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, 9pm. Ph 9565 5522. Visit <http://www.channel31.org> for program details.
Endgame in Ireland — "Talking to Terrorists", the second of a four-part series from the BBC, charts the history of the Irish peace process, as told by the key participants. This episode looks at the dialogue that opened after Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams wrote to the British Prime Minister John Major in 1990. SBS, Saturday, December 8, 7.30pm.
The Real Jesus Christ — This Channel 4 production presents Jesus as a leader main ambition was to drive the Romans out of Israel and end the oppression of the Jewish people. SBS, Saturday, December 9, 12.30pm.
Culture Jam — Culture jammers, fed up with the barrage of corporate media invading their lives, strike back using the media itself in a form of guerrilla warfare. SBS Tuesday, December 11, 8.30pm.
Political Assassinations — "Bloody Monday: Lord Mountbatten and the IRA". Lord Louis Mountbatten was a British naval hero, admiral and member of the British royal family. In 1979 the IRA blew up the boat Mountbatten was sailing on, killing him and several members of his family. SBS, Wednesday, December 12, 8.30pm.
Red Chapters: Rebel with a Cause — The epic story of Che Guevara's life. SBS, Thursday, December 13, 1.30pm.
Changing Ground — In the summer of 1999, five First Nations people from the Fraser River Valley near Vancouver made an extraordinary journey to a remote corner of Papua New Guinea. SBS, Thursday, December 13, 7.30pm.
Movie: A Single Spark — Set the video! Park Kwang-Su's film portrays the life and self-immolation of Jeon Tae II, a South Korean labour activist who committed suicide in 1970 to call attention to sweatshop conditions in his country. Stars Moon Sung-Keun, Hong Kyuong-In and Kim Sun-Jae. SBS, Friday, December 14, 12.30am.
From Green Left Weekly, December 5, 2001.
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