One Mind, One Heart
Sunday 19 January 08:30 PM
Outback Adventures In Western Australia
Thursday 23 January 07:35 PM
Western Australia is rough, red and incredibly huge.
In one of the oldest landscapes on earth, exposed to the surface for billions of years, we search with a team of astrobiologists on life’s origin, get stuck with them in the mud, and dive into the tough work on a remote cattle station that is mainly done by young women. On an area as big as mainland Denmark they muster cattle every year with horses, choppers and trial-bikes.
Then, we see how bushfire is a disaster in a terrain full of oil-drenched eucalyptus and quick-burning spinifex grass, and accompany special-trained firefighters in their war against bushfires. We also learn how the Indigenous elders teach their families to prevent bushburn from the beginning by making fire in the right way.
Divided We Stand
Thursday 23 January 10:55 PM
Berlin 1991: Karo Schubert has fought for a position as chief detective in reunified Germany. In the murder case of a high-ranking employee of the Ministry of Disarmament, tasked with disbanding the National People’s Army, she meets the newly appointed Western Commissioner Peter Simon from the special unit “ZERV”. Both claim the murder case for their department and are forced to investigate together. They soon find themselves embroiled in a fight against border-crossing gangs – if they want to solve the case, they’ll have to learn to work together, quickly.
Episode 1 When Matthias Trockland, who turned witness for ZERV, is found dead, ZERV West Commissioner Peter Simon and Karo Schubert from the Berlin homicide squad work together to solve the mystery surrounding Trockland’s death.
Episode 2 When ZERV officers find a large cache of banned weapons in the decommissioned NVA military site, Simon and Karo presume that Trockland may have been killed because he was pursuing the illegal NVA arms trade.
https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/divided-we-stand
Movie: The Goldfinch
Friday, 24 January at 8.30pm
The film adaptation of Donna Tartt’s globally acclaimed best-selling novel, which won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, The Goldfinch features a multigenerational cast led by Ansel Elgort (Baby Driver) as Theo Decker and Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman (The Hours, Big Little Lies) as Mrs. Barbour.
Theodore “Theo” Decker was 13 years old when his mother was killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The tragedy changes the course of his life, sending him on a stirring odyssey of grief and guilt, reinvention and redemption, and even love. Through it all, he holds on to one tangible piece of hope from that terrible day…a painting of a tiny bird chained to its perch. The Goldfinch.
Auschwitz: Countdown To Liberation
Saturday, 25 January at 5.35pm
To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
Auschwitz: Countdown to Liberation delves into the final months at Auschwitz, unravelling the stories of its survivors and giving voice to the eye-witness testimonies of local residents, liberators, and even perpetrators, during one of history’s darkest chapters. Through firsthand accounts, expert interviews, and dramatic reconstructions, the documentary captures the horror and hope of a pivotal moment in World War II.
Day The Rock Star Died: Michael Hutchence
Friday 24 January 10:10 PM
Michael Hutchence founding member, lead singer and lyricist of rock band INXS from 1977 until his death on November 22nd 1997. Hutchence was the archetypal rock showman. He exuded an overtly sexual, macho cool with his flowing locks, and lithe and exuberant stage movements. His private life was often reported in the Australian and international press, with a string of love affairs with prominent actresses, models and singers.