Queens
Channel: Nat Geo Wild (DStv 182 / StarSat 221)
TX Time: 18h00
Genre: Wildlife, Documentary Series
In six remote and beautiful places on our planet are queendoms run by the most powerful leaders in the animal world.
These queens are sisters, single mothers, mothers and grandmothers.
Queens tells their stories of resilience, strength, love and loss for the first time.
The final episode celebrates the women going to great lengths to document and protect our animal queens.
Female filmmakers and animals reign in this National Geographic global series about matriarchal societies in the animal world.
The team behind the series was led by women and it's narrated by Angela Bassett.
Savanna Queens
A baby is born into the ultimate animal sisterhood; a family of elephants. She will need all their experience and protection if she is to survive.
African Queens
In the towering walls of Tanzania's Ngorongoro crater, the sisters of a lion pride clash with a hyena clan ruled by an all-powerful queen.
Tiny Jungle Queens
Under the rainforest canopy two tiny insect queens build their empires. One through great sacrifice, the other betrayal.
Rainforest Queens
In the Congo Forest, a young bonobo must leave behind everything she knows to find her place in a world where friendship means survival.
Coastal Queens
An orca family's success relies on the experience of their 60-year-old matriarch; while a first-time bear mother must raise her three cubs alone.
Mountain Queens
A gelada monkey and an Ethiopian wolf fight for their families and their legacy in a world of ancient Ethiopian mountain peaks.
Shoreline
Channel: eExtra (Openview 105 / StarSat 489 / DStv 195)
TX Time: 17h35
Genre: Travel, Nature, Wildlife, Factual
Shoreline is a South African nature travel series in which three expert presenters - a marine biologist, an archaeologist and an historian - explore South Africa's coastlines from their unique perspectives, uncovering the archaeological, biological and anthropological features of each region.
South Africa's coast is the meeting place of two ocean giants – the cold Benguela current of the Atlantic Ocean and the warm Agulhas of the Indian Ocean.
They clash fiercely at the continents southern tip, dividing the region into two contrasting marine ecosystems that rank amongst the richest, most biologically diverse and oceanographically complex on the planet.
Shoreline reflects the heritage of the South African shoreline in an epic journey of discovery.
The series showcases South African shores and aims to connect South Africans to their land, history, heritage and each other.
A team of experts - Eleanor Yeld (Marine Biologist), Gavin Whitelaw (Archaeologist) and Nomalanga Mkhize (Historian) will take us on this 3,000km journey, from Alexander Bay to Kosi Bay.
To accomplish this, the show will focus on the unique points of interest for each area and build an encyclopaedic picture of the South African shoreline, discovering the secrets, the scenery and the stories that make our coast unique and how life at the edge shaped our destiny.
Shoreline is hosted by actor Peter Butler, with mascot Jack the Dog.
TVSA Show Page: Shoreline