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Thursday, November 18, 2021

DSTV HIGHLIGHTS

 Adele’s spectacular One Night Only special comes exclusively to M-Net! The record-breaking singer-songwriter Adele gives her first concert performance in more than four years for the CBS prime time special, Adele: One Night Only – and M-Net viewers can enjoy it when it airs exclusively to DStv Premium on M-Net Channel 101 on November 22 at 19h30.

 It’s a bonanza week for kids of all ages, too. Movies this week include Disney’s  Descendants: The Royal Wedding, Emily and the Magical Journey in M-Net’s (DStv channel 101) Saturday Blockbuster slot, and The Witches in M-Net’s Sunday Night Blockbuster slot.

  

Idols SA S17 Finale

Season 17 / Episode 20 / November 21 / Mzansi Magic (DStv channel 161) / 17h00

Don’t miss the finale of this singing competition as the final contestants, Berry and Karabo, go head-to-head to battle it out and the Season 17 winner is finally crowned. The finale will also include surprise performances by some of SA’s hottest music artists. But will judges Randall, ProVerb and Unathi be happy with who the public votes for?

 

  Top Gear

Season 31 / Episode 1 / Watch from November 25 / BBC Brit (DStv channel 120) / 20h00

In the brand new season of this legendary car show, motoring enthusiasts Freddie Flintoff, Chris Harris and Paddy McGuinness head to the British Grand Prix for a showdown with a trio of F1's finest drivers, and later Paddy pays tribute to the legendary former stunt producer Eddie Kidd, OBE.

  

The Fog Of Murder

Season 1 / Episode 1 / ID (DStv channel 171) / November 20 at 21h00

This true-crime series unfolds its cases slowly, building piece by piece until everything becomes clear, with witness interviews, eerie recreations of the events, and videos, recordings, and photos from the police files. Cases include a dying man’s 911 call that could expose a killer’s identity and a stabbing at a mattress shop.

 

  The Witches

Movie / M-Net (DStv channel 101) / November 21 at 20h05

A fantasy based on Roald Dahl’s 1983 book of the same name. An orphaned boy (Jahzir Kadeem Bruno) who lives with his grandmother (Octavia Spencer) accidentally lands up in the middle of a witch convention, led by the Grand High Witch (Anne Hathaway).

 

  Masterchef

Season 17 / Episode 1 / BBC Lifestyle (DStv channel 174) / November 22 at 18h00

Judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace put 40 of the UK’s most talented amateur cooks through their paces to see what they’ve picked up during lockdown. This season was filmed during the middle of the pandemic, so instead of the contestants going to cook at other restaurants, the head chefs of those establishments will take over the MasterChef kitchen.

 

Gold Rush: White Water

Season 5 / Episode 1 / Discovery (DStv channel 121) November 22 at 20h55

Gold miner Fred Hurt and his son, Dustin, dive beneath Alaska's wild Cahoon Creek on their new claim in search of their fortune. This season, Fred and Dustin are splitting up to double their chances of striking it rich, but the wilderness is fighting back, and the site is an engineering nightmare.