Asia
Channel: BBC Earth (DStv 184)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Wildlife, Nature, Documentary Series
A continent steeped in beauty and intrigue.
From the polar wilderness of Siberia to the coral seas of the Indian Ocean, this series reveals the breathtaking variety of Asia's wildest places.
David Attenborough presents Asia, a seven-part series dedicated to our planet's biggest continent, revealing its most remarkable landscapes and animals.
Filmed over the course of nearly four years, this is the first time that Asia has been the focus of a major BBC wildlife series.
From the vast Gobi Desert to the jungles of Borneo, and from the polar wilderness of Siberia to the coral seas of the Indian Ocean, this series will showcase the breathtaking variety of Asia's wildest places.
This series features thrilling wildlife stories from each corner of the continent.
In Nepal, we'll follow rhinos playing 'kiss chase' in a bizarre courtship ritual.
In the foothills of the Himalaya, amidst forests of bamboo, we'll meet Asia's shyest and possibly cutest mammal: the red panda.
Five thousand metres up on the Tibetan Plateau, we'll witness a lone wolf relentlessly hunting a herd of antelope for hours on end.
In Sri Lanka, we'll join elephants that have learnt to become highway thieves – holding up buses to get food from the passengers.
And in the rich waters of the Western Pacific, we'll swim with sea snakes and fish that have learnt to team up in order to hunt together in huge shoals.
In the series premiere, "Beneath the Waves": Asia has the longest coastline of any continent and the richest coral reefs on Earth.
Its seas are connected by some of the world's most powerful currents and are home to over 60% of all marine species.
This film features the charismatic creatures of Asia's oceans, never-seen-before spectacles and brand new animal behaviour.
From ocean giants in the big blue to tiny fish that climb trees, squid that glow in the dark and grey reef sharks in their hundreds, Asia's waters are as spectacular as they are diverse.
BBQ Brawl 5: Flay v. Anderson v. Voltaggio
Channel: Food Network (DStv 175)
TX Time: 17h00
Genre: Reality Competition, Food
In BBQ Brawl, the competition returns to Texas where Bobby is joined by Sunny Anderson and, for the first time, Michael Voltaggio to coach a roster of the best pitmasters from across the US in high-stakes challenges to determine who will be named "Master of 'Cue."
Each superstar chef leads their own team of competitors through ten episodes of intense BBQ challenges where judges Carson Kressley, Rodney Scott and Brooke Williamson determine the most and least successful dishes.
At the end of the 10-episode season, only one pitmaster is victorious and wins the "Master of 'Cue" title and bragging rights for their coach.
In the Season 5 premiere, "Howdy Again, Texas!": BBQ Brawl is back in the Lonestar State, and 12 new contenders are ready to show off their 'cue to returning captains Bobby Flay and Sunny Anderson, as well as newcomer Michael Voltaggio.
They serve up sliders packed with their signature flavours in hopes of catching the captains' attention during the team pick and cook up surf and turf to impress judges Carson Kressley, Brooke Williamson and Rodney Scott.
Killer Cases 6
Channel: CBS Justice (DStv 170)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: True Crime, Documentary Series, Docu-Drama
Killer Cases brings all the emotion, drama and suspense from chilling murder trials.
Weaving together interviews and gripping footage, it's an immersive true crime roller coaster in two acts.
At first, viewers play armchair detective as they hear from police officers, forensic experts, witnesses and sometimes even the defendants themselves.
Then - with cameras inside the courtroom capturing every twist - the legal drama unfolds as the evidence stacks up and the final verdict is revealed.
It's a journey through the criminal justice process, and every case has its own fascinating backstory where a combination of love, sex, betrayal and greed ultimately prove fatal.
In the Season 6 premiere, "The Handcuffs Killer": When Catherine Edwards misses a family outing, her parents check on her, and at her apartment they discover Catherine's body.
Investigators follow dozens of leads as the alarmed community worries about a killer on the loose.
A Crime to Remember 2
Channel: Real Time (DStv 155)
TX Time: 22h30
Genre: True Crime, Documentary Series, Docu-Drama
Styles may change, but murder lasts forever.
A Crime to Remember invites you to step into the past and unravel the intricacies of real-life murder cases of the '50s and '60s.
Set against the backdrop of Studebakers, fedoras and three-martini lunches, these stories of truly mad men and women reveal complicated relationships where thwarted dreams and repressed passions led to terrible crimes.
Each hour-long episode treats you to the "through-the-looking-glass" experience of crime solving in decades past, in a pre-DNA era when 911 didn't even exist.
It wasn't just the criminals who confounded the cops, the cultural taboos and social norms of the time were also obstacles in the pursuit of justice.
Long-forgotten cases are brought to life and new details about infamous crimes are revealed.
The Kitty Genovese murder captured the attention of the world, not because of the victim or killer, but because of the witnesses, and the Case of Ruby McCollum - a shooting in the Jim Crow South - could be the most famous murder you've never heard of.
A Crime to Remember's feature film style cinematography showcases high-end production design, representing the time period.
Each narrative is driven by the voice of a fictional bystander who "knew" the victim, while reporters and police who lived through the actual case explain how the impact of the crime and investigation sent shockwaves through the community.
A Crime to Remember showcases the most compelling crimes of our past, when murder erupted from the same dark places as today, but the cops had to catch the killer with little more than a fingerprint duster and a Rolodex.
In the Season 2 premiere, "Candyland": Key Biscayne, Florida, 1964: Candy Mossler finds her multimillionaire husband, Jacques 69, stabbed to death in their apartment.
Detectives are swept into a twisted tale of incest, secret homosexual liaisons, and money, money, money...
Beat Bobby Flay 36
Channel: Food Network (DStv 175)
TX Time: 16h05
Genre: Food, Reality Competition
Two talented cooks go head-to-head in an epic cooking battle, with the winner then taking on celebrity chef and restauranteur Bobby Flay in this culinary competition series.
Each episode, the contestants must impress the guest judges with their cooking, and the one who does the best gets the opportunity to face the master, Bobby Flay.
To give them a fighting chance against such an experienced and successful chef, the contestant chooses what recipe they and Bobby make, before the judges decide whose was best.
In the Season 36 premiere, "Mentor vs. Mentee": Chef Bryan Romero attempts to take down his mentor, Chef Marc Quinones, in a mean bean battle; while Michael Voltaggio and Damaris Phillips cheer them on towards victory over Bobby Flay.