On the box

Message Stick: NSW Lands Council <197> What do the proposed changes to the NSW Aboriginal Lands Council mean for the local lands councils and traditional owners? ABC, Friday, November 10, 6pm.

Goodbye Lenin! <197> Excellent drama/comedy about the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. SBS, Saturday, November 11, 9.50pm.

Silent Storm <197> Did fallout from British nuclear testing in the 1950s contaminate Australia's milk supply? SBS, Sunday, November 12, 10.30am.

The Age of AIDS <197> On the 25th anniversary of the first diagnosed cases of AIDS, this series examines one of the worst pandemics the world has ever known. SBS, Sunday, November 12, 8.30pm.

Compass: Islam In Indonesia <197> Geraldine Doogue explores the ultra-conservative trend in Indonesian Islam. ABC, Sunday, November 12, 10.05pm.

On The Objection Front <197> Focuses on Israeli combat soldiers who have decided, after years of loyal reserve service, to refuse doing their annual 30 days duty in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. SBS, Monday, November 13, 5pm.

Start Strong <197> Offers models and ideas for communities in the area of Aboriginal maternal and infant care, and how some communities are managing these problems. SBS, Tuesday, November 14, 3.30 pm.

Cutting Edge: Lost Year In Iraq <197> In the aftermath of the fall of Saddam Hussein, a group of US citizens led by Ambassador Paul Bremer III set off to Baghdad to build a new nation and establish democracy in the Middle East. They left behind lawlessness, insurgency, economic collapse, death and destruction. SBS, Tuesday November 14, 8.30pm.

The Choice <197> Examines the abortion debate and interviews people who share their most intimate thoughts about what it was like to be suddenly confronted with an unwanted or unplanned pregnancy. SBS, Thursday, November 16, 8.30pm.

From GLW issue 689