The shows on SBS TV and Viceland we believe make for good viewing in the next seven days. Also available on sbs.com.au/ondemand
Friday 4.30pm Viceland - Rex In Rome
A jewellery robbery gone wrong sparks a chain of mysterious murders: someone is killing the thieves as they are on the run, and when a body is found buried in the grounds of an Italian villa, the death is linked to another murder that has just taken place in Austria. Inspector Fabbri of the Rome Police and Chief Inspector Hedl of the Austrian Crime Squad begin a joint investigation of the double murder case. Stars Kaspar Capparoni, Denise Zich and Fabio Ferri.
Friday 8.30pm SBS - Viceroy's House
In 1947, Lord Mountbatten assumes the post of last Viceroy, charged with handing India back to its people, living upstairs at the house which was the home of British rulers, whilst 500 Hindu, Muslim and Sikh servants lived downstairs.
Friday 9.55pm - Project Blue Book
After a Scoutmaster vanishes when he and his troop witness a strange craft hovering in the woods, Hynek is sent to investigate for Project Blue Book, while Quinn is pulled into a rogue mission for General Harding.
Friday 11.30pm SBS - Barbarella
Barbarella is marked by the same audacity and originality, fantasy, humor, beauty and horror, cruelty and eroticism that make comic books such a favourite. The setting is the planet Lythion in the year 40,000, when Barbarella (Jane Fonda) makes a forced landing while traveling through space. She acts like a female James Bond, vanquishing evil in the forms of robots and monsters. She also rewards, in an uninhibited manner, the handsome men who assist her in the adventure. Whether she is wrestling with Black Guards, the evil Queen, or the Angel Pygar, she just can't seem to avoid losing at least a part of her skin-tight space suit.
Saturday 1.25am SBS - The Young Pope
For Lenny, the time has come to settle scores with his past by taking a pastoral trip to Venice, the city where he has always suspected his parents might be. Here, for the first time, he makes a public appearance. It’s clear that his state of health is precarious.
Saturday 9pm SBS - LIVE Premier League Man City V Tottenham
Live coverage of the 2018-19 Premier League. Manchester City takes on Tottenham at City of Manchester Stadium. Kick off at 9.30pm AEST.
Sunday 11.55pm SBS - Robert Redford's The West
Actor and host Robert Redford captures the incredible sweep of one of America's most turbulent periods: from the post-Civil War to the closing of the Western Frontier, portraying the remarkable real-life stories behind the infamous Wild West legends: men like Jesse James, Billy the Kid, Wyatt Earp, Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull and George Custer. The Civil War ends in 1865, and America looks West to repair the nation. As unrest in the South continues, rebel fighter Jesse James becomes a politically-minded outlaw fighting to rekindle the flames of the Confederacy. Out West, conflict with the Sioux Indian leaders Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse threaten America's continued expansion. Crazy Horse makes his stand against the US military at the Battle of 100 Slain, triggering another war.
Wednesday 8.30pm Viceland - Half Baked
This high-as-a-kite comedy centres around three hapless New York City friends who turn to dealing drugs after their friend and roommate is arrested for accidentally killing a police horse. Directed by Tamra Davis and stars Dave Chappelle, Guillermo Diaz and Jim Breuer.
Wednesday 10.30pm Viceland - Cycling: Fleche-Wallone 2019
Live coverage of the Fleche-Wallone 2019 tour. Cycling 2019.
Thursday 0.45am Viceland - A Dangerous Method
Seduced by the challenge of an impossible case, the driven Dr. Carl Jung takes the unbalanced yet beautiful Sabina Spielrein as his patient this psychological film. Jung's weapon is the method of his master, the renowned Sigmund Freud, but soon both men fall under Sabina's spell. Directed by David Cronenberg. Starring Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightly and Viggo Mortensen.
Thursday 9.30pm SBS - Full Metal Jacket
Stanley Kubrick's 1987 masterpiece follows a group of soldiers undergoing a gruelling eight-week Marine induction/training course under the no-nonsense Sgt Hartman. On completion of their training, many of the Marines are sent to Vietnam. Private Joker is a military journalist working for the U.S. armed forces newspaper, Stars and Stripes. During the Tet Offensive in 1968, Joker who wears a peace badge and at the same time has the words "Born To Kill" scrawled on his helmet, is sent into the field, where he meets up with Cowboy from his training days. Starring Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin, Arliss Howard and R Lee Ermey.
Thursday 9.35 Viceland - Project Blue Book
When a film emerges documenting an Army platoon under UFO attack, the Generals send Hynek and Quinn in to investigate, where they find the soldiers not only suffer from physical effects of war, but psychological ones as well.
