Message Stick: Faith Thomas — Thomas became one of the first Indigenous nurses to graduate from the Royal Adelaide hospital; the first Aboriginal nurse in South Australia to become a public servant and run a hospital; and the only Aboriginal woman to play international cricket for Australia. ABC, Friday, July 30, 6pm.

As it Happened: Watergate Plus 30 — Looks at the Watergate scandal after 30 years, giving a detailed account of events leading to the break-in at the headquarters of the Democratic Party in the Watergate Hotel and Office Complex in Washington. SBS, Saturday, July 31, 7.30pm.

Cutting Edge: Secrets of the Camps — Uncovers the background to the creation of Robert Mugabe’s feared youth militia in Zimbabwe. SBS, Tuesday, August 3, 8.30pm.

Hot Docs: Baadasssss Cinema — Combining film clips and interviews with actors, composers and directors, this program argues that “blaxploitation” films were in fact complex reactions to social situations and inequalities. SBS, Tuesday, August 3, 10pm.

Escape to Life — The story of the careers of Nobel Prize-winning author Thomas Mann’s eldest two children, Erika and Klaus Mann, who worked relentlessly against Nazism. SBS, Wednesday, August 4, 1pm.

Beautiful People — Drama/comedy set in London during October 1993 highlights some of the problems faced by asylum seekers in Britain during the Bosnian war. SBS, Wednesday, August 4, 11.30pm.

My Land, My Life — Looks at life on an occupied farm outside Zimbabwe’s capital Harare. SBS, Thursday, August 5, 2pm.

From Green Left Weekly, July 28, 2004.
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