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 <http://www.channel31.org> for program details.
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. Phone 9633 6976 to contact the producers or make a donation.
Movie: The Making of the Mahatma (1996) — Shyam Benegal's epic focuses on Gandhi's period in South Africa as a young lawyer profoundly shocked by the country's racism. His defence of Indian civil rights culminates in a great march of Indian workers across the country. SBS, Wednesday, May 3, 12.30pm.
All Power to the People — Traces the evolution of the Black Panther movement. It immerses the viewer in an extraordinary fast-paced montage created from rare film footage, research materials which include 300,000 pages of heavily censored FBI and CIA documents, exclusive interviews with political prisoners, federal agents and former members of the civil rights movement and the Black Panther Party. SBS, Friday, May 4, 12.30pm.
Jefferson's Blood — In 1998, a story that had persisted in African American oral history for some 200 years was finally proved true with the help of DNA testing. It now seems highly probable that US President Thomas Jefferson fathered at least one, if not all, of the children of his slave, Sally Hemings. SBS, Saturday, May 5, 7.30pm.
Us Mob — A profile of the legendary 1970s' Aboriginal rock band, Us Mob. ABC-TV, Sunday, May 6, 1pm.