Posted in Radio shows, Travel on Jul 28th, 2009 No Comments »
CRN Australia broadcast date: 29 July, 2009
Host Ren Zwiers introduces the following segments: John Crook chats with John Sutcliffe of Theatre Organ Society Australia; Arthur von Wiesenberger and studio guest Phil Hodges ‘rap’ about Beverly Hills; European correspondent Frances Beasley takes listeners to Hestercomber Gardens in Somerset, England; John Crook visits the Clarion Soho boutique hotel in central Adelaide and interviews its GM, Stephanie Horlin-Smith.
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Posted in Radio shows, Travel on Jul 21st, 2009 No Comments »
CRN (Australia) broadcast date: 22 July 2009
John Crook has news of an Aria Competition being staged in Melbourne (Victoria). Ren Zwiers chats with hotelier/chef/publisher Fritz Gubler about his series of coffee table books on the world’s great hotels, chefs and more. Frances Beasley visits an elephant sanctuary in Kenya (East Africa). US host Arthur von Wiesenberger chats with newspaper columnist Scott McCartney about some insider travel tips. John Crook presents a wine report on Tyrrel’s Wines.
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Posted in Radio shows, Travel on Jul 14th, 2009 No Comments »
CRN (Australia) broadcast date: 15 July, 2009
Host Ren Zwiers introduces John Crook who has a report on Wick’s Wines (Australia). We then head to our US sister program in the US where host Arthur von Wiesenberger chats to author J Maarten-Troost about his new book on China. Then it’s off to Europe to go walking with Frances Beasley. Finally we return to Australia, to the small Victorian town of Maldon where John Crook meets a local, Wendy Elsey to provide details on this pretty part of the world.
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Posted in Radio shows, Travel on Jul 7th, 2009 No Comments »
CRN (Australia) broadcast date: 8 July, 2009
Ren Zwiers introduces the following segments: John Crook has news of a forthcoming tour to Hollywood and Las Vegas, featuring the inimitable John Michael Howson as guide. Arthur von Wiesenberger and Peter Noone (Herman’s Hermits lead singer) talk with Irish-based reporter David Gordon who has recently returned from a trip to Prague. Frances Beasley chats about an enjoyable stay at Hartnoot Hotel, Devon (UK). John Crook interviews Randall Power, president of the Rocky Mointaineer rail service in Canada.
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