2003 - 04 Annual Report - Sbs

27• The Mandarin language program produced adocumentary, ‘Love Across Borders’, about an elderlyAustralian, Harold MacRell, who has helped hundredsof Chinese students overcome personal difficulties.• A feature by the Punjabi broadcaster examined a legalchallenge by the daughter of Punjabi asylum-seekersquestioning Australia’s immigration laws.• ‘The Other September 11’, was a Spanish languagedocumentary about eyewitness accounts of GeneralPinochet’s coup d’etat in Chile on September 11 1973.• On the second anniversary of the Bali bombings, theItalian, Maltese and Indonesian language programsexplored the continuing personal and politicalrepercussions of the attacks.• A documentary by the Turkish language programexamined drug users, homeless kids and youthworkers on the streets of Istanbul.• On D-Day, the French language program providedcoverage of the Franco-Canadian and Franco-Australian ceremonies with first-hand accounts andveterans’ stories of the historic event.• In a feature on the strained relations between Israel andNew Zealand, the Hebrew language program soughtanswers from past and present Israeli diplomats andNew Zealand community leaders.SportSport is a regular feature in most of the languageprograms and is covered extensively in the Sportsviewsegment of the English language World View program.To meet listener demands, SBS Radio’s coverage of theEURO 2004 soccer championships in Portugal in Juneincluded commentary and analysis in Italian, Greek,Portuguese, Croatian, Spanish and German. Highlightsof the African Cup of Nations tournament in Tunisia inFebruary were provided in English and French. Coverageof Victoria’s Motorcycle Grand Prix was provided inEnglish, German, Italian, French, Spanish and Portuguese.HealthReports on a range of health issues included: a 10-partseries on breast cancer (Croatian); an eight-part serieson autism (Vietnamese); ageing and sexuality (Dutch);AIDS and HIV in India and Pakistan (Urdu); andnumerous reports from the 18th World Conference onHealth Promotion and Health Education (Cantonese,Greek, Spanish).Arts and CultureArts and cultural issues and events were a regular featureof many programs, including: a round table debate withvisiting curators from Paris Orly on the Impressionistsexhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria (French); theMelbourne Writers’ Festival (Russian, French, Hebrewand Urdu); and Croatian and Indigenous performancesrecorded at SBS.The Aboriginal ProgramSydney based program producer, Lola Forester wasawarded The Deadlys Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderBroadcaster of the Year Award in October 2003.The Aboriginal program is produced in Sydney andMelbourne three times a week. The Wednesday programis re-broadcast on three other networks across thecountry: the National Indigenous Radio Service, theAnangu Network of Central Australia, and Pilbara andKimberley Aboriginal Media.Highlights of the program, which gives a nationalperspective to indigenous issues, included news storiesand features about ATSIC, Aboriginal sovereignty, theRedfern riots as well as music and cultural features.AlchemyThe late night youth program, Alchemy, has expandedbeyond its music roots and now includes coverage ofarts, current affairs and culture. Broadcast nationally,Alchemy’s timeslot varies: 11pm to midnight (Sunday toWednesday); 11pm to 1am (Thursdays); and 11pm to7am (Fridays and Saturdays).