August is special month for women, and in honour of South Africa’s Women’s Day on August 9, DStv has packed schedule of thought-provoking content centred around women, including National Women’s Day: Kris Jenner The Ultimate Matriarch, Nadiya’s American Adventure, Lezothi (TV movie), and Leigh-Anne: Race, Pop & Power.
Giants Of The City
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Moja Love
From August 7 at 20h30
(DStv channel 157)
This reality show looks at the challenges
faced by people living with dwarfism, both in their personal lives and in them
trying to navigate the metropolis. While we have previously explored the lives
of little people in Atlanta and LA, we haven't seen a show that takes us behind
the scenes.
The Masked Dancer UK
Season 1: Episode 1
From August 8 at 19h00
BBC Brit (DStv channel 120)
Following the success of TV’s great
guessing game, The Masked Singer, the
competition returns but with a slightly different format. Instead of the expert
panel trying to guess the identity of the celebrities by listening to their
singing voices, this time it will be down to their dance moves. Joel Dommett
returns as host and is joined by judges Jonathan Ross, Davina McCall, Mo
Gilligan and Oti Mabuse alongside appearances by guest judges. Don’t miss this
exciting and entertaining series as the expert panel and viewers at home try to
figure out who is behind the mask once again.
In Treatment
Season 1: Episodes 1 & 2
From Friday, August 6 at 21h30 and 22h00
M-Net (DStv channel 101) /
LA-based therapist Dr Brooke Taylor (portrayed
by Emmy winner Uzo Aduba) gets too involved when she starts treating her
entitled, angry and frightened patients in her own home and via Zoom, thanks to
the COVID-19 pandemic. Brooke tries to set some boundaries with her patients,
especially when they call her in the middle of the night, but it proves nearly
impossible for her. This is a reboot of the series previously starring Gabriel
Byrne (so it’s identified as Season 4 on some platforms).
SATURDAY AUGUST 7, 2021:
Against The Wild: The Journey
Movie / M-Net (DStv channel 101) at 16h00
An epic canine adventure in which Chinook
the Alaskan Malamute leads a shipwrecked blind man out of the wilderness, while
the man’s children launch a rescue mission of their own. Starring Natasha
Henstridge and Steve Byers.
Moana
Movie / M-Net Movies 4 (DStv channel 108)
at 16h52
An adventurous island princess and an
ancient Demigod go on a quest to save her home. Starring Dwayne Johnson, who
shows off his vocals in this beautifully animated Disney adventure.
Lezothi
Movie / Mzansi Magic (DStv channel 161) at
20h30
When a female doctor, Nozipho, returns to
her hometown where she was referred to as undesirable, she becomes the most
eligible bachelorette. Almost every man tries his luck with her, including her
childhood friend, Letlapa.
SUNDAY,
AUGUST 8, 2021
Reyka
Season 1: Episode 3 / M-Net (DStv channel
101) at 20h00
Reyka is rushed to hospital after she gets
burnt while trying to save a traditional healer’s life. The healer’s employers,
the Tyrone family, are pulled into the case and are accused of harbouring a
witch doctor responsible for the murders. Tensions in the Tyrone household
increase as the heir to the land, Alex Tyrone, is implicated in the strange
events happening in the cane fields.
Stage Mother
Movie / M-Net (DStv channel 101) at 21h00
Small-town Texas church choir director
Maybelline inherits her estranged gay son Ricky’s struggling San Francisco drag
club in this musical comedy starring Jackie Beat.
MONDAY,
AUGUST 9, 2021
National Women's Day: Kris Jenner The Ultimate Matriarch
Special stunt / E! Entertainment (DStv
channel 124) 10h15 to 19h05
The Kris Jenner stunt is a week-long
takeover of all Kris’s best moments. It’s a collection of episodes that
celebrate her years as mother, momager, entrepreneur, prankster and ultimate
matriarch to an iconic and strong group of women.
Legacy
Season 1 / Episode 185
Monday-Thursday / M-Net (DStv channel 101) at
19h00
James plots his takeover of Legacy and has
complete control over Felicity, while Dineo, Elizabeth and Angelique gather for
their war party to take back control over Legacy, and Angeligue reveals 1 of
her biggest and darkest secrets.
TUESDAY,
AUGUST 10, 2021
Great British Gardens: Season By Season
Season 1 / Episode 1 / The Home Channel
(DStv channel 176) at 21h30
Gardening guru Carol Klein takes viewers on
the scenic route as she identifies four extraordinary gardens in Britain. Carol
visits each garden, meets the people who care for them, and learns the secrets
of some of Britain’s most treasured outdoor spaces.
WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST 11, 2021
Where The Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle
Season 8 / Episode 1 / BBC Earth (DStv
channel 184) at 19h00
Explorer Ben Fogle meets more people who’ve
turned their back on the rat race and set up home in some of the most remote
and inhospitable parts of the world. In the first episode, Ben visits a
Pembrokeshire family living on the side of a rugged mountain where they catch
and forage for their own food – we also see how they salvage junk to turn it
into homemade inventions. Elsewhere, he meets an author in County Galway on
Ireland’s west coast who has turned his back on money and technology to live
using only what he can source from the land.
The Last Kingdom
Season 4 / Episode 1 / M-Net (DStv channel
101) at 22h30
Historical fiction based on writer Bernard
Cornwell’s The Saxon Stories
(2004-2020). S4 is set in the years 901-912 and will include Wales, Mercia and
Wessex’s united efforts to defeat The Danes at The Battle of Tettenhall.
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