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. Phone 9633 6976 to contact the producers or make a donation.

Black Gold: the Curse of Venezuela — Despite Venezuela being one of the world's seven largest oil producers, half of its inhabitants live below the poverty line and 20% are illiterate. For almost a century, a steady flow of oil money has never been invested in development. SBS, Sunday, April 18, 1.50pm.

Washington's Other Scandal — The 1996 US elections were the most expensive in history. They were also the most corrupt. Eleven Democratic Party fund-raisers have been indicted, six suspects have fled the country, and more than 30 have refused to answer questions posed to them by congressional committees on the grounds that their answers may incriminate them. The former head of the Republican National Committee is under investigation by the Department of Justice. SBS, Tuesday, April 20, 8pm.

History's Turning Points — How the Zulus slaughtered the British at the Battle of Isandhlwana, but lost the war for South Africa. SBS, Thursday, April 22, 7.30pm.

Kosovo: the Valley — In the centre of Kosova lies the Drenica valley. In 1998, film-maker Dan Reed chronicled the Serbian forces' offensive against the Albanian-speaking majority. Contains graphic scenes of the aftermath of violence. ABC-TV, Thursday, April 22, 11.10pm.

From GLW issue 356