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.
Remember the Ugandan Asians — Having lived in Africa for three generations, Ugandan Asians were expelled in 1974 by Idi Amin's regime. Thirty thousand of them came to Britain with £50 in their pocket after having been stripped of their possessions in Uganda. SBS, Sunday, July 30, 11.30am.
Message Stick: Photographic Memory — The story of Mervyn Bishop, a prominent Aboriginal photographer, whose photos have documented aspects of Australian life over the last 40 years. An exhibition of Bishop's photographs is on display at the Liverpool Regional Museum in Sydney. ABC-TV, Sunday, July 30, 1pm.
Songs from the Golden City — The Manhattan Brothers were the most successful South African jazz band of the 1940s and '50s. Behind their seemingly innocuous lyrics was a defiance that made them the toast of the townships. Thirty years later, band member Jo Mogotsi returned to play with young South African musicians. ABC-TV, Sunday, July 30, 3.45pm.
Sloba and Mira — Life in Serbia under the rule of Slobodan and Mira Milosevic. They have created a circle of around 10,000 millionaires to keep them in power. SBS, Tuesday, August 1, 8.30pm.
New York: Cosmopolis 1914-1931 — Harlem emerges as the African-American capital of the US. ABC-TV, Thursday, August 3, 9.30pm.