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, 9pm. Ph 9565 5522. Visit Lessons of Darkness — Ostensibly a documentation of Kuwait in the aftermath of the Gulf War, Werner Herzog's mostly silent film, accompanied by classical music, presents the changed landscape of the oil fires in a way both terrifying and beautiful. SBS, Saturday November 3, 7.30pm.
Live Nude Girls Unite — Julie Query, stand up comic and peep-show dancer, gives a first-hand account of the appalling work conditions faced by sex workers and aims to organise the only strippers' union in the US. SBS, Saturday November 3, 9pm.
The Battle of Chile part 1 — "The Bourgeois Insurrection". On September 11, 1973, Chilean President Salvador Allende's government was overthrown in a bloody coup by US-backed General Augusto Pinochet's army. Patricio Guzman and five colleagues had been filming the political developments in Chile throughout the nine months leading up to that day. SBS, Sunday, November 4, 12.30pm.
Bar Girls — Marita Giovanni's light-hearted look at the dating escapades of a group of lesbians. SBS, Monday November 5, 11.35pm.
Troubled Waters — In Broome, Indonesian fishermen are routinely incarcerated for "invading" Australian waters and are increasingly being drawn into the "people smuggling" issue. SBS, Tuesday, November 6, 8.30pm.
Hybrid Life: Delivery Day — Explores the Vietnamese migrant experience through the eyes of a young girl in her mother's sweatshop. SBS, Thursday, November 8, 8.00pm.
The German Gambit: Onto the Streets — Two-part documentary/drama examines the political events that led to the opening of the border between East and West Germany. SBS, Thursday, November 8, 10.00pm.
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