Actively Radical TV — Knowing precisely what is screening when on Sydney's community television station, CTA, is still a bit of a hit and miss affair. However, the most consistent program is put together by the team from Actively Radical TV. It screens every Friday at 10.30pm. This week's program, Bougainville: Australia's Genocidal War, features interviews with Moses Havini, representative of the Bougainville Interim Government, and journalist Max Watts. A short documentary looks at the history of colonialism in Bougainville and the role of the giant Australian mining company CRA. CTA (UHF 31), Friday, February 3, 10.30pm.
Dance on your land — Aboriginal people from Mornington Island and Borroloola travel 8000 km to visit the communities of remote WA. Through song and dance they pass on stories and opinions, just as has been done for generations within their own communities. Produced by the Woomera Aboriginal Corporation of Mornington Island. SBS, Sunday, February 5, 3.45pm.
Stalin and the massacre at Katyn Wood — This episode of the documentary series Great crimes and trials of the twentieth century focuses on the Katyn Wood massacre, in which 4000 Polish soldiers were killed. The German army discovered the bodies, but Stalin denied responsibility. It was not until 1991 that final proof of Stalin's guilt surfaced. ABC TV, Tuesday, February 7, 8pm.
Tiny and Ruby: Hell Divin' Women — A brilliant doco about jazz trumpeter Tiny Davis and her lover and 40-year partner, drummer Ruby Lucas. Tiny and Ruby were veterans of the famous all-woman International Sweethearts of Rhythm in the '40s. Archival material, live performances, interviews and tributes are woven together in a program that is both fascinating and fun. SBS, Wednesday, February 8, 7.30pm.
Tracking down Maggie — Documentary film maker Nick Broomfield follows British ex-PM Margaret Thatcher after her fall from office. As he attempts to penetrate her security, he finds himself also on the trail of her son Mark, accused of international arms smuggling. ABC TV, Wednesday, February 8, 8.30pm.
Hitler's secret weapons — Midway through World War II, German scientists and engineers worked to design and build rockets that were to play a role in the battle against England. They also built pilotless planes that could deliver explosives over huge distances. Twenty thousand prisoners, used as slave labour, died during the years of production. After the war, the very same scientists were "recycled" to produce the same weapons for the allies. The program concludes with the image of German scientists testing the V2 rocket for the US. SBS, Thursday, February 9, 8.30pm.
The Italians: Fascism and anti-Fascism 1922-1940 — The rise of Mussolini caused upheavals in Italian communities around the world, including Australia. ABC TV, Thursday, February 9, midnight.
Movie: Dark City (1990) — A thriller based on the case of the Sharpeville Six in South Africa. An apartheid collaborator is killed during a mass protest in the Dark City shantytown. Seven innocent people are arrested. SBS, Friday, February 10, midnight.