Looking for your 1 true love this February? How about 2 true loves? With DStv Premium, you won’t have to choose when you watch dazzling BBC Earth (DStv channel 184) nature documentary The Green Planet with Sir David Attenborough from Sunday, 13 February and MasterChef South Africa Season 4 with judges Zola Nene, Gregory Czarnecki and Justine Drake on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) from Monday, 28 February.
27 years after Sir David Attenborough showed us the Private Life of Plants, he returns to the green world equipped with 27 years of updated research and technological advances to bring us astonishing stories of how plants survive, reproduce and compete in all environments on planet Earth in The Green Planet. It’s a treat for the whole family and will fuel your love of both learning and the environment this February.
And for the most glamorous series of 2022, you can’t beat the skill and beautiful plating on display in MasterChef South Africa Season 4, which is set at the foot of Table Mountain this time round. Staying green for February, the series will also emphasise sustainable work in the kitchen even when the chefs get hot under the collar under that time crunch and those intense challenges.
And there are loads more documentaries and realist series to enjoy when you stick with DStv Premium this month, including Expedition With Steve Backshall Season 2, Kevin Hart's Muscle Car Crew Season 1, Motor MythBusters Season 1, and America's Got Talent Season 16.
Keen for more? Here are the must-watch series and movies coming to DStv Premium this February.
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Fresh February Documentaries
The Green Planet Season 1
Backed by 20 years of new research, Sir David Attenborough shows us what specialist cameras can reveal about how plants grow, survive and reproduce. From deserts, tropical jungles and underwater worlds to seasonal lands and urban environments, this is Planet Earth from the perspective of plants.
Watch The Green Planet Season 1 from Sunday, 13 February on BBC Earth (DStv Channel 184) at 16:00
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Expedition With Steve Backshall Season 2
Steve Backshall travels to 4 continents to film endangered wildlife and explore natural wonders. Local experts help Steve find sharks off the coast of Mexico, search for chimpanzees along the Nyanga river in Gabon, explore the longest lava tube in the Arabian Peninsula, and find snow leopards in Kyrgyzstan’s Djangart Valley.
Watch Expedition with Steve Backshall Season 2 from Friday, 11 February on BBC Earth (DStv Channel 184) at 19:00
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Horizon – Dolly: The Sheep That Changed The World
In 1996, biologists at a scientific institute in Scotland created a sheep using an adult cell. Dolly, the world’s first cloned sheep, was born on 5 July, 1996. This documentary is a first-hand account from the people behind a scientific sensation, and we explore Dolly’s legacy in humanity’s fight against incurable disorders.
Watch Horizon – Dolly: The Sheep That Changed The World on Tuesday, 22 February on BBC Earth (DStv Channel 184) at 20:00
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One Cup: A Thousand Stories Season 1
Tea came from China to conquer the world, influence cultures, beliefs and behaviours across the globe. Hugh Bonneville narrates as the series explores the landscapes where tea grows, from high mountains to wild coasts. And the women and men who grow, harvest, taste and sell tea around the world tell their stories.
Watch One Cup: A Thousand Stories Season 1 from Saturday, 19 February on BBC Earth (DStv Channel 184) at 20:00
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Panorama: Wild Weather: Our World Under Threat
2021 saw record-breaking high temperatures in the US and Canada, village-destroying floods in Germany, a plague of mice in Australia and dust storms that swept from China to South Korea. Now journalist Justin Rowlatt draws on climate science and meteorological office data to explore the impact of climate change.
Watch Panorama: Wild Weather: Our World Under Threat on Thursday, 3 February on BBC Earth (DStv Channel 184) at 19:00
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February Reality to Love
MasterChef South Africa Season 4
The fast-paced cooking reality competition series returns, now with Zola Nene, Gregory Czarnecki and Justine Drake as judges. The season was filmed at Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront, with the cast of home chefs protected in their anti-COVID bubble. Expect new twists this season, including a see-through bin to monitor kitchen waste.
Watch MasterChef South Africa Season 4 Mondays-Thursdays from Monday, 28 February on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) at 18:00
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America's Got Talent Season 16
Judge Simon Cowell returns and replaces the Judges Cuts round with a new twist that’ll be familiar to Britain’s Got Talent fans, and a group Golden Buzzer is in use for the first time. Stranger talents to watch for this season include an aerialist, a quick-change artist, an escape artist and a unicycle group.
Watch America's Got Talent Season 16 Mondays-Fridays from Thursday, 10 February on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) at 18:00
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Kevin Hart's Muscle Car Crew Season 1
Kevin Hart and his 5 closest friends dive head-first into America's car culture as they set out to transform from being car mere enthusiasts, into becoming a legitimate car club over the course of 8 episodes. The guys each have a car that they’ll learn to drive, maintain, and modify with expert help.
Watch Kevin Hart's Muscle Car Crew Season 1 from Friday, 18 February on Discovery (DStv Channel 121) at 20:00
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Motor MythBusters Season 1
MythBusters’ Tory Belleci, mechanic Faye Hadley and engineer/professional race car driver Bisi Ezerioha uncover the truth behind automotive myths, as they bring science to the streets and put car-related pop culture, viral videos and urban legends under the microscope. Can you really make a turbo booster with a length of wire and a drink can tab?
Watch Motor MythBusters Season 1 from Tuesday, 22 February on Discovery (DStv Channel 121) at 20:00
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Adventure Stunt
Get ready for brand-new episodes of some of Discovery’s most epic series including Mysteries of The Deep Season 2 with Jeremy Wade, The Impossible Row With Colin O'Brady, polar exploration adventure First To The Top of The World, and Into The Wild With Bear Grylls episodes with Ajay Devgn and Vicky Kaushal.
Watch the Adventure Stunt from Sunday, 6 February on Discovery (DStv Channel 121) at 20:55
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