The Twister: Caught in the Storm
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00
Genre: Documentary
In May 2011, a massive tornado ripped through Joplin, Missouri. With pulse-pounding firsthand footage, this documentary goes inside a deadly twister.
It is 22 May, 2011 - graduation day in Joplin, Missouri.
As the Class of 2011 collect their diplomas, their hometown is hit by a rare EF-5 monster tornado.
Believing it could be the end of the world, a group of young people find themselves in the eye of the storm.
In the fierce 200mph winds of the twister, they discover the power of their resilience as they fight for survival – each forever changed by their experience that day.
The film features some never before seen footage filmed by the people in Joplin.
This catastrophic event ravaged Joplin, and yet its community overcame, rebuilt, and became an enduring symbol of hope.
The film features adrenaline-inducing real-life footage, filmed by people in Joplin, taking us into the eye of the storm.
Chopped 61
Channel: Food Network (DStv 175)
TX Time: 16h05
Genre: Food, Reality Competition
In this cooking competition it's all about skill, speed and ingenuity as four aspiring chefs compete before a panel of three expert judges.
Course by course, the chefs must take a basket of mystery ingredients, with a different theme each time, and turn it into an extraordinary meal.
Then, they must survive the Chopping Block, where the judges are waiting to be wowed - and they are not shy about voicing their culinary criticisms.
In the Season 61 premiere, "Mizuna Matata": Four chefs are eager to impress as they race to make appetizers with mizuna and a weird pizza, but first round jitters are a real problem.
A deep-fried oddity is part of the challenge for the competitors in the second round.
In the dessert round, both chefs get a little bit frazzled attempting to make marvelous last plates that include a breakfast indulgence.