Friday, February 26, 2010

Radio Netherlands Program Guide, Feb 27-March 5

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 27 FEBRUARY
*** The State We're In ***

Still waiting: Oksun Lee is now in her 80s and lives in Seoul, Korea. But when she was 15, she was kidnapped by the Japanese army and sent to China to become a sex slave, or "comfort woman". She tells Jonathan why she still wants a proper apology and what it would mean to her. Still waiting - Part 2: Oksun Lee tells Jonathan how she endured three years as a "comfort woman", sometimes servicing over 50 men a day: what kept her alive was picturing herself one day telling her story publicly.

Fighting to make history: In 2007, Japanese historian Hirofumi Hayashi uncovered official documents confirming that the Japanese government was directly involved in forcing women across Asia into sexual slavery. Until then, the government consistently denied responsibility. But political pressure has all but eclipsed the strides he and a handful of others have made in getting the story told.

Kidnap radio - Part 1: Annie Correal's father was kidnapped in Colombia by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC. She recounts how a radio station in Colombia, Voces del Secuestro or Voices of Kidnapping, helped her communicate with her father.

Kidnap radio - Part 2: Annie Correal's father, Jaime, recalls how hearing his family's voices on the radio kept him alive through his ordeal. Annie speaks with other people who were able to talk to their kidnapped loved ones through Voces del Secuestro. Website: www.lasvocesdelsecuestro.com/ and www.transom.org/

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.00 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
15.00 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.00 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.00 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
00.30 Europe
05.00 North America
14.00 Europe
23.00 North America and CBC

*** Network Europe Week ***

A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters

A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe. If you missed any editions of Network Europe satisfy your needs with this digest of the program's top stories.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
19.30 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
04.00 Africa and Asia
13.00 North America
17.00 Europe
22.00 Asia

*** Network Europe Extra ***

Arts and Culture brought to you each Sunday from Europe's widest partnership of international broadcasters.

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

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0300 North America
1200 North America
1500 Europe

SUNDAY 28 FEBRUARY
*** Network Europe Extra ***

Arts and Culture brought to you each Sunday from Europe's widest partnership of international broadcasters.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720
1800 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
1900 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0400 North America
0500 North America
1000 Africa and Asia
1200 North America
1430 Europe
1700 Europe
2200 Asia

*** Radio Books (primary program) ***

Two Stories by Rodaan

Iraqi-born writer Rodaan (formerly known as Al Galidi) has lived in the Netherlands since 1998. He started writing poetry as a child before studying engineering in Iraq. He is the only writer to have written two stories for Radio Books. "February in Schipol" is a hard-hitting look at what happens when an asylum seeker arrives in Amsterdam and is based on his own experience. "Tango with Goat" is an unusual tale about two unfortunate brothers.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.30 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720
14.00 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.30 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
19.30 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
00.30 Europe
05.30 North America
10.30 Africa and Asia
14.40 Europe

MONDAY 1 MARCH
*** Curious Orange (primary program) ***


Michel Walraven is your guide to modern-day Holland.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.00 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720
14.30 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.30 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.30 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
00.30 Europe
13.00 North America
14.30 Europe
22.10 Asia
23.10 North America and CBC

*** Newsline ***

The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
15.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.04 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.04 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
14.04 Europe
22.00 Asia
23.00 North America and CBC

*** Network Europe ***

A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters

A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
19.04 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
05.00 North America
17.00 Europe

*** From Way Back When ***

A chance to hear some Radio Netherlands Worldwide programmes from the 1980s, from way back when...

'Monday Music' - featuring minimal music composer Philip Glass. This programme was first aired in 1986.

Broadcast times on WRN
05.20 North America

*** Classic Dox ***

'Adrift in Sri Lanka' (Originally broadcastJan 2004)

Producer Marijke van der Meer was vacationing in Sri Lanka when the south coast of the country was hit by the devastating tsunami in December 2003. Her personal journey to the area hit hardest by the disaster is the basis for this award-winning documentary.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.00 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720

Broadcast times on WRN
13.20 North America

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

The Trumpet Vibe, with sets by Roy Hargrove, Rik Mol, the George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band and the Bobby Hutcherson Quartet. All of that, on the European Jazz

Stage with Daniel Frankl.

*** Live! at the Concertgebouw ***

Live! at the Concertgebouw 2009

Piano works by Bizet, Rachmaninov and Grieg are performed by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under Mikhail Pletnev, with piano soloist Arcadi Volodos. The program is hosted by Hans Haffmans and Cynthia Wilson.

TUESDAY 2 MARCH
*** Network Europe ***

A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters

A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
19.04 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
05.00 North America
17.00 Europe

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

Still waiting: Oksun Lee is now in her 80s and lives in Seoul, Korea. But when she was 15, she was kidnapped by the Japanese army and sent to China to become a sex slave, or "comfort woman". She tells Jonathan why she still wants a proper apology and what it would mean to her.
Still waiting - Part 2: Oksun Lee tells Jonathan how she endured three years as a "comfort woman", sometimes servicing over 50 men a day: what kept her alive was picturing herself one day telling her story publicly.

Fighting to make history: In 2007, Japanese historian Hirofumi Hayashi uncovered official documents confirming that the Japanese government was directly involved in forcing women across Asia into sexual slavery. Until then, the government consistently denied responsibility. But political pressure has all but eclipsed the strides he and a handful of others have made in getting the story told.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.30 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720
14.15 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.15 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.15 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
04.00 Africa and Asia
10.30 Africa and Asia
14.15 Europe

*** Live! at the Concertgebouw ***

Live! at the Concertgebouw 2009

Music by Schumann and Brahms performed by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment under conductor Sir Simon Rattle. Your hosts are Hans Haffmans and Cynthia Wilson.

*** Commonwealth Story ***

A selection of winning stories chosen from the large number of entries for the 2009 Commonwealth Short Story Competition.

'Caramel' - by Princeton Ebanks from Jamaica. A high school girl dreams of glamour and escape.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.50 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720

Broadcast times on WRN
00.50 Europe
04.25 Africa and Asia
10.50 Africa and Asia
22.50 Asia
23.50 North America and CBC

*** Classic Dox ***

'The Day the World Came to an End' (Originally broadcast October 2004)

On 12 October 1654, an explosion in the city of Delft caused more than 100 deaths. On the 350th anniversary of the disaster, producer Chris Chambers talked with Dutch historians and recreated the tragic event and its aftermath.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.30 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595

*** Newsline ***

The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
15.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.04 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.04 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
14.04 Europe
22.00 Asia
23.00 North America and CBC

WEDNESDAY 3 MARCH
*** Network Europe ***

A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters

A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
19.04 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
05.00 North America
17.00 Europe

*** Reloaded (primary program) ***

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

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
18.15 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.15 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
14.15 Europe
22.10 Asia

*** Classic Dox ***

'Zeeland '53' (Originally broadcast January 2003)

In February 1953, the worst flood in centuries surprised residents of the southern province of Zeeland in the middle of the night. Houses were swept out to sea and more than 1800 people lost their lives. The disaster is recreated with RNW archive recordings and eye-witness accounts of survivors.

*** Newsline ***

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
15.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.04 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.04 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
14.04 Europe
22.00 Asia
23.00 North America and CBC

THURSDAY 4 MARCH
*** Network Europe ***

A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters

A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
19.04 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
05.00 North America
17.00 Europe

*** Earth Beat (primary program) ***

When you buy your 'finest quality, farm-reared, fresh, organic' meat, how do you know what you are getting? Do these labels provide any extra reassurance

about the way your food was produced or are they just psychologically comforting, but ultimately, meaningless? We investigate in next week's show.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.00 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720
14.30 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.35 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.15 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
04.00 Africa and Asia
05.10 North America
10.00 Africa and Asia
13.00 North America
14.00 Europe
17.30 Europe
22.10 Asia
23.10 North America and CBC

*** Classic Dox ***

'Chernobyl: After the Accident' (Originally broadcast April 2001)

Fifteen years after the disaster with the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in April 1986, producer Liesbeth de Bakker visited the Ukraine to find out what had happened to the some five million people who were exposed to radiation.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
15.15 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595

*** Newsline ***

The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
15.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.04 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.04 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
14.04 Europe
22.00 Asia
23.00 North America and CBC

FRIDAY 5 MARCH
*** Network Europe ***

A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters

A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
19.04 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
05.00 North America
17.00 Europe

*** Bridges with Africa (primary program) ***

We're giving the microphone to Diaspora groups in Europe and are linking up with stations in Africa. The show goes beyond the clichés of starving children and war-ridden countries and seeks to bring you genuine voices from a vibrant continent.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.00 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720
14.30 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.15 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.15 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
05.10 North America
10.00 Africa and Asia
13.00 North America
17.30 Europe
22.10 Asia
23.10 North America and CBC

*** Classic Dox ***

'Imagination is the Instrument of Compassion' (Originally Broadcast September 2005)

How soon after a disaster may artists create a work of art out of the ashes? Some critics felt four years was too soon to take on the 11 September terrorist attacks as a subject. But author Jonathan Safran Foer overcame his own fears to do just that.

*** 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
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