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 Sunday, 9-11pm. 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.

Muhammad Ali: More Than Just a Boxer — Muhammad Ali was not just the greatest boxer of all time; he was also the loudest. At the height of his career, he joined the Nation of Islam, hung out with Malcolm X and refused to fight the Vietnamese people. This handsome, articulate and intelligent African-American enraged overt and covert racists. He was kicked out of the ring for more than three years. This program looks at Ali's tumultuous life. ABC-TV, Wednesday, May 3, 11.15pm.

Silent Sentinels — In 1998, an unprecedented mass bleaching swept the world's tropical oceans. In places, hundreds of kilometres of coral coastline were left severely damaged. Coming after a series of similar but lesser events since the 1980s, many scientists believed it provided further evidence of global warming. ABC-TV, Saturday, May 6, 6pm.

Tales from the Oklahoma Land Runs — How the West was invaded. After years of war to clear the US west of its Native-American owners, millions of acres of land was "given" away to more than 150,000 people who literally raced each other to stake a claim. SBS, Saturday, May 6, 7.30pm.

The Martyrs of Timor — On Sunday, April 4, 1999, people seeking safety and refuge in a church in East Timor were massacred by Indonesian-backed militia. ABC-TV, Sunday, May 7, 11.30am.

For God or Caesar — With the federal government outsourcing social services, the churches have been awarded millions of dollars to supply employment services for the unemployed. ABC-TV, Sunday, May 7, 10.35pm.

From GLW issue 403