EnhanceTV Politics and Government Highlights RSS Feed http://www.enhancetv.com.au/tvhighlights/?category=60 Fri, 24 May 2013 02:12:20 1000 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.enhancetv.com.au/tvguide/displaytv.php?RecordId=143202 The series examines the rise of a new class in Canberra - that of the professional advisor. In the past it was politicians, guided by public servants, who made the decisions. Today they have 'staffers', dozens of paid advisors. We don't vote for them, we don't even know their names, and we're not quite sure what they do. But they wield enormous influence. They are very much the power behind the power. They are The Hollowmen. http://www.enhancetv.com.au/tvguide/displaytv.php?RecordId=172006 From The Cold War and onwards, American cinema has told stories which identify a collective fear of invasion, nuclear destruction and invasive political ideologies. From War of the Worlds through to Alien and Independence Day, directors have reflected this paranoia back to a receptive public. Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, James Cameron and Roland Emmerich provide some of their personal experiences, while the program puts the films in historical, social and political context. http://www.enhancetv.com.au/tvguide/displaytv.php?RecordId=179477 Ningla - A'Na records the protests, arrests and life at the Aboriginal tent embassy on the lawns of old Parliament House. It incorporates interviews with black activists, the work of the National Black Theatre, Aboriginal Medical Service and Aboriginal Legal Service. It is a unique historical document that is the only record made with the co-operation of the protesters. http://www.enhancetv.com.au/tvguide/displaytv.php?RecordId=183255 An extraordinary story of the hard-fought rise and dramatic fall of a visionary Australian Prime Minister during one of the country's most turbulent eras. With its scandals and political deaths, dizzying highs and terrible lows, prime minister Gough Whitlam's rise and fall reads like Shakespeare. Heroic to some, flawed to others, his changes still echo today. (STUDY GUIDE AVAILABLE) http://www.enhancetv.com.au/tvguide/displaytv.php?RecordId=183352 Initially a Cold Warrior, Kennedy undergoes a profound transformation catalyzed by the harrowing Cuban Missile Crisis. Kennedy and Khrushchev embark on a path to end the Cold War, cut tragically short by assassination.