Sri Lanka With Alexander Armstrong

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Sri Lanka With Alexander Armstrong (2023)

Presenter Alexander Armstrong sets out on a journey to the paradise isle of the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka.

Series, 2023, Documentary, Society & Culture, Travel


Sri Lanka With Alexander Armstrong - TV Showtimes

Wednesday, April 22

4:10pm

Sri Lanka With Alexander Armstrong ‘Series 1, Episode 1’

SBS

Sri Lanka With Alexander Armstrong

'Series 1, Episode 1'

SBS, 4:10pm, Wed, 22 Apr 2026, 55 minutes

REPEAT

Presenter Alexander Armstrong sets out on a journey to the paradise isle of the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka. His first port of call is the Portuguese-built fortress town of Galle. Alexander's love of classical music leads him to investigate the life of a Choon Pan Man. Then he finds out more about captive elephants in Sri Lanka, and at the Elephant Millennium foundation he meets Sudimenika, one of eight elephants that have been rescued.

Directed by Ewen Thomson. Alexander Armstrong

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Travel, Society & Culture, Season 1 Episode 1


Sri Lanka With Alexander Armstrong ‘Series 1, Episode 1’

SBS HD

Sri Lanka With Alexander Armstrong

'Series 1, Episode 1'

SBS HD, 4:10pm, Wed, 22 Apr 2026, 55 minutes

REPEAT

Presenter Alexander Armstrong sets out on a journey to the paradise isle of the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka. His first port of call is the Portuguese-built fortress town of Galle. Alexander's love of classical music leads him to investigate the life of a Choon Pan Man. Then he finds out more about captive elephants in Sri Lanka, and at the Elephant Millennium foundation he meets Sudimenika, one of eight elephants that have been rescued.

Directed by Ewen Thomson. Alexander Armstrong

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Travel, Society & Culture, Season 1 Episode 1


Thursday, April 23

4:10pm

Sri Lanka With Alexander Armstrong ‘Series 1, Episode 2’

SBS

Sri Lanka With Alexander Armstrong

'Series 1, Episode 2'

SBS, 4:10pm, Thu, 23 Apr 2026, 55 minutes

REPEAT

In the second installment of his Sri Lankan adventure, Alexander Armstrong kickstarts things with a train ride heading deep into tea country. He travels to Kandy where he dives deep into Sri Lanka's ancient traditional medicine: Ayurveda. That evening, Xander meets the legendary Kandy resident Helga Blow at her outlandish hotel Helga's Folly. Part-hotel, part-living art museum, the hotel is filled to the brim with artwork from Helga and her guests.

Directed by Ewen Thomson. Alexander Armstrong

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Travel, Society & Culture, Season 1 Episode 2


Sri Lanka With Alexander Armstrong ‘Series 1, Episode 2’

SBS HD

Sri Lanka With Alexander Armstrong

'Series 1, Episode 2'

SBS HD, 4:10pm, Thu, 23 Apr 2026, 55 minutes

REPEAT

In the second installment of his Sri Lankan adventure, Alexander Armstrong kickstarts things with a train ride heading deep into tea country. He travels to Kandy where he dives deep into Sri Lanka's ancient traditional medicine: Ayurveda. That evening, Xander meets the legendary Kandy resident Helga Blow at her outlandish hotel Helga's Folly. Part-hotel, part-living art museum, the hotel is filled to the brim with artwork from Helga and her guests.

Directed by Ewen Thomson. Alexander Armstrong

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Travel, Society & Culture, Season 1 Episode 2


Friday, April 24

4:10pm

Sri Lanka With Alexander Armstrong ‘Series 1, Episode 3’

SBS

Sri Lanka With Alexander Armstrong

'Series 1, Episode 3'

SBS, 4:10pm, Fri, 24 Apr 2026, 55 minutes

REPEAT

Alexander meets a snake expert called Sampath who is always on call to rescue the deadly but endangered reptiles. After a meeting with a well-known Sri Lankan travel writer, Shenelle, at the beautiful coast near Galle, he drives to the far north of the country to the scene of a bitter civil war which raged for thirty years.

Directed by Ewen Thomson. Alexander Armstrong

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Travel, Society & Culture, Season 1 Episode 3


Sri Lanka With Alexander Armstrong ‘Series 1, Episode 3’

SBS HD

Sri Lanka With Alexander Armstrong

'Series 1, Episode 3'

SBS HD, 4:10pm, Fri, 24 Apr 2026, 55 minutes

REPEAT

Alexander meets a snake expert called Sampath who is always on call to rescue the deadly but endangered reptiles. After a meeting with a well-known Sri Lankan travel writer, Shenelle, at the beautiful coast near Galle, he drives to the far north of the country to the scene of a bitter civil war which raged for thirty years.

Directed by Ewen Thomson. Alexander Armstrong

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Travel, Society & Culture, Season 1 Episode 3


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