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

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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

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.

The production company posted the trailer on YouTube last month.

That four part “Sydney’s Super Tunnel” series sounds about as appealing (ie, not very) as that “World’s Best Metro” documentary which aired on Seven in 2016!

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The Salisbury Poisonings

From Monday 24 - Thursday 27 August at 08:30 PM

‘The Salisbury Poisonings’, about the 2018 chemical weapon attack on a former Russian spy, will premiere in a four-night special event from Monday 24 to Thursday 27 August.

In a case of fact being stranger than fiction, new British drama The Salisbury Poisonings is based on the incredible true story that unfolded only two years ago in the small city of Salisbury, UK.

After enjoying lunch together, a father and his daughter, who’d arrived from Russia only the day before to visit him, took a rest on a park bench. Passers-by called an ambulance when they were found to be unconscious. They’d been poisoned by Novichok, a lethal nerve agent originating in the former Soviet Union.

Turns out, the man on the bench was Sergei Skripal, former military officer and a double agent who’d assisted MI6. He and daughter Yulia survived the attack, after spending months in hospital. But the detective sergeant who’d been in Skripal’s house after he’d been identified, also fell ill soon afterwards, sparking a full-scale shutdown across the city, as public officials feared more widespread contaminations.

At the centre of the drama is local Director of Public Health, Tracy Daszkiewicz (played by the brilliant Anne-Marie Duff, Sex Education ), who is suddenly thrust into the heart of a major crisis, working alongside emergency services to fiercely protect the local community. Daszkiewicz worked closely with the show’s producers who were determined to portray the story as authentically as they could.

Along with the recovery of and contribution by DS Nick Bailey (Rafe Spall, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom ) the show also follows the love story of Dawn Sturgess (MyAnna Buring, The Witcher ) and Charlie Rowley (Johnny Harris, Jawbone ). Living just outside Salisbury, Sturgess and Rowley fell ill suddenly and were also found to have been exposed to Novichok, leading to the discovery of the source of the agent. The excellent cast also includes Annabel Scholey ( Walking on Sunshine ) as DS Bailey’s wife, Sally, and Mark Addy ( Game of Thrones ) as Sergei Skripal’s neighbour and friend, Ross Cassidy.

This critically-acclaimed four-part series focuses on the impact of the Novichok poisonings on the local community, and how its people and public services reacted to the crisis, displaying extraordinary heroism as their city became the focus of an unprecedented national emergency. The show poignantly captures their bravery, resilience and personal tragedies.

As SBS Director of Television and Online Content Marshall Heald said about the show, noting its timeliness, “It’s about how an entire community came together to successfully fight an invisible enemy; a truly inspiring story of hope, resilience and remarkable courage.”

The Salisbury Poisonings will premiere at 8.30pm Monday 24 August on SBS and will air over four consecutive nights at 8.30pm concluding Thursday 27 August. Episodes will be available on SBS On Demand at the same time as broadcast. Watch the trailer:

It sounds like an NSW government paid promotion.

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How are SBS stretching it over 4 nights when the original run on the BBC was 3 episodes that were 58 minutes long.

According to TV Tonight, SBS is airing the international version which is 4 episodes.

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Week commencing 16 August 2020


Sunday 16 August
19:30 Egypt’s Lost Pyramid
20:30 Princess Anne At 70
21:45 Albert: The Power Behind Victoria Rpt
23:00 The Diet Testers x 2

Monday 17 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
22:50 Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games S04 E06

Tuesday 18 August
19:30 Great Asian Railways Journeys
20:30 Insight
21:30 The Feed
22:00 SBS World News Late
22:30 United States Of Conspiracy
23:35 Bad Banks S02 E05

Wednesday 19 August
19:35 Tony Robinson: Britain’s Ancient Tracks The Ridgeway
20:30 Sydney’s Super Tunnel
21:35 Luther S05 E04
22:35 SBS World News Late
23:00 24 Hours In Emergency Rpt
23:55 Movie: Members Only

Thursday 20 August
19:30 The World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys
20:30 Cat Tales
21:30 War Of The Worlds S01 E08 Series Final
22:25 SBS World News Late
23:00 Tin Star S02 E08
23:55 The Name Of The Rose x 4 Rpt

Friday 21 August
19:30 Greek Island Odyssey With Bettany Hughes S01 E02
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 3 Rpt

Saturday 22 August
19:35 The Flying Scotsman
20:30 Movie: Platoon
22:30 The Vietnam War x 5

This should be the documentary which aired on ITV in late July.

The Good Fight - Season 4


From Wednesday 23 September at 9:30 pm

Christine Baranski (The Good Wife) returns in the critically acclaimed series The Good Fight.

The fourth season finds Reddick, Boseman & Lockhart navigating a very different landscape. After they lost their biggest client, Chumhum, and their founding partner’s name was tarnished, Reddick, Boseman & Lockhart was forced to accept an offer by a huge multi-national law firm, STR Laurie, to become a small subsidiary. While STR Laurie initially seem like benevolent overlords, Diane Lockhart and her colleagues are chafing at their loss of independence. The Good Fight also stars Cush Jumbo, Audra McDonald, Sarah Steele, Michael Boatman, Nyambi Nyambi, Zach Grenier, John Larroquette and Delroy Lindo . Hugh Dancy has joined season four in a recurring role.

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Week commencing 23 August 2020


Sunday 23 August
19:30 Lost Pyramids Of The Aztecs
20:30 The Virus: What Went Wrong?
22:10 Michael Mosley: Coronavirus Special Rpt
23:05 Diagnosis On Demand Rpt

Monday 24 August
19:30 The Blitz: Britain On Fire
20:30 Salisbury Poisonings Series Premiere
21:30 Hungry Ghosts Series Premiere
22:30 SBS World News Late
23:00 Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games S04 E07

Tuesday 25 August
19:30 Great Asian Railways Journeys
20:35 Salisbury Poisonings S01 E02
21:30 Hungry Ghosts S01 E02
22:30 SBS World News Late
23:35 Bad Banks S02 E06

Wednesday 26 August
19:35 Tony Robinson: Britain’s Ancient Tracks The Pilgrims Way
20:30 Salisbury Poisonings S01 E03
21:25 Hungry Ghosts S01 E03
22:30 SBS World News Late
23:00 24 Hours In Emergency Rpt
23:55 Movie: Hide And Seek

Thursday 27 August
19:30 The World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys
20:30 Salisbury Poisonings S01 E04 Series Final
21:25 Hungry Ghosts S01 E04 Series Final
22:25 SBS World News Late
22:55 Tin Star x 2 S02 E09 E10 Season Final

Friday 28 August
19:30 Greek Island Odyssey With Bettany Hughes S01 E03
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
23:45 The Trials Of Muhammad Ali Rpt

Saturday 29 August
:bike: 19:30 La Course By Tour De France 2020
:bike: 21:00 Tour De France 2020 Live Stages

The Virus: What Went Wrong?

Sunday 23 August at 8:30 pm

As COVID-19 spread from Asia to the Middle East to Europe, why was the U.S. caught so unprepared? Despite repeated warnings of a potent contagion headed our way, America’s leaders failed to prepare and protect us. Why and who is accountable?

From Frontline USA

PBS Promo

Arabia With Levison Wood

From Wednesday 2 September at 7:30 pm 5 episodes

Levison’s epic Arabian journey starts at the Kurdistan border town of Bajid, where he meets his Kurdistan guide and old friend, Omar, on the eastern banks of the Tigris. It quickly becomes apparent that tensions in Kurdistan are running high.

Week commencing 30 August 2020


Sunday 30 August
19:30 Lost Pyramids Of The Aztecs
20:30 Tour De France 2020 Live Stages

Monday 31 August
19:30 How The Victorians Built Britain
20:30 24 Hours In Emergency Rpt
21:30 Tour De France 2020 Live Stages

Tuesday 1 September
19:30 Great Asian Railways Journeys
20:35 Insight
21:30 Dateline
22:00 The Feed
22:30 Tour De France 2020 Live Stages

Wednesday 2 September
19:35 Arabia With Levison Wood Series Premiere
20:30 Sydney’s Super Tunnel
21:30 Tour De France 2020 Live Stages

Thursday 3 September
19:30 The World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys
20:30 Secrets of The Tower Of London
21:30 Tour De France 2020 Live Stages

Friday 4 September
19:30 Greek Island Odyssey With Bettany Hughes S01 E04
20:30 Secrets Of The Railway Rpt
21:30 Tour De France 2020 Live Stages

Saturday 5 September
19:30 Walking Britain’s Lost Railways
20:30 Grand Tours Of Scotland’s Lochs
21:00 Tour De France 2020 Live Stages

Does anyone know whether Sydney Super Tunnel was on this week? It’s not coming up in catch up.

Not this week due to dramas being shown Mon - Thursday

Week commencing 6 September 2020


Sunday 6 September
19:30 Lost Worlds And Hidden Treasures
20:30 Tour De France 2020 Live Stages

Monday 7 September
19:30 How The Victorians Built Britain S02 E06
20:30 24 Hours In Emergency Rpt
21:25 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
22:25 SBS World News Late
22:55 Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games

Tuesday 8 September
19:30 Great Asian Railways Journeys
20:35 Insight
21:30 Dateline
22:00 The Feed
22:30 Tour De France 2020 Live Stages

Wednesday 9 September
19:30 Arabia With Levison Wood S01 E02
20:30 Sydney’s Super Tunnel S01 E04
21:30 Tour De France 2020 Live Stages

Thursday 10 September
19:30 The World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys
20:30 Secrets of The Tower Of London S02 E02
21:30 Tour De France 2020 Live Stages

Friday 11 September
19:30 George W. Bush
21:30 Tour De France 2020 Live Stages

Saturday 12 September
19:30 Walking Britain’s Lost Railways
20:30 Tour De France 2020 Live Stages


Week commencing 13 September 2020


Sunday 13 September
19:30 Lost Worlds And Hidden Treasures
20:30 Tour De France 2020 Live Stages

Monday 14 September
19:30 How The Victorians Built Britain S02 E07
20:30 24 Hours In Emergency Rpt
21:30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
22:25 SBS World News Late
22:55 Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games

Tuesday 15 September
19:30 Great Asian Railways Journeys
20:35 Insight
21:30 Dateline
22:00 The Feed
22:30 Tour De France 2020 Live Stages

Wednesday 16 September
19:30 Arabia With Levison Wood S01 E03
20:30 Hillary Series Premiere
21:35 Tour De France 2020 Live Stages

Thursday 17 September
19:35 The World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys
20:30 Secrets of The Tower Of London S02 E02
21:30 Tour De France 2020 Live Stages

Friday 18 September
19:30 George W. Bush E02
21:35 Tour De France 2020 Live Stages

Saturday 19 September
19:30 Walking Britain’s Lost Railways
20:30 Tour De France 2020 Live Stages