As it Happened 鈥 Sweet Home Chicago 鈥 In Chicago, the delta blues evolved into a city style of hard-driving, electric urban folk blues. By the 1950s, Chess Records succeeded in bringing this music, now called rhythm and blues, to an international
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The Disorderly House of Windsor 鈥 Finally, a documentary that sees further than Prince Charles' sex life. With the cost of the monarchy estimated at over Lstg100 million per year, the obvious question arises, "Is it worth it?". With contributions
Platypus Man 鈥 This documentary focuses on the work of John Wamsley, dedicated environmentalist and creator of the Warrawong Sanctuary in the Adelaide Hills. ABC, 12.30am, Wednesday, September 14.
As It Happened: Acts of War 鈥 A
Red Ted and the Great Depression 鈥 "Red Ted" Theodore was the union organiser who rose to become federal treasurer just in time to face the gravest economic crisis in Australian history. ABC, 8.30pm, Wednesday, August 31.
As it Happened: the
Dolphin Stories 鈥 Being at the end of the food chain has its down side, particularly when toxic substances have accumulated at each step, making the dolphin's next meal potentially fatal. SBS, 7.30pm, Thursday, August 25.
ABC Special: The
People: Battling Siki 鈥 "Siki, the unbeatable African hero. Siki, the intelligent sauvage from the jungle. Siki, the fighter against racial discrimination." The descriptions are wide and varied and all add to story of Battling Siki. Siki, whose
About Us: Concrete City 鈥 The struggle of the residents of the inner city Sydney suburb of Pyrmont as they try to preserve the character of their area whilst facing huge residential development. SBS, 8.30pm, Wednesday, August 10.
As it
About Us: Secrets of the Moche 鈥 Archaeologists uncover proof of the existence of a fabled lost civilisation that pre-dated the Incas. For seven centuries the Moche empire existed between the Andes and the Pacific, producing feats of art and
Masterpiece: Larry Kramer 鈥 "The idea of a judicious Larry Kramer is an oxymoron ... I would like there to be a gay Malcolm X, a gay Martin Luther King ... but until there is, Larry is the best we've got," says Christopher Bram, critic and writer.
South 鈥 An international magazine program in seven parts, including filmmakers from the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia. The first episode assesses the mood on student campuses in China after the tragedy of Tienanmen Square, and the economic situation
Wednesday Special: The Gadfly 鈥 This dramatised documentary is the story of Francis James, one of the most colourful and mysterious figures in Australia's recent history: air ace, journalist, publisher, agitator (an early and vocal opponent of the
El Fatra: Man in Front of the Sand 鈥 A documentary on the deserts of Africa, which are spreading at an alarming rate, forcing nomads closer to the sea. This brings them into conflict with the local fishing people. SBS, 5am, Sunday, July 3.
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