Pompeii and Venice documentaries on SBS TV

Venice

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The shows on SBS TV, Viceland, SBS Food and World Movies we believe make for great viewing in the next seven days. Most shows are also available on sbs.com.au/ondemand


Friday at 6.00pm on World Movies - Opal Dream

A young girl's relationship with her imaginary friends resonates throughout her town in the Australian Outback. Starring Vince Colosimo and Jacqueline McKenzie. Directed by Peter Cattaneo.
Opal Dream
Source: SBS

Friday at 7.30pm on SBS - Italy's Invisible Cities

Using the latest 3D scanning technology, Alexander Armstrong and Dr Michael Scott explore the watery wonderland of Venice. They uncover how a city built in a swamp became one of the most powerful in medieval Europe, and dive into its canals to experience how the city remains standing. Plus, they reveal how the city's beauty once masked a ruthless secret state and a world of excess and vice.
Italy's Invisible Cities - Venice
Italy's Invisible Citie Source: SBS

Saturday at 7.30pm on World Movies - To Die For

Nicole Kidman stars in this 1995 crime comedy-drama as Suzanne, a weathergirl on a local TV station who longs to be a high-flying star on Network television. When she feels that her middle-class husband (Matt Dillon) is holding her back, she decides to have him murdered by a teenage boy named Jimmy (Joaquin Phoenix).
To Die For
Source: SBS

Sunday at 8.30pm on SBS - Pompeii: Life Before Death

Pompeii is nestled in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius, whose massive eruption in 79 AD simultaneously destroyed and preserved this bustling Roman town. It is one of the world’s most iconic sites, a city frozen in time that has revealed more about everyday Roman life than anywhere else. But despite centuries of research and endless scrutiny, Pompeii still has its secrets.
Pompeii: Live After Death
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Sunday at 8.30pm on Viceland - Hell Or High Water

After years of estrangement, Texan brothers Toby (Chris Pine) and Tanner (Ben Foster) decide to rob the branches of the bank threatening to foreclose on their family land. For them, the hold-ups are part of a last-ditch scheme to take back a future that was stolen from under them. Vengeance seems to be theirs until they find themselves on the radar of Marcus (Jeff Bridges), a Ranger looking for one last grand pursuit on the eve of his retirement, and his partner Alberto (Gil Birmingham). As the brothers plot a final bank heist to complete their scheme, and with the Rangers on their heels, a murderous showdown looms.
Hell or High Water
Source: SBS

Monday at 3.30pm on SBS Food - Bonacini's Italy

Chef Michael Bonacini uses the fresh ingredients from rich Tuscan soil to make regional dishes like Spinach Ricotta Gnudi.
Bonacini's Italy
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Thursday at 7.30pm on SBS - Going Places With Ernie Dingo

Ernie visits Port Lincoln and meets an ex- oyster farming couple, he swims with wild sea-lions with a chilled marine biologist and learns about great white pointer sharks from a passionate skipper.
Going Places With Ernie Dingo
Source: SBS

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