Friday 3rd July, 2009

SBS Sydney Schedule

A continuously updated weather report, bringing viewers the latest weather conditions from around Australia, and featuring a selection of quality music.
05:20
Japanese News

A continuously updated weather report, bringing viewers the latest weather conditions from around Australia, and featuring a selection of quality music.
07:25
Italian News

Maeve stops at a Greek taverna at the edge of the desert for bouzouki and souvlaki among the opal mines. And Joanna joins a group of lotus eaters (literally) in far north NSW. (An SBS Production, in English) (Food Series) (Rpt) G CC WS
1:30
2 Mums And A Dad

This award-winning documentary tells the story of three-way parenting. It is a unique exploration of the nature of family in today's complicated society and follows Fiona, 33 who wants to have a baby. Fiona's partner, Kellie, is a woman, so they enlist an English gay friend who wants to be a dad. It seems to be the perfect solution, but is it? (Commissioned by SBS, in English) (Documentary) (Rpt) PG (A,S) CC WS
2:30
We Are The Aliens

Looks at the work by a number of scientists such as Fred Hoyle and Chandra Wickramasinghe who, in 1960, proposed a theory that life on earth came from outer space. (From the UK, in English) (Documentary) (Rpt) PG CC WS
3:30
Halal Mate

Changing Teams - Margie is 46, an ex Catholic of Irish Anglo descent, and a Collingwood supporter. A year ago she found Islam, and has been on a journey of discovery ever since. But Margie's life is about to take another turn, as she moves from multicultural Melbourne to be closer to her sister in a small dairy town in country Victoria. As Margie adjusts to rural life, those around her also need to adjust to Margie's newfound faith, and her newfound love on the internet. (Commissioned by SBS, English) (Documentary Series) (Rpt) PG CC WS
4:00
The Journal

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
Hotspell

Contestants from different backgrounds - and with vastly different personalities - perform like elite athletes in an exciting spelling bee. Watching these kids trying to spell on the spot has all the drama, tension, and triumph of a great sporting event. (Commissioned by SBS, in English) (Entertainment Series) (Final) (Rpt) G CC WS

Classical Umbria - Looks at Perugia, the capital city of the Umbria region in Italy, a gracious example of medieval architecture. Presented by Silvio Rivier. (From Australia, in English) (Documentary Series) (Rpt) G CC WS
6:30
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
Who Do You Think You Are?

Nigella Lawson - Nigella's Jewish immigrant family has come a long way from poverty in Europe and the East End to the wealth and splendour of Belgravia. Her politician father Nigel was Margaret Thatcher's golden boy in the 80s. Her glamorous mother Vanessa was heiress to the Lyons food and catering dynasty. It's the ultimate rags to riches story. (From the UK, in English) (Documentary Series) (Rpt) PG CC WS
8:30
1929: The Wall Street Crash

This program explores the causes of the 1929 Wall Street Crash. Over six terrifying, desperate days in October 1929, shares crashed by a third on the New York Stock Exchange. More than $25 billion in individual wealth was lost. Later, three thousand banks failed, taking people's savings with them. Surviving eyewitnesses describe the biggest financial catastrophe in history. (From the UK, in English) (Documentary) CC WS
9:30
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
10:00
Thinking XXX

Acclaimed portrait photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders presents a behind-the-scenes look at the making of his book of adult film star portraits. In 2002, after 25 years photographing art-world personalities, celebrities and world leaders, Greenfield-Sanders tackled this new subject and the resulting book, XXX: 30 Porn-Star Portraits, features a cross-section of straight and gay actors, from porn legends to rising stars. (From the UK, in English) (Documentary) (Rpt) MA (A,N,S) CC WS
10:50
Novo

The story of a man, Graham, who has suffered memory loss from a martial-arts accident. When Graham meets a young woman, Irene, they become lovers. As soon as Irene realises what Graham suffers from, she becomes obsessive: she wants him to remember her and writes her name on his chest, above his bed, in his notebook, wherever she can. In his previous life Graham was Pablo, married to Isabelle and father to Antoine, but he no longer knows who they are. Written and directed by Jean-Pierre Limosin, and stars Nathalie Richard and Eric Caravaca. (From France, in French, with English subtitles) (Drama) 2002 (Rpt) MA (S,N,A) WS
12:35
Unveiled

(Fremde Haut) - Fariba, a gay Iranian woman, flees persecution in Iran, after her sexual relationship with a married woman is discovered. She ends up in an airport detection centre in Germany. When an Iranian detainee suicides she takes on his identity. Fariba goes to work in a sauerkraut factory, where she falls for Anne. Then the student party to which Siamak belonged is no longer banned and Fariba, as Siamak, is asked to return to Iran. Directed by Angelina Maccarone, and stars Jasmin Tabatabai and Navid Akhavan. (From Germany, in German, Farsi and Russian, English subtitles) (Drama) 2005 (Rpt) MA (S,L) WS

A continuously updated weather report, bringing viewers the latest weather conditions from around Australia, and featuring a selection of quality music.