SBS (main channel) - Programs and Schedules

TV.Cynic · March 24, 2019, 4:36am

The Good Fight - Season 3

From Wednesday April 17 at 8:30pm

The Good Fight Season 3 will be available on SBS and SBS On Demand. The double-episode season premiere will air at 8.30pm AEDT Wednesday 17 April. From Wednesday 24 April, the remaining episodes will air weekly at 9.30pm AEDT. The Good Fight episodes will be available to stream on SBS On Demand each week after broadcast.

The world went crazy in the second season of The Good Fight, and now, in season three, the resistance does. Diane Lockhart (Christine Baranski) tries to figure out whether you can resist an unstable administration without becoming unstable yourself, while Adrian Boseman (Delroy Lindo) and Liz Reddick-Lawrence (Audra McDonald) struggle with a new post-factual world where the best story triumphs over the facts.

Meanwhile, Lucca Quinn (Cush Jumbo) balances a new baby with a new love, and Maia Rindell (Rose Leslie) finds a new antagonist in Roland Blum (Michael Sheen), a lawyer who is corruption incarnate.

New series regular Michael Sheen ( Underworld, Twilight: New Moon ), joins the cast of The Good Fight in season three, alongside Christine Baranski ( Cruel Intentions , The Big Bang Theory ), Cush Jumbo ( The Good Wife ) , Rose Leslie ( Game of Thrones, Downton Abbey ) , Audra McDonald ( Private Practice ) , Sarah Steele ( The Good Wife ), Michael Boatman ( Gossip Girl ) , Nyambi Nyambi ( Mike & Molly )and Delroy Lindo ( Gone in 60 Seconds , Point Break ).

JohnsonTV · March 31, 2019, 9:34pm

US spy drama Berlin Station has been axed after three seasons. The show airs here on SBS.

TV.Cynic · April 3, 2019, 8:57am

SS-GB

New Series Premiere Thursday 18 April at 10.35pm

A British homicide detective investigates a murder in German-occupied England in a parallel universe where the Nazis won World War II. BAFTA nominee Sam Riley plays Detective Douglas Archer, caught between his brutal new SS bosses and a ruthless British resistance movement as he investigates what looks like a black market-related murder. Starring alongside him, famed actress Kate Bosworth plays American journalist Barbara Barga, who becomes inextricably linked with the murder case that Archer is investigating.

SS-GB is adapted from Len Deighton’s intriguing, alternate history novel of the same name by BAFTA Award winners Neal Purvis and Robert Wade ( Spectre, Skyfall, and Casino Royale ).

TV.Cynic · April 3, 2019, 8:59am

Extreme Railway Journeys

From Saturday 20 April at 7.30pm

In four new episodes, Chris will be visiting countries where the development of railways has played a vital role in their history.

In his inimitable style he’ll be taking on more epic journeys across vast swathes of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East and giving us his own unique take on that part of the world. Mishaps and misadventures abound as he finds himself stuck in the desert, locked up in prison and too close to comfort to a cold war nuclear reactor. As always stunning scenery, great railway footage, unexpected twists and turns make for an irresistible watch, on the rails with Chris.

JohnsonTV · April 5, 2019, 8:52am

C21 reports SBS has bought from UK distributor Orange Smarty three 44-minute specials from the Stacey Dooley Investigates series on the BBC: Gypsy Kids in Crisis, Sex in Strange Places and The Young & Homeless.

SBS has also picked up from Viacom International Studios the latest seasons of Channel 5 travel show Cruising with Jane McDonald.

JohnsonTV · April 8, 2019, 11:06am

SBS and Foxtel have both bought 4-part UK documentary World’s Busiest Train Stations which premieres on Channel 5 tonight. The show will include an episode on Melbourne’s Flinders Street Station. Not sure if SBS will air the doco first.

While Flinders Street Station will gain worldwide exposure through the documentary, I wonder why Australian networks didn’t think of making its own documentary on transport, which would include the station?

SBS has also bought Russian drama An Ordinary Woman (9x60’).

the_xrod · April 8, 2019, 9:22pm

SBS seems to love trains for some reason.

TV.Cynic · April 9, 2019, 9:31am

Native America

From Sunday 28 April at 10.45pm (double episode).

Native America explores the world created by America’s First Peoples. The four part series reaches back 15,000 years to reveal massive cities aligned to the stars, unique systems of science and spirituality, and 100 million people connected by social networks spanning two continents.

TV.Cynic · April 10, 2019, 9:24am

David Baddiel On The Silk Road

From Sunday 28 April at 7.35pm

David Baddiel explores the mysteries along the most famous trade route in history - the two thousand year old Silk Road. This ancient highway changed the world, carrying not just trade but knowledge, religion, disease and dissent between the Far East and Europe. Today the Silk Road remains relatively un-trodden and massively under researched. 3 episodes.

JohnsonTV · April 12, 2019, 12:08pm

C21 reports SBS has bought True Story of King Tut’s Treasure from Franco-German cultural TV network Arte. The documentary comes ahead of Sydney’s Australian Museum hosting Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh exhibition in 2021. Sydney is the one of 10 cities in the world - and the only Australian city - to host the exhibits before they are permanently housed in Egypt.

TV.Cynic · April 16, 2019, 6:44am

Medicine or Myth?

From Monday 20 May at 8:30pm (8 weeks)

Maggot Tea and Dried Seahorse Australians pitch their controversial health remedies to a panel of medical experts in Medicine or Myth?

Are alternative remedies simply a myth or do they have a place alongside modern medicine?

Renowned Australian Neurosurgeon Dr Charlie Teo leads a panel of medical experts aiming to discover if the diverse health remedies of everyday Australians can actually be viable treatments for a range of common ailments.

Hosted by journalist Jan Fran , Medicine or Myth? follows everyday Australians as they pitch their diverse and sometimes divisive health remedies to a panel of medical experts in the hope of being selected for a real-world trial.

Dr Charlie Teo is joined by Family & Women’s Health Expert Dr Ginni Mansberg and Associate Professor in Immunology, Ashraful Haque .

From the everyday to the extreme, cultural traditions to controversial discoveries, these experts explore the stories and claims behind each remedy before selecting the most compelling cases for further investigation in real-world Trials.

Over eight weeks, these medical experts will hear the passionate testimonies of people eager to spread the word about their alternative remedy.

The debut episode explores seven proposed home remedies, including ear wax as a cure for cold sores, seahorse for asthma, charcoal for stings and bites, menstrual blood for period pain, and a fever bath for colds and flu.

The episode features Chris , who proposes Miracle Fruit as a remedy for Dysgeusia. Chris witnessed how effective Miracle Fruit was when a friend with cancer, suffering the taste-altering effects of chemotherapy, was able to enjoy his food when he ate the berry first. He used the berries right up until his death. Originally from West Africa, Miracle Fruit contains a protein that makes anything sour taste incredibly sweet.

Viewers will also meet Beata , who was once badly affected by acne. It impacted on her confidence and she didn’t want to leave the house. After prescribed medications disagreed with her, she remembered a remedy her Polish grandmother had recommended and decided to try it. Her sauerkraut remedy proved effective and she decided to share it on Medicine or Myth?

From cultural traditions to family customs and controversial treatments, no remedy is too unconventional for consideration but only those with genuine potential for improving an ailment will be considered for further investigation in a Trial.

At the end of each episode, insights from the Trial and its ultimate findings will be revealed to the Contributor who presented the remedy. They will discover if it warrants a place alongside modern medicine or in fact proved little more than a myth.

Medicine or Myth? is produced by Warner Bros for SBS. This program provides general information only and does not recommend or endorse any particular treatment. It is not intended to replace the advice provided by your own doctor or medical or health professional.

TV.Cynic · April 19, 2019, 5:20am

Walking Britain’s Lost Railways

New Series Premiere Thursday 16 May at 7.35pm (6 Parts)

From the 1960’s, the axe fell on 4,000 miles of Britain’s rail network. Now, decades later, Rob Bell is going on journey to uncover those lost railway lines. Every week, Rob will explore a different line, experiencing the hidden landscapes, lost infrastructure, and forgotten worlds that disappeared when the line closed.

He’ll experience how, once gone, the lost line affected the community, industry, and lifestyle of the area. But Rob will also be celebrating the new life that’s been created, from the old railway stations that are now beautiful homes, to restored signal boxes and the impressive heritage railways that have sprung up all over the country. Across the series, we’ll see Britain in a new and surprising way - whether it is in rural Wales, the Lake District, or the north of Scotland.

TV.Cynic · April 19, 2019, 5:22am

The Flying Scotsman

New Series Premiere Friday 17 May at 7.35pm (2 Parts)

In this series, we chart Flying Scotsman’s remarkable story - spanning 2.5 million miles over 94 years. Flying Scotsman heralded the golden age of steam - smashing records by reaching the 100mph mark, whilst at the same time, ushering in the trend for luxury rail travel. But as diesel trains emerged, the locomotive’s role was diminished, and the nationalised British Rail planned to ditch the relic steamer in the 60s.

TV.Cynic · May 2, 2019, 9:15am

SBS and SBS On Demand on Thursday 6 June.

TV.Cynic · May 4, 2019, 1:30pm

Chimerica

Series Premiere Thursday 23 May at 8:30pm (Double episode)

Lee Berger is a dedicated American photojournalist and passionate idealist who has lost his way after years of working in war zones. He is constantly trying to live up to his early success, where an electrifying photograph he took as a young man nearly 30 years ago in Tiananmen Square skyrocketed him into fame. It was an image of a man in a white shirt, a carrier bag in each hand, standing up to the might of the Chinese military, referred to as the ‘Tank Man’.

When accusations of fake news are levelled against him, his world falls apart. Desperate to reclaim his credibility, and remember the photographer he used to be, Lee sets out on a journey to find the Tank Man, convinced he is alive and well and living in New York City.

Chimerica premieres first on SBS with a double episode on Thursday, 23 May at 8.30pm, followed by its final double episode the following week. Each episode will be made available on SBS On Demand following its broadcast

TV.Cynic · May 19, 2019, 5:02am

Going Places With Ernie Dingo - Season 3

Series Premiere Wednesday 12 June at 7:30pm

On the road again! Ernie takes you on the trip of a lifetime with new season of ‘Going Places with Ernie Dingo’.

Ernie Dingo takes viewers on the trip of a lifetime around our beautiful country, in the new season of his travel program, Going Places with Ernie Dingo . For the first time, SBS will kick off the new season with sixteen half-hour episodes airing Wednesdays at 7.30pm from 12 June. Take a deeper dive on NITV, with twenty hour-long episodes airing Sundays at 7.30pm from 16 June (catch-up available on SBS On Demand).

National treasure and much-loved presenter, Ernie Dingo gets to every corner of the country in Going Places season three, taking in some of Australia’s most stunning landscapes on the way. Locations this season will include Charlotte Pass (NSW), Horizontal Falls (WA), Yirrkala (NT), Hervey Bay (QLD), Grampians (VIC), Bruny Island (TAS), Ceduna (SA), Mount Kosciuszko (NSW), Broome (WA), Jindabyne (NSW), Stradbroke Island (QLD), Lake Mungo (NSW), Gold Coast Hinterland (QLD), Strahan (TAS) and Port Lincoln (SA).

Although Ernie visits some of the best spots on the map, the real jewels in each episode are the in-depth chats he has with the locals who call these places home, as they share their connection with the places they live. Ernie meets a steam train driver, a snow groomer, a deep-thinking hiker, a passionate ecologist, a trout fisherman, a talented sculptor, an ALFW player and farmer, a former iron woman, a dinosaur enthusiast and even some of his old friends along the way.

NITV Channel Manager Tanya Orman said: “ Going Places with Ernie Dingo has been a firm favourite with NITV audiences for the last two seasons and I am thrilled that it will be reaching even more Australians on SBS. Ernie has a long history of travel presenting on Australia television and our viewers have loved seeing him in his element, travelling the country and getting to know every day Aussies along the way.

“His open and relaxed interview technique brings out some amazing stories and viewers are in for a real treat as he visits some of the most beautiful places in our country.”

SBS Commissioning Editor, Josh Martin said: “Over the previous seasons of Going Places with Ernie Dingo, SBS and NITV’s audiences have really resonated with Ernie’s entertaining and enlightening exploration of Australia and the fascinating people he meets along the way. With so many breathtaking places left for Ernie to explore, we look forward to taking our viewers on many more journeys across Australia’s diverse landscapes.”

Watch Going Places with Ernie Dingo on SBS from Wednesday 12 June at 7.30pm and on NITV from Sunday 16 June at 7.30pm

TV.Cynic · May 26, 2019, 3:18am

Week commencing 26 May 2019

Sunday 26 May
1930 Epic Warrior Women
2030 That Sugar Film
2230 Tennis: French Open 2019

Monday 27 May
1930 Great American Railroad Journeys
2030 Medicine Or Myth?
2135 24 Hours In Emergency
2235 Tennis: French Open 2019

Tuesday 28 May
1930 Who Do You Think You Are? Casey Donovan: Casey Donovan
2030 Insight
2130 Dateline
2200 Dr Michael Mosley’s Reset
2230 Tennis: French Open 2019

Wednesday 29 May
1930 Going Places With Ernie Dingo
2000 Great British Railway Journeys
2035 24 Hours In Emergency
2135 The Good Fight
2230 Tennis: French Open 2019

Thursday 30 May
1935 Walking Britain’s Lost Railways
2030 Chimerica
2130 Chimerica
2230 Tennis: French Open 2019

Friday 31 May
1930 Great British Railway Journeys
2000 Great British Railway Journeys
2035 Movie: Children Of Men
2235 Tennis: French Open 2019

Saturday 1 June
1935 Disneynature: Monkey Kingdom
2120 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2220 Destination Flavour China Bitesize
2230 Tennis: French Open 2019

Week commencing 2 June 2019

Sunday 2 June
1930 Epic Warrior Women
2035 Wasted! The Story Of Food Waste
2215 Destination Flavour China Bitesize
2230 Tennis: French Open 2019

Monday 3 June
1930 Great American Railroad Journeys
2030 Medicine Or Myth?
2135 24 Hours In Emergency
2235 “Tennis: French Open
2019”

Tuesday 4 June
1930 Who Do You Think You Are? Kurt Fearnley: Kurt Fearnley
2030 Insight
2130 Dateline
2200 Dr Michael Mosley’s Reset
2230 Tennis: French Open 2019

Wednesday 5 June
1930 Going Places With Ernie Dingo
2000 Great British Railway Journeys
2035 24 Hours In Emergency
2135 The Good Fight
2235 Tennis: French Open 2019

Thursday 6 June
1935 Walking Britain’s Lost Railways
2030 The Handmaid’s Tale S3 Ep01
2130 The Handmaid’s Tale S3 Ep02
2230 Tennis: French Open 2019

Friday 7 June
1930 Great British Railway Journeys
2000 Great British Railway Journeys
2035 Movie: Ali’s Wedding
2235 Tennis: French Open 2019

Saturday 8 June
1930 Disney Nature: Growing Up Wild
2100 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2200 Grand Tours Of Scotland’s Lochs
2230 Tennis: French Open 2019

Above schedules for Eastern States.

TV.Cynic · May 26, 2019, 3:28am

With the French Open this week, testing the water whether there is any interest is the SBS schedule.

killy06 · May 27, 2019, 5:45am

littlegezzybear · May 27, 2019, 11:04am

There is for me for this:

And this is reasonably funny. Two game shows merged into one.