Pirates: Behind the Legends
Channel: National Geographic Channel (DStv 181 / StarSat 220)
TX Time: 19h00
Genre: Documentary Series, Docu-Drama, History
A swashbuckling adventure - the true and untold story of the history of pirates.
From legendary John Ward, immortalised in fiction as Jack Sparrow; and English explorer Francis Drake; branded pirates by their enemies but heroes by their comrades, to the notorious Pirates of the Caribbean, swashbuckling, brutal and shrouded in myth.
Who were the real enemies of the sea?
With the help of historical experts and exclusive access to a wealth of pirate artifacts, each hour-long episode will track through time, charting the voyages and exploits of an infamous pirate legend to explore what it was about them that has kept their myths alive.
In the series premiere, "Francis Drake - For Queen and Country": Sir Francis Drake, a hero to the English, known as The Dragon to the Spanish.
From his journeys as a slave trader to his vicious attacks on Spanish colonial towns, Drake's status continues to rise with the endless stolen plunder he brings to Queen Elizabeth 1st.
The circumnavigation is the pinnacle of his career, cementing him in history as the world's most controversial pirate.
South Park: Joining the Panderverse
Channel: Comedy Central (DStv 122)
TX Time: 22h00
Genre: Comedy, Animation, Special
Cartman's deeply disturbing dreams portend the end of the life he knows and loves.
The adults in South Park are also wrestling with their own life decisions as the advent of AI is turning their world upside down.
Magnum P.I. 3
Channel: Universal TV (DStv 117)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Action, Police Procedural, Comedy-Drama
Jay Hernandez stars as Thomas Magnum in a modern take on the classic series about a decorated former Navy SEAL who, upon returning home from Afghanistan, repurposes his military skills to become a private investigator in Hawaii.
A charming rogue, an American hero and a die-hard Detroit Tigers fan, Magnum lives in a guest cottage on Robin's Nest, the luxurious estate where he works as a security consultant to supplement his P.I. business.
The "majordomo" of the property is Juliet Higgins, a beautiful and commanding disavowed MI:6 agent whose second job is to keep Magnum in line, with the help of her two Dobermans.
When Magnum needs back-up on a job, he turns to his trusted buddies and fellow POW survivors, Theodore "TC" Calvin, a former Marine chopper pilot who runs Island Hoppers, a helicopter tour business; and Orville "Rick" Wright, a former Marine door-gunner-turned-impresario of Oahu's coolest nightclub and the most connected man on the island.
Suspicious of Magnum's casual attitude and presence at his crime scenes, Detective Gordon Katsumoto (Tim Kang) finds that he and Magnum are more alike than either of them care to admit.
With keys to a vintage Ferrari in one hand, aviator sunglasses in the other, and an Old Düsseldorf longneck chilling in the fridge, Thomas Magnum is back on the case.
In the Season 3 premiere, "Double Jeopardy": Magnum and Higgins' new clients hire them to find their missing brother last seen on the island, leading to Higgins being shot and TC abducted when a secret case of revenge is revealed during the investigation.
Also, Higgins (and Magnum!) are surprised when her surgeon asks her out.
In the second episode of the weekly double bill, "Easy Money": Higgins job to repo a plane goes south when she and Magnum discover that it was being used by a drug cartel who opens fire at the plane, forcing them to crash land in the jungle, where they find a stowaway on board with a target on his back.
Also, Higgins has her first date with Dr. Ethan Shah.
Lost 1-6
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Lost is a drama series that follows the lives of plane crash survivors on a mysterious tropical island, after a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney, Australia and Los Angeles, United States crashes somewhere in the South Pacific.
From J.J. Abrams comes an action-packed adventure that will bring out the very best and the very worst in the people who are lost.
Out of the blackness, the first thing Jack (Matthew Fox) senses is pain. Then burning sun. A bamboo forest. Smoke. Screams.
With a rush comes the horrible awareness that the plane he was on tore apart in mid-air and crashed on a Pacific island.
From there it's a blur, as his doctor's instinct kicks in: people need his help.
Stripped of everything, the 48 survivors scavenge what they can from the plane for their survival. Some panic. Some pin their hopes on rescue.
A few find inner strength they never knew they had - like Kate (Evangeline Lilly), who, with no medical training, suddenly finds herself suturing the doctor's wounds.
Hurley (Jorge Garcia) – a man with a warm sense of humour despite the desperate situation – does his best to keep his cool as he helps those around him to survive.
Charlie (Dominic Monaghan) is a faded rock star who harbours a painful secret.
Sayid (Naveen Andrews) is a Middle Eastern man who must wrestle with the racial profiling directed at him by some of his fellow survivors.
Jin (Daniel Dae Kim) and Sun (Yunjin Kim) are a Korean couple whose traditions, values and language are foreign and thus causes much to get lost in the translation.
Sawyer (Josh Holloway) has an air of danger surrounding him, and his intense sense of mistrust for everyone around him could prove to be fatal to his fellow castaways.
The band of friends, family, enemies and strangers must work together against the cruel weather and harsh terrain if they want to stay alive.
But the island holds many secrets, including the intense howls of the mysterious creatures stalking the jungle, which fill them all with fear.
Fortunately, thanks to the calm leadership of quick-thinking Jack and level-headed Kate, they have hope.
But even heroes have secrets, as the survivors will come to learn.
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