MARINES
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: Docu-Reality, Documentary Series
This military documentary series follows the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit as they conduct high-stakes combat exercises in the Pacific.
MARINES is a coming-of-age docuseries following the members of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), the US military's "force in readiness" in the Pacific.
With unparalleled access to the US Marine Corps, the series offers an inside look into the rigorous trainings and emotional moments of young Marines as they forge bonds while grappling with the complexities of life at sea.
Selling Ireland's Most Exclusive Homes
Channel: The Home Channel (DStv 176 / Openview 113)
TX Time: 09h00
Genre: Reality
Selling Ireland's Most Exclusive Homes takes a deep dive inside some of the most amazing and expensive houses on the market in Ireland.
The series gives viewers a sneak peek into the world of high-end property sales.
We follow estate agents around the country as they bring some of Ireland's most luxurious and pricey homes to market.
The series showcases the very best in prestigious properties, imagining life in aristocratic country mansions, chic city apartments, quirky castles, beachfront pads, uber-stylish urban villas and even a remote lighthouse.
We meet the agents tasked to sell these exclusive homes and the owners fortunate enough to live in them.
We interview interior designers, architectural historians and other experts who bring the stories of these houses to life.
In the series premiere:
- An interior design team prepare an enormous mansion for sale,
- there's a windswept coastal home with secret tunnels and connections to Gone with the Wind,
- a modern architectural masterpiece,
- a historic country house where James Cagney once partied,
- and an expertly renovated Regency-style gem.
Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle 8
Channel: S3
TX Time: 22h00
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 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 8 premiere, "Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria": Ben travels to the vast forests of the Rhodope Mountains in Bulgaria to join Miriam and her husband Peter, a couple who have chosen life as nomads, hiking through some of the world's most striking wildernesses.
Listing Mauritius
Channel: BBC UKTV (DStv 134)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Reality
It's all about gorgeous beaches, stunning sunsets and luxury homes on Listing Mauritius.
This 10-part series is a continuation of the franchise that first caught the attention of South African audiences with Listing Jozi, followed by Listing Cape Town.
The Listing franchise has now ventured beyond the South African border to the idyllic island of Mauritius.
With exotic landscapes, the perfect tropical weather, and cities steeped in cultural richness, Mauritius is often seen as a dream vacation destination.
However, Listing Mauritius reveals how the island has also emerged as a premier location for luxury real estate for global investors - from luxury villas to boutique hotels to beachfront penthouses.
In the first five episodes we are introduced to the luxury real estate agents who specialise in helping clients find their dream homes on the island, offering exclusive inside looks at stunning new properties across Mauritius.
Listing Mauritius follows the agents as they navigate high-stakes challenges and marathon property tours along the West and North coasts.
For those who love a touch of history, the series also takes viewers on a journey through historical properties in Port Louis, alongside showcasing new luxury homes in Pointe d'Azur.
In the series premiere: Mridula reveals incredible luxury in the Anahita Resort in Beau Champ, Samuel is working in La Balise, and Rinie and Manon show a huge estate in Bel Hombre.
Caroline Flack: Search for the Truth
Channel: Disney+
TX Time: 10h00
Genre: Documentary
Caroline Flack: Search for the Truth examines the shocking story of Caroline Flack, Love Island presenter and one of Britain's biggest stars.
After her arrest in 2019, she became the target of a relentless media storm.
Vilified in the press and online, her world spiralled - ending in tragedy when she took her own life.
This two-part Disney+ documentary follows Caroline's mother, Christine, as she investigates the truth about her daughter's final months - uncovering new shocking details, asking difficult questions and exposing the misrepresentations, pressures and failures from institutions and decision makers that shaped Caroline's final days.
With access to powerful testimony from Caroline's inner circle and those who were there, the series tells the story she never got to share and reveals an unprecedented look at what really happened to Caroline Flack.
Baggage Battles 5
Channel: Discovery Channel (DStv 121)
TX Time: 16h40
Genre: Reality
Following the colourful personalities who make a living buying items at auctions is a favorite subject of TV producers.
Baggage Battles depicts the process of "auction specialists" bidding for, buying and reselling property found in unclaimed luggage.
It features three teams of bidders:
- Laurence and Sally Martin, who have appeared on Storage Wars, appraising items in their California antiques store,
- young entrepreneur Mark Meyer, who owns a Long Island, N.Y. thrift store,
- and Billy Leroy, the proprietor of Billy's Antiques and Props, a famous eclectic prop and antique store in the Bowery neighbourhood of Manhattan.
In the Season 5 premiere, "Prohibitive Costs": At an estate auction in Huntingdon, Quebec, Valerie gets her hands on an old gangster hat that belonged to Meyer Lansky.
Also, Mark leaves Billy crying over an expensive native baby carrier.
In the second episode of the weekday double bill, "Formula for Success": In Montreal, Valerie hopes her hometown advantage will bring her good fortune and demise to the guys.
Pool Kings 9
Channel: Real Time (DStv 155)
TX Time: 15h50
Genre: Reality, Home Improvement
When it comes to dream pools, Kelly Caviness and his team of backyard renovation professionals at Caviness Landscape Design in Oklahoma have the expertise to turn them into reality and create extravagant, award-winning oases for their clients.
From cascading waterfalls to show-stopping backyard water parks and mind-blowing infinity pools, the sky is the limit when the guys are on the job.
But no matter the terrain or the obstacles, Kelly and his inventive experts have what it takes to turn a drab and dry backyard into a water wonderland.
In the Season 9 premiere, "Spa Fabulous": Paul and Charles create a custom oasis for a military veteran and his family, including a jumping rock with plenty of splash area for the kids, a spacious Baja shelf, a customised overflow plunge spa, and a poolside bar area for entertaining guests.
In the second episode of the daily double bill, "Cliffside Dreams": In San Antonio, the Kings take full advantage of a family's beautiful property by designing an expansive pool with a Baja shelf, swim-up bar, giant infinity edge, and a massive two-story deck where the homeowners can enjoy their cliff-side view.
The Ultimate Braai Master 5
Channel: BBC UKTV (DStv 134)
TX Time: 18h05
Genre: Reality Competition, Food
The Ultimate Braai Master is an outdoor cooking show which features various teams of two, each made up of a Braai Buddy and the Braai Master.
They travel to different parts of the country and compete against each other by cooking different dishes on the open flame.
The teams are given different cooking challenges and each week, the weakest team faces elimination.
Hosted by Justin Bonello, the show promises a jam-packed and delicious season with prizes worth R2-million up for grabs.
This year's judges are Executive Chef and CEO of Kitchen Cowboy, Pete Goffe-Wood, and Tsogo Sun Executive Chef, Benny Masekwameng.
Teams hailing from KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Gauteng and the Western Cape will be competing for the winning title of Ultimate Braai Master.
The teams were selected from thousands of hopeful contestants that auditioned for the show.
They were expected to creatively come up with braai dishes to wow the judges and inspire viewers.
Contestants travelled to tourist attractions like the Drakensberg Mountains, Gamtoos River in the Eastern Cape, Letsatsi Game Lodge in the Free-State and Wavecrest Hotel & Spa in the Wild Coast of Eastern Cape, among others.
This season sees teams engage in different outdoor activities while braaing their hearts out.
The teams explore extraordinary methods of surviving and consuming food prepared entirely on the fire.
The show kicks off in Cape St Francis with a series of challenges at the Gamtoos River Mouth.
This year, 10 teams from all walks of life were handpicked from a pool of hundreds, interviewed and auditioned face to face by the executive team and the Braai Master himself, Justin Bonello.
Contestants with varied food skill sets competed against each other, all in order to win the title of this year's Ultimate Braai Master, R200,000 worth of vouchers from Game stores, a brand new Suzuki Grand Vitara valued at R400,000 and a further R400,000 in cash, amongst other prizes.
For more, with descriptions of the competing teams, go here:
TVSA Show Page: The Ultimate Braai Master 5
Father Brown 3
Channel: S3
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: Comedy-Drama, Period Drama, Police Procedural
A charismatic, crime-busting priest gets on his bike to solve crimes in an idyllic Cotswolds village.
Set in the 1950s in the heart of the beautiful English countryside, Mark Williams stars as Father Brown, the Catholic priest who also happens to have a particular talent for solving crimes, in this adaptation of GK Chesterton's novels.
Father Brown's world is quintessentially English: drawing rooms in large country houses, miles of countryside, village halls and secret gardens, as well as country fairs, railway stations and rural parish churches.
Many years spent hearing his parishioners' confessions have given him an uncanny insight into the origins of evil and the workings of the criminal mind.
Each episode sees the enigmatic priest investigate a crime in his own particular way.
Full of humour and compassion, but with a big dramatic twist each time, this series remains true to the period charm of the original character and setting while bringing a contemporary edge to the storytelling.
In the Season 3 premiere, "The Man in the Shadows": Father Brown finds himself embroiled with MI5, which puts Lady Felicia in a compromising position.
To protect secrets in her own past, will she betray her friend?