MacGyver
MacGyver
Channel: eExtra (Openview 105 / DStv 195 / StarSat 489)
TX Time: 17h50
Genre: Action, Comedy-Drama
MacGyver, a reimagining of the classic series, is an action-adventure drama about 20-something Angus "Mac" MacGyver, who creates a clandestine organisation within the U.S. government where he uses his extraordinary talent for unconventional problem solving and vast scientific knowledge to save lives.
Joining his team on high-risk missions around the globe is maverick former CIA agent Jack Dalton; Riley Davis, an unpredictable computer hacker with a chip on her shoulder; Wilt Bozer, Mac's roommate and the newest agent on the team; and Matty Weber, a legend in Covert Ops, and the new Director of Operations at the Phoenix Foundation.
Under the aegis of the Department of External Services, MacGyver takes on the responsibility of saving the world, armed to the teeth with resourcefulness and little more than bubble gum and a paper clip.
Nadiya's Party Feasts
Channel: BBC Lifestyle (DStv 174)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Food, Special
Nadiya Hussain is throwing a party - and everyone is invited. The winner of The Great British Bake Off 2015 returns to TV for a one-off special to share her favourite celebration dishes that fill the table with vibrant colour, amazing aromas and fantastic flavours.
She's making the perfect food to hand around and share, like melt in the mouth halloumi chips and sticky lamb ribs, hearty beef chilli and pomegranate parsley tabbouleh.
As well as preparing mouth-watering dishes and desserts, Nadiya meets people from around the UK who have their own special reasons to celebrate.
I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant 2
Channel: Real Time (DStv 155)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: Documentary Series, Docu-Drama
This series explores the astonishing stories of women who conceive and carry their babies all the way to labour, completely unaware of their pregnancies.
Accounts include Abbigale, who goes to the bathroom and is astounded when she looks in the toilet and sees she delivered a baby, when she didn't even know she was pregnant. She must react quickly to try to save her newborn.
Also, 34-year-old Angel suffers from endometriosis and decides to end the constant pain with a hysterectomy. When she goes to the doctor for a pre-operation examination, she finds that she's 32 weeks pregnant... and didn't even know it.
The series also addresses the many dangers both mother and baby face under these rare - and unusual - circumstances. How did they get through it?