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 Sunday, 9-11pm. 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.
Troubled: A Personal Look at Northern Ireland — Richard Snashall's aim was to make a very complex and confusing struggle clearer, and with this in mind, he spent five weeks filming and interviewing people from both sides of the religious and political divide. SBS, Friday, November 10, 8.30pm.
Scenes of an Occupation — On the ninth anniversary of the Santa Cruz Cemetery massacre in East Timor, SBS is screening award-winning film-maker Carmela Baranowska's documentary on the final six months of Indonesia's 24-year occupation. Working alone, Baranowska arrived in March 1999, before the United Nations or any international observers, and recorded scenes of escalating violence by pro-integration militias as the date of the referendum drew closer. SBS, Sunday, November 12, 8.30pm.
Australia by Numbers: Kalgoorlie 6430 — Leigh Varis-Beswick is the Lions Club president, a city councillor, brothel madam and transsexual. Her relationship with the town of Kalgoorlie and its more conservative elements is the subject of this episode. SBS, Tuesday, November 14, 7.30pm.
Stolen Generations — Nominated for Best Documentary in this year's AFI Awards. Indigenous film-maker Darlene Johnson draws on personal stories and commentary to describe the experience of Australia's stolen generations. Historians Henry Reynolds and Marcia Langton refute claims that suggest indigenous children forcibly removed might be seen as "rescued". Three survivors of the system describe their own experiences and reflect on the meaning of separation policies in their own lives. SBS, Tuesday, November 14, 8.30pm.
100 Images of the 20th Century — In 1960, Dietrich Mumembey took the last photo of former Congo prime minister, Patrice Lumumba, as a prisoner of the CIA-backed General Mobutu — he was never seen again; Alberto Korda's 1966 photo of Che Guevara has become the most widely reproduced photograph of the 20th century. SBS, Wednesday, November 15, 7.30pm.