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Follows the political rivalries and romances of Queen Elizabeth II's reign and the events that shaped Britain for the second half of the 20th century.

Based on the real-life prison break of two political captives, Escape From Pretoria is a race-against-time thriller set in the tumultuous apartheid days of South Africa.

A shark exterminator must retrieve a rare diamond from the stomach of a massive black-finned white shark; however, the powerful local crime lord has, too, set his sights on the gem. Will the fearless shark killer live up to his reputation?

A man of words is forced to become a man of action as John discovers the secret bucket list of his ill son Robin. The two abscond from the hospital to fulfill the boy's greatest wishes - as the police pursue John for kidnapping.

Following a group of friends to underground sex party Death of Glitter, Badenhorst explores themes of sexual liberation and captures the raw energy of the night.

Promises is about Ntombi. Her father has abandoned the family and her mother spends all her time with new boyfriend, Zakes, leaving Ntombi to take care of her little sister, Zinzi. Balancing family and studies is not easy

The night shift at one of the world's busiest ER's must combat a seemingly endless stream of fatal gunshot wounds and stab victims. Nils and Ronny are in Cape Town and when it's Friday night and Pay Day, the ER looks more like a war zone.

Christoph Schubert and his wife Simone have 4 turbulent children and have great difficulties to find a house to rent.But now they have received goods news.Christoph's uncle Willy has died and the notary has informed Christoph that he will be the heir of the mansion of uncle Willy under one condition: Chrisoph must restore the rose garden within 4 weeks.The uncle Heinz, a quite rich and arrogant man,, will decide if the restoration of the rose garden has been done correctly.And last news, the former employee of uncle Willy Albert and his wife Theresa will remain in a part of the mansion till their death.

14-weeks later and our #BEYONDMYIMPOSSIBLE team is bracing themselves ahead of the Cape Town Marathon start line. This is their moment 3 days out. Faster. Stronger. Together. Episode 3 is now live on the Adidas 3 stripes YouTube Channel.

On March 26, 2020, South Africa was placed under one of the world's strictest Covid-19 lock downs. Among the hardest hit during these times were the poverty stricken townships of the country. In Langa, the country's first planned township, a group of unlikely heroes stepped up to sustain their community and show them that the future is in your hands, you just have to build it.

Beginning of the journey in Cape Town: on a hill near Cape Town Ismaël meets Siviwe Mbinda, they look around and see the Table Mountain, the Robben Island and also the Cape Town Stadium at Green Point (built for the 2010 FIFA World Cup), then they cross the famous neighborhood of Bo-Kaap with the colorful houses: in the butchery Armand Viljoen proposes them the "bilton", dried meat of beef, kudu or springbok.Then Siviwe and Ismaël speak about the apartheid and they go to the township of Longa where Siviwe is born: They meet Isabella Nordenfjord, the companion of Siviwe and visit the township: in a container a family has installed a Beauty Hair Salon, then they go to the Happy Feet center where young boys and girls of the township learn traditional dances.In the other great township of Khayelitsha the violinist Maria Botha, who has lived in France and returned to South Africa, helps the young boys and girls to learn playing violin and the Ziz Zap Association is helping young boys and girls to become circus acrobats.Later Ismaël and Siviwe have a paragliding flight over Cape Town.Then Ismaël travels by airplane to Port Elizabeth and by car to Kirkwood where he meets Laurence Armand who manages the "Molo Lolo" guesthouse which is also a cooking school.At the butchery of Kirwood they buy Kudu meat and Laurence shows Ismaël the traditional Xhosa huts for the guests.On the next day Ismaël goes to the Addo National Park with Emmanuel Paradaza, a ranger and guide: they see in the savanna elephants, kudus, lions , buffaloes and zebras.Back to the guesthouse Ismaël and the young cook Cindy Madini harvest lettuce and coriander and prepare the supper, eland meat with millet paste, vegetables and sauces.Then Ismaël returns to Cape Town: in Boulders (Table Mountain National Park) he sees the African penguins at the seaside and then with Peter Van der Linde he visits the Penguin rescue center.Finally Ismaël travels to Stellenbosch and meets there Viviane Kleynhans, who manages with her sisters a vineyard and produces wine: the government helped African people to enter in the wine industry: Ismaël and Viviane taste a Chardonnay wine. Besides we see zooms about the former yacht of Jacqueline Onassis who has been transformed into a luxury hotel, about the "Pride of Africa" a luxury train traveling from Cape Town to Tanzania, about the Inverdoorn animal rescue center managed by Damien Vergnaud in which they protect the white rhinoceros and cheetahs (two endangered species of animal), about the sports in Cape Town (soon in the morning the people enjoy practicing yoga, aerobics, paddle board, surfing and kite surfing and about the great white shark (shark spotters are observing every day the sea near Muizenberg and publish advice for the swimmers and surfers) and the cage diving business.

Gregg starts in the mother city, Cape Town, where he heads to the city's highest point, Table Mountain, and tastes Cape Malay cuisine in picturesque Bo Kaap. He then travels to the Western Cape for some wine tasting.

The value of Earth's natural resources changes depending on to whom you speak. Meet people from France, Colombia, Vietnam, South Africa, the Philippines, and Michigan who have circumvented extraordinary challenges to protect the Earth.

Reversing course, Catherine travels to Cape Town where she learns how to make Cape Malay Curries with the goal of bringing the recipe back to Ireland to share a taste of home with Bernice who has moved to Sligo but misses everything curry.

After revisiting a handful of flavorful moments from around the world, Catherine recreates some of the unique recipes she has tasted on her travels to South Africa, and she will teach you how to cook the same breathtaking dishes at home.

Discover Cape Town and the surrounding region of South Africa where two oceans meet. Surrounded by the Table Mountain range, Cape Town enjoys a Mediterranean climate, fertile soil, and lush vineyards that exist beside overpopulated towns.

This time the gang featured are the South African gang The Americans, known for having no front teeth and dominating life in the townships.

Cape Town is a nexus of cultures in a setting so stunning, it's called the "new California" or Africa's Riviera." Where else in the world can you wake up in a cosmopolitan city, spend the afternoon with penguins, ride a funicular to the edge of the continent, and watch the sun set from a beach with a glass of local wine in hand?