SBS's weekly programmer picks - 23/7

Hitler had intended the 1936 Berlin Games to be a showcase of Aryan racial supremacy. But Owens – one of 18 African Americans competing in the Games – ruined these plans, winning four gold medals for his country. He returned to a segregated United States, and later found himself reduced to doing stunt races against horses to make ends meet.



Also new this week on SBS ONE:

Barbados at the Races (Tuesday – Friday 6pm): Airing across the week, see this observational series about the world of horse racing in the Caribbean.
Murdoch’s Scandal (Wednesday 9:30pm): PBS’s award-winning Frontline team take a look at the phone hacking scandal and its impact on Murdoch’s media empire.
Russia: A Journey with Jonathan Dimbleby (Fridays 7:30pm): After his travelogue through South America, see this series with Dimbleby uncovering the history of Russia.



SBS TWO:

In response to feedback from our viewers, we’ve tweaked the SBS TWO schedule with changes starting over the next two weeks. Here’s the rundown for your reference:

Monday: Drama – Inspector Rex and all new drama series.
Tuesdays: Documentary – Lost Worlds and As It Happened.
Wednesdays: A repeat of Insight and all new crime drama.
Thursdays: A repeat of Dateline and investigative political docos – starting with Putin, Russia & the West.
Fridays: Documentary – Science & Travel – starting with Simon Reeve’s series Explore.
Saturday: History documentaries & drama.
Sunday: Documentary - Observational docos – starting with The Kingdom: Behind the Scenes – a portrait of the Danish Royal Family - & arts docos.

Next week: Neil Oliver leaves Britain to trace The Last Explorers.