CRN (Australia) broadcast date: 4 November 2009
First segment in this edition features Aussie rovivng reporter John Crook reviewing Mrs Wigley Muscata - another good Australian drop of wine (despite its funny name)! Our French-based correspondent Frances Beasley heads out of her Dordogne home region to explore the historic town of Correze in central France. John Crook then reveals plans to launch a new luxury train service in India, titled Maharajah Express, early next year. This should prove a popular way for tourists to see the sights of the sub-continent! From the US studio (in downtown sunny Santa Barbara) guest hosts Martha Bull and Peter Noone chat with Sue Frausse, who has recently returned from an Arctic cruise. To wrap up the show, John Crook sends us an ‘audio postcard’ from the snow resort of Falls Creek, Victoria.
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CRN (Australia) broadcast date: 28 October 2009
On this show I firstly introduce John Crook and his weekly wine segment, this time focusing on Stockman’s Ridge wines, Australia. You can get your own piece of ‘bush prose’ placed on one of their labels in a current competition. We then head to the US studio where Martha Bull and the irreverent (and irrepressable) Peter Noone chat about Telluride, an interesting town near Las Vegas, Nevada. Frances Beasley then takes the mic to report on fig season in France. John Crook returns, this time with news on an interesting Adriatic Sea cruise itinerary. The final segment features US host Arthur von Wiesenberger giving his impressions on Portland, Maine. Thanks for listening!
-Ren Zwiers
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CRN (Australia) broadcast date: 21 October 2009
To start the show, our Aussie roving reporter John Crook reviews Mud House Wines from New Zealand. Following this, Frances Beasley reports on the Donkey Festivals of regional France (which she calls home these days). John Crook returns to interview Suzie Mathers and David Sommerville, two of the stars in the current national touring musical production of ‘Mama Mia’ in Australia. From the US studio, Arthur von Wiesenberger chats with Santa Barbara TV news reporter Martha Bull about her recent week-long stay in a Tuscan villa (Italy). Lucky girl! Don’t forget to bookmark our new ‘easy to remember’ domain name, travelradioaustralia.com which will take you straight to this home page. We hope yo enjoy the show!
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CRN (Australia) broadcast date: 14 October 2009
In this edition, John Crook reviews Jacobs Creek 2005 St Hugo Cab Sav. Arthur von Wiesenberger and Peter Noone chat with US author David Farley about his search for a holy relic (would you believe Jesus’ foreskin?). Frances Beasley takes us surfing in Biarritz (yes, they do surf in France). Martha Bull and Peter Noone chat with Kent St John of gonomad.com who has recently returned from Brazil.
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CRN (Australia) broadcast date: 7 October 2009
John Crook reviews Jim Barry 2007 Lodge Hill Chiraz. Arthur von Wiesenberger and Peter Noone discover the eastern seaboard of the United States. Frances Beasley reports on the annual hunting season in rural France. John Crook has news of a fundraising tour visiting the Royal Flying Doctor Service, Broken Hill. From the US studio in Santa Barbara, hosts Arthur von Wiesenberger and Peter Noone chat with guest Max Hartshorne about the latter’s home base, New Jersey coast.
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CRN Australia broadcast date: 30 September, 2009
John Crook chats with John Dixon, GM of Werribee Mansion hotel (Victoria, Australia). Frances Beasley takes us to Kenbu Kenya (East Africa). Arthur von Wiesenberger (with the help of a couple of studio guests) interviews Bonny Tsui, author of a book on Chinatowns in the US. John Crook sends us an audio postcard from Canberra (Australia).
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CRN Australia broadcast date: 23 September, 2009
John Crook reviews a drop of Tyrrells Chiraz from the Hunter Valley (Australia). Arthur von Wiesenberger chats with Kent St John about a recent trip to Beijing and Shanghai. John Crook promotes Windourie Week festivities (NSW, Australia). Frances Beasley describes the current blackberry gluttony in her home region in France. John Crook sends an audio postcard from Phillip Island (Victoria, Australia).
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CRN Broadcast date: 16 September 2009
John Crook visits Werribee Zoo in Victoria (Australia) and chats with new director Sally Lewis. US host Arthur von Wiesenberger chats with studio guest Peter Noone (of Herman’s Hermits) about Lausanne Switzerland and its magnifient Beau Rivage Palace hotel on Lake Geneva. Frances Beasley explores Bosham on the south coast of England. John Crook reviews Taylor’s Wines from the Clare Valley (South Australia).
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CRN broadcast date: 9 September 2009
John Crook meets and chats with Chris Heysen of the family which included renowned Australian landscape painter Hans Heysen. Ren Zwiers relates the unique method used by one Hawaiian hotel manager to measure the visitor spending downturn in that US state. Frances Beasley takes listeners on a tour of the St Jean de Cole Flower Show in France. US host Arthur von Wiesenberger, along with Herman’s Hermits lead singer Peter Noone chat with author Jim Strong about his new book ‘Craving for Travel’. John Crook has news of an exciting glacier experience in New Zealand’s South Island which will soon be back in action for a new season.
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CRN broadcast date: 2 September, 2009
In this edition Ren Zwiers introduces the following segments: John Crook reviews Brother’s Parade wines from Adelaide; Frances Beasley provides tips on camping in France; John raves about a pie shop he discovered in Melbourne; Arthur von Wiesenberger chats with Jean Soljaric about her trip to St Barts (Caribbean); and to finish the show John Crook meets the GM of Brisbane’s Emporium Boutique Hotel, Peter Saroff.
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