Caetano Veloso — Musicians Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil express their views on the racial problems in Brazil and how music has been a way for them to implement changes in society. SBS, Saturday, July 22, 2.25pm.

Fond Memories of Cuba — David Bradbury’s controversial documentary on Cuba. (Reviewed in GLW issue #500). SBS, Sunday, July 23, 11.00 am.

Israel’s Generals: Yitzhak Rabin — Traces Yitzhak Rabin’s career from a brigade commander at 25 years of age, his elevation to chief of staff in 1964 and his rise to “superstardom”. SBS, Monday, July 24, 2pm.

Broken News — Satirical, tongue-in-cheek look at the proliferation of 24-hour rolling news channels on cable TV and their desperate quest to find the latest breaking story to fill up their never-ending air-time, even when such a story does not exist. SBS, Monday, July 24, 8.30pm.

Fearless, Stories from Asian Women: Breaking the Caste — In India, where the caste system has created apartheid-like discrimination, child labour is common and women have few rights. SBS, Tuesday, July 25, 3.30pm.

Drug Trials: The Dark Side — Reveals how poor and illiterate patients in India are being used to test new drugs for the West, with some unaware they are even taking part in these clinical trials. SBS, Tuesday, July 25, 8.30pm.

Bougainville: Breaking Bows and Arrows — Captures both victims and perpetrators coming together after a decade-long civil war that left their community bitterly divided. SBS, Thursday, July 27, 1.40am.

From Green Left Weekly, July 19, 2006.
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