Open Learning — American Music and Popular Culture — Jazz: Part 1 — New Orleans, Chicago, New York. The Dixieland style dominated jazz for the first three decades of the 20th century. In New Orleans and Chicago, Dixieland was the music of choice for an ever-growing number, and it was avidly followed in Europe. In New York, stride piano would "bring home the rent", while the increasing size of the jazz ensemble signalled things to come. ABC Radio National, Thursday, October 20, 11.05am.
Open Learning — Australian and Asian Music and Culture — Music Video. Music video is one of the most significant forces on the shape of modern pop music. This program looks at the history of music video and its sway over the Australian music industry; it also looks at the emergence of music video in Papua New Guinea. ABC Radio National, Friday, October 21, 11.05am
That's History — True Blue — Prue Goward discusses the background of the modern Liberal Party and the leadership of Holt, Gorton and McMahon. ABC Radio National, Friday, October 21, 7.10pm.
My Music — A musical quiz played by Ian Wallace and the longstanding witty duo of Denis Norden and Frank Muir, with Steve Race in the chair. Bound to be a laugh from the BBC. ABC Classic FM, Friday, October 21, after the midnight news.
The Europeans — In the Middle of the Edge: In Slovenia — With Maria Zijlstra. Located in the centre of Europe and on the margins of the Balkans, Slovenia is the only former republic of Yugoslavia that has escaped ethnic tensions and economic hardship. Its economy is booming, reflecting the cultural mentality that Slovenians developed in response to their geographic position and political history. ABC Radio National, Sunday, October 23, 12.30pm.
Fictions — The Taming of the Shrew — World premiere broadcast of the Bell Shakespeare Company's production of Will's great comedy. John Bell sets the action on the Gold Coast and in the present. The result is a wildly funny and thoughtful interpretation of Shakespeare's exploration of love and gender roles. ABC Radio National, Sunday, October 23, 3.05pm.
Ted Elliot's Underpants — Young people take a look at the issues that concern them. This "inside look" at the unmentionable is produced by members of the Newcastle Youth Council, Hunter Ethnic Support Network and the Student Representative Council. 2NUR-FM, every Thursday, 9pm.
Razor's Edge — A Sydney institution-magazine-style current affairs with music. Wide ranging and incisive, the only Sunday alternative radio current affairs that reaches Sydney-wide. 2SER-FM, every Sunday, 10am.
(In Tasmania, ABC programs are one hour later than listed.)