On the box

Issue 

The Silent Feminists: America's First Women Directors — A look at the women who pioneered in the US film industry in the 1920s. SBS, Saturday, September 2, 1.45pm.
Songolo: Voices of Change — A celebration of black resistance culture in South Africa through the performances of radical poet-singer Mzwakhe Mbuli and playwright-storyteller, Gcina Mhlophe. SBS, Saturday, September 2, 2.30pm.
Mojo Working: Jimi Hendrix — Hendrix has become a cultural icon whose name is synonymous with the 1960s youth rebellion. Hendrix was not only an innovator of acid guitar rock but also continued the tradition of the great African American blues players. ABC TV, Sunday, September 3, 1.30pm.
Great Books: The Origin of the Species — Charles Darwin challenged social, political and religious orthodoxy with his theory of natural selection. SBS, Sunday, September 3, 7.30pm.
Apartheid — The concluding part of this French-made documentary deals with the struggle against apartheid from 1984 until the abolition of many apartheid laws in 1992. SBS, Sunday, September 3, 11.35pm.
Moruroa: The Big Secret — By popular demand, SBS will rescreen this recent documentary on the impact on the Polynesian people of France's nuclear test program in the Pacific. SBS, Tuesday, September 5, 8.30pm.
Hear Me Cry — A documentary about Ryszard Siwiec. In 1968, Siwiec immolated himself in front a stadium full of people in protest at the invasion of Poland by Warsaw Pact forces. SBS, Thursday, September 7, 1.30pm.
Isle of Wight Festival, 1970 — A classic pop festival doco that takes us back 25 years to an exciting time of youth rebellion, antiwar activity, cultural radicalism and psychedelic rock. More than 500,000 people from around the world gathered to hear Jimi Hendrix, the Doors, Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, Leonard Cohen, the Who and many others. ABC TV, Thursday, September 7, 8.30pm.
Opportunities for new Australian bands to be seen on national TV — Disculture, the organisation that helps bands distribute their self-financed recordings, has been appointed adviser to a new music program soon to be broadcast nationally on channel 10. Five minutes per show will be devoted to videos by new bands. Unsigned artists can send their videos to Disculture, PO Box 265, North Ryde, NSW, 2113. Artists without a video can also contact Disculture regarding filming clips for future shows. Ph (02) 870 7360, fax (02) 870 7361.

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