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 13 MARCH
*** The State We're In ***
Rabbi's rescue: Rabbi Aryeh Sufrin runs an addiction centre just outside of London, England. Just after the July 2005 bombings, a young Muslim man knocked on his door. He needed help. Rabbi Sufrin welcomed the man and eventually went into mosques to help the local Muslim community start its own addiction centres.
Wasted: Brian O'Connell grew up with excessive drinking all around him in Ireland. He became a problem drinker himself and had to fight two battles to become sober: the first against the bottle, the second against the drinking culture of Ireland. He's written a book about what he went through.
Down and out in Moscow: Yuri Vasilyevich was also a problem drinker. Russian culture also encourages men to drink too much. He tells Jonathan how he still struggles to stay sober.
About face: We recently aired an interview with a former violent jihadist about how extremists have perverted the true sense of jihad. We turn now to London where XX helps young Muslim men turn away from violent religious ideology - just as he once did.
Kabul's "free" market: Ali XX got a phone call that his best friend was in the hospital with appendicitis. What should have been a routine medical procedure turned into a nightmare of incompetence. Ali says that the post-Taliban liberation and its free market is to blame for the lethally poor health care in his home city.
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 program's top stories.
· The EU is considers creating its own version of the International Monetary Fund to bail-out debt burdened countries within the Eurozone. · The EU's new Foreign Affairs chief Catherine Ashton calls for all countries in the 27-nation bloc to pull together on foreign policy or be sidelined by China and India. · Two men are being held in Cyprus on suspicion of snatching the corpse of the country's former President Tassos Papadopoulos. · Ten years and six billion euros later, Europe's state-of-the art Galileo project is finally getting off the ground. The Slovenian parliament ends a 20-year saga by granting full rights to more than 20,000 former Yugoslavians ignored and shunned by the state.
· As part of our series about Gender Equality, we look at honour killings in Turkey.
· Controversy in Britain after a poster advertising the Brit-pop band Massive Attack is banned from the London tube.
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 14 MARCH
*** 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 program) ***
'Feelings without Frontiers' - by Nilgun Yerli
Writer and cabaret artist Nilgun Yerli was born in Turkey in 1969 and came to the Netherlands with her family at the age of ten. In her Radio Books story a woman returns to Turkey after living in the Netherlands for 28 years and finds she is now more Dutch than Turkish.
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
SATURDAY 13 MARCH
*** The State We're In ***
Rabbi's rescue: Rabbi Aryeh Sufrin runs an addiction centre just outside of London, England. Just after the July 2005 bombings, a young Muslim man knocked on his door. He needed help. Rabbi Sufrin welcomed the man and eventually went into mosques to help the local Muslim community start its own addiction centres.
Wasted: Brian O'Connell grew up with excessive drinking all around him in Ireland. He became a problem drinker himself and had to fight two battles to become sober: the first against the bottle, the second against the drinking culture of Ireland. He's written a book about what he went through.
Down and out in Moscow: Yuri Vasilyevich was also a problem drinker. Russian culture also encourages men to drink too much. He tells Jonathan how he still struggles to stay sober.
About face: We recently aired an interview with a former violent jihadist about how extremists have perverted the true sense of jihad. We turn now to London where XX helps young Muslim men turn away from violent religious ideology - just as he once did.
Kabul's "free" market: Ali XX got a phone call that his best friend was in the hospital with appendicitis. What should have been a routine medical procedure turned into a nightmare of incompetence. Ali says that the post-Taliban liberation and its free market is to blame for the lethally poor health care in his home city.
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 program's top stories.
· The EU is considers creating its own version of the International Monetary Fund to bail-out debt burdened countries within the Eurozone. · The EU's new Foreign Affairs chief Catherine Ashton calls for all countries in the 27-nation bloc to pull together on foreign policy or be sidelined by China and India. · Two men are being held in Cyprus on suspicion of snatching the corpse of the country's former President Tassos Papadopoulos. · Ten years and six billion euros later, Europe's state-of-the art Galileo project is finally getting off the ground. The Slovenian parliament ends a 20-year saga by granting full rights to more than 20,000 former Yugoslavians ignored and shunned by the state.
· As part of our series about Gender Equality, we look at honour killings in Turkey.
· Controversy in Britain after a poster advertising the Brit-pop band Massive Attack is banned from the London tube.
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 14 MARCH
*** 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 program) ***
'Feelings without Frontiers' - by Nilgun Yerli
Writer and cabaret artist Nilgun Yerli was born in Turkey in 1969 and came to the Netherlands with her family at the age of ten. In her Radio Books story a woman returns to Turkey after living in the Netherlands for 28 years and finds she is now more Dutch than Turkish.
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 15 MARCH
*** Curious Orange (primary program) ***
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
*** From Way Back When ***
A chance to hear some Radio Netherlands Worldwide programs from the 1980s, from way back when...
The novel 'The Spy Who Came in from the Cold', by John le Carré, recounts a Cold War episode where relations between the world's power blocs deeply affected individual lives.
Broadcast times on WRN
05.20 North America
*** Classic Dox ***
'For the Sake of the Common Good' (Orig. Broadcast April 2001)
Aletta Jacobs was born in the Netherlands in the mid 19th century. She was the first woman there to complete a university degree and become a doctor. She opened a clinic for destitute women and children, and led the Dutch Suffragette movement in the early 20th century. Laura Durnford explores her life and times.
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 ***
The Recital Hall of Amsterdam's Concertgebouw is a venue suited for jazz as well as classical music. This edition of European Jazz Stage highlights a number of small ensembles, such as the Peter Beets Trio, the Niels Tausk Quintet and Margriet Sjoersma & Dimitar Bodurov.
*** Live! at the Concertgebouw ***
Live! at the Concertgebouw 2009
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra is conducted by Daniel Harding in Mozart's Piano Concerto no. 27 in B-flat major, KV 595, and works by Bartók and Dvorák.
TUESDAY 16 MARCH
*** 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 ***
Rabbi's rescue: Rabbi Aryeh Sufrin runs an addiction centre just outside of London, England. Just after the July 2005 bombings, a young Muslim man knocked on his door. He needed help. Rabbi Sufrin welcomed the man and eventually went into mosques to help the local Muslim community start its own addiction centres.
Wasted: Brian O'Connell grew up with excessive drinking all around him in Ireland. He became a problem drinker himself and had to fight two battles to become sober: the first against the bottle, the second against the drinking culture of Ireland. He's written a book about what he went through.
Down and out in Moscow: Yuri Vasilyevich was also a problem drinker. Russian culture also encourages men to drink too much. He tells Jonathan how he still struggles to stay sober.
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
Modern classical composers feature large in this edition, including Rudof Escher and Gustav Holst. Soloist is Michel Pletnev (piano) with the Rotterdam Philharmonic under Hans Vonk.
*** Commonwealth Story ***
A selection of winning stories chosen from the large number of entries for the 2009 Commonwealth Short Story Competition.
'Love Story No. 8, Jane and Philip', by Heidi N. Holder from Trinidad and Tobago. A tall tale.
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 ***
'Becoming Rebecca West' (Orig. Broadcast May 2005)
British writer Rebecca West's life spanned most of the 20th century. At 14 she became involved in the suffrage movement, had affairs with Charlie Chaplin and H.G. Wells, and Time Magazine called her the greatest women's writer in the world. Her great-niece and an actress talk to David Swatling about how they were inspired by her.
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 17 MARCH
*** 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 program) ***
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 ***
'Durga's Court' (Orig. Broadcast September 2006)
In a small Indian village people come to Shabnam Ramaswamy's court. It's a forum for the poor, the illiterate; those who have neither money nor influence. Sitting in judgment like Durga, the ten-armed Hindu goddess of vengeance, Shabnam wields a power which is a mystery to those who stand before her. Dheera Sujan won a Bronze Medal from the United Nations for this program.
*** 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 18 MARCH
*** 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 program) ***
To mark World Water Day Earth Beat brings you watery stories from around the globe. We go from glacier melt in Bolivia to desalination in Sydney, and update you on the latest innovations that make clean water possible for all.
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 ***
'Running with Atalanta' (Orig. Broadcast February 2006)
Two young women were studying law - one in the Netherlands and the other in Latvia. Ten years later their lives would intersect in what the United Nations calls the fastest growing criminal activity in the world: human trafficking. Both women have written about their experiences - one as an advocate and the other as a victim of trafficking. David Swatling won a Prix Marulic award for the programme at a festival in Croatia.
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 19 MARCH
*** 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 program) ***
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 ***
'The Goddess of the Netherlands' (Orig. Broadcast December 2004)
Belle van Zuylen was a Dutch-born 18th-century writer, also known as Madame de Charriere. She published her first novel at the age of 23 - a satire on the nobility. She also wrote plays, operas and composed music. Her writing is often about the upbringing of women. Chris Chambers explores her life and times.
*** 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
(Radio Netherlands)
*** Curious Orange (primary program) ***
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
*** From Way Back When ***
A chance to hear some Radio Netherlands Worldwide programs from the 1980s, from way back when...
The novel 'The Spy Who Came in from the Cold', by John le Carré, recounts a Cold War episode where relations between the world's power blocs deeply affected individual lives.
Broadcast times on WRN
05.20 North America
*** Classic Dox ***
'For the Sake of the Common Good' (Orig. Broadcast April 2001)
Aletta Jacobs was born in the Netherlands in the mid 19th century. She was the first woman there to complete a university degree and become a doctor. She opened a clinic for destitute women and children, and led the Dutch Suffragette movement in the early 20th century. Laura Durnford explores her life and times.
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 ***
The Recital Hall of Amsterdam's Concertgebouw is a venue suited for jazz as well as classical music. This edition of European Jazz Stage highlights a number of small ensembles, such as the Peter Beets Trio, the Niels Tausk Quintet and Margriet Sjoersma & Dimitar Bodurov.
*** Live! at the Concertgebouw ***
Live! at the Concertgebouw 2009
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra is conducted by Daniel Harding in Mozart's Piano Concerto no. 27 in B-flat major, KV 595, and works by Bartók and Dvorák.
TUESDAY 16 MARCH
*** 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 ***
Rabbi's rescue: Rabbi Aryeh Sufrin runs an addiction centre just outside of London, England. Just after the July 2005 bombings, a young Muslim man knocked on his door. He needed help. Rabbi Sufrin welcomed the man and eventually went into mosques to help the local Muslim community start its own addiction centres.
Wasted: Brian O'Connell grew up with excessive drinking all around him in Ireland. He became a problem drinker himself and had to fight two battles to become sober: the first against the bottle, the second against the drinking culture of Ireland. He's written a book about what he went through.
Down and out in Moscow: Yuri Vasilyevich was also a problem drinker. Russian culture also encourages men to drink too much. He tells Jonathan how he still struggles to stay sober.
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
Modern classical composers feature large in this edition, including Rudof Escher and Gustav Holst. Soloist is Michel Pletnev (piano) with the Rotterdam Philharmonic under Hans Vonk.
*** Commonwealth Story ***
A selection of winning stories chosen from the large number of entries for the 2009 Commonwealth Short Story Competition.
'Love Story No. 8, Jane and Philip', by Heidi N. Holder from Trinidad and Tobago. A tall tale.
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 ***
'Becoming Rebecca West' (Orig. Broadcast May 2005)
British writer Rebecca West's life spanned most of the 20th century. At 14 she became involved in the suffrage movement, had affairs with Charlie Chaplin and H.G. Wells, and Time Magazine called her the greatest women's writer in the world. Her great-niece and an actress talk to David Swatling about how they were inspired by her.
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 17 MARCH*** 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 program) ***
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 ***
'Durga's Court' (Orig. Broadcast September 2006)
In a small Indian village people come to Shabnam Ramaswamy's court. It's a forum for the poor, the illiterate; those who have neither money nor influence. Sitting in judgment like Durga, the ten-armed Hindu goddess of vengeance, Shabnam wields a power which is a mystery to those who stand before her. Dheera Sujan won a Bronze Medal from the United Nations for this program.
*** 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 18 MARCH
*** 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 program) ***
To mark World Water Day Earth Beat brings you watery stories from around the globe. We go from glacier melt in Bolivia to desalination in Sydney, and update you on the latest innovations that make clean water possible for all.
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 ***
'Running with Atalanta' (Orig. Broadcast February 2006)
Two young women were studying law - one in the Netherlands and the other in Latvia. Ten years later their lives would intersect in what the United Nations calls the fastest growing criminal activity in the world: human trafficking. Both women have written about their experiences - one as an advocate and the other as a victim of trafficking. David Swatling won a Prix Marulic award for the programme at a festival in Croatia.
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 19 MARCH*** 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 program) ***
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 ***
'The Goddess of the Netherlands' (Orig. Broadcast December 2004)
Belle van Zuylen was a Dutch-born 18th-century writer, also known as Madame de Charriere. She published her first novel at the age of 23 - a satire on the nobility. She also wrote plays, operas and composed music. Her writing is often about the upbringing of women. Chris Chambers explores her life and times.
*** 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
(Radio Netherlands)