Program Preview for April 29 - May 6, 2011The State We're In
Jonathan Groubert and his team look at current events from an unexpected perspective.
This week: A cure for sex offenders?
We ask if there’s a cure for sex offenders. Jesse White tells us about how his assault on an underage girl landed him in jail, and how he feels the chemical treatment he received has turned his life around. We also speak with the doctor who treated Jesse. And just in time for World Press Freedom day, the man known as the father of undercover journalism in Europe talks about a life in character.
First airing: Saturday 02:00 UTC
Earth Beat
Marnie Chesterton and her team look at the footprint we’re leaving on our planet.
This week: Sharing space in an overcrowded world
From a Mumbai slum to a tiny Beijing apartment, and from communal living in Vancouver to the open expanse of Foula Island in Scotland, we ask how much space people need and how they respond when forced to share.
First airing: Friday 03:00 UTC
Bridges With Africa
We're giving the microphone to Diaspora groups in Europe and are linking up with stations in Africa.
This week:
What's behind the arrest of Uganda's opposition leader Kizza Besigye?
Special report on the spread of Al-Qaeda's influence across Africa.
Focuss on music of Miriam Makeba.
First airing: Friday 00:00 UTC
Africa in Progress
Inspiring round-table discussions with guest speakers and in-depth interviews give listeners food for thought.
This week: Mandela the boxer
Nelson Mandela was a fighter - against apartheid, but also in the boxing ring. There are many parallels between his passion for boxing and the struggles to emancipate blacks in South Africa and the US. Mandela did not enjoy the violence, but the science of boxing. Our guest is Eric Brouwer, who wrote a book about Mandela’s passion for boxing.
First airing: Monday 18:00 UTC
South Asia Wired
Programme in which South Asians get to talk to each other, hosted by Dheera Sujan.
This week:
We hear about a website called I Paid a Bribe which is fighting corruption in every day life in India by asking for people’s stories of paying bribes and trying to find systematic approaches to stop corrupt practices. And we hear about why a Dutch missionary is having so much trouble staying in the country he has lived in and loved for more than 40 years.
(There'll be a new edition of the programme on Thursday 5 May)
First airing: Thursday 14:00 UTC
Commonwealth Story
A selection of winning stories chosen from the large number of entries for the 2010 Commonwealth Short Story Competition.
This week:
Something from nothing - by Barbara Jenkins from Trinidad & Tobago. A sweepstake sensation.
First airing: Tuesday 00:55 UTC
Global Perspective
Who says I can’t… is the motto of this year’s collaboration of international broadcasters, offering stories of defiance and perseverance.
This week:
Around one billion people in the world rely on fish as their primary source of protein, but fishermen in many parts of the world are having greater restrictions put on their fishing because of concerns about the level of fish stocks and the marine environment.
For this week’s edition of Global Perspective, BBC World producer Charlotte Smith visits Fred Normandale, one of the few remaining fishermen in the small town of Scarborough in the North East of England, to tell this story from a British perspective on ‘Who says I can’t… fish?’
First airing: Monday 17:30 UTC
HWho says I can’t… is the motto of this year’s collaboration of international broadcasters, offering stories of defiance and perseverance.
This week:
Around one billion people in the world rely on fish as their primary source of protein, but fishermen in many parts of the world are having greater restrictions put on their fishing because of concerns about the level of fish stocks and the marine environment.
For this week’s edition of Global Perspective, BBC World producer Charlotte Smith visits Fred Normandale, one of the few remaining fishermen in the small town of Scarborough in the North East of England, to tell this story from a British perspective on ‘Who says I can’t… fish?’
First airing: Monday 17:30 UTC
Hear the World
Listen to the world’s musical heartbeat on RNW. A brand new world music series hosted by Dheera Sujan.
This week:
Music from Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Brazil. We're also introducing a new item in the show: Africa Unsigned, where we bring you promising young African groups and artists.
First airing: Monday 00:00 UTC
RNW Classical
Classical concerts from the Royal Concertgebouw as well as studio recordings of Dutch performers, presented by Hans Haffmans.
Available 24 hours a day via our sister web station RNWclassical.com.
Radio Netherlands English service
Effective to: 30 October 2011
All times UTC
0959-1000 12065as 15110as
1000-1057 12065as 15110as
1359-1400 11835as
1400-1457 9800as 11835as
1759-1800 6020af 15495af
1800-1857 6020af 15495af
1859-1900 7425af 11610af
1900-1957 7425af 15495af
2000-2057 7425af 11610af
(R Netherlands)
