TV
Your guide to what to watch tonight. From prime-time M-Net dramas and Sunday night movies to the latest hits on DStv and local South African reality TV, discover Bianca Coleman’s top picks for the small screen.
Costumes and crime on BritBox in May
READY for some seaside escapism? The much-awaited second season of Sanditon lands exclusively on BritBox on May 12, express from the UK, setting Jane Austen fans’ hearts a-flutter. Plus, the… →
Best of the best on Showmax this April
EQUAL parts survival epic, psychological horror story and coming-of-age drama, Yellowjackets has a 100% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes, where it was the fourth highest-rated drama of 2021, and became… →
Agatha Christie whodunnit new and exclusive to BritBox this month
WHODUNNIT alert! Hugh Laurie adapts, directs and stars in a new BritBox Original limited series based on Agatha Christie’s 1930s detective novel Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? With an all-star… →
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DreamWorks is now available on DStv
DREAMWORKS – NBCUniversal International Networks & Direct-to-Consumers 24-hour channel dedicated to kids and family entertainment – is now available on DStv channel 304 and via the DStv app, across Sub-Saharan… →
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Sanditon Season 2 premieres exclusively on BritBox in May
JANE AUSTEN fans begged for it – and in May 2022 Sanditon will be making a return visit to our screens, new and exclusive to BritBox. The acclaimed and hugely… →
10th kykNET Silwerskerm Film Festival showcases diverse movies
KYKNET’S jam-packed 10th Silwerskerm Film Festival, taking place from March 23 – 26, boasts an impressive list of diverse movies. Besides the local feature film premieres and new local short… →
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Tannie Maria’s Recipes for Love and Murder now on M-Net
CAN a woman with no detective experience and whose closest companion is her pet chicken solve a complicated murder investigation? That’s the question in Recipes for Love and Murder, the… →
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Expand your mind and your horizons with these doccies on Showmax
FROM music to Nazis to art to serial killers, from big pharma and the sanctioned opiod crisis to sharks, Showmax has a diverse array of documentaries to expand your mind.… →
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Coming soon – M-Net Movies DC Heroes pop-up channel
GET ready to put on your favourite cape and immerse yourself in the DC Heroes pop-up channel from Friday 25 March until Sunday 3 April (DStv channel 111). For 10… →
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10 things you need to know about MasterChef SA season 4
SEASON four of MasterChef South Africa is now on M-Net, Mondays to Thursdays at 6pm. Here are some fun facts. 1. It’s a shift from the traditional reality TV broadcast… →
Masterchef SA’s new pantry goes “green”
VIEWERS watching the latest season of MasterChef SA will have immediately noticed the new and impressive food pantry. Stocked by this season’s new title sponsor, Pick n Pay, the pantry… →
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V&A’s Makers Landing sets the table for a Masterchef SA feast
DURING November 2021, Makers Landing set aside part of its triple volume events space to become a film set for MasterChef South Africa, and all the action in the show’s… →