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 19 DECEMBER
*** The State We're In ***
Gay and out of Uganda: John Bosco enjoyed his life in Kampala, Uganda. He'd just graduated university, found work as a banker and had a great social life.
Then the pub he often went to with his gay friends got raided. John wasn't there at the time, but heard the police announce his name on the radio. John went into hiding. The police wanted his family to disclose his whereabouts. They beat his brother to death. John fled to the UK where he finally tasted freedom.
Then in 2008, John was deported back to Uganda. He tells Jonathan how he feared for his life, and how he made it back to the UK where he now lives. Anti-gay pastor: Martin Ssempa is a powerful pastor in Uganda. His anti-gay views have the voice of politicians at the highest levels and his charismatic manner makes him appealing to many Ugandans. We ask him why he thinks targeting homosexuals is justified.
Herdes in the city: Mongolia is the last nomadic nation on earth, but in recent years its capital city of Ulaanbator has swelled to become home to half the country's entire population. Dheera Sujan talks to one herding family to find out why they've abandoned their old lives to come to the city. From farm to slum: Teodoro and his family are among 3-4 million internally displaced villagers in Colombia. Pushed out of the land by paramilitaries working for wealthy landowners, they now live in a slum just outside Bogota. Correspondent Nadja Drost spends a day in their life.
The hidden story of the Karen: It's the world's longest running conflict, but most of the world doesn't know that the Karen ethnic group is losing its farms and homes to the Burmese army. Phil Thornton talks to Karen farmers who are living life on the run.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.00 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
15.00 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.00 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.00 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
00.30 Europe
05.00 North America
14.00 Europe
23.00 North America and CBC
*** 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 satisfy your needs with this digest of the programme's top stories.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
19.30 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
04.00 Africa and Asia
13.00 North America
17.00 Europe
22.00 Asia
*** Network Europe Extra ***
Arts and Culture brought to you each Sunday from Europe's widest partnership of international broadcasters.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1505 South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0300 North America
1200 North America
1500 Europe
SUNDAY 20 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 12065, 6040, East China 9720
1800 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
1900 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0400 North America
0500 North America
1000 Africa and Asia
1200 North America
1430 Europe
1700 Europe
2200 Asia
*** Radio Books (primary programme) ***
'Pope Dream' - by Adriaan van Dis
Award-winning author and television presenter Adriaan van Dis has written numerous novels, travel books, short stories, plays, essays and poems. He is still a popular figure in the Dutch literary scene, though he now lives in Paris - the setting for his Radio Books story.
A man living alone in an apartment within earshot of the bell towers of Saint-Sulpice wakes to a ringing phone. He thinks it must be a wrong number until two unexpected visitors arrive at his door: cardinals in crimson robes sent by the Pope to deliver an important message.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.30 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720
14.00 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.30 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
19.30 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
00.30 Europe
05.30 North America
10.30 Africa and Asia
14.40 Europe
MONDAY 21 DECEMBER
*** Curious Orange (primary programme) ***
Michel Walraven is your guide to modern-day Holland.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.00 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720
14.30 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.30 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.30 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
00.30 Europe
13.00 North America
14.30 Europe
22.10 Asia
23.10 North America and CBC
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
15.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.04 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.04 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
14.04 Europe
22.00 Asia
23.00 North America and CBC
*** Network Europe ***
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.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
19.04 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
05.00 North America
17.00 Europe
*** Euro Hit 40 ***
Europe's No.1 chart Show.
Broadcast times on WRN
05.20 North America
*** Classic Dox ***
'Running the Goat'
The 17th-century Canadian fishing community of Harbour Deep vanished from the map not long ago. But its ghost survives in a traditional set dance called Running the Goat. Summer tourists now learn the steps for an authentic taste of Newfoundland out-port life. Producer Chris Brookes was awarded the Prix Marulic for this lively feature.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.00 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720
Broadcast times on WRN
13.20 North America
*** European Jazz Stage/ World Music ***
Saxophonist James Carter and his quartet join the Jazz Orchestra of the Amsterdam Concertgebouw to perform compositions by legendary composer, tenor and Amsterdam resident, the late Don Byas.
*** Live! at the Concertgebouw ***
Live! at the Concertgebouw 2008
Fireworks throughout this edition, with Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks and Strawinsky's Feu d'artifice. And the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra plays classical arrangements of one of the United States' greatest composers, Duke Ellington.
Hans Haffmans and Cynthia Wilson are the programme's hosts.
TUESDAY 22 DECEMBER
*** Network Europe ***
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.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
19.04 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
05.00 North America
17.00 Europe
*** The State We're In - Midweek Edition ***
Gay and out of Uganda: John Bosco enjoyed his life in Kampala, Uganda. He'd just graduated university, found work as a banker and had a great social life. Then the pub he often went to with his gay friends got raided. John wasn't there at the time, but heard the police announce his name on the radio. John went into hiding. The police wanted his family to disclose his whereabouts. They beat his brother to death. John fled to the UK where he finally tasted freedom.
Then in 2008, John was deported back to Uganda. He tells Jonathan how he feared for his life, and how he made it back to the UK where he now lives.
Anti-gay pastor: Martin Ssempa is a powerful pastor in Uganda. His anti-gay views have the voice of politicians at the highest levels and his charismatic
manner makes him appealing to many Ugandans. We ask him why he thinks targeting homosexuals is justified.
Herdes in the city: Mongolia is the last nomadic nation on earth, but in recent years its capital city of Ulaanbator has swelled to become home to half the country's entire population. Dheera Sujan talks to one herding family to find out why they've abandoned their old lives to come to the city.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.30 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720
14.15 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.15 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.15 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
04.00 Africa and Asia
10.30 Africa and Asia
14.15 Europe
*** Live! at the Concertgebouw ***
Live! at the Concertgebouw 2009
The complete Firebird by Stravinsky is played by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. We hear Ravel's Suite Ma mère l'oye, Mother Goose. And staying with avian theme, the concert ends with Respighi's Gli uccelli.
Your hosts are Hans Haffmans and Cynthia Wilson.
*** Commonwealth Story ***
A selection of winning stories chosen from the large number of entries for the 2009 Commonwealth Short Story Competition.
'The Sound of One Hand Clapping', by Becky Apteker, South Africa.
A young Zulu couple grieve for their lost son.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.50 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720
Broadcast times on WRN
00.50 Europe
04.25 Africa and Asia
10.50 Africa and Asia
22.50 Asia
23.50 North America and CBC
*** Classic Dox ***
'Hoppin' Alive'
Lindy hop is back! Amsterdam has rediscovered the American feel-good dance of 1930's swing jazz. Hundreds of enthusiastic hoppers enjoy workshops, master classes and parties. Special guest star Frankie Manning who rocked the cradle of this happy dance helps producer Liesbeth de Bakker get the rhythm.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.30 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
15.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.04 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.04 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
14.04 Europe
22.00 Asia
23.00 North America and CBC
WEDNESDAY 23 DECEMBER
*** Network Europe ***
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.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
19.04 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
05.00 North America
17.00 Europe
*** Reloaded (primary programme) ***
Another selection of this week's programme highlights presented by Mindy Ran.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
18.15 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.15 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
14.15 Europe
22.10 Asia
*** Classic Dox ***
'Do the Hustle!'
Music writer John Manuel Andriote and producer David Swatling present a brief history of disco - the dance and music craze which burst into clubs in the mid-1970s. It inspired films, fashion and technological developments in the pop music industry. The first of two parts covers the origins of the craze and
the iconic Studio 54 in New York.
*** Newsline ***
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
15.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.04 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.04 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
14.04 Europe
22.00 Asia
23.00 North America and CBC
THURSDAY 24 DECEMBER
*** Network Europe ***
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.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
19.04 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
05.00 North America
17.00 Europe
*** Earth Beat (primary programme) ***
Join Marnie in her kitchen as she prepares a massive Christmas feast, and then be shocked and amazed as we calculate her holiday feast footprint.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.00 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720
14.30 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.35 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.15 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
04.00 Africa and Asia
05.10 North America
10.00 Africa and Asia
13.00 North America
14.00 Europe
17.30 Europe
22.10 Asia
23.10 North America and CBC
*** Classic Dox ***
'Fever to Inferno'
Music writer John Manuel Andriote and producer David Swatling continue this brief history of disco with a focus on its huge success for disco stars like the Bee Gees, Village People and Donna Summer - as well as the iconic film Saturday Night Fever. But if disco died in 1979, how did it manage a come-back?
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
15.15 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
15.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.04 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.04 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
14.04 Europe
22.00 Asia
23.00 North America and CBC
FRIDAY 25 DECEMBER
*** Network Europe ***
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.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
19.04 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
05.00 North America
17.00 Europe
SATURDAY 19 DECEMBER
*** The State We're In ***
Gay and out of Uganda: John Bosco enjoyed his life in Kampala, Uganda. He'd just graduated university, found work as a banker and had a great social life.
Then the pub he often went to with his gay friends got raided. John wasn't there at the time, but heard the police announce his name on the radio. John went into hiding. The police wanted his family to disclose his whereabouts. They beat his brother to death. John fled to the UK where he finally tasted freedom.
Then in 2008, John was deported back to Uganda. He tells Jonathan how he feared for his life, and how he made it back to the UK where he now lives. Anti-gay pastor: Martin Ssempa is a powerful pastor in Uganda. His anti-gay views have the voice of politicians at the highest levels and his charismatic manner makes him appealing to many Ugandans. We ask him why he thinks targeting homosexuals is justified.
Herdes in the city: Mongolia is the last nomadic nation on earth, but in recent years its capital city of Ulaanbator has swelled to become home to half the country's entire population. Dheera Sujan talks to one herding family to find out why they've abandoned their old lives to come to the city. From farm to slum: Teodoro and his family are among 3-4 million internally displaced villagers in Colombia. Pushed out of the land by paramilitaries working for wealthy landowners, they now live in a slum just outside Bogota. Correspondent Nadja Drost spends a day in their life.
The hidden story of the Karen: It's the world's longest running conflict, but most of the world doesn't know that the Karen ethnic group is losing its farms and homes to the Burmese army. Phil Thornton talks to Karen farmers who are living life on the run.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.00 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
15.00 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.00 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.00 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
00.30 Europe
05.00 North America
14.00 Europe
23.00 North America and CBC
*** 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 satisfy your needs with this digest of the programme's top stories.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
19.30 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
04.00 Africa and Asia
13.00 North America
17.00 Europe
22.00 Asia
*** Network Europe Extra ***
Arts and Culture brought to you each Sunday from Europe's widest partnership of international broadcasters.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1505 South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0300 North America
1200 North America
1500 Europe
SUNDAY 20 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 12065, 6040, East China 9720
1800 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
1900 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0400 North America
0500 North America
1000 Africa and Asia
1200 North America
1430 Europe
1700 Europe
2200 Asia
*** Radio Books (primary programme) ***
'Pope Dream' - by Adriaan van Dis
Award-winning author and television presenter Adriaan van Dis has written numerous novels, travel books, short stories, plays, essays and poems. He is still a popular figure in the Dutch literary scene, though he now lives in Paris - the setting for his Radio Books story.
A man living alone in an apartment within earshot of the bell towers of Saint-Sulpice wakes to a ringing phone. He thinks it must be a wrong number until two unexpected visitors arrive at his door: cardinals in crimson robes sent by the Pope to deliver an important message.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.30 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720
14.00 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.30 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
19.30 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
00.30 Europe
05.30 North America
10.30 Africa and Asia
14.40 Europe
MONDAY 21 DECEMBER
*** Curious Orange (primary programme) ***
Michel Walraven is your guide to modern-day Holland.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.00 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720
14.30 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.30 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.30 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
00.30 Europe
13.00 North America
14.30 Europe
22.10 Asia
23.10 North America and CBC
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
15.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.04 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.04 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
14.04 Europe
22.00 Asia
23.00 North America and CBC
*** Network Europe ***
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.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
19.04 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
05.00 North America
17.00 Europe
*** Euro Hit 40 ***
Europe's No.1 chart Show.
Broadcast times on WRN
05.20 North America
*** Classic Dox ***
'Running the Goat'
The 17th-century Canadian fishing community of Harbour Deep vanished from the map not long ago. But its ghost survives in a traditional set dance called Running the Goat. Summer tourists now learn the steps for an authentic taste of Newfoundland out-port life. Producer Chris Brookes was awarded the Prix Marulic for this lively feature.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.00 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720
Broadcast times on WRN
13.20 North America
*** European Jazz Stage/ World Music ***
Saxophonist James Carter and his quartet join the Jazz Orchestra of the Amsterdam Concertgebouw to perform compositions by legendary composer, tenor and Amsterdam resident, the late Don Byas.
*** Live! at the Concertgebouw ***
Live! at the Concertgebouw 2008
Fireworks throughout this edition, with Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks and Strawinsky's Feu d'artifice. And the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra plays classical arrangements of one of the United States' greatest composers, Duke Ellington.
Hans Haffmans and Cynthia Wilson are the programme's hosts.
TUESDAY 22 DECEMBER
*** Network Europe ***
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.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
19.04 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
05.00 North America
17.00 Europe
*** The State We're In - Midweek Edition ***
Gay and out of Uganda: John Bosco enjoyed his life in Kampala, Uganda. He'd just graduated university, found work as a banker and had a great social life. Then the pub he often went to with his gay friends got raided. John wasn't there at the time, but heard the police announce his name on the radio. John went into hiding. The police wanted his family to disclose his whereabouts. They beat his brother to death. John fled to the UK where he finally tasted freedom.
Then in 2008, John was deported back to Uganda. He tells Jonathan how he feared for his life, and how he made it back to the UK where he now lives.
Anti-gay pastor: Martin Ssempa is a powerful pastor in Uganda. His anti-gay views have the voice of politicians at the highest levels and his charismatic
manner makes him appealing to many Ugandans. We ask him why he thinks targeting homosexuals is justified.
Herdes in the city: Mongolia is the last nomadic nation on earth, but in recent years its capital city of Ulaanbator has swelled to become home to half the country's entire population. Dheera Sujan talks to one herding family to find out why they've abandoned their old lives to come to the city.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.30 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720
14.15 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.15 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.15 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
04.00 Africa and Asia
10.30 Africa and Asia
14.15 Europe
*** Live! at the Concertgebouw ***
Live! at the Concertgebouw 2009
The complete Firebird by Stravinsky is played by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. We hear Ravel's Suite Ma mère l'oye, Mother Goose. And staying with avian theme, the concert ends with Respighi's Gli uccelli.
Your hosts are Hans Haffmans and Cynthia Wilson.
*** Commonwealth Story ***
A selection of winning stories chosen from the large number of entries for the 2009 Commonwealth Short Story Competition.
'The Sound of One Hand Clapping', by Becky Apteker, South Africa.
A young Zulu couple grieve for their lost son.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.50 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720
Broadcast times on WRN
00.50 Europe
04.25 Africa and Asia
10.50 Africa and Asia
22.50 Asia
23.50 North America and CBC
*** Classic Dox ***
'Hoppin' Alive'
Lindy hop is back! Amsterdam has rediscovered the American feel-good dance of 1930's swing jazz. Hundreds of enthusiastic hoppers enjoy workshops, master classes and parties. Special guest star Frankie Manning who rocked the cradle of this happy dance helps producer Liesbeth de Bakker get the rhythm.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.30 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
15.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.04 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.04 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
14.04 Europe
22.00 Asia
23.00 North America and CBC
WEDNESDAY 23 DECEMBER
*** Network Europe ***
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.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
19.04 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
05.00 North America
17.00 Europe
*** Reloaded (primary programme) ***
Another selection of this week's programme highlights presented by Mindy Ran.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
18.15 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.15 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
14.15 Europe
22.10 Asia
*** Classic Dox ***
'Do the Hustle!'
Music writer John Manuel Andriote and producer David Swatling present a brief history of disco - the dance and music craze which burst into clubs in the mid-1970s. It inspired films, fashion and technological developments in the pop music industry. The first of two parts covers the origins of the craze and
the iconic Studio 54 in New York.
*** Newsline ***
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
15.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.04 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.04 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
14.04 Europe
22.00 Asia
23.00 North America and CBC
THURSDAY 24 DECEMBER
*** Network Europe ***
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.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
19.04 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
05.00 North America
17.00 Europe
*** Earth Beat (primary programme) ***
Join Marnie in her kitchen as she prepares a massive Christmas feast, and then be shocked and amazed as we calculate her holiday feast footprint.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.00 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720
14.30 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.35 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.15 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
04.00 Africa and Asia
05.10 North America
10.00 Africa and Asia
13.00 North America
14.00 Europe
17.30 Europe
22.10 Asia
23.10 North America and CBC
*** Classic Dox ***
'Fever to Inferno'
Music writer John Manuel Andriote and producer David Swatling continue this brief history of disco with a focus on its huge success for disco stars like the Bee Gees, Village People and Donna Summer - as well as the iconic film Saturday Night Fever. But if disco died in 1979, how did it manage a come-back?
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
15.15 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
15.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.04 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.04 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
14.04 Europe
22.00 Asia
23.00 North America and CBC
FRIDAY 25 DECEMBER
*** Network Europe ***
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.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
19.04 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
05.00 North America
17.00 Europe
*** Bridges with Africa (primary programme) ***
We're giving the microphone to Diaspora groups in Europe and are 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):
10.00 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720
14.30 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.15 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.15 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
05.10 North America
10.00 Africa and Asia
13.00 North America
17.30 Europe
22.10 Asia
23.10 North America and CBC
*** Classic Dox ***
'Tango in the Minor Key'
Finland is known as a cold place with hot saunas. The last thing we associate with Finland is the tango. And yet producer Dheera Sujan discovered that the
tango is the country's unlikely national dance enjoyed by thousands of Finns at lakeside dance halls.
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
15.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.04 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.04 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
14.04 Europe
22.00 Asia
23.00 North America and CBC
(R Netherlands)
We're giving the microphone to Diaspora groups in Europe and are 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):
10.00 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720
14.30 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.15 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.15 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
05.10 North America
10.00 Africa and Asia
13.00 North America
17.30 Europe
22.10 Asia
23.10 North America and CBC
*** Classic Dox ***
'Tango in the Minor Key'
Finland is known as a cold place with hot saunas. The last thing we associate with Finland is the tango. And yet producer Dheera Sujan discovered that the
tango is the country's unlikely national dance enjoyed by thousands of Finns at lakeside dance halls.
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
15.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.04 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.04 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
14.04 Europe
22.00 Asia
23.00 North America and CBC
(R Netherlands)