F1: The Academy
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: Docu-Reality, Sport, Motoring
Fifteen young women break barriers in one of the world's most demanding sports as they race to get a female driver back on the Formula 1 grid.
Executive produced by Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine, the series tells a new kind of racing story.
Created by Formula 1 and supported by the Formula 1 teams, F1 Academy is a starting ground for young women in motorsport, built to help them grow their skills and move up the ranks — from Formula 4 to Formula 3, and maybe even all the way to F1.
This adrenaline-fueled docuseries follows 15 female drivers across all five F1 Academy teams.
Through exclusive, behind-the-scenes access, F1: The Academy highlights the drama of the races, as well as the personal stories and high stakes for these drivers and the teams around them, as they break barriers in one of the most demanding sports in the world.
For F1 Academy's leader and managing director, Susie Wolff, the pressure has never felt more real.
The future of women in motorsport is at stake.
As Susie spearheads this new operation, her extensive experience behind the wheel of F1 cars allows her to connect with the drivers on a deep and personal level, whilst understanding the pressure that each one of the drivers face to succeed.
Listing Cape Town 3
Channel: BBC Lifestyle (DStv 174)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Docu-Reality
This series takes you right into the heart of the most magnificent homes found in the opulent suburbs around Cape Town.
It takes you from the Atlantic Seaboard - Green Point, Bantry Bay and Sea Point - to inland properties in and around Franschhoek, Val de Vie and Pearl Valley.
From manicured stud farms in the Cape Winelands, to breathtaking beach bungalows, Listing Cape Town features some of Cape Town's most lavish, over-the-top properties ranging from R15-million to R280-million in value.
You will get the chance to step inside the luxurious homes and access the sought-after glamourous lifestyle that Cape Town has to offer.
Journey with the high-end real estate brokers as they navigate the extravagant luxury property market in Cape Town.
Returning agents this season are Byron Louw (RE/MAX), Kim Tresfon (Pam Golding) and Jonathan Tannous (Pam Golding).
New agents are:
Wendy Khumalo (RE/MAX)
A Johannesburg native, Wendy, went from buying her first home to becoming a rising star in Cape Town’s luxury market.
Specialising in Atlantic Seaboard sales and rentals, she’s known for her professionalism, warmth and dedication to local and international clients.
Off the clock, Wendy finds joy in motherhood, mindful movement, coastal escapes and exploring the high peaks of mountain ranges.
Neteske Gavin (Tyson Properties)
After starting her real estate journey as a teen in Australia, Neteske returned to South Africa ready to make waves - and she has.
Now a qualified property practitioner, she brings tenacity and taste to Cape Winelands estates and Stellenbosch’s finest addresses. Driven by stories and service, she’s as passionate about people as she is about property.
Outside of her working hours, Neteske can be found in the Cape Winelands, playing golf and embracing new challenges.
Romy-Leé Ferreira (Law Real Estate)
From fashion design to luxury property, Romy-Leé knows how to style spaces and relationships. After years in the UAE, she returned to Cape Town and quickly carved out a name in high-end real estate.
Representing Law Real Estate’s boutique developments, she’s a dynamic force with a flair for deals and sunsets.
In her free time, Romy-Leé indulges in a simple yet fulfilling lifestyle. Designing and crafting unique fashion pieces is still a big part of her life. Dancing, being active outdoors and enjoying sunset cocktails with her closest friends keep her going.
Dael Dyer (Law Real Estate)
A global citizen with a fearless spirit, Dael found her real estate calling during the pandemic. Since relocating to Cape Town in 2024, she’s been shaking up the scene with her focus on the Atlantic Seaboard and Southern Suburbs.
Fitness junkie, social butterfly and serial hostess, Dael is pure energy wrapped in luxury ambition.
Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle 11
Channel: BBC Earth (DStv 184)
TX Time: 19h00
Genre: Reality
Adventurer and broadcaster Ben Fogle is back with a new season of the unique programme which sees him meeting more brave individuals who have chosen to venture down an alternative path by setting up home in some of the most remote locations on Earth.
Once again, Ben ventures out to meet more people who've turned their back on the rat-race and set up home in some of the most remote and inhospitable parts of the world.
See Ben interact with the brave individuals who, coming from various walks of life, have chosen to venture down a very different path to what they are used to.
Throughout each episode, Ben discovers the reality of what it's like to leave your daily life behind in search of something different.
Is it daring, or just downright crazy?
In the Season 11 premiere, "Colombia": Ben meets Vanessa Forero deep in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, an isolated mountain range in the north of Columbia.
He discovers her magical home, a once overgrown cow pasture but now an idyllic mountain sanctuary.
American Pickers 20
Channel: HISTORY (DStv 186)
TX Time: 20h15
Genre: Reality
In small towns, and along America's back roads, treasures are waiting to be uncovered, valuable relics from history that are hidden in junk piles, buried in barns and stacked in garages.
The Midwestern pickers travel across America in search of rare artefacts and national treasures that they can buy from the collectors they visit and then sell in their antique shops or, in some cases, put in their personal collections.
Expert pickers Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz will once again hunt down forgott en objects with historical and cultural significance.
Join them as they journey across America transforming trash into treasure, from a barn that has been off limits for a quarter of a century, to one of Michigan's oldest farms and other fascinating places in between.
In the Season 20 premiere, "Pick Your Battle": Mike and Danielle pick an over-the-top, tiki-party-meets-rockabilly home.
Meanwhile, Frank and Robbie set their sights on a vast collection hidden in the fortified bunkers of an old army base.
Death in Paradise 7
Channel: S3
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: Comedy-Drama, Police Procedural
Death in Paradise returns for a seventh season of impossible murders on the beautiful and exotic Caribbean island of Saint Marie.
As DI Jack Mooney (Ardal O'Hanlon) continues to make himself at home he is faced with the daunting task of solving intriguing murders, keeping his daughter happy, and establishing relationships with his colleagues Florence, JP and Dwayne – as well as the ever-grumpy Commissioner...
This season he has some impossible mysteries to solve. A champion poker player, apparently poisoned at the table in front of an astonished audience.
A novelist, murdered in a plot more surprising than anything he's ever written.
And a spiritual leader, strangled at a time when all the suspects were each other's alibis.
Jack's laconic style belies a sharp mind and relentless determination. He's a brilliant detective, and he'll need all his instinctive genius to solve these perplexing murders.
In the Season 7 premiere: Jack and the team are left puzzled when Diane Smith, fiancée of hotel billionaire Philip Marston, is found dead the day before her lavish wedding.
All evidence points towards suicide, but Jack is convinced there's more to this case than meets the eye and turns his attentions to her family to be.
With the victim's room locked from the inside and all suspects in different locations around the hotel, how could any of them have committed murder?
Puzzled by a single painted nail on the victim's hand, Jack is determined to prove foul play, despite the Commissioner insisting on closing the case.
With a distinct lack of physical evidence, the team have a tough task on their hands.