a recent cholera epidemic, and an inflation rate measured in the millions of percent that eventually led to the adoption of the American dollar very recently. Stay tuned to hear from three mothers who tell us about keeping their families together, the minister of water resources and management, and the folks who run Radio Voice of the People.

*** Earth Beat - South Asia edition ***

Join your host Chhavi for a roundup of conservation techniques from round the world. From Kabul we hear of a unique way of drying and storing produce for the winter. From Oaxaca we hear about a waterless toilet. From New Delhi we hear about an air filter the government has installed in Central Park. And, finally, from Kashmir, once a paradise on earth, we have a report on the environmental situation there.

*** South Asia Wired ***

Afghan analyst Martine van Bijlert talks to Dheera Sujan about her insiders view of the complicated and multi-layered relationship Afghanistan has with the international community.

*** Classic Dox ***

'The Winged Muse' (Orig. Broadcast June 2004)
The regal, enchanting swan has inspired so much memorable poetry, music and imagery that one might almost forget that this beautiful, long-necked creature also has a private life off-stage in Nature. Producer Marijke van der Meer portrays both aspects of the life of a swan: as a bird and as a work of art.

Broadcast times on WRN
12.00 North America

*** Newsline ***

The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.00 South Asia 11835, 15745
15.00 South Asia 11835, 15745
18.00 East and central Africa 15535, Southern Africa 6020
20.00 East and central Africa 11970, West Africa 11610, Southern and central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
22.00 Asia and North America

FRIDAY 18 JUNE
*** 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):
10.00 East and Southeast Asia 11895, South Asia 15110, China 12065
19.00 East and central Africa 11970 and 15535, West Africa 11610, Southern and central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
12.00 North America
17.00 Europe

*** Bridges with Africa ***

We're giving the microphone to Diaspora groups in Europe and are linking up with stations in Africa. The show goes beyond the clichés of starving children and war-ridden countries and seeks to bring you genuine voices from a vibrant continent.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.00 South Asia 11835, 15745
18.00 East and central Africa 15535, Southern Africa 6020
20.00 East and central Africa 11970, West Africa 11610, Southern and central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
04.30 Africa, Asia and North America
17.00 Europe
22.00 Asia and North America

*** Earth Beat ***

Are women greener than men? Families are becoming increasingly rattled by their green behaviour, but which gender is doing their best for the planet. We talk to a couple about eco-domestic disputes and to a man whose job it is to green the home. We also hear from a guy who's created a toaster from scratch.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.30 East and Southeast Asia 11895, South Asia 15110, China 12065

*** Classic Dox ***

'A Boat Trip through Borneo' (Orig. Broadcast May 2005)
The wildlife habitat of Borneo has been sited as one of the most endangered places on earth. The World Wildlife Fund leads a campaign called "Heart of Borneo" to try and stop various threats like the illegal pet-trade in orangutans. Producer Anne Blair Gould meets orphan orangutan babies and a wild male orangutan named Beethoven.

Broadcast times on WRN
12.00 North America

*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
15.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.04 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.04 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
14.04 Europe
22.00 Asia
23.00 North America and CBC
(R Netherlands Worldwide)