JUNE 2011

SBS DVD HIGHLIGHTS

JUNE 2011

THE BRAIN THAT CHANGES ITSELF

For the past 400 years we have thought of the human brain as a machine: a hard-wired instrument incapable of fundamental change. “You’re stuck with what you’re born with,” we thought. Well… we were wrong. The brain can change its own structure and function through thought and activity. This is nothing less than a scientific revolution, a major paradigm shift, a revolution of thought.

Showing the brain as fluid rather than hardwired, bestselling author, psychiatrist and researcher Dr. Norman Doidge introduces us to both the brilliant scientists championing this frontier science and the astonishing progress of people whose lives have been saved and transformed because of it. A profound documentary based on the bestselling book of the same name.

Release date: 1st June, 2011

THE KINGDOM BEHIND THE SCENES

Fancy spending a year in the company of the Danish Royal Family? In honour of the 70th birthday of HM Queen Margrethe II, a television crew was given exclusive access to the Royal Family’s innermost circles for a year. Filming only the “unofficial” moments of the Royal Family and their staff at work – from talking tactics before a press conference to planning a state visit to Vietnam, as well as Crown Prince Frederik collecting his two children from daycare, this is an exclusive, insightful “behind-the-scenes” portrait of the Danish Royal Family.

Release date: 1st June, 2011

HELL OF THE NORTH

Since 1896, professional cyclists have competed in the annual race from Paris to Roubaix – over 50-plus kilometers of slippery, bone-jarring cobblestones. Known as “The Hell of The North”, this term was used to describe the race when it was run immediately following the end of WW1, as it closely followed the front lines of the war in the North of France, and hence passed through many of the ruins, craters, and destruction along the way.

This documentary takes the viewer along the cobbles of the north of France from the perspective of the 2007 Australian winner, Stuart O’Grady, and other legends who have played a part in the 115 year history at the HELL OF THE NORTH.

Release date: 1st June, 2011

FAMILY CONFIDENTIAL

Come inside the private homes and lives of some of Australia’s most famous and influential families as they reveal the private history behind the public face. Through interviews, public and private archive and actuality, family members candidly share the profound repercussions of the public and private events that have marked their family’s extraordinary trajectory.

The families showcased in the series include Australian rock ‘n’ roll royalty, the Barnes’; the controversial racing clan, the Waterhouses; the family behind Australia’s leading rev-head and motoring brand, Bob Jane; the great fighting clan, the Mundines; and Australia’s wealthiest and arguably most influential family of all, the Lowys. FAMILY CONFIDENTIAL is a rare insight into the fascinating underside of some of our most significant social figures.

Release date: 1st June, 2011