Starting on
SABC3 in March, 2009:
Work With MePremiere date: Monday, 2 March 2009 at 20h00
Number of episodes: 8
Work With Me is a comedy series about two attorneys who work together and are married to each other.
Jordan Better is a high-paid attorney at a major law firm. Julie Better is a successful attorney with her own practice, who defends societies less fortunate.
When Jordan quits his job and becomes his wife's law partner, Julie is forced to organise her messy office and relaxed schedule to accommodate Jordan's tidy ways and strict corporate timetable.
Jordan must adjust to the fact that his wife's biggest client isn't the fat old guy he had imagined, but a handsome Lothario.
Meanwhile, Jordan and Julie's assistants, Sebastian and Stacy, are having a difficult time keeping their passionate romance under wraps at work, and the world's most stressed-out relaxation therapist, A.J., works next door.
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Journey To The CorePremiere date: Wednesday, 11 March 2009 at 21h30
Number of episodes: 13
Journey To The Core is a new South African series about new age philosophies.
The show interweaves biographies, dramatic re-creations and advice from local and international “wisdom keepers” and covers the unfolding spiritual journeys of a group of South Africans. Each of their stories present transformational tools and interventions that aim to provide advice on how to make life passionate, purposeful and conscious.
Questions asked across the series include “Who am I?”, “How do we live a life of meaning and purpose?” and “What is the real secret to abiding happiness?”
Episodes are themed and explore various elements including the power of words, science and ethics, art as a tool for developing intuition, laughter as medicine, consciousness based education, mindfulness and meditation.
People profiled include:
- Thabang Skwambane, former investment banker, now a social activist and founder of the Lonely Road Foundation.
- Sunette Pienaar, former church minister and founder of Heartbeat, an organization which cares for 27 000 orphaned and vulnerable children
- Lebo Mashile, internationally acclaimed performance artist, poet and life-skills facilitator.
- Professor Phillip Tobias, scientist, paleoanthropologist and anti-apartheid activist.
- Chintz Bhana, former business executive who now teaches breathing and meditation techniques to maximum security prisoners through the Prison SMART programme.
- Taddy Blecher, pioneer educationist, transcendental crusader and founder of Cida City Campus, the world’s first virtually free university.
- Marko Saravanja, once a Hindu monk, now a values-based educator who’s college Regenesys focuses on spiritual and emotional intelligence in the workplace.
- Colleen Joy Page, artist, author and motivational speaker who teaches people how to distinguish the voice of intuition from the voice of the ego.
The series also features “Wisdom Keepers” who include:
- Dr Baruch Banai, well-known for his transformational workshops Turning Point, Joy Spring and The Mile.
- Dr Rajen Cooppan, Ayurvedic Doctor and philosopher, often described as South Africa’s Deepak Chopra.
- Makheni Motana, who describes herself as an an Afro-Optimist.
- Dr John Demartini, world famous philosopher, author and healer.
- Robin Sharma, best-selling author of “The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari”.
- Lisa Nichols, co-author of “Chicken Soup for the African American Woman” and one of the stars of the movie “The Secret”
- Hector Motau, motivational speaker and professional facilitator.
- Mike Dooley, best-selling American author and a participant in “The Secret”.
- Professor Kriben Pillay, award-winning author and deconstructive philosopher.
- Robin Wheeler, business thinker, author and musician.
- Deshun Deysel, mountaineer and high altitude change specialist.
The show is written and directed by Suniti Kala, and produced by Hooper Productions.
SPECIALS
David Blaine: Drowned AliveOn: Sunday, 22 March 2009 at 20h00
Duration: 1 hour
A special featuring David Blaine's 2006 stunt at Lincoln Centre, New York in which he submerged himself in water for seven days and seven nights in an attempt to break the world record.