The Hatcher Family Dairy
Channel: Nat Geo Wild (DStv 182 / StarSat 221)
TX Time: 18h00
Genre: Docu-Reality
This documentary series follows the unpredictable and funny lives of the Hatcher family, which runs a dairy farm and veterinary practice in Tennessee.
The Hatcher family's lives can be described as a nonstop circus of animals, farming and family.
They operate 500 acres of farmland full of cows while balancing a veterinary clinic, a mobile vet service and a creamery.
In the series premiere, "Udderly Challenging": Dr. Jennifer proves her brother Charles is the ultimate dairyman when she challenges him to identify his cows by their udders.
When a cow is found with a serious hoof injury, Dr. Jennifer and Charles work together to save her life only for the cow to then have another emergency.
And Mamma Hatcher takes a new approach to fight off a pesky hawk with eyes set on her beloved chickens.
Marine Mammals: Born to Swim
Channel: Curiosity Channel (DStv 185)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Wildlife, Documentary
Marine mammals are among the most loved creatures on the planet, but because they live in a world that's hostile to us, where it's hard to follow them, much of their lives remain a mystery, adding to their mystique and appeal.
Emily in Paris 3
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: Comedy-Drama
Say "oui" to new possibilities...
Emily, an ambitious 20-something marketing executive from Chicago, unexpectedly lands her dream job in Paris when her company acquires a French luxury marketing company — and she is tasked with revamping their social media strategy.
Emily's new life in Paris is filled with intoxicating adventures and surprising challenges as she juggles winning over her work colleagues, making friends and navigating new romances.
One year after moving from Chicago to Paris for her dream job, Emily finds herself at a crucial crossroads in every aspect of her life.
Faced with two very different paths, Emily will have to decide exactly where her loyalties lie — at work and in her romantic life — and what those decisions mean for her future in France, all while continuing to immerse herself in the adventures and surprising twists and turns that life in Paris provides.
It's a Wild Christmas
Channel: Curiosity Channel (DStv 185)
TX Time: 22h00
Genre: Wildlife, Nature, Documentary
Wintertime, high up north.
Glittering frost covers the ground; drifting snowflakes fill the air.
It's a time to rest, save energy and take life slow; for humans, animals and plants.
Or is it?
Wintertime in Earth's northern hemisphere simply means one thing – it's summer in the southern half of our planet.
While polar nights engulf the extreme north, the south enjoys – or suffers from – sizzling spells of weather.
Imagine: tall grass sways in a summer breeze; enter – a snow-white wallaby.
That's as Christmassy as it gets around here in the eastern part of Tasmania.
In late December temperatures average around 25 degrees Celsius.
Even though their optical disguise is far from perfect, these marsupials have no problem surviving.
Tasmania is low on wallaby-hunting predators, and so, although the albino wallaby's snow-white fur stands out against the field of green grass, it can stop for a minute; enjoy the cooling breeze without fear of attack.
Back in the North, surviving Christmas requires special skills – skills that dall sheep, snow hares and bison have mastered.
And Christmas time brings new family additions.
In Canada, a grey jay has made its nest in the icy cold.
While other animals still hibernate or flee to warmer, more southern regions, these birds make clever use of local conditions.
They build their nests facing the southwest so they have a better chance of catching the rare, precious rays of the winter sun in this land devoid of warmth.
When their chicks hatch, they'll be amongst the first in the forest – an advantage over their competitors.
Far away in the south, one of the last stops before the Antarctic – a little island covered in glaciers at the other end of the world: South Georgia.
Around Christmas, this is a summer paradise for some two million king penguins.
It is their most important breeding ground – and soon, chicks will be everywhere.
For Christmas dinner, cold, fresh fish pulp is served – as starter, main dish and desert...
Around the globe, colourfully decorated trees are a popular way to celebrate Christmas around the globe.
But on the Great Barrier Reef, a very special type of animal takes on the role – the Christmas tree worm.
At home amidst the beautiful hues of the coral reef, this worm adds yet another flamboyant splash of colour with its feather-like tentacles shaped like Christmas trees.
From Alaska to the tropics, all of nature celebrates life on a wild, silent Christmas night.
Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle
Channel: BBC UKTV (DStv 134)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: Reality
Adventurer Ben Fogle lives with different people who inhabit some of the most remote locations in the world.
He lives among those who've chosen to turn their backs on a life dominated by debts and daily grind and go in search of something different.
He questions whether these extreme adventures and extraordinary individuals might tempt him to move his family and give up his own comfortable life in London.
But who are the people who have the guts to escape forever?
Is it daring or just down-right crazy?
Ben wants to discover the reality of leaving it all behind in favour of tough, harsh conditions, where war with mother-nature is a daily battle... as he finds out where the wild men are.
I Am a Killer 4
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: True Crime, Documentary Series
Death row inmates convicted of capital murder give firsthand accounts of their crimes in this documentary series.
I Am a Killer gives those serving life sentences the opportunity to tell their story from their own perspective while interviews with the victims, their families and detectives allow viewers to see both sides of the story.
This emotionally confrontational approach brings you face to face with a killer, making it impossible to watch without your opinions constantly changing during the course of the episode.
Prosecutors, defence attorneys, investigators, friends and relatives of the victims and convicted felons offer their perspective on the tragic events and the players involved.
New facts emerge, previously hidden motives are discovered, rare glimpses of humanity are revealed and strange twists of the United States legal system exposed.
Some victims' loved ones offer forgiveness; others demand retribution.
First-person killer testimonies, insider access into the prison system and exceptional contributors present unparalleled insight into the minds and motivations of these real-life murderers.