Saturday at 8.30pm on SBS - Platoon
Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen and Tom Berenger star in Oliver Stone's Academy Award winning film about the psyche of young soldiers who fought in Vietnam; their camaraderie, their struggle for survival amid the terrifying violence and madness of combat. Dealing with the day-to-day existence of an infantry rifle platoon of thirty guys from all walks of life, the film examines the fight between good and evil in the outfit and what it was really like to be a foot soldier in Vietnam.
Saturday at 8.30pm on SBS Food - Rhodes Across Italy
Gary Rhodes travels to the northern region of Piedmont on the latest leg of his Italian culinary grand tour. Piedmont is the truffle capital of Italy and Gary cooks a white truffle risotto, as well as steak tartare with truffles, and brasato al barbera - braised beef.
Sunday at 7.30pm on SBS Food - Bonacini's Italy
Chef Michael Bonacini explores the diversity of the Italian region Calabria by making fresh tuna to hearty pork to a sumptuous orange cake.
Sunday at 8.30pm on Viceland - Star Trek: First Contact
Captain Picard and his crew pursue the Borg back in time to stop them from preventing Earth's first contact with an alien species. They also make sure that Zefram Cochrane makes his famous maiden flight at warp speed.
Tuesday at 5.30pm on SBS Food - Lidia's Italy
Hearty foods dominate the mountainous landscape of Valle d'Aosta, which are interestingly paired with high quality French-style wines - an example of true border cuisine. Lidia visits with her dear friends at Les Cretes winery, whose roots go back to the 1700s as they are descendants of the original owner who came to Italy from France.
Tuesday at 7.30pm on SBS Food - Italian Food Safari
Tonight, we head to Fremantle to join the last sardine fisherman on the Western Australia coast - Jim Mendolia who supplies the fresh fish market. Melbourne cook Rosa Mitchell shows Guy the secrets of her delicious classic recipe for stuffed sardines. And Maeve visits the Baldino family at L'Abruzzese Pasta in Adelaide to learn how all the various shapes of extruded pasta are made.
Sunday at 8.00pm on SBS Food - Cook Like an Italian with Silvia Colloca
Silvia starts with the basics. How do Italian home cooks shop for pantry staples and fresh produce? After visiting an Italian deli that's been running since the 1960’s and her local fruit and vegetable shop, Silvia prepares a rustic Tuscan chickpea pasta for her daughter Luna, bakes two succulent and savoury Schiacciata breads, and makes her mothers apple and mascarpone cake. Proving that when an Italian pantry is well stocked, you only need a few fresh ingredients to create simple yet memorable meals.
Wednesday at 3.30pm on SBS - Julius Caesar Revealed
Mary Beard tells the story of Julius Caesar, who rose from humble beginnings to become the most powerful man in Rome - and his death in the most famous assassination in history. Julius Caesar was a general, dictator, politician, and the most famous Roman of them all.
Thursday at 9.00pm on SBS Food - Gino's Italian Escape: Hidden Italy
The Northern region of Piedmont borders France and Switzerland and sits at the foot of the Alps. It's known for sophisticated cuisine and wines such as Barolo. But it's also home to the biggest truffle festival in the town of Alba too. Gino meets one man who's job is to hunt for truffles with his trusty four legged friend, and sees if he can sniff any out himself. Piemonte is also one of the three regions that the Po Valley straddles, which is at the heart of the Italian rice production. Gino tries his hand at rice harvesting and cooks in the plains of the Po Valley a meal that celebrates this region.
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