Coming soon to the World Service. Shortwave air times to West Africa include 0930 M-F, 1430 M-F, and 0030 Tu-Sa. The 1430 airing has a decent chance to propagate to the Eastern USA.
The live "infotainment" webcast shows air times of 1030, 1530, 1930, 2330 (all of these M-f), and 0230 (Tu-Sa). Sirius listeners get 0930 weekdays. XM listeners probably more often than that. No idea if the pending consolidation of XM and Sirius programming will see one of the two World Service streams dropped. The program will also be available online; don't know if a podcast will be part of the online mix. Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA USA ---------- Forwarded message ---------- PRESS RELEASE 20 October 2008 The Strand: BBC World Service launches new arts show with stellar guest line-up Roger Moore, Toni Morrison, Candace Bushnell, Neil Gaiman and Curtis Sittenfeld will appear on BBC World Service's brand-new daily arts and entertainment show, The Strand, during the launch week from Monday 27 October. Presented by Harriett Gilbert and Mark Coles, the half-hour programme takes listeners on a worldwide journey through arts, culture and entertainment. According to the programme-makers, "Nothing creative is out of bounds" - and The Strand will bring the best, newest and most exciting creative enterprises to listeners around the world. Novelist Harriett Gilbert has been presenting arts programmes on BBC World Service for over 10 years. She will present the Monday and Friday editions of The Strand, as well as a new hour-long version of another BBC World Service programme, World Book Club, on the first weekend of every month. Harriet, who also teaches creative writing at London's City University, says: "I'm delighted to be presenting The Strand. As a daily programme, it will be a great position to reveal, explore and debate developments as they happen in the world of the arts – including, of course, the world of literature." Mark Coles, an award-winning broadcaster and acclaimed music journalist, will present the Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday editions of The Strand as well as a special hour-long Saturday compilation. Mark – who has played Jimi Hendrix's guitar and was once locked in a cage with Yoko Ono – has interviewed some of the world's top writers. He says: "We'll provide our audience with a thoroughly entertaining, truly global guide to the arts. We'll be featuring some of the world's most famous and creative people and be offering unique insights into arts events and consumption of culture around the world." The Strand will be broadcast at 19.30 GMT and will be available in audio online, via bbcworldservice.com. Details of next week's highlights follow: Monday 27 October Roger Moore on his frank and funny new autobiography My Word is my Bond. Tuesday 28 October Toni Morrison talks about A Mercy. The Nobel Prize-winning writer's ninth novel, an ambivalent, disturbing story of a mother and daughter, examines what lies underneath the surface of slavery Wednesday 29 October Astute observer and commentator on the New York social scene, Candace Bushnell, originator of Sex and the City, discusses her new novel One Fifth Avenue Thursday 30 October Neil Gaiman is in discussion with AS Byatt. Gaiman, who has written many comics and graphic novels, as well as books and short stories, has also created a number of audio books, a TV miniseries, and the scripts for several movies. His play, Anansi Boys, was broadcast this year on BBC World Service. Friday 31 October A review of Oliver Stone's new film, W, about George W Bush, and interview with Curtis Sittenfeld, author of American Wife, a fictional account of the life of Laura Bush. _______________________________________________ Swprograms mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], or visit the URL shown above.
