Key information about Radio National and the content of this website.
Our Programs | Tune
In | Program Schedule | Newsletters
Transcripts | Audio
On Demand | Streaming Audio | Podcasts
& mp3s
- About Radio National...
With over 60 distinct programs each week, the Australian Broadcasting
Corporation's Radio National is different from any other radio station
in Australia. Where else could you hear, for example, an exploration
of ideas in science, followed by the latest in books from around the
world, then a program about the mind and human behaviour?
There's also music, comedy,
book readings, radio
dramas and poetry. Programs about
science, health,
the arts, religion,
social history and current
affairs are backed by first-class research and presented by some
of Australia's leading broadcasters including Norman
Swan, Paul Barclay,
Robyn Williams, Ramona
Koval, Phillip Adams,
Fran Kelly, Rachael
Kohn, Alan Saunders and Andrew Ford.
If you dip in, you are likely to be surprised and delighted. The program
menu is a smorgasbord worth discovering.
- Our programs and areas of interest...
Radio National covers a wide array of interests. If you are new to Radio
National it is worth visiting our subject
page which has a full list of programs filed under categories. Or
you can select a program from the scrolling list below.
Each of Radio National's 60 programs has its own website with a rundown
of past programs as well as what's coming up. On some of the these pages
you can also find past programs available as transcripts
or as audio on demand.
How
to tune in...
Radio National is broadcast on over 260 frequencies around Australia,
the largest single network in the country.
To find our frequency in your local area, visit our Tune
In page or click on the map of Australia.
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Program schedule...
To find out what's on, and when, visit our daily program
schedule page.
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Newsletters...
If you'd like to receive a weekly email with information about what's
coming up on Radio National, subscribe to our highlights
newsletter. You can also subscribe to various other newsletters
covering areas of interest or specific programs.
Arts
| Background
Briefing | Books
and Drama | Health
Updates | Media
Specialist | Music
| Radio
Eye | Religion
| Sound
Quality
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Transcripts...
Many of the programs that we broadcast produce full transcripts of
each program. These are very popular with listeners who want a copy
for themselves or to email to a friend. Our transcripts are also used
by students – we know that parts of our interviews with experts or
politicians end up as quotes in essays all around the world. Visit
our Transcripts page for further details
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Audio On Demand...
This website also makes programs available as "audio on demand". This
means that if you have Real
Player software (you only require the free basic version), or Windows Media, you
can listen to programs again at a time that is convenient for you.
For further details visit the Audio on Demand
page.
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Streaming Audio...
You can listen to Radio National 'live on the net', allowing you to
enjoy our programming at any time. This service is available by clicking
your preferred audio software, Real Audio or Windows Media Player,
at the top of the Audio on Demand page.
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Podcasts and mp3s...
The most recent addition to our alternative listening options comes
in the form of podcasting and downloadable mp3s. A range of programs
are now available as mp3s for you to download and listen to on your
computer, or to transfer from your computer to the listening device
of your choice – anything that can play mp3s, from mobile phones to
personal organisers to specialist mp3 players. For further details
visit the downloadable Audio
page.
