Inside Australia is a weekly documentary series, produced and broadcast by the Special Broadcasting Service. It premiered at 7:00 pm on Sunday 12 October 2003.
Decadence: The Meaninglessness of Modern Life is a six-part television documentary series commissioned by SBS Independent and produced by Fork Films. The series is hosted by Pria Viswalingam, who is best known for his work on the travel show A fork in the road. Decadence was originally broadcast on the Special Broadcasting Service of Australia in 2006 in the form of six, thirty-minute-long episodes. It was rescreened again in 2007 as part of the SBS season on globalisation.
The series examines the decadence and meaninglessness of modern, western life. It is also poses the question: If we live in such a great and prosperous world, and we are living longer, better, and healthier than before, why are we so unhappy?. There are interviews with many prominent experts and leaders in their fields throughout the series.
Dateline is an Australian television current affairs program broadcast on SBS One. Since its debut at 8:00 pm on Friday 19 October 1984, it has focused largely on international events, often in developing or warring nations. Since 2000, Dateline reporters have travelled by themselves without a camera crew or sound engineers. It remains the longest-running international current affairs program in Australia.
This four-part series looks at the rise of right-wing talk radio in the USA. From the deregulation battles of the 1980s, to the ascent of Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, other conservative shock jocks - and their digital heirs. The first episode explores the Reagan era, as America's first celebrity president deregulates the airwaves and dismantles the Fairness Doctrine.
Lyndey and Blair's Taste of Greece is an Australian television series first screened on SBS One in 2011. The series follows food and wine personality, Lyndey Milan, and her actor/voice-over artist son, Blair, as they tour Greece, from Athens to Corinth, around the Peloponnese and Kythira. They seek culinary delights, wines, ancient sites, adventure and antiquities. Over seven episodes, Lyndey and Blair cook, eat, drink and engage with the locals they meet along the way – a charming yet eclectic mix of home cooks, winemakers, producers, chefs and restaurateurs.
Before the series had screened, Blair Milan died from acute myeloid leukemia.
Michael reflects on 180 years of royal fascination with the railways.
He recalls King George V and Queen Mary's Royal Train Tour in 1913 to the calm the militant north of England.
Discover the personalities and places behind different breads eaten the world over. Every country has its own flavour, shaped by the local produce, culture, history and bakers that spend their lives making this delicious diet staple. We're going to find the influential people behind these breads and not only learn about how they make their masterpieces, but also explore their community and tell the story behind how they came to be a baker.
Follow Luke’s latest journey as his appetite for food leads him to continue his odyssey around Europe exploring a whole new world of cuisine in the UK. He unearths the unique, quirky and mouth-watering delicacies of this historic and fascinating island.
An aerial adventure along the world's most famous trade route, with drone visuals and satellite imagery bringing alive the rich history, long-lasting legacy and grandeur of the Silk Road.
This is the story of the Australian Army Training Team (Vietnam) who, from 1962 to 1972, fought shoulder-to-shoulder with the Vietnamese army and became the most decorated unit in Australian military history.
Nerds FC is an Australian television documentary featuring soccer. The first series of the show was aired as a lead-in for the 2006 FIFA World Cup on the Special Broadcasting Service network that featured coverage of the Australian national soccer team.
The show follows a football team of 14 nerds who were trained over 3 months, climaxing with a match against a professional team. Nerds FC is produced by SBS independent and Grundy Television.
Nerds FC's format, FC Nerds, is based on the Danish reality TV hit FC Zulu.
The first series aired on Australian TV from 14 April 2006, encored from 8 June 2006, and encored again from 21 April 2007. The DVD for the first series was released on 6 June 2007.
The second series aired from 9 June 2007. The DVD for the second series was released on 16 August 2007.
Arrernte and Luritja woman Talia Liddle travels through the Central Australian outback along Larapinta, the oldest river in the world, meeting the people who call the river home and hearing stories of the river.
A food revolution has hit Scandinavia! Adam Liaw heads farth north to investigate the cleanest, healthiest, and happiest part of the world, while immersing himself in Scandinavian Nordic culture, history and cuisine.
Global Village is an Australian television show broadcast by the Australian public broadcaster SBS. The program is hosted by Silvio Rivier, who also does many of the voice overs. In 2008 it combined with Thalassa, a French documentary series, to expand its coverage of coastal areas.
Global Village covers communities from all over the globe. The show consists of usually two, mostly short films 10–15 minutes long describing land and people all across the world. About 50% come from a French TV station and thus deal with topics from France, or, less frequently, its former colonies.
The main focus is to educate viewers about different cultures and working styles from around the world. Global Village has released two music CDs which contain a selection of music taken from the countries they visit.
Throughout human history, there have been sinister desires driven by animalistic lust, and the Ancient Egyptians were no different. From Rameses II, who bent the truth and made himself a god on the earth, to Cleopatra, who engaged in incest and used her sex appeal as a weapon, this History Channel movie explores the dark side of one of the greatest empires in history.
Taking a look behind the scenes of the German Reich, this two-part series sheds light on the almost incredible loyalty and support Hitler commanded among the German public. The compelling narrative provides insights into everyday life from the beginning of his regime to the end. It’s an intimate and revealing portrait of the German people under Hitler. (From Germany, in English and German)