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Week commencing 18 May 2025

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Sunday 18 May 2025
05:00 AM Eurovision Grand Final Live From Basel Premiere AEST Live all markets

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07:30 PM Eurovision Grand Final Access All Areas
12:00 AM Amazing Grace Rpt

Monday 19 May
07:35 PM Stockholm with Michael Portillo S01 E016
08:25 PM Bettany Hughes Treasures of the Adriatic Rpt
09:20 PM Inside Windsor Castle Rpt
10:15 PM SBS World News Late
10:45 PM Classified S01 E05
11:35 PM Don’t Leave Me Rpt
12:35 AM Don’t Leave Me Rpt

Tuesday 20 May
07:30 PM Who Do You Think You Are? S16 E02 Patrick Brammall
08:30 PM Insight
09:30 PM Dateline
10:05 PM SBS World News Late
10:35 PM Living Black Rpt
11:05 PM Snow S01 E06
12:00 AM The Lesson x 3 Rpt

Wednesday 21 May
07:30 PM Alone Australia S03 E10
08:40 PM Mysteries Of Sink Holes Rpt
09:35 PM The Handmaid’s Tale S06 E09
10:35 PM SBS World News Late
11:05 PM My Brilliant Friend S04 E05
12:05 AM The Wall: The Chateau Murder x 4 Rpt

Thursday 22 May
07:35 PM History’s Greatest Mysteries Rpt
08:25 PM Liberation: D-Day to Berlin S01 E04
09:15 PM Sherlock & Daughter S01 E03
10:10 PM SBS World News Late
10:40 PM Carmen Curlers S01 E03
11:45 PM Carmen Curlers S01 E04
12:45 AM Pagan Peak x 2 Rpt

Friday 23 May
07:30 PM Call Me Kate Rpt
09:05 PM Snowdon & Margaret: A Scandalous Affair Rpt
10:00 PM Robson Green’s Weekend Escapes Rpt
10:35 PM SBS World News Late
11:05 PM Atlantic Crossing Rpt
12:10 AM Rex in Rome x 2 Rpt

Saturday 24 May
07:30 PM Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar
08:25 PM Secrets Of Britain’s Historic Houses Season 2 Premiere
9.30pm Alone Australia Rpt
10.35pm Guillaume’s French Atlantic Rpt
11.05pm Great Coastal Railway Journeys Rpt
11.40pm Homicide Life On The Street x 5 Rpt

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Code Name Lucy: Spies Against Nazis

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Sunday, 25 May at 5.30pm

Uncover the story of two spy networks, run from Switzerland, who were decisive in precipitating the Allied victory in the Second World War.

The first network, led by a Christian German who was deeply anti-Nazi, Rudolf Roessler, obtained confidential strategic information from the highest levels of the Nazi state, including the headquarters of the German army. The exceptional work of these spies led to a victory in the Eastern Front, but for a long time it remained the greatest secret of the Second World War. 80 years later, the declassification of the archives allows us to rediscover this incredible history.

Face Down: Killing Of Thomas Niedermayer

Sunday 25 May 11:00 PM

This film tells the story of two men: Thomas Niedermayer and Brian Keenan. One was a successful business manager who helped create thousands of jobs in Northern Ireland. The other was a leading figure in the IRA who organised the kidnapping of his former boss.

Killing Sherlock With Lucy Worsley

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Thursday 29 May 08:40 PM

Sherlock Holmes is arguably the most famous detective in the world, featuring in more than 60 original stories, and countless adaptions. For more than a century, he’s intrigued and excited his fans with his intellect and powers of deduction. He made his author, Arthur Conan Doyle, rich and famous. But the writer came to hate his fictional character.

Over the course of three episodes, historian and lifelong Sherlock Holmes fan Lucy Worsley investigates this curious love-hate relationship between Holmes and Doyle: detective and author.

Episode One:

Why did author Arthur Conan Doyle want to kill off his famous detective Sherlock Holmes - the man who brought him money and fame - only six years after creating him?

The Head - Season 3

Friday 30 May 01:45 PM Overnight

Episode 1: In a lawless desert territory, Lauren and Rachel assemble a team to continue Arthur Wilde’s climate-fighting bacteria research. Rachel is shocked when Magie Mitchell joins them. They test the bacteria-infused water on five guinea pigs. Just as testing begins, a sandstorm brings an unconscious stranger to their isolated base. When he awakens, murders begin, and the nightmare returns.

Episode 2: After the initial murders, the crew attempt to hide the truth from test subjects. When facility coordinator Geri is stung by a planted scorpion and evacuation proves impossible due to sabotage, they realise they’re stranded in the desert. A year earlier, imprisoned Arthur Wilde receives a mysterious letter from ‘XX’, praising his crimes.

Indochina War: The Untold Story

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Saturday, 31 May at 5.30pm (2 parts)

It was the 20th century’s most violent war of decolonisation.

From 1940 to 1954, the jewel in the crown of France’s colonial empire was on fire. The French and Viet Minh turned the Indochinese peninsula into a blazing inferno. For the first time ever, this exceptional documentary aims to recount the entirety of that forgotten conflict, the prelude to the Vietnam War. Far from the clichés of heroic combats, the multiplicity of eyewitness accounts from that era and the stunning power of images reveal a war that was all-out merciless and decisive.

Episode One:

From 1940 to 1954, France’s brutal war in Indochina marked one of the 20th century’s bloodiest decolonisation conflicts. This gripping documentary revisits the forgotten precursor to the Vietnam War.

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Week commencing 25 May 2025

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Sunday 25 May 2025
07:30 PM London: 2,000 Years of History Rpt
08:20 PM London: 2,000 Years Of History Rpt
09:15 PM Into The Gobi Desert With Nick Knowles Rpt
10:05 PM Hindenburg: The Cover Up Rpt
11:00 PM Face Down: Killing Of Thomas Niedermayer Premiere
12:00 AM 24 Hours In Emergency x 4 Rpt

Monday 26 May
07:35 PM Stockholm with Michael Portillo S01 E17
08:25 PM Bettany Hughes: Treasures of Estonia Rpt
09:20 PM Inside Windsor Castle Rpt
10:15 PM SBS World News Late
10:45 PM Classified S01 E06
11:35 PM Kin x 3 Rpt

Tuesday 27 May
07:30 PM Who Do You Think You Are? S16 E03 Mark Coles Smith
08:30 PM Insight
09:30 PM The Handmaid’s Tale S06 E10 Series Final
10:30 PM SBS World News Late
11:00 PM Living Black Rpt
11:30 PM Enemy Of The People x 4 Rpt

Wednesday 28 May
07:30 PM Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2024 Rpt
09:10 PM Day The Rock Star Died:Michael Hutchence Rpt
09:40 PM The Handmaid’s Tale Rpt
10:40 PM SBS World News Late
11:10 PM My Brilliant Friend S04 E06
12:15 AM The Wall: The Chateau Murder x 4 Rpt

Thursday 29 May
07:30 PM Our Medicine Series Premiere

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08:05 PM Our Medicine S01 E02
08:40 PM Killing Sherlock With Lucy Worsley Series Premiere
09:40 PM Sherlock & Daughter S01 E04
10:35 PM SBS World News Late
11:05 PM Carmen Curlers Rpt
12:15 AM Carmen Curlers Rpt
01:20 AM Pagan Peak x 2 Rpt

Friday 30 May
07:30 PM Malta: Jewel Of The Mediterranean Rpt
08:20 PM Malta: Jewel Of The Mediterranean Rpt
09:15 PM Robson Green’s Weekend Escapes Rpt
09:50 PM Robson Green’s Weekend Escapes Rpt
10:25 PM SBS World News Late
10:55 PM Atlantic Crossing Rpt
11:55 PM Rex In Rome Rpt
12:50 AM Rex In Rome Rpt
01:45 AM The Head Season 3 Premiere

Saturday 31 May
07:30 PM Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar Rpt
08:25 PM Secrets Of Britain’s Historic Houses S02 E02
09:30 PM 1968: A Year Of War, Turmoil And Beyond Rpt
10:25 PM Guillaume’s French Atlantic Rpt
10:55 PM Guillaume’s French Atlantic Rpt
11:25 PM New Time Homicide Life On The Street x 5 Rpt

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Note that SBS’s schedule is reacting to Wednesday’s State of Origin. The final ever episode of The Handmaid’s Tale is moved forward to the earlier day of Tuesday and then repeated on Wednesday. Alone Australia is out of this week’s schedule with a double episode the following week.

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Not often that we see SBS react to other channel’s big events. But wise to do so for Nine’s State of Origin on Wednesday night.

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SBS will also show documentaries Storms from Above and Hurricanes from Above.

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Memory Film: A Filmmaker’s Diary

Sunday 1 June 11:10 PM

Memory Film is an immersive poetic documentary composed entirely of the filmmaker’s silent Super 8 (1974-2003) featuring a sweeping score by Egyptian Australian oud maestro, Joseph Tawadros. Exploring feminism and the maternal, gender fluidity, Aboriginal sovereignty, psychotherapy, and Eastern spirituality.

The Veil

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Wednesday, 4 June 9.35 pm (6 parts)

The Veil is an international spy thriller series exploring the surprising and fraught relationship between two women who play a deadly game of truth and lies on the road from Istanbul to Paris and London. One woman has a secret, the other a mission to reveal it before thousands of lives are lost. In the shadows, the CIA and French DGSE must work together to avert a potential disaster.

Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale) stars as Imogen Salter and Yumna Marwain as Adilah El Idrissi. The cast includes Dali Benssalah, Josh Charles, James Purefoy and Dan Wyllie.

Episode One:
Imogen visits a refugee camp in the remote mountains on the Turkish and Syrian border. Amongst the chaos, she seeks out Adilah, who has been separated and detained from the rest of the refugees.

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Week commencing 1 June

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Sunday 1 June
07:30 PM London: 2,000 Years Of History Rpt
08:25 PM Queens Of Ancient Egypt Rpt
09:25 PM Into The Gobi Desert With Nick Knowles Rpt
10:15 PM Hindenburg: The Cover Up Rpt
11:10 PM Memory Film: A Filmmaker’s Diary Premiere
12:40 AM 24 Hours In Emergency Rpt

Monday 2 June
07:35 PM Stockholm with Michael Portillo S01 E18
08:25 PM Bettany Hughes: Treasures of Bulgaria Rpt
09:20 PM Inside Windsor Castle Rpt
10:15 PM SBS World News Late
10:45 PM Classified S01 E07
11:35 PM Kin x 3 Rpt

Tuesday 3 June
07:30 PM Who Do You Think You Are? S16 E04 Gina Chick
08:30 PM Insight
09:30 PM Dateline
10:00 PM SBS World News Late
10:30 PM Living Black Rpt
11:30 PM The Point Rpt
12:30 AM DanceRites 2023 Rpt

Wednesday 4 June
07:30 PM Alone Australia S03 E011
08:25 PM Alone Australia S03 E012 Series 3 Final
09:35 PM The Veil Series Premiere

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10:25 PM SBS World News Late
10:55 PM My Brilliant Friend S04 E07
12:00 AM The Wall: The Chateau Murder Rpt

Thursday 5 June
07:30 PM Our Medicine S01 E03
08:05 PM Our Medicine S01 E04
08:45 PM Killing Sherlock With Lucy Worsley S01 E02
09:45 PM Sherlock & Daughter S01 E05
10:35 PM SBS World News Late
11:05 PM Carmen Curlers Rpt
12:10 AM Carmen Curlers Rpt
01:20 AM Pagan Peak x 2 Rpt

Friday 6 June
07:30 PM Malta: Jewel Of The Mediterranean Rpt
08:20 PM Malta: Jewel Of The Mediterranean Rpt
09:15 PM Robson Green’s Weekend Escapes Rpt
09:50 PM Robson Green’s Weekend Escapes Rpt
10:25 PM SBS World News Late
10:55 PM Atlantic Crossing Rpt
11:55 PM Rex In Rome Rpt
12:50 AM Rex In Rome Rpt
01:45 AM The Head S03 E03

Saturday 7 June
07:30 PM Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar Rpt
08:25 PM Secrets Of Britain’s Historic Houses S02 E03
09:35 PM Alone Australia Rpt
10:25 PM Alone Australia Rpt
11:35 PM Suspect x 8 Rpt

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An unusually weak week for SBS with Sunday, Friday and Saturday mostly repeats.