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Week 50

Sunday December 5th, 2010

5:00 am Weatherwatch & Music - A continuously updated weather report, bringing viewers the latest weather conditions from around Australia, and featuring a selection of quality music.

6:35 am 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) WS

7:00 am Hungarian News - News from Duna TV (DTV) Budapest, in Hungarian, no subtitles.

7:30 am Latin American News - News via satellite from Television National de Chile, in Spanish, no subtitles.

8:00 am Polish News - Wydarzenia from Polsat in Warsaw via satellite, no subtitles.

8:30 am Dutch News - News via satellite from BVN, in Dutch, no subtitles.

9:00 am Portuguese News - News via satellite from RTP Portugal (Lisbon), in Portuguese, no subtitles.

9:30 am Urdu News - News from PTV Pakistan in Islamabad, in Urdu, no subtitles.

10:00 am Maltese News - News from Public Broadcasting Services Limited, Malta, in Maltese, no subtitles.

10:30 am UEFA Europa League Highlights - Match highlights. (Sport) WS

11:00 am Les Murray’s Football Feature - Match highlights. (Sport) WS

12:00 pm UEFA Champions League Magazine Program - Highlights and news from the latest round of the UEFA Champions League. (Sport) WS

12:30 pm Speedweek - A comprehensive roundup of motor sport. (Sport)


2:00 pm Socialist Leaders of South America - For the first time since the 1960s, several Latin-American countries which moved to the left in their last elections - Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Venezuela and Bolivia - plan to influence the course of history and, by standing together, radically challenge North American hegemony in the region. (From France, in French, Portuguese and Spanish, English subtitles) (Documentary) (Part 2) PG WS

3:00 pm The Forbidden City: The Reign of the Concubine - Traces the rise of Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1908), the de facto ruler of the Qing Dynasty, who ruled over China from behind the curtains for 47 years. Following the Boxer Rebellion (1900-1901), the Empress was forced to flee the Forbidden City. Her flight destroyed the aura of the Forbidden City forever. (From Germany, in English, German, Mandarin, English subtitles) (Documentary Series) (Final) (Rpt) PG CC WS

4:00 pm Mythbusters: Airplane Special - Can a novice pilot actually land a commercial airplane with instructions from air traffic control? How long does it take to hit the ground from 4000 feet? Can you have a conversation with someone while you're free falling during a skydive? Can you catch up to someone during a free fall? Mythbusters Jamie and Adam don't merely state the myths, they put them to the test in the Airplane Special. (From the US) (Documentary Series) (Rpt) G CC WS

5:00 pm Cycling Central - Presented by Michael Tomalaris, the program features the latest two wheel action from around the cycling world. (An SBS Sport Production) WS

6:00 pm Thalassa: Norway’s Nuclear Problem - Radioactive material from the Sellafield nuclear plant in the UK has been detected in Norwegian waters. The Sellafield plant was built over fifty years ago by the British government to produce electricity and plutonium for the making of atomic bombs. Now it has reconverted into a nuclear waste processing plant, but security is still not guaranteed and fires, leakage and accidental toxic discharge have occurred over the years. (From France, in French and English, English subtitles) (Documentary Series) G CC WS

6:30 pm World News Australia - Up-to-date reports and analysis of the major national and

international news stories of the day in Australia's only world news service. (An SBS Production) CC WS

7:30 pm Who Do You Think You Are? Rod Marsh - Rod Marsh was one of the best wicketkeepers to have ever played international cricket, playing 96 Test Matches for Australia. Knowing very little about his family history and intrigued by the mystery of his father’s adoption, Rod embarks on a journey to discover his roots. The identity of his grandparents is just the beginning of his story, as along the way Rod uncovers a tale of love, loss and betrayal with devastating consequences for all involved. (Commissioned by SBS) (Documentary Series) (Part 2 of 6) PG CC WS


8:30 pm Secrets of the Human Body: Immortal - Can it be true? Have scientists really discovered the secret to endless youth? Noble Prize-winning Australian scientist Professor Elizabeth Blackburn says the answer is yes. Through Professor Blackburn’s work, science now knows the power of the enzyme telomerase, a chemical which can keep cells young - forever. But there’s a catch: the same enzyme that fuels life, also fuels cancer. (Commissioned by SBS) (Documentary) G CC WS

9:30 pm Warriors: Attila - In the early 5th Century, the fate of much of Europe and Asia

depended on one man: Attila the Hun, known as the Scourge of God. He was one of the most feared warriors of all time, his name synonymous with insatiable ambition and savagery. But his intelligent leadership won the loyalty and admiration of many and when faced with humiliating defeat, he made a decision few would have contemplated. Stars Rory McCann as Attila. (From the UK) (Drama Series) MAV (V) CC WS

10:30 pm Film: Teddy Bear - Jirka, Roman and Ivan have been friends since school. Now in

their mid-thirties and with very different lives, their friendship has still lasted. They are married, each is working on his career, and they are doing well. Jirka owns a gallery, Roman is a doctor, and Ivan is a diplomat. However, each of the three friends hides a secret, and their lives change radically when the secrets come out. Directed by Jan Hrebejk and stars Tatiana Vilhelmová, Jirí Machácek and Roman Luknár. In Czech, English subtitles) (Comedy/Drama) (2007) (Class tba) WS

12:25 am Film: Mirage - Growing up in Macedonia, 12-year-old Marco has a talent for writing, and dreams of a better life. But along with enduring bullying at school, his father is an alcoholic, his sister is abusive and his mother is a submissive, broken woman. Let down by all around him, Marco decides to act, with tragic consequences. Directed by Svetozar Ristovski and stars Marko Kovacevic, Vlado Jovanovski and Elena Mosz. (In Macedonian, English subtitles) (Drama) (2005) (Rpt) MA (L,V) WS

2:15 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 December 6th, 2010


5:05 am Korean News - News via satellite from YTN Korea, in Korean, no subtitles.

5:40 am Japanese News - News via satellite from NHK Tokyo in Japanese, no subtitles.

6:15 am Hong Kong News - News via satellite from TVB Hong Kong, in Cantonese, no subtitles.

6:35 am Chinese News - News via satellite from CCTV Beijing, in Mandarin, no subtitles.

7:05 am German News - News via satellite from DW Berlin, in German, no subtitles.

7:35 am Italian News - News via satellite from RAI Rome in Italian, no subtitles.

8:05 am Filipino News - Weekly news bulletin from ABS-CBN Manila, in Tagalog, no subtitles.

8:40 am Spanish News - News via satellite from RTVE Madrid, in Spanish, no subtitles.

9:30 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.

1:00 pm The Food Lovers’ Guide to Australia - Maeve takes us blue swimmer crab harvesting in Western Australian waters, while Joanna wades through the rice paddies of the Riverina and has lunch with a four-generation Italian rice-farming family. And find out all you ever needed to know about exotic Asian greens when Joanna visits the market gardeners of Darwin. (An SBS Production) (Food Series) (Rpt) G CC WS

1:30 pm China’s Capitalist Revolution - Twenty years on from the massacre at Tiananmen Square this series attempts to answer why capitalism contributed heavily to the tragic events of that day, revealing an interpretation of the motives of the demonstrators that may well overturn the conventional view in the West. (From the UK, in English and

Mandarin, English subtitles) (Documentary Series) (Final) M (A) CC WS


2:30 pm The Fabulous Story of Poop: Holy Dung - This episode shows that in the wild, dung has many beneficial qualities and animals make the most of it. It is a source of life, providing the necessary components and nutrients for the beginning of the food chain; a signature, providing members of the group with precious information; and it can act as a vaccine. (From France, in English, French and Japanese, English subtitles) (Documentary Series) (Final) (Rpt) PG CC WS

3:30 pm Letters and Numbers - Join host Richard Morecroft for this entertaining quiz show in which two contestants pit their linguistic agility and numerical ability against each other for the chance to become carry-over champion. With the mathematically-minded Lily Serna and wordsmith David Astle. (Commissioned by SBS) (Entertainment Series) (Rpt) G CC WS

4:00 pm The Journal - News via satellite from DW Berlin, in English. CC

4:30 pm FIFA Futbol Mundial - Weekly football magazine show that travels the globe to bring you the stars of today, the talents of tomorrow and the heroes of the past. (From the UK) (Sport) WS

5:00 pm The Crew - Showcases student video production. (Australia) (Education) G

5:30 pm Global Village: Antigua Guatemala - Guatemala City was originally established by the Spaniards who constructed churches and monasteries. They abandoned the city in 1773 after a major earthquake left the city in ruins. (In German, English subtitles) (Rpt); Monkey School - In Thailand, for 40 years, Sompong Chumak has been teaching cheeky macaques how to collect coconuts from the tree tops, 25 metres up. (From France, in French and Thai, English subtitles) Documentary Series) Rpt) G

6:00 pm Letters and Numbers - Join host Richard Morecroft for this entertaining quiz show in

which two contestants pit their linguistic agility and numerical ability against each other for the chance to become carry-over champion. With the mathematically-minded Lily Serna and wordsmith David Astle. (Commissioned by SBS) (Entertainment Series) G CC WS

6:30 pm World News Australia - Up-to-date reports and analysis of the major national and international news stories of the day in Australia's only world news service. (An SBS Production) CC WS

7:30 pm William Shatner’s Weird or What? - We're all fascinated by mysteries and strange phenomena. But is the unexplained really unexplainable? In this series, science fiction legend William Shatner investigates all that is weird in the world and attempts to find a logical, scientific explanation. In this episode, a surfer saved from a shark; animals who seem to be able predict death at senior care homes; and the possibility of time travel. (From the UK) (Documentary Series) (Class tba) CC WS


8:30 pm Man vs Wild: Patagonia - Bear Grylls is in Patagonia, one of the most remote and wild places on the planet, with some of the coldest temperatures on earth and furious winds that can blast at up to 250 km per hour. Only the toughest can survive this extreme wilderness and Bear shows us what it takes to stay alive at the 'end of the world'. (From the US) (Documentary Series) (Rpt) PG CC WS

9:30 pm World News Australia Late - Up-to-date reports and analysis of the major national and international news stories of the day in Australia's only world news service. (An SBS Production) CC WS

10:00 pm Shameless - When the boxing club is threatened with closure Ian sets about trying to save Jock from the hands of Paddy Maguire. Meanwhile, Mickey sets about becoming a fireman and Paddy finally pushes him too far causing Mickey to retaliate with a few home truths. And Karen holds a talent contest in the Jockey. Stars David Threlfall and Pauline McLynn. (From the UK) (Drama Series) MA (S,L) CC WS

11:00 pm Entourage: The Weho Ho - Billy makes amends with Eric over the online leak of

Medellin; Lloyd takes a leave of absence from the Miller Gold Agency; and Turtle makes an investment. Stars Adrian Grenier, Jeremy Piven and Kevin Dillon. (From the US) (Drama Series) M (L,D,S) WS

11:30 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) (Rpt) WS

12:30 am Film: Natural City - A big budget, visually stunning sci-fi film about a man who falls in love with a cyborg, but must choose between saving her and saving mankind. Directed by Min Byung-chun, and stars Yu Ji-tae and Lee Jae-eun. (In Korean, English subtitles) (Science Fiction) (2003) (Rpt) MAV (V) WS


Tuesday December 7th, 2010
















1:00 pm Film: Allegro - Supermodel Helena Christensen stars in this psychological drama about Zetterstrom, a perfectionist who has dedicated his entire life to his career as a pianist, above all else. Directed by Christoffer Boe, and also stars Ulrich Thomsen and Henning Moritzen. (In Danish, English subtitles) (Drama) (2005) (Rpt) M (A) WS

2:35 pm Voice Messages - Marta returns to live with Luis in Madrid but over the course of a pivotal week, their missed connections relay more about their relationship than any conversation. (Spain) (Short) (Rpt) PG

2:45 pm Today’s Specials - Shoppers flock to a supermarket during the summer holidays to take advantage of the summer sales. but one shopper, a shy quiet transsexual, is about to experience something beyond her wildest imagination. (Italy) (Short) (Rpt) G


3:00 pm Classical Destinations: Madrid & Belgrade (Albeniz, De Falla, Mokranjac) - Simon Callow takes us on a tour of Madrid and some of its notable landmarks. He also introduces us to two great Spanish composers, Isaac Albeniz and Manuel de Falla. Simon’s next stop is Belgrade, a city associated with Stevan Mokranjac, a composer revered by Serbians but little known outside his own country. (From Australia) (Documentary Series) (Rpt) G CC WS



4:30 pm PBS Newshour - Reviews and analysis of the day's news presented by Jim Lehrer for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the United States. CC

5:30 pm Global Village: Visions of Italy: Northern Style - An aerial tour of northern Italy taking in the sights and scenes immortalised in literature, movies, and art for centuries, including unprecedented views of Siena, Florence, Pisa, Venice, Lake Como, the Alps and more. (From the US) (Documentary Series) (Part 1) G WS

6:00 pm Letters and Numbers - Join host Richard Morecroft for this entertaining quiz show in which two contestants pit their linguistic agility and numerical ability against each other for the chance to become carry-over champion. With the mathematically-minded Lily Serna and wordsmith David Astle. (Commissioned by SBS) (Entertainment Series) G CC WS


7:30 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, finds out how it could revolutionise intensive care and trauma medicine, and meets some of the remarkable people who have been brought back from the dead. (From the UK) (Documentary) (Class tba) CC WS

8:30 pm SAS: The Search for Warriors - For the first time in 25 years the Australian SAS lift

their strict veil of secrecy to reveal what it takes to pass the most physically

challenging and psychologically demanding military selection process in the world. In a gripping two-part documentary, the program follows the journey of 131 hopefuls, who hail from the cream of the military, as they attempt the brutal 21 day trial. Most who start will never finish. This is the ultimate search for warriors. (Commissioned by SBS) (Documentary) (Part 1) (Class tba) CC WS



10:00 pm Hot Docs: The US vs John Lennon - A compelling look at the efforts of the United States government to silence one of rock & roll's most outspoken war critics, in the Vietnam-era struggle between the Richard Nixon administration and iconic peace activist John Lennon. The film also shows that this was not just an isolated episode in American history but that the issues and struggles of that era remain relevant today. (From the US) (Documentary) (Rpt) M (A,L) CC WS

11:50 pm Film: Music Box - An angel of death befriends a lonely Tehrani boy in this unusual, affecting Iranian melodrama. When Ali befriends Maleki, he begins to notice patterns between Maleki's appearance and people's subsequent deaths. Winner of the Interfaith Prize at the Fajr Film Festival. Directed by Farzad Motamen and stars Rambod Javan, Shahrokh Forutanian and Arsalan Ghasemi. (From Iran, in Farsi, English subtitles) (Drama) (2008) PG WS

1:55 am Space Sailors - What happens to the heroes of the Revolution when the Revolution is over? At the height of the Cold War, a group of ideological farmers from ten Communist countries were groomed as Soviet cosmonauts and became stars of the Soviet propaganda machine. What has happened to them now? A wry and revealing look at the myths of the Communist system and the harsh realities of the post-Communist era. (From Germany, in English, Russian, Hungarian, Spanish, Vietnamese, Mongolian, Czech, German, Romanian, Arabic, Bulgarian, English subtitles) (Documentary) (Class tba) WS


Wednesday December 8th, 2010

EASTERN STATES SCHEDULE (NSW, ACT, VIC, TAS)




6:30 am UEFA Champions League - Live to all areas. (Sport)

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SCHEDULE





QUEENSLAND SCHEDULE





NORTHERN TERRITORY SCHEDULE





WESTERN AUSTRALIAN SCHEDULE


6:00 am UEFA Champions League - Replay last two hours. (Sport)



ALL STATES SCHEDULE








1:00 pm Filipino News - Weekly news bulletin from ABS-CBN Manila, in Tagalog, no subtitles.

1:35 pm Hong Kong News - News via satellite from TVB Hong Kong, in Cantonese, no subtitles.

1:55 pm German News - News via satellite from DW Berlin, in German, no subtitles.

2:25 pm Italian News - News via satellite from RAI Rome in Italian, no subtitles.

3:00 pm Classical Destinations: Paris & Versailles (Saint-Saens & Bizet) - Simon Callow visits Paris, home of Charles Camille Saint-Saëns and Georges Bizet. While both were child prodigies, there the similarity ends. Saint-Saëns was a prolific composer, and successful from an early age. In contrast, Bizet struggled to find direction and

motivation. His now-famous opera Carmen was a complete flop with critics when it was first performed. (From Australia) (Documentary Series) (Rpt) G CC WS





5:30 pm Global Village: Visions of Italy: Northern Style - An aerial tour of northern Italy taking in the sights and scenes immortalised in literature, movies, and art for centuries, including unprecedented views of Siena, Florence, Pisa, Venice, Lake Como, the Alps and more. (From the US) (Documentary Series) (Part 2) G WS

6:00 pm Letters and Numbers - Join host Richard Morecroft for this entertaining quiz show in which two contestants pit their linguistic agility and numerical ability against each other for the chance to become carry-over champion. With the mathematically-minded Lily Serna and wordsmith David Astle. (Commissioned by SBS) (Entertainment Series) G CC WS


7:35 pm Rex in Rome: The Champion - A brand new season of Inspector Rex. Set in Italy, Rex helps his partner Inspector Fabbri solve some serious murder cases. Stars Kaspar Capparoni, Denise Zich and Fabio Ferri. (In Italian, English subtitles) (Drama Series) (Class tba) WS *New series*

8:30 pm East West 101: The Lost Boy - Zane Malik is a Muslim detective in a Major Crime

squad, led by female Inspector, Patricia Wright. Tonight, when a car bomb goes off in a Sydney suburb it is attributed to the work of Islamic extremists and a joint task force is formed to deal with it. Malik has his doubts and becomes obsessed with discovering the truth. Stars Don Hany, Susie Porter and Gerald Lepkowski.(Commissioned by SBS) (Drama Series) (Rpt) M (V) CC WS


10:05 pm Film: My Brother is an Only Child - In 1960s Italy, an impulsive young boy, Accio, searching for spiritual fulfillment, heads off to seminary, much to his family's disapproval. Eventually he decides to leave the seminary and returns home to a luke-warm welcome. He receives a much warmer reception from a friend, Mario Nastri, a die-hard fascist whose friendship leads Accio to embrace the Fascist ideology. Directed by Daniele Luchetti and stars Riccardo Scamarcio, Claudio Botosso and Elio Germano. (In Italian, English subtitles) (Drama) (2007) M (S,V,L) WS


11:55 pm Anna Pihl - During a drug raid, Mikala, Anna, Kim and Karim find a large quantity of heroin. Later on, it turns out that 100 grams of it have disappeared, and now all four officers are under suspicion. The flying squad is called in, and during the interrogation, Anna is put in an extremely unpleasant situation. Stars Charlotte Munck, Iben Hjejle and Paw Henriksen. (In Danish, English subtitles) (Drama Series) (Class tba) WS

12:45 am Film: The Swamp - Betrayal, suspense and drama are equal contenders in this

thrilling drama. When a devoted wife discovers her husband and best friend are having an affair, calculated revenge is the best medicine. Directed by Yun Cheul Kim and stars Ji Young Park and Jin Geun Kim. (In Korean, English subtitles) (Drama) (2004) (Rpt) M (A,S,V) WS


Thursday December 9th, 2010

EASTERN STATES SCHEDULE (NSW, ACT, VIC, TAS)





SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SCHEDULE





QUEENSLAND SCHEDULE





NORTHERN TERRITORY SCHEDULE





WESTERN AUSTRALIAN SCHEDULE


6:00 am UEFA Champions League - Replay last two hours. (Sport)



ALL STATES SCHEDULE








1:00 pm Filipino News - Weekly news bulletin from ABS-CBN Manila, in Tagalog, no subtitles.

1:35 pm Hong Kong News - News via satellite from TVB Hong Kong, in Cantonese, no subtitles.

1:55 pm German News - News via satellite from DW Berlin, in German, no subtitles.

2:25 pm Italian News - News via satellite from RAI Rome in Italian, no subtitles.

3:00 pm Tales from a Suitcase: Nina Tory and Helen Macris - Nina Tory had been exiled in Siberia where her daughter Helen Macris was born in 1947. (Commissioned by SBS) (Documentary Series) (Rpt) G



5:30 pm Global Village: The Medina of Tunis - Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting, as experienced by the Turki family during the day and in the long evenings in the Medina, the old part of Tunis. (In German, English subtitles) (Rpt); The Market of the Poor - Antananarivo, the capital of the island of Madagascar, is one of the poorest capital cities in the world. (From France, in French and Malagasy, English subtitles) (Documentary Series) (Rpt) G




7:30 pm Luke Nguyen’s Vietnam - Tonight, Luke stops off in Dong Hoi and prepares a dish for a family on route to Vinh. After another three hours drive Luke explores the vibrant market lifestyle in this small country town where locals, all too keen to lend a hand with his recipes of eel and pork neck, crowd around him. He also visits a family living on a rickety stilt house in the middle of the lake where he prepares a pickled bamboo and tamarind soup for some keen kids ready to pass judgement on their local dish. (Commissioned by SBS) (Food Series) (Class tba) CC WS

8:00 pm Gourmet Farmer: Pigs Prosciutto and Offal - Former SMH food editor Matthew Evans transforms from Australia's most feared critic to small landholder in Tasmania. Tonight, pork is on the menu as Matthew makes prosciutto and learns what to do with offal, and buys his own piglets. (Commissioned by SBS) (Food Series) (Rpt) G CC WS

8:30 pm Could You Eat an Elephant? - Fergus Henderson and Jeremy Lee are two of the UK's most daring chefs. Both are at the frontline of 'nose to tail' eating, which literally means that everything is on the menu. Now they are being sent on an epic culinary journey across Europe, Asia and Africa to truly test their own limitations. The duo attempt to eat their way up through the ladder of animals considered taboo for consumption in Britain but very much part of the daily diet in other parts of the world. (From the UK) (Documentary) (Class tba) CC WS

9:30 pm World News Australia Late - Up-to-date reports and analysis of the major national

and international news stories of the day in Australia's only world news service. (An

SBS Production) CC WS


10:05 pm Walkley Awards 2010 - Since 1956, the Walkley Awards have recognised the best in Australian journalism each year. The Awards comprise 34 categories spanning television, radio, print, online and photographic journalism, including the coveted Gold Walkley Award. Hosted by SBS's Anton Enus and ABC's Virginia Trioli, the broadcast includes music, comedy and an amusing roasting of key media personalities. (From Australia) (Special) M CC WS

11:55 pm UEFA Champions League Hour - All the highlights from the UEFA Champions League. (Sport) WS

12:55 am Film: Boudu - A light-hearted, social comedy about the house guest from hell. Modern remake of Renoir's classic. Directed by Gerard Jugnot and stars French cinema legends Gérard Depardieu and Catherine Frot. (In French, English subtitles) (Comedy) (2005) (Rpt) M (L,S,A) WS


Friday December 10th, 2010
















1:00 pm The Food Lovers’ Guide to Australia - Maeve discovers how luscious strawberries can make the perfect love potion. Joanna joins a group of high school students in rural Victoria on a very unusual cooking lesson, from paddock to plate. Chef Thomas Johns takes us behind the scenes of Sydney's Pello restaurant and Maeve hits the 'grey nomad' trail with two born-again 'teenagers' who love enjoying good food together. (An SBS Production) (Food Series) (Rpt) G CC WS

1:30 pm Another Perfect World - Asks: what are the ethics and social structures of the new virtual worlds, like Second Life? (From the Netherlands, in English, Korean and Mandarin, English subitles) (Documentary) (Rpt) PG WS

2:30 pm My Biggest Fan - Tara Morice of Strictly Ballroom fame travels to Coconut Creek, Florida to meet 75 year old Mildred Levine, her unabashed "greatest fan". Mildred has been writing to Tara since she first saw Strictly Ballroom on the night of 9/11. (Commissioned by SBS) (Documentary) (Rpt) G CC WS





5:30 pm Global Village: The Yungang Grottoes - The Yungang Grottoes, in Shanxi Province, with their 252 caves and 51,000 statues, represent the outstanding achievement of Buddhist cave art in China in the 5th and 6th centuries. (In German, English subtitles) (Rpt); The Boxing School - Felix Savon won three Olympic gold boxing medals. These days, he coaches youngsters at the legendary Rafael Trejo boxing gym in Havana. (From France, in French and Spanish, English subtitles) (Documentary Series) (Rpt) G




7:30 pm Tropic of Cancer: Western Sahara to Libya - Simon Reeve continues his epic journey around the world following the Tropic of Cancer. The second leg of the journey sees Simon dodge the Moroccan secret police in Western Sahara, travel on one of the world's longest trains in Mauritania, visit a forgotten refugee camp in the Algerian desert where more than 100,000 people live, and take a swim in a Libyan oasis with a government minder who bears an uncanny resemblance to Colonel Gaddafi. (From the UK) (Documentary Series) (Part 2 of 6) (Class tba) CC WS

8:30 pm As It Happened: Blitz Street - Tonight, Blitz Street is on the receiving end of one of

the largest bombs the Luftwaffe ever dropped on Britain: the SC1000, nicknamed 'The Hermann'. A bomb this large was designed to cause massive damage to the infrastructure of industrial Britain. With the aid of eye-witness testimonies, the program also recounts the Luftwaffe's horrendous bombing of Coventry on 14 November 1940 and the campaign to destroy Britain's manufacture of munitions. Presented by Tony Robinson. (From the UK) (Documentary Series) (Part 2 of 4) (Class tba) CC WS

9:30 pm World News Australia Late - Up-to-date reports and analysis of the major national

and international news stories of the day in Australia's only world news service. (An SBS Production) CC WS


10:00 pm Erotic Tales: On Top Down Under - Without dialogue, save for verses from a sonnet by John Keats, Icelandic director Fridrik Thor Fridriksson links the thoughts, emotions and sensual longings of young lovers at opposite ends of the world - she in a lighthouse on a cold wintry evening in Iceland; he in a blistering heatwave in the desert in Australia. Stars Nina Gunnarsdottir and Hilmir Snaer Gudnason. (From the Netherlands, no dialogue) (Rpt) MA (S,N,A)

10:35 pm Mistresses: Why Men Have Affairs - Presented by Lisa Rogers, this episode investigates how common affairs at work are, and the complications they create. It also tells the story of a couple who met because their respective partners had an affair with each other - a happy ending caused by unhappy circumstances. The questions are asked why people have affairs, and how do you find someone to have an affair with. The historic mistress presented in this episode is Nell Gwynne. (From the UK) (Documentary Series) (Class tba)

11:05 pm Film: L’idole - Australian director Samantha Lang's French film follows an Australian

actress living in Paris, who finds comfort in her friendship with her Chinese neighbour. Directed and co-written by Samantha Lang, and stars Leelee Sobieski, James Hong and Jean-Paul Roussillon. (From France, in French, English and Mandarin, English subtitles) (Drama) (2002) (Rpt) M (S,V,A) WS

1:00 am Film: Ode to Joy - Made by three young graduates of the Lodz Film School in Poland collaborating on their first feature, the ironically titled Ode to Joy presents three separate stories that are linked when the protagonists all end up on a bus bound for London. Directed by Anna Kazejak-Dawid, Jan Komasa and Maciej Migas and stars Malgorzata Buczkowska, Piotr Glowacki and Leslaw Zurek. (In Polish, English subtitles) (Drama) (2005) (Rpt) MA (L,N,S) WS


Saturday December 11th, 2010
















1:00 pm Dancing Dreams - In 2008, world-famous dancer and choreographer Pina Bausch selected 40 teenagers who had never heard her name to be part of the dance performance ‘Kontakthof’. Within 10 months till the opening night, the young dancers discover Bausch’s genius and their own bodies. Pina Bausch died in 2009. The film is a testimony of her revolutionary work. (In German, English subtitles) (Masterpiece) (Arts) (Class tba) WS

2:40 pm Listen - David New's portrait of the renowned composer R. Murray Schafer. (From

Canada, in English) (Masterpiece) (Arts) (Class tba) WS 2:45 pm A Technicolour Dream - Looks at the historic gathering of the London underground

in 1967 at Alexandra Palace, a combination of performance art, music and an awful lot of drugs. This was where John Lennon first met Yoko Ono and where Pink Floyd performed with Syd Barrett, just prior to his mental breakdown and the group's launch into super stardom. (From the UK) (Masterpiece) (Documentary) (Rpt) PG WS


3:55 pm The Chopin Etudes - Chopin Etudes Opus 25 No 10 in B Minor. (From the UK) (Arts) (Rpt) G WS

4:00 pm Elena Kats-Chernin’s Wild Swans Suite - The SBS Youth Orchestra performs the Wild Swans Suite by Uzbek-born Australian composer Elena Kats-Chernin, at the 20th Anniversary Concert with conductor Matthew Krel and soloist Simone Easthope. (From Australia) (Classical Music) (Rpt) G WS


5:30 pm Mythbusters: Plane on a Conveyor Belt - Adam and Jamie test a myth spread over the internet that suggests an airplane cannot take off from a runway that is moving backwards at the same speed the airplane is moving forward. Before they are able to assess the plausibility of the myth, they must first run a small-scaled test using a model airplane on a treadmill. They then hit the runway with the world's largest makeshift conveyor belt. (From the US) (Documentary Series) (Rpt) PG CC WS


7:30 pm Big, Bigger, Biggest: Dam - This program reveals the technological leaps forward that have allowed the world’s largest hydroelectric dam - the Three Gorges Dam in China - to be built. The Dam is over two kilometres long, towers over 60 storeys high and creates a reservoir 600 kilometres in length. On completion the scheme will be able to generate enough electricity to supply 60 million people. Using a mix of CGI animation and on-location filming, the program explores how this immense project was made possible through a series of six historic engineering breakthroughs. (From the UK) (Entertainment Series) (Class tba) CC WS

8:30 pm Iron Chef - Unseen episodes of your favourite cult food series. Each week one of the

Iron Chefs is challenged by a guest chef and their skills are put to the test and judged by a panel of gourmands. The ingredients are unconventional and the preparations sheer genius. (From Japan, English narration) (Food Series) G CC WS

9:20 pm RocKwiz Rewind: Chelsea Wheatley & Chris Ballew - Tonight's episode features Chris Ballew - the singer from the hit group, Presidents of the United States of America. He takes on Chelsea Wheatley, from the Melbourne pop-punk band The Gingers, who shot to fame thanks to posting their music on MySpace. Hosted by Julia Zemiro. (Commissioned by SBS) (Entertainment Series) (Rpt) PG CC WS

10:15 pm Film: The Counterfeiters - Salomon ‘Sally’ Sorowitsch is an expert Jewish counterfeiter enjoying the good life until he’s sent to Mauthausen-Gusen concentration

camp. Sally manages to survive for five years before transfer to Sachsenhausen, where he is assigned to produce perfect forgeries of British and US banknotes for the Third Reich. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film 2008. Directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky and stars Karl Markovics, Devid Striesow and August Diehl. (In German, English subtitles) (Drama) (2007) (Class tba) WS


12:00 am SOS: The German - November 1940, during the greatest conflict man has ever known, an epic duel unfolds between two ace pilots, each willing to take the match to it’s ultimate conclusion. (From Ireland); Toyland - Germany 1942: In order to protect her son a mother tries to make him believe that the Jewish neighbours are going on a journey to 'Toyland'. Winner: Best Live Action Short film - Academy Award 2009. (In German, English subtitles) (Rpt) M; Dog Altogether - The story of Joseph (Peter Mullan), a man who is plagued by a violence and rage that is driving him to self destruction. Winner: BAFTA for Best Short Film 2008. (From Scotland) (Rpt) M; Mr Schwartz, Mr Hazen & Mr Hurlock - Disturbed by loud music coming from one of his neighbours, Mr. Schwartz calls the police. But initially the officer can't ascertain anything. (From Germany, no dialogue) (Rpt) M; The Pig is Dead/Crime Scene - A dead boar is found in front of a famous Bar in the red light district of Hamburg. (From Germany, in English)

1:00 am Drawn Together: Birthday Memories - The housemates celebrate Ling-Ling's 21st

birthday, but when he overdoses on the traditional 21 shots of alcohol, it is revealed that Ling-Ling is only three years old. (From the US) (Animated Comedy Series) (Rpt) M (A,S) CC

1:30 am Drawn Together: Toot goes Bollywood - Wooldoor hypnotises Foxxy to try to discover why she is so promiscuous, and Indians mistake Toot for the Great Talking Cow and take her to India. (From the US) (Animated comedy Series) (Rpt) M (A,S) CC

2:00 am Weatherwatch Overnight - A continuously updated weather report, bringing viewers

the latest weather conditions from around Australia, and featuring a selection of quality music.

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