On the Box

Issue 

Sixty Thousand Barrels — The residents of Sydney's Botany are attempting to fight a dire environmental threat 60,000 barrels of highly toxic waste in their midst. SBS, Friday, September 7, 2.30pm.

Robert F Kennedy: The Garish Sun — Examines Robert F. Kennedy's role in many of the major events of the 1960s — the Cuban Missile Crisis, the civil rights movement and the war in Vietnam. SBS, Friday, September 7, 8.30 pm.

Science: Moon for Sale — Could and should Helium-3 be mined and used as a new source of almost inexhaustible, clean and pollution-free energy on Earth? SBS, Sunday, September 9, 8.30pm.

Nokia: A Decent Factory — In an increasingly global economy, more corporations are outsourcing their production to countries with cheaper labour costs and less legal protection of workers' rights. Is Nokia any different? SBS, Monday, September 10, midnight.

Message Stick: Deadly Yarns — Showcasing the work of Indigenous writers, directors and producers. ABC, Monday September 10, 6pm.

Cutting Edge: Europe's 9/11 — Europe is home to more then 20 million Muslims, many of who remain on the margins of society. SBS, Tuesday, September 11, 8.30pm.

Protocols of Zion — Film-maker Marc Levin embarks on a personal journey to discover the truth about The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. SBS, Tuesday, September 11, 10pm.

Blackboards — Shows the difficult plight of the mountain people of Kurdistan through the eyes of the teachers who help them. SBS, Wednesday, September 12, 1pm.

Broken News: Halfway There Day — Takes a satirical, tongue-in-cheek look at the proliferation of 24-hour rolling news channels on cable TV and their desperate quest to find the latest breaking story. SBS, Wednesday, September 12, 1.57am.

Catalyst: Ocean Acidification, the BIG global warming story — Not only is warmer water bleaching the coral of the Great Barrier Reef, but recently a new threat to the reef's survival was discovered: carbonic acid. ABC, Thursday, 13 September, 8pm.

Get Up Stand Up: Say it Loud — Investigates the rich history of politics in black music, from Paul Robeson and Martin Luther King to Ms Dynamite, from the civil rights movement to black separatism, and from folk and blues to gangsta rap. ABC, Thursday, September 13, 11.20pm.

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