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This weeks highlights

Breakfasters

9th Feb 12

8.45am:  The latest Griffith Review 35 looks at survivors – those who have to pick up the pieces and rebuild their lives and their communities after natural disaster, wars, economic collapse, social implosion and private trauma. Sophie Cunningham has written about Cyclone Tracy in Disappeared and she joins the show today to talk about her piece.

Get Down

9th Feb 12

Jon Hammond is setting up a FUNK party to help generate money for his two favourite charities. The HAPPY FOOTBALL CAMBODIA  and the AUSTRALIANS FOR CAMBODIAN EDUCATION (Happy School) .100% of all profits derived from the party will go to these charities. His party plan is simple. Get on a boat and get down til you finish. LAst year was great fun and this year will be even bigger!

Get your groove on with 8 of Melbourne’s finest DJs spinning funk, soul and disco across 2 levels aboard the good ship Victoria Star. Chris Gill (RRR, Northside Records), Vince Peach (PBS), P King (PBS), Blair Stafford, Dappa Jam DJs and the Soul City Sound System will be bringing their unique brand of deep, dirty funk and soul to Port Phillip Bay for your dancing pleasure.

also joining Chris this week will be RRR's own SYSTA BB. Chris and the good Systa will be joining DJ Manchild and the PUBLIC OPINION AFRO ORCHESTRA sound system in the basement of the Grace Darling for a super sweat Tropical danceathon. Systa BB will talk about african rythmns. Ones that go beynd the popular Afrobeat, and delve deep into the groove that only your hips know the language to.

Breakfasters

10th Feb 12

7.45am:  Cover your nose as we Touch My History with Chris McConville about Smelbourne - Melbourne's noxious trades.

Off The Record

11th Feb 12

Paul Stewart talks about a special gig. Texas music legend Ray Wylie Hubbard - Part 2.