Radio highlights

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Radio highlights

The Backsliders — Australia's premier of traditional African-American blues performing live. ABC Radio National, Friday, November 22, 9pm.

Earthbeat: The Fate of the Forests in Northern NSW — The northern NSW forests are a hot spot in the woodchipping and logging debate. They are among the most spectacular and diverse eucalypt forests in Australia, yet they also sustain an important timber industry. As the NSW government comes closer to signing a regional forest agreement for the area, it has tried to pacify the conservationists by setting aside forest in moratorium areas, and industry by offering it resource security. The agreement contains a commitment to harvest fixed amounts of timber. What happens if these logging levels prove to be unsustainable? Earthbeat looks at the lessons learned in Canada, where similar arrangements have been in place for years. ABC Radio National, Saturday, November 23, 9am.

Stories from the Dreamtime — Aboriginal storytellers Rhoda Roberts, Bob Maza, Mona Tur and Cliff Coulthard tell traditional stories of the Dreamtime, as well as some contemporary Aboriginal yarns. ABC Radio National, Saturday, November 23, 9.05pm.

Pacific Sisters — Pacific Sisters is a group of Auckland-based performers with Pacific Islander and Maori backgrounds. Many have also Palagi/Pakeha (European) ancestry. With their dynamic Moyu Tangata (Island People) show, Pacific Sisters represent contemporary youth culture in Aotearoa/New Zealand. ABC Radio National, Sunday, November 24, 8.30pm.

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