Global has brought back its indie documentary showcase for a third season, and is putting six episodes of Global Currents on Saturdays at 10 p.m. News anchor Kevin Newman is again in the host spot for the series, which launches Oct. 13 and runs until Nov. 17.

The first of the hour-long docs, Death in the Forest from B.C. director Gordon McLennan (a producer on the feature My Life Without Me), looks at the dangers of the logging industry, calling attention to hazards brought on by cutbacks and deregulation.

It will be followed by one-hour one-offs including Stolen Sisters by Antonio Hrynchuk (High School Reunion Stories), about the rise of violence against aboriginal women; Time Bombs by Guylaine Maroist and Eric Ruel, about the use of war veterans in nuclear tests in the 1950s; and Fatherhood Dreams from Vancouver director Julia Ivanova, which looks at the thorny issue of gay couples and parenthood.

The series debuted in 2006 and enjoyed a second run earlier this year, facing off against CTV heavyweight W-FIVE Saturdays at 7 p.m. This time, however, it has backed off and will run at 10 p.m. opposite a block of crime programming and CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada.

The filmmakers will write about their projects and take comments from viewers at www.globaltv.com/globalcurrents, which will also include photos and video clips.