Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Thursday, 10pm and Saturday, 7pm.
Access News — Melbourne community TV, Channel 31, has excellent coverage of industrial, environmental and community actions throughout Victoria. Access News broadcasts every Monday and Friday at 8pm. Phone (03) 9525 3551 to contact the producers or make a donation.
CATv — Subverting the one-way media via CATv's regular Sydney program. CTS Sydney, every Thursday, 10.30pm, CTS UHF 31. Ph Karina at 9557 3223 or John at 9569 4963. Visit the web page at http://www.cat.org.au/catv.
Tales from Oceania — This episode takes us to Kiribati, northern Australia, Tahiti and also looks at the curious significance of the seahorse. SBS, Sunday, June 29, 7pm.
Four Corners: Enter the Dragon part 2 — Former Beijing correspondent Sally Neighbour asks if China will be the death of Hong Kong. Neighbour analyses several major business deals involving mainland companies and concludes that the prognosis for Hong Kong is grim. ABC-TV, Monday, June 30, 8.30pm.
Children of the Revolution — The story of the Chinese Cultural Revolution as it was experienced by students of the Beijing Central Conservatory. A generation of music students became Red Guards in the 1960s. SBS, Monday, June 30, 8.30pm.
Germ Genie — A frightening investigation into the worldwide threat of biological warfare. Cheap and easily made, biological weapons cannot be detected by satellite, only through the lens of a microscope. SBS, Tuesday, July 1, 8.30pm.
Foreign Correspondent: Hong Kong special — Globetrotter George Negus is in Beijing to present a series of interviews with political, business and cultural leaders about the significance of the return of Hong Kong. ABC-TV, Tuesday, July 1, 9.30pm.
The Prize — A repeat of the epic eight-part documentary that tells the history of the struggle for wealth and power that has always surrounded oil. ABC-TV, Wednesday, July 2, 12.30am.
Oskar and Jack — Oskar and Jack were separated by war and ideology. Born in Trinidad in 1933, they were separated when their German mother took Oskar back to Germany while Jack remained with his Jewish father. Oskar embraced Hitler, while in multiracial Trinidad, Jack's outlook was very different. They were reunited in 1979. An interesting take on the nature-nurture debate. SBS, Wednesday, July 2, 8.30pm.
Songlines — We meet Bart Willoughby, formerly of the legendary band No Fixed Address, Tiddas and the Warumpi Band. We head off to the Barunga Sports and Culture Festival. ABC-TV, Wednesday, July 2, 9.30pm.
Emu, Possum, We Want Them Back — Quantum goes to the rugged desert country of north-west South Australia, home of the Anagu-Pitjantjatjara people, who are working with scientists to survey the flora and fauna of their land. ABC-TV, Thursday, July 3, 8pm.
Our Republic — The scandal and intrigue behind the brief period in power of Italian rightist Silvio Berlusconi, who was swept to power in 1994. Berlusconi was soon mired in corruption scandals. SBS, Thursday, July 3, 8.30pm.
Thomas Jefferson — A two-part documentary portrait of the man who is revered as the author of the most sacred document in US history, the Declaration of Independence, and a founder of modern democracy. He also happened to have been a slave-owner all his life. ABC-TV, Thursday, July 3, and Friday, July 4, 8.30pm.