The Forgotten Firsts - Remembering Radio Netherlands

Radio Netherlands QSL (Gayle Van Horn Collection)

By Jonathan Marks, Editor Media Network.

Science & Technology Producer August 1980–9. Head of English Language Department, Programme Director, Creative Director 1991–2003.

Every country claims to have invented radio. In the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision in Hilversum they have so far focused on the radio pioneer Hanso Idzerda. He set up a business to make and sell his radios. And he realised that no-one would buy his radios if there was nothing to listen to. I think the evidence shows that he was one of the first, if not the first person to make regular broadcasts following a pre-announced schedule. But I would like to suggest he started off a chain of Dutch “firsts”, many of which are now in danger of being forgotten.

Additional story at: https://medium.com/@j.p.marks

Radio Netherlands set for one-day broadcast on April 15

(Gayle Van Horn QSL Collection)

Hi all, the Easter-weekend is approaching and Shortwaveservice will have extra programs for you.

On April 15th, Radio Nederland Wereldomroep will be back on the airwaves for one day. The former employees Dick Klees, Hans Hogendoorn, Pieter Damave en Ruud Poeze will do a 7 hour long live broadcast from an original OB van from 1958. The broadcast is produced in the car-museum in Schagen in the north of the Nederlands.

3985 between 11-18 CEST (09:00-16:00 UTC)
6005 between 11-15 CEST (09:00-13:00 UTC)
7310 between 11-12 and 16-17 CEST (09:00-10:00 /14:00-15:00 UTC)
15560 between 14:00-17:00 CEST (12-15 UTC)

The crew can be contacted directly during the show via email:
wereldomroep70@otmail.com

More details in Dutch at:
http://www.spreekbuis.nl/radio-nederland-wereldomroep-komt-terug#sthash.Xprq
(PlayDXblog/12 April)
The link says the broadcasts will also be on Radio Paradjis frequencies 1224, 1332 and 1584 medium wave, as well as DAB+ Channel 8A in Raandstat.

This report on the broadcast from Mediapages.nl has a link to ExtraAM
who will be broadcasting an internet stream of the program.
http://www.mediapages.nl/nieuws-actueel/3179-radio-nederland-live-uit-schagen
(Barraclough/BDXC)

Throw-Back Thursday

With spring to officially arrive on Friday March 20, (6:45 P.M. EDT, 5:45 P.M. CDT, 4:45 P.M. MDT, and 3:45 P.M. PDT), many of us are in a countdown mode. 

Today's "throw-back" reminds us of the excellent and colorful QSLs that Radio Netherland's once graced our mail boxes, especially those featuring springtime. If you've tired of shoveling snow, just remember - 'this too shall pass' and spring awaits !

Special QSL of the Week

Temporary Feeder Link

International radio monitor Andreas Lubnow in Bodenteich Germany tells us the story of his interesting QSL letter from Radio Netherlands.  Back on December 19, 1981, Andreas was listening on his shortwave radio to the communication frequency 24040 kHz.  This station, located near Rambouillet in France, was operated by the French Post Office and at the time it was carrying a program feed on behalf of Radio Netherlands in Hilversum, Holland. 

            For a period of three weeks, the Intelsat downlink equipment that received the normal satellite feed from Radio Netherlands to its then relay station at Antananarivo on the island of Madagascar was undergoing a period of scheduled maintenance.  During this time, Radio Netherlands took out a relay via a 30 kW SSB single side band transmitter at Rambouillet, some 20 miles south west of Paris in order to relay the programming from the studios in Holland to the transmitter in Madagascar.

            The QSL Form Letter received by Andreas Lubnow in Germany verifies the temporary programming relay via the communication transmitter in France, it was signed by Jonathan Marks who was DX Editor at Radio Netherlands at the time, and the letter is numbered in sequence as Limited Edition Verification No 120.     

(AWR-Wavescan/NWS 317)

Radio Netherlands Program Preview, June 8-14

The State We're In
Jonathan Groubert and his team look at current events from an unexpected perspective.

This week: Mightier than the sword

Starting with the Iranian rapper who came out as a lesbian, got famous, and then made a dramatic exit from the country. A Filipino filmmaker tells the story of a man whose life is destroyed and then saved by the muscle of the media. And we meet the former Afghan governor who successfully uses the power of poetry to bring peace to warring factions.

First airing: Saturday 02:00 UTC

Earth Beat
Marnie Chesterton and her team look at the footprint we’re leaving on our planet.

This week: The big comeback

In Europe that means the return of the sturgeon to their natural habitat, and in Siberia one man battles to turn the wilderness back 15000 years, minus the woolly mammoths, sadly.

First airing: Friday 03:00 UTC

South Asia Wired
Stories from South Asia.

This week:

India’s north-east state of Assam is largely known for its famous tea. Less well known are the ethnic insurgencies, the fundamental lack of development and shortage of infrastructure that continue to plague the region. Assamese University professor Rakhi Kalitha talks about how the decades of conflict have affected and still continue to affect the region, especially the women in one of the few matrilineal societies in India.

We also speak to the winners of this year’s Ashden Awards, presented to small-scale, local projects on sustainable energy in developing countries. We highlight winners from southern India and north Afghanistan.

(There'll be a new edition of the programme on Thursday 14 June)

First airing: Thursday 10:00 UTC

Bridges With Africa
We're giving the microphone to Diaspora groups in Europe and are linking up with stations in Africa.

This week:

Rwandan recruits fighting in the DR Congo – true or false?
A region closed to the world - what’s happening in the north of Mali?
Shakespeare in the Yoruba language.
The music of Vieux Farka Touré!

First airing: Friday 00:00 UTC

Africa in Progress
Inspiring round-table discussions with guest speakers and in-depth interviews give listeners food for thought.

This week: The famous writer and her village

The writing of bestselling author Aminatta Forna and her work to develop her family village are intimately intertwined. Things that happen in Rogbonko, deep in the forest in Sierra Leone, often resurface in her novels. And sometimes her novels inspire her development initiatives. Rogbonko now has a school, a cashew plantation and a clinic for pregnant women. Aminatta Forna is proud that this was achieved with the people of the village, without the support of an aid organisation.

First airing: Monday 18:00 UTC

Commonwealth Story
A selection of winning stories chosen from the large number of entries for the 2010 Commonwealth Short Story Competition.

This week:

Being reasonable - by Sandeep Shete (India). The end of a rough journey.

First airing: Tuesday 01:50 UTC

Global Perspective
Who says I can’t… is the motto of this year’s collaboration of international broadcasters, offering stories of defiance and perseverance.

This week: Who says I can’t die - or live?

Bun Chai, who is paralysed from the neck down, made a public appeal to the Hong Kong government for the right to end his life and in the process found a way to live. We hear Bun Chai’s story from Radio Television Hong Kong.

First airing: Monday 17:30 UTC

European Jazz Stage
Performances from the continent’s hottest clubs, concert halls and festivals, including the spectacular North Sea Jazz Festival. The show is hosted by Benjamin Herman.

This week:

Cuba's Harold Lopez-Nussa is at the Amsterdam Bimhuis, the Brussels Jazz Orchestra plays the music of trumpeter Bert Joris and an oriental-influenced Dutch trio called Jungle Boldie completes our search for live music from the Netherlands. Your host is Benjamin Herman.

First airing: Monday 01:00 UTC

RNW Classical
Classical concerts from the Royal Concertgebouw as well as studio recordings of Dutch performers, presented by Hans Haffmans.

Available 24 hours a day

Radio Netherlands streaming audio www.www.radionetherlands.nl/

English service

All times UTC

0959-1000 15110as
1000-1057 15110as
1359-1400 9800as
1400-1457 9800as
1800-1900 7425af 11615af 15495af 17605af
1900-2000 7425af 11615af 15495af 17605af
2000-2057 7425af 11615af 15495af 17605af
(R Netherlands/Jaisakthivel/ADXC Tirunelveli, India /www.adxc.wordpress.com via
Leo van der Woude) Reformatted by Gayle Van Horn, Frequency Manager-Monitoring Times.

Radio Netherlands Weekly Program Preview

For the week of: 20 April - 26 April 2012

The State We're In
Jonathan Groubert and his team look at current events from an unexpected perspective.

Street Warriors

A man in Belarus fights for gay rights in Belarus and loves it. A woman in Barcelona takes on pickpocket gangs and wins. A woman in Zimbabwe buys a van to start a business but it gets stolen. And a scientist in New York state uses evolutionary science to improve life in his town.

First airing: Saturday 02:00 UTC

Earth Beat
Marnie Chesterton and her team look at the footprint we’re leaving on our planet.

Coming up on Earth Beat, we look at necessary evils. Like the tar sands in Canada. There’s no getting away from the fact that we need the oil, but is it worth the obliteration of a once pristine forest landscape? We also hear from a woman who treats her pain with more pain, and the man who kills rabbits, to save an ecosystem. Stories of benefits that come at a heavy cost.

First airing: Friday 03:00 UTC

South Asia Wired
Stories from South Asia.

The culture of the river gypsies in Bangladesh is slowly sinking, what to know why? Listen to this week’s South Asia Wired.

(There'll be a new edition of the program on Thursday )

First airing: Thursday 10:00 UTC

Bridges With Africa
We're giving the microphone to Diaspora groups in Europe and are linking up with stations in Africa.

This week:

Fears in the Netherlands about an increase in suicide amongst asylum seekers
We have tea with the Tuaregs in Paris, and
Hip Hop Pantsula, Africa’s favourite rapper talks to us about his new album and his plans to go global

First airing: Friday 00:00 UTC

Africa in Progress
Inspiring round-table discussions with guest speakers and in-depth interviews give listeners food for thought.

Calling on brains to return to Africa

Every year, Africa loses about three billion euros in revenue because our most valuable professionals decide to go work in rich countries. Can this trend be reversed? That's the question we ask in this our programme. We find out why Africa’s professionals leave and what is being done to attract them back home where they are needed.

Guests: Dr Edith Munene (Kenya); Dr Arthur Kennedy (Ghana)

Producer: Winnie Onyimbo (Kenya), with additional reporting from Fiifi Koomson (Ghana)

First airing: Monday 18:00 UTC

Commonwealth Story
A selection of winning stories chosen from the large number of entries for the 2010 Commonwealth Short Story Competition.

“Praise Be” by Jena Woodhouse, Australia. A marriage at the crossroads read by Federay Holmes

First airing: Tuesday 01:50 UTC

Global Perspective
Who says I can’t… is the motto of this year’s collaboration of international broadcasters, offering stories of defiance and perseverance.

Who says I can’t squat?

Radio Netherlands Worldwide’s Dheera Sujan visits Sanne, Tom and Bo – three Dutch squatters. She hears their struggle to build – and keep – their home amid the new anti-squat laws in the Netherlands.

First airing: Monday 17:30 UTC

Hear the World
current series of European Jazz Stage has come to an end. But don’t despair, there’s plenty of good music to come. We’ve started a new series of Hear the World, hosted by Dheera Sujan.

The band Mokumba from Zimbabwe is opening the show. They play an energetic mix of Afro-pop and traditional rhythms from the Tonga region.

Kamel Farjani and Ahmed el-Kalai are two masters of the oud, the Arab lute, from Tunisia. Their music includeds makams, Andalusian folk music and traditional Tunisian melodies.

In our weekly Dutch World Music Delights slot, we present bandoneon player Carel Kraayenhof. He is a tireless promotor of Argentinian tango music.

Cuban pianist Ramon Vaye with his trio were recorded in Amsterdam. His style has been influenced by jazz giants Chick Korea, Herbie Hancock and Keith Jarrett, but he remains musically faithful to his Cuban roots.

First airing: Monday 01:00 UTC

RNW Classical
Classical concerts from the Royal Concertgebouw as well as studio recordings of Dutch performers, presented by Hans Haffmans.

Available 24 hours a day

Streaming audio: www.radionetherlands.nl/

Radio Netherlands English Service

All times UTC

targeted to Asia and Africa

0959-1000 15110as
1000-1057 15110as
1359-1400 9800as
1400-1457 9800as
1859-1900 7425af 11615af 15495af
1900-2000 7425af 11615af 15495af
2000-2057 7425af 11615af 15495af
(Leo van der Woude/R Netherlands)

Radio Netherlands Program Preview

The State We're In
Jonathan Groubert and his team look at current events from an unexpected perspective.

This week: Freedom’s road

The first Western media interview of Imad Ghalioun, the Syrian politician who defected recently, a Wikileaks pioneer and politician from Iceland who helped make public the 'collateral murder' video, and a former East German cyclist who defected just before he went to the Olympics.

First airing: Saturday 02:00 UTC

Earth Beat
Marnie Chesterton and her team look at the footprint we’re leaving on our planet.

This week:

A show full of fun and games. From forest kindergartens and forsaking a childhood in the woods for the concrete of the suburbs, to generating power on a merry-go-round. Ooh, and how to play a pig. Fooling around for the sake of our planet, and why it’s important to play.

First airing: Friday 03:00 UTC

South Asia Wired
Stories from South Asia.

This week:

We hear about the opening media landscape in Burma during an unprecedented time of reform and why Dutch photographer Frans Welman fell in love with the Nagas, who live in the rarely visited region of Nagaland in India’s northeast.

(There'll be a new edition of the programme on Thursday 2 February)

First airing: Thursday 10:00 UTC

Bridges With Africa
We're giving the microphone to Diaspora groups in Europe and are linking up with stations in Africa.

This week:

The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has ruled that there is enough evidence to put four of Kenya’s leading politicians on trial for crimes against humanity. But should the ICC be meddling in Africa’s affairs? We report from Kenya and The Hague.
How to get around town the 'green' way – the skateboarding craze hitting Nairobi’s streets.
High-tech music from the desert - with Mali’s Super Onze.

First airing: Friday 00:00 UTC

Africa in Progress
Inspiring round-table discussions with guest speakers and in-depth interviews give listeners food for thought.

This week: How to save 29,000 lives

Figures released by the World Health Organisation in January 2012 show that Africa is the most dangerous place in the world to get pregnant. And ending a pregnancy is highly dangerous too. In Africa, 29,000 women die every year as a result of unsafe abortions.

This is a public health emergency and the issue of unsafe abortions was high on the agenda at the World Conference on Family Planning, held last year in the Seneglese capital Dakar.

During that conference, we spoke with three medical doctors who have had first-hand experience with the consequences of unsafe abortions and are determined to improve reproductive health for women.

First airing: Monday 19:00 UTC

Commonwealth Story
A selection of winning stories chosen from the large number of entries for the 2010 Commonwealth Short Story Competition.

This week: The nearly departed soul - by Rosemarie Johnson Clarke (Bahamas). An irrepressible great grandmother.

First airing: Tuesday 01:50 UTC

Global Perspective
Who says I can’t… is the motto of this year’s collaboration of international broadcasters, offering stories of defiance and perseverance.

This week: Who says we can’t be gay, Muslim, and successful?

Elkader is a small town in the center of the American Midwest. It’s not where you’d expect to find a gay couple starting an Algerian restaurant. But this town in Iowa was named after a 19th-century Algerian jihadist. WAMU radio takes us to Elkader to see how the residents have found their way through the Islamophobia debate.

First airing: Monday 17:30 UTC

European Jazz Stage
Unique jazz performances from the continent’s hottest clubs, concert halls and festivals, including the spectacular North Sea Jazz Festival.

This week:

A triple Dutch edition this week, featuring three ensembles from the rich jazz scene of the Netherlands.

Pianist Peter Beets and his New York quartet take on Frédéric Chopin. Saxophonist Ben van Gelder brings his scrapple from the Big Apple, and saxophonist Ad Colen leads his quartet to new heights in Dutch jazz.

First airing: Monday 01:00 UTC

RNW Classical
Classical concerts from the Royal Concertgebouw as well as studio recordings of Dutch performers, presented by Hans Haffmans.

Available 24 hours a day

Streaming 24 hour audio: www.radionetherlands.nl/

English service
1000-1057 12065as
1400-1457 12080as
1800-1900 11655af
1900-1957 11655af
1900-1959 11615af
1900-2000 7425af
2000-2057 7425af 11615af
(original Excel via Leo van der Woude, R Netherlands. Reformatted from BCL post by GVH)

Radio Netherlands Program Guide, Dec. 30-Jan 5

The Sate We're In
Jonathan Groubert and his team look at current events from an unexpected perspective.

This week: Producers' picks for 2011

Belinda, Diana & Mignon pick their favourite stories of the year, featuring Egyptian blogger Sandmonkey; a man pretending to be his dead-lover's son at a funeral; the creator of amazing 'Strandbeesten' (or Beach Beasts); and a man who chases down the Ponzi schemer who cheated him.

First airing: Saturday 02:00 UTC

Earth Beat
Marnie Chesterton and her team look at the footprint we’re leaving on our planet.

This week:

Our producers pick their favourite pieces from 2011. From spending summers looking for fire, to a man who sees in black and white and hears in colour, the toughest footrace in the world and someone who’s part man, part goose, we revisit what we liked best about Earth Beat.

First airing: Friday 03:00 UTC

South Asia Wired
Stories from South Asia.

This week:

We look back on a few stories that have made the headlines in the South Asian region in the past twelve months: Anna Hazare's fast against corruption, Osama Bin Laden's death and India's historic win over Sri Lanka in the ICC World Cup Cricket final.

(There'll be a new edition of the programme on Thursday 5 January)

First airing: Thursday 10:00 UTC

Bridges With Africa
We're giving the microphone to Diaspora groups in Europe and are linking up with stations in Africa.

This week:

Christians in Nigeria prepare to defend themselves against Islamist group Boko Haram.
Terrorist attacks on the world’s biggest refugee camp in Dadaab, Kenya, threatens the work of humanitarian aid agencies.
We take a look back at some of the African musicians who put their stamp on 2011.

First airing: Friday 00:00 UTC

Africa in Progress
Inspiring round-table discussions with guest speakers and in-depth interviews give listeners food for thought.

This week: Law and disorder in Nigeria

Religion plays a central role in the life of most Africans. In Nigeria, this is reflected in the legal system. The 250 ethnic groups in Nigeria have their traditions recognised under customary law in civil cases, while Muslims have been given the choice of being tried under Sharia law.

In this edition we try to untangle the complexities of Nigeria’s legal system. We hear from supporters and detractors of Sharia Law, and how customary law deals with witchcraft.

First airing: Monday 19:00 UTC

Commonwealth Story
A selection of winning stories chosen from the large number of entries for the 2010 Commonwealth Short Story Competition.

This week: Vantage point - by Sandrina Abeywardene (Sri Lanka). Kindness and violence on the streets of Colombo.

First airing: Tuesday 01:50 UTC

Global Perspective
Who says I can’t… is the motto of this year’s collaboration of international broadcasters, offering stories of defiance and perseverance.

This week: Who says I can’t squat?

Radio Netherlands Worldwide’s Dheera Sujan visits Sanne, Tom and Bo – three Dutch squatters. She hears their struggle to build – and keep – their home amid the new anti-squat laws in the Netherlands.

First airing: Monday 17:30 UTC

European Jazz Stage
Unique jazz performances from the continent’s hottest clubs, concert halls and festivals, including the spectacular North Sea Jazz Festival.

This week:

In the middle of the Dutch winter we take you back to summer 2009 and the North Sea Jazz Festival. With jams by McCoy Tyner, the young Dutch singer Wouter Hamel, bass player Scott Colley, and the winner of the 2005 Thelonious Monk Award, guitarist Lage Lund.

First airing: Monday 01:00 UTC

RNW Classical
Classical concerts from the Royal Concertgebouw as well as studio recordings of Dutch performers, presented by Hans Haffmans.

Available 24 hours a day

Radio Netherlands streaming audio: www.radionetherlands.nl/

English service

All times UTC

Effective to: 25 March 2012

1000-1057 12065as
1400-1457 12080as
1800-1900 11655af
1900-1957 11655af
1900-1959 11615af
1900-2000 7425af
2000-2057 7425af 11615af
(original Excel via Leo va de Woude, R Netherlands. Also posted at BCL,
reformatted by GVH/MT)

Radio Netherlands Program Preview, Dec 9-15

The State We're In
Jonathan Groubert and his team look at current events from an unexpected perspective.

Betrayal
A Norwegian filmmaker on joining anarchists in their fight against neo-Nazis, and the betrayal she regrets to this day. A Dutch wallpaperer and his comic odyssey in becoming part owner of one of the most expensive soccer clubs in the world. And a 97-year-old veteran on the Warsaw Uprising who was jailed by the country he put his life on the line for.

First airing: Saturday 02:00 UTC

Earth Beat
Marnie Chesterton and her team look at the footprint we’re leaving on our planet.

This week on Earth Beat, we’re heading up, up and away to take a look at the view from above. From using Google Earth to discover archeological sites to a scientist with a head for heights, and a group of intrepid twenty-something canoeists who decided to paddle 7000 km across the second largest country in the world to understand exactly how bit it is. Getting a bit of distance...
First airing: Friday 03:00 UTC

South Asia Wired
Stories from South Asia.

Bangladesh’s struggle for independence from Pakistan – 40 years ago this year – came with a price. Many Bangladeshi women were raped during the final stages of the war, but a very conservative society left no space for the victims to talk about their terrifying experiences.

On this week’s South Asia Wired, you can hear the story of two sisters who were both raped by the soldiers. They’re not afraid to break the wall of silence that, even 40 years on, holds so many other women in Bangladesh captured.

(There'll be a new edition of the programme on Thursday )

First airing: Thursday 10:00 UTC

Bridges With Africa
We're giving the microphone to Diaspora groups in Europe and are linking up with stations in Africa.

Violence flares on the streets of Kinshasa, over claims of election fraud in the Democratic Republic of Congo. We ask what the future has in store for peace in the country

In the first of two special reports, we ask what makes homosexuality such an anathema in countries across Africa.

And we hear from Ghanaian-American, Blitz the Ambassador, about his own blend of hip hop straddling Africa and America.

First airing: Friday 00:00 UTC

Africa in Progress
Inspiring round-table discussions with guest speakers and in-depth interviews give listeners food for thought.

Think out of the box and create your job!

More than half of African youths are unemployed. This is because there is little formal employment for them.

This edition features three successful African entrepreneurs who did not wait for jobs to come to them. They thought out of the box, and even broke a few taboos in order to create their own jobs. One is a professional toilet cleaner, one started a delivery business and another helps people run their businesses.

First airing: Monday 19:00 UTC

Commonwealth in Progress
A selection of winning stories chosen from the large number of entries for the 2010 Commonwealth Short Story Competition.

'Thembi's Bicycle' by Rachel Tucker (South Africa). A grandmother's gambling dreams. Read by Jack Klaff.

First airing: Tuesday 01:50 UTC

Global Perspective
Who says I can’t… is the motto of this year’s collaboration of international broadcasters, offering stories of defiance and perseverance.

Who says I can’t fish?

Around one billion people in the world rely on fish as their primary source of protein, but fishermen in many parts of the world are having greater restrictions put on their fishing because of concerns about the level of fish stocks and the marine environment.

The BBC World Service introduces us to Fred Normandale, one of the few remaining fishermen in the small town of Scarborough in the North East of England.

First airing: Monday 17:30 UTC

European Jazz Stage
Unique jazz performances from the continent’s hottest clubs, concert halls and festivals, including the spectacular North Sea Jazz Festival.

This week we make a virtual journey of 3000 miles from Seattle to New York, all via music stages in the Netherlands.

Originally a computer science prodigy, Aaron Parks from Seattle switched to piano playing aged 16. He characterises his own music as 'spontaneous and cinematic'.

Next on the stage of the Amsterdam BIM house is Dutch drummer Erik Ineke's band JazzXpress, joined from Kansas City by singer Deborah Brown. Their show is a tribute to vocalist Ivy Anderson, known for her work with Duke Ellington in the 1930s.

The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, known for its unbroken string of Monday evening concerts over 45 years in the Greenwich Village Jazz Club, ends the programme. Thad Jones compositions are the mainstay of their music.

First airing: Monday 01:00 UTC

RNW Classical
Classical concerts from the Royal Concertgebouw as well as studio recordings of Dutch performers, presented by Hans Haffmans.

Available 24 hours a day via our sister web station RNWclassical.com

Radio Netherlands streaming audio www.radionetherlands.nl/

Radio Netherlands English service to 25 March 2012

1000-1057 12065as
1400-1457 12080as
1800-1900 11655af
1900-1957 11655af
1900-1959 11615af
1900-2000 7425af
2000-2057 7425af 11615af
(original Excel via Leo van der Woude, R Netherlands)

Radio Netherlands Program Preview, Nov. 25-Dec 1

The State We're In
Jonathan Groubert and his team look at current events from an unexpected perspective.

This week: Tough guys

A “snatchback” detective who returns children to their parents in other countries. A mountaineer who was left for dead on Mt. Everest, but lived to tell the tale. Ex-pro hockey “enforcer” Georges Laraque who’s now a Green Party vegan. And a man named Bill whose sex drive was the bane of his existence ... until he castrated himself.

First airing: Saturday 02:00 UTC

Earth Beat
Marnie Chesterton and her team look at the footprint we’re leaving on our planet.

This week: Wild things

This week we go really wild. From bees in search of pastures new, to plastic-eating albatrosses and a visit to the world's very first sustainable sea farm. It’s seaweed for all and more.

First airing: Friday 03:00 UTC

South Asia Wired
Stories from South Asia.

This week:

We feature two filmmakers with one obsession – Afghanistan. While British photographer and filmmaker Seamus Murphy focussed on the conflict in the country and how it affected the Afghani people, German director Kai Sehr chose to tell the story of Afghani kids learning how to skate. They share their experiences of being behind the camera and capturing the lives of people in a war-ravaged country.

(There'll be a new edition of the programme on Thursday 1 December)

First airing: Thursday 10:00 UTC

Bridges With Africa
We're giving the microphone to Diaspora groups in Europe and are linking up with stations in Africa.

This week:

Aid and the path to corruption: Ugandans debate Dutch moves to cut international funding. Surprisingly, many Ugandans believe that aid is more trouble than it’s worth.
Passing the buck: The blame game that’s destroying the Niger Delta. We have a special report on the environmental disaster in Nigeria that no one wants to put right. Helene Michaud reports on the impasse between oil giant Shell and the villagers whose lives have been blighted by oil pollution.
Sister Act, the musical. We interview the Cape Verde singer who’s taking Vienna by storm with rave reviews from Austria’s theatre critics.

First airing: Friday 00:00 UTC

Africa in Progress
Inspiring round-table discussions with guest speakers and in-depth interviews give listeners food for thought.

This week: Breaking taboos with radio drama

Soap operas are extremely popular in Africa. In general, they either entertain, educate, or do both! In this edition, we examine the thinking behind successful radio dramas. Musekeweya, a long running radio drama in Rwanda, is successful because it tackles controversial issues head on.

First airing: Monday 19:00 UTC

Commonwealth Story
A selection of winning stories chosen from the large number of entries for the 2010 Commonwealth Short Story Competition.

This week:

Framing the nation - by Sylvia Schlettwein (Namibia). Where to hang an old family painting?

First airing: Tuesday 01:50 UTC

Global Perspective
Who says I can’t… is the motto of this year’s collaboration of international broadcasters, offering stories of defiance and perseverance.

This week: Who says I can’t escape?

Canada is a nation of immigrants. Its self-image as a safe haven for refugees is a point of national pride. But there is always a gatekeeper, a bureaucrat in an immigration office who says you can - or can’t - come in. And that’s where broadcaster Natasha Fatah begins the story of Eduardo Lopez in her documentary Escape from Honduras, from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

First airing: Monday 17:30 UTC

European Jazz Stage
Unique jazz performances from the continent’s hottest clubs, concert halls and festivals, including the spectacular North Sea Jazz Festival.

This week:

The current series of Hear the World has come to an end. We are pleased to announce the return of the European Jazz Stage. Your host will be Dutch saxophonist and band leader Benjamin Herman. The music in this first edition is from 3 continents.

From the US, where jazz was born, the Roy Hargrove Big Band is opening the show. Italian singer Roberta Gambarini is joining the band for a little European flavour.

German pianist Franz von Chossy is representing Europe. Trained as a classical pianist he studied jazz piano in New York. The other members of his trio are bassist Clemens van der Veen and drummer Paul Witgen.

From Africa, it's Cameroonian bassist Etienne Mbappee. This master of rhythms has created a music style all his own, incorporating a wide range of influences from African music, jazz, funk, and rock to classical music.

First airing: Monday 01:00 UTC

RNW Classical
Classical concerts from the Royal Concertgebouw as well as studio recordings of Dutch performers, presented by Hans Haffmans.

Available 24 hours a day via our sister web station RNWclassical.com

Radio Nethrlands streaming audio: www.radionetherlands.nl/

Radio Netherlands Multilingual B11 Schedule
Effective: 30 October 2011 - 25 March 2012

All times UTC

Dutch
0000-0027 6195am
0100-0127 6195sa
0300-0327 6165sa
0330-0357 6165na
0400-0427 6165am
0600-0627 6165am 9865pa
0600-0657 5955va (af/eu) 9830va (af/eu) 9895eu
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0700-0800 9895va (af/eu)
0800-0827 15750pa
0800-0857 mtwhf 11935af
0800-0900 5955eu 9895eu
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0900-1000 5955eu
0900-1000 mtwhf 6035eu 6120va (af/eu)
0900-1000 Sat/Sun 9895va (af/eu)
0930-0957 Sat/Sun 6020sa
0930-1000 mtwhf 6020sa
1000-1100 5955eu
1000-1100 mtwhf 6035eu
1000-1100 Sat/Sun 9895va (af/eu)
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1200-1227 9795as 12065as
1300-1327 12065as 12080va (as/pa) 15255as
1600-1657 9750va (as/eu)
1600-1700 5955va (as/eu) 9895va (as/eu)
1630-1657 11615af 11655af
1700-1727 11655af
1700-1757 5955va (as/eu) 9895va (as/eu)
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English
1000-1057 12065as
1400-1457 12080as
1800-1900 11655af
1900-1957 11655af
1900-1959 11615af
1900-2000 7425af
2000-2057 7425af 11615af

Indonesian
1100-1200 9795as 15515as 15565as
2100-2200 9365af

Spanish
0000-0057 6165sa
0200-0257 6165ca
1100-1127 6165am
1130-1157 6165sa
1200-1227 6165sa 9810ca
(original Excel via Leo va de Woude, R Netherlands. Also posted at BCL,
reformatted by GVH/MT)

Radio Netherlands Weekly Program Preview, Sept 16-22

The State We're In
Jonathan Groubert and his team look at current events from an unexpected perspective.

Mission fiasco

Anthony Shaffer was an American spy whose last mission was in Afghanistan. The military didn’t want him to go public with his story of institutional bloat and incompetence, but he did, in a heavily censored book. Abdul Zaeef was one of the founders of the Taliban. He was imprisoned in Guantanamo for four years, yet still believes in its cause. Anthony Shaffer returns to tell us how he interrogates prisoners, without resorting to torture.

First airing: Saturday 02:00 UTC

Earth Beat
Marnie Chesterton and her team look at the footprint we’re leaving on our planet.

Small is beautiful

Not just things like seeds, bugs and macrophotography, but footprints as well. We take a look at the small things and small solutions that make a difference to our ever-changing world.

First airing: Friday 03:00 UTC

South Asia Wired
Stories from South Asia.

She was just 12 years old when she started working at a Bangladeshi garment factory. Over the next 20 years, as Kalpana Aktar became more involved in fighting for workers rights, she found herself being blacklisted and even arrested and accused of terrorism. But she refuses to be cowed and continues to fight for change in Bangladesh’s garment industry – hear Kalpana’s story.

(There'll be a new edition of the programme on Thursday 22 September)

First airing: Thursday 14:00 UTC

Bridges With Africa
We're giving the microphone to Diaspora groups in Europe and are linking up with stations in Africa.

Uproar in the Dutch museum community about the sale of the World Arts Museum Rotterdam’s entire Africa collection. Mad music from Monrovia, Liberia. La France Afrique, bribery and corruption in French African politics.

First airing: Friday 00:00 UTC

Africa in Progress
Inspiring round-table discussions with guest speakers and in-depth interviews give listeners food for thought.

The purpose of African design

If you’ve ever dreamed of becoming an architect, listen to this encounter with Joe Osae-Addo, an architect and designer who’s lived in many parts of the world. His idea about what architects should do is simple: they should meet the needs of the people who use the spaces they create.

Addo himself built a beautiful, breezy home in his native Ghana, using local timber, local bamboo and local adobe mud blocks. Because, he says, importing housing solutions will never work.

First airing: Monday 18:00 UTC

Commonwealth Story
A selection of winning stories chosen from the large number of entries for the 2010 Commonwealth Short Story Competition.

The Beast that Came from the Sea - by Lani Young (Samoa). A natural disaster and a mother's tragic loss.

First airing: Tuesday 00:55 UTC

Global Perspective
Who says I can’t… is the motto of this year’s collaboration of international broadcasters, offering stories of defiance and perseverance.

Who says I can’t squat?

Radio Netherlands Worldwide’s Dheera Sujan visits Sanne, Tom and Bo – three Dutch squatters. She hears their struggle to build – and keep – their home amid the new anti-squat laws in the Netherlands.

First airing: Monday 17:30 UTC

Hear the World
Listen to the world’s musical heartbeat on RNW. A brand new world music series hosted by Dheera Sujan.

Ebo Taylor is a veteran of Ghanaian music. The singer-guitarist plays a mixture of highlife and Afrobeat, accompanied by his band.

Mdungu is an international Afro-groove formation from Amsterdam. They mix traditional African music styles with Western jazz, funk and rock.

The Dutch band New Cool Collective needs no introduction. Led by saxophonist Benjamin Herman, the band plays a mixture of dance, Latin and salsa.

The Havana Cultura project. A funky cooperation between British DJ and Cuban pianist Roberto Fonseca, playing the latest Cuban dance music.

First airing: Monday 00:00 UTC

RNW Classical
Classical concerts from the Royal Concertgebouw as well as studio recordings of Dutch performers, presented by Hans Haffmans.

Available 24 hours a day via our sister web station RNWclassical.com

Streaming audio: www.radionetherlands.nl/

Radio Netherlands - multilingual broadcast schedule
Effective to 29 October 2011

All times UTC

Dutch
0000-0027 9445na
0059-0100 6190ca
0100-0127 6190ca
0259-0300 6190na
0300-0327 6190na
0329-0357 6195sa
0359-0400 6165am
0400-0427 6165am
0459-0500 5955eu 6015eu 6125eu 9840eu 9895eu
0500-0557 5955eu 6015eu 6125eu 9840eu 9895eu
0558-0600 5955eu
0559-0600 6035eu 9895eu 11660eu
0600-0657 6035eu 11660eu
0600-0659 9895eu
0600-0700 5955eu
0657-0700 6035eu
0657-0700 Sat/Sun 6035eu
0659-0700 9740eu 9895eu 11935va
0700-0757 6035eu
0700-0800 5955eu 9740eu 9895eu 11935va
0700-0800 Sat/Sun 6035eu
0757-0800 6035eu
0759-0800 6120eu
0759-0800 mtwhf 6120eu
0800-0900 5955eu 6035eu
0800-0900 mtwhf 6120eu
0800-0900 Sat/Sun 5955eu 9895eu
0900-1000 5955eu 6035eu
0900-1000 mtwhf 6120eu
0900-1000 Sat/Sun 5955eu 9895eu
0929-0957 15750as
0929-1000 Sat/Sun 6020ca
0959-1000 13700eu
1000-1100 mtwhfa 5955eu 9895eu 13700eu
1000-1100 Sun 5955eu 9895eu
1059-1100 7360as 9670as
1100-1127 7360as 9670as
1100-1200 mtwhfa 5955eu 9895eu 13700eu
1100-1200 Sun 5955eu 9895eu
1159-1200 9595eu 9620eu 9665eu 13700eu
1200-1300 9595eu 9620eu 9665eu 13700eu
1200-1300 mtwhfa 5955eu 9895eu 13700eu
1259-1300 9650pa 2085as
1300-1327 9650pa 12085as
1300-1400 9595eu 9620eu 9665eu 13700eu
1300-1400 Sun 5955eu 9895eu
1300-1400 mtwhfa 5955eu 9895eu 13700eu
1400-1500 9595eu 9620eu 9665eu 13700eu
1400-1459 mtwhfa 5955eu 9895eu 13700eu
1400-1459 Sun 5955eu 9895eu
1459-1500 5955eu 9895eu 13700eu
1500-1557 13700eu
1500-1559 5955eu 9895eu
1500-1600 9595eu 9620eu 9665eu
1559-1600 9625as 9895eu
1600-1627 9625as
1600-1657 5955eu 9895eu 13700eu
1659-1700 6020af 9445va 15710af 15720af
1700-1727 6020af 9445va 15710af 15720af
1959-2000 6040va 6125eu
2000-2100 6040va 6125eu
2059-2100 5930af 9895eu 17605sa
2100-2127 5930af 9895eu 17605sa
2100-2200 6040va 6125eu
2159-2200 9500af 15540sa
2200-2227 9500af 15540sa
2259-2300 17605sa
2300-2327 17605sa
2359-0000 9445na

English
0959-1000 12065as 15110as
1000-1057 12065as 15110as
1359-1400 11835as
1400-1457 9800as 11835as
1759-1800 6020af 15495af
1800-1857 6020af 15495af
1859-1900 7425af 11610af
1900-1957 7425af 11615af 15495af
2000-2057 7425af 11615af

Indonesian
1059-1100 9720as 9795as 15650as
1100-1157 9720as 9795as 15650as
2259-2300 6120as
2300-2357 6120as

Spanish
0000-0100 6165sa
0100-0157 6165sa
0159-0200 6165am
0200-0300 6165am
0300-0357 6165am
1059-1100 6165ca
1100-1127 6165ca
1129-1157 6165sa
1159-1200 6165sa 9715ca
1200-1227 6165sa 9715ca
2359-0000 6165sa
(R Netherlands)

Radio Netherlands Program Guide, July 8-14

Hello,
While here at RNW we're worrying about the future of our organisation, the future of our jobs, this week's Africa in Progress asks: Can the right to food help fight hunger? - That certainly puts our 'problems' into perspective...
Enjoy our programmes!


The State We're In
Jonathan Groubert and his team look at current events from an unexpected perspective.

This week: Behind enemy lines

We talk to an ex-FBI agent and a journalist from Ghana who’ve gone undercover to expose wrongdoings. And a South African journalist believes that her ancestors may be calling her to become a sangoma, or traditional healer. But it’s a calling she’d rather not heed.

First airing: Saturday 02:00 UTC

Earth Beat
Marnie Chesterton and her team look at the footprint we’re leaving on our planet.

This week: The rights and wrongs of environmental activism

Why one man’s green mission may make others see red. And how nothing is black and white when it comes to saving the planet.

First airing: Friday 03:00 UTC

Bridges With Africa
We're giving the microphone to Diaspora groups in Europe and are linking up with stations in Africa.

This week: Special edition on South Sudan

Yes, it's the birth of a new nation - South Sudan becomes Africa's 55th international recognised country.

First airing: Friday 00:00 UTC

Africa in Progress
Inspiring round-table discussions with guest speakers and in-depth interviews give listeners food for thought.

This week: Can the right to food help fight hunger?

The right to food is now recognised as a basic right in the Kenyan constitution. Does that mean that you can go up to your government and demand food, when in Kenya only, more than two million people need food assistance according to the World Food Programme?

In this edition of Africa in Progress we discuss food insecurity in Africa with Professor Ruth Oniang’o. She was the first female professor in food and nutrition in sub-Sahara Africa. A former member of parliament, she has fought to eradicate hunger in Kenya as well as in the whole of Africa.

First airing: Monday 18:00 UTC

South Asia Wired
Stories from South Asia.

This week:

A report from India’s Kerala state, where a small town hospice is offering palliative care to disabled people. A team of dedicated doctors, nurses and volunteers work inside and outside the hospice to improve the lives of many people.

We also present a report from Gujarat state, where a pressing environmental problem has been turned into an award-winning sustainable energy project.

(There'll be a new edition of the programme on Thursday 14 July)

First airing: Thursday 14:00 UTC

Commonwealth Story
A selection of winning stories chosen from the large number of entries for the 2010 Commonwealth Short Story Competition.

This week:

Vantage Point - by Sandrina Abeywardene, Sri Lanka. Kindness and violence on the streets of Colombo.

First airing: Tuesday 00:55 UTC

Global Perspective
Who says I can’t… is the motto of this year’s collaboration of international broadcasters, offering stories of defiance and perseverance.

This week: Who says I can’t reject tradition?

Lesego Mangwanyane of SAFM radio in Johannesburg explores the role of sangomas, traditional healers in contemporary South African life, and wonders anxiously if she herself is destined to be one.

First airing: Monday 17:30 UTC

Hear the World
Listen to the world’s musical heartbeat on RNW. A brand new world music series hosted by Dheera Sujan.

This week:

With singer Kaïssa from Cameroon, the eight-man Dutch band Mirror Conspiracy featuring Eric Truffaz mixing rock, dance and jazz; Casuarina from Rio de Janeiro makes vocal samba music; and originating from Zimbabwe is this week's Unsigned Act, African Destiny.

First airing: Monday 00:00 UTC

RNW Classical
Classical concerts from the Royal Concertgebouw as well as studio recordings of Dutch performers, presented by Hans Haffmans.

Available 24 hours a day via our sister web station RNWclassical
(R Netherlands)

Streaming audio available from Radio Nethrlands at:www.radionetherlands.nl/

Radio Netherlands English service to 29 October 2011
All times UTC
Target areas to Africa and Asia

0959-1000 12065as 15110as

1000-1057 12065as 15110as

1359-1400 11835as

1400-1457 9800as 11835as

1759-1800 6020af 15495af

1800-1857 6020af 15495af

1859-1900 7425af 11610af

1900-1957 7425af 11615af 15495af

2000-2057 7425af 11615af
(R Netherlands)

Radio VOP applies for operating license in Zimbabwe

One of Zimbabwe’s most widely listened to, but currently unlicensed radio stations and websites, has applied for an operating licence, the Executive Director, John Masuku, has confirmed. Addressing more than 40 Radio VOP website and radio correspondents gathered in Harare for a one-day workshop, Mr Masuku said: “Yes, we have applied for an operating licence. We are waiting to see what will happen.”

The Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ), which falls directly under the Media and Information Commission (MIC) currently led by veteran broadcast journalist, Godfrey Majonga, has the final say before issuing out broadcasting licences in Zimbabwe.

Radio VOP is among three independent radio stations broadcasting into Zimbabwe today. Only the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation Holdings Limited (ZBC) operates legally in Zimbabwe. However, people living in Zimbabwe are currently fed up with the national broadcaster which broadcasts mainly former ruling party Zanu (PF) propaganda material which is in black and white and was shot during the days of the liberation struggle before Independence in 1980.

The two other radio stations broadcasting into Zimbabwe are Studio 7 from the Voice of America and UK-based SW Radio Africa. Studio 7 currently led by former senior reporter for The Standard newspaper, Ray Choto, while SW Radio Africa is currently led by Jerry Jackson, a former journalist with the cash-strapped ZBC.
(Source: Radio VOP/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Radio Netherlands Program Preview Guide

May 14 - 19

Ringing birds, equipping animals with transmitters - scientists do it all the time. I've always wondered: what happens to all this junk when these animals are eaten by preditors? But this is not all the rubbish animals are eating. Join this week's Earth Beat to find out more.


The State We're In
This week: Not in my backyard

A Palestinian villager leads a peaceful protest against Israeli tanks and wins. A Ugandan ex-officer throws eggs at his president to make a point. And a Somali bride lays down her law to both her parents and husband. What is possibly the last Holocaust trial has concluded. A victim tells us if he feels justice has, or even can be, done. Squatting has been make illegal in Holland. Squatters tell us they’re not going down without a fight.

Earth Beat
This week: Wild things

From bees in search of pastures new, to plastic eating albatrosses and a visit to the world’s very first sustainable sea farm. It’s seaweed for all and more.

Bridges With Africa
We're giving the microphone to Diaspora groups in Europe and are linking up with stations in Africa.

This week:

* The cost of piracy off Somalia soars to 12 billion US dollars.
* Dutch football coaches work their magic on African football.
* The music collective Dub Colossus taking the world by storm.

Africa in Progress
Inspiring round-table discussions with guest speakers and in-depth interviews give listeners food for thought.

This week: Tips from a young peace advisor

What exactly does it take to bring about peace in a situation of conflict? There are certain tools that can be used to bring people together. Patrick Zadi Zadi is a young peace advisor who’s worked in many African countries, including his native Ivory Coast and Sudan where he works now.

In this interview, he tells us about the lessons he’s learnt so far. But first, what does a peace advisor do?

South Asia Wired
Inspiring round-table discussions with guest speakers and in-depth interviews give listeners food for thought.

This week: Tips from a young peace advisor

What exactly does it take to bring about peace in a situation of conflict? There are certain tools that can be used to bring people together. Patrick Zadi Zadi is a young peace advisor who’s worked in many African countries, including his native Ivory Coast and Sudan where he works now.

In this interview, he tells us about the lessons he’s learnt so far. But first, what does a peace advisor do?

Commonwealth Story
A selection of winning stories chosen from the large number of entries for the 2010 Commonwealth Short Story Competition.

This week:

The first hello - by Anuradha Kumar from India. The promise of a village telephone

Global Perspective
Who says I can’t… is the motto of this year’s collaboration of international broadcasters, offering stories of defiance and perseverance.

This week:

Lesego Mangwanyane of SAFM radio in Johannesburg explores the role of sangomas, traditional healers in contemporary South African life, and wonders anxiously if she herself is destined to be one.

First airing: Monday 17:30 UTC

Hear the World
Listen to the world’s musical heartbeat on RNW. A brand new world music series hosted by Dheera Sujan.

this week:

Two divas with an imposing presence, whose songs are performed with incredible intensity and expression. Monacheb Ulchieva from Uzbekistan and Xavina Yanatu from Greece.

First airing: Monday 00:00 UTC

RNW Classical
Classical concerts from the Royal Concertgebouw as well as studio recordings of Dutch performers, presented by Hans Haffmans.

Available 24 hours a day via our sister web station RNWclassical.com.

Radio Netherlands English service
Effective to: 30 October 2011

All times UTC
Target areas: af (Africa) as (Asia)

0959-1000 12065as 15110as

1000-1057 12065as 15110as

1359-1400 11835as

1400-1457 9800as 11835as

1759-1800 6020af 15495af

1800-1857 6020af 15495af

1859-1900 7425af 11610af

1900-1957 7425af 15495af

2000-2057 7425af 11610af
(R Netherlands)

Radio Netherlands continues test transmissions from Bonaire

We are currently testing four new antenna directions from Bonaire on 6 MHz only. In the past two months we have modified antenna C1 so that it also can broadcast to South America. As from next Sunday Vatican Radio and NHK Radio Japan will use these new antenna directions into South America for their Portuguese and Spanish transmissions.

The tests began on 19 March and will run for the rest of the week. The schedule of remaining transmissions is as follows:

23/25 March 2011:

0630-0659 UTC 6170 kHz (140°)
0700-0730 UTC 6170 kHz (175°)

22/24/26 March 2011:

0630-0659 UTC 6170 kHz (155°)
0700-0730 UTC 6170 kHz (170°)
All transmissions are 250 kW with Spanish language. Reception reports from South America are welcomed via rnwmonitoring@gmail.com .
(R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Radio Netherlands Program Preview Jan 21-27

Radio Netherlands streaming audio is available at www.radionetherlands.nl/


The State We're In
Jonathan Groubert and his team look at current events from an unexpected perspective.

This week: Us and Them

Anthony Shaffer was an American spy whose last mission was in Afghanistan. The military didn’t want him to go public with his story of institutional bloat and incompetence, but he did, in a heavily censored book.

Abdul Zaeef was one of the founders of the Taliban. He was imprisoned in Guantanamo for four years, yet still believes in its cause.

Journalist Hermione Gee visits the “kinder”, “gentler” Guantanamo Bay detentions facility.

First airing: Saturday 02:00 UTC

Earth Beat
Marnie Chesterton and her team look at the footprint we’re leaving on our planet.

This week: Man versus nature

From growing grapes in Siberia to living with cliff erosion and turning trees into streetlights, who emerges the victor?

First airing: Friday 02:00 UTC

Bridges With Africa
We're giving the microphone to Diaspora groups in Europe and are linking up with stations in Africa.

This week:

Economic realities give South Sudan a party hangover
Half way into his presidency, we ask: What has Obama done for Africa?
Rwandan artist Stromae takes a Dutch music festival by storm.

First airing: Friday 00:00 UTC

Africa in Progress
Inspiring round-table discussions with guest speakers and in -depth interviews give listeners food for thought.

This week: Did Africa benefit from the 2010 World Cup?

The 2010 World Cup, hosted by an African country for the first time, is widely seen as a major achievement by South Africa. But what did it bring to the country and to the rest of the continent? And who profited the most?

A few months after the event, it’s time for a cautious preliminary assessment, with three football watchers.

First airing: Monday 18:00 UTC

South Asia Wired
Program in which South Asians get to talk to each other, hosted by Dheera Sujan.

This week:

A new report says minorities in Sri Lanka are not treated equally. Tamils and Muslims face harsh living conditions, economic marginalisation and language discrimination.

(There'll be a new edition of the programme on Thursday 27 January)
First airing: Thursday 15:14 UTC

Commonwealth Story
A selection of winning stories chosen from the large number of entries for the 2010 Commonwealth Short Story Competition.

This week: Vantage Point - by Sandrina Abeywardene from Sri Lanka. Kindness and violence on the streets of Colombo.

First airing: Tuesday 00:55 UTC

Hear the Word
Listen to the world’s musical heartbeat on RNW. A brand new world music series hosted by Dheera Sujan.

The multicultural society of many a Western country is reflected in music by Turkish-Dutch performer Tarhana and Tunisian-Belgian Ghalia Benali. Other musicians this week include Natasha Mirkovic from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Matthias Loibner from Austria and Dutch-Cape Verdian Dina Medina. The programme is presented by Dheera Sujan.

First airing: Monday 03:00 UTC

Live at the Concertbouw
A classical concert series featuring the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Rotterdam Philharmonic, the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and others.

Monday Edition

The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under Markus Stenz performs works by Bruckner, Mahler, Glanert, Janacek and Dutch composer Alphons Diepenbrock. Your host is Hans Haffmans.

Tuesday Edition

Today's music ranges from the 19th century to the very present. From Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto to Stravinsky's Firebird Suite, and up to the 2009 world première of Van Onna's Antarctica. The Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra is conducted by Jakov Kreizberg, and the concert is hosted by Hans Haffmans.

First airing: Monday 01:00 UTC
(Radio Netherlands)

English service

All times UTC / af (Africa) as (Asia) va (various target areas)

1000-1057 9720as 12065as
1400-1500 12080as 15595va
1500-1557 15595as
1800-1857 6020af 11655af
1900-1957 7425af 9895af 11615af 11655af
2000-2057 5935af 7425af 11655af
(R Netherlands/Leo van der Wounde)

Radio Netherlands offers contest to Facebook Fans

To celebrate [almost] 3,000 pals here on Facebook, we are giving away 3 prize packs containing:

an RNW T-shirt, RNW USB stick + RNW key ring.

All you have to do is send an email marked '3000' to letters@rnw.nl incl: your name/postal address, T-shirt size (S M L XL XXL) + the answers to 5 questions (closing date: 00.05 UTC Tuesday 28 December). The questions are listed below .

1)What rather Dutch mode of transport features in the main photo on this RNW web story?
http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/frantic-2018-holland-belgium-world-cup-bid-day

2)What is the name of the award-winning producer of South Asia Wired?
http://www.rnw.nl/english/radioprogramme/south-asia-wired

3)Which song won the first EH40 World Pop Contest?
http://www.rnw.nl/english/radioshow/2010-world-pop-contest-result

4)What is the name of RNW’s new website about sex and relationships?
http://www.lovematters.info/

5)Which animals have been benefitting from microfinance thanks to Ms Goodall?
http://www.rnw.nl/english/dossier/microfinance

Good Luck!
(Source: Yimber Gaviria, Colombia)

Two new summer shows from Radio Netherlands

Two new shows - South Asia Wired and Inside Track - appear on the RNW line-up for this year’s summer season, which began on 28 March 2010. In addition, the weekly highlight review Reloaded has been expanded to 20 minutes.

South Asia Wired is the audio branch of our multimedia project of the same name, which includes a blog on the RNW website. Both the blog and the programme are hosted by Dheera Sujan.

Inside Track is an occasional series where we sound out Radio Netherlands Worldwide colleagues who have been to wild and interesting places. Or who simply have a good story to tell.

Some of your favourite programmes, such as The State We're In, Earth Beat or Bridges with Africa may have changed place, but you will still find them on our webstream, satellite broadcast or shortwave transmission.

News and current affairs continue to be covered by Network Europe and Newsline, including news about the Netherlands. Our Dutch-themed programme Curious Orange has taken a rest.

The Radio Netherlands Music Department is again supplying a wealth of programming, appearing on our schedule in the shape of Live at the Concertgebouw and European Jazz Stage. And of course, as part of our web output, we have Tim Fisher hosting the monthly Euro Hit 40 chart show. Later in the season you will be able to listen to Hear the World, with all kinds of music from all over the globe.

We hope you will enjoy our programmes!
(Yimber Gaviria, Colombia)

International broadcasters call for media freedom

Directors of the five most influential international broadcasters - Deutsche Welle, Radio France Internationale, Radio Netherlands Worldwide, Voice of America and BBC World Service - have called on governments worldwide to end media restrictions.
The directors general of the group call on heads of state to implement Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which states, "Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers."
The international broadcasters point out that countries' democratic credentials can be measured to the extent by which they permit freedom of information, and that this, in turn, is essential for a dialogue of cultures and free exchange of ideas to take place.
During the past year, restrictions on media, and in particular on international broadcasters, have peaked during national election campaigns. Tactics have included deliberate interference with transmissions, blocking and denial of service on the Internet, and harassment and imprisonment of journalists, notably in Afghanistan, Burma, and Iran.
Read more on this story online at www.aib.org.uk and find out who is who in all five broadcasters in the new edition of the AIB Global Broadcasting Sourcebook, available now in print and PDF versions.
(AIB)

Radio Netherlands Program Guide - July 25-31

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 25 July
*** The State We're In ***

This week on The State We're In, we explore whether there's a right to die with dignity - and if there is, whether it includes euthanasia. We also look at the right to reproduce: who has that right, and those who long to have it.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia and Southeast Asia 11895, Eastern China 12065, Southeast Asia 15110
1405 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1505 South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1805 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
1905 West Africa 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480
2005 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
1000 Africa and Asia
1200 North America
1535 Europe
2200 Asia, North America, Safm
2300 Europe

*** 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 time on SW (UTC):
1505 South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825

Note that we run Network Europe Week every hour on Monday until 1600

*** 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 26 July
*** Radio Books (primary programme) ***

'The City Must Know Everything' - by Khalid Boudou

Award-winning author Khalid Boudou was born in Morocco in 1974 and has lived in the Netherlands since he was four years old. In his story 'The City Must Know Everything' a man wanders the centre of town where for years he worked as a social worker. But the job has taken a toll on his psyche.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
0930 East Asia and Southeast Asia 11895, Eastern China 12065, Southeast Asia 15110
1430 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1530 South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1830 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
1930 West Africa 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480
2030 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0430 North America
1030 Africa and Asia
1230 North America
1700 Europe
2230 Asia, North America, Safm

MONDAY 27 July
*** Curious Orange (primary programme) ***

This week on Curious Orange it's Pioneers & Patroonships - part 2 in our series celebrating the 400-year relationship between the Netherlands and New York.

This week we meet some of the brave pioneers who made up the farming settlements, or patroonships, in the new Dutch colony. We'll hear about their relationships with the natives and how they began to build the port city of New Amsterdam. We'll also find out why the New Netherland experiment nearly failed.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1415 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1540 South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1815 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
1940 West Africa 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480
2015 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
1540 Europe
1740 Europe
2240 Asia, North America, Safm

*** 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):
1440 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1900 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2040 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
1500 Europe
2200 Asia, North America

*** Newsline ***

The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1405 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1805 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2005 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
1700 Europe
2200 Asia, North America, Safm

*** 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 time on SW (UTC):
1500 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530
1900 West Africa 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

*** Euro Hit 40 ***

Europe's No.1 chart Show.

*** Classic Dox ***

Classic Dox presents the best of Radio Netherlands Worldwide documentaries from our archives on subjects ranging from human rights and development to arts, culture and history - as well as insightful or moving personal stories - many of which have won awards at international festivals.
Seamus Heany: Bogging in Again (originally broadcast 04-11-2006)

Seamus Heaney won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1995. Since then he's been quoted by presidents, his translation of Beowulf became a best-seller, and he praised rapper Eminem for encouraging interest in poetry among young people. Perro de Jong met the poet at Poetry International 2006.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia and Southeast Asia 11895, Eastern China 12065, Southeast Asia 15110

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0400 North America, Africa, Asia
1200 North America

*** European Jazz Stage/ World Music ***

It's an unlikely story. A musician born in the heartland of classical music, in Vienna - Austria - moves to the USA in 1958 and turns the jazz scene on its head. The name of this Mozart of the jazz world is Joe Zawinul. This week's European Jazz Stage is a tribute to this influential keyboard player who extended the boundaries of jazz beyond belief.
All of that, on the European Jazz Stage with Daniel Frankl.

*** Live! at the Concertgebouw ***

Phenomenal performances by Dutch top orchestras.

Live! at the Concertgebouw 2007

Live! at the Concertgebouw explores the minor modes. d minor, is it sombre, devotional or pious? Listen to Symphony no. 6 by Johann Wilhelm Wilms to find out. And there's also c minor, the key of Schubert's Symphony No. 4. That's not all, the concert includes devotional pieces by Felix Mendelssohn and Johann Sebastian Bach, too.
The programme is hosted by Hans Haffmans and Cynthia Wilson.

Live! at the Concertgebouw 2008

The more we find out about Beethoven, the more we are forced to see his music in a different light, says director Paavo Järvi. Hear what he means when he is leading the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra through Beethoven's Overture Fidelio and his Piano Concerto No. 5. Also in the programme are works by Bartok and Kodály. Your host, as usual, is Hans Haffmans.

TUESDAY 28 July
*** 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):
1440 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1900 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2040 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
1500 Europe
2200 Asia, North America

*** The State We're In - Midweek Edition ***

This week on The State We're In, Midweek Edition, we explore whether there's a right to die with dignity - and if there is, whether it includes euthanasia. We also look at the right to reproduce: who has that right, and those who long to have it.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1030 East Asia and Southeast Asia 11895, Eastern China 12065, Southeast Asia 15110
1430 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1530 South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1815 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
1940 West Africa 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480
2015 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0400 North America
1030 Africa and Asia
1200 North America
1530 Europe
1730 Europe
2230 Asia, North America

*** Newsline ***

The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1405 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1805 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2005 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
2200 Asia, North America, Safm
2300 Europe

WEDNESDAY 29 July
*** 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):
1440 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1900 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2040 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
1500 Europe
2200 Asia, North America

*** Reloaded (primary programme) ***

Another selection of this week's programme highlights presented by Mindy Ran.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1415 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1515 South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1815 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
1945 West Africa 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480
2015 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

*** Newsline ***

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1405 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1805 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2005 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
2200 Asia, North America, Safm
2300 Europe

THURSDAY 30 July
*** 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.

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):
1440 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1900 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2040 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
1500 Europe
2200 Asia, North America

*** Earthbeat (primary programme) ***

In this week's Earthbeat we focus on a controversial dam project in Turkey. Citing environmental concerns, an international consortium pulled out of the Ilisu Dam Project earlier this month. The dam, which is set to become one of the world's largest, would flood a massive ecosystem and a historic town. The project is the topic of widespread public opposition in Turkey, with big-name celebrities leading the opposition.

And we look at a recently crowned World Heritage Site in the Netherlands: the Wadden Sea. This enormous tidal region stretching along the Dutch, German and Danish coast host tens of thousands of migratory birds and other wildlife. Environmental groups in the Netherlands are lauding the decision, although the government says it won't affect legislation governing the Wadden Sea. But the fishing community is concerned. They say they've heard that promise before.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia and Southeast Asia 11895, Eastern China 12065, Southeast Asia 15110
1415 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1545 South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1815 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
1940 West Africa 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0400 North America
1000 Africa and Asia
1200 North America
1540 Europe
2300 Europe

*** Newsline ***

The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1405 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1805 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2005 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
2200 Asia, North America, Safm
2300 Europe

FRIDAY 31 July
*** 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):
1440 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1900 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2040 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
1500 Europe
2200 Asia, North America

*** Bridges with Africa (primary programme) ***

We will focus on pirates and how to negotiate with them. We have an interview with a Dutch negotiator who got a Belgian ship out of their clutches after 171 phone calls in 68 days.

And we kick off our special summer music season with African reggae giant Tiken Jah Fakoly.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia and Southeast Asia 11895, Eastern China 12065, Southeast Asia 15110
1415 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1815 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2015 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0430 North America
1000 Africa and Asia
1730 Europe
2230 Asia, North America

*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1405 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1805 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2005 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
2200 Asia, North America, Safm
2300 Europe
(R Netherlands)