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IN the Fynbos region of South Africa, what rises from the ashes isn’t a phoenix but a fire lily. Dormant underground for nearly two decades, smoke awakens the plant, which blooms just four days following a fire, with flame-coloured flowers that enjoy exclusive rights to pollinators. This…
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THIS year is shaping up to be a cracking one on BritBox South Africa. Jane Austen fans are sure to swoon over the romantic seaside shenanigans in season two of Sanditon, which will be new and exclusive to BritBox, while Idris Elba’s army of adherents can look forward to seeing him in the boxing ring…
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SEAL TEAM, which launched on New Year’s Eve 2021 and immediately rocketed into the top 10 on Netflix, is the story of Quinn, a seal who spends his days relaxing in the sun, splashing in the beautiful waters off the coast of Cape Town, and swimming for his life from Great White Sharks. When he…
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ADAPTED by Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh from his best-selling novel and directed by James Strong (Broadchurch, The Liar), the highly-anticipated BritBox Original, Crime, arrives fresh from the UK on January 20, and stars Dougray Scott (Mission: Impossible 2, Batwoman) - pictured above - as DI…
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WHOA! How was that first episode of Euphoria season two (weekly episodes every Monday, day after the US)? No surprise that HBO said the premiere drew 2.4 million viewers across all its platforms on Sunday night, making it the strongest digital premiere performance of any HBO episode on HBO Max since…
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AS the year winds down and I am on my second to last post for 2021, I am looking forward to some quality me-time over the next couple of weeks. That means doing only the things that bring me joy and happiness, and includes watching TV. It means I can rewatch all the series I've begun and not…
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TROUKOORS (Wedding Fever) is made by SAFTA winner Louis Pretorius and SAFTA nominee Albert Snyman of Infinity Films, the creators of critically acclaimed and much loved shows like Die Boekklub and Fynskrif, with regular collaborator Nina Swart directing. “Troukoors is like good champagne: light…
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CRITICALLY acclaimed police drama Endeavour and 1950s-set The Larkins take pride of place in the new and exclusive BritBox December line-up, plus there’s plenty more tasty festive goodies to binge on besides the usual turkey, roasties and Yorkshire pudding. Shaun Evans returns as a young…
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SIT back while foodie Rick Stein whisks you on a culinary journey through the Mediterranean to Turkey and Joanna Lumley returns to India, the land of her birth, for the trip of a lifetime.  Rick Stein: From Venice to Istanbul, Rick Stein’s Long Weekends, Joanna Lumley’s India and Joanna Lumley’s…
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SCOTLAND meets Scandinavia in the witty new detective series Annika, which lands exclusively on BritBox on November 18, fresh from its UK premiere. Keen to know more? Here are 10 fast facts: Annika follows the life of Detective Inspector Annika Strandhed (Nicola Walker), a Norwegian single…
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