On the box

Issue 

The Chaser's War on Everything — Australian political satire. ABC, Wednesday, April 25, 9pm.

Child Soldiers — The plight of children recruited to fight in armed conflicts around the world, and the daunting post-conflict challenges they face. ABC, Monday, April 3, 3.25am.

Dateline: Buy a kidney in Pakistan — If you're poor and living in Pakistan, you used to be able to sell your kidney, but now the practice is being outlawed. SBS, Monday, April 30, 3.30pm.

Message Stick — Two sisters revisit the landscapes of their early childhood and recount their young lives as Wirrangul women. ABC, Monday, April 30, 6pm.

Future Focus: Patent for a Pig — The seeds of the world are now owned primarily by one company, Monsanto, which is aiming to extend its control to pigs by patenting and thus privatising gene sequences, many of which are found naturally in pigs. SBS, Tuesday, May 1, 8.30pm.

The Maze — The Maze is a prison like no other; built to contain the Northern Ireland "troubles", it became the centre of the political struggle. ABC, Wednesday, May 2, 12.30am.

Living Black — Indigenous news and current affairs program. SBS, Wednesday, May 2, 6pm.

Dateline: Iraq's refugee crisis — Iraqis are abandoning their country in droves with 2 million so far fleeing the violence to Jordan and Syria. SBS, Wednesday, May 2, 8.30pm.

Hidden Treasures with Betty Churcher — Tommy McRae, who died in 1901, and his contemporary, Mickey of Ulladulla, show the amazing adaptability of Aboriginal artists. ABC, Thursday, May 3, 6.50pm.

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