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Sunday 04 January 2009

Black Liberation Theology

In his battle to gain the Democratic nomination Senator Barack Obama faced increasing pressure over his relationship with his former pastor Reverend Jeremiah Wright and with the ministry of the Black Liberation Churches. This week we explore the history of Black Liberation Theology and pastor Reverend Jeremiah Wright's place in that history.This program was first broadcast on 6th July 2008  Read Transcript

Sunday 28 December 2008

Alcohol in Australia: a history of drinking

Australians have enjoyed a drink since the first days of white settlement. On Rear Vision this week, a history of drinking in Australia and of government attempts to control it. This program was first broadcast on 15 June 2008.  Read Transcript

Sunday 21 December 2008

On Holidays

Many of us have a sense that our time is being encroached upon; by work, family, and financial pressures. It's an anxiety reflected in the unpopularity of the previous government's WorkChoices legislation, and our contemporary obsession with the notion of work/life balance. This program was first broadcast on 11th May 2008  Read Transcript

Sunday 14 December 2008

Controlling pornography

The federal government is about to begin a trial of its controversial mandatory internet filter. Rear Vision traces the origins of modern pornography and the history of government attempts to control it.  Read Transcript

Sunday 07 December 2008

Universal Declaration of Human Rights turns 60

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights turns 60 next week and, as the founding document for all international human rights treaties, it has played an important legal and intellectual role for the past 60 years.  Read Transcript

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