On the box

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, 7pm.

Access News — Melbourne community TV, Channel 31, has excellent coverage of industrial, environmental and community actions throughout Victoria. Access News broadcasts every Monday, Thursday and Friday at 8pm. Phone (03) 9525 3551 to contact the producers or make a donation.

Castro, Che and Pretty Women — Alberto Diaz Gutierrez, or Korda as he became known, is a Cuban photographer who took the most famous picture of the revolutionary, Che Guevara. After working as a fashion photographer in the 1950s when Havana was virtually run by the US mafia and gambling and prostitution were rife, Korda became Castro's personal photographer and for 10 years after the revolution in 1959. Korda talks about his life and work, and revisits sites of his celebrated photos. SBS, Friday, October 25, 8.30pm.

Wild Sanctuaries — The Kalahari of southern Africa. SBS, Sunday, October 27, 7pm.

Wheeler on America — Drug laws in the US and their effect on society. SBS, Sunday, October 27, 8.30pm.

A Dream of Justice and Freedom — Hanna Ashrawi, an academic from the West Bank, has emerged as one of the Palestinian people's most eloquent and persuasive leaders. SBS, Monday, October 28, 5pm.

Baaba Maal — A profile of Baaba Maal from Senegal who has become African pop music's fastest rising star. SBS, Monday, October 28, 8.30pm.

From GLW issue 251