Naked & Afraid: Solo
Channel: Discovery Channel (DStv 121)
TX Time: 20h55
Genre: Reality
Naked & Afraid survivalists have endured the most grueling environments on Earth and proved the value of teamwork in overcoming brutal conditions.
In this all-new series, eight of the franchise's most battle-tested survivalists will attempt to endure 21 days completely solo.
This series takes place in some of the most remote and harshest environments in the world - and in locations spread out over three continents.
Whether it's a bug-infested South American rainforest, a frigid African scrubland or a blistering Mexican jungle, each episode follows multiple survivalists as they take on the most difficult challenge of their lives.
With no one to lean on for help, their success depends solely on their own ingenuity, skills and will to survive.
Enduring 21 days naked with a partner is hard enough.
Enduring 21 days solo will test the most experienced survivalists in the world - and bring many to their knees.
Naked & Afraid: Solo will bring back some fan favourites from the franchise, including:
Kaila Cumings, a bladesmith and avid bowhunter who seeks redemption from a previous early tap-out in her XL Next Level challenge in the Amazon;
Terra Short, a trans woman and archer who feels most at home in the wilderness with just their skills and a knife;
Cheeny Plante, a jack-of-all-trades who, as a SERE instructor, has taught critical survival skills to Air Force combatants; and
Jamie Frizzell, a no-nonsense lifeguard, adventurer and bushcraft instructor who survived a 21-day Tribes challenge but tapped on day two of XL Next Level in the Amazon.
The Full Monty
Channel: Disney+
TX Time: 00h01
Genre: Comedy-Drama, Miniseries
Taking place 25 years after the original British smash film, the 8x60' series will follow the same band of brothers as they navigate the post-industrial city of Sheffield, and society's crumbling healthcare, education and employment sectors.
The comedy-drama will uncover what happened to the gang after they put their kit back on, exploring their brighter, sillier and more desperate moments.
It will also highlight how the fiercely funny world of these working-class heroes – still residing in Sheffield – has changed in the intervening decades.
Among the lead cast reprising their roles are Robert Carlyle as Gaz, Mark Addy as Dave, Lesley Sharp as Jean, Hugo Speer as Guy, Paul Barber as Horse, Steve Huison as Lomper, Wim Snape as Nathan and Tom Wilkinson as Gerald.
The series also introduces rising star Talitha Wing, who will play Gaz's teenage daughter, Destiny Schofield.
Other new cast members joining the ensemble include Paul Clayton as Lomper's husband, Dennis.
Miles Jupp stars as recent divorcee and housing officer Darren, who looks up to the Monty men for advice on navigating adult life.
Sophie Stanton plays Hetty, a colleague and friend of Jean, and Phillip Rhys Chaudhary joins as Dilip, deputy headteacher at the school.
Newcomers Dominic Sharkey and Natalie Davies appear as Destiny's mates Cal and Tabani respectively, alongside Arnold Oceng, who plays a talented graffiti artist.
Aiden Cook stars as wise-cracking 12-year-old Twiglet, while Tupele Dorgu portrays Destiny's mother, Yaz.
Joanna Lumley's Trans-Siberian Adventure
Channel: BBC UKTV (DStv 134)
TX Time: 17h10
Genre: Travel, Documentary Series
British actor Joanna Lumley (Absolutely Fabulous) last visited the USSR in 1966 on a modeling job.
Almost 50 years later, she finds herself back there on a romantic rail trip from Hong Kong to Moscow via China and Mongolia.
It's a journey of nearly 6,000 miles from east to west taking in a panorama of vistas, people and places – and immense superpowers steeped in rich history and radical change.
Hong Kong
What will Joanna make of Hong Kong – a place she last visited when she was four?
She begins her eccentric, 6,400-mile journey to Moscow in this illuminating region.
Next, in Beijing, she meets a woman claiming to have known the last Chinese emperor's favourite concubine.
From here, she stops at the Great Wall and travels overnight to Mongolia via the Gobi Desert.
Mongolia
Joanna reaches Mongolia, the mid-point of her 6,400-mile journey along the storied rail route.
Here, she spends time with nomads and visits a giant Genghis Khan statue.
In the capital, Ulan Bator, she tracks down the famous throat-singers.
Next, bound for Russia and the Siberian leg of her trek, she experiences a spot of bother at the border.
Russia
In the final part of her epic trek, the Joanna crosses Siberia.
She visits one of the world's deepest lakes, meets an oligarch and visits Yekaterinburg, where Russia's last royal family were executed.
Moving on to Moscow, she explores Stalin's nuclear bunker, meets local models and returns to the place where she was photographed in 1966 – which first inspired her to take this trip.
Secret Space Escapes
Channel: Real Time (DStv 155)
TX Time: 23h59
Genre: Documentary Series
What's it like to leave Earth to explore the unknown? How does it feel to be in space?
What happens when you're in space and something goes terribly wrong?
Secret Space Escapes reveals terrifying accidents, fights for survival and stories of close calls and near misses by the astronauts who survived them.
The series offers chilling accounts of the challenges of space exploration as told only by the explorers who lived them and the men and women in mission control who helped each team avert disaster.
Recounting missions as recent as 2013, Secret Space Escapes will draw you into the emotional experience of space exploration.
Through first-hand accounts by the astronauts who relied upon science, training, colleagues on Earth and, most importantly, their wits, in order to survive launches, space walks, landings, collisions, outages and other dangerous situations that occurred during their missions.
This is the first time that these near-disasters-turned-triumphs have been told solely from the point of view of the men and women who problem-solved each event - there is no narration in the series, and the stories unfold solely in the words of the people who were there.
In the series premiere, "Fire on the MIR": In 1997 astronauts and cosmonauts Alexsandr on MIR deals with a life-threatening cabin fire and an out-of-control cargo ship.
Also, in 2001 astronaut Chris Hadfield's rookie spacewalk takes a terrifying turn leaving him temporarily blinded in space.
Europe from Above 5
Channel: National Geographic Channel (DStv 181 / StarSat 220)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: Documentary Series
Embark on an aerial adventure as National Geographic premieres a captivating new season of Europe from Above.
From record-breaking Benelux engineering projects to a glittering Mediterranean Christmas in Malta and a puffin rescue project in the Nordic country of Iceland, this all-access aerial documentary lays bare the traditions, innovations and engineering breakthroughs that continue to shape these great modern nations today.
Filmed exclusively from an aerial perspective, Europe's fascinating landscapes are explored from a bird's eye view on a journey through the skyline that reveals unseen splendour.
Exploring Europe's most picturesque, remarkable and enchanting regions, episodes of Europe from Above 5 include:
Mediterranean
This spectacular aerial tour reveals the Mediterranean region as it has never been seen before.
Flying cameras uncover the mesmerizing symmetry of Italy's iconic beach umbrellas, and soar over Croatia's loneliest lighthouse.
We'll take a look at Spain's unique 'human tower' tradition, and witness the transformation of Malta's capital, as the city counts down the days until Christmas.
Spanish Islands
This spectacular aerial tour reveals the Spanish Islands as drone cameras soar over the Canaries, revealing Europe's foremost astronomical observatory, and a unique vineyard thriving in the shadow of a volcano.
We'll explore the Balearic Islands' iconic gothic cathedral as it towers over the harbour of Palma in Mallorca and visit a summer festival of fire.
British Islands
Soaring above the islands of Great Britain, our flying cameras uncover a jaw-dropping beach airport in the Outer Hebrides, a vibrant flower parade on Jersey and the secrets of an island where cars are banned.
We'll take a trip on the world's oldest tram and take in a spectacular Viking fire festival that lights up the winter skies of the Shetlands.
Benelux
This spectacular aerial voyage shows us the Benelux region from a breath-taking perspective.
Flying cameras reveal the exquisite colours of a giant flower carpet coming to life in Brussels, they capture the complex cargo operations at the port of Antwerp-Bruges, discover how the world's biggest storm barrier operates, and soar along as the world's biggest kite takes to the skies.
Alps
This aerial journey shares an elevated perspective of the Alps.
Aerial cameras soar over the Italian Dolomite peaks during a mountain top summer concert, plunge into the valleys of the Swiss Alps alongside cows transported via cable car and reveal an Austrian custom for reawakening Spring.
Continuing the exploration of the Alpine region, we share an elevated perspective of 'sardine' fishing and a snowy hot air balloon ride unlike any other.
Nordics
This spectacular aerial journey reveals the Nordics from a majestic height.
Drone cameras soar over the Swedish Archipelago during an extraordinary competition, fly with extreme sheep herders in the Faroe Islands and reveal a curious collection of people in Finland.
We'll explore the five nations in the Nordic region, from the construction of the world's longest continuous staircase to a magical festive parade unlike any other.
HawthoRNe 2
Channel: S3
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: Drama, Medical Drama
The doors of Richmond Trinity have closed... permanently.
That's the dramatic reality that opens the second season of the medical drama Hawthorne.
The series returns with star and executive producer Jada Pinkett Smith as Christina Hawthorne, a Chief Nursing Officer ready for battle on the front lines of a war against declining patient services and hospital budget cuts.
Hawthorne is told from the point of view of nurses as they struggle against the odds to deliver the best care possible.
As the second season opens, several Richmond Trinity doctors and nurses have been transferred to James River, a failing hospital in terrible shape.
There, Christina butts heads with the ER's head nurse, Gail Strummer, who is extremely set in her ways.
Christina is impressed, however, by the charming Dr. Steve Shaw, who hails from England, and the hard-working ER clerk Marcus Leeds, who has his eye on Camille.
This season, Christina and Tom will try to forge a romantic relationship, especially now that he is no longer serving as Chief of Surgery and can devote more time to patient care and a private life.
Bobbie will once again find herself helping out homeless mother Isabelle.
Ray's lust-hate relationship with Dr. Marshall will hit some snags over Ray's continued feelings toward Candy, who is serving a tour of duty in Afghanistan.
Kelly's confidence as a nurse will slowly build, thanks in part to her work with a nurse (guest star Sarah Gilbert) who's even more insecure.
And Camille takes a step toward adulthood that her mother isn't sure she's prepared to take.
TVSA Show Page: HawthoRNe 2
Secret Restoration
Channel: HISTORY (DStv 186)
TX Time: 20h15
Genre: Reality Makeover, Reality
Inside a century-old tool factory in New England, a group of the nation's top restorers and craftsmen have come together to make dreams come true.
They repair and restore family heirlooms and precious items in secret, and then reveal them to unsuspecting recipients.
From hot rods and pinball machines to guitars and 19th-century canons, and everything in between, no challenge is too great for this skilled group of artisans.
Each episode of Secret Restoration will unearth surprising history, hidden details, and bring to life people's most treasured possessions.
Inthe seriespremiere, "Welcome to the Workshop": A surprise between two brothers, PJ contends with body work, paint, throttle issues and more on a 1980s Honda Minibike.
Meanwhile, restorers Leah and Dave try to bring a father's 1968 Schwinn Sting-Ray back to life for his bike-loving son.
Also, master tinkerer Alfred works to bring back an antique cash register's shine and David gives an old washing machine a new purpose.
Our Planet II
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: Wildlife, Nature, Documentary Series
From the Emmy Award-winning team behind Planet Earth and Our Planet comes Our Planet II.
At any given moment on planet Earth, billions of animals are on the move.
Captured with spectacular and innovative cinematography, Our Planet II unravels the mysteries of how and why animals migrate to reveal some of the most dramatic and compelling stories in the natural world.
In every corner of our world, at any given moment, billions of animals have someplace important to be.
Giant whales, elusive pumas, tiny red crablets, rapacious locusts, elegant cranes – almost every animal migrates, and whether they're traveling in massive packs or taking long, lonely treks across their territory, these animal groups often intersect in symbiotic ways.
They're driven by instinct, following the sun and patterns carved out by their ancestors over millions of years – and the health of our planet depends on it.
But as the climate warms, our ice caps melt, and the impact of humanity spreads into ever more remote regions of the natural world, can these animals adapt to survive?
Once again narrated by David Attenborough for four new episodes focused on the migratory patterns of dozens of animal species as they embark on often life-threatening journeys to feed, breed, and find new homes.
Eye-popping drone shots of stampeding herds crossing vast savannahs mix with revolutionary low-light camera work in the darkest depths of the rainforest.
Stunning underwater footage shows aquatic creatures swimming in patterns as magnificent as the flocks of birds that soar through our skies.
Each episode represents three months of the Earth's orbit, highlighting major animal gatherings and events to showcase the mind-boggling diversity of the animal kingdom as well as rare and never-before-seen moments of animal behaviour.
Each episode ends in a cliffhanger that links it to the next.
Taken as a whole, Our Planet II tells an unprecedented story about overcoming obstacles on a global scale, and the message at the heart of these action-packed, emotional, unforgettable sequences is simple: to preserve the planet we call home, we must preserve the freedom to move.
The Greater Caucasus; The Lesser Caucasus
Channel: Curiosity Channel (DStv 185)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Wildlife, Nature, Documentary Series
The mountains of the Caucasus form a magical border between Europe and Asia.
This miniseries shows the species and landscape diversity of the lesser Caucasus in Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan and the natural wonders between the Black and Caspian Seas.
The Greater Caucasus
The mountains of the Caucasus form a magical border between Europe and Asia.
Filmmaker Henry M. Mix and his crew spent over a year in Russia's highest mountains.
The result is an impressive documentary about the natural wonders to be found between the Black and Caspian Seas.
The Lesser Caucasus - Between Ararat and the Caspian Sea
The mountain worlds of the Caucasus mark the border between Europe and Asia.
The film shows the species and landscape diversity of the lesser Caucasus in Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan.
Love Trip: Paris
Channel: Disney+
TX Time: 00h01
Genre: Reality
An unscripted dating series filmed entirely in Paris.
In Love Trip: Paris, four American girls, unlucky in love in their own country, move into a penthouse in the middle of Paris to find a floor of French suitors waiting to date them.
Is this love trip to Paris their one-way ticket to romance, or are they headed for heartbreak in another language?
The four ladies searching for love include the following:
Caroline
A New York-based personal trainer who is over the US dating scene and thinks there is a strong possibility that her woman could be in Paris.
Rose
A Boston-based real estate agent who has always said she was going to marry a Frenchman, someone who is passionate and romantic.
Lacy
A Nashville-based mental health podcaster who learned French for fun during the pandemic and feels her soul already lives in France.
Lacy loves unique people and feels like labeling her sexuality limits her.
Josielyn
A model based in Los Angeles who feels she hasn't met anyone yet because she was meant to fall in love in Paris.
Guessable? 4
Channel: Comedy Central (DStv 122)
TX Time: 12h40
Genre: Quiz Show, Comedy
Packed with plenty of take-away trivia, Guessable involves two celebrity teams competing to identify the famous name or object inside a mystery box.
Sara Pascoe hosts the show with John Kearns on hand as her assistant, whilst Alan Davies and Darren Harriott are on board as team captains, in a format that puts a twist on classic family games.
In the Season 4 premiere, "The Return of the Fly": Sara, Alan, Darren and sidekick John Kearns welcome Nick Helm, Harriet Kemsley, Michael Dappah and Helen Bauer to play another round of absurd guessing games.
Tribes, Animals & Me
Channel: BBC UKTV (DStv 134)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: Wildlife, Nature, Documentary Series
Gordon Buchanan travels to three remote tribes to learn the wildlife secrets of people who live alongside the iconic and dangerous animals we fear the most.
Anaconda People of the Amazon
Gordon joins a Waorani tribal family in Ecuador's Amazon jungle as they search for giant anacondas.
The tribe know this remote rainforest and its spectacular wildlife better than anyone else.
They teach Gordon their secrets for surviving here, using blow pipes and sharpened sticks to hunt monkeys and wild pigs.
But his greatest challenge is to help them catch and release a massive anaconda, an animal of spiritual importance that could hold the key to their future.
Lion People of the Kalahari
Gordon joins a group of Bushmen in Botswana's Kalahari Desert to learn how to survive on foot among wild lions.
The Ju/'hoansi Bushmen teach Gordon their ancient survival secrets, how to make fire, find honey and gather water from desert plants.
He sees them hunt with poisoned arrows and track predatory lions.
These big cats are a terrifying presence, but can Gordon be brave enough to help his tribal family approach them on foot to retrieve meat to feed the tribe?
Crocodile People of New Guinea
Crocodiles are an animal we fear, and with good reason - they kill hundreds of people each year.
Gordon Buchanan journeys up Papua New Guinea's remote Sepik River to meet the remarkable tribes who have learnt to live with these terrifying reptiles.
Crocodile hunters invite Gordon to join them catching adult crocodiles with their bare hands, and Gordon meets a tribe who believe a giant crocodile protects them from their human enemies.
Does Gordon trust the tribe enough to swim in the giant crocodile's lake?
Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle 10
Channel: BBC Earth (DStv 184)
TX Time: 19h00
Genre: Reality
Adventurer and broadcaster Ben Fogle is back with a new season of the unique programme which sees him meeting more brave individuals who have chosen to venture down an alternative path by setting up home in some of the most remote locations on Earth.
Once again, Ben ventures out to meet more people who've turned their back on the rat-race and set up home in some of the most remote and inhospitable parts of the world.
See Ben interact with the brave individuals who, coming from various walks of life, have chosen to venture down a very different path to what they are used to.
Throughout each episode, Ben discovers the reality of what it's like to leave your daily life behind in search of something different.
Is it daring, or just downright crazy?
In the Season 10 premiere, "Australia": Ben travels to the wilds of Northern Queensland in Australia to meet Bette, who has been dealing with snakes, floods and isolation since moving to the harsh Australian wilderness 30 years ago.