Friday, September 03, 2010

Radio Netherlands Program Preview, Sept 4-10


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 4 SEPTEMBER
*** The State We're In ***

Wrongfully convicted: Twenty-five years ago, Barry Gibbs was sentenced to 20 years in jail for a murder he didn't commit. He was framed by a dirty cop who was on the payroll of the Mafia. But Barry didn't give up. He worked daily to get himself free, and finally, 19 years into his 20 year sentence, he was released. Barry talks to Jonathan about life on the inside, trying to prove his innocence, and life, now, on the outside.

Hard time: Shaun Attwood tells Jonathan his odyssey as master of ceremonies and main ecstasy dealer to Arizona's rave scene, to his arrest and the 2 years he spent in what is alleged to be America's worst jail, the Maricopa County Jail run by Joe Arpaio, who calls himself 'America's Toughest Sheriff'. He reads from his book 'Hard Time'.

Dancing in Auschwitz: Adolek Kohn survived Auschwitz. More than 60 years later he went back. But this time he danced with his daughter and three grandchildren to the disco song 'I Will Survive'. It caused a storm of protest. Adolek talks together with his daughter Jane why they did it and how important dancing has been in their lives.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.00 East and Southeast Asia 11895, South Asia 15110, China 12065
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
10.00 Africa and Asia
12.00 North America
17.00 Europe
22.00 Asia and North America

*** 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.`

This week:
· Unsettled Ashton - will the EU have any impact at all on the Israeli settlement issue?
· Skinheads strike - Russian concert attack leaves dozens injured and one dead.
· Move over Dracula - Romania is fast becoming best known as the home of electronic music.
· Ramadan feasting with a French Muslim family - we take you tableside.

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

Broadcast times on WRN
17.00 Europe
22.00 Asia and North America

SUNDAY 5 SEPTEMBER
*** Radio Books ***

'Love' - by Erik Jan Harmens
Erik Jan Harmens became the first Dutch National Poetry Slam champion in 2002. Since then he has published several collections of poems. His first novel was said to create a new genre dubbed 'corporate horror fiction'.

His story for Radio Books can be said to have elements of psychological horror. A man is buried beneath the rubble of an apparent terrorist attack. Alone in the dark with his thoughts, he expresses his hopes - of rescue - and his regrets - if not found in time.

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.

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

MONDAY 6 SEPTEMBER
*** Classic Dox ***`

'Wedge Island'
North of Perth, Western Australia - on a rugged and secluded stretch of coastline - is a settlement time forgot. Its shacks are makeshift creations fashioned out of corrugated iron with no electricity or running water. It's a holiday in the finest Australian beach shack tradition. But it could all be about to end. Officially, the residents of Wedge Island are squatters. Twenty years ago the government introduced its Squatter Removal Policy, slowly working its way down the coast demolishing more than 600 shacks. Wedge Island is next in line. But the shackies are shaping up for the fight of their lives.

This ABC programme is part of the international exchange series Global Perspective 2010.

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

*** 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 ***

Another show with that "Latin tinge", featuring Alex Wilson's band with vocalists Mary Pearce and Alphonso de Jesus, the Richard Bona group and the Cubop City Big Band. It's Latin rhythms and catchy songs this week! All of that, on the European Jazz Stage with Hans Mantel.

*** Live! at the Concertgebouw ***

The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Conductor Laureate Bernard Haitink will play works by Mozart, Beethoven and Bruckner. Soloist is Murray Perahia (piano). Hosted by Hans Haffmans and Cynthia Wilson.

*** The State We're In - Midweek Edition ***

Wrongfully convicted: Twenty-five years ago, Barry Gibbs was sentenced to 20 years in jail for a murder he didn't commit. He was framed by a dirty cop who was on the payroll of the Mafia. But Barry didn't give up. He worked daily to get himself free, and finally, 19 years into his 20 year sentence, he was released. Barry talks to Jonathan about life on the inside, trying to prove his innocence, and life, now, on the outside.

Dancing in Auschwitz: Adolek Kohn survived Auschwitz. More than sixty years later he went back. But this time he danced with his daughter and three grandchildren to the disco song 'I Will Survive'. It caused a storm of protest. Adolek talks together with his daughter Jane why they did it and how important dancing has been in their lives.

*** Africa in Progress ***

'The art of telling stories'
Stories have been part of African culture for generations. Storytellers were found in the courts of kings and chiefs in different parts of the continent. The art of oral story telling was crucial in African society. The hare, the tortoise and the lion are just some of the characters found in our stories. Is storytelling still relevant today? Can it compete with modern forms of communication? These are some of the questions we tackle with our guests, while listening to their stories!

TUESDAY 7 SEPTEMBER
*** 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.

'No news is good news' - by Barbara Jenkins from Trinidad and Tobago. Hope and despair behind the headlines.

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 Rotterdam Philharmonic is conducted by music director Valery Gergiev. Soloist is violinist Vadim Repin, and the music is by Stravinsky, Prokoviev and Tchaikovsky. Hosted by Hans Haffmans and Cynthia Wilson.

*** Classic Dox ***

'Living in Limbo'
No-one is more marginalized in the UK than asylum seekers who have not had their applications accepted, but not been asked to go - sometimes for as long as eight years. Collen thinks his four years of asylum claims and appeals may be at an end, but is too frightened to return to Zimbabwe. Thomas, from Eritrea, doesn't know yet if he can stay in the UK after originally claiming asylum as a teenager seven years ago. Jenny Cuffe investigates the impact of this long wait on their lives.

This BBC programme is part of the international exchange series Global Perspective 2010.

Broadcast times on WRN
12.00 North America

WEDNESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER
*** 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

*** Reloaded ***

Weekly highlights presented by Mindy Ran

*** Classic Dox ***

'Feet First'
In August 2009, an arsonist started a fire that burned more than 160,000 acres in the mountains around Los Angeles County. The mountains have long been home to pockets of residents, but in recent decades neighbourhoods have boomed with large housing developments. Some residents in the fire zone knew and accepted the risks of living there, but many had no idea they were living so near to danger. Many residents simply won't give up on their properties and the lifestyle they symbolise. Eve Troeh follows families who evacuate and still return, and the fight they have with public officials who want to shut the neighbourhood down.

This programme produced by Soundprint Media Center is part of the international exchange series Global Perspective 2010.

Broadcast times on WRN
12.00 North America

THURSDAY 9 SEPTEMBER
*** 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

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

A short version of RNW's environmental programme Earth Beat produced for broadcast in partnership with All India Radio.

*** 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 ***

'Little Fish in a Multiculti Pond'
A short tram ride from the centre of Amsterdam is a neighbourhood called the Baarsjes, or "little fish." One-and-a-half square kilometres house 35,000 residents - more than half of which are foreigners from 126 countries. The largest immigrant communities are from Morocco and Turkey. Such multicultural diversity in such a small area has not been without serious problems. But residents believe they can make a difference by taking initiatives to bring this diverse community together.

This programme was part of the international exchange series Global Perspective 2007.

Broadcast times on WRN
12.00 North America

FRIDAY 10 SEPTEMBER
*** 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 ***

This week on Earth Beat, we ask: "What's lurking under the waves?"
As a ten-year project to take stock of fish stocks prepares to publish its results, we ask how you go about counting all the fish in the sea?
We also have other fishy tales on the show, including an interview with the author of '4 Fish'. He tells us how four fish types can teach us a more responsible way of farming the sea. Land-based stories in the show include several quests for water and struggles to cope without it.
Water woes and fishy stories, on Earth Beat.

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

*** Classic Dox ***

'At the Edge in Soweto'
On the edge of Johannesburg, densely populated Soweto is where Freddy and Sibusiso, young men in their 20s, live and are looking for work. Unemployment among young people there is higher than the national average and rising. Anza Dali is looking for a job too. She explores how Freddy and Sibusiso cope with long-term unemployment and the constant temptation to make a 'fast buck' rather than an honest buck.

This SAFM programme is part of the international exchange series Global Perspective.

Broadcast times on WRN
12.00 North America
(R Netherlands)