The show is distributed by All3Media International, which has already secured pre-sales to PBS in US, SBS in Australia and CBC in Canada.
Bin Laden: The Road to 9/11
Sunday 11 September 7:30 PM Triple episodes
Episode 1: This episode follows Osama Bin Laden’s early life as as a schoolboy in Saudi Arabia - raised in a wealthy family, he watches Westerns, enjoys football and avoids playground fights.
His childhood friend, Khaled Batarfi, says of him - ‘He was good, I don’t know what happened to him’.
In 1980, after the invasion of Afghanistan he joins many other Arab men who want to free the country from the Soviets.
Episode 2: This episode begins with Bin Laden returning home to Saudi Arabia from Afghanistan, an acclaimed war hero after the withdrawal of the Soviet - a military victory that he believes he helped achieve.
However, 18 months after he returns, Saddam Hussein invades Kuwait prompting the anxious Saudi authorities to seek protection from the US.
Horrified by what he regards as an invasion of Muslim holy lands by the American army, Bin Laden turns publicly against the Saudi royal family, and refusing to be silenced he escapes to Sudan.
He reinvents himself as a large-scale agricultural producer, famous for growing giant sunflowers and watermelons.
Episode 3: This episode begins in 1997 with Bin Laden’s Al-Qaeda ramping up its operations in Afghanistan.
With America his target, he grants rare interviews to US networks from his mountain base to take his threats straight into US homes.
He follows this, in 1998, with his infamous fatwa calling for ‘the murder of any American, anywhere on Earth’.
The Handmaid’s Tale
Thursday 15 September 8:30 PM double episode
June (Elisabeth Moss) faces consequences for killing Commander Waterford while struggling to redefine her identity and purpose, and the widowed Serena Waterford (Yvonne Strahovski) attempts to raise her profile in Toronto as Gilead’s influence creeps into Canada.
Hampton Court: Behind Closed Doors
Friday 16 September 8:30 PM
Hampton Court: Behind Closed Doors is an intimate look behind the scenes of King Henry VIII’s beloved royal palace on the Thames.
Now a popular tourist attraction we’ll explore, along with the visitors, the palace’s vast parklands and historic rooms. We’ll follow the palace Warders as they reveal unique spaces like the Great Hall, built for Henry VIII himself, the gardeners as they maintain the 300 year old historic maze, and the grooms as they look after Hampton Court’s own team of rare Shire horses. With the help of Historic Royal Palaces Chief Curator Tracy Borman, we’ll discover the kings and queens who lived and died at Hampton Court – from Elizabeth I to Henry VIII and his unlucky wives Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour and Catherine Howard.
Greatest Train Journeys From Above
Saturday 17 September 7:30 PM
Connecting iconic mountain resorts St Moritz and Zermatt, the Glacier Express is filmed from above winding along alpine peaks, over treacherous gorges and through vertiginous mountain ranges.
It’s a constant struggle to keep on track as engineers battle deep snow drifts, harness the latest tech to protect the line from landslides and set explosives to guard against deadly avalanches.
Week commencing 11 September 2022
Sunday 11 September
07:35 pm Bin Laden: The Road to 9/11
10:15 pm Looking For Life On Mars Rpt
11:15 pm Who Gets To Stay In Australia? Rpt
Monday 12 September
07:30 pm Lighthouses: Building The Impossible S02 E02
08:30 pm DNA Family Secrets S02 E05
09:40 pm 24 Hours In Emergency Rpt
10:35 pm SBS World News Late
11:05 pm Beforeigners S02 E03
Tuesday 13 September
07:30 pm Great Coastal Railway Journeys S01 E09
08:00 pm Great Coastal Railway Journeys S01 E10
08:30 pm Insight
09:30 pm Dateline
10:00 pm SBS World News Late
10:30 pm The Point Rpt
11:00 pm Atlanta x 2 Rpt
Wednesday 14 September
07:35 pm Great Wall Of China: The Hidden Story Rpt
08:30 pm Secret Scotland Rpt
09:20 pm The Stranger S01 E04
10:10 pm SBS World News Late
10:40 pm Vienna Blood x 2
Thursday 15 September
07:30 pm World’s Most Scenic River Journeys S02 E07
08:30 pm The Handmaid’s Tale Season 5 Premiere
09:30 pm The Handmaid’s Tale S05 E02
10:30 PM SBS World News Late
11:00 PM Gomorrah
11:55 pm Luther Rpt
Friday 16 September
07:35 pm Lost Treasures Of Ancient Rome S01 E06
08:30 pm Hampton Court: Behind Closed Doors Series Premiere
09:25 pm World’s Greatest Hotels Rpt
10:15 pm SBS World News Late
10:45 pm Das Boot
11:45 pm Thin Blue Line Rpt
Saturday 17 September
07:35 pm Greatest Train Journeys From Above Series Premiere
08:20 pm Secrets of The Tower Of London Rpt
09:15 pm Elizabeth I And II: The Golden Queens Rpt
10:05 pm Scotland: 1000 Years Of History Rpt
11:45 pm Apocalypse Now Redux Rpt
Egypt Code Breakers
Sunday 18 September 7:30 PM
Jean-Francois Champollion gave words to a thousand-year-old civilisation by cracking an ancient hieroglyphic code - but behind his legendary feat was his mysterious brother, Jacques-Joseph who made it all possible.
Using their private correspondence, archives and expert advice, we explore this once-in-a lifetime scientific, human and intellectual adventure to celebrate the bicentenary of the hieroglyphs being decoded.
Good With Wood - Season 2
From Friday 23 September 7:35 PM
The new judges, renowned design historian and teacher, Tom Dyckhoff, and wood sculptor and artist, Sophie Sellu, put the new bunch of master woodworkers through their paces on the first challenge.
Week commencing 18 September 2022
Sunday 18 September
07:30 pm Egypt Code Breakers
08:30 pm Lost Pyramids Of The Aztecs Rpt
09:30 pm Lost Pyramids Of The Aztecs Rpt
10:30 pm Jack The Ripper: The Case Reopened Rpt
11:40 pm Who Gets To Stay In Australia? Rpt
Monday 19 September
07:30 pm Lighthouses: Building The Impossible S02 E03
08:30 pm DNA Family Secrets S02 E06
09:40 pm 24 Hours In Emergency Rpt
10:35 pm SBS World News Late
11:05 pm Beforeigners S02 E04
Tuesday 20 September
07:30 pm Great Coastal Railway Journeys S01 E09
08:00 pm Great Coastal Railway Journeys S01 E10
08:30 pm Insight
09:30 pm Dateline
10:00 pm SBS World News Late
10:30 pm The Point Rpt
11:00 pm Atlanta x 2 Rpt
Wednesday 21 September
07:30 pm The Australian Wars Series Premiere
08:35 pm 24 Hours In Emergency
09:30 pm The Stranger S01 E05
10:30 pm SBS World News Late
11:00 pm Vienna Blood x 2
Thursday 22 September
07:30 pm Guillaume’s Paris Series Premiere
08:00 pm Guillaume’s Paris S01 E02
08:30 pm World’s Most Scenic River Journeys S02 E08
09:30 pm The Handmaid’s Tale S05 E03
10:30 PM SBS World News Late
11:00 PM Gomorrah
11:55 pm Luther Rpt
Friday 23 September
07:35 pm Lost Treasures Of Ancient Rome S01 E06
08:30 pm Hampton Court: Behind Closed Doors S01 E02
09:25 pm World’s Greatest Hotels Rpt
10:20 pm SBS World News Late
10:50 pm Das Boot
11:50 pm Thin Blue Line Rpt
Saturday 24 September
07:35 pm Greatest Train Journeys From Above S01 E02
08:20 pm Then And Now: Heathrow Airport Rpt
09:15 pm Elizabeth I And II: The Golden Queens Rpt
10:10 pm Russia: 1000 Years Of History Rpt
11:55 pm Movie: Roman J Israel Esq
The first two episodes of season 5 premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday night local time, with the cast and crew attending.
Update:
Tonight Tuesday 13 September
07:30 PM Who Do You Think You Are: Uncle Jack Charles Rpt
SBS has revealed that every new episode of the fifth season of The Handmaid’s Tale will be released on Thursday afternoons on SBS on Demand, before the TV broadcast later that night.
Pelosi’s Power
Sunday 25 September 7:30 PM
Powerful and polarising, explore House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s life and legacy.
With revelatory interviews, the documentary is a gripping and unprecedented look at the life and legacy of the first woman Speaker of the House - how she has gained and wielded power across three decades, and how she has handled grave and continuing challenges to her leadership and to American democracy from former President Donald Trump and his allies.
The documentary draws on dozens of in-depth interviews - with Pelosi herself; her family; her staffers, Congressional colleagues, and fierce opponents over the years; White House insiders, and journalists and authors who have chronicled the career of the woman who is now second in line to the presidency. It all adds up to a vivid portrait of Pelosi’s approach to life and politics, starting with her childhood in Baltimore, Maryland, where her father was mayor.
Iceland With Alexander Armstrong
Monday 26 September 8:30 PM
Join actor, radio personality and comedian Alexander Armstrong in this three-part documentary series as he embarks on a journey across Iceland, traversing the full breadth of the country to discover more about Iceland’s unique culture, wildlife, and landscapes.
Good With Wood - Season 2
From Friday 30 September 7:35 PM
The new judges, renowned design historian and teacher, Tom Dyckhoff, and wood sculptor and artist, Sophie Sellu, put the new bunch of master woodworkers through their paces on the first challenge.
Secrets Of The Lost Liners
From Friday 30 September 8:30 PM 6 episodes
Secrets Of The Lost Liners is an in-depth history series that charts the design, service and loss of some of the world’s greatest ocean liners. From art deco icons to symbols of fascist dictatorships, from hard-worked immigrant ships to luxury floating palaces, these extravagant ships were some of the most amazing moving objects ever made. They attracted the rich and famous to their first-class accommodation, and masses of immigrants to the lower decks. They pushed the boundaries of engineering and design in a constant game of one-upmanship between different companies and different nations. But one by one, they would all be lost in tragic and sometimes mysterious circumstances.
Featuring never-before seen footage, experts, and historians along with a minute-by-minute analysis of
each catastrophe, this series will tell the stories of these incredible ships, of the brilliant designers who
built them and the people who sailed on board.
Week commencing 25 September 2022
Sunday 25 September
07:30 pm Pelosi’s Power
09:05 pm Great Wall Of China: The Making Of China Rpt
10:50 pm Moulin Rouge: Behind The Magic Rpt
11:20 pm Who Gets To Stay In Australia? Rpt
Monday 26 September
07:30 pm Lighthouses: Building The Impossible S02 E03
08:30 pm DNA Family Secrets S02 E06
09:40 pm 24 Hours In Emergency Rpt
10:35 pm SBS World News Late
11:05 pm Beforeigners S02 E04 and E05
Tuesday 27 September
07:30 pm Great Coastal Railway Journeys S01 E11
08:00 pm Great Coastal Railway Journeys S01 E12
08:30 pm Insight
09:30 pm Dateline
10:00 pm SBS World News Late
10:30 pm The Point Rpt
11:00 pm Wisting Season 2 FTA Premiere
11:50 pm War Of The Worlds Rpt
Wednesday 28 September
07:30 pm The Australian Wars S01 E02
08:35 pm 24 Hours In Emergency
09:30 pm The Stranger S01 E06
10:20 pm The Stranger S01 E07
11:10 pm SBS World News Late
11:40 pm Vienna Blood x 2
Thursday 29 September
07:30 pm Dishing It Up Series Premiere
08:00 pm Guillaume’s Paris S01 E03
08:30 pm World’s Most Scenic River Journeys S02 E09
09:25 pm The Handmaid’s Tale S05 E04
10:25 PM SBS World News Late
10:55 PM Gomorrah
11:50 pm Luther Rpt
Friday 30 September
07:35 pm Good With Wood Season 2 Premiere
08:30 pm Secrets Of The Lost Liners
09:25 pm World’s Greatest Hotels Rpt
10:10 pm SBS World News Late
10:40 pm Das Boot
11:35 pm Thin Blue Line x 2 Rpt
Saturday 1 October
07:30 pm Greatest Train Journeys From Above S01 E03
08:25 pm Secrets Of The Royal Palaces Rpt
09:20 pm Secrets Of Tutankhamun Rpt
10:10 pm Celebrity Letters And Numbers Rpt
11:10 pm I Am MLK Jr Rpt
01:00 Daylight Savings Begins
Updated 23/09/22
Monday 19 September
06:30 pm SBS World News
07:30 pm State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II
Until 3:30 am
Adelaide
06:00 pm SBS World News
07:00 pm State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II
Perth
04:30 pm SBS World News
05:30 pm State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II
Latest Secrets Of The Hieroglyphs
Sunday 2 October 7:30 PM
200 years ago, a young French scholar Jean-François Champollion accomplished the impossible - he cracked the code of hieroglyphs, which had remained mute for over a millennium.
Thanks to his decipherment, an entire civilisation buried under the sands of Egypt could come to life again.
In the South, near Luxor, Egyptologists are intrigued by a richly adorned tomb, the most monumental in Egypt, larger than those of the pharaohs - the tomb of a priest named Padiamenope.
Granted exclusive access to the core of the archaeological mission led by the IFAO (French Institute of Oriental Archaeology in Cairo), we are introduced to their latest discoveries.
Thanks to an exceptional setup of 3D virtual tours plunging into the dark, stifling hot depths of this Palace of Hieroglyphs, we’ll be able to uncover the secrets of the priests, scribes, painters, engravers, and builders who created that grand funerary monument.
Iceland With Alexander Armstrong
Monday 3 October 8:30 PM
Join actor, radio personality and comedian Alexander Armstrong in this three-part documentary series as he embarks on a journey across Iceland, traversing the full breadth of the country to discover more about Iceland’s unique culture, wildlife, and landscapes.
Nine Perfect Strangers
Wednesday 5 October 8:35 PM
Promised total transformation, nine very different people arrive at Tranquillum House, a secluded retreat run by the mysterious wellness guru Masha.
Interesting pickup for FTA for a Hulu series previously seen on Amazon Prime last year.
If only it was a better show.
Week commencing 2 October 2022
Sunday 2 October
07:30 pm Latest Secrets Of The Hieroglyphs
08:30 pm Titanic’s Lost Evidence Rpt
10:00 pm Jackie Chan: Building An Icon Rpt
11:00 pm Who Gets To Stay In Australia? Rpt
Monday 3 October
07:30 pm Celebrity Letters And Numbers Series 3 Premiere
08:30 pm Iceland With Alexander Armstrong Series Premiere
09:25 pm 24 Hours In Emergency Rpt
10:20 pm SBS World News Late
10:50 PM Beforeigners S02 E06
11:50 PM Outlander Rpt
Tuesday 4 October
07:30 pm Great Coastal Railway Journeys S01 E13
08:00 pm Great Coastal Railway Journeys S01 E14
08:30 pm Insight
09:30 pm Dateline
10:00 pm SBS World News Late
10:30 pm The Point Rpt
11:00 pm Wisting S02 E02
11:55 pm War Of The Worlds Rpt
Wednesday 5 October
07:30 pm The Australian Wars S01 E03
08:35 pm Nine Perfect Strangers Series Premiere
09:30 pm Nine Perfect Strangers S01 E02
10:25 PM SBS World News Late
11:00 PM No Man’s Land x 2 Rpt
Thursday 6 October
07:30 pm Dishing It Up S01 E02
08:00 pm Guillaume’s Paris S01 E04
08:30 pm World’s Most Scenic River Journeys S02 E10
09:30 pm The Handmaid’s Tale S05 E05
10:30 PM SBS World News Late
11:00 PM Gomorrah
11:55 pm Luther x 4 Rpt
Friday 7 October
07:35 pm Good With Wood S02 E02
08:30 pm Secrets Of The Lost Liners S01 E02
09:25 pm World’s Greatest Hotels Rpt
10:15 pm SBS World News Late
10:45 pm Das Boot S03 E04
11:40 pm Red Election Rpt
Saturday 8 October
07:30 pm Greatest Train Journeys From Above S01 E04
08:30 pm Secrets Of The Royal Palaces Rpt
09:30 pm Hunt For Queen Nefertiti Rpt
10:20 pm Celebrity Letters And Numbers Rpt
11:20 pm Movie: The Big Short
Curse Of The Ancients
From Sunday 9 October 7:30 PM
Professor Alice Roberts charts the rise of civilisation from 6100BCE to the end of the Bronze Age.
A time of great architecture, literature and the arts, most of these great civilisations suddenly collapsed, never to rise again, plunging the world into a dark age.
Alice reveals how scientists are uncovering what happened to these civilisations - the devastating flood that separated Britain from Continental Europe - the cataclysmic volcanic eruption that wiped out Minoan Civilisation and the discovery of Europe’s earliest battlefield - throwing new light on disasters that shaped the world today.
Episode One:
Professor Alice Roberts charts the rise of civilisation from 6100BCE to the end of the Bronze Age. A time of great architecture, literature, and the arts, most of these great civilisations suddenly collapsed, never to rise again, plunging the world into a dark age. Alice reveals how scientists are uncovering what happened to these civilisations – the devastating flood that separated Britain from Continental Europe – the cataclysmic volcanic eruption that wiped out Minoan Civilisation and the discovery of Europe’s earliest battlefield – throwing new light on disasters that shaped the world today.
World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys - Season 4
From Thursday 13 October 7:30 PM
Bill Nighy narrates the stories of epic train journeys through stunning scenery. Starting in Kyale of Lochalsh, a tiny fishing village on the far west coast of Scotland, our line takes us east right across the Highlands, then south through the whisky country of Speyside to Aberdeen, Scotland’s oil capital.
Originally built to carry cattle south from the highlands, its main income is now from tourists, who flock north to experience this gem of Scotland’s Railways.
Week commencing 9 October 2022
Sunday 9 October
07:30 pm Curse Of The Ancients Series Premiere
08:30 pm Roman Megastructures Rpt
09:30 pm Roman Megastructures Rpt
10:30 pm Roman Megastructures Rpt
11:30 pm The Surrogates x 3 Rpt
Monday 10 October
07:30 pm Celebrity Letters And Numbers S03 E02
08:30 pm Iceland With Alexander Armstrong S01 E02
09:25 pm Osher Gunsberg: Australia Uncovered Rpt
10:50 pm SBS World News Late
11:20 pm The Promise
12:25 am Outlander Rpt
Tuesday 11 October
07:30 pm Great Coastal Railway Journeys S01 E15
08:00 pm Great Coastal Railway Journeys S01 E16
08:30 pm Insight
09:30 pm Dateline
10:00 pm SBS World News Late
10:30 pm The Point Rpt
11:00 pm Wisting S02 E03
11:50 pm War Of The Worlds Rpt
Wednesday 12 October
07:30 pm Lost For Words Season 2 Premiere
08:35 pm Secret Scotland Rpt
09:25 pm Nine Perfect Strangers S01 E03
10:30 pm SBS World News Late
11:00 pm No Man’s Land Rpt
11:50 pm Bad Banks Rpt
Thursday 13 October
07:30 pm Dishing It Up S01 E03
08:00 pm Guillaume’s Paris S01 E05
08:30 pm World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys Series 4 Premiere
09:30 pm The Handmaid’s Tale S05 E06
10:30 pm SBS World News Late
11:00 pm Gomorrah
11:55 pm Luther x 4 Rpt
Friday 14 October
07:35 pm Good With Wood S02 E03
08:30 pm Secrets Of The Lost Liners S01 E03
09:25 pm World’s Greatest Hotels Rpt
10:15 pm SBS World News Late
10:45 pm Das Boot S03 E05
11:40 pm Red Election Rpt
Saturday 15 October
07:35 pm Greatest Train Journeys From Above S01 E05
08:30 pm Secrets Of The Royal Palaces Rpt
09:30 pm Mysteries Of The Sphinx Rpt
10:20 pm Celebrity Letters And Numbers Rpt
11:20 pm Movie: Bleed For This
Week commencing 16 October 2022
Sunday 16 October
07:30 pm Curse Of The Ancients: Roman Empire S01 E02
08:30 pm Ancient Egypt’s Darkest Hour Rpt
09:20 pm Ancient Egypt’s Darkest Hour Rpt
10:10 pm Dolly: The Sheep That Changed The World Rpt
11:20 pm Murder Case x 3 Rpt
Monday 17 October
07:30 pm Celebrity Letters And Numbers S03 E03 Contestants Gen Fricker, Harley Breen, Concetta Caristo and special Dictionary Corner guest Adam Saunders.
08:30 pm Iceland With Alexander Armstrong S01 E03
09:25 pm 24 Hours In Emergency Rpt
10:20 pm SBS World News Late
10:50 pm The Promise
11:50 pm Outlander Rpt
Tuesday 18 October
07:30 pm Great Coastal Railway Journeys S01 E17
08:00 pm Great Coastal Railway Journeys S01 E18
08:30 pm Insight
09:30 pm Dateline
10:00 pm SBS World News Late
10:30 pm The Point Rpt
11:00 pm Wisting S02 E04
11:50 pm War Of The Worlds Rpt
Wednesday 19 October
07:30 pm Lost For Words S02 E02
08:35 pm Secret Scotland Rpt
09:25 pm Nine Perfect Strangers S01 E04
10:15 pm SBS World News Late
10:45 pm No Man’s Land Rpt
11:35 pm Bad Banks Rpt
Thursday 20 October
07:30 pm Dishing It Up S01 E04
08:00 pm Guillaume’s Paris S01 E06
08:30 pm World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys S04 E02
09:30 pm The Handmaid’s Tale S05 E07
10:30 pm SBS World News Late
11:00 pm Gomorrah
11:55 pm The Eagle x 4 Rpt
Friday 21 October
07:35 pm Good With Wood S02 E04
08:30 pm Secrets Of The Lost Liners S01 E04
09:25 pm World’s Greatest Hotels Rpt
10:15 pm SBS World News Late
10:45 pm Das Boot S03 E06
11:40 pm The Pier x 4 Rpt
Saturday 22 October
07:35 pm Greatest Train Journeys From Above S01 E06
08:30 pm Secrets Of The Royal Palaces Rpt
09:25 pm Search For Cleopatra Rpt
10:15 pm Celebrity Letters And Numbers Rpt
11:15 pm Movie: Marshall