This is a five-part ITV mini-series which debuted in the UK in October last year.
I remember Stephen Graham appearing on The Graham Norton Show to discuss his character of Matthew Collins.
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Wildlife ER
From Wednesday 8 February 7:35 PM
Wildlife ER offers a rare insight into the care and treatment of sick and injured native animals at Australia’s busiest wildlife hospital. Across six engaging episodes, we follow dedicated professionals and volunteers as they work to save iconic and often endangered species that are struggling to survive human encroachment into their habitats.
Megabridges: Spanning The Void
Friday 10 February 8:30 PM
The history of humankind is also a history of technology, because with the help of constructions and machines, our world becomes accessible.
We overcome obstacles and distances and provide ourselves with food, energy and everything we need to live.
Megabridges: Spanning The Void is dedicated to a selection of spectacular and pioneering milestones in the art of engineering.
This ranges from the Pont du Gard of Roman times to the French TGV high-speed train.
It looks at gigantic dams, navigable canals, kilometre-long tunnels that cross mountains and seas, and the Millau Viaduct, the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world.
The documentary provides insights into the construction and operation of these icons of progress.
The World’s Most Beautiful Landscapes
From Saturday 11 February 7:35 PM
Take a breathtaking visual journey through some of the world’s most beautiful and extraordinary landscapes.
Ep 1: Snowdonia
Ep 2: Queensland
Week commencing 5 February 2023
Sunday 5 February
07:30 pm Mysteries From The Grave: Titanic Rpt
09:00 pm Stonehenge: The New Revelations Rpt
10:25 pm Scotland In Search Of Sir Walter Scott Rpt
11:35 pm 24 Hours In Emergency x 2 Rpt
Monday 6 February
07:35 pm Darcey Bussell’s Royal Roadtrip S01 E03
08:30 pm Heritage Rescue S02 E04
09:25 pm Secrets Of Playboy S01 E08
10:15 pm SBS World News Late
10:45 pm Partisan S01 E02
11:45 pm Mr Mercedes x 5 Rpt
Tuesday 7 February
07:30 pm Who Do You Think You Are? M Broderick S07 E09
08:30 pm U S And The Holocaust S01 E03
10:50 pm SBS World News Late
11:20 pm Antidisturbios Rpt
12:15 am Unit One Rpt
Wednesday 8 February
07:35 pm Wildlife ER Series Premiere
08:35 pm My Grandparents’ War S02 E02
09:30 pm Bloodlands S02 E02
10:35 pm SBS World News Late
11:05 pm Cargo S01 E02
Thursday 9 February
07:35 pm From Paris to Rome With Bettany Hughes S01 E02
08:30 pm American Presidency With Bill Clinton S01 E02
09:20 pm The Walk-In S01 E02
10:15 pm SBS World News Late
10:45 pm L’Opera FTA Premiere
11:35 pm World On Fire x 4 Rpt
Friday 10 February
07:35 pm Scotland: A Wild Year S01 E03
08:30 pm Megabridges: Spanning The Void Premiere
09:30 pm Lighthouses: Building The Impossible Rpt
10:25 pm SBS World News Late
10:55 pm Gomorrah x 3 Rpt
Saturday 11 February
07:30 pm The World’s Most Beautiful Landscapes Series Premiere
08:30 pm Portillo In The Pyrenees S01 E02
09:30 pm Inside Windsor Castle Rpt
10:25 pm Great Escapes With Morgan Freeman Rpt
11:15 pm Atlanta Rpt
11:55 pm Mister 8 x 8 Rpt
This is the first week of the unofficial ratings year.
It is produced by WildBear Entertainment and filmed at RSPCA Queensland last year. The first season has six episodes.
It has already been renewed for a second season by pay TV channel Love Nature.
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Ancient Egypt By Train
From Sunday 12 February 7:30 PM 4 episodes
Ancient Egypt By Train is a unique travelogue that sees Professor Alice Roberts looking into the world’s oldest civilisation. And she’s doing it by train.
This four-part series starts at the very end of the Ancient Egyptian empire in Alexandria, where the Romans came to take control, and travels back in time, heading south, to Cairo, Luxor and Aswan. Roberts digs deep to look beyond the myths and legends to understand what it must have been like to have lived in this fascinating, brutal and complex ancient civilisation.
Dan Snow’s Greatest Discoveries
From Sunday 12 February 8:30 PM TBC
Dan Snow will breathe new life into the incredible archaeological discoveries, including Egypt’s Valley of the Kings and the Roman town of Pompeii. In each episode, Dan will explore the thrilling play by play of each discovery as they reached their crescendo, unpacking these finds on the very spot where they happened and revealing the historical significance.
Each film will delve into the lives of the archaeologists who made the discoveries and showcase these astonishing feats.
Monster: The Mystery Of Loch Ness
Monday 13 February 8:30 PM
In the Scottish Highlands in the 1930s news of a spate of sightings of a strange creature in the waters of Loch Ness spreads like wildfire.
Photographs are published in the press around the world as the ‘Loch Ness Monster’ is born.
The scientific establishment refuse to accept the monster’s existence, demanding firmer evidence.
Then in 1960 the first film footage is shot of what appears to be a huge animal swimming across the loch.
Could this be the proof needed?
Gloriavale: New Zealand’s Secret Cult
Tuesday 14 February 8:30 PM
Gloriavale: New Zealand’s Secret Cult is an observational documentary examining the widespread abuse inside the infamous Gloriavale Christian Community cult and the institutional failures that have allowed it to continue.
With unprecedented access to the notoriously secretive community, the filmmakers follow a lone family as they mount a ground-breaking legal case against the cult’s powerful leaders.
Long associated with allegations of sexual and physical abuse, human rights violations and fraud, the true extent of Gloriavale’s crimes and the cruelty of its leaders is exposed as the Ready family risk losing their home, their community and those they love for a chance to bring positive change to Gloriavale.
Megadams
Friday 17 February 8:30 PM
Taming nature and capturing its energy - it’s a task made possible by hydro-electric barrages.
Several dams have revolutionised barrage building and set engineering records. Serre Ponçon’s barrage from 1960 is more than 120 metres high, and its reservoir is the biggest artificial lake in France. To build it, two villages in the valley below had to be flooded. Romanche-Gavet’s cutting-edge barrage was completed in 2020. It replaces no fewer than five barrages and is virtually invisible.
SBS’s current affairs line-up returns diving into local and global stories for all Australians
Insight and Dateline return on Tuesday nights in 2023 from 21 February and 7 March
SBS’s Tuesday night current affairs line-up will return on Tuesday 21 February, with Insight at 8:30pm AEDT and Dateline on Tuesday 7 March at 9:30pm AEDT.
In 2023, these powerful and long-running series will bring global events and issues to the forefront, provide compelling and diverse first-person stories, and deliver original investigations. SBS’s current affairs programs continue to tell impactful and distinctive stories from voices that would otherwise be unseen and unheard.
Insight is Australia’s leading forum for surprising first-person stories and debate at 8:30pm. Presented by Kumi Taguchi, the program will explore a wide range of topics in 2023 including “Politically Incorrect”, “Identity Crime”, “Mid-Life Sexual Awakenings”, “Discovering A Hidden Past”, “Housing Stress", and much more.
On Tuesday 7 March in its established timeslot at 9:30pm, Australia’s longest-running international current affairs show Dateline will explore global issues that deepen our understanding of the world around us, with this year’s line-up featuring stories from Japan, Jamaica, Turkey, Ukraine, Denmark, and more.
The 2023 season kicks off with a compelling story from Japan, reported by Kumi Taguchi. She goes inside the world of a controversial church, that some call a ‘cult’, now under investigation for its role in Japanese politics, and its connection to the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
This year, Dateline’s brand-new format features a diversified offering spanning two distinct stories per episode, with the inclusion of one short-form human interest story to complement the lead in-depth feature.
Also in 2023, SBS will introduce its new specialist documentary unit that sits within its award-winning News and Current Affairs team, with a focus on creating content for a younger audience and investing in original programming for SBS On Demand.
This year, Marc Fennell will follow on from the success of Framed – the story of Australia’s greatest art heist and SBS’s most successful ever online-focused originals commission – with two new powerful digital-first documentary series.
SBS Director of News and Current Affairs, Mandi Wicks, said: “At SBS, our distinctive current affairs programs are designed to inform Australians and to provide unique and inspiring perspectives and stories – ones that might otherwise not be told.
“In 2023, our line-up will continue to give voice to individuals and communities through storytelling that’s creative and compelling, highlighting issues to drive thoughtful conversation across both local and global matters.
“The SBS News and Current Affairs team looks forward to delivering a slate that goes beyond the headlines to engage and educate all Australians.”
More details
Insight and Dateline will also be available to stream on SBS On Demand with subtitles in Arabic and Simplified Chinese.
NITV flagship news and current affairs program The Point will return to screens in the first half of 2023.
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Black West
Sunday 19 February 9:30 PM
The story of how the West was won has become a powerful myth.
Most of its heroes are men.
And most of them are white.
Black West tells the flip side of the myth, taking us on a whirlwind of wild adventures in which African Americans play the starring roles.
In 1875, one in four cowboys was Black.
The West also had a good share of Black sheriffs, Black trappers and Black soldiers, as well as Black women.
Many African Americans on the frontier forged alliances with Indians, while others became their slaves.
All these daring men and women took the risk of seeking adventure in the West to gain their freedom.
This film recounts the hardships African Americans faced on the heels of the Civil War, trying to live as free people in a country built on the backs of Black slaves.
Planet Reef
Monday 20 February 7:35 PM
Follow the footsteps of an international mission developing groundbreaking solutions to save the Great Barrier Reef and its 9,000 unique species from destruction.
These species interact with the coral to form a complex and delicate ecosystem dependent on each other for survival. Yet today the coral - and therefore all the organisms that depend on it - is gravely at risk. In a visually stunning series of one the most beautiful natural habitats on Earth, our international award-winning crew has followed a team of scientists for five years. Their mission is to develop groundbreaking technological solutions to save the Great Barrier Reef from destruction.
Wrecks That Changed The World
Friday 24 February 7:30 PM
This episode explores three different German U-Boat wrecks from the WWI and WWII with marine archaeologist Dr Innes McCartney.
In the story of UC66, we learn how it was the first German U-Boat to be sunk by a plane.
In the story of U-Boat U87, we hear how it was sunk after it was rammed by an Allied ship.
The final story follows the sinking of U-Boat U480, the world’s first stealth sub.
The Last Days Of Mariupol
Friday 24 February 8:30 PM
The Last Days Of Mariupol tells the definitive story of the destruction of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, told with access to the people who lived there.
Mariupol is a symbol of what has happened to Ukraine.
It was a modern European city of 400,000 people.
Over two months, it was destroyed, with Ukrainian officials estimating more than 20,000 of its inhabitants have been killed.
This documentary tells the story, from the first shells and bombs to the final days of the besieged Azovstal Steel Works and the fall of the city.
This is a story of war crimes and suffering but is also a story of a people who showed amazing courage, incredible daring in escape, and an undaunted spirit.
Week commencing 19 February 2023
Sunday 19 February
07:30 pm Ancient Egypt By Train S01 E02
08:30 pm Dan Snow’s Greatest Discoveries S01 E02
09:30 pm Black West Premiere
10:30 pm Castles: Secrets, Mysteries And Legends Rpt
11:30 pm 24 Hours In Emergency x 2 Rpt
Monday 20 February
07:35 pm Planet Reef Series Premiere
08:30 pm Monster: The Mystery Of Loch Ness S01 E02
09:30 pm Secrets Of Playboy S01 E10
10:25 pm SBS World News Late
10:55 pm Partisan S01 E04
11:50 pm Mr Mercedes x 4 Rpt
Tuesday 21 February
07:30 pm Who Do You Think You Are?
08:30 pm Insight Season Premiere
09:30 pm Where Are You Really From? Rpt
10:00 pm SBS World News Late
10:30 pm Great British Railway Journeys Rpt
11:05 pm Antidisturbios Rpt
Wednesday 22 February
07:35 pm Wildlife ER S01 E03
08:35 pm My Grandparents’ War S02 E04
09:30 pm Bloodlands S02 E04
10:35 pm SBS World News Late
11:05 pm Cargo S01 E03
Thursday 23 February
07:35 pm From Paris to Rome With Bettany Hughes S01 E04
08:30 pm American Presidency With Bill Clinton S01 E04
09:20 pm The Walk-In S01 E04
10:15 pm SBS World News Late
10:45 pm L’Opera S01 E03
11:40 pm The Eagle x 4 Rpt
Friday 24 February
07:35 pm Wrecks That Changed The World Series Premiere
08:30 pm The Last Days Of Mariupol Premiere
10:05 pm The Artist’s View: Duran Duran Rpt
10:35 pm SBS World News Late
10:05 pm Gomorrah x 3 Rpt
Saturday 25 February
07:30 pm The World’s Most Beautiful Landscapes S01 E03
08:30 pm Portillo In The Pyrenees S01 E04
09:30 pm Inside Windsor Castle Rpt
10:25 pm Great Escapes With Morgan Freeman Rpt
11:15 pm UFOs x 6 Rpt
This episode features former British politician Ed Balls. It is the final episode of series 18 of the UK version (S18 E07).
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Tutankhamun
Sunday 26 February 8:30 PM
Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez - Tutankhamun’s Secrets
Tutankhamun’s treasure-packed tomb is the world’s greatest ancient discovery.
Dr. Janina Ramirez turns detective and heads to Egypt to uncover the real story of how it was found.
Megastructures Of Genius
Wednesday 1 March 8:30 PM
In the heart of central Europe are some of the world’s most impenetrable military strongholds.
In France, 160 megastructure fortresses still line the country’s borders three centuries after they were constructed.
As solid as ever, how did they withstand attack after attack? Was the secret in their materials? Their shape? In fact, the strength and resilience of these megastructures is due to the genius of one man - Sebastien le Prestre de Vauban.
Engineer, military architect, urban planner, and essayist, Vauban’s talents have never been equalled.
His first major undertaking produced a defence system that would become his signature trademark - star-shaped fortifications.
He also innovated actual military strategy during the Siege of Maastricht with his unique systems of parallel trenches and zigzag attacks, leading to victory for Louis XIV.
With recreations, historical frescos, 3D animations, and interviews with expert historians, discover the greatest military strongholds of all time, and the military genius who engineered them.
Coastal Ireland With Adrian Dunbar - Season 2
Wednesday 1 March 7:35 PM
Adrian Dunbar is reconnecting with his roots as he travels the wild and rugged coast of Ireland. Covering over 900 kilometres, Adrian visits breathtaking locations, drives beautiful coastal roads, sees fantastic feats of engineering, and tastes Ireland’s amazing cuisine. His travels see him meet friends new and old, and he shares some of his favourite places and fulfils lifetime ambitions as he makes it to locations he has always wanted to see. The series is filled with fascinating history, unrivalled beauty and astonishing landscapes and traditions, showing the Irish coast really is like nowhere else.
Royal Autopsy
Friday 3 March 9:35 PM
In this vivid and pus-laden episode, Professor Alice Roberts explores the final dying days and ultimate cause of death of Queen Elizabeth I.
Working with leading forensic pathologist Dr Brett Lockyer, they conduct an ‘as real’ post mortem exam on the dead queen, cutting into her corpse to search for clues.
The autopsy reveals a frail and emaciated women riddled with infections.
The Queen’s final days are brought to life in graphic detail thorough sumptuous drama scenes, with Elizabeth I played by Linda Marlowe (Eastenders, The Duchess, Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy).
Planet Sex with Cara Delevingne
Saturday 4 March 10:15 PM
On a journey spanning the globe, model and actress Cara Delevingne takes a frank, fearless and fascinating look at gender, attraction, and sexual identity.
From the love hotels of Mexico City and the feminist pornography scene in Barcelona, to sexually fluid communities in South Africa, suburban homes and beyond, this series delved into unique human stories and diverse forms of sexual expression, attraction, and ground-breaking research.
Planet Sex has been available on SBS on Demand since December last year I think. I actually thought it would air on SBS Viceland.
Week commencing 26 February 2023
Sunday 26 February
07:30 pm Ancient Egypt By Train S01 E03
08:30 pm Tutankhamun Season 3 Premiere
09:30 pm Acropolis: The Ancient Builders Rpt
10:30 pm Castles: Secrets, Mysteries And Legends Rpt
11:30 pm 24 Hours In Emergency x 2 Rpt
Monday 27 February
07:35 pm Planet Reef S01 E02
08:30 pm Monster: The Mystery Of Loch Ness S01 E03
09:30 pm Secrets Of Playboy S01 E11
10:20 pm SBS World News Late
10:50 pm Infiniti FTA Premiere
11:55 pm Mr Mercedes x 5 Rpt
Tuesday 28 February
07:30 pm Who Do You Think You Are? Joe Lycett S18 E04
08:30 pm Insight
09:30 pm Where Are You Really From? Rpt
10:00 pm SBS World News Late
10:30 pm Great British Railway Journeys Rpt
11:05 pm Antidisturbios Rpt
Wednesday 1 March
07:35 pm Wildlife ER S01 E04
08:30 pm Megastructures Of Genius
09:30 pm Bloodlands S02 E05
10:35 pm SBS World News Late
11:05 pm Cargo S01 E04
Thursday 2 March
07:35 pm Coastal Ireland With Adrian Dunbar Season 2 Premiere
08:30 pm American Presidency With Bill Clinton S01 E05
09:20 pm The Walk-In S01 E05
10:15 pm SBS World News Late
10:45 pm L’Opera S01 E03
11:40 pm The Eagle x 4 Rpt
Friday 3 March
07:35 pm Wrecks That Changed The World S01 E02
08:30 pm Walking Britain’s Lost Railways Rpt
09:25 pm Royal Autopsy Series Premiere
10:25 pm SBS World News Late
10:55 pm Gomorrah x 3 Rpt
Saturday 4 March
07:30 pm The World’s Most Beautiful Landscapes S01 E04
08:30 pm Britain’s Scenic Railways Rpt
09:25 pm Inside Windsor Castle Rpt
10:15 pm Planet Sex with Cara Delevingne FTA Premiere
11:15 pm UFOs x 6 Rpt
The Abyss: The Rise and Fall of the Nazis
Saturday 18 February 5:30 PM (10 parts)
The Abyss: Rise and Fall of the Nazis takes a fresh look at the Third Reich from a global and current perspective. It tells us how the Nazis managed to conquer Germany and then half of Europe within a few years. How could that be, with the horrors of World War I still so fresh? Why did it take so long before they were stopped? A combination of previously unpublished archive material, historic sources and an international team of experts paint a new picture of Hitler’s regime. The series unpicks the complex sequence of events that boosted a new regime, allowing violence and brutality to unfold on an unbelievable scale.
Note: the program will also be shown at 5.30pm Sundays from February 19, starting from episode 2
South Korea With Alexander Armstrong
Monday 6 March 8:30 PM
Alexander kicks off his epic Korean adventure in Gangnam, the fabled district in Seoul immortalised by Psy’s Gangnam Style video, still the most viewed song on YouTube.
Gangnam is where the flash harry’s like to hang out, purring down the main drag in their supercars, serenaded by the booming beats of the 24-hour stores and bars.
Xander soaks up life on the (very expensive) street before calling it a night.
Vigil
Thursday 9 March 9:20 PM
When a crew member is found dead on board Trident nuclear submarine, HMS VIGIL, Detective Amy Silva is called to investigate. The catch? The UK’s nuclear deterrent must remain unbroken, so the submarine stays on patrol and Amy must join the crew to investigate.
When Detective Kirsten Longacre’s investigation on land leads to tragedy it becomes clear that these two deaths are part of a coordinated attack. Kirsten makes powerful enemies when she unearths a top-secret cover up, but, when a significant arrest reveals a grave threat to Vigil, the forces must work together to save Vigil and her crew.
Week commencing 5 March 2023
Sunday 5 March
07:30 pm Ancient Egypt By Train S01 E04
08:30 pm Chernobyl: The New Evidence Rpt
09:30 pm Chernobyl: The New Evidence Rpt
10:20 pm Castles: Secrets, Mysteries And Legends Rpt
11:30 pm 24 Hours In Emergency Rpt
12:25 am Great British Railway Journeys Rpt
01:00 am Destination Flavour Down Under Bitesize Rpt
01:10 am Cycling: Paris-Nice 2023 Stage 1 (Live AEDT) 
Monday 6 March
07:35 pm Planet Reef S01 E03
08:30 pm South Korea With Alexander Armstrong Premiere
09:30 pm Secrets Of Playboy S01 E11
10:20 pm SBS World News Late
10:50 pm Infiniti S01 E02
11:50 pm Mr Mercedes Rpt
12:55 am Cycling: Paris-Nice 2023 Stage 2
Tuesday 7 March
07:30 pm Who Do You Think You Are? Alex Scott S18 E03
08:30 pm Insight
09:30 pm Dateline Season Premiere
10:00 pm SBS World News Late
10:30 pm Great British Railway Journeys Rpt
11:00 pm Antidisturbios Rpt
12:00 am Manayek
12:55 am Cycling: Paris-Nice 2023 Stage 3
Wednesday 8 March
07:35 pm Wildlife ER S01 E05
08:30 pm The Swap Series Premiere
09:30 pm Bloodlands S02 E06
10:35 pm SBS World News Late
11:05 pm Cargo S01 E05
12:00 an 24 Hours In Emergency Rpt
12:55 am Cycling: Paris-Nice 2023 Stage 4
Thursday 9 March
07:35 pm Coastal Ireland With Adrian Dunbar S02 E02
08:30 pm American Presidency With Bill Clinton S01 E06
09:20 pm Vigil
10:30 pm SBS World News Late
11:00 pm L’Opera S01 E04
11:50 pm The Eagle Rpt
12:55 am Cycling: Paris-Nice 2023 Stage 5
Friday 10 March
07:35 pm Wrecks That Changed The World S01 E03
08:30 pm Walking Britain’s Lost Railways Rpt
09:25 pm Royal Autopsy S01 E02
10:25 pm SBS World News Late
10:55 pm Gomorrah x 2 Rpt
12:40 am The Ninth Tower Rpt
12:55 am Cycling: Paris-Nice 2023 Stage 6
Saturday 11 March
07:30 pm The World’s Most Beautiful Landscapes S01 E05
08:30 pm Britain’s Scenic Railways Rpt
09:20 pm Britain’s Most Luxurious Hotels Rpt
10:15 pm Planet Sex with Cara Delevingne S01 E02
11:05 pm Cycling: Paris-Nice 2023 Stage 7
SBS has bought upcoming documentary The Real Crown: Inside the House of Windsor, from distributor All3Media International. The 5-part series, which will premiere on streaming platform ITVX later this year, aims to capture the human drama of Britain’s greatest remaining dynasty.
SBS has bought several programs from TVFI, ahead of the Australia International Documentary Conference, which starts this Sunday. One of the shows, Food Chain: From Source to Table, started on SBS Food channel last week.
Bettany Hughes: Treasures Of Albania
Sunday 12 March 7:30 PM
Located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas, Professor Bettany Hughes explores Albania, the hidden gem of the Balkans, a land of epic fortress towns, sparkling seas and a diverse history and culture.
In the Albanian Rivera, Bettany travels to the ancient city of Butrint. Albania’s first UNESCO World Heritage site, this classical city is in a stunning national park on the Adriatic coast. Venturing to the north of Albania and the stunning Albanian Alps, Bettany explores some of the country’s cultural heritage. It was here that a distinct culture emerged during the transitional period from Albania’s classical past to its medieval and Ottoman history.
Gjirokastër is a beautifully preserved Ottoman town, immortalised in the works of Nobel nominated Ismail Kadre. Famous for its huge tower houses, Bettany explores one of the best preserved and discovers how Ottoman Albania welcomed travellers and traders along its roadways.
Britain By Beach - Season 2
Monday 13 March 7:30 PM
Anita Rani returns for a second series of Britain By Beach. Britain is an island with over a thousand beaches and across the centuries, history has been made on many of them.
Whether it’s the hidden story of Victorian engineering buried under the Cornish sand, the drama of invasions repelled on the Welsh coast, or the tragedy of the country’s worst RNLI life-boat disaster, Anita Rani meets historians and locals whose lives have been touched by the events that took place on the beaches of Britain.
Mayflies
Wednesday 15 March 9:35 PM
Thirty years on since they first met and bonded over music, films and the rebel spirit in the small Scottish town of their birth, successful writer Jimmy Collins receives devastating news and a request from best friend Tully Dawson.
Tully wants to end his life by assisted suicide in Switzerland, and he wants Jimmy to help him. As Jimmy wrestles with the moral dilemma of Tully’s request, the two men reflect on their friendship and the course of their lives, reminiscing about a magical teenage weekend in Manchester where they made a vow - to go at life differently.
Mayflies will air weekly on SBS from Wednesday, 15 March at 9.30pm. Episodes will be available same day at midnight on SBS On Demand.
Dinosaur With Stephen Fry
Thursday 16 March 7:30 PM
Stephen Fry, celebrated actor, author and dinosaur enthusiast, travels back in time to chart the 180-million-year story of these remarkable creatures.
Using the latest CGI and virtual studio technology, he immerses himself in their magical world - exploring the forests, plains and river valleys where the dinosaurs once trod, to come face to face with the most iconic of these pre-historic beasts, from the immense Diplodocus and the terrifying T-Rex, to the deadly Allosaurus, the highly intelligent Raptors, and the three-horned, tank-like Triceratops.
Along the way Stephen is joined by dinosaur experts who act as guides to these lost worlds – able to decode their hunting strategies, courtship dances and parenting strategies. Visits to key dinosaur discovery sites, museums and scientific labs also answer some of the greatest mysteries of the dinosaurs from uncovering the world’s oldest dinosaur fossil, to measuring the bite force and speed of a T-Rex.
Outlander - Season 6
From Saturday 18 March 11:10 pm
Jamie’s authority is tested when an old rival from Ardsmuir shows up to settle on the Ridge. Meanwhile, Claire finds a new way to cope with the trauma of her assault by Lionel Brown.
Week commencing 12 March 2023
Sunday 12 March
07:30 pm Bettany Hughes Treasures of the World : Albania Season 2 Premiere
08:30 pm What Killed The Roman Empire? Rpt
10:00 pm Castles, Secrets, Mysteries & Legends Rpt
11:00 pm Cycling: Paris-Nice 2023 Stage 8 (Live AEDT)
Monday 13 March
07:35 pm Britain By Beach Season 2 Premiere
08:30 pm South Korea With Alexander Armstrong S01 E02
09:25 pm 24 Hours In Emergency
10:25 pm SBS World News Late
10:55 pm Infiniti S01 E03
11:50 pm Red Election x 5 Rpt
Tuesday 14 March
07:30 pm Who Do You Think You Are? Josh Widdicombe S18 E01
08:30 pm Insight
09:30 pm Dateline
10:00 pm SBS World News Late
10:30 pm Great British Railway Journeys Rpt
11:05 pm Antidisturbios Rpt
12:20 am Manayek x 3
Wednesday 15 March
07:35 pm Wildlife ER S01 E06
08:30 pm The Swap S01 E02
09:30 pm Mayflies Series Premiere
10:40 pm SBS World News Late
11:10 pm Cargo S01 E06
Thursday 16 March
07:35 pm Dinosaur With Stephen Fry Series Premiere
08:30 pm London’s Super Tunnel Rpt
09:40 pm Vigil S01 E02
10:40 pm SBS World News Late
11:15 pm L’Opera S01 E08
12:10 am The Eagle Rpt
Friday 17 March
07:35 pm Wrecks That Changed The World S01 E04
08:30 pm Walking Britain’s Lost Railways Rpt
09:25 pm Nazis, Treasures And The Quest For Celts Rpt
10:25 pm SBS World News Late
10:55 pm Gomorrah x 3 Rpt
Saturday 18 March
07:30 pm The World’s Most Beautiful Landscapes S01 E06
08:30 pm Britain’s Scenic Railways Rpt
09:25 pm Britain’s Most Luxurious Hotels Rpt
10:20 pm Planet Sex with Cara Delevingne S01 E03
11:10 pm Outlander Series 6 Premiere
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Rogue Heroes
From the creator of Peaky Blinders, new series Rogue Heroes tells the origin story of the SAS – but not as you know it
Stream first Wednesday 5 April on SBS On Demand and 9:30pm on SBS
Those events depicted, which seem most unbelievable… are mostly true.
From the creator of Peaky Blinders, and based on Ben Macintyre’s best-selling book, Rogue Heroes is a dramatised account of how the world’s greatest Special Forces unit, the SAS, was formed under extraordinary circumstances in the darkest days of WWII. Connor Swindells (Sex Education, Vigil), Jack O’Connell **(**Skins, The North Water) and Alfie Allen **(**Jojo Rabbit, Game of Thrones) lead an ensemble cast with Dominic West (The Wire, Appropriate Adult) and Sofia Boutella **(**Modern Love, Atomic Blonde). The series follows a crew of renegade men who are a self-proclaimed band of oddities, gentlemen, and pirates who rail against the status quo of service to do things a little differently. The series is available weekly from Wednesday 5 April on SBS On Demand and premieres at 9:30pm on SBS.
The all-star cast is joined by Amir El Masry (Industry, The One), Theo Barklem-Biggs (The First Team, Carnival Row), Corin Silva (The Bay, Emmerdale), Jacob Ifan (Bang, The Accident), Dónal Finn (Cursed, The Witcher), Jacob McCarthy (The Last Summer, A.P. Bio), César Domboy (Outlander, The Walk), Miles Jupp (The Great, The Durrells) and Jason Watkins (The Crown, McDonald & Dodds).
Rogue Heroes is created and written by Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders, Taboo, A Christmas Carol), directed by Tom Shankland (The Serpent, The Missing), with Stephen Smallwood (The Serpent, Patrick Melrose) as producer.
Set in Cairo, 1941. David Stirling (Swindells) is an eccentric young officer, bored and frustrated with the failings and shortcomings of the military authorities and their handling of the current war strategy. Convinced that traditional commando units don’t work, a view shared by another young officer, the inventive and disciplined Jock Lewes (Allen ), the pair create a radical plan that flies in the face of all accepted rules of modern warfare and try to convince their friend, firebrand and poet, Robert Blair ‘Paddy’ Mayne (O’Connell ) to join their mission.
Stirling fights for permission to recruit soldiers for a small undercover unit that will create mayhem behind enemy lines. Men of a certain sort. The sweepings of public schools and military prisons, men who do not obey. Men who only need one order. ‘Go. Kill. Return. Go again’. More rebels than soldiers, Stirling’s team are every bit as complicated, flawed, and reckless as they are astonishingly brave and heroic.
With the assistance of Lieutenant Colonel Dudley Wrangel Clarke (West), a master of strategic deception in British secret intelligence in the Middle East, Stirling’s unit gains an identity and a name, the Special Air Service (SAS), but then it’s up to Stirling and his men to prove their strategy of parachuting into the desert and attacking and neutralising enemy airbases under cover of darkness will work.
Connor Swindells said: "The writing is phenomenal, Steven Knight is a genius, so it’s brilliantly written. The characters are flawed, they’re humans as much as they are heroes. There was too much that drew me to this project to turn away from it.”
Jack O’Connell said: “Paddy Mayne’s story is so cinema-worthy, so TV-worthy, that I was already aware of him through being sent scripts and hearing rumours about certain projects that never came into fruition. When this one came along, I was already geared to wanting to be involved.”
Alfie Allen said: “Jock was pushing the boundaries in terms of what he would make his men do. That would not win him fans, but it would later cement his place as a pioneer in SAS history. That was definitely one thing that really attracted me towards playing him - he was such a revered character in the SAS.”
The series was produced by Kudos – a Banijay UK company and distributed by Banijay Rights.
Rogue Heroes will be subtitled on SBS On Demand in Simplified Chinese and Arabic.
The series is a vailable weekly from Wednesday 5 April on SBS On Demand and at 9:30pm on SBS.