- THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF ALBERT KAHN: EUROPE ON THE BRINK - EP 3 OF 9
The Archive of the Planet was the brainchild of the millionaire French banker and philanthropist Albert Kahn. Between 1908 and 1930, he used his vast personal fortune to generate what is now generally acknowledged to be the most important collection of early colour photographs in the world.
Saturday 8 August 2009 3.00pm (Eastern States, 2.30pm SA & NT, 1pm WA)
SBS ONE Rating: (G, WS, Rpt)
Duration: 60 mins
- CHINA'S ART AVANT-GARDE: THE FUTURE IS NOW - EP 3 OF 4
The third episode features Liu Xiaodong, a 45-year-old painter, who is one of the most successful artists in China today. His paintings sell for several million dollars. Liu Xiaodong is considered the leading 'New Generation' figurative painter in China. The documentary follows him to the Gobi Desert where he painted his ten-metre-long, monumental landscape painting, Qinghai-Tibet Railway.
Saturday 8 August 2009 4.00pm (Eastern States, 3.30pm SA & NT, 2pm WA)
SBS ONE Rating: (G, WS, Rpt)
Duration: 30 mins
The Yucca Valley, California, is the site for the latest in Australian sculptor Andrew Rogers' series of earth sculptures. There he builds his Rhythms of Life sculpture and one based on local American Indian designs.
Sunday 9 August 2009 9.30pm
ABC2 Rating: (G)
Duration: 30 mins
Hosted by James O'Loghlin, The New Inventors showcases the best new Australian inventions from the innovative to the inspirational, the weird and the wonderful. Deciding the winner of these three inventions are: engineer James Bradfield Moody, science broadcaster Bernie Hobbs, and inventor and journalist Christine Kininmonth.
Wednesday 12 August 2009 8.00pm
ABC1
Duration: 30 mins
- WORLD'S GREENEST HOMES: EP 4 OF 13
Emmanuel Belliveau visits a steel and glass dream house minutes from the White House, an ocean-side home on Mexico's Baja peninsula, storm-proof town homes, and an energy efficient home outside Melbourne.
Thursday 13 August 2009 6.00pm
ABC1
Duration: 55 mins
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