Melbourne Program Guide

Below is the current program guide for Vision Australia Radio Melbourne 1179AM. This guide also covers the Melbourne VAR Digital and IRIS digital services (DAB+) and the Melbourne web streaming service.

Please note this schedule is also simulcast on the VA Radio services in Darwin and Warragul.

This grid is subject to change and where possible we will endeavour to advise of any changes on air and online.

Please note – any program with (R) next to it indicates it a repeat broadcast.

Any program with (VARN) next to it indicates it is broadcast across all VAR stations.

If you have any queries or suggestions on programming please submit here.

MONDAY

Time Program
05.00 Politically Correct (R)
05.30 Leading the Way
06.00 Insight for Living
06.30 Christianity Works - A Different Perspective
06.40 TV Today and What's On Guide for VA Radio
07.00 ABC News/On This Day
07.30 The Morning Paper Round: Readings from The Age and Herald Sun includes ABC News breaks at 8am and 9am
09.30 Studio 1 (R)
10.00 National Press Program: Readings from the Australian & Australian Financial Review (VARN)
13.00 Afternoon Live: magazine style articles featuring arts, entertainment and more (VARN)
14.00 People in Profile (R)
14.30 Comment is Free (R)
15.00 Computalk
15.30  Time of Your Life 
16.00 Something Novel
16.30 Your Business Mentor
16.45 On This Day
17.00 National News Hour: today's news from national and international news websites (VARN)
18.00  The Conversation
18:30 Crikey
19.00 Opinion Hour including an ABC News break at 7pm
20.00 Time Magazine (R)
20.30 Our Aussie Gardens (R)
21.00 Behind the Scenes
22.00 Book at Bedtime
22.30 Something Novel (R)
23.00 Leading The Way
23.30 Guardian International
00.00 BBC World Service

TUESDAY

Time Program
05.00 Hear This (R)
05.30 Leading the Way
06.00 Insight for Living
06.30 Christianity Works - A Different Perspective
06.40  TV Today and What's On Guide for VA Radio
07.00 ABC News/On This Day
07.30 The Morning Paper Round: Readings from the Age and Herald Sun includes ABC News breaks at 8am and 9am
09.30 What's News in Aged Care
10.00 National Press Program: Readings from the Australian and the Australian Financial Review (VARN)
12.00 Online Review: news sourced from national and international news websites (VARN)
13.00 Afternoon Live: magazine style articles featuring arts, entertainment and more (VARN)
14.00 Australian Geographic
14.30 The New Statesman
15.00  Healthy Minds
15.30 Seeing Eye Dogs Show
16.00 Something Novel
16.30 Talking Tech
16.45 On This Day
17.00 National News Hour: today’s news from national and international news websites (VARN)
18.00 The Conversation
18:30 Crikey
19.00 Opinion Hour including ABC News Break at 7pm
20.00 The Saturday Paper
20.30 Talking Law (R)
21.00 The Uncertainty Principle 
22.00 Book at Bedtime
22.30 Something Novel (R)
23.00 Leading the Way
23.30 Guardian International
00.00 BBC World Service to 6.00am

WEDNESDAY

Time Program
05.00 Green Advocate
05.30 Leading the Way
06.00 Insight for Living
06.30 Christianity Works - A Different Perspective
06.40 TV Today and What's On Guide for VA Radio
07.00 ABC News/On This Day
07.30 The Morning Paper Round: Readings from The Age and Herald Sun includes ABC News breaks at 8am and 9am
09.30 What's News in Disability
10.00 National Press Program: Readings from the Australian & Australian Financial Review (VARN)
13.00 Online review: news sourced from national and international news websites (VARN)
14.00 Good News Hour
15.00 Studio 1
15.30  Talking Vision
16.00 Something Novel
16.30 New Horizons
16.45 On This Day
17.00 National News Hour: today's news from national and international news websites (VARN)
18.00  The Conversation
18:30 Crikey
19.00 Opinion Hour including an ABC News break at 7pm
20.00 Vision Extra
20.15 Christian Science Diary
20.30 Planes, Trains & Automobiles
21.00 Leisure Link 2.0
21.30 Healthy Minds (R)
22.00 Book at Bedtime
22.30 Something Novel (R)
23.00 Leading The Way
23.30 Guardian International
00.00 BBC World Service

THURSDAY

Time Program
05.00 Connections (R)
05.30 Leading the Way
06.00 Insight for Living
06.30 Christianity Works - A Different Perspective
06.40  TV Today and What's On Guide for VA Radio
07.00 ABC News/On This Day
07.30 The Morning Paper Round: Readings from the Age and Herald Sun includes ABC News breaks at 8am and 9am
09.30 Talking Tech (R)
09.45 Your Business Mentor (R)
10.00 National Press Program: Readings from the Australian and the Australian Financial Review (VARN)
12.00 Online Review: news sourced from national and international news websites (VARN)
13.00 Afternoon Live: magazine style articles featuring arts, entertainment and more (VARN)
14.00 Choice Magazine
14.30 Arts & Entertainment
15.00  Travel (R)
16.00 Something Novel
16.30 Around Vision Australia
16.45 On This Day
17.00 National News Hour: today’s news from national and international news websites (VARN)
18.00 The Conversation
18:30 Crikey
19.00 Opinion Hour including ABC News Break at 7pm
20.00 Readers Digest
21.00 Time of Your Life (R)
21.30 Focal Point
22.00 Book at Bedtime
22.30 Something Novel (R)
23.00 Leading the Way
23.30 Guardian International
00.00 BBC World Service

FRIDAY

Time Program
05.00 Computalk (R)
05.30 Leading the Way
06.00 Insight for Living
06.30 Christianity Works - A Different Perspective
06.40 TV Today and What's On Guide for VA Radio
07.00 ABC News/On This Day
07.30 The Morning Paper Round: Readings from The Age and Herald Sun includes ABC News breaks at 8am and 9am
09.30 Talking Vision (R)
10.00 National Press Program: Readings from the Australian & Australian Financial Review (VARN)
12.00 Online Review: news sourced from national and international news websites (VARN)
13.00 Afternoon Live: magazine style articles featuring arts, entertainment and more (VARN)
14.00 Uncertainty Principle (R)
15.00 Hear This
15.30  Literary Ear (R)
16.00 Something Novel
16.30 Vision Extra (R)
16.45 On This Day
17.00 National News Hour: today's news from national and international news websites (VARN)
18.00  The Conversation
18:30 Crikey
19.00 Opinion Hour including an ABC News break at 7pm
20.00 Cover to Cover
21.00 AFL Record
21.30 Sites, Sounds & Songs (R)
22.00 Book at bedtime
22.30 Something Novel (R)
23.00 Leading The Way
23.30 Guardian International
00.00 BBC World Service

SATURDAY

Time Program
06.00 Choice Magazine
06.30 Money Magazine
07.00 Our Aussie Gardens
07.30 Saturday Morning News: Readings from The Age, Herald Sun and Weekend Australian including ABC News breaks at 8am and 9am
10.00 Happy Pants
10.30 Vision Sports (VARN)
12.00 Travel
13.00 Weekend magazine: Readings from the Saturday Newspaper Supplements
15.00 Politically Correct
15.30 Computalk
16.00 Time Magazine
16.30 Green Guide
17.00 What's News in Disability (R)
17.30 Comment is Free
18.00 Planes, Trains & Automobiles (R)
18.30 Seeing Eye Dogs Show (R)
19.00 Behind the Scenes (R)
20.00 Good News Hour (R)
21.00 BBC History
22.00 Guardian Weekly
23.00 BBC World Service to 6.00am

SUNDAY

Time Program
06.00 A Christian Science Weekly Perspective
06.30 Leading the Way
07.00 Hymns for Sunday Morning
07.30 Insight for Living
08.00 Hour of Power
9.00 Literary Ear (R)
9.30 Happy Pants (R)
10.00 Sunday Morning News: Readings from the Sunday Age and Sunday Herald Sun including ABC News Breaks at 10am and 12noon
12.30 People in Profile
13.00 Cover to Cover (R)
14.00 Sites, Sounds & Songs
14.30 What's News in Aged Care
15.00 Readers Digest (R)
16.00 Hear This 
16.30 Connections
17.00 A Christian Science Weekly Perspective 
17.30 Green Guide
18.00 Messages of Hope 
18.15 The Lord’s Challenge 
18.30 New Horizons (R)
18.45 Around Vision Australia
19.00 Stories of our Lives
19.30 Talking Vision (R)
20.00 Koori Mail
20.30 Talking Law
21.30 New Statesman
22.00 Sunday Book at Bedtime
22.30 Green Advocate (R)
23.00 BBC World Service