Friday at 6.30pm on SBS Food - Simply Italian
Michela kicks off with gorgeous Gnocchi Tricolore served with a Creamy Hazelnut Sauce. She creates dainty red, white and green potato dumplings in honour of her Italian roots.
Friday at 9.45 on World Movies - Don't Look Now
On a cold, bright day in England, a little girl drowns in a pond. She is the daughter of John Baxter and his wife Laura. Still numb with grief, Laura accompanies John to Venice where he is restoring a church, in the hope that the holiday will help her to recover from the shock of her daughter's death. In Venice, the Baxters meet two old sisters who claim mediumistic connection with the dead girl. The husband scorns the idea, but repeatedly sees a little red-coated figure in shadowy passages by the canals.
Saturday at 9.30 on SBS - The Bounty
Based on the novel, Captain Bligh and Mr. Christian', this is the story of a 1789 mutiny aboard the H.M.S. Bounty. This voyage to Tahiti for breadfruit begins well, but encounters difficulty when the Captain attempts to navigate around the perilous Cape Horn. After a dangerous struggle, the Captain admits defeat and reroutes his vessel. They arrive in Tahiti and find a tropical paradise, but the men soon become lazy and insubordinate. When the Captain announces that they will attempt to sail around the Horn again, the men rise to mutiny and send the captain and his loyal officers out to sea in a small open boat.
Sunday at 9.30pm on SBS Food - Gino's Italian Escape
Gino D’Acampo returns to his native Campania - the Italian region where he grew up and where his family still live. As a chef, he is eager to visit the town of Gragnano, which is world-famous for its pasta. Gino tours this unique place, where a combination of natural elements - sea breezes, hot sunshine and mountain water - has contributed to producing outstanding pasta. Our chef visits one of the town’s historic pasta factories, where local ladies teach him the traditional skill of hand-rolling long fusilli. Pasta isn’t the only food Gragnano is renowned for. High up in the surrounding mountains is a picturesque orchard, where Gino comes across the reddest cherries he’s ever seen. He can’t resist climbing into the trees to pick these sweet fruits to use in a dessert. In a corner of the orchard, Gino conjures up a contemporary tiramisu using whole cherries, creamy vanilla mascarpone and cherry liqueur. Before he leaves Gragnano, Gino calls in on his Italian relatives and - for the first time in his life - decides to cook for them. He nervously dishes up a delectable dinner for his family, Gragnano’s legendary pasta in a spicy arrabbiata and salmon sauce.
Sunday at 5.10pm on World Movies - The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen
The fantastic tale of an 18th century aristocrat, his talented henchmen and a little girl in their efforts to save a town from defeat by the Turks. Being swallowed by a giant sea-monster, a trip to the moon, a dance with Venus and an escape from the Grim Reaper are only some of the improbable adventures.
Monday at 2.00pm on SBS - Eight Days That Made Rome
Historian Bettany Hughes explores the day in 80AD when the Colosseum opened its gates for the first time. For new emperor Titus, the spectacular games and events were an opportunity to win over the people and secure his place on the imperial throne, but why did the Romans - cultured and civilised in so many ways - enjoy witnessing such brutality and bloodletting? Bettany travels across the Roman world in a bid to find answers.
Monday at 7.30pm on World Movies - Disturbia
A teen living under house arrest becomes convinced his neighbour is a serial killer. Stars Shia Labeouf.
Tuesday at 12.20pm on World Movies - Kundun
In 1937, a two year old boy from a simple family is recognised as Kundun, the fourteenth reincarnation of the Dalai Lama, the spiritual and political leader of Tibet Educated by the monks.
Tuesday at 7.30pm on World Movies -Third Person
Third Person tells three stories of love, passion, trust, and betrayal, in a multi-strand story line reminiscent of Paul Haggis's earlier Oscar-winning film Crash. The tales play out in New York, Paris and Rome - three couples who appear to have nothing related but share deep commonalities - lovers and estranged spouses, children lost and found.
Wednesday at 7.35pm on SBS Food - Sicily With Aldo And Enzo
A big favourite for tourists, the hill side town of Taormina, is the setting for Sicilian dishes of baked sea bream and wild strawberries in pepper, which Aldo and Enzo prepare against a stunning backdrop of hills, sea, and a very brooding Mount Etna.
Wednesday at 9.25pm on SBS Food - Italian Food Safari
Tonight, Guy visits dedicated Melbourne artisan baker Daniel Chirico and tastes bread straight from the oven. Guy then demonstrates a delicious bread-based salad called panzanella. Maeve learns about the Italian passion for veal and meets passionate Western Australian butcher Vince Garreffa. And celebrated Sydney chef Nino Zoccali shows how easy it is to make a beautiful osso buco.
