HISTORY CHANNEL PREMIERES

 

The History Channel (DStv 186) offers a wide choice of fascinating and attention-getting series. The following premiers feature in January, 2023.

January 11

20h15: PREMIERE American Pickers: Wolves In Wisconsin

On Uncle Butch's homestead, the Wolfe brothers pay big money for some rare nuggets of petroliana. Flying solo in Milwaukee, Mike meets the 97-year-old inventor whose life-like automatons tell the story of America's all-time favourite characters.

22h45: Uncharted Mysteries: The Jersey Devil

A sprawling million-acre wilderness in the heart of New Jersey, the Pine Barrens are said to be home to a terrifying mythical creature with bat wings, a long tail, and a horse’s head.

January 12

19h25: PREMIERE Mountain Men: Forever Free

In Wyoming, Josh Kirk attempts to move a 150-year-old log cabin to the heart of his bison ranch. And in Alaska, Martha and Elli Tansy each harvest a caribou, sending them on an all-night off-road mission to extract their kills. (Subtitles)

20h15: PREMIERE Secrets In The Jungle: Creature of Lake Eacham

In Belize, hundreds of smashed up human bones and teeth are found in a cave. More than a thousand cylindrical pipes are discovered in a well in India. A small glowing animal is found in Australia. Certain Easter Island stone heads present a mystery.

 

January 13

19h25: PREMIERE The UnXplained With William Shatner: UnCanny Curses

All over the world there are places and objects that are thought to be cursed. Are curses merely the product of over-active imaginations, or is it possible that these curses are real and there are dark forces at play that defy explanation?

20h15: PREMIERE Britain's Secret Islands: Episode 4

The final part of Britain’s Secret Islands starts in the Isles of Scilly, strewn with shipwrecks, ancient ruins and dramatic fortifications.

 

January 14

19h25: PREMIERE Ancient Aliens: The Shining Ones

In Ireland, the notion of the fairy folk dates back thousands of years and originates with stories of powerful shining beings who came down from the sky. Could these tales have been inspired by ancient alien visitation? (Subtitles)

 

January 16

20h15: PREMIERE Forged In Fire: Blackout

Four bladesmiths are kept in the dark when the shop experiences a blackout. With no power tools or lights, the smiths must rely on hand-hammering and lanterns to forge their blades.

 

January 18

20h15: PREMIERE American Pickers: Searching In Selma

Mike and Jersey uncover a massive collection of petroliana in Alabama while Dani and Robbie hit an Arizona property with killer steam engines as far as the eye can see.

 

January 19

19h25: PREMIERE Mountain Men: No Turning Back

In Montana, Tom Oar reunites with partner Sean McAfee to set his winter trap line. In Idaho, Kidd and Harry Youren round up their cattle from high mountain pastures, but a surprise bear encounter jeopardises the mission. (Subtitles)

20h15: PREMIERE Secrets In The Jungle: Stone Secrets of Kill Island

Hundreds of bones are found in a reservoir in Guatemala. In Oman, a strange weather pattern is discovered. Giant animal bones in Australia puzzle researchers. On an island off Tanzania, a huge stone structure is revealed.

 

January 20

19:25: PREMIERE The UnXplained With William Shatner: Superhuman Feats

Some people are capable of the seemingly impossible, surviving freezing temperatures, diving unfathomable depths on one breath, or lifting objects of mind-boggling weight. Training, willpower, genetics, or something more mysterious?

20h15: PREMIERE The Curse Of Oak Island: On Their Marks

Rick, Marty, and the team return to Oak Island and immediately uncover evidence of a mysterious tunnel in the Money Pit. The Fellowship gets a clear look at an underground structure. Are they closer than ever to solving the 227-year-old mystery? (Subtitles)

 

January 21

19h25: PREMIERE Ancient Aliens: Journey To Immortality

Ancient cultures around the world often referred to the gods as the "Immortals" - but could they have encountered extra-terrestrial beings that had achieved eternal life? (Subtitles)

 

January 23

20h15  PREMIERE Forged In Fire: Sheet Metal Challenge

Four bladesmiths get scrappy when they are given thin sheet metal to forge a knife. After a brutal round of testing, two smiths recreate a razor-sharp Serrated Indian Sabre. Which smith will earn the Forged in Fire title, and a cheque for $10,000?

 

January 25

20h15: PREMIERE American Pickers: Shelby In The Barn

In Alabama, Mike goes hog wild for a super-rare, barn-fresh Shelby Mustang, while Dani and Robbie visit a New Mexico town that's determined to remain a roadside attraction.

 

January 26

19h25: PREMIERE Mountain Men: Bear Lair

In Idaho, Kidd and Harry Youren hunt a black bear that tore up their camp, but the chase leads them into a dangerous confrontation. Meanwhile, in Alaska, Martha and Elli Tansy finally have a bull moose in their sights. (Subtitles)

20h15: PREMIERE Secrets In The Jungle: Secret Cave of Kolombangara

In the Solomon Islands, a strange cave is explored. Two skulls from an unknown animal are found in Vietnam. In South Africa, ancient human remains are found in an unexpected place. An old truck is discovered in the dense Guyanese jungle.

 

January 27

19h25: PREMIERE The UnXplained With William Shatner: Mysteries Of The Missing Link

Today, human civilisation spans the globe, and there are more than 7 billion people on Earth. But how exactly did humanity evolve?

20h15: PREMIERE The Curse Of Oak Island: Across The Pond

While on a research mission in England, Marty, Alex, and Charles are thrilled to uncover more evidence connecting the Knights Templar to the Oak Island mystery. (Subtitles)

21h05: PREMIERE No Asylum: The Untold Chapter of Anne Frank's Story

Anne Frank is the face of the Holocaust. Newly discovered letters of her father, Otto Frank, and interviews with their family reveal for the first time his painful struggle to save their family from the Nazis. (Subtitles)

 

January 28

19h25: PREMIERE Ancient Aliens: Secrets of Inner Earth

In the nearly 2,000-year-old text called 'The Zohar' there is a curious passage that describes seven Earths - each of which is said to be populated by both human and non-human intelligences. (Subtitles)

 

January 30

20h15: PREMIERE Forged In Fire: Gladiators of the Forge: Let the Battles Begin

In the first of a five-episode event, the forge is transformed into a Gladiator's arena for an epic competition unlike anything before. Who will become the first Gladiator of the Forge? Let the battles begin.

 

January 31

20h15  PREMIERE Massive Engineering Mistakes: Episode 1

In Minneapolis, what caused a freeway bridge to suddenly collapse in the middle of rush hour? In Denmark, a railway tragedy reveals a Europe wide safety flaw. In Iowa, a battle between Mother Nature and engineering triggers a dam collapse. (Subtitles)