SBS (main channel) - Programs and Schedules

TV.Cynic · June 18, 2020, 9:55am

Week commencing 28 June 2020

Sunday 28 June
19:30 Top Ten Treasures Of Pompeii
21:15 Henry IX: The Lost King Rpt
22:55 Cycling: Tour De France Etape Classique

Monday 29 June
19:35 Secrets Of The Royal Servants Rpt
20:30 24 Hours In Emergency
21:25 Why Do I Put On Weight? Rpt
22:30 SBS World News Late
23:00 Cycling: Tour De France Etape Classique

Tuesday 30 June
19:30 Who Do You Think You Are?: Julie Bishop
20:30 Insight
21:30 Where Are You Really From?
22:00 Grand Tours Of Scotland’s Lochs Season 3 Premiere
22:30 SBS World News Late
23:00 Cycling: Tour De France Etape Classique

Wednesday 1 July
19:35 Tony Robinson’s World By Rail Canada and Alaska.
20:30 Who Gets To Stay In Australia? Series Premiere
21:35 7.7 Billion People And Counting
22:30 SBS World News Late
23:00 Cycling: Tour De France Etape Classique

Thursday 2 July
19:35 The World’s Busiest Stations: Zurich
20:30 When Buildings Collapse Rpt
21:25 ZeroZeroZero S01 E08 Season 1 Final
22:30 SBS World News Late
23:00 Cycling: Tour De France Etape Classique

Friday 3 July
19:35 America In Color
20:30 America In Color
21:25 24 Hours In Emergency Rpt
22:25 SBS World News Late
23:55 Cycling: Tour De France Etape Classique

Saturday 4 July
19:35 Extreme Railway Journeys: Last Train To Transylvania
20:30 Life Drawing Live Series Premiere
22:30 Cycling: Tour De France Etape Classique

JohnsonTV · June 21, 2020, 12:25am

Seems that SBS is showing The World’s Busiest Stations out of order. Zurich is the fourth and final episode of season 1. Flinders Street in Melbourne is episode 3 but won’t go to air until July 9. I wonder why?

TV.Cynic · June 23, 2020, 10:36pm

Update: Season 4 Teaser

TV.Cynic · June 26, 2020, 3:15am

Week commencing 5 July 2020

Sunday 5 July
19:30 Decoding The Great Pyramid
20:30 Joanna Lumley: The Quest For Noah’s Ark Rpt
21:45 Grand Tours Of Scotland’s Lochs
22:20 Cycling: Tour De France Etape Classique

Monday 6 July
19:35 The Windsors’ Lost Letters
20:30 24 Hours In Emergency
21:25 The Secrets Of Coca-Cola Rpt
22:30 SBS World News Late
23:00 Cycling: Tour De France Etape Classique

Tuesday 7 July
19:30 Who Do You Think You Are?: Troy Cassar Daley
20:30 Insight
21:35 Where Are You Really From?
22:05 Grand Tours Of Scotland’s Lochs
22:40 SBS World News Late
23:10 Cycling: Tour De France Etape Classique

Wednesday 8 July
19:35 Tony Robinson’s World By Rail The Trans-Siberian Railway
20:30 Who Gets To Stay In Australia?
21:35 Inside Aldi Rpt
22:30 SBS World News Late
23:00 Cycling: Tour De France Etape Classique

Thursday 9 July
19:35 The World’s Busiest Stations: Flinders Street, Melbourne
20:30 War Of The Worlds Series Premiere

21:30 War Of The Worlds
22:30 SBS World News Late
23:00 Cycling: Tour De France Etape Classique

Friday 10 July
19:35 America In Color
20:30 America In Color
21:25 24 Hours In Emergency Rpt
22:25 SBS World News Late
23:55 Cycling: Tour De France Etape Classique

Saturday 11 July
19:35 Extreme Railway Journeys:
20:30 Life Drawing UK
22:30 Cycling: Tour De France Etape Classique

TV.Cynic · June 30, 2020, 1:35am

Celebrities set to get arty on ‘Life Drawing Live’

Amateur artists Adam Liaw, Claudia Karvan, Susie Youssef and Hunter Page-Lochard will join host Rove McManus in Australia’s biggest life drawing class, live on Saturday 4 July.

Life Drawing Live is set to become Australia’s first live life drawing class, all under the guidance of two of Australia’s leading art experts. Host Rove McManus, not only a triple Gold Logie winner but an illustrator in his own right, will be joined by other famous faces who also happen to be amateur artists.

Participating in the class will be cook, TV presenter and author Adam Liaw , Australian acting royalty Claudia Karvan , actor Hunter Page-Lochard , and comedian, actor and writer Susie Youssef .

Remembering the joy of drawing as a kid, Adam Liaw recalls that he “loved art and was always doodling or drawing comics”. Guided by his mum, he drew a lot, even winning an art prize when he was in Year 9. After a 20-year hiatus, Adam’s drawing more these days.

“Now as a father I end up drawing a little with my kids, just little sketches with them and birthday invitations.” However, the invitation to participate in Life Drawing Live was a bit confusing at first. “I didn’t really know what life drawing was! I actually laughed out loud when I found out it was nudes. I don’t know if I’ll be any good at it, but it sounds like a lot of fun!”

Claudia Karvan cites having children as rekindling her love of drawing, too. “I did 3 Unit Art at school and did drawing classes (using the left-hand side of my brain, no less!) I love nothing more than to sit still and draw, regardless of whether the outcome is good or bad, but unfortunately life pressures usually take priority and you find yourself neglecting these really important pleasures. So, thank you COVID-19 and Life Drawing Live for nailing me to the floor for two hours this Saturday so I can indulge in doing something I love.”

Growing up drawing superheroes and spend much of his time at art school “mastering mise en scène paintings”, Hunter Page-Lochard ( Cleverman ) rightly asks, “who doesn’t love a little bit of Bob Ross in the morning?” Hunter admits, “I’ve always loved imagining that I’m the next Picasso, but I know I’m probably just the next Van Gogh as I continue to live my life existentially. I may be rusty, but I’m ready to pull out my pencils and dive head-first into this mystery we call art.”

Comedian and writer Susie Youssef is“absolutely fascinated by great artists and their ability to move people with their work.” But Susie confesses to SBS that she is not a great artist. “I have sketched a sad tree in every notebook I’ve ever owned, and instead of crossing out mistakes in handwriting exercises, I used to draw a flower pot over the top of the error.” Happily, she is not letting this dampen her enthusiasm. “Even though I will be undoubtedly rubbish, I am very excited for Life Drawing Live . I promise to arrive sober, unlike my first and only other life drawing experience at my sister’s Hens Party. Sorry Tess.”

TV.Cynic · July 1, 2020, 9:52am

Depression And Me

Monday 13 July at 9:30 pm

Alastair Campbell candidly talks about his experience living with depression and explores if radical new treatments can make a difference.

Alastair is best known for his role as Tony Blair’s formidable and often contentious spin doctor but, away from the public eye, he has been dogged by crippling bouts of depression for most of his life.

Kenny Rogers: Biography

Friday 17 July at 7:30pm (2 hr)

Kenny Rogers TBD is a journey through Kenny’s life and chart-busting career. Weaving in performances from his star-studded farewell show in Nashville, the biography charts Kenny’s hard-won 60-year career. In this captivating two-hour documentary, Kenny’s friends, family and fellow artists tell the story of how Kenny Rogers rose from adversity- battled obscurity – and a pop culture superstar. From impoverished beginnings, to the meteoric rise and crash of The First Edition, to his soul-tested struggle for relevancy. It all culminated in Kenny digging deep, finding his ‘ace, and going all-in - transforming into The Gambler, becoming a country music icon, a duet-crooning pop star and a 21 #1 hit machine.

TV.Cynic · July 2, 2020, 12:47pm

Week commencing 12 July 2020

Sunday 12 July
19:30 Great Wall Of China: The Hidden Story Rpt
20:30 Saving Notre Dame
21:30 Toxic Town: The Corby Poisoning
22:30 Cycling: Tour De France Etape Classique

Monday 13 July
19:35 The Windsors’ Lost Letters
20:30 24 Hours In Emergency
21:25 Depression And Me
22:30 SBS World News Late
23:00 Cycling: Tour De France Etape Classique

Tuesday 14 July
19:30 Great Asian Railways Journeys: Kowloon to Wan Chai Series Premiere
20:30 Insight
21:35 Where Are You Really From?
22:05 Grand Tours Of Scotland’s Lochs
22:35 SBS World News Late
23:05 Cycling: Tour De France Etape Classique

Wednesday 15 July
19:35 Tony Robinson’s World By Rail: Arctic Circle Series 2 Final
20:30 Who Gets To Stay In Australia?
21:35 Child Of Our Time: Turning 20
22:30 SBS World News Late
23:00 Cycling: Tour De France Etape Classique

Thursday 16 July
19:35 Inside The Orient Express Rpt
20:30 Drain Alcatraz Rpt
21:30 War Of The Worlds S01 E03
22:30 SBS World News Late
23:00 Cycling: Tour De France Etape Classique

Friday 17 July
19:35 Kenny Rogers: Biography
21:30 24 Hours In Emergency Rpt
22:30 SBS World News Late
23:00 Cycling: Tour De France Etape Classique

Saturday 18 July
19:35 Extreme Railway Journeys: Crossing the Emerald Isle
20:30 Life Drawing UK
22:45 Sunshine x 4 Rpt

JohnsonTV · July 2, 2020, 1:04pm

According to Wikipedia, it was first broadcast as 20 30-minute episodes on consecutive weekday evenings on BBC Two from late January to February this year, before it was repeated weekly as ten 60-minute episodes in April. I think SBS is broadcasting the 10-episode version, with the first episode also covering the trip from Hong Kong University to Lantau Island.

JohnsonTV · July 8, 2020, 10:44am

SBS has bought the rights to 8-part Norwegian series For Life and Swedish political thriller The Inner Circle.

TV.Cynic · July 8, 2020, 10:34pm

Mary Beard’s Shock Of The Nude

Friday 24 July at 8:30pm and 9:40pm

With distinctive wit and flair, Mary Beard takes a personal view of the Nude in Western art and its troubling power to provoke ideas about gender, sex and moral transgression.

JohnsonTV · July 9, 2020, 11:26pm

I saw the Flinders Street episode of The World’s Busiest Train Stations over dinner last night. Fascinating episode, filmed over a one-week period in mid January 2019 (it mentioned India’s 7-wicket win over Australia in the third ODI at the MCG on January 18, to claim the series 2-1). The episode covered delays and cancellations in morning and evening peaks, trespassers, a person killed by a train on Hurstbridge line at Eaglemont, maintenance of trains at Epping depot, and even a woman falling asleep in a toilet at Flinders Street station.
The crew was granted exclusive access to Metro’s route control centre, known as Metrol. I think no local media had been allowed inside before, which is a shame.

TV.Cynic · July 10, 2020, 10:47pm

The second season of War of the Worlds is reported to be the first television production in the UK to begin its scheduled shoot on Monday.

TV.Cynic · July 12, 2020, 8:41am

Week commencing 19 July 2020

Sunday 19 July
19:30 Mont Saint-Michel, Scanning The Wonder Rpt
20:30 Supervolcano Rpt
21:30 Supervolcano Rpt
22:30 Atlantis Rising Rpt

Monday 20 July
19:35 The Windsors’ Lost Letters S01 E03
20:30 24 Hours In Emergency
21:25 Meghan Markle Escaping The Crown Rpt
22:20 SBS World News Late
22:50 The World Game
23:20 Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games S04 E02

Tuesday 21 July
19:30 Great Asian Railways Journeys: Chiang Mai To The River Kwai
20:30 Insight
21:30 The Feed
22:00 24 Hours In Police Custody S04 E19
23:00 SBS World News Late
23:30 Bad Banks Season 2 Premiere

Wednesday 22 July
19:35 V E Day - Minute By Minute
20:30 Who Gets To Stay In Australia? Series Final
21:30 The Restaurant That Burns Off Calories
22:40 SBS World News Late
23:00 24 Hours In Emergency Rpt

Thursday 23 July
19:35 Inside The Orient Express Rpt
20:30 Killer Bridges Rpt
21:30 War Of The Worlds S01 E04
22:30 SBS World News Late
23:00 Tin Star S02 E04
23:50 Amy Winehouse: Back To Black Rpt

Friday 24 July
19:35 Secrets Of The Railway Rpt
20:30 Mary Beard’s Shock Of The Nude x 2
22:45 SBS World News Late
23:20 Movie: My Awkward Sexual Adventure

Saturday 25 July
19:35 Extreme Railway Journeys: Lunatic Express
20:30 Movie: Chappaquiddick
22:25 Birth Of A Movement Rpt
23:25 Luther x 5 S01 E4-6, S02 E1-2)

TV.Cynic · July 17, 2020, 12:59pm

Week commencing 26 July 2020

Sunday 26 July
19:30 Secrets of the Angkor Empire
20:30 Pompeii: Life Before Death Rpt
22:15 Man On Wire

Monday 27 July
19:30 Prince Philip: An Extraordinary Life
20:30 Einstein And Hawking Rpt
21:30 Einstein And Hawking Rpt
22:30 SBS World News Late
23:00 The World Game
23:30 Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games S04 E03

Tuesday 28 July
19:30 Great Asian Railways Journeys: Bangkok To Hua Hin
20:30 Insight
21:30 The Feed
22:00 24 Hours In Police Custody
23:00 SBS World News Late
23:30 Bad Banks S02 E02

Wednesday 29 July
19:35 Warrior Women With Lupita Nyong’o
20:30 10 Mistakes That Sunk The Titanic
21:30 Luther Series 5 Premiere
22:30 SBS World News Late
23:00 24 Hours In Emergency Rpt

Thursday 30 July
19:35 Hitler’s Supercars
20:30 The Day Hitler Died
21:30 War Of The Worlds S01 E05
22:25 SBS World News Late
23:00 Tin Star S02 E05
23:50 Asylum City Rpt

Friday 31 July
19:30 The Day Kennedy Died
20:30 Movie: Marshall (2017)
22:40 SBS World News Late
23:10 The Late Session Rpt

Saturday 1 August
19:35 Chris Tarrant’s Extreme Railway Journeys
20:30 Movie: The King’s Speech
22:35 On The Ropes x 4 Rpt

JohnsonTV · July 25, 2020, 11:26pm

PBS Frontline documentary America’s Great Divide: Obama to Trump premieres on SBS next Sunday (August 2) at 8.30pm. It aired in the US in January this year.

11 full interviews are now available on YouTube, starting with former Trump adviser Steve Bannon.

TV.Cynic · July 26, 2020, 2:17am

Week commencing 2 August 2020

Sunday 2 August
19:30 The Day They Dropped The Bomb
20:30 America’s Great Divide: Obama To Trump Series Premiere
22:35 Gunned Down: The Power of the NRA Rpt
23:35 John Pilger: The Dirty War On the NHS Rpt

Monday 3 August
19:30 D-Day: The King Who Fooled Hitler
20:30 Space Shuttle: Triumph And Tragedy Rpt
21:20 Space Shuttle: Triumph And Tragedy Rpt
22:15 SBS World News Late
23:00 The World Game
23:45 Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games S04 E04

Tuesday 4 August
19:30 Great Asian Railways Journeys: Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi
20:30 Insight
21:30 The Feed
22:00 NRA Under Fire
23:05 SBS World News Late
23:35 Bad Banks S02 E03

Wednesday 5 August
19:35 Life And Death In Herculaneum
20:30 Building The Channel Tunnel
21:35 Luther S05 E02
22:35 SBS World News Late
11:05 24 Hours In Emergency Rpt

Thursday 6 August
19:35 Walt Disney Rpt
21:40 War Of The Worlds S01 E06
22:35 SBS World News Late
23:10 Tin Star S02 E06

Friday 7 August
19:30 Belsen: The Untold Story
20:30 Walt Disney Rpt
22:35 SBS World News Late
23:05 The Late Session Rpt

Saturday 8 August
19:35 Chris Tarrant’s Extreme Railway Journeys: Reunification Express
20:30 Movie: Spotlight
22:50 Movie: Don’t Tell

TV.Cynic · July 26, 2020, 2:18am

Same railway journey featured on these programs in the same week - must be a great extreme journey.

TV.Cynic · August 1, 2020, 5:48am

Week commencing 9 August 2020

Sunday 9 August
19:30 9/11: 102 Minutes That Changed America
21:25 America’s Great Divide: Obama To Trump S01 E02
23:30 The Diet Testers x3 Rpt

Monday 10 August
19:30 The Blitz: Britain On Fire
20:30 24 Hours In Emergency Rpt
21:20 24 Hours In Emergency Rpt
22:20 SBS World News Late
22:55 Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games S04 E05

Tuesday 11 August
19:30 Great Asian Railways Journeys: Hue To Halong Bay
20:30 Insight
21:30 The Feed
22:00 The Truth About Fat
23:05 SBS World News Late
23:35 Bad Banks S02 E04

Wednesday 12 August
19:35 Tony Robinson: Britain’s Ancient Tracks The Icknield Way Series Premiere
20:30 Sydney’s Super Tunnel Series Premiere
21:35 Luther S05 E03
22:35 SBS World News Late
23:00 24 Hours In Emergency Rpt
23:55 Movie: I Am Not A Witch

Thursday 13 August
19:30 Bushfire Animal Rescue
20:30 Dog Tales
21:30 War Of The Worlds S01 E07
22:30 SBS World News Late
23:00 Tin Star S02 E07
23:55 The Name Of The Rose x 4 Rpt

Friday 14 August
19:30 Greek Island Odyssey With Bettany Hughes Series Premiere
20:30 Secrets Of The Railway Rpt
21:25 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown Rpt
22:20 SBS World News Late
22:50 The Late Session Rpt
23:50 First Australians x 4 Rpt

Saturday 15 August
19:35 The Flying Scotsman
20:30 Movie: Florence Foster Jenkins
22:30 The Vietnam War x 5

TV.Cynic · August 1, 2020, 5:49am

Sydney’s Super Tunnel

From Wednesday 12 August at 08:30 PM 4 episodes

The show kicks off with a dynamic taster of what the series has in store - namely the inside story of a crack team building a trailblazing, fully-automated metro system costing $50 billion, by far the biggest and most advanced new railway opening anywhere on the planet in 2019. A dramatic scene with our main characters dealing with a crisis gets the ball rolling.

Greek Island Odyssey With Bettany Hughes

From Friday 14 August at 07:30 PM 6 episodes

Bettany Hughes begins her journey in the waters of the Eastern Mediterranean near Fourni, finding a graveyard of ancient shipwrecks. Bettany meets underwater archaeologist George Koutsouflakis, who takes her to the site of an incredible discovery - 58 shipwrecks dating back 2,500 years. These ships and their crews met a watery end travelling this busy trade route. It’s a sobering first-hand experience that shows the dangers sailors like Odysseus would have faced on these seas.

JohnsonTV · August 1, 2020, 7:16am

The production company posted the trailer on YouTube last month.