Commando Missions
Channel: HISTORY (DStv 186)
TX Time: 21h05
Genre: Documentary Series, Docu-Drama, History
Impossible odds are part of the job.
By 1942, severely weakened by the Nazis, the Allies implemented a daring new strategy for waging war.
Their disruptive technique was to attack Hitler's Reich from within.
Featuring the minute-by-minute accounts of the brave soldiers who crossed deep into enemy territory, Commando Missions recounts these heroic top-secret operations.
In four episodes that blend reconstructions with archives and animation, this series chronicles how these highly-trained guerrilla fighters slipped behind enemy lines to bring the German war machine to its knees.
The near-impossible missions include: the upstream paddling expedition to disable German warships in Bordeaux; the six-man mission to destroy the Luftwaffe fleet at Heraklion; and, the deadly polar trek to take out an occupied Norwegian hydroelectric plant.
The Taste Master 6
Channel: SABC2
TX Time: 19h30
Genre: Reality Competition, Advertiser-Funded, Food
Culinary reality series which puts bakers to the ultimate test as chefs and foodies alike whip up some scrumptious creations in a bid to be crowned champion.
Celebrity chef Zola Nene returns to the judging panel as she mentors 10 contestants through a variety of cooking challenges.
Week by week they compete, vying for the top spot and a grand prize including R200,000.
Joining Zola in each episode are a rotating panel of guest judges, including her mother Bongekile Nene, Chef Anwar Abdullatief, Daniel Blignaut, Nathan Clarke and others.
This season, The Taste Master returns to its roots - celebrating cooking and baking, in equal measure.
After two seasons focused exclusively on baking, Season 6 broadens the plate to include savoury, sweet and everything in between, as a test of versatility.
In the Season 6 premiere: For the first challenge, in a heartwarming Mother’s Day tribute, contestants bring sentimental items that remind them of their moms and bake cakes inspired by their mothers' favourite flavours.
Liberation: D-Day to Berlin
Channel: National Geographic Channel (DStv 181 / StarSat 220)
TX Time: 20h30
Genre: Documentary Series, History
Experience the liberation of Western Europe from every angle, as astonishingly colorised and expertly restored footage bring the historic turning point of World War II back to vivid life.
Eighty years on from the fall of Nazi Germany, we experience the liberation of Western Europe through modern eyes.
Unrivalled restoration and expert colourisation of the surviving archive transports us into an emotional and hard-hitting story that balances heroism and tragedy, hope and despair.
It exposes the reality of warfare conducted with a ferocity that left no-one untouched, or unchanged.
France
In 1944 the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe brings the hope of freedom and the devastation of war to the people of France.
Belgium and the Netherlands
New colourised footage and testimony reveal the true cost paid by the Allies and civilians to free Belgium and the Netherlands from Nazi occupation.
Hitler Strikes Back
In late 1944 Hitler forces the Americans into their biggest and bloodiest battle of the war when he launches a surprise attack into liberated Belgium.
Germany
Uniquely colourised footage and oral testimony reveal the cost of liberating Western Europe in the last year of the Second World War.
Bad Thoughts
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: Comedy
In this six-episode dark comedic series, Tom Segura navigates unthinkable situations and fantasies within a cinematic world.
This is a collection of disturbing stories that push the boundaries of decency in ways only Tom could imagine.
The World's Most Secret Hotels
Channel: BBC UKTV (DStv 134)
TX Time: 19h00
Genre: Travel, Documentary Series
Discover spectacular hidden gems in this travel show dedicated to the world's most remote luxury hotels.
The World's Most Secret Hotels explores chalets perched 6,000 feet above an Alaskan glacier, hobbit-like huts, magical treetop cabins, a rustic retreat nestled among Stone Age ruins, a luxury resort hidden in the Middle East's Grand Canyon and a hotel only accessible via zip wire.
We uncover what it takes to manage these places and exactly what is involved in running these hotels day to day, round the clock - from catering to housekeeping, interiors to conservation.
We speak to the essential key workers and delve into all aspects of their daily lives.
See some of the world's most unique and amazing places to stay.
In the series premiere, "Extreme Escapes": Get ready to check into some luxury hotels in decidedly extreme locations.
In Cambodia, the Shinta Mani Wild Hotel features a series of 15 tents only accessible via a zip wire.
There are precarious clifftop dwellings in Italy and Wales plus a unique Tree Hotel in Lapland.
Whilst in England, The Burgh Island Hotel, favoured by Agatha Christie, sits on a sliver of land frequently cut off by the sea.
Top Gear: From A-Z
Channel: S3
TX Time: 22h00
Genre: Motoring, Reality, Comedy
A two-part alphabetical celebration of the best of the Clarkson, Hammond and May years, narrated by actor John Bishop.
Celebs featured include Martin Clunes, Jodie Kidd, David Haye, Amy Macdonald and Dermot Murnaghan.
Untold: The Liver King
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: Documentary
He built a supplement empire by devouring raw meat on social media. And he had the muscles to prove it.
But, really, how did the Liver King get so huge?
The Liver King built an online fitness empire by devouring raw meat and promoting an all-natural ancestral lifestyle, with the muscles to back it up.
Featuring interviews with the man himself, his family and business partners, this documentary unravels the wild story of The Liver King's rapid rise to Internet fame and the controversy and backlash once a steroid scandal came to light.