On the box

Issue 

Message Stick: Kalkadoon Man — Follows one of Australia's most respected musicians, William Barton, on a 10-day quest to make a didgeridoo using traditional methods. ABC, Friday, April 9, 6pm.

The Pill — Conceived as a solution to the population explosion, the birth control pill was a touchstone for the sexual liberation of the 1960s. SBS, Friday, April 9, 10pm.

Horns and Halos — Follows the fight to republish a controversial biography of George W. Bush which was withdrawn by its original publisher despite looking assured of becoming a bestseller. SBS, Tuesday, April 13, 1pm.

The Photograph — Drama set against the backdrop of the 15-year struggle for independence of the Kurds against the Turkish army. SBS, Tuesday, April 13, 11pm.

Positive Women — Intimate interviews challenge preconceived notions and ignorance about what it is really like to be a woman living with HIV. ABC, Wednesday, April 14, 12.35pm.

Songs That Changed the World: Respect (Aretha Franklin) — How Franklin's career interwove with the black civil-rights movement in the USA in the 1960s. SBS, Wednesday, April 14, 7.30pm.

Kim's Nuclear Gamble — Looks at North Korea's nuclear weapons capability. SBS, Thursday, April 15, 2pm.

From Green Left Weekly, April 7, 2004.
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