To celebrate 50 Years of NAIDOC Week, NITV and SBS have an extensive line up of deadly new TV series, movies and compelling documentaries that celebrate the history, culture, and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and explore the 2025 NAIDOC Week theme, The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy.

The jam-packed, specially curated week-long celebration has something for everyone and is entertaining and informing audiences this NAIDOC Week.

Below are NIT's top picks to watch on SBS and NITV this NAIDOC Week.

Big Backyard Quiz (B.B.Q) is NITV's hilarious new comedy quiz show hosted by 10 News First's Narelda Jacobs OAM and comedian Steven Oliver that challenges contestants to see who knows the most about the people and history of Australia from a Blak lens. Big Backyard Quiz premieres on Saturday 12 July at 7:30pm on NITV and SBS On Demand.

Emily: I Am Kam is a documentary about internationally renowned artist, Emily Kam Kngwarray from the Utopia community in the Northern Territory. Emily: I am Kam premieres on NITV and SBS On Demand on Wednesday 9 July at 8:30pm, and on SBS on Saturday 12 July at 8:30pm, after its world premiere at Sydney Film Festival earlier this month.

Ablaze is a biographical documentary from opera singer Tiriki Onus, who finds a 70-year-old silent film believed to be made by his grandfather, Aboriginal leader and filmmaker Bill Onus. As Tiriki travels across the continent and pieces together clues to the film's origins, he discovers more about Bill, his fight for Aboriginal rights and the price he paid for speaking out. Ablaze is available now on NITV and SBS On Demand.

SBS's Elder in Residence, Widjabul Wiabul woman Rhoda Roberts AO, will deliver her third annual SBS Elder in Residence Oration, creating a historical record of Indigenous thought leadership while addressing current challenges and futures aspiration. Available now on NITV and SBS On Demand.

Weekly flagship Indigenous news and current affairs programs Living Black, and The Point also premiered special NAIDOC Week episodes.

Living Black is Australia's longest running Indigenous current affairs television program, featuring inspiring and influential people talking about their lives and careers. The special NAIDOC Week episode saw Karla Grant interview legendary Australian tennis icon Evonne Goolagong Cawley AC MBE on Monday.

On The Point, proud Wuthathi and Meriam man and SBS and NITV National Indigenous Affairs Editor, John Paul Janke, sat down with emerging leaders who continue in their ancestor's footprints. What is it like to carry a name like Mabo, Dodson, or Bayles? The Point premiered its NAIDOC-themed episode on Tuesday.

Additional highlights across the SBS network during NAIDOC Week include:

NITV News - Covering NAIDOC events from across the week and sharing the latest news from the oldest living culture, join Mudburra and Wagadagam woman Natalie Ahmat, Yorta Yorta and Gunditjmara man Michael Rennie, and Worimi woman Breanna Holden for NITV News, culminating on Friday 11 July with a special edition of Nula at 5.30pm, featuring NAIDOC marches and community gatherings from around the country. Monday to Thursday, 7-10 July at 6.30pm and Friday 11 July at 5:30pm on NITV and 3:00pm on SBS and SBS On Demand.

SBS Food presents NAIDOC themed episodes of The Cook Up with guest host Nornie Bero (Island Echoes with Nornie Bero), premiering weekdays from Monday 7 July to Wednesday 9 July at 7:00pm.

SBS World Movies will host a curated collection of acclaimed Australian cinema telling Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' stories from Monday 7 to Friday 11 July at 9:30pm. This includes Sweet As, Mad Bastards, Walkabout, Bran Nue Dae and The New Boy.

SBS On Demand will house The NAIDOC Week collection which will house a collection of movies, documentaries, and TV series. The NAIDOC Week collection will form part of NITV Muy Ngulayg, a dedicated streaming hub on SBS On Demand that provides a platform for First Nations storytelling from Australia and around the world that illuminate inner knowledge, traditional culture and lore.

SBS Director, First Nations, Tanya Denning-Orman, a proud Birri and Guugu Yimidhirr woman, said 2025 marks "a significant milestone as we celebrate 50 years of NAIDOC Week, and also 50 years of SBS as a network".

"We are proud to honour the strength of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and cultures through programming across NITV and all SBS platforms and reflect on the legacy of past leaders and draw inspiration from the next generation," she said.

"Our content showcases the achievements and voices of First Nations peoples, unapologetically Blak, loud, and proud, premiering new original NITV commissions, and amplifying Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices right across the network.

Join NITV and SBS to celebrate NAIDOC Week 2025.

This report was produced with the support of SBS and NITV.