The 9/11 Conspiracies: Fact or Fiction
Channel: HISTORY (DStv 186)
TX Time: 20h15
Genre: Documentary
This documentary film examines the various conspiracy theories that attempt to explain the 9/11 attacks.
It includes theories that the World Trade Center was brought down by a controlled demolition; that a missile, not a commercial airliner, hit the Pentagon; and that members of the US government orchestrated the attacks in hopes of creating a war in the Middle East.
Each conspiracy argument is countered by a variety of experts in the fields of engineering, intelligence and the military.
The program also delves into the anatomy of such conspiracies and how they grow online.
Snakes in the City 9
Channel: Nat Geo Wild (DStv 182)
TX Time: 18h00
Genre: Wildlife, Documentary Series, Docu-Reality
A documentary-style reality series centering on the daily life of snake rescuers Simon Keys and his herpetologist girlfriend Siouxsie Gillett in the coastal city of Durban, South Africa.
This once was a tropical jungle teaming with spitting cobras, green mambas, black mambas, pythons, night adders, bush snakes and boomslang.
It's their territory and humans built a city right on top of it.
Today, the jungle may be gone, but the snakes sure ain't.
The British-born couple have become renowned for their daring snake rescues and educational insights into the various KwaZulu-Natal breeds.
Siouxsie, with a degree in Herpetology, met Simon at a reptile store in the United Kingdom.
The two relocated to Durban where they started rescuing reptiles, the basis for this series.
The couple has been called out on many snake rescue expeditions, some of which have actually turned out to be not snakes, but rather hair bands, rubber snakes, gecko tails, blades of grass, and even a rat.
But along the way, they've had some truly interesting and breathtaking adventures.
In the height of summer the heat and humidity bring thousands of snakes out of hiding, into direct conflict with the 3.5-million inhabitants of this city.
There is a snake in nearly every home so Simon and Siouxsie, experts in animal behaviour, track down and capture by hand, the world's most dangerous and venomous snakes that emerge every summer.
Once the snakes are caught they're checked, nurtured and rehabilitated before Simon and Siouxsie release them back in the wild - far away from humans.
Last season, the pair were joined by local snake wrangler Mbali Mtshali.
When the ninth season premieres, the team will extend their abilities facing new snakes, in a new city, in eight new episodes.
This season, Simon and Siouxsie receive a call for help from the residents of the beautiful and historical city of Mysore in India.
Here, they join forces with renowned local snake enthusiast, wildlife conservationist and lecturer, M.S. Balasubramania, popularly known as 'Snake Shyam'.
The team assist Shyam on his daily callouts for problem snakes found at people's homes farms, offices and factories during the monsoon season.
Simon and Siouxsie will go up against snakes they've never dealt with before - including the common krait, the saw-scaled viper, the Russel's viper, Indian cobras, enormous reticulated pythons and the infamous King Cobra.
Back home, Mbali holds the fort and continues to provide snake support for Durban residents.
In the process, she faces new challenges, and goes on to catch her first spitting cobra and her first black mamba on her own, a feat for any snake catcher.
The Farmer Wants a Wife Australia 13
Channel: BBC Lifestyle (DStv 174)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: Dating Game Show, Reality
Farmer Wants a Wife Australia is back with a new crop of single farmers who are ready to find their soulmate in the tenth season.
Follow six lonely farmers on the road to romance as they choose between hundreds of prospective partners.
Prepare for tears, joy and jealousy, all in a heart-warming journey to find a wife.
In the Season 13 premiere: We meet five new farmers on their search for the one.
They've invited eight ladies to join them on a first date, but they can only choose five to return with them to their beloved farms.