Saturday, January 10, 2026

HISTORY SOUTH AFRICA SCHEDULE: JANUARY 2026

 

Please note the following changes:

 

Thursday January 1, 2026

13h25  American Godfathers: The Five Families: The Last Don

            CHANGE TO: Shows how a decidedly new, more aggressive commitment by law enforcement to "eradicate" the mafia forces the families to find creative ways to stay in business and out of jail. But it's not as easy as it's been in the past. (AD) (S)

15h00  Schedule resumes as previously published with the programme:

Mystery Places: Episode 10

 

19h25  Premiere Alone: Weak Spot

            CHANGE TO: The remaining three survivalists continue to push their limits, reaching almost a month in the Great Karoo Desert. One participant loses the use of a major tool and all their hope along with it, while another faces a major setback of their own doing. (S)

 

20h15              Premiere Mountain Men: Icebreaker

            CHANGE TO  Bret and Ivy bust through sheets of lake ice to ferry critical equipment to their cabin by boat; Lauro and Virginia use the dog team to haul fresh-cut timber from the forest for a log cabin build. (S)

 

21h05  Schedule resumes as previously published with the programme:

WWII Battles In Colour: Blitzkrieg

 

01h40              Mountain Men: Icebreaker

            CHANGE TO  Bret and Ivy bust through sheets of lake ice to ferry critical equipment to their cabin by boat; Lauro and Virginia use the dog team to haul fresh-cut timber from the forest for a log cabin build. (S)

 

02h25  Schedule resumes as previously published with the programme:

Ancient Aliens: The Top Ten UFO Crashes

 

Friday January 2, 2026

08h15              Mountain Men: Icebreaker

            CHANGE TO: Bret and Ivy bust through sheets of lake ice to ferry critical equipment to their cabin by boat; Lauro and Virginia use the dog team to haul fresh-cut timber from the forest for a log cabin build. (S)

 

09h00  Schedule resumes as previously published with the programme:

Storage Wars: The 300th Time's the Charm!

 

12h35              Mountain Men: Icebreaker

            CHANGE TO: Bret and Ivy bust through sheets of lake ice to ferry critical equipment to their cabin by boat; Lauro and Virginia use the dog team to haul fresh-cut timber from the forest for a log cabin build. (S)

 

13h25  Schedule resumes as previously published with the programme:

WWII Battles In Colour: Blitzkrieg

 

19h25  Premiere Curse Of Skinwalker Ranch: Darting Around

            CHANGE TO: When the team flies a cutting-edge radar device high above Skinwalker Ranch, it reveals shocking new clues about the Bubble and what may be inside the Mesa. (S)

 

20h15              Premiere Beyond Skinwalker Ranch: Mountain Of Mystery

            CHANGE TO: When Andy and Paul head to Northern California to investigate one of Brandon Fugal's most intriguing sites: the notorious energy hotspot of Mt. Shasta, they discover the outrageous lore surrounding the mountain is justified by hard data. (S)

 

21h05  Schedule resumes as previously published with the programme:

WWII Battles In Colour: El Alamein

 

Saturday January 3, 2026

18.40               Mountain Men: Icebreaker

            CHANGE TO: Bret and Ivy bust through sheets of lake ice to ferry critical equipment to their cabin by boat; Lauro and Virginia use the dog team to haul fresh-cut timber from the forest for a log cabin build. (S)

 

19.25               Premiere Ancient Aliens: Britain's UFO Files

            CHANGE TO: From ancient sites like Stonehenge to the crop circle phenomenon and modern-day UFO sightings, Great Britain is a place of countless mysteries. Could it be that throughout history, this island has been a destination for extraterrestrial visitors? (S)

 

20h15              Premiere History's Greatest Mysteries: The Rendlesham Forest Incident

            CHANGE TO: An event outside a US Air Force base near the Rendlesham Forest in England became an international legend, and one of history's strangest unidentified encounters. What was really out there in the Rendlesham Forest? What were the Rendlesham lights? (S)

 

21h05  Schedule resumes as previously published with the programme:

Jesus: Crown Of Thorns: Episode 1

 

Sunday January 4 2026

20h15              Premiere Jesus: Crown Of Thorns: Episode 3

            CHANGE TO: Jesus struggles toward Golgotha with his crossbeam until an unsuspecting pilgrim is made to help him carry the weight. As most of the disciples hide in fear, the women and John stay by Jesus’ side.

 

21h05              Premiere Jesus: Crown Of Thorns: Episode 4

            CHANGE TO: Mary Magdalene returns to Jesus’ tomb and finds it empty, returning to the disciples with this shocking news. Gradually, proof that Jesus has miraculously risen from the dead is revealed to the disciples.

 

21h55  Schedule resumes as previously published with the programme:

Canadian Pickers: A Jumbo Pick

 

Monday January 5 2026

19h25              Premiere Life After People: Water World

            CHANGE TO: In a world without humans, water turns from life-giver to destroyer—flooding cities, collapsing dams, and triggering ancient forces long kept at bay. (S)

 

20h15              Premiere Holy Marvels With Dennis Quaid: Beasts Unleashed

            CHANGE TO: Legendary beasts are believed to roam the earth and the seas, terrorising, killing, and even possessing humans. But are these creatures merely metaphors or is there proof they've actually been unleashed to wreak havoc? (S)

 

21h05  Schedule resumes as previously published with the programme:

WWII Battles In Colour: The Bulge

 

Monday January 26 2026

21h55  DELETE          Premiere Gim: Episode 1

            INSERT          The Crimean War: A Most Desperate Undertaking

            In the spring of 1854, British troops and their French allies were sailing east to the Black Sea to help the Turks fight off Russia’s advances. (S)

 

22h45  Schedule resumes as previously published with the programme:

Strangest Things: German Codes, Egyptian Helicopters and the Future Machine