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 10 APRIL
*** The State We're In ***
The man with no memory: Jonathan Overfeld lost all memory of who he was a few years ago. It turns out that he was horribly raped at a Catholic school when he was younger, and now has no desire to reconstruct any more of his life. And he's happier that way.
Rugby versus the Church: In Ireland, all the pubs are closed and people go to church on Good Friday. But this year was different. A rugby match was scheduled for Good Friday in Limerick, so local pubs applied for a special license to stay open - and they got it. The Church was outraged. Reporter Louise Williams found out what happens when rugby and religion collide.
Ashram bulldozed: Maoist extremists in eastern India have reportedly killed scores of government soldiers. But some accuse the government of a militarised land grab in the troubled region. Himanshu Kumar ran an ashram based on Ghandian principles of non-violence there. He talks about the day government forces destroyed his ashram and why he still wants to return, even if it means losing his life.
Essay: is this seat taken? Amy Drozdowska in Warsaw, Poland was initially charmed by the way elderly women on public transit demanded that seats be given up for them. Then she saw how aggressive they could be to other passengers, including her. Yet when she started taking her baby with her on trams and buses, the feisty women badgered riders to give up their seats for her.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.00 East and Southeast Asia 11895, South Asia 15110, China 12065
14.00 South Asia 11835, 15745
18.00 East and central Africa 15535, Southern Africa 6020
20.00 East and central Africa 11970, West Africa 11610, Southern and central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
10.00 Africa and Asia
12.00 North America
17.00 Europe
22.00 Asia and North America
*** 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 and central Africa 11970 and 15535, West Africa 11610, Southern and central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
17.00 Europe
22.00 Asia and North America
SUNDAY 11 APRIL
*** Radio Books ***
'Life in Flat Block Number 5' - by Hassan Bahara
Moroccan-Dutch author and journalist Hassan Bahara grew up in Amsterdam. He won the El-Hizjra Literature Prize for young writers twice. In his story for Radio Books, teenager Kamiel hangs out with his pals smoking, rapping and playing games. He feels trapped in a no-man's land between the future his parents have planned for him and life in flat block number 5.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
18.30 East and central Africa 15535, Southern Africa 6020
19.30 East and central Africa 11970 and 15535, West Africa 11610, Southern and central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
04.30 Africa, Asia and North America
10.30 Africa and Asia
12.30 North America
14.40 Europe
*** Network Europe Extra ***
Arts and Culture brought to you each Sunday from Europe's widest partnership of international broadcasters.
· Behind the screens - Hollywood's own battle with Poland during WWII.
· Seeing red - new releases of old communist propaganda films angers many in the Czech Republic.
· Penguin pride - the gay Cartoon penguins Gus and Waldo have their flippers on the pulse.
· The Dalai Lama visits Slovenia - we'll bring you the latest from his trip.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1530 South Asia 11835, 15745
MONDAY 12 APRIL
*** Classic Dox ***
'Footnotes from the Fields' (Orig. Broadcast November 2004)
Students from the Netherlands and the United States visit cemeteries and battlefields of the Western Front in Flanders and northern France. The students are
the same age as many of those who fought and died there. They give their reactions to what they see and learn about the First World War. Producer Marijke van der Meer won a Gold Medal at the New York Festivals for this program.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.30 East and Southeast Asia 11895, South Asia 15110, China 12065
19.30 East and central Africa 11970 and 15535, West Africa 11610, Southern and central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
10.30 Africa and Asia
12.00 North America
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.00 South Asia 11835, 15745
15.00 South Asia 11835, 15745
18.00 East and central Africa 15535, Southern Africa 6020
20.00 East and central Africa 11970, West Africa 11610, Southern and central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
22.00 Asia and North America
*** 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):
19.00 East and central Africa 11970 and 15535, West Africa 11610, Southern and central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
17.00 Europe
*** Live! at the Concertgebouw ***
Live at the Concertgebouw, RNW's classical concert series, presents performances by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Rotterdam Philharmonic and the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, among others, in repertoire that reflects the diversity of the Dutch orchestral landscape.
*** European Jazz Stage/World Music ***
Join us for European jazz performances from the continent's hottest clubs, concert halls and festivals, including the spectacular North Sea Jazz Festival.
Hosted by Daniel Frankl.
*** The State We're In - Midweek Edition ***
The man with no memory: Jonathan Overfeld lost all memory of who he was a few years ago. It turns out that he was horribly raped at a Catholic school when he was younger, and now has no desire to reconstruct any more of his life. And he's happier that way.
Rugby versus the church: In Ireland, all the pubs are closed and people go to church on Good Friday. But this year was different. A rugby match was scheduled for Good Friday in Limerick, so local pubs applied for a special license to stay open...and they got it. The Church was outraged. Reporter Louise Williams found out what happens when rugby and religion collide.
TUESDAY 13 APRIL
*** 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):
10.00 East and Southeast Asia 11895, South Asia 15110, China 12065
19.00 East and central Africa 11970 and 15535, West Africa 11610, Southern and central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
12.00 North America
17.00 Europe
*** Commonwealth Story ***
A selection of winning stories chosen from the large number of entries for the 2009 Commonwealth Short Story Competition. 'Into the Deep' - by Lisa Merrifield from Australia. A surprising last will and testament.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.00 East and Southeast Asia 11895, South Asia 15110, China 12065
Broadcast times on WRN
10.00 Africa and Asia
22.00 Asia and North America
*** Live! at the Concertgebouw ***
Live at the Concertgebouw, RNW's classical concert series, presents performances by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Rotterdam Philharmonic and the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, among others, in repertoire that reflects the diversity of the Dutch orchestral landscape.
*** Classic Dox ***
'A War Requiem' (Orig. Broadcast November 2005)
Huge numbers of men experienced extreme psychological problems after the so-called Great War. Producer Chris Chambers looks at what those symptoms were, why they happened and what the military tried to do about it. The programme also contrasts this with the role of the modern day soldier and how psychiatric practices have changed.
Broadcast times on WRN
12.00 North America
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.00 South Asia 11835, 15745
15.00 South Asia 11835, 15745
18.00 East and central Africa 15535, Southern Africa 6020
20.00 East and central Africa 11970, West Africa 11610, Southern and central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
22.00 Asia and North America
WEDNESDAY 14 APRIL
*** 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):
10.00 East and Southeast Asia 11895, South Asia 15110, China 12065
19.00 East and central Africa 11970 and 15535, West Africa 11610, Southern and central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
12.00 North America
17.00 Europe
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.00 South Asia 11835, 15745
15.00 South Asia 11835, 15745
18.00 East and central Africa 15535, Southern Africa 6020
20.00 East and central Africa 11970, West Africa 11610, Southern and central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
22.00 Asia and North America
*** Classic Dox ***
'A Train to Sachsenhausen' (Orig. Broadcast June 2000)
Sachsenhausen was a concentration camp not far from Berlin. It's where most of the homosexuals arrested by the Nazis under the law called Paragraph 175 were sent before and during the Second World War. Most of them did not survive the experience. Producer David Swatling visited the memorial site. The program won the Siegenthaler Audio Award from the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association.
Broadcast times on WRN
12.00 North America
THURSDAY 15 APRIL
*** 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):
10.00 East and Southeast Asia 11895, South Asia 15110, China 12065
19.00 East and central Africa 11970 and 15535, West Africa 11610, Southern and central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
12.00 North America
17.00 Europe
*** The State We're In - South Asia edition ***
This week we're looking at architecture and how cities can shape us. To start with, we hear from an Indian architect in Ahmedabad about urban renewal; then we hear from a city in Italy that was designed, partially, by children; and finally, and finally we move to a "human rights" prison in Australia, designed for rehabilitation of the human spirit. Stay tuned.
*** Earth Beat - South Asia edition ***
A short version of RNW's environmental programme Earthbeat produced for broadcast in partnership with All India Radio.
*** South Asia Wired ***
In the wake of the last spate of violence between Maoists and armed security forces in the Indian state of Chattisgarh, South Asia Wired talks to a man who knows the untold story of this underdeveloped region. Himanshu Kumar has lived in Chattisgarh for 17 years, working in education and development for the tribal communities - he believes that the locals see the government forces as attackers and the Maoists as their defenders. "Violence occurs there because their land is being taken away," he said to host Dheera Sujan.
Listen to South Asia Wired for the full story behind the news.
*** Classic Dox ***
'Westerbork's List' (Orig. Broadcast May 2005)
In 1945 the Dutch transit camp of Westerbork was liberated from the Nazis at the end of World War Two. More than 100,000 Jews had passed through the camp.But only 5,000 survived. Three survivors tell their moving stories to producer Chris Chambers.
Broadcast times on WRN
12.00 North America
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.00 South Asia 11835, 15745
15.00 South Asia 11835, 15745
18.00 East and central Africa 15535, Southern Africa 6020
20.00 East and central Africa 11970, West Africa 11610, Southern and central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
22.00 Asia and North America
FRIDAY 16 APRIL
*** 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):
10.00 East and Southeast Asia 11895, South Asia 15110, China 12065
19.00 East and central Africa 11970 and 15535, West Africa 11610, Southern and central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
12.00 North America
17.00 Europe
*** Bridges with Africa ***
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):
14.00 South Asia 11835, 15745
18.00 East and central Africa 15535, Southern Africa 6020
20.00 East and central Africa 11970, West Africa 11610, Southern and central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
04.30 Africa, Asia and North America
17.00 Europe
22.00 Asia and North America
*** Earth Beat ***
Usually we're really busy and we race into work in the morning by car or by train and start tapping away on our computers and send emails hither and thither,but this week on Earth Beat we're slowing down...
From the way you cook, to shipping goods around the world we find out why slow is often more sustainable.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.30 East and Southeast Asia 11895, South Asia 15110, China 12065
*** Classic Dox ***
'Children of the Hated (Orig. Broadcast June 2003)
During the Second World War, an estimated 10,000 children were born in Norway out of liaisons between occupying German soldiers and local women. The Nazis set up special Lebensborn homes where single mothers and their babies could stay. Producer Dheera Sujan discovers that after the war life became hell for most of these Norwegian women and their children.
Broadcast times on WRN
12.00 North America
*** 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)