Inside Airport Lost & Found
Channel: National Geographic Channel (DStv 181 / StarSat 220)
TX Time: 18h50
Genre: Docu-Reality
Go behind the scenes of America's busiest airports to uncover the surprising stories behind what travellers leave behind.
From priceless watches and sacred garments to prosthetic eyeballs and even taxi-dermied animals, some of the things that travellers leave behind at airports are stranger – and more revealing – than you might expect.
National Geographic invites you into this hidden world with Inside Airport Lost and Found, a series that lifts the lid on what really happens after the boarding gate closes and the luggage carousel stops spinning.
The series follows the dedicated teams of airport investigators across the USA as they work tirelessly to reunite travellers with their lost belongings or guide those items toward an unexpected second life.
Each episode tracks the journey of lost items from the moment they're discovered to their final destination.
Audiences are taken deep into airport lost-and-found offices, where staff act as part detective, part problem-solver, handling everything from Rolex watches and wedding rings to vital medication and large sums of cash.
With thousands of items passing through their hands, the stakes are often higher than they seem.
The series also follows certain items beyond the airport, including their journey to the famous Unclaimed Baggage Centre in Alabama, where unclaimed belongings are catalogued, sold, or auctioned.
Along the way, the show reveals the sheer scale of lost property passing through airports every year – and the human stories attached to it.
Inside Airport Lost and Found shines a light on the people behind the process, capturing the care and persistence of teams determined to return meaningful items to their owners.
The episodes feature unforgettable discoveries, including a live dog, a soldier's uniform, vintage Air Jordans and culturally significant First Nations regalia, each with its own story waiting to be uncovered.
The series also serves as a timely reminder that many lost items are held for a limited period before being donated or sold, and that recovery is often possible.
At its heart, this is a series about chance, responsibility and unexpected connection – where one person's lost bag can become another person's found treasure.
Inside Airport Lost and Found answers questions every traveller has asked at least once: what really happens to all the suitcases, bags and belongings lost at airports and on planes?
In answering this question, National Geographic takes you inside a world rarely seen, yet instantly relatable.
The Truth vs. Alex Jones
Channel: M-Net (DStv 101)
TX Time: 22h00
Genre: Documentary
Filmed over four years with unprecedented access, The Truth vs. Alex Jones chronicles the riveting courtroom drama of two defamation lawsuits brought by Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims' families against Alex Jones and his website, InfoWars.
While exploring the scope and ripple effects of Jones' brand of conspiracy-minded media, the film follows the families' legal efforts to hold him accountable for spreading lies about them and their children.
The cases culminate in a historic award of nearly $1.5-billion in damages, followed by Jones declaring bankruptcy.
Filthy Fortunes 2
Channel: Discovery Channel (DStv 121)
TX Time: 20h05
Genre: Reality
Across the United States, unclaimed valuables lie buried within ordinary people's attics, basements and garages.
In Filthy Fortunes, modern day treasure hunter and the "King of Hoards," Matt Paxton, travels around the country in search of rare, big-ticket items hidden in some of the most cluttered, filthy homes imaginable.
His priority is to clean out the overloaded properties and sell his finds as quickly and for as much money as possible to secure the ultimate payday for him and his clients.
Matt, along with expert appraiser Mike Kelleher and clean-out manager Kayland Brock take on the biggest, most dangerous and physically demanding jobs to transform both the houses and the lives of those in desperate need of their help.
Using their combined expertise, the team will overcome unique challenges to uncover historical finds - spanning a Mickey Mantle rookie card to John Wilkes Booth's actor bill card, to misprinted stamps, rare coin collections, vintage toys, military memorabilia, and much more - totaling a profit of nearly a half million dollars.
Before the treasure hunt can begin, Matt will assess the property to determine potential costs associated with the clean-out and estimate the value of items hidden inside the hoard.
With each property, he wagers that he'll discover enough to cover all the costs and make a profit.
Matt takes all the risk, and if all goes according to plan, it's a win-win situation for both him and the client.
In the Season 2 premiere, "Big Bangs for Big Bucks": A widower's home is so dangerously packed and impassable that his family will no longer visit.
Matt's team scrambles to sell boats, vintage motorcycles, and barbershop equipment.
A surprise find of unique Magic Johnson memorabilia could score big bucks.