A Fresh start to 2022 on DStv Premium

A fresh, shiny new year deserves fresh, shiny new shows – with DStv Premium.

This January’s documentaries and reality series offer the best of both worlds: the names you trust like Sir David Attenborough, Jane Goodall, Mike Rowe and Jeff Probst, in new series and seasons.

We have some brand-new Dirty Jobs and Survivor 41. Sir David is taking us to meet the real outwit and outplay strategists, with the sometimes striking, sometimes silly world of animal courtship in The Mating Game. And the Rescued Chimpanzees of The Congo With Jane Goodall takes us inside a 30-year labour of love.

On a more serious note, M-Net’s (DStv channel 101) touching and meticulously researched true-crime series Strangers You Know returns to place 4 more cases of gender-based violence under the spotlight.

And if you’ve made a New Year’s Resolution to focus on your health, there are illuminating documentaries from Michael Mosley, and Helen Lawal and Javid Abdelmoneim to help guide your way.

Keen for more? Here are the must-watch series and movies coming to DStv Premium this January.

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Fresh Documentaries

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The Mating Game Season 1

Sir David Attenborough narrates this beautifully filmed, tongue-in-cheek documentary series on animals’ quests to find mates and have offspring. We see the unexpected and sometimes comical strategies used by animals from the zebra, to the bullfrog, to the argus pheasant and humpback whale.

Watch The Mating Game Season 1 from Sunday, 2 January on BBC Earth (DStv channel 184) at 16:10

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Rescued Chimpanzees of The Congo With Jane Goodall Season 1

This series, including footage filmed over the past 30 years, traces Jane Goodall's efforts to create the largest chimpanzee sanctuary in Africa. And you will follow the staff’s stories as they rehabilitate several orphaned chimpanzees until they’re ready to be released into a wild environment.

Watch Rescued Chimpanzees of The Congo With Jane Goodall Season 1 from Monday, 31 January on BBC Earth (DStv channel 184) at 19:00

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Strangers You Know Season 1B

True-crime series focused on cases of gender-based violence that shocked South Africa. As well as exploring the nature of South Africa’s epidemic of violence against women, the series restates the victims’ essential humanity and expresses compassion for those loved ones left behind.

Watch Strangers You Know Season 1B from Sunday, 9 January on M-Net (DStv channel 101) at 20:00

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Ancient Engineering Season 1

Learn how ancient engineers planned and executed iconic structures like the pyramids, Stonehenge, Angkor Wat, Notre Dame and the Taj Mahal. With exclusive expert interviews, aerial shots and reconstructions based on the latest insights gained through technology. Enjoy an unusual perspective on history.

Watch Ancient Engineering Season 1 from Thursday, 6 January on BBC Earth (DStv channel 184) at 20:00

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How To Lose Weight Well Season 6

Over two episodes, doctors Helen Lawal and Javid Abdelmoneim help people to try popular diets followed by celebrities like Adele and Rebel Wilson. Volunteers try everything from the coffee and chocolate diets, to the Mexican, K-pop, macro and smart app diets.

Watch How To Lose Weight Well Season 6 from Tuesday, 4 January on BBC Earth (DStv channel 184) at 19:00

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Australia's Health Revolution with Michael Mosley Season 1

Doctor Michael Mosley explores a science-backed diet that could hold the key to halting Australia’s type 2 diabetes epidemic. Michael and exercise physiologist Ray Kelly put diabetics on the diet, while Michael subjects his own body to a diet of sugary carbs and saturated fats.

Watch Australia's Health Revolution with Michael Mosley Season 1 from Tuesday, 18 January on BBC Earth (DStv channel 184) at 19:00

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Shakira: Road To Dorado

In 2018 when Shakira made her triumphant return to the world stage for the El Dorado tour, it was against the odds. In 2017, the singer suffered a vocal cord haemorrhage that delayed her concerts for a year. Shakira directed this documentary herself, including behind-the-scenes clips and a voiceover.

Watch Shakira: Road To Dorado on Saturday, 1 January on M-Net (DStv channel 101) at 19:30

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Little Mix

As Little Mix prepare for the last concerts in their Confetti tour in 2022, they’ll also be saying goodbye to fans after announcing their “break” in late 2021. This documentary looks back at how Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall made it to the top.

Watch Little Mix on Saturday, 1 January on M-Net (DStv channel 101) at 20:30

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Fresh Reality

Dirty Jobs Season 9

Mike Rowe is back on the job, turning the spotlight on essential jobs so tough and dirty that few people have what it takes to do them. Mike works with people who install epoxy flooring, bend the iron framework that supports bridges, clean water towers, and maintain escalators, and more.

Watch Dirty Jobs Season 9 from Tuesday, 25 January on Discovery (DStv channel 121) at 20:55

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Pushing The Line Season 1

Young daredevils are out to break records on highline ropes stretched 500 feet (152 metres) in the air in Moab and Colorado. While they brave the tightrope by day, battling rock slides, ice and snow, by night it’s all parties, hook-ups and break-ups.

Watch Pushing The Line Season 1 from Sunday, 23 January on Discovery (DStv channel 121) at 20:00

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Survivor 41 Season 41

This season was filmed on Fiji’s Mamanuca islands between April and May 2021. There’s a dangerous new game afoot, complete with a twist that’ll have people rethinking their voting strategy. Host Jeff Probst says, “Survivor 41 is like the monster in a horror movie, and if you’re a player, it’s coming for you.”

Watch Survivor Season 41 from Sunday, 16 January on M-Net (DStv channel 101) at 18:00

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Homestead Rescue Season 4B

Expert homesteaders Marty, Matt and Misty Raney help people who’re new to living off the grid. Sometimes trouble is hard to predict – like slugs that carry brain parasites invading your cabin – and sometimes the weather just comes down hard in Kauai.

Watch Homestead Rescue Season 4B from Thursday, 13 January on Discovery (DStv channel 121) at 20:55

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Life Below Zero Season 9

Follow the hardscrabble lives in 4 Alaskan households as they brave the cold, dark winter. They’ll need to do everything themselves, from breaking a trail through the snow, to fending off hungry animals, to completing vital tasks in the freezing cold to make sure that they have food and water.

Watch Life Below Zero Season 9 from Sunday, 9 January on BBC Earth (DStv channel 184) at 19:00

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