SBS replays Go Back to Where You Came From

SBS has announced it will replay the second season of Go Back to Where You Came From in its entirety next Tuesday night, in light of current debates about asylum seekers and the government’s new plan to send refugees to Papua New Guinea.

The Cordell Jigsaw production saw high-profile Australians travel to Mogadishu, Afghanistan, Malaysia and Christmas Island in this excellent, if heavy-going, documentary.

SBS is yet to announce a third instalment of the award-winning series.

The award-winning program stimulated the national discussion on refugees when it was first aired last year and its themes remain relevant in light of the federal government’s controversial new policies. The program follows six prominent Australians who risk their lives to experience refugee life, as they embark on an extraordinary journey.

“Given the current debate around the new asylum seeker policy, it’s important to give everyone the chance to inform themselves on the reality of refugee life and contribute to the wider debate”, Tony Iffland, SBS Director of TV and Online content says.

The Australians on the program face mortal danger in the world’s deadliest cities – from the sweltering, war torn capital of Somalia, Mogadishu, to the riotous streets of Kabul, freezing amidst the mountains of Afghanistan. They join the greatest human exodus of modern times in the Ethiopian desert, live amid the squalor of one of the world’s biggest refugee camps, bunk down with families in Jakarta waiting to board a people smuggler’s boat, meet with some of the young men involved in people smuggling operations, and then set sail for Christmas Island themselves – heading directly into the eye of a storm.

The journey reaches its emotionally charged conclusion with unprecedented access within the walls of Christmas Island Detention Centre. It is intense, shocking, and one of the most challenging experiences of their lives.

The six high profile Australians who experience the life-risking journey are:
• Angry Anderson, Australian rock music legend, conservative political activist and aspiring National Party candidate.
• Peter Reith, former Howard Government senior cabinet minister, including Minister for Defence from 2000-2001.
• Imogen Bailey, actress widely known for her role as Nicola West in Australian soap Neighbours, and animal rights activist.
• Allan Asher, former Commonwealth Ombudsman, outspoken consumer advocate.
• Catherine Deveny, writer, comedian and social commentator.
• Michael Smith, former radio shock jock with 2UE and 4BC.

Tuesday 30 July from 7.30pm -10:30pm on SBS ONE.