Lost Treasures of Egypt 5
Channel: National Geographic Channel (DStv 181 / StarSat 220)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: Documentary Series, History
Witness the secrets of ancient Egypt being unlocked before your very eyes in the fifth instalment of Lost Treasures of Egypt, as groundbreaking new discoveries lift the lid on this intriguing ancient civilisation.
Join National Geographic's cameras as they follow top international archaeologists during a full season of excavations across Egypt.
With unprecedented access to these intrepid modern-day explorers who are on the frontline of archaeology, you can follow the action as the teams battle searing heat and inhospitable terrain to make the discoveries of a lifetime.
Using cutting-edge technology to bring the exciting digs and discoveries up close like never before, combined with personal testimonies from the archaeologists on the ground, you are thrust to the heart of the action, as you crawl beneath pyramids to uncover long-lost tombs and unearth 3,000-year-old mummies for the very first time.
In the Season 5 premiere, "Khufu's Palace": In the shadow of the Great Pyramid a team of archaeologists led by Dr Mark Lehner unearth one of most important royal palaces in ancient Egypt.
Murder Among Friends
Channel: Real Time (DStv 155)
TX Time: 23h20
Genre: True Crime, Documentary Series, Docu-Drama
Most killers act alone, but there's another type of murder that happens less frequently yet with no less horror.
That's when people decide to kill as a group.
Finding the truth becomes its own sort of puzzle when you have a murder among friends.
In the series premiere, "Murder Circle": In Apex, North Carolina, an all-American teenager is convinced an unseen criminal wants him dead.
His friends help him lay low at an abandoned property, but when the boy winds up dead, each one of those friends becomes a suspect in his murder.
From the Source 3
Channel: Food Network (DStv 175)
TX Time: 15h15
Genre: Food, Reality
Award-winning chef and restaurateur Katie Button explores the origins and stories behind different delicious ingredients.
She also shares her knowledge of cooking techniques to inspire others to be more curious, creative and joyful cooks.
In the Season 3 premiere, "Beef": Katie visits a family farm in Bluffton, Georgia, that raises grassfed beef the way their great-grandparents did.
She learns about regenerative agriculture, gets tips on butchering her favourite cuts and shares techniques for cooking the perfect steak.
In the second episode of the weekly double bill, "Tomatoes": Katie visits a tomato specialist farm in Northern California where they breed exotic tomato varieties.
Along the way she becomes a true tomato fan.
Gesels 2
Channel: VIA (DStv 147)
TX Time: 18h00
Genre: Talk Show, Lifestyle, Afrikaans
A weekly talk show hosted by Leandie du Randt, featuring clever makeup tricks, easy recipes for delicious meals, gorgeous getaways, health tips and a weekly meeting with the book club.
Each episode of Gesels kicks off in Leandie's stunning walk-in wardrobe for some girl talk with her stylist and bestie, Mari Conradie.
They chat about the latest fashion trends and makeup tricks as well as show you how to put together the perfect outfit for a special night out.
Cooking isn't Leandie's strong suit, but this season she can rely on KFM newsreader and home cook, Vania Cloete-Collison, who replaces Herman Lensing as the face in the Gesels kitchen where she conjures up delicious and easy meals that will make your mouth water.
Vania was among the top three contestants on VIA's home cook presenter search in 2023.
Décor enthusiasts can look forward to a glimpse inside some of our country's most beautiful homes and stay up to date with clever décor ideas.
Leandie's celebrity friends will also join in the conversation.
Gesels offers entertainment and insights about the latest trends, as well as practical answers to everyday questions.
Guests who will join Leandie du Randt on the couch this season include Binnelanders actor Je-ani Swiegelaar, couple Alvin and Anrika Bruinders, rugby legends Breyton Paulse and Schalk Brits, comedians Marc Lottering and Margit Meyer-Rödenbeck, as well as Hannon Bothma and Cindy Swanepoel.
Levison Wood: Walking with...
Channel: BBC Earth (DStv 184)
TX Time: 18h00
Genre: Docu-Reality, Wildlife, Nature
A three-part series which sees explorer and writer Levison Wood track down some of the most iconic and endangered animals on the planet.
The series follows Levison to Borneo to encounter orangutans; to Namibia to track down the last remaining desert lions; and to East Greenland to get as close as possible to polar bears.
Travelling into some of the most remote and physically challenging environments on Earth, Levison enters their worlds as the locals do, to get as up close and personal as possible.
Learning more about the unique lives of the animals and their environment in the company of indigenous guides and naturalists, he gets a better understanding of how they are surviving, against worsening odds caused by the increasing threat of human activity and climate change.
Each expedition sees Lev meeting - and living with - the people who come face-to-face with these animals in their daily lives.
He experiences first hand some of the same dangers from the increased contact between humans and wildlife, the conflict between tradition and modernity and how climate change is affecting both human and animal survival.
Encountering numerous other animal species along the way - in the wild and in rescue and rehabilitation centres - Levison also explores the benefits that they can bring to communities through identity, spirituality, conservation and tourism.
History's Greatest Mysteries 5
Channel: HISTORY (DStv 186)
TX Time: 20h15
Genre: Documentary Series, History
A series of investigative specials that take the world's most well-known mysteries, and challenges everything we know about them.
Narrated and hosted by Laurence Fishburne, the franchise delves into a wide array of some of the most historically important mysteries of recent times.
From unsolved crimes to lost and buried treasures, and the deaths and disappearances of famous figures, History's Greatest Mysteries will explore possible explanations to some of the world's most confounding events.
In the Season 5 premiere, "Montezuma's Lost Treasure": An Aztec king's glittering treasure vanishes into thin air, inspiring a 500-year search that spans continents.
One of the greatest warriors of all time amassed a vast horde believed to be worth more than $3-billion today, but its whereabouts remains a mystery.
What really happened to Montezuma's lost treasure?
Alex vs America 4
Channel: Food Network (DStv 175)
TX Time: 19h55
Genre: Reality Competition, Food, Reality
Chef Alex Guarnaschelli returns with more intense culinary battles on a new season of Alex vs America.
In each episode, host Eric Adjepong invites three talented chefs from across the United States who share the same mastery of a specific culinary genre to battle it out in two rounds of intense cooking challenges where anyone can be sent home - even Alex.
This season will feature chefs with even more culinary credentials and notoriously extreme cuisines, meaning Alex must bring her A-game to land on top against her ambitious challengers.
With ultimate bragging rights and $15,000 on the line, the chefs will put their specialty skills to the test to see if they have what it takes to beat the best.
In the Season 4 premiere, Alex competes against her longtime friends and fiercest rivals - fellow Iron Chefs Michael Symon, Stephanie Izard and Jose Garces in an intense and emotional two-round showdown for the ages.
Alex tackles other formidable challenges throughout the season, including a risky rice battle, Japanese cuisine - a skillset out of her comfort zone, and one of her most personal face-offs against fellow New York City restaurateurs.
Some of the elite judges appearing this season are Esther Choi, Leah Cohen, Duff Goldman, Antonia Lofaso, Simon Majumdar, Marcus Samuelsson, Jet Tila, Bobby's Triple Threat Titans, Brooke Williamson and Michael Voltaggio, Geoffrey Zakarian, Claudette Zepeda and even Alex's Ciao House co-host Gabe Bertaccini, and more.
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