A Thousand Blows
Channel: Disney+
TX Time: 00h01
Genre: Drama, Period Drama
Inspired by the true life stories of a group of characters battling for survival in the brutal East End of London in the 1880s.
Hezekiah Moscow and Alec Munroe, best friends on the run from Jamaica, find themselves thrust into the criminal underbelly of London's thriving bare-knuckle boxing scene.
As Hezekiah finds fortune and fame through the art of pugilism, he attracts the attention of the infamous Queen of the Forty Elephants, Mary Carr, who sets about exploiting his talents to further her criminal enterprise.
Meanwhile the menacing and self-declared emperor of the East End boxing world, Sugar Goodson, determines to destroy Hezekiah whose ambitions to fight in the West End threatens everything he has built.
The two are soon locked into an intense rivalry that spills out way beyond the ring.
What ensues is a battle of the old world against the new.
Alan Cumming's Most Luxurious Train Journeys: Scotland
Channel: BBC Earth (DStv 184)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Travel, Documentary Series
A series with behind-the-scenes access to the Royal Scotsman – an iconic, opulent train – as it embarks on one of the world's great rail journeys, racing through spectacular settings, and showcasing the finest heritage, nature and romance Scotland has to offer.
Alan Cumming (The Good Wife) will experience what it is like to be a passenger on this epic adventure, cruising through the Highlands and indulged like royalty.
This is a decadent railway trip of a lifetime and the international travellers on board certainly have plenty of character...
In the series premiere: In this leg of the journey Alan boards the train in Edinburgh and receives an exclusive tour of the train by Head of Housekeeping Karen, before settling into his luscious cabin.
He meets Executive Chef Mark who shows him the workings of his unique kitchen before revealing the delicate artistry of crafting exquisite meals and fresh baked bread and rolls every day.
Venturing beyond the train, Alan visits the Commando Memorial in Lochaber which pays homage to the brave British Commandos Forces who served during World War II.
He sips champagne whilst taking a leisurely stroll across the gorgeous Silver Sands of Morar, filming location of the beloved Scottish movie Local Hero.
Alan then hears the incredible story of the construction West Highland Line's extension from Fort William to the fishing town of Mallaig, and how this engineering marvel connects Scotland's remote landscapes.
The train gracefully traverses the iconic Glenfinnan Viaduct before Alan visits the Glenfinnan Monument, which commemorates the Jacobite rising of 1745.
Volksvreemd
Channel: VIA (DStv 147)
TX Time: 20h30
Genre: Reality, Lifestyle, Afrikaans
Get knocked out of your comfort zone by experiencing the world of the esoteric with former radio announcer Amoré Bekker.
She gets a few well-known guinea pigs to join her on a journey through the world of the unusual and mysterious.
Volksvreemd explores the spiritual and experimental experiences that are increasingly becoming part of mainstream culture, and a few daring celebrities including Sue Pyler, Cintaine Schutte, Jarrid Geduld, Wynand Kotze (Tollie Parton), Shimmy Isaacs, Arno Greeff and Lynelle Kenned are among the public figures who are putting all sorts of alternative experiences to the test – and they're even sampling magic mushrooms.
Are their experiences truly unorthodox or perhaps just the right potion for everyone's soul?
Volksvreemd is a programme about the things that happen outside the spotlight or sometimes just seem to take place in the shadows.
The program will give viewers an idea of lesser-known activities, holistic thinking and the wild, wide world of everything alternative.
Volksvreemd will challenge you and give you a glimpse into an unknown world.
They look at everything weird and wonderful, from a magic mushroom ceremony to hypnotherapy, dance- and sound-healing and all sorts of alternative therapies.
Actor Jarrid Geduld refers to the series as a profound, life-changing experience that allowed him to do some serious introspection.
He tried out magic mushrooms and even got a mushroom tattoo after the whole experience.
Onside: Major League Soccer
Channel: Apple TV+
TX Time: 00h01
Genre: Docu-Reality, Sport
With unprecedented access to players, coaches, and clubs, Onside: Major League Soccer explores the electrifying moments and captivating stories that make the 2024 season unforgettable.
The series also goes beyond the pitch with the personalities that power Major League Soccer.
Magnum P.I. 5
Channel: Universal TV (DStv 117)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Action, Police Procedural, Comedy-Drama
Jay Hernandez stars as Thomas Magnum in a modern take on the classic series about a decorated former Navy SEAL who, upon returning home from Afghanistan, repurposes his military skills to become a private investigator in Hawaii.
A charming rogue, an American hero and a die-hard Detroit Tigers fan, Magnum lives in a guest cottage on Robin's Nest, the luxurious estate where he works as a security consultant to supplement his P.I. business.
The "majordomo" of the property is Juliet Higgins, a beautiful and commanding disavowed MI:6 agent whose second job is to keep Magnum in line, with the help of her two Dobermans.
When Magnum needs back-up on a job, he turns to his trusted buddies and fellow POW survivors, Theodore "TC" Calvin, a former Marine chopper pilot who runs Island Hoppers, a helicopter tour business; and Orville "Rick" Wright, a former Marine door-gunner-turned-impresario of Oahu's coolest nightclub and the most connected man on the island.
Suspicious of Magnum's casual attitude and presence at his crime scenes, Detective Gordon Katsumoto (Tim Kang) finds that he and Magnum are more alike than either of them care to admit.
With keys to a vintage Ferrari in one hand, aviator sunglasses in the other, and an Old Düsseldorf longneck chilling in the fridge, Thomas Magnum is back on the case.
In the Season 5 premiere, "The Passenger": Magnum and Higgins weigh the risks of pursuing a relationship.
Meanwhile, Rick juggles being a new father and running La Mariana and Katsumoto tries to figure out his next move.
In the second episode of the weekly double bill, "The Breaking Point": Magnum and Higgins go undercover as lifeguards in order to solve a murder.
Jin Jeong wins a storage unit auction and enlists the help of Rick and TC upon finding a stolen military medal.
Scamanda
Channel: Disney+
TX Time: 00h01
Genre: True Crime, Documentary Series
Scamanda, docuseries based on the No. 1 podcast of the same name, unravels the story of California native Amanda Riley, a young wife, mother and devout Christian whose life suddenly takes a terrible turn when she is diagnosed with Stage 3 blood cancer.
Amanda begins documenting her battle online, captivating thousands, but she has a secret that she is dying to keep.
Her story changes from inspiration to suspicion when someone sends an anonymous tip to investigative producer Nancy Mosciatello, who then embarks on a five-year-long investigation into Amanda.
Soon, Amanda's own words may prove to be her downfall.
Based on the podcast that topped the charts, the series features new and exclusive interviews, including police and an IRS investigator who covered the case, former friends of Amanda's, and a neuropsychologist who provides insight into the mind of a scammer.
There are also communications between Amanda and podcast host, Charlie Webster; exclusive access to archival assets; and materials collected by Moscatiello during her investigation and more.
In the series premiere, "Stage 1: Who's Afraid of Amanda Riley?": A beautiful young mother is given a devastating cancer diagnosis.
Her community and church rally around her as she inspires thousands more with a blog, bravely chronicling her journey - but is all as it seems?
Klankbank 7
Channel: VIA (DStv 147)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Game Show, Music, Reality Competition, Afrikaans
Actor Arno Greeff returns as host of this musical game show.
Three contestants must join forces to rob the cash bank, but only one can walk away with a cash prize of up to R120,000.
The show is filled with excitement and betrayal, and greed is put to the test.
Surface 2
Channel: Apple TV+
TX Time: 00h01
Genre: Thiller, Drama
Set in high-end San Francisco, Surface stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw (The Morning Show) as Sophie, a woman who has suffered a traumatic head injury that has left her with extreme memory loss, believed to be a result of a suicide attempt.
As Sophie embarks on a quest to put the pieces of her life back together with the help of her husband and friends, she begins to question whether or not the truth she is told is in fact the truth she has lived.
Through twists and turns and a shocking love triangle, this thriller asks: What if you woke up one day and didn't know your own secrets?
Surface is a story of self-discovery which contemplates if we are pre-programmed to become who we are, or if we choose our own identity.
Now set in a whole new world, this new season follows Sophie to London to unravel the secrets of her past.
Having suffered an injury that robbed her of her memories, Sophie follows the few clues she has, using her vast stolen resources to embed herself in elite British society and discovers a possible connection to a beautiful heiress.
But everything changes when a journalist contacts her out of the blue, and Sophie realises they were working together to expose a shocking scandal about the dangerous people she's now become close to.
Air Crash Investigation 24
Channel: National Geographic Channel (DStv 181)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Documentary Series, Technology, Docu-Drama
Every time a plane crashes, the world takes notice. And so do the experts whose job it is to figure out what happened.
Air Crash Investigation uncovers the truth behind the most legendary aviation disasters, and every episode features eyewitness accounts, reenactments, state-of-the-art CGI and interviews with the investigators who ultimately determined what went wrong.
In the Season 24 premiere, "Pacific Ditching": The pilots of a crashed cargo jet believe they lost both engines.
But when the wreckage emerges from the Pacific, the evidence tells another story.
Silent Witness 19
Channel: S3
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Police Procedural
Every body tells a story: who they were, how they lived, and most importantly, how they died.
Their history is there to be discovered and the body is the key to unlocking the story.
Each season this forensic pathology drama features a new batch of crimes for the team of pathologists to crack.
The show follows the fortunes of the pathologists as they are called on by police to help identify murder victims that have been too badly burned or decomposed to use standard identification methods.
This season, with five new thrilling, diverse and contemporary stories, Nikki, Thomas, Jack and Clarissa unite once more as the Lyell team face some deadly new enemies.
After the Fall
In Episode 1, Nikki arrives at a murder scene to find it's a carbon copy of a case in her past and she soon fears the killings are personal to her.
But who will believe her and who can she trust?
Flight
A mysterious young girl returns to the UK.
She is initially suspected of drug smuggling, but when a well-known anti-fundamentalist is murdered, something much more sinister is feared.
Life Licence
When an ex-convict is found brutally murdered in his home, the Lyell team investigate a fragile community of rehabilitated offenders.
Plain Sight
A teenager is mistakenly shot dead by the firearms unit and as Jack grows closer to the family of the murdered teenager, his objectivity is called into question.
Nikki warns him to follow the evidence, but he unknowingly enters London's small but devastating gun trade.
River's Edge
The Lyell team investigate the clinical shooting of a family picnicking by the River Malt.
Jack and Nikki are left in mortal danger when they uncover a high-powered world of sex and depravity.
TVSA Show Page: Silent Witness 19