Programs of interest on Sydney Community TV (UHF 31) —
Perleeka, indigenous Australians' program, nightly, 7pm.
Art Experimenta, Mondays, 8pm and 11.30pm, and Tuesdays, 3am and 6.30am.
Bent TV, gay and lesbian program, Thursdays, 10.30pm and Fridays, 2.30am.
XX, women's program, Fridays, 8pm and midnight, and Saturdays, 5am.
Waste Not, Want Not, environment and recycling, Saturdays, 8.30pm and 12.30am, and Sundays, 4.30am. For more information phone 649 9622.
Actively Radical TV — Community television's progressive current affairs program tackles the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Friday, 10.30pm.
The Metropolis — A series that looks at social, political and environmental issues related to life in the world's growing cities. SBS, Friday, February 23, 7.30pm.
Movie: Electric Moon (1991) — Tour operators deal with fussy western tourists and stringent conservation laws in this spoof on the marketing of Indian culture. SBS, Friday, February 23, 11.45pm.
A Difficult Homecoming — A documentary looks at eastern Europe as it grapples with the coming of capitalism. SBS, Saturday, February 24, 1.30pm.
Storytellers of the Pacific — Documentary series about contemporary indigenous people in the Pacific region focusing on their culture, history and experiences of colonialism. ABC TV, Saturday, February 24, 6pm.
Hong Kong — First of a three-part series examining the ramifications of the handing over of Hong Kong to China on June 30, 1997. SBS, Sunday, February 25, midnight.
Global Family — Since 1945, much of Tokyo Bay's shoreline has been bulldozed in the name of development. The bay is now polluted and much of the wildlife has left. On the tidal flats that remain a dedicated group has worked to create a sanctuary to bring back birds. SBS, Sunday, February 25, 2pm.
Movie Matinee: The Betrayal (1993) — Spanning 30 years of Romanian history, this gripping drama reveals how the Stalinist police state attempted to control its artists and writers. SBS, Thursday, February 29, 12.30pm.
The View from Here: Democracy — A behind-the-scenes look at parliamentary "democracy" and "politics". The camera follows the highs and lows of a Labor candidate in the 1994 federal election from the number-crunching of his preselection to the media manipulations of the leadership. ABC TV, Thursday, February 29, 9.30pm.