HOTSHEET FOR MONDAY JULY 14, 2008
-- RADIO ONE --
1. THE CURRENT:
According to human rights groups, China has not made good on its
promise to improve freedom of the press in the lead-up to the Beijing
Olympics. This morning, The Current ponders what the world can - and
should - do about that failure. Also, a do***entary from last October
about the ways the combination of poverty and age-old beliefs is
proving deadly for babies and children in Ghana. That's on The
Current, with guest host Jim Brown, this morning at 8:30 (9:00 NT) on
CBC Radio One.
2. ALIEN NATION: ***Also heard Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. (8 NT) on CBC
Radio One***
The idea of "family" is different these days from what it was a
generation or two ago - from blended families to open adoptions. This
week on Alien Nation, host Judith Mackin talks candidly about her
experience as part of a blended family in crisis. Teens describe what
it feels like to be thrown in with a parent and possibly siblings they
didn't choose and sometimes don't like. You'll meet a teenage girl who
is pregnant, and not yet finished high school. She's chosen a young
couple to adopt her child, partly because they're willing to welcome
her - not just her baby - as part of the package. Following the
concept of "family" into uncharted and unconventional territory, this
week on Alien Nation, this morning at 9:30 (10 NT) on CBC Radio One.
2. SOUNDS LIKE CANADA:
Christians and Sikhs have generally co-existed fairly well in the town
of Abbotsford, BC. And that's been true for a while: the Sikh
community in the lower mainland town is one of the oldest on the
continent. But the two communities rarely mix. That may be about to
change. Today on Sounds Like Canada, host Rick Cluff talks with
leaders from both the Sikh and Christian communities who are taking
part in interdenominational meetings aimed at bridging differences and
working together. That's on Sounds Like Canada, this morning at 10
(10:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
3. WHITE COAT, BLACK ART:
This is scary. One in ten Canadians contracts an infection while in
hospital, and one in ten patients will receive the wrong dosage of
medication or the wrong medication altogether. Most nurses and
hospital managers say patients are likely to experience a serious
medical error while receiving treatment at a Canadian hospital. This
week on White Coat, Black Art, hear medical workers describe mistakes
they've made. You'll also learn about an effort to improve the odds by
applying aviation industry quality control tactics to medicine. White
Coat, Black Art, this morning at 11:30 (noon NT) on CBC Radio One.
4. Q: ***You can also hear highlights from this afternoon's edition of
Q tonight after the 10 p.m. news on CBC Radio One***
It's a phenomenon found in just about every large city and some
smaller ones as well: Gentrification. Grungy but affordable
neighbourhoods being fixed up and being made more expensive. Actor
Danny Hock has created a one-an show about it, and it's coming to
Montreal's Just For Laughs festival. He'll tell guest host Nora Young
all about it today on Q. Also=85Chinglish - the mix of Mandarin and
English that's popping up all over the world. While the Chinese
government is cracking down on the new dialect at home, one linguist
argues that Chinglish is the future of globalspeak. Q, with guest host
Nora Young this afternoon after your local noon show on CBC Radio One.
5. THE CHOICE: ***Heard at 2:30 p.m. only in Winnipeg***Not heard in
all locations***
David Gilmour is a noted commentator on the arts, and a Governor
General's Award-winning novelist. And when his son lost interest in
school, he also became a creative problem solver. David made his son
watch movies with him. This afternoon on The Choice, a listener
request for the Talking Books discussion about Gilmour's latest book,
"The Film Club", the story of what Gilmour and his son learned about
life and each other from watching movies together. Talking Books and
The Film Club, by listener request, on The Choice, this afternoon at
3:30 (4 NT) on CBC Radio One.
6. DIET FOR A HUNGRY PLANET: ***Also heard Wednesday morning at 9:30
(10 NT) on CBC Radio One***
Canada may have its concerns over collapsing fish stocks, but this
country still delivers some of the world's most prized tuna, mussels
and oysters. This week on Diet For a Hungry Planet, a look back at
how Canada's seafood industries are fairing. Mussels in PEI face
threats from a tiny invasive creature. Bluefin tuna led to the
globalization of su****. And oysters: how did a once detested bi-valve
become a top foodie fetish? That's Diet For a Hungry Planet, with
Anna Maria Tremonti, this evening at 7:30 (8 NT) on CBC Radio One.
7. THE DNA FILES:
Evolution is a process that never stops. And as the Earth becomes
warmer, the migration patterns of birds, insects and even ocean
creatures are changing. This week on The DNA Files, a look at how
scientists track those changes, how plants and animals adapt to them
or not, and what this may mean for the health of the planet. "The Heat
is ON: Evolution in Action", this week on The DNA Files, tonight at 8
(8:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
8. IDEAS:
Sperm donation has proved to be a Pandora's Box. The vast majority of
donor dads do not want to be found. In some cases, children are
tracking down not only a father but half-siblings as well. Tonight on
Ideas, science journalist Alison Motluk explores the complex ****trait
of a new kind of family. Hear the conclusion of "Brave New Family", on
Ideas, tonight at 9 (9:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
9. QUIRKS & QUARKS:
Are you eating more fish these days - more than you did a few years
ago? Most people are. And that's fuelling what many scientists believe
is a global fisheries disaster, as trawlers and long-liners vacuum the
oceans clean. Tonight on Quirks & Quarks, Dr. Callum Roberts points
out that humans have a long history of over-fi****ng, and a look back
at past history might offer clues on how to save the seas. Also,
unraveling the dietary secrets of Inca mummies, and the story of a
duck-billed dinosaur with 800 teeth. That's Quirks and Quarks, with
host Bob McDonald, tonight at 11 (11:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
-- RADIO TWO --
10. HERE'S TO YOU:
Catherine features two works by Berlioz today on Here's to You,
including his orchestration of La Marseillaise, in honour of Bastille
Day. As well, there are a couple of perennial favourites - Rossini's
William Tell Overture and Tales from the Vienna Woods by Johann
Strauss, Jr. Also, a request for Srul Irving Glick's Old Toronto
Klezmer Suite.
Here's to You, with host Catherine Belyea, this morning at 9 (9:30 NT)
on CBC Radio Two.
11. STUDIO SPARKS:
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12. DISCDRIVE:
Jurgen serves up a feast of favourites today on DiscDrive - selections
from Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, G & S's Yeomen of the Guard and
Bizet's Pearl Fishers, as well as Canadian performers Leahy,
Swamperella, and Steve Dawson. That's on DiscDrive, with host Jurgen
Gothe, this afternoon at 3 (3:30 NT) on CBC Radio Two.
13. TONIC:
Tune in to Tonic this evening for great R&B vocals from Macy Gray and
Glenn Lewis, jazz saxophone from Stanley Turrentine and vintage soul
from the Marvelettes. Also, a set of tunes from saxophonist Mike
Murley, guitarist Ed Bickert and bassist Steve Wallace recorded live
in 1999 at The Top of the Senator in Toronto. That's Tonic, with Katie
Malloch, this evening at 6:00 p.m. (6:30 NT) on CBC Radio Two.
14. CANADA LIVE:
Five of Atlantic Canada's finest guitarists team up tonight on Canada
Live for the East Coast Celtic Guitar Summit. You'll hear J. P.
Cormier, Scott Macmillan, Jamie Gatti, Brian Doyle, and Dave MacIsaac.
Still very much in the Celtic tradition, Puirt a Baroque is an
ensemble that celebrates the music of Cape Breton and of the Baroque
era. Formed in 1994, the trio eventually drifted into other musical
endeavours, but CBC Radio brings them back together again tonight for
an evening of Baroque elegance mixed with Celtic verve. Canada Live,
tonight at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT) on CBC Radio Two.
15. THE SIGNAL:
All this week, The Signal is celebrating renowned Canadian composer,
writer, educator and musical philosopher R. Murray Schafer, whose 75th
birthday is this Friday. There'll be plenty of Schafer's music,
including highlights from concerts across the country given in honour
of Schafer's 75th birthday. You'll hear excerpts from an interview
with Schafer, music by other artists who have been influenced by
Schafer's work, plus Eitan Cornfield's complete do***entary from the
Canadian Composers ****traits Series. Tune in tonight for excerpts from
that profile, along with recordings of some of Schafer's early work
and the concert feature: Schafer's 'Cortege' , performed by the
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra at the 2008 Winnipeg New Music Festival.
That's on The Signal, with Laurie Brown, tonight at 10 p.m. (10:30 NT)
on CBC Radio Two.
(And check out some of the great Schafer concerts at Concerts on
Demand - <http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/blog/2008/04/23/
the_schaferiade_cont.html> )
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