Masterpiece: Larry Kramer — "The idea of a judicious Larry Kramer is an oxymoron ... I would like there to be a gay Malcolm X, a gay Martin Luther King ... but until there is, Larry is the best we've got," says Christopher Bram, critic and writer. Kramer, through plays such as Normal Hearts and Faggots, and his activism in the pressure group ACT UP, was key in breaking many taboos associated with AIDS and putting it on the American agenda. Combining interviews with his friends, enemies and Kramer himself, this program looks at his recent work and how he has come to terms with being diagnosed HIV positive. SBS, 8.30pm, Monday, August 1.
The Cutting Edge: Red Flag over Tibet — After 40 years of Chinese occupation, American journalist Orville Schell takes an in depth look into the survival and life of the Tibetan people. SBS, 8.30pm, Tuesday, August 2.
Dolphin Stories — This episode examines the various experiments since the sixties to discover the secrets of these animals. SBS, 7.30pm, Thursday, August 4.
As it Happened: Flowers and the Wide Sea — Based on the best selling book by Eric Rolls, this two-part series tells the story of the Chinese in Australia. Problems of racism and the first Act of the new Australian parliament in 1901, which prevented further Chinese immigration, are some of the issues taken up in the first episode. SBS, 8.30pm, Thursday, August 4.
Mr Bean Just when you had thought Rowan Atkinson had pulled all the rubbery faces he could, two brand new episodes of Mr Bean kick of series four on the ABC, 8pm, Friday, August 5.
People: Uncle Ho — A profile of Ho Chi Minh, on the 100th anniversary of his birth, which details the victory of the revolution in Vietnam and his aspirations for his country in the light of contemporary developments. SBS, 8.30pm, Friday, August 5.
Cult Movie: Edward II — Derek Jarman's provocative adaption of the 1593 play focuses on Britain's only (known) homosexual monarch, whose preference for his lover over his queen was to eventually spark civil war. SBS, 9.30pm, Friday, August 5.