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TV writer Graeme Blundell gives his top recommendations for this week’s viewing on the box.

ABC Two, in conjunction with Triple J, is presenting six nights of intriguing and challenging programming, exploring one of the most significant issues facing society today: pride, prejudice and the territory in between. It comes at a time of often uncivil debates about nationalism, racism, patriotism, Islamophobia and the nature and desirability of multiculturalism. Donald Trump is gaining momentum in the presidential race; Britain is still arguing about Brexit and the attendant immigration issues; and One Nation is again a force in Australian politics.

Across a range of documentaries, from the political to the very personal, the ABC is broadcasting stories that reflect some of the shifts we’re witnessing. What does it mean to be patriotic? How do you determine an “extreme” view? What does it mean to “fit in”? And when does fear overwhelm tolerance?

The programming includes the feature documentary Welcome to Leith, which follows a small American rural community as it tries to fight
back against an influx of neo-Nazi neighbours. BBC3’s We Want Our Country Back looks at Britain First, a far-Right party, and its 29-year-old deputy leader; while Angry, Right and Proud explores the growing number of groups that have emerged since the fragmentation of the far-Right English Defence League. There’s also Louis Theroux’s Return to the Most Hated Family in America, and Reggie Yates: Race Riots and Foreign Correspondent’s #BlackLivesMatter, both of which examine racism in the US. Meanwhile, a timely revival of Joe Hildebrand’s 2012 ABC2 series Dumb, Drunk and Racist, which puts Australian stereotypes under the microscope.

Pride vs Prejudice, Sunday to Friday, from 8.30pm, ABC Two, also on ABC iview, plus Triple J’s Hack, Monday-Friday, 5.30pm.