It’s the DStv Compact Plus party zone this June

DStv Compact Plus brings the party to you this month!

June is Pride so look out for the delightful and dazzling We’re Here Season 2 as Shangela, Eureka and Bob The Drag Queen set out to perform their much-needed yassification of small town USA. With Youth Day on Thursday, 16 June, we’re bringing you coming of age stories like Tarique’s in Power Book II: Ghost Season 2. And we’re mad about dads, too. Get dad a little DStv action for Father’s Day on Sunday, 19 June, and he’ll be able to watch Ross Kemp: Shipwreck Treasure Hunter Season 1, or and you’ll be able to enjoy fascinating doccies like Chernobyl, Fukushima: Living With The Legacy together as a family…

but maybe be very, very quiet and unproblematic while mom has her fave murder shows on, like Twisted Killers Season 1.

While you’re onboard the June party bus, check out where you can find all the doccies around and coverage of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee from Thursday, 2 June to Sunday, 5 June. And we’ll tell you when you can set up your watch party for a glam night in, with this year’s mid-year awards show like the DStv Mzansi Viewers' Choice Awards, the MTV Movie & TV Awards and the BET Awards.

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PS: If you’re weighing up a “treat yourself” DStv upgrade, check out the list of upcoming series across the packages at the end of this page, and read the other package highlight articles for more details on shows like Law & Order Season 21 – yes, the big daddy of crime shows is back!

5 must-see series

We’re Here Season 2

Small town America, break out your makeup, your glitter, your lashes and your sequins! Shangela, Eureka and Bob The Drag Queen are back on the road to show you how to drag up your life, learn to love yourself, break out of the boxes that people’s hate has stuffed you into, and find a loving, open community. Yes, it’s that gay agenda, reuniting families! The sheer heart of this show makes it a joy to watch before you even get to the fun outfits. And it’s perfect for Pride month.

Watch We’re Here Season 2 from Monday, 27 June at 22:00 on 1Magic (DStv Channel 103)

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Power Book II: Ghost Season 2

Tariq (Michael Rainey Jr, who really steps up his performance) is living out his dead father’s struggle as the mirage of a normal life continues to taunt him. From episode 1, he’s desperate to hide the fact that he murdered one of his college professors. He and crime queen Monet (Mary J Blige) are on the brink of losing what’s left of their families, too, with Monet’s son barely escaping season 1 with his life. PS: If you make a miniature coffin every time a character is killed off this season, you’ll end it with a whole graveyard.

Watch Power Book II: Ghost Season 2 from Tuesday, 28 June at 22:00 on 1Magic (DStv Channel 103)

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Chernobyl, Fukushima: Living With The Legacy

It’s been 30 years since the Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear power plant meltdown and 5 years since Japan’s Fukushima plant went hot. Now camera crews are going inside the exclusion zone to reveal what has become of the abandoned schools, playgrounds, homes, and shops as nature takes over, despite still deadly levels of radiation. We find out how far the contamination really spread from the people whose lives are still being impacted by the fallout and learn what the Chernobyl survivors are telling the people of Japan to help them to avoid deadly mistakes, and to give them hope for the future.

Watch Chernobyl, Fukushima: Living With The Legacy on Tuesday, 14 June at 20:00 on Curiosity Channel (DStv Channel 185)

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Twisted Killers Season 1

This true crime series lives up to its title, so keep the lights on! Among the cases, Quincy Jovan Allen goes on a shooting spree as practice for being a Mafia hitman. Matthew Hoffman, later nicknamed The Leaf Killer, stuffs his victims into hollow trees and keeps a teen rape victim prisoner is a basement filled with leaves. And New York-based killer Nathaniel White claims to be a vampire, and that he was inspired by the movie Robocop, after stabbing and mutilating multiple women and teenage girls, cutting open a pregnant woman, and taking out her baby.

Watch Twisted Killers Season 1 from Monday, 6 June at 19:00 on CBS Justice DStv Channel 170

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Ross Kemp: Shipwreck Treasure Hunter Season 1

British actor and reporter Ross takes us on diving trips around the British coast to uncover the sea’s secrets, with help from expert diver Emily Turton, maritime archaeologist and professional diver Mallory Haas, and dive supervisor Neil Brock (it’s worth watching just to spend time with Ross’s fascinating dive team). Learn about the wreck of the Iona II, a secret transatlantic slaver’s ship off Plymouth that sunk in the 1860s, the sunken German fleet in the Scapa Flow, and experimental submersible 1920s aircraft carrier the M2 that never came up again, drowning everyone on board.

Watch Ross Kemp: Shipwreck Treasure Hunter Season 1 from Thursday, 16 June at 19:25 on History

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Also on Compact Plus this June

• Black-ish Season 8 from Friday, 3 June at 18:30 on 1Magic (DStv Channel 103)
• P-Valley Season 2 from Wednesday, 8 June at 22:00 on 1Magic (DStv Channel 103)
• Hitler: Uncovering His Fatal Obsession on Sunday, 12 June at 20:15 on History (DStv Channel 186)
• World War II Stunt from Sunday, 5 June at 20:15 on History (DStv Channel 186)
• Story Of The D-Day Landings Stunt from Sunday, 5 June at 21:05 on History (DStv Channel 186)
• The Human Torpedoes Of World War II on Sunday 12 June at 21:05 on History (DStv Channel 186)
• Story Of The Spitfire on Sunday, 19 June at 21:05 on History (DStv Channel 186)
• Numbered on Sunday, 26 June at 21:05 on History (DStv Channel 186)
• Swamp People Season 13 from Thursday, 2 June at 20:15 on History (DStv Channel 186)
• Robert Kirkman's Secret History Of Comics on Monday, 6 June at 19:15 on History (DStv Channel 186)
• The Proof Is Out There Season 2 from Saturday, 11 June at 19:25 on History (DStv Channel 186)
• Science Of Thrills Season 1 from Monday, 6 June at 19:00 on Curiosity Channel (DStv Channel 185)
• The Demolition Man Season 1 from Monday, 6 June at 21:00 on Curiosity Channel (DStv Channel 185)
• Great Berlin Escapes on Tuesday, 7 June at 20:00 on Curiosity Channel (DStv Channel 185)
• Shooting Of The Pontiff on Tuesday, 21 June at 20:00 on Curiosity Channel (DStv Channel 185)
• Call To Arms: Battle For Goose Green on Tuesday, 28 June at 20:00 on Curiosity Channel (DStv Channel 185)
• Hidden Germany on Wednesday, 1 June at 20:00 on Curiosity Channel (DStv Channel 185)
• Sealife Hunters on Wednesday, 15 June at 20:00 on Curiosity Channel (DStv Channel 185)
• Growing Up Season 1 from Saturday, 4 June at 20:00 on Curiosity Channel (DStv Channel 185)
• My Greek Odyssey Season 2 from Saturday, 4 June at 22:00 on Curiosity Channel (DStv Channel 185)
• Enemies Of The People on Sunday, 12 June at 19:00 on Curiosity Channel (DStv Channel 185)
• The Great Way on Sunday, 19 June at 19:00 on Curiosity Channel (DStv Channel 185)
• Mark Of A Serial Killer Season 3 from Monday, 20 June at 19:00 on CBS Justice (DStv Channel 170)
• Workaholics Season 2 from Saturday, 4 June at 22:00 on Comedy Central (DStv Channel 122)
• Legends Of Chamberlain Heights Season 1 from Saturday, 4 June at 23:00 on Comedy Central (DStv Channel 122)
• Comedy Central's All-Star Denominational Christmas Special on Sunday, 5 June at 21:00 on Comedy Central (DStv Channel 122)
• Dave Attel: Road Work on Sunday, 12 June at 21:00 on Comedy Central (DStv Channel 122)
• Jeff Dunham's Completely Unrehearsed Last Minute Pandemic Holiday Special on Sunday, 19 June at 21:00 on Comedy Central (DStv Channel 122)
• Kyle Kinane: I Like His Old Stuff on Sunday, 26 June at 21:00 on Comedy Central (DStv Channel 122)

All package alert: Awards show excellence

• MTV Movie & TV Awards on Monday, 6 June at 02:00 on MTV (DStv Channel 130)
• MTV Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted on Monday, 6 June at 04:00 on MTV (DStv Channel 130)
• The DStvMVCAs 2022 on Saturday, 25 June at 20:30 on Mzansi Magic (DStv Channel 161)
• The DStvMVCAs 2022 Red Carpet Show (DStv Mzansi Viewers' Choice Awards) on Saturday, 25 June (time TBC) on Mzansi Magic (DStv Channel 161)
• BET Awards Pre-Show on Monday, 27 June at 00:00 on BET (DStv Channel 129)

All package alert: The Queen’s Jubilee

• The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee: Trooping The Colour on Thursday, 2 June at 11:00 on BBC World News (DStv Channel 400)
• The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee: BBC News Special on Thursday, 2 June at 19:00 on BBC World News (DStv Channel 400)
• Platinum Beacons: Lighting Up The Jubilee on Thursday, 2 June at 22:00 on BBC World News (DStv Channel 400)
• The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee: A Service of Thanksgiving on Friday, 3 June at 11:00 on BBC World News (DStv Channel 400)
• The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee: BBC News Special on Friday, 3 June at 18:00 on BBC World News (DStv Channel 400)
• Elizabeth: A Portrait In Part(s) from Friday, 3 June at 21:30 on M-Net (DStv Channel 101)
• The Queen Mother on Saturday, 4 June at 17:00 on BBC Lifestyle (DStv Channel 174)
• Our Queen At War on Saturday, 4 June at 19:00 on BBC Lifestyle (DStv Channel 174)
• The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee: Platinum Party At The Palace on Saturday, 4 June at 20:30 on BBC Lifestyle (DStv Channel 174)
• Princess Margaret: The Royal Rebel on Sunday, 5 June at 17:00 on BBC Lifestyle (DStv Channel 174)
• The Coronation Of Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday, 5 June at 19:05 on BBC Lifestyle (DStv Channel 174)
• The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee: The Big Jubilee Lunch on Sunday, 5 June (time TBC) on BBC World News (DStv Channel 400)
• Elizabeth The Unseen Queen on Monday, 6 June at 21:00 on BBC Lifestyle (DStv Channel 174)
• Royals: Keeping The Crown Season 1 from Tuesday, 7 June at 20:00 on Curiosity Channel (DStv Channel 185)

All package alert: Awesome June shows

Check out the other highlights packages for more on these shows…

Premium

• Desert Rose Season 1 from Thursday, 2 June at 20:30 on M-Net (DStv Channel 101)
• Noughts + Crosses Season 2 from Thursday, 16 July at 22:30 on M-Net (DStv Channel 101)
• Celebrity IOU Joyride Season 1 from Friday, 3 June at 20:00 on Discovery Channel (DStv Channel 121)
• Exploration Volcano Season 1 from Sunday. 19 June at 20:00 on BBC Earth (DStv Channel 184)
• Watch Law & Order Season 21 from Thursday, 23 June at 19:30 on M-Net DStv Channel 101)
• We Own This City Season 1 from Wednesday, 8 June at 22:30 on M-Net (DStv Channel 101)
• The Staircase Season 1 from Monday, 27 June at 21:30 on M-Net (DStv Channel 101)
• Good Sam Season 1 from Monday, 17 June at 20:30 on M-Net (DStv Channel 101)

Compact

• Gordon Ramsay's Future Food Stars Season 1 from Tuesday, 21 June at 20:00 on BBC Lifestyle (DStv Channel 174)
• Carl Weber's The Black Hamptons Season 1 from Tuesday, 14 June at 22:00 on BET (DStv Channel 129)
• Listing Cape Town Season 1 from Wednesday, 1 June at 20:00 on BBC Lifestyle (DStv Channel 174)
• Lil Jon Wants To Do What? Season 1 from Wednesday, 29 June at 22:00 on HGTV (DStv Channel 177)
• The Saturday Showdown Season 1 from Saturday, 4 June at 18:30 on Mzansi Magic (DStv Channel 161)

Family

• Umakhelwane Season 1 from Sunday, 19 June at 20:30 on Moja Love (DStv Channel 157)
• Unzima Umshado Season 1 from Sunday, 12 June at 20:00 on Moja Love (DStv Channel 157)
• Outopsie Season 1 from Thursday, 2 June at 20:00 on VIA (DStv Channel 147)
• The Outpost Season 4 from Saturday, 18 June at 11:00 on Universal (DStv Channel 117)
• Hudson & Rex Season 4 from Tuesday, 14 June at 20:00 on Universal (DStv Channel 117)
• Private Eyes Season 4 from Friday, 17 June at 20:00 on Universal (DStv Channel 117)
• Vikings: The Rise And Fall Season 1 from Wednesday, 29 June at 21:00 on National Geographic (DStv Channel 181)
• My Desire Season 1 from Thursday, 9 June at 20:00 on StarLife (DStv Channel 167)

Access

• When Luxury Holidays Go Horribly Wrong Season 1 from Saturday, 4 June at 20:40 on CBS Reality (DStv Channel 132)
• When All-Inclusive Holidays Go Horribly Wrong Season 1 from Sunday, 5 June at 20:40 on CBS Reality (DStv Channel 132)
• When Cosmetic Surgery Goes Horribly Wrong Season 1 from Sunday, 19 June at 20:40 on CBS Reality (DStv Channel 132)
• When Diets Go Horribly Wrong Season 1 from Saturday, 25 June at 20:40 on CBS Reality (DStv Channel 132)
• Naked And Afraid Of Love Season 1 from Tuesday, 7 June at 21:00 on TLC (DStv Channel 135)
• Lightened Up Season 1 from Tuesday, 7 June at 18:30 on The Home Channel (DStv Channel 176)
• Find Me A Beach House Season 1 from Tuesday, 7 June at 19:30 on The Home Channel (DStv Channel 176)
• Kenny & Armando: Our Journey So Far Season 1 from Sunday, 26 June at 18:00 on TLC (DStv Channel 135)
• Oceans Week from Monday, 6 June at 18:00 on National Geographic Wild (DStv Channel 182)

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