Friday, September 22, 2006

Radio Netherlands program preview Sept. 23-29



SATURDAY 23 SEPTEMBER
*** Weekend Connection ***
Every Saturday, the Newsline team brings you Weekend Connection, with thought-provoking reports on the issues making headlines in the Netherlands, Europe and beyond.
It's a lively mix of local colour and "the big picture". One week you might hear how Dutch farmers are doing their part to combat bird flu, the next week it's about the worldwide attempt to punish crimes against humanity. Big or small, Weekend Connection covers it all!
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 10.00 (Australia/Asia/Far East), 12.00 (Eastern N America), 14.00 & 15.30(South Asia), 18.00, 19.30 & 20.30 (Africa), 00.00 (Eastern N America), 01.00 (Central N America), 05.00 (Western N America & New Zealand)
*** Vox Humana ***
"An Ode to Health and Ignorance"
What is it like to have a chronic illness? To have a disease which is very difficult to diagnose and to treat, and which isn't even recognised in many quarters of the medical profession. This is the world of Chronic Lyme Disease.
The disease is caused by the bite of a tick, which injects the bacteria Borrelia into the bloodstream. The number of those contracting the disease has been increasing dramatically in recent years and it's known that swift treatment with antibiotics is enough to stop it in its tracks. What causes medical controversy is the course the disease takes if treatment isn't so quick.
In "An Ode to Health and Ignorance" Chris Chambers draws on his own experience to highlight the problems many people face when the disease they suffer from is not fully understood.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 10.27 (Australia/Asia/Far East), 11.27 (Eastern N America), 14.30 (South Asia), 18.27 & 20.00 (Africa), 00.27 (Eastern N America), 01.27 (Central N America), 04.27 (Western N America), 06.27 (New Zealand), 07.27 (Australia)
Repeated: Sun 1430 (South Asia), Sun 1900 (N America, Africa)

SUNDAY 24 SEPTEMBER
*** Amsterdam Forum ***
"...to remain silent and indifferent is the greatest sin of all..."
This week's Amsterdam Forum brings you an in-depth interview with holocaust survivor and Nobel Laureate, Elie Wiesel.
Elie Wiesel has been described as one of the greatest post-Holocaust writers. He is the author of over 40 books, dealing with Judaism, the Holocaust, and the moral responsibility of all people to fight hatred, racism and genocide. His condemnation of all types of violence and hatred earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986.
In an interview with Chris Kijne, Elie Wiesel reflects on the moral questions of the nature of evil and why people kill, and what should be done to bring peace to today's world.
Have your say on the topic at
www.radionetherlands.nl/features/amsterdamforum/.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 10.05 (Australia/Asia/Far East), 11.05 (Eastern N America), 15.05 (South Asia), 18.05 & 20.05 (Africa), 00.00 (Eastern N America), 01.00 (Central N America), 04.00 (Western N America), 06.00 (New Zealand), 07.00 (Australia)
*** Dutch Extra ***
Dutch Extra is a new programme on Radio Netherlands, broadcast on Sundays immediately after Amsterdam Forum.
The programme offers a selection of cultural and arts news, a Radio Netherlands columnist casts a critical eye over Dutch society, we'll regularly have a Dutch recipe and most importantly, Dutch Extra features your reactions to our programmes and answers the questions you've asked us.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 10.45 (Australia/Asia/Far East), 11.45 (Eastern N America), 15.45(South Asia), 18.45 & 20.45 (Africa), 00.40 (Eastern N America), 01.40 (Central N America), 04.40 (Western N America), 06.40 (New Zealand), 0740 (Australia)

MONDAY 25 SEPTEMBER
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 10.00 (SE Asia/Far East), 11.00 (Eastern N America), 14.00 & 15.30(South Asia), 18.00, 19.30 & 20.30 (Africa), 00.00 (Eastern N America), 01.00 (Central N America), 04.00 (Western N America), 06.00 (New Zealand), 07.00 (Australia)
*** The Research File ***
We eat hundreds of different foods throughout our lifetime. Our bodies break these down into a myriad of molecules. Certain compounds within this complex mixture can protect us from a variety of age and diet-related diseases.
Nutrigenomics is the science that tries to unpick the relationship between our diet and health. How much does our individual genetic make-up control the benefits of our diet? Should we eat according to our genes or is this just taking the fun out of food? The Research File investigates.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 10.27 (SE Asia/Far East), 11.27 (Eastern N America), 14.30 (South Asia), 18.27 & 20.00 (Africa), 00.27 (Eastern N America), 01.27 (Central N America), 04.27 (Western N America), 06.27 (New Zealand), 07.27 (Australia)
Repeated: Thurs 1500 (South Asia), Thurs 1900 (Africa)

TUESDAY 26 SEPTEMBER
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 10.00 (SE Asia/Far East), 11.00 (Eastern N America), 14.00 & 15.30(South Asia), 18.00, 19.30 & 20.30 (Africa), 00.00 (Eastern N America), 01.00 (Central N America), 04.00 (Western N America), 06.00 (New Zealand), 07.00 (Australia)
*** EuroQuest ***
"Singing the Praises"
A Pew Study on European Values found that just 21% of Europeans say religion is "very important" to them. So, if that's the case, why did Dutch Protestants protest against a recent Madonna concert?
Promising miracles, joyful gospel singing and re-baptisms, the Evangelical and Charismatic churches are growing and growing. One American preacher just finished a week in Paris. The meetings were unprecedented both in size and in style. Euroquest pulls up a pew.
Yeshil, the latest Turkish music craze, joins pious Islam with wicked guitar licks. We meet the king of Yeshil pop in Istanbul - and ask what this unlikely musical fusion says about modern Turkey.
The Vienna Boys Choir is steeped in tradition. But recently a more modern sound has been wafting from the eaves of the baroque palace where the boys live and rehearse.
Currently on tour in Europe, violinist Sophie Solomon fearlessly joins Hip Hop with Klezmer.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 10.27 (SE Asia/Far East), 11.27 (Eastern N America), 14.30 (South Asia), 18.27 & 20.00 (Africa), 00.27 (Eastern N America), 01.27 (Central N America), 04.27 (Western N America), 06.27 (New Zealand), 07.27 (Australia)
Repeated: Thurs 1500 (South Asia), Thurs 1900 (Africa)
Repeated: Mon 1500 (South Asia), Mon 1900 (Africa)

WEDNESDAY 27 SEPTEMBER
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 10.00 (SE Asia/Far East), 11.00 (Eastern N America), 14.00 & 15.30(South Asia), 18.00, 19.30 & 20.30 (Africa), 00.00 (Eastern N America), 01.00 (Central N America), 04.00 (Western N America), 06.00 (New Zealand), 07.00 (Australia)
*** The Weekly Documentary ***
"The Old Winne Place"
By the mid-17th century, the Dutch had settled the Hudson River Valley from the port of New Amsterdam north to the trading post of Fort Orange, now the New York state capital Albany. Recent interest in the area's colonial past has resulted in the discovery of a number of still intact Dutch farmhouses and barns dating as far back as 1723.
Some are being restored on site and some are being carefully dismantled, moved and rebuilt as far away as Texas. But one particular farmhouse, part of what locals call the "old Winne place," has found a new home in New York City's Metropolitan Museum. David Swatling talks with genealogical researchers and restoration experts, architectural historians and museum curators to piece together the story of the Winne family and their New World Dutch farmstead.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 10.27 (SE Asia/Far East), 11.27 (Eastern N America), 14.30 (South Asia), 18.27 & 20.00 (Africa), 00.27 (Eastern N America), 01.27 (Central N America), 04.27 (Western N America), 06.27 (New Zealand), 07.27 (Australia)
Repeated: Thurs 1500 (South Asia), Thurs 1900 (Africa)
Repeated: Mon 1500 (South Asia), Mon 1900 (Africa)

THURSDAY 28 SEPTEMBER
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 10.00 (SE Asia/Far East), 11.00 (Eastern N America), 14.00 & 15.30(South Asia), 18.00, 19.30 & 20.30 (Africa), 00.00 (Eastern N America), 01.00 (Central N America), 04.00 (Western N America), 06.00 (New Zealand), 07.00 (Australia)
*** Dutch Horizons ***
There'll be little talk and lots of music on Dutch Horizons. Host Bertine Krol is going to play songs by popular Dutch artists, such as Boudewijn de Groot, Spinvis and the bands BLPF and De Dijk.
Many Dutch artists record in English to appeal to international audiences, but Dutch Horizons will try to prove that there are plenty of Dutch language songs you'll be able to enjoy without understanding the lyrics.
This week you'll hear a variety of male artists, next week it will be a girls' half hour.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 10.27 (SE Asia/Far East), 11.27 (Eastern N America), 14.30 (South Asia), 18.27 & 20.00 (Africa), 00.27 (Eastern N America), 01.27 (Central N America), 04.27 (Western N America), 06.27 (New Zealand), 07.27 (Australia)
Repeated: Thurs 1500 (South Asia), Thurs 1900 (Africa)
Repeated: Mon 1500 (South Asia), Mon 1900 (Africa)

FRIDAY 29 SEPTEMBER
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 10.00 (SE Asia/Far East), 11.00 (Eastern N America), 14.00 & 15.30(South Asia), 18.00, 19.30 & 20.30 (Africa), 00.00 (Eastern N America), 01.00 (Central N America), 04.00 (Western N America), 06.00 (New Zealand), 07.00 (Australia)
*** A Good Life ***
More than a billion people worldwide live on less than a dollar a day, but we wanted to find out what it really means to live on that amount of money. Reporter Suzanne Marmion spends 24 hours with the Lifidzi family in Malawi.
Plus Cardboard Citizens, the UK's only homeless people's professional theatre company.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 10.27 (SE Asia/Far East), 11.27 (Eastern N America), 14.30 (South Asia), 18.27 & 20.00 (Africa), 00.27 (Eastern N America), 01.27 (Central N America), 04.27 (Western N America), 06.27 (New Zealand), 07.27 (Australia)
Repeated: Thurs 1500 (South Asia), Thurs 1900 (Africa)
Repeated: Mon 1500 (South Asia), Mon 1900 (Africa)
Repeated: Tues 1500 (S Asia), Tues 1900 (Africa)
(Source: R Netherlands)