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10 September: Four eager hosts whip up a storm in their kitchens in the hope of winning R10 000 in Come dine with me SA. (BBC Lifestyle on DStv, 20:00).

11 September: Join the animals in the visual splendour of Serengeti. (BBC Earth on DStv, 20:00)

12 September: A priest tries to guide his parishioners through their trials and tribulations in Broken. (BBC First on DStv, 20:00)

13 September: A tough cop (Jason Statham) clashes with a serial killer in Blitz. (M-Net Movies Action on Dstv, 13:50

14 September: When a highly-skilled drone engineer is taken captive and forced to help plan a terrorist attack on Scandinavia, she risks everything, working as a double agent to try to prevent the attack. Catch Greyzone with English subtitles. (M-Net, 22:50)

15 September: Ethan Hunt and his team race against time after a mission home wrong in Mission Impossible: Fallout. (M-Net, 20:05).

16 September: Go behind the scenes of the burning of Paris’ greatest cathedral in Notre Dame: Incredible race against time. (National Geographic on DStv, 21:00)

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3 September: A cabbie is the central figure in a search for a cosmic weapon in the classic The Fifth Element. (M-Net Movies Action on DStv, 20:00).
4 September: In the new series One Dollar a dollar bill connects a group of strangers in a multiple murder. (M-Net City on Dstv, 20:50)
5 September: In The X-Files: I want to believe Mulder and Scully return for a sequel to the original movie and TV series. (etv, 23:00)
6 September: Four teams have their destination in sight after travelling 12 000 miles in Race around the world. (BBC Earth on Dstv, 19:00)
7 September: Untouchable is a look at the rise and fall of Harvey Weinstein. (M-Net, 21:00)
8 September: Crazy Rich Asians is a romantic comedy where a native New Yorker meets her boyfriend’s family in Singapore. (M-Net, 20:00).
9 September: The castaways return in the reunion show of Survivor 36. (SABC3, 19:30)

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27 August: Glenn Close stars in The Wife as a woman who questions her life choices when her husband gets a Nobel Prize. (M-Net Movie Magic Premiere on DStv, 21:25).
28 August: In an episode called “I love a parade“ the cast of Modern Family causes mayhem at the 4th of July parade. (M-Net, 19:00)
29 August: A young man starts working on an apple farm to find his calling in C.O.G. (etv, 23:00)
30 August: Tune in for the bloopers and unseen bits late-night on Love Island. (M-Net, 23:00)
31 August: A security agent must escort a valuable antique but he is ambushed in SMART Chase. (M-Net, 22:00)
1 September: In Just like heaven a lonely architect falls for the spirit of a woman who used to stay in his apartment. (SABC3, 21:30).
2 September: Streaks is a new sitcom set in a hairsalon. (SABC1, 19:30)

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20 August: A NY mayoral candidate rescues a foster kid Annie. All set to music. (etv 23:00).
21 August: Catch 22 is a new dark war comedy with young American pilots beginning service in WW2. (M-Net, 22:00)
22 August: In the top British series Mrs Wilson a woman discovers various secrets about her husband after he passes away. (BBC First on DStv, 20:00)
23 August: Private detectives clash with a terrorist in the action-packed Showdown in Manila (M-Net Movie Magic Premiere on DStv, 23:00)
24 August: Matt le Blanc is back on TV in A Man with a Plan. In the series he makes the oﬃce more inviting after his wife joins him at work. (M-Net, 18:30)
25 August: Stellan Skarsgard of Chernobyl-fame can be seen in Out Stealing Horses as a widower who travels to the country where he rekindles with his past. Norwegian with subtitles. (M-Net, 23:45).
26 August: A girl and her elephant leave the circus in search of a new home in Saving Flora. (M-Net Movie Magic Premiere on DStv, 18:25)