On the box

Wednesday, February 24, 1999 - 11:00

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.

Son of Africa, Father of a Nation — The official film biography of Nelson Mandela. It uses extensive interviews with Mandela and those closest to him, plus rare archival footage, to reveal the personality and history of the world's most admired leader. This film's "official" status means it is unlikely to challenge Mandela's saintly image, an image which will not pass to his successor, Thabo Mbeki, when Mandela retires in several months. SBS, Friday, February 26.

Blood Upon the Snow — This episode concentrates on the most dramatic events of autumn/winter 1941 — the Nazi attack on Moscow, the subsequent Russian counterattack and the siege of Leningrad. SBS, Sunday, February 28, 8.30pm.

The Untold Story — Twenty years ago, television came to South Africa. This program reveals the political manipulation by the apartheid-controlled management of news broadcasts and documentaries. SBS, Sunday, February 28, midnight.

Peace Prize — Interviews with Gerry Adams, Martin McGuinness, Ian Paisley and former Irish Prime Minister Albert Reynolds reveal the history of secret negotiations between the British and Irish governments and Sinn Fein. SBS, Monday, March 1, 12.55 am.

We're Funny that Way — Filmed at Canada's first international gay and lesbian comedy festival in Toronto, this program features 11 North American gay and lesbian comedians. SBS, Tuesday, March 2, 11.45pm.

Stonewall — A semi-fictional account of the pivotal moment in the history of the modern gay rights movement: the riots outside the Stonewall Inn in New York's Greenwich Village in 1969. ABC-TV, Wednesday, March 3, 11.05pm.

Baseball: Shadow Ball — Looks at racism and segregation in the United States' national game and examines the leagues organised by African Americans. ABC-TV, Thursday, March 4, 9.30pm.