Tom's TV picks week beginning 20 November
Slim pickings this week. After Sunday's documentary on Daniel Ellsberg (The Most Dangerous Man in America), I can really only suggest two picks this week:
Tuesday 22 November at 10.05pm on SBS1: The Pipe
"A compelling documentary film four years in the making, The Pipe tells the story of the small Rossport community which has taken on the might of Shell Oil and the Irish State. The discovery of gas off this remote coastal village has led to the most dramatic clash of cultures in modern Ireland. The rights of farmers over their fields, and of fishermen to their fishing grounds, has come in direct conflict with one of the world's most powerful oil companies. When the citizens look to their State to protect their rights, they find that the government has put Shell's right to lay a pipeline over their own. Already 5 locals have spent 94 days in jail rather than let the proposed Shell pipeline cross their lands. This once tranquil area is engulfed in turmoil, as huge numbers of police drafted in. Normal policing has broken down following baton charges, surveillance, arrests, and a hunger strike by a local schoolteacher...".
And, possibly this:
Thursday 24 November at 7.30pm on SBS2: Trails from the East: Syria and Jordan: the Great Enemy
Part 10 of a series of 13 documentaries from Holland exploring nations and cultures in Asia, the Middle East and Europe. Blurb says: "In "The Great Enemy", the train ride goes from the Iraqi-Syrian border to Aleppo, Syria. From there the train continues to Damascus and Amman (Jordan), until Aqaba, bordering Israel. This episode explores how travellers manage their relationship with their enemies, Israel and America. One traveller claims he does not want to be seen as a terrorist, while the train conductor praises Palestinian suicide bombers. Outside of the train we meet Rana Husseini, a Jordanian journalist, who questions honor killings in her country and is therefore often accused of being pro-American". Hmmm...
There's also the regulars (Pride and Prejudice tonight, Sunday, on ABC1 at 10.35pm; The Killing on Wednesday night on ABC2 at 8.30pm; Friday Night Lights on, yes, Friday night, also on ABC2 at 8.30pm). And, for a bit of light relief, Tampopo (Japan, 1985) (Monday at 10.30pm on SBS2).
Tuesday 22 November at 10.05pm on SBS1: The Pipe
"A compelling documentary film four years in the making, The Pipe tells the story of the small Rossport community which has taken on the might of Shell Oil and the Irish State. The discovery of gas off this remote coastal village has led to the most dramatic clash of cultures in modern Ireland. The rights of farmers over their fields, and of fishermen to their fishing grounds, has come in direct conflict with one of the world's most powerful oil companies. When the citizens look to their State to protect their rights, they find that the government has put Shell's right to lay a pipeline over their own. Already 5 locals have spent 94 days in jail rather than let the proposed Shell pipeline cross their lands. This once tranquil area is engulfed in turmoil, as huge numbers of police drafted in. Normal policing has broken down following baton charges, surveillance, arrests, and a hunger strike by a local schoolteacher...".
And, possibly this:
Thursday 24 November at 7.30pm on SBS2: Trails from the East: Syria and Jordan: the Great Enemy
Part 10 of a series of 13 documentaries from Holland exploring nations and cultures in Asia, the Middle East and Europe. Blurb says: "In "The Great Enemy", the train ride goes from the Iraqi-Syrian border to Aleppo, Syria. From there the train continues to Damascus and Amman (Jordan), until Aqaba, bordering Israel. This episode explores how travellers manage their relationship with their enemies, Israel and America. One traveller claims he does not want to be seen as a terrorist, while the train conductor praises Palestinian suicide bombers. Outside of the train we meet Rana Husseini, a Jordanian journalist, who questions honor killings in her country and is therefore often accused of being pro-American". Hmmm...
There's also the regulars (Pride and Prejudice tonight, Sunday, on ABC1 at 10.35pm; The Killing on Wednesday night on ABC2 at 8.30pm; Friday Night Lights on, yes, Friday night, also on ABC2 at 8.30pm). And, for a bit of light relief, Tampopo (Japan, 1985) (Monday at 10.30pm on SBS2).
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