Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Thursday, 10pm and Saturday, 10.30pm. Ph 9565 5522.
Access News — Melbourne community TV, Channel 31, has excellent coverage of industrial, environmental and community actions throughout Victoria. Access News broadcasts every Monday at 8pm. Ph 9633 6976.
Walking Through a Minefield — Timed to coincide with the July 12 decision on the listing of Kakadu National Park as "world heritage in danger", Cathy Henkel's documentary, narrated by Rachel Griffiths, focuses on the main players in the struggle against the Jabiluka uranium mine. SBS, Friday, July 9, 8.30pm.
Food or Famine — David Suzuki asks whether the human population is going to outstrip Earth's food supply. SBS, Sunday, July 11, 12.30pm.
Onward Christian Soldiers — The radical Christian right has grown in 15 years from a small pressure group into a major force. SBS, Sunday, July 11, 2.30pm.
Disaster — On October 10, 1957, a fire was discovered inside Britain's first nuclear reactor at Windscale. The plant was built to manufacture plutonium for Britain's first atomic weapon. The UK Atomic Energy Authority admits that as many as 100 people may have died from the contamination. SBS, Sunday, July 11, 7.30pm.
Black Angels — "Black Angels — Thirteen Images from the Dark Land" was a piece of music written in 1970 inspired by the Vietnam War. "Black Angels" is performed by the Kronos Quartet. SBS, Sunday, July 11, 9.30pm.
Mindanao: the Call to Arms — The people of Mindanao in the Philippines are struggling for the right of national self-determination. ABC-TV, Sunday, July 11, 11.30pm.
National Press Club address: Jose Ramos Horta — ABC-TV, Tuesday, July 13, 1pm.
The Secret Factor — This Danish documentary reveals that the Chernobyl nuclear power plant was located in a geologically unsafe area and that several other European nuclear power plants are located just as dangerously. SBS, Tuesday, July 13, 8.30pm.
People's Century: War of the Flea — The BBC history of the world. This episode deals with how the Vietnamese people defeated US imperialism. ABC-TV, Tuesday, July 13, 11.05pm.
Ernesto "Che" Guevara: The Bolivian Diary — Richard Dindo's documentary traces the story of Che Guevara's Bolivian campaign. SBS, Tuesday, July 13, 11.40pm.
Australian Biography: Jim Cairns — Cairns, leader of the parliamentary Labor left in the 1960s and '70s, describes his career. SBS, Sunday, July 18, 8pm.
The Food Lovers' Guide to Australia — East Timorese cooking with independence activist Jose Gusmao from Darwin. SBS, Tuesday, July 20, 4.30pm.
Haiti Untitled — Explores the two seminal influences in Haitian life — voudou and politics. SBS, Tuesday July 20, 11.55pm.
The Legend of Fred Paterson — Set the video! The story of Australia's first Communist MP, Fred Paterson, who was elected to the Queensland parliament in 1944 and 1947. ABC-TV, Wednesday, July 21, 1.30am.
Movie: Daens (1992) — Stijn Coninx's outstanding drama about a priest's struggle against the oppression of the working class in 19th century Flanders. From Belgium. SBS, Thursday, July 22, 1.05am.