HOTSHEET FOR WEDNESDAY AUGUST 6, 2008
-- RADIO ONE --
1. THE CURRENT:
The opening ceremonies for the Summer Olympics in Beijing are just two
days away, and China is dealing with concerns about everything from
air quality and security to human rights and basic logistics. This
morning, The Current gets a tour of the preparations, and asks whether
Beijing is ready for its moment in the spotlight. That's The Current,
with guest host Erica Johnson, this morning at 8:30 (9:00 NT) on CBC
Radio One.
2. DIET FOR A HUNGRY PLANET:
It's been 10 years since activists and consumers first resisted the
premise and the promise of genetically modified foods. But amid
current concerns about food shortages and soaring prices, researchers
and farmers are mobilizing to pressure governments to embrace GM
crops. This evening on Diet For a Hungry Planet, a debate that
reveals many of the fears around G-M foods - or "Frankenfoods", as
their detractors call them - are alive and well. Diet For a Hungry
Planet, this morning at 9:30 (10 NT) on CBC Radio One.
3. SOUNDS LIKE CANADA:
Many people would love to strike gold...but imagine if it happened in
your backyard - literally. That's what the small Quebec town of
Malartic is dealing with right now. A mining company wants to replace
a neighbourhood with Canada's largest open pit gold mine. And Canada's
mining and prospecting laws might let them do it. Today on Sounds Like
Canada, meet the mayor of Malartic, and some residents who are
affected by the mining development there. That's Sounds Like Canada,
with Steve Burgess, this morning at 10 (10:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
4. SWIMMING TO CHINA:
Tune in this morning for Episode Three of Swimming to China, a week-
long series of dramas that takes you behind the glamour for a look at
the challenges facing four very different swimmers as they try to win
a berth on Canada's Olympic Swim Team. TJ swims the breaststroke, the
most technically difficult stroke of all. But the coach says she's
too much in her head. And her times are off, no matter how hard she
trains. How far will she go to get her edge back? Find out, on
Swimming to China, this morning after the 11 a.m. news (11:30 NT) on
CBC Radio One.
5. CROSSING BOUNDARIES:
If you think teens in North America are hooked on video games, take a
trip to South Korea. Gaming has become that country's national s****t
of South Korea, not surprising in a nation where 90% of homes have
high-speed Internet connections. At last year's gaming final, more
than 70,000 fans turned up to watch professional computer gamers do
battle. This is a country where top players are treated like rock
stars and can earn over a quarter-of-a-million dollars a year (but
must practise 13 hours a day). This week on Crossing Boundaries, a
do***entary from Radio New Zealand that looks at why millions of
Koreans watch other people play computer games. Crossing Boundaries,
this morning at 11:30 (noon NT) on CBC Radio One.
6. Q: ***You can also hear highlights from this afternoon's edition of
Q tonight after the 10 p.m. news on CBC Radio One***
In a country where women aren't allowed to drive or vote, two women
put together a pitch for - and then produce - an episode of one of the
world's top cooking shows. Today on Q, the story of how Anthony
Bourdain's "No Reservations" came to Saudi Arabia. Also, Divine Brown.
The Toronto R and B diva is back with a new disc - "The Love
Chronicles" - and she'll showcase it live in studio. That's on Q, with
guest host Jonathan Torrens, this afternoon after your local noon show
on CBC Radio One.
7. INSIDE TRACK: ***Heard at 2:30 p.m. only in Winnipeg***Not heard in
all locations***
China began focusing on Olympic glory long before Beijing was awarded
the 2008 Games. Since the 1950s, the country's s****ts schools have
trained millions of athletes. But because their emphasis is on
athletic skill rather than academics, there is a growing movement to
get rid of these schools. Find out more this week on The Inside Track,
with Robin Brown, this afternoon at 3:30 (4 NT) on CBC Radio One.
8. ALIEN NATION:
Moving in with a new partner can be a very daunting experience. And
it's much more complicated when it means blending two families. But
it's also a chance to make a fresh start. Find out more this week on
Alien Nation. You'll also meet a teenager who reinvents himself in the
image of a musical icon. Ultimately, he finds his strategy for
popularity and success is flawed ... and nearly fatally flawed, at
that. Apparently, starting over comes with a price. That's on Alien
Nation, this evening at 7:30 (8 NT) on CBC Radio One.
9. OUTFRONT:
Jamie Kovacs just can't understand why her grandfather does not want
to go back to Hungary and visit with his brothers. It's been such a
long time, but grandfather has his reasons, and he's not going. "My
Hungarian Grandfather", on Outfront, tonight at 8:45 (9:15 NT) on CBC
Radio One.
10. IDEAS:
Having a home defines normality. But what does that mean when you have
no home? Tonight on Ideas, a Calgary community seminar explores what
homelessness says about who we think belongs in society. It's co-
sponsored by Ideas and the Calgary Institute of the Humanities at the
University of Calgary. That's "Losing Place", tonight on Ideas at 9
(9:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
11. WORLD OF MYSTERY: ***Also heard Friday at 11:30 a.m. (noon NT) on
CBC Radio One***
There's a mysterious hermit in Flat 12, a neuroscientist looking for
love in Flat 3, a Japanese bassoonist in Flat 8, the inevitable
seductive blonde in Flat 5 - and the obligatory corpse in Flat 6. It's
your standard London apartment building - at least if it's set in The
World of Mystery. Tune in tonight for Part One of "The Black Cat
Murder Mystery", a comedy of crime by Marcie Kahan, from the BBC World
Service. And meet a very unusual detective. World of Mystery, tonight
at 11 (11:30 NT) on CBC Radio One. (CONCLUDES NEXT WEEK)
12. WIRETAP:
Jonathan delves into "A Catalogue of Previous Universes" this week on
WireTap. Ever wondered if there were other universes before ours? This
week's Wiretap explores the whimsical worlds created as test runs for
our own. Atlantis? Lilliput? Oz? Travel an imaginary world on WireTap,
with Jonathan Goldstein, tonight at 11:30 (midnight NT) on CBC Radio
One.
13. AND THE WINNER IS=85:
And the Winner Is... continues to roll out the Peabody Award-winning
series The Wire. This week, it's Episode Seven: The Wheels of Steel.
The whole series considers the impact of electricity on music. This
week, it's all about the DJs. Are they simply spinning other artists'
work? Or are they composers using archival records to make something
new? "Wheels of Steel" on The Wire, on And the Winner Is=85tonight at
midnight (12:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.
-- RADIO TWO --
14. HERE'S TO YOU:
Guest host Andre Alexis plays music by Mozart, played by the English
Consort under Trevor Pinnock. It's for a Vancouver man who's a big fan
of the high-energy English conductor. A man in Gatineau, Quebec asks
for - and gets - Brahms' Variations On A Theme By Haydn, played in
tandem with Haydn's original tune from the St. Anthony Chorale. And
for another Vancouverite, music from a new Naxos CD of previously
unrecorded music by Canadian composer Hubert Headley. Here's to You,
with guest host Andre Alexis, this morning at 9 (9:30 NT) on CBC Radio
Two.
15. STUDIO SPARKS:
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16. DISCDRIVE:
Jubilant Sykes and Christopher Parkening team up for "The Water is
Wide" today on DiscDrive. As well, Tangissimo takes flight with a
tango. And you'll hear the definitive version of Harold in Italy by
Berlioz, done by the Boston Symphony. That's on DiscDrive, with host
Jurgen Gothe, this afternoon at 3 (3:30 NT) on CBC Radio Two.
17. TONIC:
Katie has great Canadian jazz from the Joel Haynes Trio, pianist
Andrew Glover and saxophonist Mike Murley this evening on Tonic.
You'll also hear soulful vocals from Joss Stone and Stevie Wonder,
plus an amazing set of tunes from singer Dinah Wa****ngton recorded
live in Los Angeles in 1954. That's on Tonic, with Katie Malloch, this
evening at 6:00 p.m. (6:30 NT) on CBC Radio Two.
18. CANADA LIVE:
Canada Live presents two concerts from this year's Montreal
International Jazz Festival tonight, each honouring a legendary
musical figure. First, it's bassist Michel Donato, celebrating a half
century of making great jazz. Then it's a tribute to Leo Ferr=E9, who
ranks with Georges Brassens and Jacques Brel among the finest
songwriters in the Francophone world. Canada Live, tonight at 8 p.m.
(8:30 NT) on CBC Radio Two.
19. THE SIGNAL:
Laurie Brown presents a feature piece from Jean Derome and Les
Dangereux Zhomes + 7, recorded at La Sala Rossa in Montreal. You'll
hear Traquenards, in a world premiere performance of the composition
to mark the 25th anniversary of the concert presenter, TraquenArt. The
work was, in Derome's own words, "a kind of check-up on the state of
things in today's creative musics." That's on The Signal, with Laurie
Brown, tonight at 10 p.m. (10:30 NT) on CBC Radio Two.
Concerts on Demand link:
http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/cod/concerts/20071213jean=
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