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 at 8pm. Phone 9525 3551 to contact the producers or make a donation.
ATv — Subverting the one-way media via CATv's regular Sydney program. CTS Sydney, every Thursday, 10.30pm, CTS UHF 31. Phone Karina at 9557 3223 or John at 9569 4963. Visit the web page at Queer Son — Made by Vickie Seitchik, the mother of a gay man, this doco talks to families of gay and lesbian children to reveal the emotional journeys taken by parents towards acceptance. SBS, Friday, December 12, 11.20pm.
Arabian Agenda — Women's rights in the Arab countries. Toujan Faisal, the only woman in Jordan's parliament, for whom death threats have become routine, is a relentless fighter for democracy. SBS, Sunday, December 14, 7pm.
Future Watch: Animal Farm — Is it right to use an animal's life to help save a human one? ABC-TV, Sunday, December 14, 10.35pm.
South Central Los Angeles: Inside Voices — Made a year after the 1992 LA riots, this documentary attempts to identify the causes of and remedies for the problems of South Central. SBS, Monday, December 15, 11.10pm.
Movie: I am Cuba (1964) — A female voice (Cuba) takes us through the Cuban revolution. From Cuba. Tuesday, December 16, 12.30pm.
Bougainville: Our Island, Our Fight — Bougainville has been at war for nine years with PNG. This SBS Independent production, produced and directed by Wayne Coles-Janess, features an exclusive interview with BRA leader Francis Ona and contains footage shot in no-go areas held by the rebels. SBS, Tuesday, December 16, 8pm.
Half Life — The history and effects of nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands. Many islanders now suffer from radioactive poisoning. ABC-TV, Tuesday, December 16, 11.50pm.
Dead West: War on the American Desert — Due to arms testing, vast areas of the world have become unfit for human life. SBS, Thursday, December 18, 9.30pm.
Saints and Sinners: The History of the Popes — An entertaining series that looks at the Papacy as a religious and political force. It shows that popes were often thugs, bandits and womanisers. SBS, Sunday, December 21, 8.30pm.
The Unofficial Version — Palestinian film-maker Rashid Hasharawi was born and raised in a UN refugee camp in Gaza. What is daily life like for the people who still call these camps home? SBS, Monday, December 22, 4.30pm.
In the Land of Film Veterans — A portrait of revolutionary Soviet director Dziga Vertov, and the story of the legendary mobile cinemas of the Soviet Union in the 1920s. SBS, Saturday, December 27, 2pm.
Portrait of Mick — Mick Dodson, one of Australia's best known Aboriginal leaders, tells his own painful story. ABC-TV, Saturday, December 27, 6.30pm.
The Shadow of a Gunman — Set in 1920 during the republicans' campaign to make Ireland ungovernable. With Kenneth Branagh, Stephen Rea and Bronagh Gallagher. ABC-TV, Saturday, December 27, 9.30pm.
Arabian Agenda — Aicha Belarbi is a Moroccan woman who has been involved in the struggle for democracy in her country since her student days. Now, as a professor of sociology at the University of Rabat, she's an advocate of women's rights and a member of a socialist women's group. SBS, Sunday, December 28, 7pm.
History's Turning Points — China's Long March, under the command of Mao Zedong, in 1935. SBS, Sunday, December 28, 8pm.
Hold Your Breath: Tuberculosis — Tuberculosis is a rapidly growing threat. In eastern Europe, Asia and Africa it is on the rise. The disease is developing because of short-sighted health policies and cuts in health funding and social services. SBS, Tuesday, December 31, 8pm.
Movie: Bandit Queen (1995) — Shekhar Kapur's shattering depiction of the life of Phoolan Devi, a lower-caste woman sold as a wife and raped at the age of 11, who becomes an outlaw and leads her own gang of bandits. From India. SBS, Thursday, January 1, 10.30pm.
Summer of the Bomb — Examines the months that preceded the first use in war of atomic bombs and shows that the decision to use the bomb at Hiroshima and Nagasaki was about demonstrating US might to the Soviet Union. SBS, Saturday, January 3, 4.30pm.
The Children of Nicaragua — A group of children have their own radio program in the city of Esteli dedicated to defending the rights of children. They don't hesitate to ask tough questions of the chief of police, the mayor or even the country's president. SBS, Saturday, January 3, 7pm.