Welcome to our weekly guide to Radio Netherlands' English Service - a list of the new programmes coming up on Radio Netherlands this week, beginning on Saturday.
SATURDAY 12 AUGUST
*** Weekend Connection ***
Every Saturday, the Newsline team brings you Weekend Connection, with thought-provoking reports on the issues making headlines in the Netherlands, Europe and beyond.
It's a lively mix of local color and "the big picture". One week you might hear how Dutch farmers are doing their part to combat bird flu, the next week it's about the worldwide attempt to punish crimes against humanity. Big or small, Weekend Connection covers it all!
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 10.00 (Australia/Asia/Far East), 12.00 (Eastern N America), 14.00 & 15.30(South Asia), 18.00, 19.30 & 20.30 (Africa), 00.00 (Eastern N America), 01.00 (Central N America), 05.00 (Western N America & New Zealand)
*** Vox Humana ***
"God Knows Why"
Vox Humana this week features a programme made by ABC producer Julie Kimberly. God Knows Why is the story of her aunt Janny who decided at the age of 20 to renounce the world and enter the cloistered order of the Carmelite Nuns where she became Sister Johanna of the Cross.
More than 40 years later, Julie Kimberly talks to her aunt and other family members about how this decision affected them all.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 10.27 (Australia/Asia/Far East), 11.27 (Eastern N America), 14.30 (South Asia), 18.27 & 20.00 (Africa), 00.27 (Eastern N America), 01.27 (Central N America), 04.27 (Western N America), 06.27 (New Zealand), 07.27 (Australia)
Repeated: Sun 1430 (South Asia), Sun 1900 (N America, Africa)
SUNDAY 13 AUGUST
*** World Wide Jazz Sessions ***
Amsterdam Forum and Dutch Extra are taking a summer break and will be back on Sunday 10 September.
While host Sarah Johnson prepares for a new season, join resident jazz expert Hans Mantel on Sundays for a celebration of some of the best in world wide jazz.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 10.45 (Australia/Asia/Far East), 11.45 (Eastern N America), 15.45(South Asia), 18.45 & 20.45 (Africa), 00.40 (Eastern N America), 01.40 (Central N America), 04.40 (Western N America), 06.40 (New Zealand), 0740 (Australia)
MONDAY 14 AUGUST
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 10.00 (SE Asia/Far East), 11.00 (Eastern N America), 14.00 & 15.30(South Asia), 18.00, 19.30 & 20.30 (Africa), 00.00 (Eastern N America), 01.00 (Central N America), 04.00 (Western N America), 06.00 (New Zealand), 07.00 (Australia)
*** The Research File ***
This week's Research File is all about smell.
We meet the electronic nose that is being taught to sniff out TB. We take a look at tiny worms, whose sense of smell is being harnessed to find out how drugs work in our bodies. And smelling a profit - how mining volcanoes on the ocean floor may be a multi-million dollar source of metals.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 10.27 (SE Asia/Far East), 11.27 (Eastern N America), 14.30 (South Asia), 18.27 & 20.00 (Africa), 00.27 (Eastern N America), 01.27 (Central N America), 04.27 (Western N America), 06.27 (New Zealand), 07.27 (Australia)
Repeated: Thurs 1500 (South Asia), Thurs 1900 (Africa)
TUESDAY 15 AUGUST
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 10.00 (SE Asia/Far East), 11.00 (Eastern N America), 14.00 & 15.30(South Asia), 18.00, 19.30 & 20.30 (Africa), 00.00 (Eastern N America), 01.00 (Central N America), 04.00 (Western N America), 06.00 (New Zealand), 07.00 (Australia)
*** EuroQuest ***
"The (Near End) of Summer Holidays"
The Dutch are caravan crazy. Wherever you drive in Europe, there they are, the family cars straining to pull massive caravans up the Alps, through Provence, and down to the Spanish Coasts. All Europeans do it, but none more so than the Dutch.
Camping and nudity seem to go together in Germany. Euroquest wonders why and visits a few German campgrounds. Aren't you glad this is radio? Bulgaria's an up and coming holiday destination and tourism has meant a building boom on the sub-tropical Black Sea Coast. But local environmentalists say vast areas of natural beauty are being ruined. If you're in France don't try to get anything done in August. The French have all checked out while the tourists checked in. But they're back - well, kind of....
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 10.27 (SE Asia/Far East), 11.27 (Eastern N America), 14.30 (South Asia), 18.27 & 20.00 (Africa), 00.27 (Eastern N America), 01.27 (Central N America), 04.27 (Western N America), 06.27 (New Zealand), 07.27 (Australia)
Repeated: Thurs 1500 (South Asia), Thurs 1900 (Africa)
Repeated: Mon 1500 (South Asia), Mon 1900 (Africa)
WEDNESDAY 16 AUGUST
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 10.00 (SE Asia/Far East), 11.00 (Eastern N America), 14.00 & 15.30(South Asia), 18.00, 19.30 & 20.30 (Africa), 00.00 (Eastern N America), 01.00 (Central N America), 04.00 (Western N America), 06.00 (New Zealand), 07.00 (Australia)
*** The Weekly Documentary ***
"Botswana: The Last Bushmen?"
20,000 years ago, San Bushmen made rock paintings deep in the heart of Southern Africa's Kalahari Desert. The paintings left by these ancient hunter-gatherers depict rhinoceros, elephant and antelope and they offer a tantalising glimpse of the Bushmen's lives and their culture - the daily struggle between man and his environment. In 21st century Botswana, the Bushmen are still facing that struggle. They've been evicted from their lands and are fighting for their culture and the right to determine their own future. Join Anna Yeadell for this week's documentary - "Botswana: The Last Bushmen?"
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 10.27 (SE Asia/Far East), 11.27 (Eastern N America), 14.30 (South Asia), 18.27 & 20.00 (Africa), 00.27 (Eastern N America), 01.27 (Central N America), 04.27 (Western N America), 06.27 (New Zealand), 07.27 (Australia)
Repeated: Thurs 1500 (South Asia), Thurs 1900 (Africa)
Repeated: Mon 1500 (South Asia), Mon 1900 (Africa)
THURSDAY 17 AUGUST
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 10.00 (SE Asia/Far East), 11.00 (Eastern N America), 14.00 & 15.30(South Asia), 18.00, 19.30 & 20.30 (Africa), 00.00 (Eastern N America), 01.00 (Central N America), 04.00 (Western N America), 06.00 (New Zealand), 07.00 (Australia)
*** Dutch Horizons ***
Rembrandt's most famous painting is without a doubt The Nightwatch. But the masterpiece, which draws thousands of visitors to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam every day, is incomplete - missing the edges cut off in the 18th century. On Dutch Horizons you'll hear how artist Alfred Eikelenboom is on a mission to have The Nightwatch restored to its original glory. This summer's theme on Radio Netherlands is family and on this week's edition of Dutch Horizons you'll meet a Russian family in Amsterdam. Irina Grivnina is a former Soviet dissident who made the headlines in 1985 when she asked for political asylum in the Netherlands. You'll hear how she and her family are doing today in Amsterdam, their hometown of 20 years.
And we look at a photo-project by Dutch photographer Roelof Bakker. He recently staged an exhibition in London called 365 days - composed of 365 photographs, one for each day of the year 2005.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 10.27 (SE Asia/Far East), 11.27 (Eastern N America), 14.30 (South Asia), 18.27 & 20.00 (Africa), 00.27 (Eastern N America), 01.27 (Central N America), 04.27 (Western N America), 06.27 (New Zealand), 07.27 (Australia)
Repeated: Thurs 1500 (South Asia), Thurs 1900 (Africa)
Repeated: Mon 1500 (South Asia), Mon 1900 (Africa)
FRIDAY 18 AUGUST
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 10.00 (SE Asia/Far East), 11.00 (Eastern N America), 14.00 & 15.30(South Asia), 18.00, 19.30 & 20.30 (Africa), 00.00 (Eastern N America), 01.00 (Central N America), 04.00 (Western N America), 06.00 (New Zealand), 07.00 (Australia)
*** A Good Life ***
Philosopher Henry David Thoreau wrote about the restorative value of trees to the human soul in his book "Walden; or, Life in the Woods". More than 100 years later, researchers are discovering that a pleasurable walk among trees and green space can calm an active child, refresh a tired mind, and make all of us feel better. The view of a tree outside a window can make an office worker more productive, a hospital stay shorter, or a prison sentence more bearable. Even in the most deprived inner city areas, trees and green space around buildings reduce crime and violence as well as promote a sense of community and well-being. Soundprint producer Jean Snedegar explores the power of trees to restore us, body and mind. This programme is part of our international broadcasting collaboration - Crossing Boundaries.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 10.27 (SE Asia/Far East), 11.27 (Eastern N America), 14.30 (South Asia), 18.27 & 20.00 (Africa), 00.27 (Eastern N America), 01.27 (Central N America), 04.27 (Western N America), 06.27 (New Zealand), 07.27 (Australia)
Repeated: Thurs 1500 (South Asia), Thurs 1900 (Africa)
Repeated: Mon 1500 (South Asia), Mon 1900 (Africa)
Repeated: Tues 1500 (S Asia), Tues 1900 (Africa)
(Source: Radio Netherlands)