Schuster
Channel: kykNET (DStv 144)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Documentary Series, Afrikaans
Jokester. Prankster. Filmmaker. Storyteller. Mention the name Schuster and everyone knows who you're talking about.
Leon Schuster has been a national phenomenon for decades, and now, for the very first time, his life story will be told in a five-part documentary series.
Recently, Leon was honoured at the Silwerskerm Awards for his contribution to the entertainment industry in South Africa.
Across five episodes, the series explores Leon's childhood in Bloemfontein, his early years as a radio presenter and the success he later had with films like You Must Be Joking and Mama Jack.
The series features interviews with people who have worked alongside Leon and some of those on the receiving end of his famous pranks.
Eddie Eksteen, Carike Keuzenkamp, Jack Parow, Helen Zille, Alfred Ntombela, Rob van Vuuren and Desmond Dube are among the well-known faces sharing their stories.
But it's not all laughs.
In recent years, Leon has faced health challenges, particularly with his back, which has left him in near-constant pain.
For the first time, he speaks candidly about these struggles, as well as the mistakes he has made in both his professional and personal life.
Schuster promises to reveal a side of Leon Schuster that South Africans have never seen before.
While there will be plenty of humour and light-hearted anecdotes, viewers can also expect raw emotion and the proverbial "tears of a clown".
Canadian Pickers
Channel: HISTORY (DStv 186)
TX Time: 20h15
Genre: Reality
Join the Canadian Pickers for an incredible coast-to-coast adventure as they rummage through barns, basements, attics and sheds in search of hidden treasures.
Professional "pickers" Sheldon and Scott will buy anything from motorbikes and memorabilia to folk art and rare albums, and just about anything else they can make a profit on.
But it's not just about the money: it's about great stories, a passion for the past and the thrill of the hunt.
In the series premiere, "On the Cowboy Trail": After kick-starting their Alberta picking expedition at the legendary Blackfoot Truck Stop, Scott goes nuts for a "white man's" totem pole.
But can he and Sheldon wrestle it out of the ground?
Frozen Planet II
Channel: BBC UKTV (DStv 134)
TX Time: 19h00
Genre: Nature, Wildlife, Documentary Series
This six-part series - narrated by David Attenborough - explores the wildlife found in the world's coldest regions: the Arctic and Antarctic, high mountains, frozen deserts, snowbound forests and ice-cold oceans.
From polar bears to penguins, and from snow monkeys to Siberian tigers, each species must overcome a unique set of challenges to endure its extreme environment.
In the series premiere, "Frozen Worlds": Journeying from pole to pole, we reveal the surprising frozen worlds that exist across the planet and the remarkable animals that make them their home.
We begin our journey in the far south, in the most hostile place on Earth, the frozen continent of Antarctica.
After being raised on the ice in winter, emperor penguin chicks find themselves abandoned by their parents in spring.
To survive, they must find their own way across the treacherous sea ice to the rich waters of the Southern Ocean.
The waters surrounding Antarctica may be the richest of all, but they are also home to an exceptionally sophisticated predator, the killer whale.
To reach their favoured prey, Weddell seals, a family of killer whales have learnt to generate their own waves, washing the seals off their ice floes.
It's a technique that has been passed down over generations and is coordinated by the family matriarch, who can be over 100 years old.
Leaving Antarctica and travelling north, we discover frozen habitats that are created by altitude.
The greatest of these is the Himalaya, the tallest mountain range on Earth, which contains so much ice and snow it is known as the third pole.
In the shadow of the Himalaya lies a vast frozen grassy plain that is home to the fluffiest cat in the world, Pallas's cat.
It may have extremely dense fur, but if it's to survive the Mongolian winter, it needs to catch lots of gerbils and voles.
Easier said than done when you only have short legs and paws that are sensitive to the cold.
North of the Great Steppe lies the boreal forest, which encircles the continents of North America, Europe and Asia, and remains frozen for six months of the year.
Prowling these forests in the far east of Russia is the Siberian tiger, the largest cat in the world.
In winter, it is on the lookout for black bears hibernating in caves, a high-risk strategy that only a cat of this size would attempt.
Above the boreal forest, we cross into the Arctic Circle, where conditions become so extreme that trees can no longer grow.
This is the tundra. Living here are relics of the last ice age, musk ox.
In spring, their calves face a far greater danger than the cold, grizzly bears.
Encounters can be brutal, but if just a few calves survive the gauntlet, the herd's future is secure.
To the north of the tundra is the Arctic Ocean, the only ocean that can completely freeze over.
Living here is one of the most peculiar animals on Earth, the hooded seal.
Males have extraordinary inflatable noses, producing a bright red balloon out of their left nostrils.
One male hopes this will make him irresistible.
All of the frozen habitats share one thing in common: the threat posed by today's climate change.
Travelling to the island of Greenland, home to the largest body of ice in the northern hemisphere, we witness how global warming is melting its ice cap at faster rates than ever before, with profound consequences for global sea levels.
Lastly, we visit the Arctic's most iconic resident, the polar bear, as a mother bear struggles to provide for her cubs in a world of shrinking sea ice.
The Real Housewives of London: Meet the Wives
Channel: E! (DStv 124)
TX Time: 22h00
Genre: Reality
Meet the six fabulous ladies leading The Real Housewives of London.
There are three-minute profiles for Juliet Angus, Amanda Cronin, Karen Loderick-Peace, Juliet Mayhew, Panthea Parker and Nessie Welschinger.