On the box

True Stories: What really happened to Adolf Hitler — Almost 50 years after the death of Hitler, former Soviet intelligence officers break lifetime vows of silence to tell how he came to his end. Hitler and Eva Braun had taken refuge in a Chancellery bunker with Joseph Goebbels, his wife Magda and their six children. Goebbels and Magda were found dead at the entrance of the bunker; they had committed suicide after poisoning their children with cyanide. But the question remains, what happened to Adolf Hitler? ABC, 8.30pm, Sunday, June 19.

The Cutting Edge: Small Arms, Soft Targets — This BBC program does not tackle the fundamental issues of the arms trade and war industry. Instead it asks whether the laws of war which limit weaponry could be tightened without reducing soldiers' ability to fight. SBS, 8.30pm, Tuesday, June 21.

Cult Movie: It Came From Outer Space — This 1953 classic begins with a star-gazing couple who witness the crash of an alien spaceship in the Arizona desert. Will they be able to convince the locals in time to act? SBS, 9.30pm, Friday, June 24.

Movie: Ghosts of the Civil Dead — John Hillcoats' brutal account of a "lockdown" in a maximum security prison stars David Field and Nick Cave. SBS, midnight, Friday, June 24.

David Lynch — An insight into film maker David Lynch, including clips from Eraserhead, Elephant Man, Dune, Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart and Twin Peaks. The program also features interviews with Laura Dern, Nick Cage and John Hurt. SBS, 4.30am, Friday, June 24.

As Long as the Rivers Flow — A four-part documentary series focusing on the Native Canadian search for self-determination. SBS, 3.30pm, Saturday, June 25.

From GLW issue 147