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Superstition

From Thursday 9 April at 08:30 PM

Starring Mario Van Peebles (Bloodline), Robinne Lee (Fifty Shades Darker), Brad James (Prisoners), W. Earl Brown (True Detective), Demetria McKinney (House of Payne) and Tatiana Zappardino (Remnant 13), brand new drama series Superstition revolves around the Hastings family who have owned the only funeral home and graveyard in La Rochelle for as long as anyone can recall.

In addition to providing services for all faiths, the family specialty is handling ‘afterlife care’ for the unexplained deaths of folks at the hands of demonic infernals, and other unworldly phenomena that have long haunted the town.

Over the years, the Hastings have developed a skill set in the dark arts to help combat this regular ‘infernal problem’ of La Rochelle. The family uses arcane weaponry, brute strength, mystical alchemy skills, and a deep knowledge of the occult and ancient lore from around the world to quell the evil within the shadows of the town.

Jimmy Shu’s Taste Of The Territory

From Thursady 23 April at 08:30 PM

Jimmy Shu’s Taste of the Territory is an 8-part series that takes you on a culinary journey to the multicultural melting pot of Australia’s Northern Territory. Host and celebrated chef, Jimmy Shu, explores the diverse food scene of tropical Darwin through the sights, smells, breathtaking landscapes and stories of the Top End’s most celebrated and hidden foodies!

Join Jimmy as he lifts the lid on the family recipes of Darwin’s home cooks, tastes the street food and local produce of the famous Darwin markets and delves into the amazing flavours of Indigenous bush foods. Jimmy Shu’s Taste of the Territory takes you on an adventure to meet the region’s most fascinating people through their love affair with food!

That’s quite a lot of shows with the word “secrets” in the schedule :hushed:

Week commencing 5 April 2020


Sunday 5 April
19:30 Tutankhamun - Life, Death And Legacy Series Premiere
20:30 North America With Simon Reeve Series Final
21:40 Simon Reeve In Russia
22:45 White Right: Meeting The Enemy
23:55 Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games

Monday 6 April
19:30 Planet Expedition
20:30 Michael Mosley: Make Me Smart
21:30 Michael Mosley: A History of Surgery
22:30 SBS World News Late
23:00 The World Game
23:35 The Last Wave Series Final

Tuesday 7 April
19:30 Great Canadian Railway Journeys Vancouver Island To Kamloops
20:35 Insight
21:35 Dateline
22:05 The Feed
22:35 SBS World News Late
23:05 Twin Series Premiere

Wednesday 8 April
19:35 Tony Robinson’s History Of Britain Serie
20:30 Dublin Murders
21:35 Project Blue Book S02 E08
22:30 SBS World News Late
23:00 Homeland SBS Viceland Encore

Thursday 9 April
19:35 Secrets of The Tower Of London
20:30 How The Victorians Built Britain
21:30 24 Hours In Emergency
22:25 SBS World News Late
22:55 The New Pope Series Premiere

Friday 10 April Good Friday
19:30 March Of The Penguins 2
21:00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine S07 E11
21:25 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
22:25 Movie: Chaotic Ana

Saturday 11 April Easter Saturday
19:35 The Chocolate Factory: Inside Cadbury Australia Slow TV Premiere
22:30 Country Music
23:30 Chasing The Moon

Britain’s Cathedrals With Tony Robinson

From Wednesday 15 Apr at 07:35 PM

Tony visits York Minster, which over the past 800 years, has been a backdrop to some of the most dramatic events in British history. It houses more than half of all the world’s medieval glass, including the Rose Window, commissioned by Henry VIII, and the East Window, the largest stained glass window in the world. A succession of outspoken bishops of York have defied Nazis, married kings and queens, and more recently championed equality with Archbishop John Sentamu, the country’s first black bishop, consecrating the world’s first female bishop, Libby Lane, in 2014.

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Week commencing 12 April 2020


Sunday 12 April
19:30 Tutankhamun - Life, Death And Legacy S01 E02
20:30 Mediterranean With Simon Reeve
21:40 Simon Reeve In Russia
22:50 Free Solo

Monday 13 April
19:30 Planet Expedition
20:30 Michael Mosley: Make Me Live Forever
21:30 Michael Mosley: A History of Surgery
22:30 SBS World News Late
23:00 Rivals
23:30 Trust Me

Tuesday 14 April
19:30 Great Canadian Railway Journeys Kamloops To Calgary
20:35 Insight
21:35 Dateline
22:05 The Feed
22:35 SBS World News Late
23:05 Twin S01 E02

Wednesday 15 April
19:35 Britain’s Cathedrals With Tony Robinson York Minster
20:30 Project Blue Book S02 E09
21:20 Project Blue Book S02 E10 Season Final
22:10 SBS World News Late
22:40 Homeland SBS Viceland Encore
23:40 Movie: Hide And Seek

Thursday 16 April
19:35 Secrets of The Tower Of London
20:30 How The Victorians Built Britain
21:30 The Good Fight Season 4 Premiere
22:25 SBS World News Late
22:55 The New Pope S01 E02
23:55 Fargo x 3

Friday 17 April
19:30 The Pyramids: Solving The Mystery Series Premiere
20:30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine S07 E12
21:00 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
21:55 Cocaine Trade Exposed: The Invisibles Series Premiere
22:45 SBS World News Late
23:15 Trumbo

Saturday 18 April
19:30 Dynamo Beyond Belief Series Premiere
20:30 Movie: Blues Brothers: Aretha Franklin Tribute
22:55 Country Music Series Final

It’s a three-part series which premieres on Sky One in UK this Thursday (April 9), meaning it will be fasttracked by SBS. Dynamo the magician dedicated the series to National Health Service workers before testing positive to coronavirus.

Promo for Slow TV

What SBS shows are impacted by COVID-19?

A handy guide for you to check for updates on your favourite SBS shows that may be impacted by COVID-19.

In the wake of the World Health Organisation characterising the outbreak of COVID-19 as a pandemic, production on many local and international shows has stopped, in an effort to protect talent and crew from exposure. SBS will keep you updated on affected shows here.

Please note: the information provided here can and will change as the situation progresses.

Production Suspended

The Orville (season 3)

Production currently halted and likely to be extended. You can watch seasons 1 and 2 at SBS On Demand now.

Fargo (season 4)

Production delayed, a new premiere date will be determined once production resumes.

The Handmaid’s Tale (season 4)

Production on the current season is delayed, but Season 3 will have an encore screening this April on SBS.

Reduced Episodes or Possible Delays

The Good Fight (season 4)

Production of the final episodes of season 4 was affected but The Good Fight will be coming to SBS in 2020.

Not Impacted (at this stage)

The Bureau (season 5)
Seasons 1 - 4 are currently available to watch at SBS On Demand now.

The Lawyer (season 2)
Season 1 is currently available to watch at SBS On Demand now.

Bosch (season 6)

Coming soon to SBS On Demand.

The Pier (season 2)

Season 1 is currently available to watch at SBS On Demand now.

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Week commencing 19 April 2020


Sunday 19 April
19:30 Tutankhamun - Life, Death And Legacy S01 E03 Season Final
20:30 Mediterranean With Simon Reeve
21:40 Simon Reeve In Russia
22:50 To Catch A Serial Killer
23:45 Michael Mosley’s Meet The Humans

Monday 20 April
19:35 The Queen Mother Series Premiere
20:30 Michael Mosley: Make Me Stay Awake
21:30 Michael Mosley: A History of Surgery
22:30 SBS World News Late
23:00 Trust Me

Tuesday 21 April
19:30 Great Canadian Railway Journeys Halifax To Prince Edward Island
20:35 Insight
21:35 Dateline
22:05 The Feed
22:35 SBS World News Late
23:05 Twin S01 E03

Wednesday 22 April
19:35 Britain’s Cathedrals With Tony Robinson Canterbury Cathedral
20:30 Reprisal Series Premiere
21:35 Reprisal
22:35 SBS World News Late
23:05 Homeland SBS Viceland Encore
23:55 Movie: Centre Of My World

Thursday 23 April
19:35 Secrets of The Tower Of London Series Final
20:30 The Handmaid’s Tale Rpt
21:25 The Handmaid’s Tale Rpt
22:25 SBS World News Late
22:55 The New Pope S01 E03
23:55 The Name Of The Rose x 2 Rpt

Friday 24 April
19:30 The Pyramids: Solving The Mystery
20:30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine S07 E13
21:00 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
21:55 Cocaine Trade Exposed: The Invisibles S01 E02
22:50 SBS World News Late
23:20 Movie: Marfa Girl

Saturday 25 April
19:35 Dynamo Beyond Belief
20:30 Movie: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
22:20 8 Out Of 10 Cats
23:15 Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk

This is a 10-part Hulu original series starring Abigail Spencer as “femme fatale” and Aussie Rhys Wakefield. It premiered on December 6 last year in the US.

SBS has bought season 5 of French drama The Bureau.


SBS has acquired two shows from UK distributor Drive: 6-part Channel 5 series Greek Island Odyssey with Bettany Hughes, and a one-hour program 10 Mistakes That Sank the Titanic.

Gonna suggest hitting the iceberg will be at least in the top 3.

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Week commencing 26 April 2020


Sunday 26 April
19:30 Scotland: Rome’s Final Frontier Series Premiere
20:30 Mediterranean With Simon Reeve
21:45 The Unsung Heroes of Apollo 11
23:25 Man Made Planet

Monday 27 April
19:35 The Queen Mother S01 E02
20:30 Michael Mosley: Frontline Medicine
21:40 Michael Mosley: A History of Surgery
22:40 SBS World News Late
23:10 Trust Me

Tuesday 28 April
19:30 Great Canadian Railway Journeys Nova Scotia to New Brunswick
20:35 Insight
21:35 Dateline
22:00 The Feed
22:35 SBS World News Late
23:10 Twin S01 E04

Wednesday 29 April
19:35 Britain’s Cathedrals With Tony Robinson Salisbury Cathedral
20:30 Helena Bonham Carter My Grandparents War
21:30 Reprisal
22:25 SBS World News Late
23:00 Homeland SBS Viceland Encore
23:55 Movie: Dr Knock

Thursday 30 April
19:35 World’s Most Beautiful Railway
20:30 The Handmaid’s Tale Rpt
21:25 The Handmaid’s Tale Rpt
22:30 SBS World News Late
23:00 The New Pope S01 E04
24:00 The Name Of The Rose x 2 Rpt

Friday 1 May
19:30 The Pyramids: Solving The Mystery
20:30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
21:30 Cocaine Trade Exposed: The Invisibles S01 E03
22:30 SBS World News Late
23:00 Movie: Mother!

Saturday 2 May
19:35 Dynamo Beyond Belief
20:30 Movie: Cray Heart
23:25 Robert Redford’s The West

Week commencing 3 May 2020


Sunday 3 May
19:30 Batavia Revealed: Shipwreck Psycho
20:30 Mediterranean With Simon Reeve
21:40 Drain The Bermuda Triangle
22:40 Kubrick By Kubrick
23:40 Michael Mosley’s Meet The Humans

Monday 4 May
19:30 Secrets Of The Royal… Series Premiere
20:30 Michael Mosley: Frontline Medicine Series Final
21:40 How To Lose Weight Well Series Premiere
22:35 SBS World News Late
23:10 Trust Me

Tuesday 5 May
19:30 Great Canadian Railway Journeys Saint-Anne De Beaupre To Winnipeg
20:35 Insight
21:35 Dateline
22:05 The Feed
22:35 SBS World News Late
23:10 Twin S01 E05

Wednesday 6 May
19:35 Britain’s Cathedrals With Tony Robinson Durham Cathedral
20:30 My Grandparents’ War
21:30 Reprisal
22:30 SBS World News Late
23:05 Save Me

Thursday 7 May
19:35 World’s Most Beautiful Railway
20:30 How The Victorians Built Britain Season 2 Premiere
21:25 The Handmaid’s Tale Rpt
22:20 SBS World News Late
22:50 The New Pope S01 E05
23:50 The Name Of The Rose x 2 Rpt

Friday 8 May
19:35 The Pyramids: Solving The Mystery
20:30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
21:30 Cocaine Trade Exposed: The Invisibles S01 E05
22:25 SBS World News Late
22:55 Movie: The Broken Circle Breakdown

Saturday 9 May
19:30 Marie Antoinette’s Secret Versailles
20:35 Movie: Les Miserables (2012)
23:30 Robert Redford’s The West

The Beach

Friday 29 May at 07:30 - 10:30 PM NITV, SBS, SBS on Demand

All 6 episodes shown on the night in a form of Slow TV

Single episode replays NITV starting 1 June

Film maker, Warwick Thornton’s international success has come at a personal cost. He has reached a crossroad in his life and something has to change.

He has chosen to try giving up life in the fast lane for a while, to go it alone, on an isolated beach in one of the most beautiful yet brutal environments in the world, to see if he can transform and heal his life.

The Beach is one of the most important projects of my life. It’s about my life. It is my life. - Warwick Thornton

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New Screen Australia funded project for SBS

The Unusual Suspects

A four-part drama for SBS about a migrant workforce of tough, funny, courageous women who join forces with the wealthy women they work for, to engineer a jewellery heist. This crime caper is produced by Aquarius Films’ Angie Fielder and Polly Staniford ( The Other Guy , The Unlisted ), and written by Jessica Redenbach ( Rush ), Roger Monk ( Nowhere Boys ) and Vonne Patiag ( Halal Gurls ). This project is financed with support from SBS, Screen NSW and Cutting Edge. About Premium Content is managing international distribution.

The Clinton Affair

From Sunday 24 May at 08:30 PM, 8 episodes

January 2018 will mark 20 years since the start of the investigation that led to only the second impeachment trial in America’s history. This documentary series from Academy Award winning documentary director Alex Gibney, focuses on the extraordinary sequence of events, which are an indelible part of American identity. It is a story of a vast right wing conspiracy against the Clinton’s and a West Wing conspiracy against Monica Lewinsky, of Americans divided both along party lines and within themselves, as the nation was quick to condemn the behaviour of the president and Lewinsky, yet unable to look away.

Week commencing 10 May 2020


Sunday 10 May
19:30 Egypt’s Top Ten Treasures
21:20 Whitney
23:30 Alias Ruby Blade

Monday 11 May
19:35 Secrets Of The Royal… Jewels
20:30 Michael Mosley: Into The Mind
21:30 How To Lose Weight Well
22:30 SBS World News Late
23:05 Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games Series Premiere

Tuesday 12 May
19:30 Great American Railroad Journeys: Portage La Prairie To Saskatoon
20:35 Insight
21:35 Dateline
22:05 The Feed
22:35 SBS World News Late
23:05 Twin S01 E06
23:55 Knightfall

Wednesday 13 May
19:35 Britain’s Cathedrals With Tony Robinson: Liverpool Cathedral
20:30 My Grandparents’ War
21:25 Reprisal
22:20 SBS World News Late
22:50 Save Me S01 E02
23:45 Movie: See You Up There

Thursday 14 May
19:35 World’s Most Beautiful Railway
20:30 How The Victorians Built Britain S02 E02
21:25 ZeroZeroZero
22:35 SBS World News Late
23:05 The New Pope S01 E06
24:00 The Name Of The Rose x 2 Rpt

Friday 15 May
19:30 The Pyramids: Solving The Mystery
20:30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
21:30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
22:25 SBS World News Late
22:55 Cocaine Trade Exposed: The Invisibles
23:50 The Missing

Saturday 16 May
19:30 Eurovision 2020: Big Night In!
22:30 Eurovision Top 40 Controversies
24:30 Secrets of Eurovision

Full schedule for Eurovision here.

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I think it is new documentary The Queen’s Jewels: Heirlooms & Legacy, which debuted on Channel 5 in February this year.

Season 1 is currently streaming on SBS on Demand.