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, 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 to contact the producers or make a donation.

The Torture Trail — This powerful investigative documentary focuses on the illicit trade in weapons of torture between British companies and the most repressive countries in the world, with the British government's assistance. SBS, Friday, September 11, 1.25pm.

Dateline: Germany's Far Right — They call for a freeze on immigration, protest against "orientisation" of their country and urge an end to "national guilt" about the past. They blame foreigners for rising unemployment. With a federal election approaching, their views are influencing the major parties. Hanson's One Nation? No, it's the German People's Union (DVU), the largest of the country's far-right parties. Couching their racist message in populist, nationalist terms, the DVU scored a high vote in recent state elections. SBS, Saturday, September 12, 7.30pm.

Fooling with Nature — Lower IQS, reduced fertility, birth deformities and abnormalities within the immune system have all been suspected of being linked to synthetic chemicals in the environment. US scientists have found growing evidence that these chemicals, stored in our bodies, could threaten human health. "You are carrying at least 500 measurable chemicals in your body", points out scientist Theo Colborn. "They were never in anyone's body before the 1920s." SBS, Tuesday, September 15, 8pm.

From GLW issue 332