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 Thursday, 10pm and Saturday, 7pm. 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.
When We Were Kings -- The Oscar-winning documentary about the legendary 1974 “rumble in the jungle” between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. This entertaining and insightful film looks at the social, political and historical context in which the bout took place. Ali's wit and intelligence are the highlight of the film -- along with a great funky soundtrack. ABC-TV, Friday, February 19, 8.30pm.
Mara Nights -- The latest camera technology enables the wildlife of Kenya's Masai Mara to be filmed using only the light of the moon, resulting in footage never previously captured. ABC-TV, Saturday, February 20, 6pm.
Nigeria: the Rocky Road to Democracy -- Dateline goes to Ogoniland in the Niger delta region of Nigeria to find out what, if any, hopes the people have in the “transition to democracy”. SBS, Saturday, February 20, 7.30pm.
People's Century: 1917 Red Flag -- Worth watching for the classic original footage of the Russian Revolution, Lenin and Trotsky. ABC-TV, Tuesday, February 23, 11.05pm.
Zero Budget -- There has been an explosion of new lesbian feature film-makers in the US who, failing to secure support from corporate backers, are writing, producing and funding their own films. Zero Budget looks at four of these films and talks to the women who made them. SBS, Wednesday, February 24, 11.20pm.
