Welcome to our weekly guide to Radio Netherlands Worldwide's English Service - a list of the new programs coming up on Radio Netherlands Worldwide this week, beginning on Saturday.SATURDAY 20 December
*** The State We're In ***
We ask if there's a right to a functioning government, with a look at the total collapse of government services in Zimbabwe, and the not as dangerous but still confusing political situation in Belgium.
Then, the right to reproduce: we hear about a doctor forced to offer reproductive therapy to a teenager, against her better judgement. We hear from a woman who was forced to have an abortion in China, and an essay about the challenges of infertility.
And we discuss the protection of children's rights with two South African women who run a home for abused young people.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1506 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1806 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
2006 Southern Africa 7120, West Africa 17810, 11655
Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
2300 South Asia 1548
Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1300 North America
2200 Asia
*** 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 Week satisfy your needs with this digest of the programme's top stories.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1404 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1904 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
1600 Benelux 1296
Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
0400 Africa, Asia
1600 Europe
Note that on Saturday we also run repeats of:
Curious Orange:
1430 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1930 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
Bridges with Africa:
0030 Europe (WRN)
Earthbeat:
1630 Benelux (MW 1296) and Europe (WRN)
SUNDAY 21 December
*** Network Europe Extra ***
Arts and Culture brought to you each Sunday from Europe's widest partnership of international broadcasters.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1404 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1804 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
2004 West Africa 17810, 11655
Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
2300 South Asia 1548
Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1300 North America
1600 Europe
2200 Asia
** Reloaded ***
Another selection of this week's programme highlights presented by Mindy Ran.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1030 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1430 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1830 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
2030 West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425
Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
1630 Benelux 1296
2330 South Asia 1548
Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1330 North America
1630 Europe
2230 Asia
Note that on Sunday we also run:
Bridges with Africa:
1500 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1600 Benelux (MW 1296)
1904 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
Radio Books:
1530 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1600 Benelux (MW 1296)
1930 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
Curious Orange:
0030 Europe (WRN)
MONDAY 22 December
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1400 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1530 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1800 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
1904 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
2000 West Africa 17810, 11655
Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
2300 South Asia 1548
Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
2200 Asia
*** Curious Orange ***
This week it's a special festive holiday edition of Curious Orange. Robbert Tilli from the Music Center of the Netherlands will be in the studio with us and he'll share his favourite Dutch musicians from 2008 and preview a few of next year's big acts.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1430 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1830 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
1930 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
2030 West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425
Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
1630 Benelux 1296
2330 South Asia 1548
Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1300 North America
1630 Europe
2230 Asia
Note that on Monday we also run:
Earthbeat:
1030 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1330 North America (WRN)
1500 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
Network Europe live:
1600 Benelux (MW)
Network Europe Extra:
0400 Africa, Asia (WRN)
0500 North America (WRN)
Reloaded:
0030 Europe (WRN)
0530 North America (WRN)
TUESDAY 23 December
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1400 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1530 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1800 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
1904 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
2000 West Africa 17810, 11655
Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
2300 South Asia 1548
Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
0400 Africa, Asia
0500 North America
2200 Asia
Another selection of this week's programme highlights presented by Mindy Ran.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1030 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1430 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1830 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
2030 West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425
Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
1630 Benelux 1296
2330 South Asia 1548
Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1330 North America
1630 Europe
2230 Asia
Note that on Sunday we also run:
Bridges with Africa:
1500 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1600 Benelux (MW 1296)
1904 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
Radio Books:
1530 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1600 Benelux (MW 1296)
1930 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
Curious Orange:
0030 Europe (WRN)
MONDAY 22 December
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1400 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1530 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1800 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
1904 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
2000 West Africa 17810, 11655
Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
2300 South Asia 1548
Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
2200 Asia
*** Curious Orange ***
This week it's a special festive holiday edition of Curious Orange. Robbert Tilli from the Music Center of the Netherlands will be in the studio with us and he'll share his favourite Dutch musicians from 2008 and preview a few of next year's big acts.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1430 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1830 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
1930 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
2030 West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425
Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
1630 Benelux 1296
2330 South Asia 1548
Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1300 North America
1630 Europe
2230 Asia
Note that on Monday we also run:
Earthbeat:
1030 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1330 North America (WRN)
1500 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
Network Europe live:
1600 Benelux (MW)
Network Europe Extra:
0400 Africa, Asia (WRN)
0500 North America (WRN)
Reloaded:
0030 Europe (WRN)
0530 North America (WRN)
TUESDAY 23 December
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1400 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1530 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1800 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
1904 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
2000 West Africa 17810, 11655
Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
2300 South Asia 1548
Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
0400 Africa, Asia
0500 North America
2200 Asia
*** The State We're In - Midweek Edition ***
We ask if there's a right to a functioning government, with a look at the total collapse of government services in Zimbabwe, and the not as dangerous but still confusing political situation in Belgium.
Then, the right to reproduce: we hear about a doctor forced to offer reproductive therapy to a teenager, against her better judgement. We hear from a woman who was forced to have an abortion in China, and an essay about the challenges of infertility.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1430 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1830 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
2030 West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425
Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
1630 Benelux 1296
2330 South Asia 1548
Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1300 North America
1630 Europe
2230 Asia
Note that on Tuesday we also run:
Bridges with Africa:
1030 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1330 North America (WRN)
1500 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1930 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
Network Europe live:
1600 Benelux (MW)
Newsline:
0400 Africa, Asia (WRN)
0500 North America (WRN)
Curious Orange:
0030 Europe (WRN)
0530 North America (WRN)
WEDNESDAY 24 December
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1400 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1530 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1800 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
1904 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
2000 West Africa 17810, 11655
Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
2300 South Asia 1548
Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
0400 Africa, Asia
0500 North America
2200 Asia
*** Radio Books ***
'The Little Impostor' - by Fouad Laroui
This season Radio Books highlights work from the diverse immigrant community of the Netherlands and Belgium. Fouad Laroui was born in Morocco, attended university in Paris and now teaches and writes in Amsterdam.
Identity is an important theme in Laroui's work and certainly in his Radio Books story. At a French Lyceum in Casablanca, all the boys are going home for Christmas holidays except Mehdi. What must he do to experience a French-style family Christmas?
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1430 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1830 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
2030 West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425
Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
1630 Benelux 1296
2330 South Asia 1548
Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1300 North America
1630 Europe
2230 Asia
Note that on Wednesday we also run:
Curious Orange:
1030 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1330 North America (WRN)
1530 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1930 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
Network Europe live:
1600 Benelux (MW)
The State We're In - Midweek Edition:
0030 Europe (WRN)
0530 North America (WRN)
THURSDAY 25 December
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1400 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1530 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1800 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
1904 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
2000 West Africa 17810, 11655
Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
2300 South Asia 1548
Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
0400 Africa, Asia
0500 North America
2200 Asia
We ask if there's a right to a functioning government, with a look at the total collapse of government services in Zimbabwe, and the not as dangerous but still confusing political situation in Belgium.
Then, the right to reproduce: we hear about a doctor forced to offer reproductive therapy to a teenager, against her better judgement. We hear from a woman who was forced to have an abortion in China, and an essay about the challenges of infertility.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1430 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1830 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
2030 West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425
Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
1630 Benelux 1296
2330 South Asia 1548
Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1300 North America
1630 Europe
2230 Asia
Note that on Tuesday we also run:
Bridges with Africa:
1030 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1330 North America (WRN)
1500 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1930 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
Network Europe live:
1600 Benelux (MW)
Newsline:
0400 Africa, Asia (WRN)
0500 North America (WRN)
Curious Orange:
0030 Europe (WRN)
0530 North America (WRN)
WEDNESDAY 24 December
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1400 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1530 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1800 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
1904 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
2000 West Africa 17810, 11655
Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
2300 South Asia 1548
Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
0400 Africa, Asia
0500 North America
2200 Asia
*** Radio Books ***
'The Little Impostor' - by Fouad Laroui
This season Radio Books highlights work from the diverse immigrant community of the Netherlands and Belgium. Fouad Laroui was born in Morocco, attended university in Paris and now teaches and writes in Amsterdam.
Identity is an important theme in Laroui's work and certainly in his Radio Books story. At a French Lyceum in Casablanca, all the boys are going home for Christmas holidays except Mehdi. What must he do to experience a French-style family Christmas?
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1430 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1830 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
2030 West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425
Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
1630 Benelux 1296
2330 South Asia 1548
Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1300 North America
1630 Europe
2230 Asia
Note that on Wednesday we also run:
Curious Orange:
1030 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1330 North America (WRN)
1530 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1930 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
Network Europe live:
1600 Benelux (MW)
The State We're In - Midweek Edition:
0030 Europe (WRN)
0530 North America (WRN)
THURSDAY 25 December
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1400 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1530 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1800 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
1904 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
2000 West Africa 17810, 11655
Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
2300 South Asia 1548
Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
0400 Africa, Asia
0500 North America
2200 Asia
*** Earthbeat ***
As the year draws to a close, Earthbeat takes a look back at some of the most memorable stories of the year. Listeners get a second chance to hear tales of pirates from Somalia, malaria in Burma and back here in the Netherlands, meet the people who are redesigning our vegetables. How on earth, where on earth and why on earth?
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1430 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1830 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
2030 West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425
Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
1630 Benelux 1296
2330 South Asia 1548
Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1300 North America
1630 Europe
2230 Asia
Note that on Thursday we also run:
Network Europe Extra:
1030 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1330 North America (WRN)
1500 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1930 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
Network Europe live:
1600 Benelux (MW)
Radio Books:
0030 Europe (WRN)
0530 North America (WRN)
FRIDAY 26 December
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1400 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1530 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1800 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
1904 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
2000 West Africa 17810, 11655
Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
2300 South Asia 1548
Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
0400 Africa, Asia
0500 North America
2200 Asia
*** Bridges with Africa ***
Lively discussion and thought-provoking reports about and from the African continent.
We're giving the microphone to Diaspora groups in Europe and 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):
1000 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1430 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1830 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 15535
2030 West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425
Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
1630 Benelux 1296
2330 South Asia 1548
Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1300 North America
1630 Europe
2230 Asia
Note that on Friday we also run:
Radio Books:
1030 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1330 North America (WRN)
1500 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1930 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
Network Europe live:
1600 Benelux (MW)
Earthbeat:
0030 Europe (WRN)
0530 North America (WRN)
(R Netherlands)
As the year draws to a close, Earthbeat takes a look back at some of the most memorable stories of the year. Listeners get a second chance to hear tales of pirates from Somalia, malaria in Burma and back here in the Netherlands, meet the people who are redesigning our vegetables. How on earth, where on earth and why on earth?
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1430 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1830 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
2030 West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425
Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
1630 Benelux 1296
2330 South Asia 1548
Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1300 North America
1630 Europe
2230 Asia
Note that on Thursday we also run:
Network Europe Extra:
1030 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1330 North America (WRN)
1500 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1930 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
Network Europe live:
1600 Benelux (MW)
Radio Books:
0030 Europe (WRN)
0530 North America (WRN)
FRIDAY 26 December
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1400 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1530 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1800 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
1904 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
2000 West Africa 17810, 11655
Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
2300 South Asia 1548
Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
0400 Africa, Asia
0500 North America
2200 Asia
*** Bridges with Africa ***
Lively discussion and thought-provoking reports about and from the African continent.
We're giving the microphone to Diaspora groups in Europe and 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):
1000 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1430 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1830 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 15535
2030 West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425
Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
1630 Benelux 1296
2330 South Asia 1548
Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1300 North America
1630 Europe
2230 Asia
Note that on Friday we also run:
Radio Books:
1030 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1330 North America (WRN)
1500 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1930 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
Network Europe live:
1600 Benelux (MW)
Earthbeat:
0030 Europe (WRN)
0530 North America (WRN)
(R Netherlands)