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Program GuideWeek 18

Sunday April 24th, 2011

05:00 AM Weatherwatch & Music - A continuously updated weather report, bringing viewers the latest weather conditions from around Australia, and featuring a selection of quality music.

05:05 AM Korean News - News via satellite from YTN Korea, in Korean, no subtitles.

05:40 AM Japanese News - News via satellite from NHK Tokyo in Japanese, no subtitles.

06:15 AM Hong Kong News - News via satellite from TVB Hong Kong, in Cantonese, no subtitles.

06:35 AM Chinese News - News via satellite from CCTV Beijing, in Mandarin, no subtitles.

07:05 AM German News - News via satellite from DW Berlin, in German, no subtitles.

07:35 AM Italian News - News via satellite from RAI Rome in Italian, no subtitles.

08:05 AM Filipino News - Weekly news bulletin from ABS-CBN Manila, in Tagalog, no subtitles.

08:40 AM Spanish News - News via satellite from RTVE Madrid, in Spanish, no subtitles.

09:30 AM Greek News - News via satellite from ERT Athens, in Greek, no subtitles.

10:20 AM French News - News via satellite from FT2 Paris, in French, no subtitles.

11:00 AM Hindi News - News via satellite from NDTV India, no subtitles.

11:30 AM Arabic News - News via satellite from DRTV Dubai, in Arabic, no subtitles.

12:00 PM Russian News - News via satellite from NTV Moscow, in Russian, no subtitles.

12:30 PM Turkish News - News via satellite from TRT Turkey, in Turkish, no subtitles.

01:00 PM Dutch News - News via satellite from BVN, in Dutch, no subtitles.

01:30 PM Maltese News - News from Public Broadcasting Services Limited, Malta, in Maltese, no subtitles.


02:00 PM Latin American News - News via satellite from Television National de Chile, in Spanish, no subtitles.

02:30 PM Portuguese News - News via satellite from RTP Portugal (Lisbon), in Portuguese, no subtitles.

03:00 PM Hungarian News - News from Duna TV (DTV) Budapest, in Hungarian, no subtitles.

03:30 PM Indonesian News - News via satellite from TVRI Jakarta, in Indonesian, no subtitles.

03:55 PM Croatian News - News from HRT Croatia, in Croatian, no subtitles.

04:30 PM Serbian News - News from Serbian Broadcasting Corporation, in Serbian, no subtitles.

05:05 PM Macedonian News - The Macedonian News comes from public broadcaster MRT in Skopje, no subtitles.

05:35 PM Urdu News - News from PTV Pakistan in Islamabad, in Urdu, no subtitles.

06:00 PM Designer People: Antonio Ochoa - Presented by Lee Lin Chin, this program looks at leading designers from around the world, and from a diverse range of disciplines. Tonight, Lee Lin talks to Antonio Ochoa, an architect and interior designer based in Beijing. (Commissioned by SBS) (Documentary Series) (Rpt) G CC

06:35 PM The Hairy Bikers’ Food Tour of Britain - With their irrepressible enthusiasm, Si King and Dave Myers, aka The Hairy Bikers, travel the length and breadth of Britain to discover the finest traditional foods around. Touring the counties on their trusty bikes, they’ll visit local food producers before cooking a traditional dish in front of a live audience. (From the UK) (Food Series) G

07:30 PM Ninja Warrior - Witness as Olympic athletes, K-1 fighters, and pro-wrestlers from around the world attempt the most diabolical Japanese obstacle course ever created and strive for true ninja greatness. (From Japan, in English and Japanese, English subtitles) (Entertainment Series) G

08:00 PM Unbeatable Banzuke - Japanese obstacle course madness as Unbeatable Banzuke throws down the gauntlet with over a dozen extreme physical challenges that make competitors wish they’d never been born. For the few who go on to win, comes the honour of achieving the impossible - triumphing against all odds over the wildest, craziest, and most insane challenges ever seen on television. (From Japan, in English and Japanese, English subtitles) (Entertainment Series) G

08:30 PM The Phone: Netherlands - In this hectic reality series, two contestants are plucked off the street to take part in a live television game. The two are the first to answer one of two hidden mobile phones. Once they answer the phone, they are asked if they would like the chance to win 25,000 euros. If they accept, they will need to complete five assignments for a chance to win the cash. (In Dutch, English subtitles) (Entertainment Series) M (L)


09:15 PM Amsterdam Vice: Underworld - Follows the detectives from the Amsterdam Vice Squad. The squad has a unique mandate as it operates within the liberal experiment that is modern Amsterdam, a city facing increasing tensions between racial and religious groups, as well as being the centre of the European sex traffic trade and the drug mule trails from Africa. (From the Netherlands, in English and Dutch, English subtitles) (Documentary Series) M (A)

09:45 PM Film: In the Beginning - France, present day. A professional conman passes himself off as the boss of a construction site building a highway extension. He cons the whole region, hires dozens of workers and cynically enjoys the profits of his scam until he meets the lady mayor of a small village that the road will go through. She intrigues and unsettles him, before revealing to him a world he never knew: feelings. Directed by Xavier Giannoli and stars François Cluzet, Emmanuelle Devos and Gérard Depardieu. (In French, English subtitles) (Drama) (2009) (Class tba)

12:05 AM Film: C(r)ook - Mobster Oskar dreams of leaving behind a life of crime to

devote himself to his real passion: cooking. But big boss Konstantin is not about to let Oskar go that easily. A black comedy of errors starring German heart-throb Moritz Bleibtreu (Run Lola, Run). Directed by Pepe Danquart and also stars Henry Hübchen and Corinna Harfouch. (In German, English subtitles) (Black Comedy) (2004) (Rpt) M (L,V,D)

01:55 AM Weatherwatch Overnight - A continuously updated weather report, bringing viewers the latest weather conditions from around Australia, and featuring a selection of quality music.

Monday April 25th, 2011



06:40 AM Indonesian News - News via satellite from TVRI Jakarta, in Indonesian, no subtitles.

07:05 AM Russian News - News via satellite from NTV Moscow, in Russian, no subtitles.

07:35 AM Polish News - Wydarzenia from Polsat in Warsaw via satellite, no subtitles.

08:05 AM Dutch News - News via satellite from BVN, in Dutch, no subtitles.

08:30 AM Macedonian News - The Macedonian News comes from public broadcaster MRT in Skopje, no subtitles.

09:05 AM Croatian News - News from HRT Croatia, in Croatian, no subtitles.

09:40 AM Serbian News - News from Serbian Broadcasting Corporation, in Serbian, no subtitles.






12:40 PM Italian News - News via satellite from RAI Rome in Italian, no subtitles.

01:10 PM German News - News via satellite from DW Berlin, in German, no subtitles.

01:40 PM Spanish News - News via satellite from RTVE Madrid, in Spanish, no subtitles.

02:30 PM Filipino News - Weekly news bulletin from ABS-CBN Manila, in Tagalog, no subtitles.

03:05 PM Greek News - News via satellite from ERT Athens, in Greek, no subtitles.

04:00 PM Polish News - Wydarzenia from Polsat in Warsaw via satellite, no subtitles.


04:55 PM Arabic News - News via satellite from DRTV Dubai, in Arabic, no subtitles.

Monday April 25th, 2011

05:30 PM Hindi News - News via satellite from NDTV India, no subtitles.

06:00 PM Living Black - Indigenous stories that matter to all Australians, hosted by Karla Grant. (An SBS Production) CC

06:30 PM Come Dine with Me: Greece - The Greek version of the worldwide hit where amateur chefs compete to cook the ultimate dinner party. (In Greek and English, English subtitles) (Food Series) (Class tba)

07:30 PM Return of the Bible Plagues: Locusts - To punish the Egyptian Pharaoh for enslaving the Israelites and refusing to let them leave, God sent down ten plagues on Egypt. The fourth was the plague of locusts - pests which still cause havoc today. (From Germany, in German and English, English subtitles) (Documentary Series) (Part 4 of 5) (Rpt) G CC

08:30 PM Back From the Dead - Dr Kevin Fong investigates a pioneering technique of extreme cooling that is being used to bring people back from the dead. In the operating theatre, a patient’s heart is stopped and their brain shows no activity. They are indistinguishable from someone who is dead. Yet patients can then be warmed up and brought back to life. Dr Fong meets the doctors who have developed this procedure along with some of the remarkable people who have been brought back from the dead. (From the UK) (Documentary) (Rpt) PG CC

09:30 PM The World Game - The World Game panel offers expert analysis and local perspective on all things football, plus all the latest news and match results. Join Les Murray, Craig Foster, David Basheer, Mariana Rudan, Vitor Sobral, Scott McIntyre and special guests for the final word on the world’s most popular sport. (An SBS Sport Production)

10:30 PM Film: 2046 - A journalist who regrets his failed love for a married woman in Hong Kong in the early 1960s, tries to numb his pain with a series of short term liaisons in the present. He writes about a train of no return, symbolising the futility of finding the perfect love. Nominated for the Palme d’Or at Cannes, 2004. Directed by Wong Kar-wai and stars Tony Leung, Gong Li and Takuya Kimura. (From Hong Kong, in Cantonese, Mandarin and Japanese, English subtitles) (Drama) (2004) (Rpt) M (S,A)


Tuesday April 26th, 2011























Tuesday April 26th, 2011


06:00 PM Global Village: Chinese School: Hard Beginnings - The lives of a group of families, teachers and children in the small town of Xiuning in China. This episode focuses on preparing for the highly competitive exams. Presented by Silvio Rivier. (From the UK, in Mandarin and English, English subtitles) (Documentary Series) (Part 1) (Rpt) G CC


07:30 PM Lost Worlds: The Bible Unearthed: The Exodus - The archaeological and historical investigation continues in Egypt where, according to the biblical text, the descendents of Abraham were already installed, including the leaders Joseph and Moses. Moses liberates the Hebrews from slavery before leading them out of Egypt and towards the ‘Promised Land’. This program attempts to investigate if this event in the Old Testament really happened, and when and why was Exodus written? (From France, in English and French, English subtitles) (Documentary Series) (Part 2 of 4) (Rpt) G CC

08:30 PM As It Happened: The SS: The Madness of Himmler - Heinrich Himmler, the Reichsführer-SS, was the most powerful man in the Third Reich after Hitler. The SS expanded rapidly under Himmler’s efficient leadership and soon cast a black shadow over Germany. Himmler chose the castle of Wewelburg in Westphalia as the centre of the SS cult, and invented a glorious historical past and a pseudo-religion. Includes eyewitness accounts from Himmler’s contemporaries. (In German, English subtitles) (Part 2 of 6) (Rpt) M (A,V)

09:30 PM Film: Moolaadé - An insight into the brutal tradition of female 'purification' (circumcision). When a female elder shelters a group of girls from suffering female circumcision, she starts a conflict that tears her village apart. Won Un Certain Regard Award at Cannes in 2004. Directed by Ousmane Sembene and stars Fatoumata Coulibaly, Hélène Diarra and Salimata Traore. (From Burkina Faso, in Bambara and French, English subtitles) (Drama) (2004) (Rpt) M (S,V,A)

11:40 PM Film: Lady Jane - An outwardly respectable boutique owner’s criminal past catches up with her when her teenage son is kidnapped. She must regroup her old criminal gang and face up to the misdeeds of her youth in order to save her son. Nominated for a Golden Bear at Berlin, 2008. Directed by Robert Guediguian and stars Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin and Gerard Meylan. (In French, English subtitles) (Crime) (2008) (Rpt) M (A,D,L,N,V)


Wednesday April 27th, 2011























Wednesday April 27th, 2011


05:30 PM Mandarin News Australia - Australia’s first free to air in-language Mandarin news service. Features Chinese Australian news stories, catering for the local community, with a broad national appeal. (An SBS Production) (In Mandarin, English subtitles)

06:00 PM Global Village: Chinese School: Hard Beginnings - The lives of a group of families, teachers and children in the small town of Xiuning in China. Presented by Silvio Rivier. (From the UK, in Mandarin and English, English subtitles) (Documentary Series) (Part 2) (Rpt) G CC

06:30 PM Come Dine with Me: Greece - The Greek version of the worldwide hit where amateur chefs compete to cook the ultimate dinner party. (In Greek and English, English subtitles) (Food Series) G

07:30 PM Dateline - International current affairs hosted by Mark Davis and Yalda Hakim. (An SBS Production) (Rpt) CC

08:30 PM Forced to Marry - Young Muslim girls born and brought up in the UK are sometimes forced to marry their cousins who live in remote areas of Pakistan and Kashmir. The British High Commission runs an Assistance Unit in Islamabad to rescue girls from the clutches of their families. (From the UK, in English and Urdu, English subtitles) (Documentary) (Rpt) M (A)

09:30 PM Film: Osama - A young girl’s life is devastated by the arrival of the Taliban in Afghanistan. Unable to get work, but with a mother and grandmother desperate for money, Osama disguises herself as a boy and starts to work with a shopkeeper. When the Taliban begin to round up all the boys to send them to a Madrassa, Osama knows it is only a matter of time before her true identity is revealed. Golden Globe winner for Best Foreign Language Film, 2003. Directed by Siddiq Barmak and stars Marina Golbahari, Arif Herati and Mohamad Nader Khadjeh. (From Afghanistan, in Dari and Pashto, English subtitles) (Drama) (2003) (Rpt) M (V,A)

11:00 PM UEFA Champions League - Semi-final 1st Leg delayed match. (Sport)


Thursday April 28th, 2011























Thursday April 28th, 2011


06:00 PM Global Village: The World of the Punans - The Punan people of Borneo live in total harmony with their environment. The jungle is their home and the wild animals are their friends even though they must hunt some of them for food with their blowpipes that shoot poisonous darts. (From France, in English) (Documentary Series) (Rpt) G CC


07:30 PM Insight - Australian current affairs forum program, presented by Jenny Brockie. (An SBS Production) (Rpt) CC


10:00 PM Film: Talk to Her - The story of two men who worship two women, both of whom are in a coma. It is a tragicomic journey into loneliness, where one of the men urges the other to communicate with his beloved, to “talk to her”, just as he is doing. The life of these four characters flows in all directions, past, present and future, leading all of them to an unexpected destiny. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, 2003. Directed by Pedro Almodóvar and stars Javier Cámara, Darío Grandinetti and Rosario Flores. (In Spanish, English subtitles) (Drama) (2002) (Rpt) MA (A,N,S)

12:00 AM Film: The Kaifeck Murders - A photographer and his son uncover a gruesome murder story in a Bavarian village. Based loosely on the story of an unsolved multiple murder on a farmstead in 1922. Directed by Esther Gronenborn and stars Benno Fürmann, Alexandra Maria Lara and Henry Stange. (In German, English subtitles) (Horror) (2009) (Rpt) M (V,H)


Friday April 29th, 2011

























06:00 PM Global Village: Dominican Republic - The Dominican Republic has a beautiful landscape which makes it very desirable for developers. Devising a model for the development of eco-tourism has been a challenge for the Dominican authorities and three large national parks have been created to protect the landscape. (From France, in English, French and Spanish, English subtitles) (Documentary Series) G CC

06:35 PM Come Dine with Me: Greece - The Greek version of the worldwide hit where

amateur chefs compete to cook the ultimate dinner party. (In Greek and English, English subtitles) (Food Series) (Class tba)

07:30 PM More Than a Fiesta - Leandro O’Brien explores Latin America’s incredible diversity as he visits the great festivals of South and Central America. He shows us some unique and amazing celebrations as he partakes in local rituals set around the festivities of each culture, from the mock battles of Mexico’s La Morisma de Bracho to Peru’s Fiesta del Senor Cautivo. (From Argentina, in Spanish, English subtitles) (Documentary Series) (Class tba)

08:00 PM The Kingdom: Behind the Scenes - A fly-on-the-wall series looking at a modern day monarchy; the lives of the queen of Denmark and her family. When Queen Margrethe II turned 70 in 2010, the Royal Family opened their palace to allow a television crew to film them and their staff going about their business, as well as providing candid interviews and insights into their work and leisure. (In Danish, English subtitles) (Documentary Series) (Class tba)

08:35 PM A Royal Family: Love and Revolution - In 1864 Christian IX and Queen Louise's daughter, Dagmar, was only 16 when she met her Russian Nicholas (Nixa). They were engaged when Nixa died of meningitis. Dagmar's marriage to Nixa's brother Alexander (III) was a loving one. The couple had five children, of whom the eldest, Nicholas (II), married the German Princess Alix of Hessen-Darmstadt, against his parents' will. Their son was a haemophiliac and ‘the holy man’ Rasputin was called on. (From Denmark, in English) (Documentary Series) (Part 4 of 6) (Rpt) PG CC

09:35 PM Film: Election 2 - As election time nears, current Triad chairman Lok faces competition from his godsons. Jimmy is the perfect candidate: smart and entrepreneurial. Even the Chinese authorities are interested in what Jimmy has to offer. Only problem is, Chairman Lok isn't one who gives up power easily. Winner of the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Best Film, 2007. Directed by Johnnie To and stars Louis Koo, Simon Yam and Nick Cheung. (From Hong Kong, in Cantonese, English subtitles) (Mystery/Crime) (2006) MAV (V)

11:15 PM Film: Shadowless Sword - A South Korean 10th century martial arts epic with

mystical action sequences, an electrifying soundtrack and period costuming with modern punk touches. Sexy female assassins are sent to retrieve a prince to save the empire. Directed by Kim Young-jun and stars Lee Seo-jin, Yoon Soy and Shin Hyun-joon. (In Korean, English subtitles) (Martial Arts) (2005) (Rpt) M (V)



Saturday April 30th, 2011























Saturday April 30th, 2011


06:00 PM Parent Rescue: Reaching Out - Looks at contemporary solutions to age-old parenting problems by exploring the work undertaken by Karitane; an innovative service that offers practical help to families overwhelmed by the challenges of raising young children. (From Australia) (Documentary Series) (Rpt) G CC

06:30 PM Chef at Home: South America - In this six-part series, chef Rodrigo Cascon approaches regular people in the supermarket, checks out what they are planning for dinner, then goes back to their home to help them cook it. After getting up to speed on their culinary habits, Rodrigo helps them improve whatever they’re planning to serve that night. (In Spanish, English subtitles) (Food Series) (Rpt) G


08:30 PM Metropolis: The Bright Cities of the Dark Ages: Escape to Venice - This final episode travels back in time to Venice in the 15th Century. This is Renaissance Venice, where German artist Albrecht Dürer goes to escape the plague, and finds inspiration as an artist. (From Germany, in English, Italian and German, English subtitles) (Documentary Series) (Final) (Rpt) G CC

09:30 PM Film: 13 (Tzameti) - Sebastian, a young Georgian immigrant, has decided to follow instructions intended for someone else, without knowing where they will take him. When he reaches his destination, Sebastian falls into a frightening game of real-life Russian roulette. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, 2006 and two Venice Film Festival awards. Written and directed by Géla Babluani and stars George Babluani, Pascal Bongard and Aurélien Recoing. (From France, in French and Georgian, English subtitles) (Thriller) (2005) (Rpt) M (L,V,A)

11:10 PM Film: REC - In the vein of The Blair Witch Project, a television reporter and her unseen cameraman are trapped in a building with biting, blood-lusting monsters in this demonic cinema verite film. Winner of 16 international film awards. Directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza, and stars Manuela Velasco, Ferran Terraza and Pablo Rosso. (In Spanish, English subtitles) (Horror) (2007) (Rpt) MAV (V,H)


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