Ross Kemp Behind Bars BBC Brit (DStv 120)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: Documentary, Reality
With unprecedented access, no-nonsense tough guy Ross Kemp immerses himself in prison life at the notorious HMP Barlinnie in Glasgow, which has a formidable reputation and has served the city for over 130 years.
With privileged and exclusive access to every part of the jail, Ross discovers what it is really like to be an inmate and how prison officers handle the violence, homemade weapons and drugs, which cast a shadow across daily life behind bars.
He discovers what it is like to be a lifer, meets a prisoner preparing for freedom and with trepidation, enters the wing of the prison housing sex offenders, the fastest growing group of inmates in the prison system today.
Silicon Valley: The Untold Story
Channel: Discovery Science (StarSat 222)
TX Time: 18h30
Genre: Documentary Series, Technology, History
Just south of San Francisco lies a region that has spawned not just new products but whole new industries, from vacuum tubes to radio, microchips to personal computers, mobile devices, apps and social media.
Home to Apple and Facebook, Google and Intel, there is simply no other place on Earth that can rival its remarkable record of innovation.
This documentary series provides a comprehensive look at the century-and-a-half history of this fascinating place, revealing how and why it became such a fertile ground for technological breakthroughs.
NCIS: New Orleans 2
Channel: Universal Channel (DStv 117)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Police Procedural, Drama
The series is a drama about the local field office that investigates criminal cases affecting military personnel in the Big Easy, a city known for its music, entertainment and decadence.
Leading the team is Special Agent Dwayne Pride (Scott Bakula), aka "King," a native of NOLA who is driven by his need to do what is right.
In the Season 2 premiere, "Sic Temper Tyranis": After a military convoy is bombed on a New Orleans bridge, Pride and the team plan a dangerous undercover operation to retrieve a stolen missile and prevent an attack on a U.S. Naval ship.
TVSA Show Page: NCIS: New Orleans 2
Kingdom
Channel: e.tv
TX Time: 22h00
Genre: Drama
Drama series set against the gritty world of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) in Venice, California which is a story about family, loyalty, ambition, glory, lust, betrayal and the raw-nerve needs and desires that inspire people to greatness or drive them to unthinkable treachery.
The series revolves around Alvey 'King' Kulina and Lisa Prince, his long-time girlfriend. Ryan Revis is the intelligent, good looking world-class athlete who had it all, including Lisa Prince, who shows up at Alvey's gym after doing time in prison, which was precipitated by a spiraling drug addiction.
Jay is Alvey's eldest son, once a promising fighter, who is struggling with addiction and Nate is Alvey's youngest son and the prized fighter at the gym.