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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.

Unfinished Business: Reconciling the Nation — SBS is screening a number of programs between May 25 and June 3 to coincide with National Sorry Day (May 26). The season includes nine new programs, most made by indigenous film-makers, commissioned by SBS. SBS will also feature live coverage of Corroboree 2000 and the presentation of the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation's document for national reconciliation on May 26 and 27.

Stolen Generations — A compelling new documentary that details the history of the removal of Aboriginal children from their parents and draws together personal testimony of the survivors' suffering and resistance. SBS, Saturday, May 27, 7.30pm.

My Mother, My SonMy Mother, My Son is a drama that explores the morality of stealing, particularly in relation to Australia's stolen generations. SBS, Saturday, May 27, 9pm.

We're not Lost — A documentary presenting positive impressions of contemporary Tasmanian Aboriginal culture. The battle against the myth that there are no Tasmanian Aborigines continues. ABC-TV, Sunday, May 28, 1pm.

H.G. Wells — Former British Labour Party leader Michael Foot investigates Wells in a two-part critical biography. ABC-TV, Sunday, May 28, 11.20pm.

Riots of Passage — When NSW police gunned down a disturbed young man on Bondi Beach in 1997, Kilty O'Gorman became angry. The 17-year-old activist with civil rights group Justice Action launched a campaign to disarm the police. ABC-TV, Tuesday, May 30, 8pm.

Lies, Spies and Olympics — If you thought the Olympic Games have only recently become by-words for scandal, deceit, power politics and crass nationalism, this documentary may set you straight. It looks at the Cold War intrigues that surrounded the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. ABC-TV, Wednesday, May 31, 8.30pm.

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