Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley
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Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley (2018)
Peeking behind the scenes with Bill at Baan Botanica, home to his amazing tropical garden and studio. Bensley laments the loss of Thai charm it held when he arrived 35 years ago, but offers a solution by way of hospitality, the Siam Hotel.
Series, 2018, Lifestyle, Society & Culture
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Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley - TV Showtimes
Monday, January 12
4:15am
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley ‘Rosewood - Laos’
SBS
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley
'Rosewood - Laos'
SBS, 4:15am, Mon, 12 Jan 2026, 30 minutes
REPEAT
In the name of recycling, renowned architect and interior designer Bill Bensley scours the world's markets for antiquities to renovate the Rosewood Luang Prabang, a hill station turned resort in Laos. It is unclear if will be able to open it before the first guests arrive.
Bill Bensley
Series, United States, English, Lifestyle, Society & Culture, Season 1 Episode 2
Recording Options
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley ‘Rosewood - Laos’
SBS HD
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley
'Rosewood - Laos'
SBS HD, 4:15am, Mon, 12 Jan 2026, 30 minutes
REPEAT
In the name of recycling, renowned architect and interior designer Bill Bensley scours the world's markets for antiquities to renovate the Rosewood Luang Prabang, a hill station turned resort in Laos. It is unclear if will be able to open it before the first guests arrive.
Bill Bensley
Series, United States, English, Lifestyle, Society & Culture, Season 1 Episode 2
Recording Options
9:10am
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley ‘Bensley - Bangkok’
SBS
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley
'Bensley - Bangkok'
SBS, 9:10am, Mon, 12 Jan 2026, 30 minutes
REPEAT
In Bangkok, world renowned architect and interior designer Bill Bensley and his team are creating some of the world's best hotels. While Bill laments the loss of charm the city held decades ago, he offers a solution with the Siam Hotel.
Bill Bensley
Series, United States, English, Lifestyle, Society & Culture, Season 1 Episode 1
Recording Options
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley ‘Bensley - Bangkok’
SBS HD
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley
'Bensley - Bangkok'
SBS HD, 9:10am, Mon, 12 Jan 2026, 30 minutes
REPEAT
In Bangkok, world renowned architect and interior designer Bill Bensley and his team are creating some of the world's best hotels. While Bill laments the loss of charm the city held decades ago, he offers a solution with the Siam Hotel.
Bill Bensley
Series, United States, English, Lifestyle, Society & Culture, Season 1 Episode 1
Recording Options
Tuesday, January 13
3:30am
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley ‘Capella Ubud - Bali’
SBS
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley
'Capella Ubud - Bali'
SBS, 3:30am, Tue, 13 Jan 2026, 30 minutes
REPEAT
World renowned architect and interior designer Bill Bensley has set out to recreate the base camp of the Dutch army during the 1756 invasion at Capella Ubud in Bali, and his mission is to do it without moving a single palm tree.
Bill Bensley
Series, United States, English, Lifestyle, Society & Culture, Season 1 Episode 3
Recording Options
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley ‘Capella Ubud - Bali’
SBS HD
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley
'Capella Ubud - Bali'
SBS HD, 3:30am, Tue, 13 Jan 2026, 30 minutes
REPEAT
World renowned architect and interior designer Bill Bensley has set out to recreate the base camp of the Dutch army during the 1756 invasion at Capella Ubud in Bali, and his mission is to do it without moving a single palm tree.
Bill Bensley
Series, United States, English, Lifestyle, Society & Culture, Season 1 Episode 3
Recording Options
Wednesday, January 14
3:20am
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley ‘Shinta Mani - Cambodia’
SBS
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley
'Shinta Mani - Cambodia'
SBS, 3:20am, Wed, 14 Jan 2026, 30 minutes
REPEAT
World renowned architect and interior designer Bill Bensley honours the Khmer king Jayavarman with the new Shinta Mani Angkor Bensley Collection, providing experiences and private gardens for the guests to enjoy while helping the local community.
Bill Bensley
Series, United States, English, Lifestyle, Society & Culture, Season 1 Episode 4
Recording Options
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley ‘Shinta Mani - Cambodia’
SBS HD
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley
'Shinta Mani - Cambodia'
SBS HD, 3:20am, Wed, 14 Jan 2026, 30 minutes
REPEAT
World renowned architect and interior designer Bill Bensley honours the Khmer king Jayavarman with the new Shinta Mani Angkor Bensley Collection, providing experiences and private gardens for the guests to enjoy while helping the local community.
Bill Bensley
Series, United States, English, Lifestyle, Society & Culture, Season 1 Episode 4
Recording Options
3:50am
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley ‘Lamarck University - ...’
SBS
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley
'Lamarck University - Vietnam'
SBS, 3:50am, Wed, 14 Jan 2026, 30 minutes
REPEAT
On the sparsely populated tropical island off the coast of Cambodia, Bensley has reconstructed and renovated the C19th Lamarck University grounds into Asia's most unique resort; JW Marriott Phuquoc. So It's back to school in Vietnam and a stunning hotel on the southern tip of the Island Phu Quoc themed as the Lamarck University.
Bill Bensley
Series, United States, English, Lifestyle, Society & Culture, Season 1 Episode 5
Recording Options
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley ‘Lamarck University - ...’
SBS HD
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley
'Lamarck University - Vietnam'
SBS HD, 3:50am, Wed, 14 Jan 2026, 30 minutes
REPEAT
On the sparsely populated tropical island off the coast of Cambodia, Bensley has reconstructed and renovated the C19th Lamarck University grounds into Asia's most unique resort; JW Marriott Phuquoc. So It's back to school in Vietnam and a stunning hotel on the southern tip of the Island Phu Quoc themed as the Lamarck University.
Bill Bensley
Series, United States, English, Lifestyle, Society & Culture, Season 1 Episode 5
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Thursday, January 15
2:35am
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley ‘Four Seasons - Koh Samui’
SBS
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley
'Four Seasons - Koh Samui'
SBS, 2:35am, Thu, 15 Jan 2026, 30 minutes
REPEAT
Bensley is bonkers about saving each and every one of the 854 coconut trees that occupies this pristine bay in Koh Samui, Thailand. In the end coconuts penetrate in the most amusing ways, and in all aspects of the resort. So here Bill's philosophy of minimal intervention prevails in a most sexy manner. Will the results stimulate other professionals to follow suit?
Bill Bensley
Series, United States, English, Lifestyle, Society & Culture, Season 1 Episode 6
Recording Options
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley ‘Four Seasons - Koh Samui’
SBS HD
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley
'Four Seasons - Koh Samui'
SBS HD, 2:35am, Thu, 15 Jan 2026, 30 minutes
REPEAT
Bensley is bonkers about saving each and every one of the 854 coconut trees that occupies this pristine bay in Koh Samui, Thailand. In the end coconuts penetrate in the most amusing ways, and in all aspects of the resort. So here Bill's philosophy of minimal intervention prevails in a most sexy manner. Will the results stimulate other professionals to follow suit?
Bill Bensley
Series, United States, English, Lifestyle, Society & Culture, Season 1 Episode 6
Recording Options
3:05am
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley ‘The Elephant Camp -...’
SBS
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley
'The Elephant Camp - Chiang Rai'
SBS, 3:05am, Thu, 15 Jan 2026, 30 minutes
REPEAT
Located just off the Mekong in the Golden Triangle of opium fame, Bill Bensley has set up camp for the Four Seasons, a home to a maximum of 30 happy campers and 26 very lucky relocated street elephants, set free in the resort's wild country. Lauded three years in a row as the number one hotel in the world, Bensley explains why, and enjoys his favorite camp as much, and perhaps more than any of the other guests?
Bill Bensley
Series, United States, English, Lifestyle, Society & Culture, Season 1 Episode 7
Recording Options
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley ‘The Elephant Camp -...’
SBS HD
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley
'The Elephant Camp - Chiang Rai'
SBS HD, 3:05am, Thu, 15 Jan 2026, 30 minutes
REPEAT
Located just off the Mekong in the Golden Triangle of opium fame, Bill Bensley has set up camp for the Four Seasons, a home to a maximum of 30 happy campers and 26 very lucky relocated street elephants, set free in the resort's wild country. Lauded three years in a row as the number one hotel in the world, Bensley explains why, and enjoys his favorite camp as much, and perhaps more than any of the other guests?
Bill Bensley
Series, United States, English, Lifestyle, Society & Culture, Season 1 Episode 7
Recording Options
3:35am
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley ‘Yen Tu - Vietnam’
SBS
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley
'Yen Tu - Vietnam'
SBS, 3:35am, Thu, 15 Jan 2026, 30 minutes
REPEAT
Yen Tu mountain in Vietnam attracts millions of Buddhist pilgrims yearly wishing for better fortune, and which has resulted in chaotic building practices. Architect Bill Bensley took charge, cleared the slate and the chaos, and actually implemented a huge master plan that resulted in the visual harmony and simplicity that works for all parties.
Bill Bensley
Series, United States, English, Lifestyle, Society & Culture, Season 1 Episode 8
Recording Options
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley ‘Yen Tu - Vietnam’
SBS HD
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley
'Yen Tu - Vietnam'
SBS HD, 3:35am, Thu, 15 Jan 2026, 30 minutes
REPEAT
Yen Tu mountain in Vietnam attracts millions of Buddhist pilgrims yearly wishing for better fortune, and which has resulted in chaotic building practices. Architect Bill Bensley took charge, cleared the slate and the chaos, and actually implemented a huge master plan that resulted in the visual harmony and simplicity that works for all parties.
Bill Bensley
Series, United States, English, Lifestyle, Society & Culture, Season 1 Episode 8
Recording Options
Friday, January 16
3:00am
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley ‘Rajasthan Palace - India’
SBS
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley
'Rajasthan Palace - India'
SBS, 3:00am, Fri, 16 Jan 2026, 30 minutes
REPEAT
Rajasthan is not the easiest place in India to build a five star palace. Architect Bill Bensley struggles, but sticks to his unique DNA methods and works with the strengths of the local craftsmen to create one of the worlds most treasured accommodations. But will you love the results?
Bill Bensley
Series, United States, English, Lifestyle, Society & Culture, Season 1 Episode 9
Recording Options
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley ‘Rajasthan Palace - India’
SBS HD
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley
'Rajasthan Palace - India'
SBS HD, 3:00am, Fri, 16 Jan 2026, 30 minutes
REPEAT
Rajasthan is not the easiest place in India to build a five star palace. Architect Bill Bensley struggles, but sticks to his unique DNA methods and works with the strengths of the local craftsmen to create one of the worlds most treasured accommodations. But will you love the results?
Bill Bensley
Series, United States, English, Lifestyle, Society & Culture, Season 1 Episode 9
Recording Options
3:30am
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley ‘Hotel De La Coupole -...’
SBS
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley
'Hotel De La Coupole - Vietnam'
SBS, 3:30am, Fri, 16 Jan 2026, 25 minutes
REPEAT
Shrouded in clouds and perched in one of the highest colonial hill stations in Indochina, architect Bill Bensley has designed from scratch the Hotel de la Coupole of Sapa, Vietnam. Bill explores how the relationship of the fashions of the indigenous hill tribes are juxtaposed with those of the haute couture in 1900's Paris.
Bill Bensley
Series, United States, English, Lifestyle, Society & Culture, Season 1 Episode 10
Recording Options
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley ‘Hotel De La Coupole -...’
SBS HD
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley
'Hotel De La Coupole - Vietnam'
SBS HD, 3:30am, Fri, 16 Jan 2026, 25 minutes
REPEAT
Shrouded in clouds and perched in one of the highest colonial hill stations in Indochina, architect Bill Bensley has designed from scratch the Hotel de la Coupole of Sapa, Vietnam. Bill explores how the relationship of the fashions of the indigenous hill tribes are juxtaposed with those of the haute couture in 1900's Paris.
Bill Bensley
Series, United States, English, Lifestyle, Society & Culture, Season 1 Episode 10
Recording Options
9:10am
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley ‘Rosewood - Laos’
SBS
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley
'Rosewood - Laos'
SBS, 9:10am, Fri, 16 Jan 2026, 30 minutes
REPEAT
In the name of recycling, renowned architect and interior designer Bill Bensley scours the world's markets for antiquities to renovate the Rosewood Luang Prabang, a hill station turned resort in Laos. It is unclear if will be able to open it before the first guests arrive.
Bill Bensley
Series, United States, English, Lifestyle, Society & Culture, Season 1 Episode 2
Recording Options
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley ‘Rosewood - Laos’
SBS HD
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley
'Rosewood - Laos'
SBS HD, 9:10am, Fri, 16 Jan 2026, 30 minutes
REPEAT
In the name of recycling, renowned architect and interior designer Bill Bensley scours the world's markets for antiquities to renovate the Rosewood Luang Prabang, a hill station turned resort in Laos. It is unclear if will be able to open it before the first guests arrive.
Bill Bensley
Series, United States, English, Lifestyle, Society & Culture, Season 1 Episode 2
Recording Options
9:40am
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley ‘Capella Ubud - Bali’
SBS
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley
'Capella Ubud - Bali'
SBS, 9:40am, Fri, 16 Jan 2026, 30 minutes
REPEAT
World renowned architect and interior designer Bill Bensley has set out to recreate the base camp of the Dutch army during the 1756 invasion at Capella Ubud in Bali, and his mission is to do it without moving a single palm tree.
Bill Bensley
Series, United States, English, Lifestyle, Society & Culture, Season 1 Episode 3
Recording Options
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley ‘Capella Ubud - Bali’
SBS HD
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley
'Capella Ubud - Bali'
SBS HD, 9:40am, Fri, 16 Jan 2026, 30 minutes
REPEAT
World renowned architect and interior designer Bill Bensley has set out to recreate the base camp of the Dutch army during the 1756 invasion at Capella Ubud in Bali, and his mission is to do it without moving a single palm tree.
Bill Bensley
Series, United States, English, Lifestyle, Society & Culture, Season 1 Episode 3
Recording Options
Saturday, January 17
3:50am
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley ‘The Slate - Phuket’
SBS
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley
'The Slate - Phuket'
SBS, 3:50am, Sat, 17 Jan 2026, 30 minutes
REPEAT
Aptly named as The Slate, one of Bill Bensley's first creations is a beach resort like no other. This Tin Mine themed resort offers brutal iron and concrete décor along with cutlery that looks more like a box of spanners. Does that put guests off? Quite the opposite it seems, especially as the hotel offers fine dining with a difference, including a torchlight raft ride across its lake!
Bill Bensley
Series, United States, English, Lifestyle, Society & Culture, Season 1 Episode 11
Recording Options
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley ‘The Slate - Phuket’
SBS HD
Designing Paradise With Bill Bensley
'The Slate - Phuket'
SBS HD, 3:50am, Sat, 17 Jan 2026, 30 minutes
REPEAT
Aptly named as The Slate, one of Bill Bensley's first creations is a beach resort like no other. This Tin Mine themed resort offers brutal iron and concrete décor along with cutlery that looks more like a box of spanners. Does that put guests off? Quite the opposite it seems, especially as the hotel offers fine dining with a difference, including a torchlight raft ride across its lake!
Bill Bensley
Series, United States, English, Lifestyle, Society & Culture, Season 1 Episode 11
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