Sarah's Mountain Escape
Channel: The Home Channel (DStv 176 / Openview 113)
TX Time: 15h00
Genre: Reality Makeover, Reality, Home Improvement
Designer Sarah Richardson heads west to take on her biggest challenge yet: purchasing a dated and drab 5,000-square-foot Bavarian-inspired B&B in Whistler, British Columbia.
Audiences will step inside Sarah's life with husband Alex and daughters Robin and Fiona as they travel across the country to transform the property into an efficient and profitable, four-season luxury vacation rental.
It's a massive undertaking as Sarah juggles the demands of managing a "back to the studs" renovation on the west coast while running her design business in Toronto and raising two kids.
In the series premiere, "What Have We Bought?": Sarah and her husband Alex purchase a dated B&B in Whistler, BC, in the hopes of transforming it into a luxury vacation rental by ski season.
With a new build and design team on-site, they tackle the mudroom, spa bathroom, and laundry rooms.
Isifiso
Channel: Mzansi Wethu (DStv 163)
TX Time: 21h30
Genre: Drama
Drama series about a woman who craves the approval of her mother and those around her and will stop at almost nothing to get it.
The series is about a woman living under her younger sister's shadow, envying her seemingly-perfect life – but not all is what it seems, as she quickly and tragically learns.
After a tragedy, Bazothini can now live her dream life, but is the grass really greener on the other side? Will Bazothini get her happily ever after?
The series stars Nelisa Mchunu, Melusi Yeni, Ntando Mncube and Zinhle Mabena.
The supporting cast includes Duduzile Ngcobo, Bandile Maphalala, Sjava and Nkosinathi Kheswa.
In the series premiere: Bazothini is scarred when her mother is not impressed by her promotion.
At a party, Bazothinis jealousy gets the better of her and she gets into a fight with Nobuhle, which ends in death.
At the funeral, MaNgobese realises that there is something going on between Julia and Siboniso.
Bazothini stops feeling sorry for herself and makes a decision that shocks Mhlengi.
Called to action by Julia's determination, Bazothini makes a decision that finally gets her a compliment from her mother.
MaNgobese and Bazothini gang up on Julia.
Mhlengi moves into the mansion and Julia takes full advantage of Mhlengi's presence and immerses herself in Siboniso's life.
Frustrated, Bazothini makes a heartbreaking decision.
TVSA Show Page: Isifiso
Bake Off: The Professionals 6
Channel: BBC Lifestyle (DStv 174)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Food, Reality Competition
Liam Charles and Tom Allen host the toughest Bake Off on TV.
Twelve teams from top hotels, restaurants and small businesses compete to be crowned best patisserie team in Britain.
Once again, judges Cherish Finden and Benoit Blin set exceedingly tricky challenges, to test the teams' creativity and precision.
From towering, skyline-inspired chocolate constructions, to geometric tarts with moving parts, these incredible creations showcase bakers at the peak of their profession.
The competition is whittled down week by week, until finally the best three teams compete to be crowned the winner, by making a mind-blowing historical banquet for friends and family.
In the Season 6 premiere, "Opéra Aux Fruit and Banoffee Pie": Without proper recipes to hand, a brand-new batch of pastry chefs must create 36 individual opéra aux fruit and one chocolate amenity.
In the second challenge, the teams transform the classic banoffee pie into an incredible fine-dining experience.
The Perfect Murder 5
Channel: Real Time (DStv 155)
TX Time: 21h40
Genre: True Crime, Documentary Series, Docu-Drama
The most perplexing murder cases to land on the desks of detectives are analysed in this series.
These ingenious killers are every detective's worst nightmare, stopping at nothing to stay one step ahead and get away with the perfect murder.
The series focuses on the investigation as detectives slowly put the pieces together to unravel the twisted truth.
As new evidence is uncovered and new suspects emerge, flashbacks through stylised re-enactments depict theories of what may have happened.
These murders are ultimately solved with reconstructions of what actually took place.
In the Season 5 premiere, "Mother Dear": The strangled body of 47-year-old mother, Joyce Aparo, is found off the side of the road miles from her home in Glastonbury, Connecticut.
The investigation leads detectives into a dark world of abuse, sexual obsession and lies.
Scotland's Home of the Year 4
Channel: The Home Channel (DStv 176)
TX Time: 19h30
Genre: Reality Competition, Reality
Three property experts travel far and wide, exploring and judging homes in a bid to find Scotland's Home of The Year.
Follow architect and university teacher Michael Angus, interior designer Anna Campbell-Jones and lifestyle blogger Kate Spiers.
In each episode, three stunning homes are put under the spotlight.
We see what makes them extraordinary and get the chance to pick up a tip or two about self-building and styling.
Each of the homes is scored out of the 10, and the one with the highest score goes through to the finale, where Scotland's Home of the Year will be crowned.
In the Season 4 premiere: Anna, Michael and Kate are in the Highlands, where a small cottage in Fort William takes on a towering church conversion in the Black Isle and a maximalist masterpiece in Culloden.