9/11: One Day In America

Highlights 26 August 2021

Louis Theroux takes us inside Joe Exotic, National Geographic explores 9/11 & more this week on DStv

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Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic takes an unusual look back at the so-called Tiger King, now serving time in prison for the conspiracy to attempt to murder Carole Baskin along with violating the Endangered Species Act and Lacey Act. CBS Justice (DStv channel 170) takes us inside some murder stories with Killer Motive. And 6-episode special series 9/11: One Day In America on National Geographic (DStv channel 181) tells the victims’ and survivors’ stories of the 9/11 attacks.

Diana, Princess of Wales is once again in the spotlight as Diana’s Decades explores how her story mirrored the spirit of the times in the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s. And Witness History: African Special on BBC World News (DStv channel 400) gives insights into Africa’s historic events.

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Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic

10 years after Louis met Joe for his documentary, America’s Most Dangerous Pets, Joe reached out to Louis from jail to ask whether Louis would let him tell his “real” story. Now Louis looks back on his original documentary, including hours of unseen footage, to unpick the mystery of how Joe Exotic influenced the people around him.

Watch on Thursday, 2 September on BBC Brit (DStv channel 120) at 20:00

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Diana’s Decades S1

This 3-episode series examines some of the driving social forces in the last three decades of the 20th century, through the life of the late Princess Diana – from her childhood in the 1970s, to her wedding in the early 1980s, to her divorce and death in the 1990s and her relationship with the media.

Watch from Thursday, 2 September on BBC Lifestyle (DStv channel 174) at 20:00

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9/11: One Day In America

This 6-episode documentary series brings the story back to the victims and survivors of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, telling a minute-by-minute story of what first responders, workers in the Twin Towers, families of the victims and flight control personnel experienced, through interviews, film footage, photographs and artefacts from the attacks.

Watch from Sunday, 29 August to Wednesday, 1 September on National Geographic (DStv channel 181) at 21:00

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Killer Motive S1 & 2

Journalist Stephanie Gosk and Troy Roberts visit crime scenes to meet with victims’ friends and family, law enforcement, lawyers, psychologists and even the killers themselves, to uncover how investigators cracked each case, and what motivated the crimes.

Watch from Monday, 30 August on CBS Justice (DStv channel 170) at 19:00

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Witness History: African Special

TV presenter Ciru Muriuki brings us five witnesses to African history, including the story of anti-apartheid leader Steve Biko who died in police custody in South Africa.

Watch on Saturday, 28 August on BBC World News (DStv channel 400) at 19:30

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Iced Cold Courage S1

Join explorers, athletes and scientists working in the world’s coldest regions, from Antarctica to Alaska, and take a journey of discovery and survival through the furthest reaches of our frozen planet. Featuring Olympic gold medallist snowboarder Torah Bright.

Watch on Thursday 2 September on Showmax

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