Radio highlights

Screen — A preview of the Melbourne and Sydney film festivals. ABC Radio National, Thurs June 3, 10.05 a.m. and 8.05 p.m.

Under the Rainbow — 1973's Aquarius festival at Nimbin in northern NSW attracted more than 10,000 people. Part two of this three-part series looks at the people who stayed on after the festival to try to turn their dreams into reality. ABC Radio National, Fri June 4, 7.10 p.m. (repeated Sun June 6, 2.05 p.m.).

The Music Show live from the Brisbane Biennial — Features avant-garde jazz pianist Cecil Taylor. Taylor is a performance artist, poet and free jazz piano improviser. Together with Ornette Coleman, Albert Ayler and others, Taylor led the free jazz revolution in the '60s. He was, and remains, an ardent black nationalist and radical. ABC FM stereo, Sat June 5, 10.05 p.m.

The Europeans: Preview of the Spanish elections — The Socialist Party has been in government for 10 years. It is racked by corruption scandals and seems to have lost many of its traditional supporters. How will it fare in this weekend's election? ABC Radio National, Sun June 6, 12.30 p.m. (repeated Mon June 7, 3.30 p.m.).

Jazztrack: Cecil Taylor live — Broadcast from the Queensland Performing Arts Centre Concert Hall. ABC FM stereo, Mon June 7, 11 p.m.

Brisbane Biennial International Music Festival: From the deserts of India — Folk music of the Manganiyar and Langs castes of Rajasthan in north-western India — musicians who have wandered the deserts for generations and embody the living history of their peoples.ABC FM, Wed June 9, 10 p.m.

From GLW issue 102