REVIEW
On the box
7 March 2008
The Siege — Details how Nestor Cerpa and the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement took over 400 people hostage at the Japanese ambassador’s residence in Lima, Peru in 1996. SBS, Friday, March 14, 8.30pm.
Science: Total Isolation — A weapon of war and a form of extreme punishment, sensory deprivation has been used by the military and in prisons for decades. SBS, Sunday, March 16, 8.30pm.
Riot or Revolution: The Eureka Stockade 1854 — The story of the Eureka stockade told through re-enactment style monologues by the characters of Hotham, Huyghue and Carboni. ABC, Monday, March 17, 1.15am.
Artscape: Desert Heart — In the remote West Australian Aboriginal community of Bidyadanga, a new art movement has emerged — desert country painted in a saltwater palette. ABC, Tuesday, 18 March, 10pm.
Rules Of Engagement — Reveals what happened in Haditha, Iraq where twenty-four residents were killed by US forces in an incident that has led to one of the largest criminal cases in the Iraq war. SBS, Tuesday, March 18, 8.30pm.
Living Black — Indigenous news and current affairs program. SBS, Wednesday, March 19, 6pm.
Raul the Terrible — Raul Castells was born in Che Guevara’s village and admires Che’s convictions. His story is an insight into the politics of poverty in twenty-first century Argentina. SBS, Thursday, March 20, 1.30pm.
