Radio Netherlands Worldwide Programme Listings Thursday 18 June - Friday 26 June 2009
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THURSDAY 18 JUNE
Earthbeat (new programme)
Belgium is traditionally known for its hearty, and some might say heart attack inducing, cuisine. But for one day a week, the citizens of one town are being encouraged to ignore the steak and look kindly on lentils, as Ghent introduces Vegetarian Thursday. I take a trip to this European veggie hotspot, to see how the idea is catching on.
Also on the show, nearly ten years ago, a disease swept the Samoan Islands, virtually obliterating its core crop, taro. What lesson have been learnt? And we ask what place religion has in saving the environment and why we disagree about climate change at all.
Curious Orange (repeat programme)
The popularity of right-wing politician Geert Wilders continues to rise, but in many social circles, it's still not cool to admit you voted for him. We'll tell you why.
Meanwhile, in arts and culture, Philip Smet will take us on a tour of art without a gallery. The Stedelijk Museum may be temporarily homeless, but the art is still on display. And finally, music man Robbert Tilli will be back with another Dutch feature music artist to make your ipod happy.
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.
FRIDAY 19 JUNE
Bridges with Africa (new edition)
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.
Reloaded (repeat programme)
Weekly highlights
Here's your chance to catch up with some of the highlights from recent programmes; the best, the most interesting or newsworthy, or sometimes the funniest, chosen by our producers and presented by Mindy Ran.
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.
SATURDAY 13 JUNE
The State We're In (new edition)
ALMOST MURDERED IN MOGADISHU: Ahmed Tajir is a journalist with Radio Shabelle in Mogadishu, Somalia. On 7 June 2009, he and his boss were attacked by gunmen in a market. He tells Jonathan about his ordeal, and his hope to flee Somalia before he is killed for his work.
BREAKING THE RULES IN LITHUANIA: Audrius Braukyla is head of news for Lithuania Radio. He tells Jonathan about what it was like to work under Soviet rule, and about the press freedom that came to Lithuania two years before the fall of the USSR.
THIS WEEK’S THEME: “The Right to Be Fat”
PROUD TO BE FAT: The leader of the fat pride movement in the United States Marilyn Wann, who weighs 285 pounds (or 129 kilos), was spurred into action when her health insurance was denied. She says we live in a “fat-hating society” and calls for an end to the institutionalised discrimination and social ostracism inflicted on large people. Marilyn claims she has a right to be fat and argues strongly that fat people can be just as healthy as anyone else.
VIEWS ON FAT PEOPLE: Ginger Gorman went into a busy Amsterdam bar and asked people what they thought when they saw an obese person on the street. The answers ranged from pity and moral outrage to assumptions that a fat person’s life must be really hard and that they must be unhealthy.
ANTI-FAT HEALTH EXPERT: Experts describe obesity as a “pandemic” which threatens to overwhelm health systems around the globe. Given this, does anyone have the right to be fat? Dr John Tickell is an Australian health and longevity expert with strong views on obesity. When asked whether people have a right to be fat, his answer was unequivocal: “That right is yours, the question is: Are you disadvantaging the rest of society?”
FAT IS BEAUTIFUL! (IN AFRICA ANYWAY): In the West, being labelled fat is degrading and hurtful. But in most of Africa, it’s just the opposite. Big is not only beautiful - it’s often considered to be a cultural right. RNW producer Alberta Opoku, who is originally from Ghana, and Senegalese artist Oumar Mbengue Atakosso talk with Jonathan about what fat means in Africa.
INSURANCE DETECTIVE: We recently featured two American guests, a doctor and a cancer sufferer, who said that they’ve had to bend and even break the rules set by health insurance companies to get what they need. Mike LaCorte is a detective in the UK. He tells Jonathan what it’s like to investigate people who make suspicious-looking health insurance claims.
Network Europe Week (new edition)
If you missed any editions of Network Europe earlier this week, satisfy your needs with this digest of the programme's top stories.
The votes have been counted in the EU elections - we look at the winners and the losers and analyse how the parliament will change. Also on the programme: Can European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso keep his job? Literature lovers set themselves a summer challenge - but can they stay on the same page? And we meet a bike chain gang doing a penal Tour de France.
SUNDAY 14 JUNE
Network Europe Extra (new edition)
Arts and Culture brought to you each Sunday from Europe's widest partnership of international broadcasters.
Radio Books (new edition)
A Man of Bronze - by Diane Broeckhoven
Belgian author Diane Broeckhoven has written more than 20 books for young readers. Her novels for adults have been best-sellers in Germany as well as in Belgium and the Netherlands.
In her Radio Books story, a woman waits in Père Lachaise cemetery by the grave of a famous French journalist. But how will this rendezvous with a former lover she has not seen in 17 years end?
MONDAY 15 JUNE
Curious Orange (new edition)
We've all heard of the famous Dutch painter Rembrandt. But what about his friend and contemporary Jan Lievens? We'll tell you why history has forgotten him.
And, Dutch women don't seem to want to be "on top", at least not in the police force. Political Editor John Tyler will explain why the glass ceiling in the police force is twice as thick as in other professions.
And finally, Robbert Tilli from the Music Center of the Netherlands will tell us all about this week's Dutch feature artist, Salah Edin.
Radio Books (repeat programme)
A Man of Bronze - by Diane Broeckhoven
Belgian author Diane Broeckhoven has written more than 20 books for young readers. Her novels for adults have been best-sellers in Germany as well as in Belgium and the Netherlands.
In her Radio Books story, a woman waits in Père Lachaise cemetery by the grave of a famous French journalist. But how will this rendezvous with a former lover she has not seen in 17 years end?
Network Europe Week (repeat programme)
If you missed any editions of Network Europe earlier this week, satisfy your needs with this digest of the programme's top stories.
The votes have been counted in the EU elections - we look at the winners and the losers and analyse how the parliament will change. Also on the programme: Can European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso keep his job? Literature lovers set themselves a summer challenge - but can they stay on the same page? And we meet a bike chain gang doing a penal Tour de France.
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.
TUESDAY 16 JUNE
The State We're In, Midweek Edition
ALMOST MURDERED IN MOGADISHU: Ahmed Tajir is a journalist with Radio Shabelle in Mogadishu, Somalia. On 7 June 2009, he and his boss were attacked by gunmen in a market. He tells Jonathan about his ordeal, and his hope to flee Somalia before he is killed for his work.
BREAKING THE RULES IN LITHUANIA: Audrius Braukyla is head of news for Lithuania Radio. He tells Jonathan about what it was like to work under Soviet rule, and about the press freedom that came to Lithuania two years before the fall of the USSR.
THIS WEEK’S THEME: “The Right to Be Fat”
PROUD TO BE FAT: The leader of the fat pride movement in the United States Marilyn Wann, who weighs 285 pounds (or 129 kilos), was spurred into action when her health insurance was denied. She says we live in a “fat-hating society” and calls for an end to the institutionalised discrimination and social ostracism inflicted on large people. Marilyn claims she has a right to be fat and argues strongly that fat people can be just as healthy as anyone else.
VIEWS ON FAT PEOPLE: Ginger Gorman went into a busy Amsterdam bar and asked people what they thought when they saw an obese person on the street. The answers ranged from pity and moral outrage to assumptions that a fat person’s life must be really hard and that they must be unhealthy.
ANTI-FAT HEALTH EXPERT: Experts describe obesity as a “pandemic” which threatens to overwhelm health systems around the globe. Given this, does anyone have the right to be fat? Dr John Tickell is an Australian health and longevity expert with strong views on obesity. When asked whether people have a right to be fat, his answer was unequivocal: “That right is yours, the question is: Are you disadvantaging the rest of society?”
Earthbeat (repeat programme)
Belgium is traditionally known for its hearty, and some might say heart attack inducing, cuisine. But for one day a week, the citizens of one town are being encouraged to ignore the steak and look kindly on lentils, as Ghent introduces Vegetarian Thursday. I take a trip to this European veggie hotspot, to see how the idea is catching on.
Also on the show, nearly ten years ago, a disease swept the Samoan Islands, virtually obliterating its core crop, taro. What lesson have been learnt? And we ask what place religion has in saving the environment and why we disagree about climate change at all.
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.
WEDNESDAY 17 JUNE
Bridges with Africa (repeat programme)
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.
Reloaded (new edition)
Weekly highlights
Here's your chance to catch up with some of the highlights from recent programmes; the best, the most interesting or newsworthy, or sometimes the funniest, chosen by our producers and presented by Mindy Ran.
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.
THURSDAY 18 JUNE
Earthbeat (new programme)
In this week's programme: sex miles. Is your long distance relationship bad for the planet? When the chemistry says yes, but the geography says no. Visiting a partner can involve regular flights and a lot of extra carbon dioxide. Earthbeat meets the man with a girlfriend in a foreign country who's decided not to fly.
Curious Orange (repeat programme)
We've all heard of the famous Dutch painter Rembrandt. But what about his friend and contemporary Jan Lievens? We'll tell you why history has forgotten him.
And, Dutch women don't seem to want to be "on top", at least not in the police force. Political Editor John Tyler will explain why the glass ceiling in the police force is twice as thick as in other professions.
And finally, Robbert Tilli from the Music Center of the Netherlands will tell us all about this week's Dutch feature artist, Salah Edin.
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.
FRIDAY 19 JUNE
Bridges with Africa (new edition)
Zimbabwe's prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai tours the West, but he isn't asking for money, he says.
It's taken 13 years but Royal Dutch Petroleum has settled the Ken Saro-Wiwa law suit at 15.5 million US dollars. What can Africa learn from the case?
In this week's video on the radio we feature 'pastorpreneurs' from Benin, who sell the word of Christ - and themselves - on TV.
And we have a studio get-together with Bantu Continua Uhuru Counsciousness. A group of talented young musicians from Soweto, South Africa.
Reloaded (repeat programme)
Weekly highlights
Here's your chance to catch up with some of the highlights from recent programmes; the best, the most interesting or newsworthy, or sometimes the funniest, chosen by our producers and presented by Mindy Ran.
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.
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Is your long distance relationship bad for the planet? When the chemistry says yes, but the geography says no. Visiting a partner can involve regular flights and a lot of extra carbon dioxide. Earthbeat meets the man with a girlfriend in a foreign country who's decided not to fly. Join the programme next Thursday.
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