Actively Radical TV — Community television's progressive current affairs program, every Friday at 10.30pm. This week's program is a documentary on the history of women's liberation. Guests include Nadia Stani and Francis Peters, who discuss women's issues from the viewpoint of migrant and Aboriginal women. CTA Sydney (UHF 31), Friday, February 10, 10.30pm.
Movie: How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired (1989) — A French-language Canadian comedy that brings to life the myriad of racist stereotypes about black men. Haitian immigrant and aspiring writer Man, and his jazz-listening, Freud- and Koran-reading flatmate Bouba, turn the stereotypes to their own advantage. SBS, Saturday, February 11, 9.30pm.
Movie: Love is a Fat Woman (1987) — Another good film with a less-than-PC title. Jose, a journalist, is fired when he refuses to sensationalise the endemic poverty in Argentina. SBS, Saturday, February 11, midnight.
A Whole Different Ball Game — Politics and sport do mix! A four-part series that shows how cricket in India, rugby union in South Africa, baseball in Cuba and soccer in Brazil reflect each country's society, politics and culture. SBS, Monday February 13, 7.30pm.
Movie: Speak Up! It's So Dark (1992) — A neo-Nazi encounters an elderly Jewish psychiatrist who challenges his racial hatred. From Sweden. SBS, Monday, February 13, 9.30pm.
Profession: Neo-Nazi — A profile of the rising fuehrers of the ultra-right in Germany. The film gives chilling insights into the organisational structure of the movement. SBS, Monday, February 13, 11pm.
Movie: Fourteen Stations (1991) — A Spanish Republican exile boards a train to Madrid on a secret mission unaware that a hit man hired by the fascist Franco regime is on the same train. From Spain. SBS, Tuesday, February 14, 9.30pm.
What's So Funny? — This program tackles the controversial subject of "ethnic" humour. It follows the performances of several "ethnic" comedians as they attempt to reflect the migrant experience and the current state of multiculturalism — and get some laughs. Newcomer to the comedy stage Hung Le joins some more established comics like Vince Sorrenti and Nick Giannopoulos as they wrestle with the problem of how to reflect their backgrounds with humour without reinforcing racist and cultural stereotypes. ABC TV, Wednesday, February 15, 8.30pm.
Movie matinee: Samba Traore (1992) — Isn't it about time you had another sickie? This film by Idrissa Ouedraogo, one Africa's newest and brightest directors, is a must-see. It is typically sparse, economical and laid back. Samba holds up a service station. He believes he can settle down and enjoy his ill-gotten loot, but life's complexities catch up with him. SBS, Thursday, February 16, 12.30pm.
Last Stand at Little Big Horn — Custer comes a cropper! A doco that re-examines the myth of Custer's "heroic" last stand. Find out what really happened when plains Indians wiped out 210 soldiers of the 7th Cavalry on June 25, 1876. SBS, Thursday, February 16, 8.30pm.
The Italians: Italians and Australians at war — After Italy entered World War II, Italian Australians were suddenly considered "enemy aliens" and rounded up to be interned. ABC TV, Thursday, February 16, midnight.