The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet
Channel: Discovery Channel (DStv 121)
TX Time: 16h25 (binge)
Genre: Documentary Series, Nature
Launched by Prince William and The Royal Foundation in October 2020, The Earthshot Prize calls itself "the most prestigious global environment prize in history".
It aims to discover, celebrate and scale innovative solutions to the greatest environmental challenges facing our planet.
The Prize is centered on five Earthshots: Protect and Restore Nature; Clean our Air; Revive our Oceans; Build a Waste-free World; and Fix our Climate.
Featuring Prince William, David Attenborough as well as additional Members of The Earthshot Prize Council, the five-part series showcases the five Earthshot challenges facing the planet as well as highlighting the work of the remarkable 15 Prize Finalists and their groundbreaking solutions to our greatest environmental challenges.
It looks past the problems we face and onto the solutions spotlighting what we have to do to save our planet.
The series includes interviews with Earthshot Prize Council Members including singer and philanthropist Shakira Mebarak, who reflects on her passion for the ocean and the importance of protecting it for future generations.
There's also Japanese engineer and former astronaut onboard the International Space Station, Naoko Yamazaki, who is the only Prize Council Member to view our planet from space and reflects her experience seeing air pollution first-hand.
These champions showcase the environmental challenges facing our planet as well as introduce us to inspiring leaders who are working to provide vital real-world solutions to repair our planet.
The Grim Sleeper: Mind of a Monster
Channel: Investigation Discovery (DStv 171 / StarSat 223)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: True Crime, Documentary
The Grim Sleeper is one of the most ruthless serial killers in Los Angeles history, preying on the women of South Central for decades.
In 2001, detectives in the LAPD's cold case unit re-open the files on a series of unsolved murders from the 1980s.
All of the women were shot with a .25-caliber automatic, their bodies dumped in alleyways.
As police search for DNA evidence to unlock the case, they are stunned to discover a new victim – 14 years after the last known murder.
The race is on to catch the brutal serial killer, before he can strike again.