Message Stick : Life And Death Of The Murray — Looks at the views the traditional owners who share the Murray River have on the health and the future of the river. ABC, Friday, July 28, 6pm.
Israel's Generals: Ariel Sharon — Sharon's path is chronicled in this documentary, from a commander who carried out the ugly side of political decisions and crushed dissent with an iron fist. SBS, Monday, July 31, 2pm.
Fearless: Stories From Asian Women — Examines the experiences of four women fighting for social justice. SBS, Tuesday, August 1, 3.30pm.
Transnistria: Trafficking Arms On Europe's Doorstep — Iraq, the Caucasus and sub-Saharan Africa are all regions rocked by conflict that share one thing in common: many of the weapons in use there come from Transnistria. SBS, Tuesday, August 1, 8.30pm.
Guerrilla: The Taking Of Patty Hearst — In 1974, a militant, fringe political group kidnapped teenage newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst from her Berkeley apartment, and won her to their ideas. SBS, Tuesday August 1, 10pm.
Stalin: Three Faces Of Evil — Three-part series on Joseph Stalin looks in detail at how the dictator managed to transform his real self into a legendary hero. SBS, Thursday, August 3, 1.45am.
From Green Left Weekly, July 26, 2006.
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