Oti Mabuse: My South Africa
Channel: BBC Brit (DStv 120)
TX Time: 19h30
Genre: Documentary
Strictly's Oti Mabuse returns to her childhood home to revisit the people and places that inspired her to be the dancer and woman she is today.
Everyone knows Oti from the dance floor of Strictly, but hers has been a long journey to achieve dancing fame in the UK.
It started in the townships of South Africa.
Oti left South Africa over 10 years ago, and the country has changed radically since then.
She starts back where her family lived: the township of Mabopane near Pretoria.
Here, she goes back to her first school and first dance floor, and there are emotional reunions with her parents and with family and friends from her past.
She tracks the journey her family have taken out of poverty and recounts the struggles for money, safety and recognition.
Oti and her sisters sold flowers on the streets to pay for dance classes.
Now she meets up with Aunt Johanna, who is still running the flower stall.
But the township is not the whole story.
Oti takes a winding road trip across the country, through breathtaking landscape and unfamiliar places.
Along the way, she finds new inspiration from the people she meets: musicians, farmers, dancers, and particularly from the strong women who are building the new South Africa.
She takes in new music and dance styles in Johannesburg, exploring the break-out Amapiano movement created by the young people of the townships.
She takes an emotional detour to the huge resort of Sun City – linked in the UK mind with the excesses of Apartheid - but to Oti the location of the dance floor where she realised she could be an international star.
She drives across the inhospitable reaches of the desert interior.
And she finally stops and visits places that felt unwelcoming when she was on trips with the family as a child.
These are the white Afrikaans areas of South Africa, where conflict over land-rights, race and racism are still very much alive.
She stops at an ostrich farm to meet the Afrikaans farmers who have a very different life and outlook to hers.
From there she travels further west to meet up with a woman breaking free from the expectations of the country's past: the country's first female black winemaker.
Through education and hard work Ntsiki Biyela has climbed from being a cleaner to make it as a major exporter, and a trailblazer in a very conservative industry.
Oti ends her trip in Cape Town, home of her middle sister, Phemelo: the only one of the three Mabuse sisters not to be involved in dance and to have remained in South Africa.
In Cape Town Oti visits Robben Island and reflects on what happened to Nelson Mandela and the political leaders of her country's past.
And she reflects on the dark history that, as one of the 'Born Free' generation, she never knew first hand.
She is also invited by a dance leader into one of the dangerous townships around the tourist centre of the city, where she comes face to face with poverty and drug addiction: the entrenched problems of the present.
Her experiences make her reconsider the struggles her family had, to give her the life that she has led.
And finally this takes her back home to dig more deeply into her own family's past and their struggles under the Apartheid system.
Oti is a joyful companion to take us through this beautiful and diverse country, but this is not a traditional celebrity travelogue.
As a black African, her perspective on her homeland is deeper, more personal and more nuanced than any casual visitor from the UK could bring.
Ultimately Oti finds hope in the changes that have happened, and in the young people and the strong women she meets who are so focused on continuing to drive through that change.
Kaleidoscope
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: Thriller, Action, Drama, Anthology
A master thief and his crew attempt an epic and elaborate heist worth $7 billion dollars - but betrayal, greed and other threats undermine their plans.
Spanning 25 years, Kaleidoscope (previously titled Jigsaw) is an all-new anthology series following a crew of masterful thieves and their attempt to crack a seemingly unbreakable vault for the biggest payday in history.
Guarded by the world's most powerful corporate security team, and with law enforcement on the case, every episode reveals a piece of an elaborate puzzle of corruption, greed, vengeance, scheming, loyalties and betrayals.
How did the crew of thieves plan it? Who gets away with it? Who can be trusted?
Loosely inspired by the real-life story where 70-billion dollars in bonds went missing in downtown Manhattan during Hurricane Sandy, Kaleidoscope consists of eight episodes spanning from 24 years before the heist to six months after.
The crime anthology series takes a non-linear approach to storytelling, building intrigue and suspense uniquely, with Netflix members each having a different immersive viewing experience.
Some members may start with certain episodes (like episodes Yellow or Green), then move deeper into their own personal viewing order with varying episodes (Blue or Violet or Orange, followed by Red or Pink) until the epic White: The Heist story finale.
All viewers will eventually see all episodes, but the order in which they watch the episodes will affect their viewpoint on the story, the characters, and the questions and answers at the heart of the heist.
How will you experience the colours of Kaleidoscope?
Next Level Chef
Channel: eReality (Openview 108)
TX Time: 17h00
Genre: Reality Competition, Food
Chef Gordon Ramsay scours the USA for the very best line cooks, home chefs, social media stars, food truck owners and everything in between, all competing against one another with the goal of finding the food world's newest superstar.
Joined by two elite names in the food world, chefs Nyesha Arrington and Richard Blais, Ramsay and his co-mentors leave no stone unturned, as they each recruit a group of talented chefs and take them under their wings.
Ramsay and his friends attempt to bring out the very best in their cooks, as they all try to find "the one."
Ramsay firmly believes that as long as a chef has the drive, talent and perseverance, he or she can make that climb to the top.
Creativity, consistency and cunning are the recipe for success to make it to the next level, as the competitors adapt to the challenges waiting for them.
Chefs compete for a life-changing $250,000 grand prize and the title of "Next Level Chef."
Below Deck Adventure
Channel: E! (DStv 124)
TX Time: 18h10
Genre: Reality
This series takes you beyond the deck and off the yacht in the latest iteration of the "Below Deck" franchise as passengers paraglide, explore caves and take extreme helicopter rides along the Norwegian Fjords.
The series features thrill-seeking charter guests looking to push their limits for an unforgettable experience along the picturesque landscapes rich in Vikings history.
This season on Below Deck Adventure, Capt. Kerry Titheradge, a skilled captain with decades of experience in waters all over the world, keeps the crew of motor yacht Mercury in line as they cruise through the dangerously narrow yet breathtaking fjords.
He tasks his team to curate the ultimate experience for their guests with excursions as they explore the Valdall Caves and paraglide in Andalsnes - all within the unpredictable, cold waters of Norway.
Chef Jess Condy is a wanderlust who demands excellence; Chief Stew Faye Clarke left her high-power job in the business world to pursue yachting; Stews Oriana Schneps and Kasie Faddah, who arrive with some rocky history having previously worked together, vie for the position of second stewardess.
Bosun Lewis Lupton and deckhands Nathan Morely, Michael Gilman and Kyle Dickard come together in this frigid-water region as some situations get heated when expectations aren't met and interpersonal conflicts come to a head while striving to please their guests.
The yachties hit their fair share of stormy seas and come together to give the charter guests an experience of a lifetime.
Dream: The Lebo Mathosa Story
Channel: S3
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Biopic, Drama
This six-part series illustrates the life and times of celebrated musician Lebo Mathosa, who spiralled to fame as a lead member of the pioneering kwaito group Boom Shaka, before pursuing a solo career.
Lebo went on to climb charts and win a number of the industry's biggest awards.
She also performed at some of the country's most historic events, including a memorable show at Nelson Mandela's 85th birthday party.
The story begins in the heart of the '90s during the kwaito evolution when Mathosa rose to fame and became a household name.
She was renowned for her unapologetic demeanour, provocative dance moves, edgy fashion sense, trendy hairstyles and infectious tunes.
KB Motsilanyane portrays the adult Lebo as she experiences the highs and lows of the music industry, which placed her as a music icon on a global stage.
Bahumi Madisakwane will depict the youthful Mathosa as she traverses the journey of finding her feet and realising her dream.
The Graham Norton Show New Year Special
Channel: BritBox
TX Time: 00h01
Genre: Talk Show, Comedy
Together on Graham's festive sofa for his New Year special are Oscar-winner Olivia Colman (The Crown, Broadchurch) and BAFTA rising star Micheal Ward (Top Boy), discussing their roles in Sam Mendes' powerful romantic drama Empire of Light.
There's also musician, writer and comedy great Hugh Laurie; actor and award-winning stand-up Romesh Ranganathan; footballer Leah Williamson, who captained England's Lionesses to victory in the Euros; and the stars of Cabaret, Callum Scott Howells (It's a Sin) and Madeline Brewer (The Handmaid's Tale), who chat and perform two numbers from the hit West End revival.
Plus, end-of-year stories from the audience in Graham's world-famous Big Red Chair.
Plus, of course, end-of-year stories from the audience in Graham's world-famous Big Red Chair.