On the box Programs of interest on Sydney Community TV (UHF 31) — Perleeka, indigenous Australians' program, nightly, 7pm. Art Experimenta, Mondays, 8pm and 11.30pm, and Tuesdays, 3am and 6.30am. Bent TV, gay and lesbian program, Thursdays, 10.30pm and Fridays, 2.30am. XX, women's program, Fridays, 8pm and midnight, and Saturdays, 5am. Waste Not, Want Not, environment and recycling, Saturdays, 8.30pm and 12.30am, and Sundays, 4.30am. For more information phone 649 9622. Actively Radical TV — Community television's progressive current affairs program tackles the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Friday, 10.30pm. AIDS Benefit Opera Gala — The choir and orchestra of Deutschen Opera Berlin and numerous opera singers, including Marilyn Horne and Karen Armstrong, perform famous arias to raise money for HIV/AIDS research. SBS, Saturday, December 2, 12.30pm. Sauce for the Goose — A report on the explosion in women's demand for female-focused erotica. SBS, Monday, December 5, 8.30pm. The Preferred Sex ... The Desired Number — Two women film-makers, one from India and one from Nigeria, offer their perspectives on population issues and examine the interlocking issues of reproductive rights, status of women, population control and economic development. SBS, Wednesday, December 6, 8.30pm. The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power — The murder of Ken Saro-Wiwa is just the latest in the atrocities that have been committed in capitalism's lust for oil. This series details the history of oil. Oil has dominated foreign and domestic politics of many countries, shaken the world economy, started wars and dictated their outcome. ABC TV, Tuesday, December 5, 10.05pm. Darwin — An affectionate portrait of Charles Darwin directed by Peter Greenaway. SBS, Thursday, December 7, 8.30pm. Kam Yan — The first in a 10-part series from the ABC TV Aboriginal Programs Unit. The series will introduce ordinary people from a diverse range of indigenous Australian communities, who tell their stories and their concerns. ABC TV, Wednesday, December 6, 10.30pm.
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