@9point = Actively Radical TV — Community television's progressive current affairs program tackles the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Friday, 10.30pm.
@9point = The Price of Gold — One million people from Brazil's forest villages risk mercury poisoning from gold mining. SBS, Sunday, August 13, 10.30am.
@9point = SBS goes square-eyed! — A week of special programs about television begins on August 13 on SBS. Highlights of the About Television series include:
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- Feed — Takes a comic look at the 1992 US presidential race by threading together those unguarded moments from the satellite signal just moments before they go on air with their rehearsed moves. Sunday, August 13, 12.15pm.
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- The Tube is Reality — A challenging commentary on the powerful influences behind US television. Programs are screened on the whims and wealth of advertisers who want shows that are "conflict-free, optimistic ... and bland". Sunday August 13, 7.30pm.
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- Brazil, Beyond Citizen Cane — Looks at TV in Brazil, where 150 million viewers — 25% illiterate — are at the mercy of the giant TV Globo network for their news and information. Sunday, August 13, 11.35pm.
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- La Stringers — Any tactic is justifiable for the "video vultures" in the race for raw news footage to sell to the big networks. A look into the seedy world of the camera mercenaries. Monday, August 14, 7.30pm.
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- TV in the villages — Three short films on the successful use of television and video by the Centre for Work with Indigenous People in Brazil in its efforts to empower local Indian tribes. Monday, August 14, 11pm.
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- Does TV Kill? — Before the average child in the US leaves primary school, he or she will have witnessed more than 8000 violent deaths on television. Is this diet of imaginary violence responsible for making the US a world leader in violent crime? Tuesday, August 15, 8.30pm.
@9point = In the Name of God — The growth of Hindu chauvinism and communalism in India. SBS, Wednesday, August 16, 12.30pm.
@9point = Death of Apartheid: The Whites' Last Stand — The final part of this series narrated by liberal South African journalist Alister Sparks. The misnamed Freedom Alliance — the Inkatha Freedom Party, remaining homeland leaders and the far-right white groups — attempted to thwart South Africa's first democratic election, but their plans went terribly wrong. ABC TV, Wednesday, August 16, 9.30pm.
@9point = Wildscreen: Once Upon Australia — The evolution of life in Australia from the dinosaurs to a distant future. ABC TV, Thursday, August 17, 8pm.