‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ season 5 is on the way
The countdown is on until the new season premieres exclusively in Australia on SBS and On Demand.
Praise be: we don’t have long to wait until the premiere of The Handmaid’s Tale 's fifth season. Hulu has announced the hit series will debut its much anticipated new season in the United States on 14 September.
As the exclusive Australian broadcaster, SBS fast-track the premiere episodes across both SBS and SBS On Demand. We’ll have more details on the Australian premiere date and local times closer to launch.
The Emmy award-winning star and executive producer, Elisabeth Moss, shared the news on her Instagram that the season will debut with two episodes that she has directed. Moss made her directing debut with episodes in the show’s fourth season.
Also returning is SBS Australia’s award-winning Handmaid’s Tale companion podcast, Eyes on Gilead. Each episode of the podcast offers entertaining and engrossing analysis of The Handmaid’s Tale, along with exclusive interviews with the stars and creators of the show. You can subscribe to Eyes On Gilead on your preferred podcast platform now, to relive the events of season 4.
The season 5 synopsis picks up from the shock events that closed out season 4: “June faces consequences for killing Commander Waterford while struggling to redefine her identity and purpose. The widowed Serena attempts to raise her profile in Toronto as Gilead’s influence creeps into Canada. Commander Lawrence works with Aunt Lydia as he tries to reform Gilead and rise in power. June, Luke and Moira fight Gilead from a distance as they continue their mission to save and reunite with Hannah.”
The Handmaid’s Tale is produced by MGM Television and executive produced by Bruce Miller, Warren Littlefield, Elisabeth Moss, Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears, Eric Tuchman, Yahlin Chang, Rachel Skukert, Sheila Hockin, John Weber, Frank Siracusa, Steve Stark and Kim Todd. The series is internationally distributed by MGM.
Yvonne Strahovski is nominated for a 2022 Logie Award for Most Popular Australian Actor Or Actress In An International Program, for her performance as the complicated Serena Waterford.
Pompeii: The Origins
Sunday 26 Jun 7:30pm
For the first time, and thanks to new archaeological excavations, this documentary reveals how Pompeii, the pride of its builders, developed, from its origins at the end of the seventh century BC until the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD.
The use of CGI and 3D mapping provides a very clear view of this ancient superstructure and eight centuries of urban evolution.
We will revive this great historical fresco through accounts by international archaeologists and historians.
Pompeii: The Origins is a journey to the heart of an ancient ‘motion designed’ city.
Black Sands
Monday 27 June 11:05 pm
Police Detective Anita is forced to leave Reykjavik for her hometown situated in Iceland’s striking black sands. The death of a tourist on the black sands appears to be an accident. It quickly becomes Anita’s first case and sends her on a dark journey to revisit her past, unraveling a serial killer operating for years, disguising murders as accidents.
Premiered on SBS On Demand.
Week commencing 26 June 2022
Sunday 26/6
07:30 pm Pompeii: The Origins
08:30 pm 10 Mistakes That Sank The Titanic Rpt
09:50 pm Uranium: Twisting the Dragon’s Tail x 3 Rpt
Monday 27 June
07:35 pm Savings Lives At Sea S02 E04
08:40 pm Cher And The Loneliest Elephant Rpt
09:40 pm 24 Hours In Emergency Rpt
10:35 pm SBS World News Late
11:05 pm Black Sands FTA Premiere
12:05 pm Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games Rpt
Tuesday 28 June
07:30 pm Who Do You Think You Are? Myf Warhurst
08:30 pm Insight
09:30 pm Dateline
10:00 pm The Feed
10:30 pm SBS World News
11:00 pm The Point
11:00 pm The Hunt For A Killer x 2
Wednesday 29 June
07:35 pm Tony Robinson: WWII By Drone S01 E06
08:30 pm Why Buildings Collapse S01 E02
09:30 pm New York Super Airport Rpt
10:25 pm SBS World News
10:55 pm Australia Come Fly With Me Rpt
11:55 pm La Jauria x 4 Rpt
Thursday 30 June
07:35 pm Scenic Coastal Walks With Kate Humble S02 E05
08:30 pm House Of Maxwell S01 E03
09:40 pm DI Ray S01 E04
10:35 pm SBS World News
11:05 pm Gomorrah S04 E07, E08
Friday 1 July
07:30 pm Great Asian Railways Journeys Rpt
08:30 pm Ancient Superstructures Rpt
09:35 pm Henry VIII And The King’s Men Rpt
10:35 pm SBS World News
11:05 pm 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown Rpt
11:50 pm 
LIVE Tour De France 2022: Stage 1 LIVE AEST, Crash in SA, Live on SBS Viceland in WA
Saturday 2 July
07:35 pm Worlds Most Scenic Railway Journeys S03 E06
08:30 pm LIVE Tour De France 2022: Stage 2 LIVE AEST, Crash in SA, Live on SBS Viceland in WA
Elvis And The Uss Arizona
Sunday 3 July 5:30 PM
Elvis And The USS Arizona tells the surprising story of how one of music’s biggest icons helped to establish a USS Arizona memorial in Pearl Harbour. In the late 1950s, the USS Arizona Memorial Commission was struggling to raise money for a permanent memorial to honor the 1,177 crewmen who lost their lives aboard the battleship on December 7, 1941. After a successful fundraising push, momentum had slowed, and though construction on the approved design was underway, only half of the necessary funds had been raised.
Recently honorably discharged from the U.S. Army and headed to Hawaii to begin filming Blue Hawaii, Elvis was presented by his manager to the idea of a benefit concert to support the memorial fund. He agreed without hesitation and on March 25, 1961, performed to a sold-out crowd at the Bloch arena on the naval base. Elvis concert would draw public attention to the plight and help galvanize efforts to finish the USS Arizona Memorial as it still stands today.
Napoleon: In The Name Of Art
Sunday 3 July 7:30 PM
While suffering the anguish of exile on the remote island of St. Helena, before his death, we read in his memoirs that Napoleon thought posterity would admire him not only for his battles, but for bringing culture and beauty to the people, for creating the state school system and the modern idea of a universal museum, owned by everyone, open to the common people.
It’s from this aspect of his life that NAPOLEON: IN THE NAME OF ART was born, a documentary featuring the Oscar® winner Jeremy Irons as a very special guide, produced by 3D Produzioni and Nexo Digital with the support of Intesa Sanpaolo Bank and Gallerie d’Italia. Based on a subject by Didi Gnocchi, who signed the screenplay with Matteo Moneta, NAPOLEON: IN THE NAME OF ART is directed by Giovanni Piscaglia with the original soundtrack of the composer and pianist Remo Anzovino.
Michael Mosley’s 21 Day Body Challenge
Wednesday 6 July 7:35 PM
Three weeks to change your body - and your life. Leading health and diet guru Dr Michael Mosley sets out to help five people who have recently got out of shape - both physically and mentally - because of either lifestyle changes or being sedentary during lockdown.
Michael is looking to overhaul and restore their fitness levels with a healthy, low calorie, intermittent fasting diet combined with an easy exercise regime featuring HIIT - High Intensity Interval Training.
Before getting started, the volunteers undertake medical tests to check for signs of premature ageing. After 21 days of being monitored on the regime, the volunteers should have lost weight, feel better and have greatly improved their aerobic fitness levels. In addition, they may have reversed any premature ageing - a tried and tested format packed with great viewer take-out: simple, sensible, and effective diet and exercise advice that can really improve people’s lives in just three weeks.
Week commencing 3 Jul 2022
Sunday 3 Jul
07:30 pm Napoleon: In The Name Of Art
09:30 pm LIVE Tour De France 2022: Stage 3 LIVE AEST, Crash in SA, Live on SBS Viceland in WA
Monday 4 July
07:30 pm Savings Lives At Sea S02 E05
08:30 pm True Colours Series Premiere
09:30 pm 24 Hours In Emergency Rpt
10:25 pm SBS World News Late
10:55 pm Black Sands
11:55 pm Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games Rpt
Tuesday 5 July
07:30 pm Who Do You Think You Are? Justin Hodges
08:30 pm True Colours S01 E02
09:30 pm LIVE Tour De France 2022: Stage 4
Wednesday 6 July
07:35 pm Michael Mosley’s 21 Day Body Challenge
08:30 pm True Colours S01 E03
09:30 pm LIVE Tour De France 2022: Stage 5
Thursday 7 July
07:35 pm Scenic Coastal Walks With Kate Humble S02 E06
08:30 pm True Colours S01 E04 Series Final
09:30 pm LIVE Tour De France 2022: Stage 6
Friday 8 July
07:30 pm Great Asian Railways Journeys Rpt
08:30 pm Ancient Superstructures Rpt
09:30 pm LIVE Tour De France 2022: Stage 7
Saturday 9 July
07:35 pm Worlds Most Scenic Railway Journeys S03 E07
08:30 pm The Queen’s Mother In Law Rpt
09:30 pm LIVE Tour De France 2022: Stage 8
Plat Du Tour Season 3
From 1 July
While riders tackle the mountainous French countryside, esteemed French chef Guillaume Brahimi will take viewers on a culinary journey when SBS’s food accompaniment Plat du Tour returns for its third year. Airing during SBS’s coverage of the Tour de France, the series will feature 21 recipes that originate from different regions of France and correlate to the different tour stages.
Recipes include Langoustine and Truffle Pasta from the ancient city of Saint Gaudens, Raclette Savoyarde, a cheesy treat from the alps and Tourte des Pyrénées aux Myrtilles, a blueberry torte from the heart of the Pyrenees.
Plat du Tour segments will be available for catch-up on SBS Food Online and SBS On Demand and will air as special episodes on SBS Food after the 2022 Tour de France is complete. Plat du Tour is produced by Blink TV for SBS.
Scheduled to coincide with NAIDOC Week.
The Queen’s Guard: A Year In Service
From Monday 11 July 8:40 PM, 5 episodes
The Coldstream Guards in Windsor at Battalion HQ are preparing for the most important inspection of the year.? They will find out if they’re ready to take on this season’s biggest Royal and ceremonial duties, known as going on ‘The Blue Line’. General Officer Commanding London District, who is responsible to Her Majesty for all British Army ceremonial will be scrutinising everything from drill, to boots, to bearskins, ensuring turnout is immaculate and marching is up to scratch. The pressure is on for Drummer Wall, and things aren’t exactly pitch perfect.
Jack The Ripper
From Wednesday 13 July 8:30 PM, 3 episodes
Re-examining one of history’s most infamous cold cases are three experts - consultant forensic psychologist Kerry Daynes, former murder detective Howard Groves and social historian Ruth Goodman. Howard, Kerry, and Ruth analyse historical documents, contemporary press reports as well as police and witness statements hoping modern methods in policing, psychological profiling and historical context might unearth something that could have been missed at the time or since. Using our incident room and historical archive vault the team start with the discovery of the savagely mutilated body of ‘Polly’ Nichols in Whitechapel.
Stacey Dooley: Inside The Convent
Thursday 14 July 8:20 PM
Stacey Dooley is spending ten days living alongside the nuns of St Hilda’s Priory in Whitby, learning about their way of life whilst taking a break from her busy work life.
Britain’s Beautiful Rivers
From Friday 15 July 7:30 PM, 4 episodes
Richard Hammond explores Britain’s most beautiful rivers. From the rivers Severn and Test to Clyde and Derwent, Richard explores the historical, ecological and economic importance of each.
Episode 1
Richard travels to the Severn River - 354 kilometres of river that makes up some of the border between England and Wales. This epic river has stories to match.
Week commencing 10 Jul 2022
Sunday 10 Jul
07:30 pm France: A Journey Through Time Rpt
09:30 pm LIVE Tour De France 2022: Stage 9 LIVE AEST, Crash in SA, Live on SBS Viceland in WA
Monday 11 July
07:30 pm Savings Lives At Sea S02 E06
08:40 pm The Queen’s Guard: A Year In Service
09:30 pm 24 Hours In Emergency Rpt
10:30 pm SBS World News Late
11:00 pm Black Sands
12:00 am Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games Rpt
Tuesday 12 July
07:30 pm Who Do You Think You Are? Dr Chris Brown
08:35 pm Concorde: Secrets Behind The Crash Rpt
09:30 pm LIVE Tour De France 2022: Stage 10
Wednesday 13 July
07:35 pm Michael Mosley’s 21 Day Body Challenge S01 E02
08:30 pm Jack The Ripper
09:30 pm LIVE Tour De France 2022: Stage 11
Thursday 14 July
07:30 pm Scenic Coastal Walks With Kate Humble S02 E07
08:20 pm Stacey Dooley: Inside The Convent
09:30 pm LIVE Tour De France 2022: Stage 12
Friday 15 July
07:30 pm Britain’s Beautiful Rivers Series Premiere
08:30 pm Ancient Superstructures
09:30 pm LIVE Tour De France 2022: Stage 13
Lost World Of Angkor Wat
Sunday 17 July 7:30 PM 2 episodes
Archaeologists use scanning technology to uncover the rise and fall of the great medieval Khmer jungle empire, in the rainforests of Southeast Asia. Cutting edge 3D digital graphics rebuild their lost world at Angkor Wat and expeditions into uncharted territory reveal undiscovered temples.
A Shot In A Starry Night: Van Gogh Case
Thursday 21 July 8:30 PM
Vincent van Gogh lived a life between genius and madness - until he killed himself.
Or was it a homicide? For more than 100 years, the world has believed that the artist took his own life.
However, biographer Steven Naifeh disagrees.
27 July 1890: Van Gogh arrives at his inn in the evening, bleeding, shot in the stomach.
Florence Kasumba uncovers surprising details.
Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors
Friday 22 July 8:30 PM
Explainer Rob Brand opens up the Palace and briefs the team before the visitors arrive, and we find out about Kensington Palace’s most famous resident, Princess Diana, who moved here with Prince Charles in 1981.
Diana’s dresses still draw huge crowds today - we follow conservator Libby Thompson and her team as they carefully install a red wool suit from Diana’s wardrobe in a glass case, ready to be shown to the public for the very first time.
Gone Fishing With Mortimer & Whitehouse
Saturday 23 July 8:30 PM 2 episodes
Lifelong friends and comedic royalty Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer have more in common than just their love of laughter - on a more serious note, they have both suffered complex heart disease. Paul is an experienced fisherman, Bob a complete novice. Paul thought a tour of the country’s finest fishing spots might help Bob’s recovery, and along the way maybe they would learn something about each other. In this funny and poignant six-part series, we eavesdrop on their expedition as they reconnect with each other and share their personal experiences of life, while testing the parameters of true friendship. They also fish, and talk nonsense. A lot.\n\nOn soggy riverbanks, they candidly discuss everything from show business to solitude, relationships and romance, while trying to catch some of the most significant species of fish in the country. This is as much an insight into the hearts and minds of two of the UK’s best-loved comics as it is about capturing the extreme exhilaration and occasional monotony of one of the most popular pastimes in the UK.
Ep1 : While in Norfolk fishing for tench, Bob tries to impress Paul with his childhood fishing rod - and fails. They share nostalgia for their younger years and reveal how they recently came face to face with their own mortality. After a brief respite in a local brewery, they reluctantly camp down in yurts before fishing again the next day where the elusive tench seems to evade them until the very last minute.
Ep 2: Paul and Bob fish for the mighty barbel in Hay-on-Wye. Passing a graveyard, they muse about the future and chat to a local vicar about death, and their own funerals.
Week commencing 17 July 2022
Sunday 17 July
07:30 pm Lost World Of Angkor Wat
08:30 pm Lost World Of Angkor Wat
09:30 pm LIVE Tour De France 2022: Stage 15 LIVE AEST, Crash in SA, Live on SBS Viceland in WA
Monday 18 July
07:30 pm Savings Lives At Sea S02 E07
08:35 pm The Queen’s Guard: A Year In Service S01 E02
09:30 pm 24 Hours In Emergency Rpt
10:30 pm SBS World News Late
11:00 pm Black Sands
12:00 am Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games Rpt
Tuesday 19 July
07:30 pm Who Do You Think You Are? Paula Duncan
08:30 pm Insight Series Return
09:30 pm LIVE Tour De France 2022: Stage 16
Wednesday 20 July
07:35 pm Michael Mosley’s 21 Day Body Challenge S01 E03
08:30 pm Jack The Ripper S01 E02
09:30 pm LIVE Tour De France 2022: Stage 17
Thursday 21 July
07:35 pm Scenic Coastal Walks With Kate Humble S02 E08
08:30 pm A Shot In A Starry Night: Van Gogh Case
09:30 pm LIVE Tour De France 2022: Stage 18
Friday 22 July
07:35 pm Britain’s Beautiful Rivers The Test S01 E02
08:30 pm Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors Series Premiere
09:30 pm LIVE Tour De France 2022: Stage 19
Saturday 23 July
07:35 pm Worlds Most Scenic Railway Journeys S03 E09
08:30 pm Gone Fishing With Mortimer & Whitehouse Series Premiere
09:00 pm Gone Fishing With Mortimer & Whitehouse
09:30 pm LIVE Tour De France 2022: Stage 20
Stacey Dooley: Inside the Convent, which starts tonight, is one of three shows SBS bought from Passion Distribution. The broadcaster also acquired season 3 of Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over and Myleene Klass: Miscarriage.
Once again I doubt the usefulness of that source as Stacey Dooley: Inside the Convent has been on SBS’s books for a while and starts on Thursday.
Some overseas media websites like TBI and C21 can be late when it comes to shows that have already aired on SBS and ABC.
Stacey Dooley: Inside the Convent has already aired on VICELAND,l watched it a couple of months ago and it was actually interesting viewing.
London’s Super Tunnel
Sunday 24 July 7:30 pm and 8:30 pm
This episode explores how the 15-billion-pound railway became the 19-billion-pound railways, and how this triumph of British engineering was brought back on track for the grand opening of the Elizabeth Line.
New York: The City That Never Sleeps
Wednesday 27 July 7:30 pm
The three-part documentary sheds a highly entertaining light on the colourful array of people, places and events that make up the Big Apple. In three episodes, the series maps the richest, busiest and biggest that the city has to offer.
In Richest, we go from the realtors hustling to sell multi-million-dollar apartments in Manhattan to the immigrant jeweller, now designing bespoke diamond rings for the mega-wealthy. In Busiest we meet the people that make the city tick, from the staff running Grand Central – the busiest railway station in the USA – to the garbage collectors battling rats as they clean up the streets. And in Biggest, we go from Donato, whose job is to maintain the lights in Times Square, some of them 22 stories high, to Daniel, manager of the biggest rooftop bar in Manhattan where 1,200 guests nightly are served with around 8,000 cocktails per shift.
But the star of the show is the city itself, its legendary skyline, vast grid of glitzy avenues and fascinating cross streets and above all, its larger-than-life characters.
Too Close
Wednesday 27 July 9:30 pm
Three part drama based on the novel of the same title under the pseudonym Natalie Daniels. The miniseries is the powerful story of how two women become dangerously close when fate forces them together. Dedicated forensic psychiatrist, Dr Emma Robinson is not easily shocked. Then she’s sent to assess Connie who is facing trial for a terrible crime. Can Emma find out what happened on the night of the crime? Or what happened to turn Connie into a monster? As Emma tries to make sense of it all, Connie starts to show a searing insight into Emma’s deepest insecurities and begins to brutally exploit them. Their sessions become a complex psychological game with confusing and emotional undercurrents. As Emma tries to uncover the truth and learn what triggered Connie’s despicable behaviour, it seems that her attempts to see justice done may destroy her instead.
Death Of An Icon: Marilyn Monroe
Thursday 28 July 8:30 pm
In August 1962, actress Marilyn Monroe died under mysterious circumstances.
Official cause of death: ‘probable suicide’.
But many things point to murder: a too beautifully draped corpse, capped investigations, missing clues.
In addition, Marilyn’s affairs with the then President John F.
Kennedy and his brother Bobby.
The film star also threatened to divulge intimate and political details.
Did this spell her doom? New evidence may be contained in the ominous Box 39 in the UCLA archives.
The Sean Connery Paradox
Thursday 28 July 9:30 pm
In 1963, Sean Connery bursts onto the screen as James Bond in ‘Dr. No’, the first episode of a saga that is destined to become legendary.
With the secret agent tuxedo, the poor kid from the streets of Edinburgh becomes a global star.
The role of James Bond brings Sean Connery fame and fortune.
It also becomes his burden.
For a long time, the actor seeks to break away from his image of 007, to play more cerebral characters.
A slow and difficult emancipation, which he lives as a real quest for himself.
Yorkshire Ripper: The Secret Murders
Saturday 30 July 10:25 PM
The first episode explores the missed chances of Peter Sutcliffe’s early offending and presents evidence to show that his campaign of murder and mutilation may have started at least six years before his first acknowledged victim, with the killing of Mary Judge in Leeds in 1968. It also reveals how the attitudes of the time led the police to build a narrative for the killer as a man who hated sex workers, and by doing so, to discount victims that didn’t fit into this profile.
Week commencing 24 July 2022
Sunday 24 July
07:30 pm London’s Super Tunnel
08:30 pm London’s Super Tunnel
09:30 pm LIVE Tour De France Femmes 2022 Stage 1 LIVE AEST, Crash in SA, Live on SBS Viceland in WA
Monday 25 July
07:30 pm Savings Lives At Sea S02 E08
08:40 pm The Queen’s Guard: A Year In Service S01 E03
09:30 pm 24 Hours In Emergency Rpt
10:30 pm LIVE Tour De France Femmes 2022 Stage 2
Tuesday 26 July
07:30 pm Who Do You Think You Are? Matt Moran S13 E06
08:30 pm Insight
09:30 pm The Truth About Anxiety: Celia Pacquola Rpt
10:35 pm LIVE Tour De France Femmes 2022 Stage 3
Wednesday 27 July
07:35 pm New York: The City That Never Sleeps Series Premiere
08:30 pm Jack The Ripper S01 E03
09:30 pm Too Close Series Premiere
10:30 pm LIVE Tour De France Femmes 2022 Stage 4
Thursday 28 July
07:35 pm Billion Pound Bond Street Rpt
08:30 pm Death Of An Icon: Marilyn Monroe
09:30 pm The Sean Connery Paradox
10:30 pm LIVE Tour De France Femmes 2022 Stage 5
Friday 29 July
07:35 pm Britain’s Beautiful Rivers River Clyde S01 E03
08:30 pm Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors S01 E02
09:25 pm World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys
10:20 pm Plat Du Tour
10:25 pm LIVE Tour De France Femmes 2022 Stage 6
Saturday 30 July
07:35 pm Worlds Most Scenic Railway Journeys S03 E10
08:30 pm Gone Fishing With Mortimer & Whitehouse
09:00 pm Gone Fishing With Mortimer & Whitehouse
09:30 pm Secrets of The Tower Of London Rpt
10:25 pm Yorkshire Ripper: The Secret Murders
11:25 pm LIVE Tour De France Femmes 2022 Stage 7
This is the fourth and final series of the Crossrail documentary. Subtitled Inside the Elizabeth Line, it aired on BBC Two on June 12 and 19.
https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/proginfo/2022/24/the-fifteen-billion-pound-railway
Narrated by Sex and the City’s Kim Cattrall, the series debuted on Channel 5 UK in January this year. Below is the preview for episode 2, Busiest.
https://twitter.com/channel5_tv/status/1481983186682867713
The Handmaids Tale, will return for season five on Thursday 15 September, with new episodes on SBS and SBS On Demand.
From next Monday (July 25), the new episodes of The Cook Up with Adam Liaw will air first on SBS at 6pm weeknights, before their encore screening on SBS Food in their regular timeslot of 7pm weeknights.
Synopsis for Monday’s episode
Adam and comedians Suren Jayemanne and Jennifer Wong are in the Cook Up kitchen to create delicious date night dishes.