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New programs

Playtime - new radio serials 4th November 2008 A new timeslot featuring radio serials, beginning November 2008! First up this timeslot will feature Tales From Dragonhurst, 8 x 10 min episodes, produced by 2NBC. After that we will be running Full Moon Over Faulconbridge, produced for BLU FM. Stations are invited to submit content for this timeslot, please contact CRN staff for more information. Playtime will broadcast from November, at 18:04 EST on Tuesdays. view details

Inside Out - new Australian electronic music 5th September 2008 Open your ears to what's been bubbling under the radar in Oz. Produced and presented by Lorna Clarkson, a former nominee at the Australian Dance Music Awards, for RBMA Radio, Inside Out identifies, introduces and explores, in-depth, the Australian music scene, focusing on genres that loosely connect to electronic music, including house, techno, electro, hip hop, drum n bass, dubstep, electronica, folk, soul, indie and funk. Focusing heavily on locally produced and performed music, Lorna will also bring you live/dj performances by the most interesting international artists that visit our shores. Inside Out (59’50) will broadcast from September on Fridays from 21:00 – 22:00 EST, replacing Electroplastique, and is now available for DDN selection. view details

The Melody Lingers On with Bing Crosby & Friends (Eastern FM) 5th July 2008 A program of nostalgic music highlighting Bing Crosby’s career in music through radio, recordings, television and films. Listener requests are also taken, which include many other artists from that era with a wonderful diversity of comedy, music and song. Saturdays from 5 July from 11:04 - 12:00 EST view details

Program updates

Alternative Radio - program details 1st September 2008 Writers, academics, journalists and other voices rarely heard in the mainstream media. Every Monday at 10:04 view details

Allegro Non Troppo (3JOY) 28th August 2008 It’s a weekly conversation-based exploration of community issues based around ethical and philosophy viewpoints. Opinions shall abound! Winner of the CBAA 2007 ‘Can’t Get Out of the Car’ award. Click here for audio samples. Allegro Non Troppo (55'50) broadcasts on Thursdays from 9:04 to 10:00 EST and will be available for DDN selection view details

Arts Alive 25th August 2008 Australian arts and culture current affairs. View details for a preview of the latest program. Arts Alive broadcasts Mondays from 16:04: to 17:00 EST view details

Radio New Internationalist (3CR) 22nd August 2008 An audio adventure where rebels, radicals, and realists rendezvous. Winner of the Best Spoken Word Program category at the 2007 CBAA Awards. View details to preview this week's program. New Internationalist broadcasts Fridays from 10:04 to 11:00 EDT. view details

Radio New Internationalist to cease production 10th August 2008 It is with much sadness that we are writing to inform you that the team at New Internationalist Publications can no longer continue to produce Radio New Internationalist. This letter is to thank you for the support that you have given to the program in addition to explain why it is winding up. (view details) view details

Festival OBs & Specials

Mildura Country Music Festival 2008 4th October 2008 Courtesy of Hot FM, CRN is to broadcast live coverage of the 2008 Southern Stars - the Australian Independent Country Music Awards, as part of the Mildura Country Music festival - Saturday 4 October. Good Morning Country will broadcast from the studios of Hot FM in the week of the festival - 29 September to 3 October. More details coming soon. view details

Outside Broadcasts - are you planning one? 12th July 2006 The CBAA has resources including a step by step handbook to help with your next (or first ever) outside or festival broadcast. Contact us for more info on how to run one and/or send it out via satellite to potentially 180+ stations. view details

Extras

The Right to Know (BBC) 13th August 2008 If knowledge is power, then the right to know is a crucial part of the balance between citizen and state. The Right to Know (2 x 23 min) will broadcast in Extras 1 at 11:04 EST on Wed 13 & 20 August. view details

Why They're Dying in the Congo (BBC) 20th August 2008 Why have over five million people died in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the past decade? Why They're Dying in the Congo (2 x 23 min) will broadcast in Extras 2 at 14:04 EST on Wed 20 & 27 August. view details

What Lies Beneath? (BBC) 27th August 2008 We plunge underwater to explore the archaeological wealth that lies at the bottom of the sea and to uncover how anarchy reigns when it comes to retrieving it. Why They're Dying in the Congo (2 x 23 min) will broadcast in Extras 1 at 11:04 EST on Wed 27 August & Wed 3 September. view details

Rehearsing for War (BBC) 3rd September 2008 Deep in the California desert lies Fort Irwin, a vast US military base. It’s home to Medina Jabal, one of 14 mock Iraqi villages – hundreds of Arabic-speaking Americans play the part of Iraqi villagers, and insurgents who try to kill as many US soldiers as possible in war games. Rehearsing for War (1 x 23 min) will broadcast in Extras 2 at 14:04 EST on Wed 3 September. view details

Musical Migrants (BBC) 10th September 2008 Stories of people who have relocated to other lands, influenced by music. View details for episode info. Musical Migrants (2 x 23 min) will broadcast in Extras 1 at 11:04 EST on Wed 10 & Wed 17 September. view details

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S.A. is half an hour behind;
W.A. is 2 hours behind;
Qld is 1 hour behind;
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