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, 7pm. 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 9525 3551 to contact the producers or make a donation.
A pas de Probleme! — A look at contemporary African cinema, with interviews with leading African film-makers and music by Youssou N'Dour, Ladysmith Black Mambazo. SBS, Saturday, April 11, 2.50pm.
Movie: A Silent Traveller — This drama tells of the divided loyalties among Kurdish villagers caught in the struggle between resistance fighters and the authorities. Directed by Ibrahim Selman. From the Netherlands, in Kurdish, English subtitles. SBS, Tuesday, April 14, 12.30am.
Movie: The Silence of Neto (1994) — The poignant story of a Guatemalan boy's coming of age in the 1950s, a period marked by political upheaval, CIA meddling and Cold War paranoia. SBS, Tuesday, April 14, 12.30pm.
Movie: My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) — Sexual and racial politics meet in Thatcher's Britain. The film follows Omar and gay, fascist skinhead Johnny as they run a dilapidated laundrette given to Omar by his rich uncle. ABC-TV, Wednesday, April 15, 11.15pm.
The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs — A six-part documentary on the struggle of the Palestinian people. ABC-TV, Thursday, April 16, 9.30pm.
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising — The Warsaw Ghetto uprising was one of the most important acts of resistance against the Holocaust. In this poetic documentary, Marek Edelman, a leader in the underground and one of the few to survive, talks in detail about those 53 days of dignity and resistance. SBS, Friday, April 17, 12.30pm.
Big Fish in China — A profile of acclaimed Chinese film director Zhang Yimou (Raise the Red Lantern and Red Sorghum). ABC-TV, Sunday, April 19, 11pm.
Dreams About Tibet — China watcher Orville Schell, who travelled secretly to Tibet in 1994, explores the west's intense interest in the fate of Tibet. The film looks at the growing awareness of an endangered Tibetan religious and cultural heritage. SBS, Tuesday, April 21, 8pm.
Great Crimes and Trials of the 20th Century: Sacco and Vanzetti — An infamous political frame-up from 1920s USA. ABC-TV, Thursday, April 23, 6.30pm.