Original Gangsters with Sean Bean
Channel: HISTORY (DStv 186)
TX Time: 19h25
Genre: Documentary Series, History, Docu-Drama
Sean Bean (Game of Thrones) takes you through a rogue's gallery of history's greatest and most iconic gangsters, exploring how they rose to the top of their criminal empires and how the impact of their legacies still affects us today.
Using the latest technology, each meticulously researched episode blends cinematic re-enactments with exclusive interviews from experts and family members – many speaking for the first time on camera – bringing these gripping stories to life like never before.
The series uncovers never-before-seen details about the lives and times of these legendary figures, including Al Capone, Stephanie St Clair, Billy Kimber and The Real Peaky Blinders, Billy Hill and The Krays.
Episode 1 - Al Capone
The incredible story of legendary Chicago gangster Al Capone's meteoric rise and catastrophic fall, featuring the never-before-seen testimony of family members and exclusive interviews with the world's leading Capone experts.
Episode 2 - The Real Peaky Blinders
Uncovering the men who were the real-life inspiration for the BBC series of the same name. Exploding myths, uncovering rumour and using expert testimony to get at the truth of these men who ruled the midlands.
Episode 3 - Stephanie St Clair
An unprecedented deep dive into Stephanie St Clair, the woman they called The Queen of Harlem, who ran the city's numbers rackets and faced off against all rivals without ever breaking a sweat.
Episode 4 - Billy Hill & The Krays
Billy Hill, the Godfather of London, the man who taught the infamous Kray Twins everything they knew, gets his turn in the spotlight alongside, for the first time ever, an exclusive interview with Hill's only son, Justin.
Big Zuu & AJ Tracey's Rich Flavours
Channel: BBC Lifestyle (DStv 174)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Food, Travel, Reality
TV chef Big Zuu is teaming up with his cousin and multi-platinum selling rapper AJ Tracey for a global culinary experience like no other.
This three-part series takes you on an exciting journey to explore the world's most expensive and outrageous dishes.
But the dynamic duo won't just be sampling the food - they'll be immersing themselves in the culture, customs and stories surrounding these unique dining experiences, offering a glimpse into the world of ludicrous luxury.
Travelling across East Asia, North America and Europe, this extravagant culinary investigation sees Big Zuu and AJ Tracey uncover the places and people behind these premium plates.
South Korea
Starting in Seoul, the pair meet with Korean millionaires who are used to the finer things in life, grabbing food at the five-star Signiel Hotel – the city's tallest building where rooms cost up to £14,000 a night, and where 16x Michelin-star chef Yannick Alléno has a high tea that costs £100 per person.
They then head to meet up with a Mukbang YouTube star who earns up to £100,000 a month from people watching her eat.
After a quick trip to a corner store, a Korean barbecue platter worth £850, and sampling Korean-fried chicken, the pair then go ginseng farming, before cooking up a meal for Korean nobility, Yi Seok.
The Scottish Highlands
Up in Bonnie Scotland, Zuu and AJ head to the luxury "old money" estates of the rich and high society.
They eat the most expensive haggis in the world (coming in at £4,000), sample scotch whiskey, ride carriages, go fishing and hunting, before putting their own spin on classic Scottish cuisine.
New York
Finishing the series in the concrete jungle, Zuu and AJ check out how the 1%ers of New York splash their cash.
Sampling $2,000 gold leaf pizza - the most expensive in the world - the pair put in a shift at the 2-Michelin starred Modern kitchen, and try $3,000 jacket potatoes at the Mark, and AJ's favourite pizza place.
They end their time in the Big Apple by serving up food for the suits on Wall Street from a pizza van.
Tracker 3
Channel: Disney+
TX Time: 10h00
Genre: Action, Drama
Tracker stars Justin Hartley as Colter Shaw, a lone-wolf survivalist who roams the US as a reward seeker.
He uses his expert tracking skills to help private citizens and law enforcement solve all manner of mysteries while contending with his own fractured family.
The series is based on the novel The Never Game by Jeffery Deaver.
In the Season 3 premiere, "The Process": As Colter grapples with the shocking truth surrounding his father's death, Russell joins forces with his brother to help track down the missing wife and daughter of one of Reenie's clients.
Their reunion finds them mixed up in a chain of events involving a sinister underground operation known as "The Process".
Samukeleni
Channel: Mzansi Wethu (DStv 163)
TX Time: 18h00
Genre: Reality
You saw them on Forever Thina, when couples went against all odds and married without their families' approval.
The three couples are back on Samukeleni, seeking blessings for their respective unions post the wedding.
On this spin off show, the couples are embarking are on a different journey: acceptance from their families and loved ones of their relationship and shot gun weddings.
The end goal is to not only have their relatives acknowledge their unions but to also embrace these marriages by giving them the blessing and respect that they deserve.
Samukeleni is an extension of the conversation that started on Forever Thina and aims to answer the question: What happened after the wedding?
The show also answers questions like: What happens next in the newly wedded couples' lives? What obstacles and turmoil await?
Apart from seeking their families' acceptance, they also have to tackle some contentious issues including paying ilobolo, blending their families, dealing with fertility issues and so much more.
Inside Royal Kensington and Chelsea
Channel: BBC UKTV (DStv 134)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Documentary Series
In the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, explore hundreds of years of fascinating history whilst also delving into the lives of the Royals and the super rich who inhabit the wealthiest district in Britain.
Steeped in history, the Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is where luxury living is the norm and Royals are always popping down from the palace.
We discover how monarchs and aristocrats shaped the borough, and delve into the neighbourhood's glamorous past.
From homes worth over £20-million to the most exclusive of private members clubs, from gardens fit for the King to patisserie to impress a Princess, this four-part series is an invitation to Britain's wealthiest and most exclusive borough.
In this glossy, regal series we take a table at Princess Diana's favourite restaurants, have hair styled by Kate Middleton's most-trusted stylist, learn the secrets of royal birthday parties and go behind palace doors to visit a Queen's bedroom at Kensington Palace.
In the series premiere, we're house hunting on Knightsbridge - one of Britain's priciest streets.
We also join Palace resident Princess Michael of Kent judging at the annual Chelsea Bun Competition, before heading into the Royal Borough's most famous home, Kensington Palace.
There we meet the King's Bargemaster, whose job is to carry the monarch on water... and their crown jewels on land.
Mafia: Most Wanted
Channel: HISTORY (DStv 186)
TX Time: 20h15
Genre: Documentary Series, Docu-Drama
This documentary series follows the rise of the powerful 'Ndrangheta criminal syndicate from Calabria to Toronto and its numerous clashes with the law.
Mafia: Most Wanted is a three-part series that reveals the inner workings of a crime family and the global empire of a terrifying criminal organisation.
Exclusive interviews with mob enforcers, never-before-seen archival footage, wiretaps and gritty cinematic recreations take you deep into the underworld of organised crime, told by the people who betrayed them, and the cops they didn't see coming.
We go inside the 'Ndrangheta, a criminal organisation that began in Calabria, Italy and how, over 50 years, Toronto became more important to the Italian Mafia than the motherland.
Master storytellers and fascinating characters drawn from the worlds of the mob, the police and the media unveil a story that until now, has never been told.
Salvage Hunters 10
Channel: Discovery Family (DStv 136)
TX Time: 17h35
Genre: Reality
As owner of one of the largest decorative salvage yards in the United Kingdom - Fabulously British Salvage - Drew Pritchard is always looking for new pieces to replenish his shop, and he has no problem scouring the countryside to find them.
This series follows Drew all over the country, including some privileged estates, as he hunts for old and forgotten pieces of history.
But finding them is only part of the business; Drew must then convince the owner of each item to sell it to him at a fair price, then it's off to the salvage yard, where his team restores it to its original shine before it can be sold for profit.
In the Season 10 premiere, "Banham Zoo": Drew finds a mysterious piece of black pottery in Lancashire, locates an exotic piece in a zoo in East Anglia and fiercely haggles with an old foe in a nearby salvage yard.
In the second episode of the weekly double bill, "Old Rectory": In this episode, Drew attends a large country house sale, is called to a classic gentlemen's outfitters that is closing, and finds his oddest purchase ever from a vintage dealer.