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 1 MARCH
*** The State We're In ***
In this week's The State We're In:
It's five years ago this week that the conflict in Darfur erupted and the situation is only getting worse. We speak with aid workers, experts and even a former UN peacekeeping general about the current situation and what can be done.
We ask if one man's trash is another's treasure with the story of the Catadores, the men who make a living recycling Brazil's rubbish.
We meet Cinemawallah Salim who entertains the children of Dehli's slums with his self-made mish mash of old movie trailers.
And host Marnie Chesterton lets an identity theft expert put her own trash bag under the microscope to show how easy it is to steal personal information.
And finally, back in the 1950s, Algerians fought a brutal war of independence that sent thousands of colonists, or pied-noirs, fleeing to France. Half a century later, they're back. And we go with them.
That's in this week's The State We're In.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
0000 (Eastern N America 6165)
0100 (Central N America 6165)
0500 (Western N America 6165)
1004 (East/Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia 9795, Far East 6040)
1204 (Eastern N America 11675)
1804 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 12050)
2004 (West Africa 11655)
Note that on Saturday we also run repeats of:
Reloaded on SW: 1400 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
Curious Orange: 1430 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
Earthbeat and Stories of the Twentieth Century: 1900 and 1930 respectively (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120, Eastern N America 15525, Central N America 15315)
SUNDAY 2 MARCH
*** Stories of the Twentieth Century ***
The Bolshevik revolution ended the reign of the Czars and brought the Communists to power in Russia. It had an impact on world history that lasted for more than seven decades.
Boris Pasternak's novel, 'Dr. Zhivago', captured the moment, the terrible forces of war and ideology, and wrapped them in an unforgettable love story. Professor William Simons of the Institute of Russian Studies in Leiden explains the background of this iconic novel, in Stories of the Twentieth Century.
*** Reloaded ***
Here's your chance to catch up with some of the highlights from recent programmes; the best, the most interesting or newsworthy, or sometimes the funniest, chosen by our producers and presented by Mindy Ran.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
0000 (Eastern N America 6165)
0100 (Central N America 6165)
0500 (Western N America 6165)
1000 (East/Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia 9795, Far East 6040)
1200 (Eastern N America 11675)
1400 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
1800 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 12050)
1900 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120, Eastern N America 15525, Central N America 15315)
2000 (West Africa 11655)
Repeated: Saturday 1930 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120, Eastern N America 15525, Central N America 15315)
MONDAY 3 MARCH
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
0500 (Western N America 6165)
1000 (East/Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia 9795, Far East 6040)
1200 (Eastern N America 11675)
1400 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
1530 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
1800 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 12050)
1930 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120)
2030 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 11655, 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120)
0000 (Eastern N America 6165)
0100 (Central N America 6165)
*** Curious Orange ***
This week on Curious Orange:
We all know the story of Anne Frank. Now it's been made into a musical. We'll hear about the controversy this has caused. Also, our Arts & Culture Editor Philip Smet will be in with a look at the 'kunstkoop regeling', an interest-free loan to buy art that's made Holland the envy of the art world.
Columnist Perro de Jong will be in with his critical eye. This week he looks at sex, God and the falling birth rate. And our Political Editor John Tyler will tell us what's going on in Dutch news. Our feature music artist this week is the Dutch band King Jack.
That's this week on Curious Orange.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
0030 (Eastern N America 6165)
0130 (Central N America 6165)
0530 (Western N America 6165)
1030 (East/Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia 9795, Far East 6040)
1230 (Eastern N America 11675)
1430 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
1830 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 12050)
1830 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120, Eastern N America 15525, Central N America 15315)
2000 (West Africa 11655)
Repeated:
Wednesday
1500 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
1900 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120)
Saturday
1430 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
TUESDAY 4 MARCH
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
0500 (Western N America 6165)
1000 (East/Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia 9795, Far East 6040)
1200 (Eastern N America 11675)
1400 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
1530 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
1800 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 12050)
1930 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120)
2030 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 11655, 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120)
0000 (Eastern N America 6165)
0100 (Central N America 6165)
*** The State We're In - Midweek Edition ***
In The State We're In - Midweek Edition:
It's five years ago this week that the conflict in Darfur erupted and the situation is only getting worse. We speak with aid workers, experts and even a former UN peacekeeping general about the current situation and what can be done.
We ask if one man's trash is another's treasure with the story of the Catadores, the men who make a living recycling Brazil's rubbish.
We meet Cinemawallah Salim who entertains the children of Dehli's slums with his self-made mish mash of old movie trailers.
And host Marnie Chesterton lets an identity theft expert put her own trash bag under the microscope, to show how easy it is to steal personal information.
That's what's in this week's The State We're In - Midweek Edition.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
0030 (Eastern N America 6165)
0130 (Central N America 6165)
0530 (Western N America 6165)
1030 (East/Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia 9795, Far East 6040)
1230 (Eastern N America 11675)
1430 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
1530 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
1830 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 12050)
2000 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120)
WEDNESDAY 5 MARCH
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
0500 (Western N America 6165)
1000 (East/Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia 9795, Far East 6040)
1200 (Eastern N America 11675)
1400 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
1530 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
1800 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 12050)
1930 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120)
2030 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 11655, 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120)
0000 (Eastern N America 6165)
0100 (Central N America 6165)
*** Radio Books ***
Wanda Reisel - 'The Art of Delivering a Love Letter'
Nicky is in his early twenties. He lives alone, has never kissed a girl and lives daily with the memory of his parent's death. His mother haunts his thoughts and he's constantly searching for the perfect woman. It's a fantasy world that leads to an inevitable conclusion.
This week's Radio Book is 'The Art of Delivering a Love Letter' by Wanda Reisel.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
0030 (Eastern N America 6165)
0130 (Central N America 6165)
0530 (Western N America 6165)
1030 (East/Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia 9795, Far East 6040)
1230 (Eastern N America 11675)
1430 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
1830 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 12050)
2000 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120)
Repeated:
Friday 1500 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
1900 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120)
THURSDAY 6 MARCH
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
0500 (Western N America 6165)
1000 (East/Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia 9795, Far East 6040)
1200 (Eastern N America 11675)
1400 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
1530 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
1800 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 12050)
1930 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120)
2030 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 11655, 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120)
0000 (Eastern N America 6165)
0100 (Central N America 6165)
*** Earthbeat ***
This week on Earthbeat we look at the unethical testing of drugs on an uninformed and vulnerable population in developing countries. There's lots of money being made by drug companies and middlemen, but most of the patients - many of the poorest of the poor in Asia and Latin America - end up penniless and more ill than they were before.
And a small portrait of life for an animal investigator in New Zealand whose job it is to track down poorly kept animals in the country's plentiful farms.
And we hear of a novel Dutch fund that's been set aside for cultural emergencies - in times of war or natural disasters NGO's rush to alleviate the suffering of the people. The Cultural Emergency Response was set up to rescue some of the world's most precious cultural heritage that has survived centuries only to be felled by the effects of modern warfare.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
0030 (Eastern N America 6165)
0130 (Central N America 6165)
0530 (Western N America 6165)
1030 (East/Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia 9795, Far East 6040)
1230 (Eastern N America 11675)
1430 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
1830 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 12050)
2000 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120)
Repeated:
Monday
1500 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
1900 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120)
Saturday
1900 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120)
FRIDAY 7 MARCH
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
0500 (Western N America 6165)
1000 (East/Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia 9795, Far East 6040)
1200 (Eastern N America 11675)
1400 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
1530 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
1800 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 12050)
1930 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120)
2030 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 11655, 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120)
0000 (Eastern N America 6165)
0100 (Central N America 6165)
*** 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):
0030 (Eastern N America 6165)
0130 (Central N America 6165)
0530 (Western N America 6165)
1030 (East/Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia 9795, Far East 6040)
1230 (Eastern N America 11675)
1430 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
1830 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 12050)
2000 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120)
Repeated:
Monday
1500 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
1900 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120)
Saturday
1900 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120)
(R Netherlands)