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.
Access News — Melbourne community TV, Channel 31, has excellent coverage of industrial, environmental and community actions throughout Victoria. Access News broadcasts every Monday and Friday at 8pm. Phone (03) 9525 3551 to contact the producers or make a donation.
CATv — Subverting the "one-way media" via CATv's regular Sydney program. CTS Sydney, every Thursday, 10.30pm, CTS UHF 31. Ph Karina at 9557 3223 or John at 9569 4963. Visit the web page at http://www.cat.org.au/catv.
Orson Welles: The One-man Band — Making use of numerous fragments from Welles' estate, the film sketches a different picture of the last years of his life and consciously avoids the well-trodden paths taken by most film historians. The familiar and much analysed image of "Welles the Genius" is by-passed in favour of an inquiry into one of the most unusual and richly faceted personalities in film history. This program is followed by the movie Malpertuis, starring Orson Welles. SBS, Friday, April 25, 8.30pm.
Wole Soyinka — Andrea Stretton talks to the famous Nigerian playwright and democracy activist. He speaks of his turbulent life as well as art and politics. Through his plays, books and essays, Soyinka has kept the plight of the Nigerian people before the international community. Now in exile, he has been charged with treason by the Nigerian dictatorship. SBS, Monday, April 28, 8.30pm.
Timeframe: Lake Pedder — Hydro-electricity used to be good for Tasmania, no matter what. After Lake Pedder, people weren't so sure. The battle to save Lake Pedder galvanised the environment movement. The strength gained and the lessons learned were again put to use in the struggle to save the Franklin River, which gave birth to the modern Australian environment movement. ABC TV, Thursday, May 1, 8.30pm.
The Wilderness Years: The Pursuit of Power — The final episode of a history of the British Labour Party in opposition screens on the night of the general election. It looks at the aftermath of Labour's third consecutive election loss. Kinnock and the Labour leadership concluded that the party had not shifted to the right enough, so set about making it do so. SBS, Thursday, May 1, 8.30pm.