Welcome to our weekly guide to Radio Netherlands' English Service - a list of the new programs coming up on Radio Netherlands this week, beginning on Saturday.
SUNDAY 2 SEPTEMBER
*** Amsterdam Forum ***
Can multinationals do good deeds? One of the hottest buzz phrases in the business world is 'corporate social responsibility' - CRS for short. Thousands of companies - especially multinationals - now proudly parade their CRS credentials. 'CSR' can refer to anything from ethical supply chains, to carbon trading, to human rights.
But many critics remain highly sceptical. They claim CSR is, at best, mere window dressing and, at worst, a complete con. These critics would rather have harsher, legally enforceable ways of holding businesses accountable, and forcing them to behave decently towards the wider world.
Do you believe in multinational companies doing good deeds? Or are much-trumpeted CSR initiatives more often cynical PR tools? Amsterdam Forum brings together experts from all sides to discuss the issue.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1500 (South Asia), 1800 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)
Repeated: Sat 1900 (Central, East and South Africa)
*** Echoes ***
Our new listener feedback programme. Mindy Ran responds to your comments, queries and complaints about our programmes. And featuring every week A Critical Eye - commentary from Perro de Jong.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1045 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1145 (Eastern N America), 1545 (South Asia), 1845 & 2045 (Central, East and South Africa), 0045 (Eastern N America), 0145 (Central N America), 0445 (Western N America)
Repeated: Sat 1945 (Central, East and South Africa)
Note that on Sunday we also run repeats of:
Flatlanders or EuroHit 40: 1400 (South Asia)
Arts and Culture: 1430 (South Asia)
The State We're in: 1900 (Central, East and South Africa)
MONDAY 3 SEPTEMBER
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)
*** Flatlanders ***
Over three decades ago, Dutch doctor Kees Waaldijk went to northern Nigeria. He soon started hearing about VVF or vesico-vaginal fistula. It's a condition caused by prolonged obstructed labour and it leaves a woman incontinent. It's a condition that affects some 200,000 women in Nigeria. Today, Dr. Waaldijk is one of the world's leading specialists on VVF and he operates on over 1500 women a year. He's cured more than 16,000 women so far. In the next edition of Flatlanders, he talks about his work and his life.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1030 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1130 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1830 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0030 (Eastern N America), 0130 (Central N America), 0430 (Western N America)
Repeated: Sun 1400 (South Asia), Wednesday 1500 (South Asia) 1900 (Central, East and South Africa)
TUESDAY 4 SEPTEMBER
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)
*** The State We're In, Midweek Report ***
This week on the State We're In - Midweek Edition, the show about human rights and human wrongs, we look at a new UN report showing that 90 percent of all the world's heroin can be traced back to poppies from Afghanistan. So we ask Afghani farmers why they do it? It is mere survival? Is it tradition? We investigate.
We also examine begging around the world. We ask homeless people in New York about their lives. We meet the Belgian scientist who put himself on the streets of Brussels to find out how different kinds of beggars are treated, with some surprising results.
These stories and the human rights news in the next edition of The State We're In - Midweek Edition.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1030 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1130 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1830 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0030 (Eastern N America), 0130 (Central N America), 0430 (Western N America)
Repeated: Thu 1430, 1500 (South Asia), 1900 (Central, East and South Africa) Sun 1900 (Central, East and South Africa)
WEDNESDAY 5 SEPTEMBER
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)
*** Arts and Culture ***
"Imagination is the Instrument of Compassion"
Many books have been written in a genre now called "post-9/11 fiction." One of the most striking is New York writer Jonathan Safran Foer's "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close." It's the story of a nine-year-old boy who lost his father in the fall of the World Trade Center towers.
Some critics said not enough time had passed after such a catastrophic event to create a work of art out of the ashes. Foer himself was reluctant to take on the subject of 9/11 in a literary form. But he overcame his own fears as readily as the young hero in his novel.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1030 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1130 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1830 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0030 (Eastern N America), 0130 (Central N America), 0430 (Western N America)
Repeated: Fri 1500 (South Asia), 1900 (Central, East and South Africa), Sun 14:30 (South Asia)
THURSDAY 6 SEPTEMBER
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)
*** The Research File ***
This week in the Research File:
Schizophrenia - new research is being set up to find the complex genetic basis of this debilitating mental disorder. Meanwhile it may be possible to scan for schizophrenia before it manifests itself; getting the diagnosis early can drastically improve treatment.
Also we have an interview about the hidden meaning of gestures; they turn out to be immensely important in human communication, and they can't lie!
And finally we get to talk with a Dutch inventor who has come up with a practical method of filtering away the air pollution from highways.
So join us, for the Research File!
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1030 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1130 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1830 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0030 (Eastern N America), 0130 (Central N America), 0430 (Western N America)
Repeated: Mon 1500 (South Asia), 1900 (Central, East and South Africa), Sat 1430 (South Asia)
FRIDAY 7 SEPTEMBER
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)
*** Network Europe ***
A Pan European team links up across the continent each week to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.
The programme is a unique example of European co-operation, produced by the continent's leading international broadcasters, it reflects the diversity of European society and voices. Each week we drop in on specialists around Europe and catch up with our extensive network of correspondents for their unique take on the events shaping the week.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1030 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1130 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1830 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0030 (Eastern N America), 0130 (Central N America), 0430 (Western N America)
Repeated: Tues 1500 (South Asia), 1900 (Central, East and South Africa), Sat 1400 (South Asia)
(R Netherlands)
SUNDAY 2 SEPTEMBER
*** Amsterdam Forum ***
Can multinationals do good deeds? One of the hottest buzz phrases in the business world is 'corporate social responsibility' - CRS for short. Thousands of companies - especially multinationals - now proudly parade their CRS credentials. 'CSR' can refer to anything from ethical supply chains, to carbon trading, to human rights.
But many critics remain highly sceptical. They claim CSR is, at best, mere window dressing and, at worst, a complete con. These critics would rather have harsher, legally enforceable ways of holding businesses accountable, and forcing them to behave decently towards the wider world.
Do you believe in multinational companies doing good deeds? Or are much-trumpeted CSR initiatives more often cynical PR tools? Amsterdam Forum brings together experts from all sides to discuss the issue.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1500 (South Asia), 1800 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)
Repeated: Sat 1900 (Central, East and South Africa)
*** Echoes ***
Our new listener feedback programme. Mindy Ran responds to your comments, queries and complaints about our programmes. And featuring every week A Critical Eye - commentary from Perro de Jong.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1045 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1145 (Eastern N America), 1545 (South Asia), 1845 & 2045 (Central, East and South Africa), 0045 (Eastern N America), 0145 (Central N America), 0445 (Western N America)
Repeated: Sat 1945 (Central, East and South Africa)
Note that on Sunday we also run repeats of:
Flatlanders or EuroHit 40: 1400 (South Asia)
Arts and Culture: 1430 (South Asia)
The State We're in: 1900 (Central, East and South Africa)
MONDAY 3 SEPTEMBER
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)
*** Flatlanders ***
Over three decades ago, Dutch doctor Kees Waaldijk went to northern Nigeria. He soon started hearing about VVF or vesico-vaginal fistula. It's a condition caused by prolonged obstructed labour and it leaves a woman incontinent. It's a condition that affects some 200,000 women in Nigeria. Today, Dr. Waaldijk is one of the world's leading specialists on VVF and he operates on over 1500 women a year. He's cured more than 16,000 women so far. In the next edition of Flatlanders, he talks about his work and his life.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1030 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1130 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1830 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0030 (Eastern N America), 0130 (Central N America), 0430 (Western N America)
Repeated: Sun 1400 (South Asia), Wednesday 1500 (South Asia) 1900 (Central, East and South Africa)
TUESDAY 4 SEPTEMBER
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)
*** The State We're In, Midweek Report ***
This week on the State We're In - Midweek Edition, the show about human rights and human wrongs, we look at a new UN report showing that 90 percent of all the world's heroin can be traced back to poppies from Afghanistan. So we ask Afghani farmers why they do it? It is mere survival? Is it tradition? We investigate.
We also examine begging around the world. We ask homeless people in New York about their lives. We meet the Belgian scientist who put himself on the streets of Brussels to find out how different kinds of beggars are treated, with some surprising results.
These stories and the human rights news in the next edition of The State We're In - Midweek Edition.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1030 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1130 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1830 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0030 (Eastern N America), 0130 (Central N America), 0430 (Western N America)
Repeated: Thu 1430, 1500 (South Asia), 1900 (Central, East and South Africa) Sun 1900 (Central, East and South Africa)
WEDNESDAY 5 SEPTEMBER
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)
*** Arts and Culture ***
"Imagination is the Instrument of Compassion"
Many books have been written in a genre now called "post-9/11 fiction." One of the most striking is New York writer Jonathan Safran Foer's "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close." It's the story of a nine-year-old boy who lost his father in the fall of the World Trade Center towers.
Some critics said not enough time had passed after such a catastrophic event to create a work of art out of the ashes. Foer himself was reluctant to take on the subject of 9/11 in a literary form. But he overcame his own fears as readily as the young hero in his novel.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1030 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1130 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1830 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0030 (Eastern N America), 0130 (Central N America), 0430 (Western N America)
Repeated: Fri 1500 (South Asia), 1900 (Central, East and South Africa), Sun 14:30 (South Asia)
THURSDAY 6 SEPTEMBER
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)
*** The Research File ***
This week in the Research File:
Schizophrenia - new research is being set up to find the complex genetic basis of this debilitating mental disorder. Meanwhile it may be possible to scan for schizophrenia before it manifests itself; getting the diagnosis early can drastically improve treatment.
Also we have an interview about the hidden meaning of gestures; they turn out to be immensely important in human communication, and they can't lie!
And finally we get to talk with a Dutch inventor who has come up with a practical method of filtering away the air pollution from highways.
So join us, for the Research File!
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1030 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1130 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1830 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0030 (Eastern N America), 0130 (Central N America), 0430 (Western N America)
Repeated: Mon 1500 (South Asia), 1900 (Central, East and South Africa), Sat 1430 (South Asia)
FRIDAY 7 SEPTEMBER
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)
*** Network Europe ***
A Pan European team links up across the continent each week to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.
The programme is a unique example of European co-operation, produced by the continent's leading international broadcasters, it reflects the diversity of European society and voices. Each week we drop in on specialists around Europe and catch up with our extensive network of correspondents for their unique take on the events shaping the week.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1030 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1130 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1830 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0030 (Eastern N America), 0130 (Central N America), 0430 (Western N America)
Repeated: Tues 1500 (South Asia), 1900 (Central, East and South Africa), Sat 1400 (South Asia)
(R Netherlands)