Beauty and the Bester
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: True Crime, Documentary Series
How far would she go for love? This three-part documentary series examines Dr Nandipha's connection to Thabo Bester's outrageous prison escape.
The limited series seeks to unpack the rise and dramatic fall of Dr. Nandipha Magudumana, a glamorous celebrity doctor whose entanglement with a convicted rapist and murderer, Thabo Bester, shocked the nation.
Once hailed as a successful businesswoman and social media influencer with a picture-perfect life, Dr. Nandipha's carefully-curated image started unraveling when suspicions about her role in Bester's elaborate prison escape and double life came to light.
The three-part series dives into the events that shook South Africa in late 2023, leading to the question that continues to baffle the public: how did she land at the centre of one of the country's biggest criminal scandals?
The series traces the chain of events that turned Dr. Nandipha's life into a front-page scandal.
From staged celebrity conferences and lavish living to the shocking escape of Thabo Bester from Mangaung Maximum Security Prison, it all began to unravel with one viral photo of the pair casually shopping at Sandton City, sparking a nationwide manhunt that ended with their dramatic arrest in Tanzania and extradition back to South Africa in handcuffs.
Beauty and the Bester features courtroom footage and never-before-seen investigative material that peel back the layers of a story where love, manipulation and corruption collide, culminating in a jaw-dropping incident that stunned the country.
Friends and family open up in exclusive interviews, each trying to make sense of the strange and unsettling bond between a respected doctor and her convicted criminal partner, Bester.
Freddie Flintoff's Field of Dreams
Channel: BBC Brit (DStv 120)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Docu-Reality, Sport
Former England cricket star Freddie Flintoff returns to his roots in Preston with an ambitious goal: to build a brand-new cricket team from scratch, made up of local teenagers.
His mission is to reignite a passion for cricket in the community and prove that the sport is for everyone - regardless of background, experience or ability.
However, Freddie quickly discovers that the road ahead won't be easy.
The initial response to his project is lukewarm, and many of the young hopefuls who turn up for try-outs have never picked up a cricket bat before.
Faced with skepticism and a lack of experience, Freddie must dig deep to motivate his new recruits and help them believe in themselves.
Over the following weeks, he works closely with the team, focusing not just on cricketing skills but also on building their confidence, discipline and sense of teamwork.
Through setbacks, breakthroughs and plenty of hard work, the group begins to transform - both on and off the pitch.
Freddie's ultimate aim is to lead his team into their first competitive match, hoping to show that with the right support and determination, anyone can find their place in the game.
It's a story of resilience, community spirit and the power of sport to change lives.
In the series premiere: Freddie Flintoff attempts to create a brand new cricket team from an unlikely group of teens, determined to prove that anyone can play competitive cricket, whatever their background.
Undeterred by the somewhat negative reception to his idea, he holds try-outs in his hometown of Preston and starts a training regime with a group of lively teenagers.
He meets 15-year-old Sean, who has attended several different schools, and 17-year-old Ammar, who moved to the UK six years ago and had never even heard of Freddie.
The boys have a lot to learn in a very short space of time, as they will ultimately be competing against teams that have been playing together for years, whereas most of these boys have never even picked up a cricket bat before.
Although they have just a few weeks of chaotic training and only a vague notion of the rules, Freddie is keen to test the boys' progress and get them to play their first ever cricket match.
However, not everyone in his urban posse is impressed with the rural setting or the traditions of cricket that Freddie is trying to draw them to.
A Killer Among Friends
Channel: Investigation Discovery (DStv 171 / StarSat 223)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: True Crime, Documentary Series
Executive produced and narrated by Jennifer Love Hewitt, this six-part series will explore a group of interconnected individuals who are collectively haunted by a murder of one of their own, serving as the catalyst to unravel secrets, suspicions and betrayals between friends.
Amidst the hunt for a killer, no one is entirely certain who they can trust... or if another member of their friend group might be next.
From college friend groups, close-knit classmates or high school theatre troupes, A Killer Among Friends will spotlight shocking cases of betrayal, jealousy and violence.
As each individual recounts their perspective on the crime or the victim, revelations will bubble to the surface about what really went wrong, as secrets they may have held for years or memories they may have suppressed resurface.
A Killer Among Friends will showcase that each case may not be as simple as it seems - and ultimately reveal who may feel more complicit than they originally claimed.
In the series premiere, "Killer on Campus": Trent DiGiuro, a University of Kentucky football player, is shot and killed while celebrating his 21st birthday with his college buddies.
Even though there are many witnesses, no one can identify the killer.
Investigators question everyone in Trent's inner circle, but no one can think of a single person who would want to hurt the popular athlete.
As the campus reels from the tragedy, Trent's friends fear that the killer was actually targeting one of them and worry that they will come back to finish the job.
Ultimate Wedding Planner
Channel: S3
TX Time: 22h00
Genre: Reality Competition
A whirlwind of love, chaos and creativity as aspiring planners showcase their skills at real weddings.
Eight aspiring wedding planners battle it out to transform six real couples' weddings in just three days under the watchful eye of judges Fred Sirieix, Sara Davies and Raj Somaiya.
For the brave couples, will it be wedded bliss or a nuptial nightmare?
In the series premiere: The competition gets off to an explosive start as the planners transform an industrial Concorde hangar.
The gloves are off as they try to pull off the ultimate high-flying wedding.
Secret Cities 2
Channel: BBC Earth (DStv 184)
TX Time: 19h00
Genre: Documentary, Travel
Art experts Janina Ramirez and Alastair Sooke return to unlock the artistic secrets of three cities: Baku, Beirut and Lisbon.
Together they discover the cultural cornerstones that have sculpted each city throughout history, meeting artists and residents who help them uncover highlights and little-known treasures.
In Lisbon they discover an ancient seaside city shaped by Roman, Arab and Crusader cultures.
In Beirut they learn how the Paris of the Middle East is rising from the ruins of civil war.
And in Baku, Azerbaijan, a quest for artistic treasures reveals a city at a cultural crossroads.
You and Everything Else
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: K-Drama
You and Everything Else chronicles the journey of two friends who have an enduring, complicated love-hate relationship.
They find their lives intricately linked as they cross each other's paths through various phases in life.
From teen years to adulthood, the two friends grow apart - until one is asked to accompany the other through her final days.
Through every chapter - hanging out in school, cheering each other on, growing quietly jealous, saying things they can't take back - we follow a friendship that's as loving as it is painful.
Tempting Fortune
Channel: BBC UKTV (DStv 134)
TX Time: 20h10
Genre: Reality Competition, Adventure, Reality
Paddy McGuinness presents as 12 strangers give up all luxuries in the ultimate test of willpower, to endure a gruelling 18-day trek across the South African wilderness with only basic survival gear as they attempt to reach a shared £300,000 prize at the finish line.
However, the twist is that along the way, they can choose to spend some of that eventual prize money on luxury beds and meals, and not everyone will agree that a bed is worth £3,000.
Temptation has led to the fall of man since we were wandering around the garden of Eden.
Now, in a six-part series, the only test a group of 12 strangers will face is simple: to resist.
In Tempting Fortune, 12 strangers will spend 19 days in paradise.
Arriving with basic survival gear the group will think they have what it takes to become heroes of the latest reality adventure show.
But in order to win the substantial cash prize they will have to resist the temptation to spend any of it, in the ultimate test of willpower.
When the novelty of sleeping in the wilderness, bathing in rivers and eating their dull rations wears off, they will find out that all they crave is awaiting them.
Their wilderness will be full of expensive enticements and at every turn a mirage of home comforts will tempt them to indulge in the luxury on offer.
All of their whims and wishes are there for the taking, but everything has a price.
Giving in to temptation will come at a cost and reduce the prize fund for everyone.
The only way to win is to resist.