New on
SABC2 in October, 2010:
Stokvel 7Premiere date: Sunday, 17 October at 19h00
Stokvel returns for Season 7. In the season premiere: a local arts charity announces a contest to all stokvels in Soweto to come up with the most interesting fundraising idea. This sparks great excitement and competition.
For more about the season, see:
TVSA's Stokvel 7 Show Page
Jam Sandwich 2Premiere date: Tuesday, 19 October at 22h00
In Episode 1 of the new season: Afrikaans gospel singers Back2Basics are partnered with Afro Pop sensations The Jaziel Brothers, to create a new song.
For more about the season, see:
TVSA's Jam Sandwich Show Page
Legends, Icons and SuperstarsPremiere date: Thursday, 21 October 2010 at 22h00
Please note: this was broadcast on SABC3 earlier in the year.
A 10-part documentary series that looks at 50 powerful and unusual people who have shaped the century.
People explored include: Mother Teresa, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, John F. Kennedy, Princess Diana, Mikhail Gorbachev, Ghandi, Jacques Cousteau, The Beatles, Frank Sinatra, Charlie Chaplin, Pele, Pablo Picasso, Winston Churchill and Albert Einstein
The series celebrates giants of science, masters of the arts, world leaders, sports legends, movie superstars, music icons and trailblazers of television.
Clash Of The ChoirsPremiere date: Sunday, 31 October 2010 at 20h00
An American reality talent contest which is a multi-city “bragging rights” competition between 20-person choirs assembled in the hometowns of the recording artists that support them.
Five musical superstars - Michael Bolton, Patti LaBelle, Nick Lachey, Kelly Rowland and Blake Shelton - embark on a musical challenge as they return to their hometowns to assemble an amateur choir and prepare them to compete live in studio for the title of America's best choir.
The show features music genres ranging from current pop hits to holiday classics. The choir hopefuls are judged each night by viewers watching at home.
The winning choir wins $250,000 and the remaining choirs are each given $50,000.
For more about the series, see:
TVSA's Clash Of The Choirs Mini-Site