On the box

Issue 

@9point = 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.

@9point = How to Save the Earth — The final episode of this series examines the economic imbalance between the industrialised countries and the Third World. It highlights the activities of the Green Warriors group in Mexico and the US. SBS, Sunday, August 20, 7pm.

@9point = Documentary: Women Without Veils — Through following the daily experiences of women in Tunisia, this program provides an alternative to the crude cliches of North African women served up in the western press. SBS, Monday, August 21, 1.05pm.

@9point = Defenders of the Wild — The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is trying to stop the killing of marine mammals in the driftnets of Korean, Taiwanese and Japanese fishing fleets. SBS, Monday, August 21, 7.30pm.

@9point = Documentary: Soul Survivor — Father Bernard Lynch, a gay Catholic priest, has been shunned and falsely accused of child molesting by his church hierarchy. He admits to sometimes doubting the existence of the loving god he preaches about. SBS, Tuesday, August 22, 12.30pm.

@9point = Movie: Laada (1990) — Three young African men contemplate their lives in a small village. From Burkina Faso.

@9point = Documentary: The Last Bolshevik — First of a compelling two-part portrait of Russian director Alexander Medvedkin. The film maker's complex life is revealed, from his birth in 1900 through the October Revolution, the civil war, Stalin's reign and to his death in 1989 at the height of perestroika. SBS, Thursday, August 24, 8.30pm.

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