Curious Australia
‘We Are Sexual Beings’. Source: SBS VICELAND/NITV
The first in the series, We Are Sexual Beings, explores what being young, disabled and sexual in modern Australia is all about. Over 24 hours, three adventurous young Australians with disabilities pull back the covers on their intimate lives: Oli, an aspiring tennis champ; Maya, an earnest sweetheart; and Christina, a wild-child motor-head. The three are remarkably different but share two things in common: life-altering spinal injuries and healthy sexual appetites.
Black Empire explores the experience of First Nations’ artists in the Australian music industry. Despite Black song having played such a transformative role in Australia’s history – from Archie Roach’s ‘Took the Children Away’ to Thelma Plum’s ‘Homecoming Queen’ – it’s still seen by music execs as just another marketable asset. But what if it could be different? What if there was hope for something better? What will it ake for rapper and Larrakia man Jimblah to create his own Black Empire.
Curious Australia launches with We Are Sexual Beings premiering at 8.30pm, followed by Black Empire at 9pm, Thursday 4 August on SBS VICELAND and NITV. Curious Australia documentaries continue to air back to back on Thursday 11 and 18 August, with the final doco airing on SBS VICELAND only, on 25 August. for all the details on what’s on when.
Catch up at SBS On Demand. Documentaries will be available with subtitles in various languages. Watch We Are Sexual Beings:
Watch Black Empire:
Up To G-Cup: Inside The Lingerie Shop
We’re in Northern Iraq’s first lingerie shop. Beyond selling undergarments, the shop is a safe space in which women can connect with their bodies and sensuality – no small feat when many are dealing with oppression, war and a conservative morality. With brave honesty, a group of Kurdish and Yazidi women chat candidly, revealing the challenges they face in a male-dominated society. A truly fascinating look at well-hidden lives.
Up To G-Cup: Inside The Lingerie Shop premieres at 10.05pm, Friday 5 August on SBS VICELAND. Stream it anytime at SBS On Demand.
Domino Masters
Hosted by Modern Family’s Eric Stonestreet, this light and easy docu-series follows a bunch of domino enthusiasts as they compete to create mind-blowing masterpieces. The top teams will battle it out for the $US100,000 cash prize and to earn the title of Domino Masters. You won’t believe the imagination and creativity the teams show in their creations. Fun for the whole family.
Domino Masters premieres at 6.30pm, Saturday 6 August on SBS VICELAND. Episodes air weekly. Catch up with the 10-part series after episodes go to air.
Saturday night is music doco night
August sees SBS VICELAND kick off a music documentary season. On Saturdays, dive into the definitive doco on the most recognisable band in the world, discover the story of PiL (Public Image Limited), and trace the incredible career of Ozzy Osbourne.
The Public Image Is Rotten – 8.30pm, Saturday 13 August on SBS VICELAND
In a run of Saturday night music documentaries, we kick off with the story of PiL, which stands for Public Image Limited. John Lydon formed this ground-breaking band after the collapse of The Sex Pistols in 1978.
You can also watch The Public Image Is Rotten at SBS On Demand:
This two-part chronicle is being touted as the definitive documentary on the world’s most recognisable band: KISS. In the business for an astonishing five decades, founders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons reflect on their career, with guests Dave Grohl and Tom Morello, and discuss the wild journey to global stardom, to rock bottom, to rock legends. Hear the stories behind the phenomenon that is KISS as well as Paul and Gene’s reflections on a life lived loud.
The Nine Lives of Ozzie Osbourne – 8.30pm, Saturday 3 September
Featuring exclusive interviews and archival footage, this doco dives into the incredible career of a rock ’n’ roll rebel, from his childhood to his time fronting Black Sabbath, his Grammy Award-winning solo career and his role as a television dad.
The UnXplained with William Shatner
If you’re scared by mummies, fascinated by Atlantis or mesmerised by the moon, good news: Emmy Award-winning actor William Shatner is back to lead an exploration into some of the world’s most fascinating, strange and inexplicable mysteries and that trio are all on the list, as are plagues, Bigfoot and some outrageous robberies.
Season 2 of The UnXplained with William Shatner starts Sunday 14 August at 8.30pm on SBS VICELAND. Seasons 1 and 2 are now streaming .
Glastonbury Festival 2022
Sir Paul McCartney, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar and Diana Ross headlined the return of the Glastonbury Festival in June this year – we can only imagine what a thrill the experience was for all who were there. Also performing were Charlie XCX, Lorde, Pet Shop Boys and Crowded House, plus many more. Catch all the vicarious joy of live music in this lovingly produced five-part series plus a separate doco featuring highlights from the 2022 Festival, its 50th anniversary.
Five-part series Glastonbury Festival 2022 premieres with a double episode at 9.35pm, Wednesday 17 August, airing weekly on SBS VICELAND. All episodes and the documentary stream after they go to air. Start with episode 1:
And watch Glastonbury 2022 Highlights:
The Casketeers
The award-winning Kiwi documentary series that proves there is never a dull moment in life, or in death, returns for a fifth season. The series follows husband and wife Francis and Kaiora Tipene, who own and run Tipene Funerals. With their team, they guide us through previously unseen elements of tangihanga and continue to lift the veil on death in a rare mix of sorrow and joy.
As the new season begins, Francis hopes Kaiora will approve of his latest purchase of angel statues, and Tipene Funerals undertakes its first Maori Muslim tangi. It’s engagingly real drama – in this season, the team deal with COVID restrictions and also the death of a beloved Tipene whanau (‘extended family’) member, but there are abundant happy and funny moments too.
Season 5 premieres at 9.25pm, Monday 29 August on SBS VICELAND, with double episodes screening each week, and available after they air.
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Dark Side of the 90s – Season 2
The all-new season of this hit original VICE series returns, focusing on the gritty reality of pop culture trends. From the unhinged origins of the UFC to Conservative Talk Radio, Direct to Consumer Video market driven by Girls Gone Wild, Mark McGrath narrates as we look at the culture of ‘being banned’ while pushing boundaries of sex, violence and freedom of speech across the airwaves of America. From the Y2K nightmare that wasn’t, and the rise of raw reality TV to the downfall of Black sitcoms, these untold tales of (not) everyone’s favourite decade all have a dark side.
Dark Side of the 90s season 2 premieres at 8.30pm, Monday 15 August on SBS VICELAND. Episodes air weekly.
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