This is a single episode documentary produced for French channel RMC Découverte. SBS is showing the English language version.
Season 1 finished its first screening in October 2020 so it’s been a long wait for the sequel. This season will cover mainly the construction and the opening of the Chatswood to Sydenham section, but is also expected to touch on works on other Sydney Metro projects, such as the Western Sydney Airport route and the Metro West route.
Sunday 6 April 07:30 PM
Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar and Cleopatra - these rulers of Greek, Roman and Egyptian empires are three of the most iconic, powerful and brilliant leaders in ancient history. Their names are well known, but their stories have never been told like this before. To survive and succeed they had to be unique - strategic, ruthless and charming. Their lives reveal just what it takes to rule over an ancient empire.
Episode One: Alexander The Great
The greatest conqueror and general in history, Alexander the Great of Macedon built one of the largest empires ever seen in just 13 years. But as he continues to push east, Alexander not only has to contend with an increasingly powerful enemy, but also the loyalty of his men, and his own growing dark side.
Sunday 6 April 09:25 PM
Could climate change and pollution be responsible for the decline of the Mayan empire around the year 1000? The Mayan civilisation, which lasted for 20 centuries, experienced a golden age between 250 and 950 AD. In a hostile environment, deep in the Mexican and Guatemalan jungles, the Maya invented a complex solar calendar, built monumental pyramids, implemented an ingenious hydraulic system, and were also pioneers of permaculture. Yet the Mayan cities were abandoned at the height of their power.
Thanks to the work of archaeologists, Mexican, American, and French paleoclimatologists, as well as tools deployed by NASA, scientists now know that the true cause of the Mayan decline was a major drought. This discovery raises questions about our own society, and its future.
Saturday, 12 April at 5.30pm
In 1943, a troop transport ship operated by the Italian Royal Navy called the Francesco Crispi, was attacked by an enemy submarine of the cost of Corsica. The Crispi sank within 16 minutes, taking 945 of the 1300 men with it. More than 70 years after the tragic event, researchers surveyed the wreck at a depth of over 100 metres in Corsican waters. Using a wire-guided underwater robot that can descend to a depth of 1000 metres, investigations have brought new information to light and provide answers to the families of the men who were lost.
Sunday 6 Apr 2025
07:30 PM Ancient Empires Series Premiere
09:25 PM Maya: The Fall Of An Empire Premiere
10:30 PM Mayhem: Secret Lives Of Georgian Kings Rpt
11:25 PM Rebel With A Cause: Pat O’Shane Rpt
12:25 AM Empires Of New York x 3 Rpt
Monday 7 April
07:35 PM Milan with Michael Portillo S01 E10
08:25 PM Pompeii: The New Dig Rpt
09:35 PM 24 Hours in Emergency S19 E03
10:30 PM SBS World News Late
11:00 PM Syndrome E S01 E05
12:00 AM Infiniti x 2 Rpt
Tuesday 8 April
07:30 PM Great Coastal Railway Journeys Rpt
08:00 PM Great Coastal Railway Journeys Rpt
08:30 PM Insight
09:30 PM Dateline
10:00 PM SBS World News Late
10:30 PM Guillaume’s Paris Rpt
11:00 PM Snow S01 E02
11:55 PM Illegals Rpt
12:50 AM Illegals Rpt
Wednesday 9 April
07:30 PM Alone Australia S03 E04
08:40 PM The Handmaid’s Tale Season 6 Premiere
09:40 PM The Handmaid’s Tale S06 E02
10:40 PM SBS World News Late
11:10 PM Blackwater S01 E06
12:15 AM My Brilliant Friend x 4 Rpt
Thursday 10 April
07:30 PM Concorde: Chasing A Dream Rpt
08:30 PM Sydney’s Super Tunnel S02 E02
09:30 PM Virdee S01 E03
10:35 PM SBS World News Late
11:05 PM Breaking Point S01 E04
12:00 AM Blinded x 2 Rpt
Friday 11 April
07:30 PM The Mystery Of The Nazca Lines Rpt
08:40 PM Bettany Hughes’ Lost Worlds: Nabataeans S01 E03
09:40 PM Scotland’s Scenic Railways Rpt
10:35 PM SBS World News Late
11:05 PM A Body That Works S01 E05
12:05 AM Romulus x 2 Rpt
Saturday 12 April
07:30 PM The Wonders Of Europe Season 3 Premiere
08:30 PM Snowdon & Margaret: A Scandalous Affair Rpt
09:25 PM Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy Rpt
10:15 PM Great Coastal Railway Journeys Rpt
10:45 PM Great Coastal Railway Journeys Rpt
11:15 PM Paris Paris x 8 Rpt
Updated 31/03/25
Update for Saturday - Alone Australia encore.
Saturday 29 March
07:30 PM Alone Australia S03 E01 Rpt
08:35 PM Alone Australia S03 E02 Rpt
09:40 PM Blenheim: The People Behind The Palace S01 E04
10:35 PM Great Coastal Railway Journeys Rpt
11:05 PM Great Coastal Railway Journeys Rpt
11:35 PM All Those Things We Never Said x 7 Rpt
Sydney Metro last week released the trailer for Sydney’s Super Tunnel season 2 on Facebook.
Mark it in your calendars! Season 2 of Sydney’s Super Tunnel premieres at 8:30pm on 3 April across Australia, only on SBS-TV
The highly-anticipated second season of this gripping independent documentary series captures the construction and intense final moments leading up to the opening of the new Sydney Metro City line.
Creators and producers Rogue Creative went behind the scenes and underground with many of the 50,000 people who built Sydney Metro, telling the exclusive stories of how one of the world’s biggest railway projects came to life.
The four-episode season will also stream for free on SBS On Demand, where you can also catch Season 1 now.
For our overseas followers, Season 1 has already been shown in 40 countries around the world - where it’s known as Mega Metro - so keep an eye out on your local TV or streaming services, from New Zealand and Asia, to across Europe.
Sunday 13 April 09:30 PM
Two crown princes, two empires and two completely different dramas at the end of the 19th century, fatefully linked to each other: Rudolf of Austria and Wilhelm of Prussia. Both princes suffer extremely from the role they have been assigned to: maintaining a world that is crumbling.
Sunday 13 April 10:30 PM
Directed by Oscar-winner Sam Mendes, this powerful documentary tells the story of two British soldier-camera operators who filmed the liberation of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp at the end of World War II.
In April 1945, Sgt. Mike Lewis and Sgt. Bill Lawrie, from the British Army’s Film and Photographic Unit stumbled upon what they were told is a typhus hospital, about 25km from a small town called Celle in Northern Germany, by the name of Bergen-Belsen. Alongside the British Army’s liberating forces, the full horrors of what was going on inside the camp were revealed to them - and through their footage to the world - for the first time.
By immersing audiences in their eyewitness accounts through the footage they shot, married with audio interviews (recorded by the Imperial War Museum in the 1980s) describing their experiences in detail the film becomes an intimate and personal record of two ordinary men’s defining experience of the war - and, through them, of the profound trauma and tragedy of the Holocaust.
Friday 18 April 07:30 PM
How did it come to a Prince of the realm wanting to leave the UK with his new wife and decide to live in America, and vow not to return? Harry’s recent relationship with the British press is now well known, his and William’s uncomfortable existence with the British tabloid newspapers is usually seen as starting with the death of their mother, Lady Diana Spencer. This series reveals the brother’s strained relationship with the tabloids started much earlier.
Drawing on hundreds of unseen press photos, eye-witness interviews and expert analysis, this documentary reveals how the seeds for Prince Harry’s exit from royal life - and the rift with his brother the future King William - were sown when their late mother Diana joined the family more than 40 years ago.
Saturday, 19 April at 5.30pm
Venice, one of the world’s most beautiful cities, was born of a peculiar idea: the desire to build a city in the middle of the water.
Emerging 1,500 years ago out of the mud of a marshy lagoon, Venice has managed to rise above the sea’s challenges ever since. The city’s founders knew what they were doing: the water’s relentless threat is also the source of the city’s fortune and worldwide influence.
But it takes constant vigilance. Over the centuries, Venice has had to invent and innovate, finding new technical solutions to keep the city vital, vibrant, and dry without sacrificing its soul. How did such an unlikely architectural masterpiece as Venice happen in the first place? What pioneering techniques did the Venetians develop to make it work? And how will the centuries-old city keep up with changing times and a changing climate? More than ever, Venetians will need to deploy some exceptional solutions against the rising sea.
Sunday 13 Apr 2025
07:30 PM Ancient Empires S01 E02
09:30 PM Clash Of The Crown Princes Premiere
10:30 PM What They Found Premiere
11:20 PM Mayhem: Secret Lives Of Georgian Kings Rpt
12:15 AM Rebel With A Cause: Neville Bonner Rpt
01:15 AM Empires Of New York Rpt
Monday 14 April
07:35 PM Milan with Michael Portillo S01 E011
08:30 PM Pompeii: The New Dig Rpt
09:35 PM 24 Hours in Emergency S19 E09
10:30 PM SBS World News Late
11:00 PM Syndrome E S01 E06
12:00 AM Infiniti x 2 Rpt
Tuesday 15 April
07:30 PM Great Coastal Railway Journeys Rpt
08:00 PM Great Coastal Railway Journeys Rpt
08:30 PM Insight
09:30 PM Dateline
10:00 PM SBS World News Late
10:30 PM Guillaume’s Paris Rpt
11:00 PM Snow S01 E03
11:55 PM Illegals Rpt
12:50 AM Illegals Rpt
Wednesday 16 April
07:30 PM Alone Australia S03 E05
08:40 PM The Handmaid’s Tale S06 E03
09:30 PM The Handmaid’s Tale S06 E04
10:20 PM SBS World News Late
10:50 PM My Brilliant Friend x 4 Rpt
Thursday 17 April
07:30 PM The Secret DNA of Us Series Premiere
Friday 18 April GOOD FRIDAY
07:30 PM William And Harry: The Unseen Photos Premiere
09:15 PM Scotland’s Scenic Railways Rpt
10:10 PM SBS World News Late
10:40 PM A Body That Works S01 E06
11:40 PM Romulus Rpt
12:40 AM Romulus Rpt
Saturday 19 April
07:30 PM The Wonders Of Europe S03
08:30 PM The Wonders Of Europe S03
09:30 PM Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy Rpt
10:20 PM Great Coastal Railway Journeys Rpt
10:50 PM Great Coastal Railway Journeys Rpt
11:20 PM Homicide: Life On The Street x 5 Rpt
SBS will show the documentary six days after the BBC broadcast (Monday April 7).
Update - Alone Australia encore again added to this Saturday’s schedule.
Saturday 5 April
07:30 PM Alone Australia Rpt
08:35 PM Blenheim: The People Behind The Palace S01 E04
09:30 PM Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy Rpt
10:20 PM Great Coastal Railway Journeys Rpt
10:50 PM Great Coastal Railway Journeys Rpt
11:20 PM Paris Paris x 5 Rpt
C21 reports SBS has acquired South Shore Productions’ documentary Eat Smart: Secrets of the Glucose Goddess. Commissioned by the UK’s Channel 4, the 2-part follows biochemist Jessie Inchauspé on a mission to help people improve their health by controlling their blood sugar levels.
Update for Saturday
Saturday 12 April
07:30 PM Alone Australia Rpt
08:40 PM Secrets Of A Royal Estate Clarence House Rpt
09:35 PM Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy Rpt
10:25 PM Great Coastal Railway Journeys Rpt
10:55 PM Great Coastal Railway Journeys Rpt
11:25 PM Paris Paris x 8 Rpt
