SBS: Documentary

Wednesdays at 9:30pm on SBS ONE

East to West

This six-part series tells the story of the birth and flourishing of civilisation in the Middle East and its huge influence on the West.

Civilisation: Is the West History?
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SBS's weekly programmer picks - 21/5

Forget the TV guide - SBS senior programmer of documentary Ben Nguyen gives his doco picks of the week! It may be the week of Eurovision but SBS also has a variety of fascinating international docs to pick from...

Ben Nguyen's top documentaries of 2011
Starts Friday May 25 at 7:30pm on SBS ONE

The Road to Eurovision with Julia Zemiro

Travelling across Europe in her zippy campervan, Julia takes a personal journey to find what makes a Eurovision star. Along the way, she will meet some of the amazing characters and see the locations of Eurovisions past and present.

The Secret History OF Eurovision
Starts Friday May 24 at 11pm on SBS ONE

How To Get More Sex

Do chat up lines really work? Do women find money an aphrodisiac? Does size really matter? This three-part series explores the many mysteries of sex.
Thursdays at 9:30 pm on SBS ONE

The Family UK

A British Indian family opens its doors to viewers in a major new eight-part observational series, documenting the universal themes of family life.

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Documentary News

Tackling Kony 2012

Find out the truth behind Kony 2012 - the video, the backlash and the broader campaign.

Go Back wins prestigious Rose d’Or award

The SBS series Go Back to Where You Came From has won the Golden Rose for Best of 2012 at the Rose d’Or Festival in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Samsara set for Australian release

Filmed in 25 countries and across five continents, Ron Fricke's Samsara has been sold to Hopscotch for Australian and New Zealand distribution.

Also on SBS

Why Do We Talk?

The average human speaks 370 million words in their lifetime. But where did language come from? And how and why did we learn to speak?

Edward And George: 2 Brothers, 1 Throne

This program examines the lives of brothers David (Edward VIII) and Bertie (George VI) and the constitutional crisis caused by King Edward VIII's abdication in 1936.

Secret Cities Of The Amazon

A new generation of scientists have uncovered remarkable evidence that could reinvent our understanding of the Amazon and the peoples who lived there.