The Guilty Innocent with Christopher Eccleston
Channel: HISTORY (DStv 186)
TX Time: 19h25
Genre: True Crime, Documentary Series
In his first ever presenting role Christopher Eccleston will examine two highly controversial cases, both of which captured the public imagination and sparked major campaigns for social justice and continue to fascinate today.
Marking the 50-year anniversary of the arrest of minicab driver George Davis for the armed payroll robbery of the London Electricity Board in Ilford, Essex, Eccleston talks to those who campaigned tirelessly for Davis' release and for his conviction to be overturned.
In a TV exclusive Davis will break his 50-year silence with his first ever long form TV interview.
The series also re-examines the highly controversial case of James Hanratty, one of the last men to be hanged in Britain, for the murder of Michael Gregsten and attempted murder of Valerie Storie, in August 1961.
Eccleston retraces the extraordinary twists-and-turns of this notorious case, and the evidence which put Hanratty's neck in the hangman's noose on 4 April, 1962, sparking a concerted campaign to end capital punishment in the UK, once and for all.
Sterkbek 2
Channel: VIA (DStv 147)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Food, Reality, Afrikaans
In each episode, Nic Mac – aka The Godly Giemba – invites a local celebrity to join him in tasting the hottest, spiciest food in the Western Cape.
They visit a cheap and cheerful eatery where they taste a few increasingly spicy dishes that have been lathered in hot sauce.
With each dish, the questions for the celeb get more personal and prying.
Will they be able to take the heat?
Border Control: Spain 2
Channel: Discovery Channel (DStv 121)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Reality
Follows the interventions of the security and customs services at the borders of Spain, who are under constant threat.
In Madrid's main airport, Madrid-Barajas, 5,000 security cameras help agents maintain security.
Follow state security forces to discover how they monitor Spain's borders.
In the Season 2 premiere: In La Linea, a car hiding contraband cigarettes is stopped at the checkpoint with Gibraltar.
And, at the port of Barcelona, one phone call sets off a major drug bust.
In the second episode of the weekly double bill: A grisly arrival at Madrid Airport shocks even the most hardened Civil Guards.
And, a passenger suitcase carrying suspect packets causes a stir in Barcelona Airport.
Chopped 21
Channel: Food Network (DStv 175)
TX Time: 17h00
Genre: Food, Reality Competition
In this cooking competition it's all about skill, speed and ingenuity as four aspiring chefs compete before a panel of three expert judges.
Course by course, the chefs must take a basket of mystery ingredients, with a different theme each time, and turn it into an extraordinary meal.
Then, they must survive the Chopping Block, where the judges are waiting to be wowed - and they are not shy about voicing their culinary criticisms.
In the Season 21 premiere, "Food Truck Fight": Food truck and food cart pros, on a roll, fight it out for Chopped Kitchen dominance.
In the mandatory appetizer round ingredients range from a cheap, sweet treat to a fine-dining indulgence.
The three chefs who move on to the entree round find a pork delicacy and a Mexican staple.
And when the finalists take on the dessert round, there is potential for confrontation over a key piece of equipment.
Landbouweekliks 25
Channel: VIA (DStv 147)
TX Time: 18h00
Genre: Magazine, Lifestyle, Advertiser-Funded, Afrikaans
Pietman Geldenhuys, David Johnson and Vicky Davis visit exceptional farmers across South Africa and keep you informed of the latest developments in the agricultural industry.
Landbouweekliks sheds light not only on the technical aspects of agriculture but also on the farmers' vision and life journey.
Experts also share advice and information weekly and Landbouweekblad's editor and a few journalists also make an appearance.
This show is a partnership between VIA and Landbouweekblad, the agriculture magazine.