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New on TV today: Monday 28 August

Written by Shows Editor from the blog New Shows and Seasons on 28 Aug 2023
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Music is My Life

Channel: SABC1
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: Documentary, Music

Music is My Life

Music is My Life provides an engaging account of the life of Joseph Shabalala and his rise to international fame with his band Ladysmith Black Mambazo.

The film covers the full breadth of the singer's life, from his early years in rural South Africa to the band's global success in the wake of their contributions to Paul Simon's massively successful Graceland – which, despite breaking rank with the cultural boycott, went on to become one of South Africa's most-loved albums.

As well as the story of that album, including archive footage from the recording sessions, the film also documents the complex history of Isicathamiya music – the musical idiom whose boundaries he helped to expand – in terms of the political and musical forces that helped to form it.

Along with footage from the Graceland recording sessions, the film introduces us to many of the luminaries who worked with Shabalala, including Dolly Parton, Whoopi Goldberg and Stevie Wonder.

Filmed over five years, Music is My Life gives extraordinary access to Shabalala's creative process.

Locating his music at the heart of the South African experience as well as in its physical heartlands, Music is My Life is an engaging tribute to one of the country's most distinct musical forms and the man with the beautifully resonant voice who made it famous.
 

The Fatal Attraction Murder

Channel: CBS Justice (DStv 170 / StarSat 222)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: True Crime, Documentary Series

The Fatal Attraction Murder

When Carolyn Warmus was tried for killing her lover's wife, Betty Jeanne Solomon, the unapologetic, attractive young elementary school teacher from a wealthy family was named "The Fatal Attraction Killer" by the press.

The moniker, borrowed from the popular film due to the stunning similarities between the movie and the trial, was a label Warmus couldn't shake.

The story of an affair that seemingly led to murder was a sensation, quickly garnering front-page news status and relentless coverage across television.

Reporters from around the world descended on Westchester County to scrutinise every word of testimony, every nuance of Warmus' body language and every detail of her wardrobe.

Throughout the in-depth special, Warmus, who never testified in her own defence on the advice of her counsel, shares her truth.

She has always maintained her innocence.

With no physical evidence to support her guilt, those who investigated the case and worked to secure her conviction offer the circumstantial evidence that led to Warmus' sentence.

While Warmus' first, grueling, months-long court ordeal ended in a mistrial, she was retried and convicted soon after.

Viewers are left to decide for themselves if justice was ultimately served.

Was Warmus the unwitting pawn in a setup to distract police from the actual killer, or was she the obsessive femme fatale who murdered in cold blood?

In the latest turn, New York prosecutors have agreed to DNA testing of one of the few pieces of evidence found at the crime scene.

Warmus' legal team are hopeful the results will vindicate her.
 

Heels 2

Channel: M-Net (DStv 101)
TX Time: 22h00
Genre: Drama

Heels 2

Heels is a story about the men and women who chase their dreams in the world of small-town pro wrestling.

Set in a close-knit Georgia community, it follows a family-owned wrestling promotion as two brothers and rivals, Jack Spade (Stephen Amell) and Ace Spade (Alexander Ludwig), are at war over their late father's legacy while working to find their identity and their individual versions of success.

"Heel" is a common wrestling term used to describe the antagonist or villain in the ring, however, the line between hero and heel is much less clear for this sibling rivalry outside of the ring.

Season 2 begins after a spectacular showing at the South Georgia State Fair, and the Duffy Wrestling League's popularity is suddenly on the upswing.

Hoping to seize the opportunity, Jack and his cohorts prepare for a possible business deal with a new streaming service that may propel them onto a national stage.

But the past and its tragedies threaten to upset everything when Ace leaves Duffy and the Dome in his rearview, meanwhile rival promotion Florida Wrestling Dystopia's vengeful frontman Gully comes calling.
 

Love it or List it UK 6

Channel: The Home Channel (DStv 176 / Openview 113)
TX Time: 22h00
Genre: Reality Makeover, Reality, DIY

Love it or List it UK 6

British property experts Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer are back in Love it or List it UK.

They're helping families who've fallen out of love with their home but can't agree how to remedy it.

One wants to give up and list it, but the other wants to renovate so everyone can love it.

This is where Kirstie and Phil come in.

Kirstie will use all her skills to completely transform the house with hopes of convincing the owner to stay put.

Meanwhile Phil will prove that there are amazing homes out there and selling up and listing is the best option.

Once they've done all they can to help these battling families, they will ask one emotionally driven question: Are you going to Love it or List it?

In the Season 6 premiere, "East Grinstead": In East Grinstead, Lucy and Lynton are at loggerheads over their three-bed semi.

Lucy loves its location and its 'feel', but Lynton finds it claustrophobic.

Will Phil's picks trump Kirstie's makeover?

 

Actors in this post: Stephen Amell, Alexander Ludwig

Channels in this post: SABC1, CBS Justice, M-Net, The Home Channel



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