Friday at 19.35 on SBS – March of The Penguins 2
Filmmaker Luc Jacquet returns to the Antarctic to revisit the Emperor Penguins who call the frozen continent home. A decade after making his Academy Award winning March of the Penguins, Jacquet spent two months shooting in the Antarctic winter using the new technology of 4K cameras, airborne drones, and under-ice diving to show the astonishing lives of these mysterious creatures in an entirely new light. March of the Penguins 2 tells the story of two penguins, a father and son, as they face and overcome the almost unimaginable challenges of life in this hostile land.
Friday at 20.30 on SBS Food – Rick Stein: from Venice to Istanbul
Rick Stein continues his Byzantine odyssey through Croatia and savours the famous native oysters of Ston. He then crosses the border to Albania, a country loved by Lord Byron.
Together with his son Jack, they travel through a land that time forgot visiting shepherds in remote mountain expanses and meeting the country's groundbreaking chefs. In his own kitchen on the Greek island of Symi, Rick cooks traditional Albanian dishes like Lepur comlek and tave kosi.
Friday at 21.30 on SBS Movies – Lion (film)
A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometres from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia. Twenty-five years later, he sets out to find his lost family.
Satarduy at 19.35 on SBS – The Chocolate Factory: Cadbury Australia
SBS’s next iteration of slow TV will take viewers into Australia’s multicultural and Indigenous history via an exploration the country's most popular chocolate company - Cadbury.
This three-hour documentary will take a ‘paddock-to-plate’ approach by following the chocolates’ journey from the raw ingredients - the idyllic dairy farms of Tasmania and the sugar plantations of tropical North Queensland - to the factory floor, where the audience will be immersed and mesmerised in the melting, rolling, drying, shaping and wrapping that goes into making Easter eggs and bunnies.
Sunday at 19.30 on Viceland – How not to get cancer (documentary)
Cancer surgeon Dr Richard Babor explores how technology can help us prevent cancer. He discovers how IVF technology can stop cancer being passed down through families.
He finds out how dogs can sniff cancer, and how we can apply that to prevention. Dr Babor takes a journey into alternative technologies and asks if there’s any benefit to expensive therapies. He investigates whether genetic engineering could wipe out cancer once and for all and what the consequences could be for humanity.
Sunday at 19.00 on SBS Food – Bonacini’s Italy
Chef Michael Bonacini explores the mountainous region of Basilicata with a feast fit for any celebration. Beginning with an antipasto that caters to the region's southern heat, Michael stuffs crunchy sweet peppers with ripe tomatoes, savoury anchovies, and fresh oregano. Moving on to the primo, Michael cooks up a creamy vermicelli frittata. Using leftover pasta, he combines eggs with cheese, anchovies, and chili flakes for extra flavour to make a classic Basilicata dish.
Sunday at 21.30 on SBS Food - Gino's Italian Escape
Chef Gino D’Acampo begins his second Italian Escape in beautiful Florence. He's on a mission to examine the food that has shaped this Renaissance city. His journey begins as he tackles the famous ‘bistecca alla Fiorentina’ - the finest, thickest, juiciest steak in Tuscany.
Sunday at 21.30 on World Movies – Chariots of Fire
The story, told in flashback, of two young British sprinters competing for fame in the 1924 Olympics. Eric, a devout Scottish missionary runs because he knows it must please God, while Harold, the son of a newly rich Jew runs to prove his place in Cambridge society. Winner of four Academy Awards in 1982, including Best Picture.
Tuesday at 19.30 on World Movies – Monty Python’s – The Meaning of Life
Python's hilarious final film returns to the group's original sketch comedy roots with side-splitting, irreverent vignettes on the stages and trials of life. Oscar-nominee Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones direct all your Monty Python favourites - Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, and Oscar-nominee John Cleese.
Wednesday at 19.30 on SBS Food – Sicily with Aldo and Enzo (cucina)
The exceptionally pretty seaside town of Cefalu provides the setting for a fish inspired programme. Enzo and Aldo arrive at the town by fishing boat, set up their kitchen on the harbour-side, and prepare locally caught cuttle fish.
Wednesday at 21.05 on SBS Food – Italian Food Safari
Guy discovers a huge family vegetable and herb garden in Melbourne’s suburbs which provides meals and even the wine to drink with it. Maeve finds prosciutto in Adelaide, and is cooked pasta and beans by Armando Percuoco in his country estate. In Melbourne, cheesemaker Giorgio Linguanti takes Guy back to his childhood, while Loretta Sartori cooks a spectacular ricotta cake.
Thursday at 20.30 and 21.25 on SBS– The Handmaide’s Tale
In the first episode June embarks on a bold mission with unexpected consequences. Emily and Nichole make a harrowing journey. The Waterfords reckon with Serena Joy’s choice to send Nichole away.
In the second episode June helps Marthas with a dangerous task while navigating a relationship with her pious and untrustworthy new walking partner. Emily and Luke struggle with their altered circumstances.
Thursday at 22.55 on SBS– The New Pope
After Viglietti, the College of Cardinals decides on a moderate candidate. John Brannox is the ideal solution. Voiello flies to England to try to convince him, but Brannox is a difficult man, devoured by doubts and, perhaps, by secrets.
