The Unbelievable with Dan Aykroyd
Channel: HISTORY (DStv 186)
TX Time: 19h25
Genre: Documentary Series
Did you know that during World War II, Franklin D. Roosevelt launched a top-secret program to attack Japan – with an army of bats?
Or that three people once lost their lives thanks to a falling poodle?
Have you heard of the island off the coast of Mexico that's populated by thousands of mutilated dolls?
What about the prison where inmates sometimes wake up... with a new set of goat testicles?
If you haven't, then brace yourself for The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd.
Each hour-long episode will open up a cabinet of curiosities to reveal the strangest-but-true stories in human history, brought to life through dynamic recreation, graphics and arresting archival.
From Boston's Great Molasses Flood of 1919, when a 25-foot tidal wave of syrup demolished an entire neighbourhood and the killer dancing plague of 1518 to a surgery with a 300% mortality rate and a man who survived being struck by lightning not once, not twice, but seven times, these seemingly tall tales may seem unbelievable, but they are 100% true.
These seemingly tall tales all actually happened, and the cast of experts dives into the historical record to tell you how and why.
In the series premiere, "Strange Places": Shipwrecks, plane crashes, disappearances and UFO sightings, oh my.
This episode explores the Lake Michigan Triangle and many other wild and weird places, including a creepy doll-filled island with a dark past, deadly gas-filled explosive lakes, caves that harbour deadly viruses, and the most haunted place in the US.
Buying Beverly Hills 2
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: Reality, Docu-Reality
Mauricio Umansky's family-run firm The Agency represents some of the most lavish properties in Beverly Hills.
But there's drama around every corner.
Mauricio, his daughters Farrah and Alexia, and the talented group of agents highlight the high stakes world of luxury real estate in Los Angeles.