On the box

Pecan Summer – Takes us back in time to the events of the 1939 Cummeragunja walk-off in which hundreds of Yorta Yorta chose to leave their homes to protest against harsh conditions and treatment by the mission's manager. ABC1, Sunday, November 15, 1.30pm.

The Navigators – Ken Loach's award-winning film about five Yorkshiremen who try to survive after the British Rail is bought out by a private company in 1995. SBS1, Sunday, November 15, 10.35pm.

Cracks in the Mask – Over the last 100 years, the Torres Strait Islanders in far north Australia have been the subject of many anthropological expeditions resulting in a depletion of their cultural artefacts. NITV, Tuesday, November 17, 8pm.

Chicago 10 – At the 1968 Democratic Convention, protesters, denied permits for demonstrations, clashed with the Chicago Police Department, which waged a week-long terror campaign that resulted in massive riots. SBS1, Tuesday, November 17, 10pm.

Truth, Lies and Intelligence - In February 2003, millions of people worldwide took to the streets desperate to stop an unjust war. This documentary chronicles the inside journey of the coalition of the willing from the days following 9/11 to the bombing of Baghdad. SBS1, Wednesday, November 18, 1.30am.

Law and Disorder – Through extraordinary first person narratives, this is a blow-by-blow account of what happens when whistleblowers take on the authorities. The first episode is the story of Andrew Wilkie, the only Western intelligence officer to speak out before the 2003 invasion of Iraq. SBS1, Wednesday, November 18, 8.30pm.

From GLW issue 817