August is sizzling on DStv Compact Plus

Pitchforks, braai forks, tongues and tongs! It’s the Roast of Khanyi Mbau this August on DStv Compact.

If you like your girlfriends warm but unroasted this Women’s Month, get ready to meet your new BBFs in comedy series Run The World Season 1. And there’s a perfect blend of story, comedy, fantasy and social issues in the incredible space dramedy The Orville Season 3.

And when you’re looking to push up your specs and get serious, let History Channel’s (DStv Channel 186) I Was There Season 1 and Suppressed Science Season 1 take you on an unexpected journey into the past …with facts you won’t hear in the classroom. While these shows have fresh perspectives, they’re also responsibly researched and fascinating to watch as a family.

And because you get to see almost everything on DStv with Compact Plus, check out our other monthly highlights packages for news about August’s hit series like Ayeye: Stripped, DJ Zinhle The Unexpected Season 2 and Have Faith Season 4, Say Yes To The Dress Season 20, Miss SA 2022, Dance Naija Dance Season 1, and Uyajola 9/9 Season 9.

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5 must-see shows on DStv Compact

The Roast of Khanyi Mbau

Call the fire department because it’s about to go off like tossing a match in a fireworks factory! "Who else but me? The first African female to be roasted by Comedy Central was only ever going to be me, even your favs could NEVER. You’ve said what you said, now say it to my face," gloats Khanyi Mbau. Invitation accepted. Roastmaster Mpho Popps is handing out the roasting forks to SelBeyonce, Celeste Ntuli, Devi Sankaree Govender, Sol Phenduka, Sello Maake Ka Ncube, Nadia Nakai, Tbo Touch, YoungstaCPT. and even John Vlismas has crawled out of his comedy cave for the feast at this shisanyama! Read more here.

Watch The Roast of Khanyi Mbau on Monday, 8 August at 21:00 on Comedy Central (DStv Channel 122)

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Run The World Season 1

Comedy series about a close-knit group of Black female friends surviving and thriving in Harlem, New York. Banker Whitney (Amber Stevens West) is planning her wedding, writer Ella (Andrea Bordeaux) is working for a new website, marketing pro Renee’s (Bresha Webb) marriage is on the rocks and student Sondi (Corbin Reid) is dating her advisor. Girls who? This is like Girlfriends for a new generation.

Watch Run The World Season 1 from Monday, 15 August at 22:00 on 1Magic (DStv Channel 103)

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The Orville Season 3

Everyone’s favourite Star Trek parody/homage takes a turn for the dramatic while losing none of its sizzle and wit. We’re still exploring the universe and all sorts of bizarre ideas, but the series hits some of its all-time best episodes ever as it explores grief, xenophobia, gender identity and more social topics. Keep an eye out for episode six, which sees Ed and Kelly feel the impact of destroying a timeline when Gordon breaks every single rule about time travel for a shot at love.

Watch The Orville Season 3 from Wednesday, 24 August at 22:00 on 1Magic (DStv Channel 103)

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I Was There Season 1

As the grandson of one of the Tuskegee Airmen, series host Theo Wilson grew up with history in his bones. In this series he guides us through pivotal moments in the past. Theo introduces us to little-known perspectives, as CGI places him on the scene. Explore the Battle of Stalingrad in 1942, the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, John Lewis’s Bloody Sunday march in 1965, the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, and even make a haunting visit to the “Murder Castle” in Chicago, 1893.

Watch I Was There Season 1 from Saturday, 20 August at 20:15 on History (DStv Channel 186)

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Suppressed Science Season 1

Science communicator and enthusiast Athena Brensberger hosts this series about fields of science that have fallen out of favour, been deemed dangerous, or been abused to justify cruelty and abuse. Learn more about the research into race as a science and as a social construct, the problems with blending man and machine, and the hush-hush research into psychedelic drugs, enhancing intelligence, and gene editing, and alternative theories of everything.

Watch Suppressed Science Season 1 from Monday, 15 August at 20:00 on Curiosity Channel (DStv Channel 185)

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Also on Compact Plus this August

• History By The Numbers Season 1 from Tuesday, 2 August at 21:00 on Curiosity Channel (DStv Channel 185)
• Animal Armour on Wednesday, 3 August at 20:00 on Curiosity Channel (DStv Channel 185)
• Super Slime on Monday, 1 August at 20:00 on Curiosity Channel (DStv Channel 185)
• Return of The Buffalo: Restoring The Great Prairie on Wednesday, 17 August at 20:00 on Curiosity Channel (DStv Channel 185)
• Asia's Deadliest Snakes on Wednesday, 24 August at 20:00 on Curiosity Channel (DStv Channel 185)
• Inside The Mind of a Serial Killer Season 1 from Thursday, 4 August at 22:00 on Curiosity Channel (DStv Channel 185)
• Classical Destinations: The Great Composers Season 1 from Saturday, 20 August at 21:00 on Curiosity Channel (DStv Channel 185)
• Killer Siblings Season 2 from Monday, 15 August at 19:00 on CBS Justice (DStv Channel 170)
• Teachers Season 3 from Saturday, 20 August at 22:00 on Comedy Central (DStv Channel 122)
• South Park 25th Anniversary Stunt Mondays-Fridays from Tuesday, 23 August at 23:00 on Comedy Central (DStv Channel 122)
• The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 12 Mondays-Thursdays from Thursday, 18 August at 19:00 on 1Magic (DStv Channel 103)
• Basketball Wives Season 10 Mondays-Thursdays from Monday, 22 August at 19:00 on 1Magic (DStv Channel 103)
• Wipeout Season 8B from Friday, 19 August at 17:00 on 1Magic (DStv Channel 103)

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Shows that roar on DStv Premium this August!

• House of The Dragon Season 1 from Monday, 22 August at 03:01 (express from the US) and 21:30 on M-Net (DStv Channel 101)
• Impossible Animals With Patrick Aryee Season 1 from Monday, 1 August on BBC Earth (DStv Channel 184)
• DMZ Season 1 from Friday, 19 August at 19:30 on M-Net (DStv Channel 101)
• Gentleman Jack Season 2 from Thursday, 18 August at 20:30 on M-Net (DStv Channel 101)
• Mysteries of The Deep Season 2 from Sunday, 21 August at 20:55 on Discovery Channel (DStv Channel 121)
• Our House Season 1 from Wednesday, 24 August at 22:30 on M-Net (DStv Channel 101)
• Chicago Med Season 7 from Tuesday, 9 August at 20:30 on M-Net (DStv Channel 101)
• Chicago PD Season 9 from Tuesday, 9 August at 22:30 on M-Net (DStv Channel 101)

All package alert: Awesome August shows

Check out the other highlights packages for more on these shows, which you will also be able to watch this August…

Compact

• Ayeye: Stripped Season 1 from Friday, 5 August at 20:00 on Mzansi Magic (DStv Channel 161)
• DJ Zinhle The Unexpected Season 2 from Saturday, 6 August at 19:30 on BET (DStv Channel 129)
• Have Faith Season 4 from Monday, 15 August at 21:30 on MTV (DStv Channel 130)
• Celebrity Game Face Season 3 from Sunday, 14 August at 19:05 on E! Entertainment (DStv Channel 124)
• Tournament of Champions Season 3 from Tuesday, 16 August at 19:00 on The Food Network (DStv Channel 175)
• Guy! Hawaiian Style Season 1 from Monday, 22 August at 19:55 on The Food Network (DStv Channel 175)
• Dessert Games Season 1 from Friday, 5 August at 19:00 on The Food Network (DStv Channel 175)
• Alex Polizzi: My Hotel Nightmare Season 1 from Friday, 19 August at 20:00 on BBC Lifestyle (DStv Channel 174)
• Miss SA 2022 on Saturday, 13 August at 18:30 on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) and Mzansi Magic (DStv Channel 161)

Family

• Kom Ons Braai: Celebs Season 1 from Wednesday, 10 August at 20:00 on VIA (DStv Channel 147)
• Primal Survivor: Mighty Mekong Season 6 from Wednesday, 17 August at 21:00 on National Geographic (DStv Channel 181)
• Project Runway Season 19 Monday-Thursday from Monday, 22 August at 19:00 on Me (DStv Channel 115)
• Dance Naija Dance Season 1 from Saturday, 6 August at 19:00 on ZeeWorld (DStv Channel 166)
• Culture Swap Season 1 from Sunday, 7 August at 18:00 on Moja Love (DStv Channel 157)
• Night of Doom Season 1 daily from Tuesday, 23 August at 22:00 on StarLife (DStv Channel 167)
• Uyajola 9/9 Season 9 from Sunday, 7 August at 21:00 on Moja Love (DStv Channel 157)

Access

• The Big Clean Season 1 from Monday, 15 August at 20:00 on TLC (DStv Channel 135)
• Say Yes To The Dress Season 20 from Tuesday, 9 August at 20:00 on TLC (DStv Channel 135)
• Cesar Millan: Better Human, Better Dog Season 2 from Friday, 19 August at 18:00 on National Geographic Wild (DStv Channel 182)
• My Extreme OCD Life Season 1 On Saturday, 20 August and Sunday 21 August at 20:40 on CBS Reality (DStv Channel 132)
• Eating Ourselves To Death on Saturday, 27 August at 20:40 on CBS Reality (DStv Channel 132)
• My Obese Life on Sunday, 28 August at 20:40 on CBS Reality (DStv Channel 132)
• Afrimaxx Season 1 from Monday, 8 August at 19:30 on The Home Channel (DStv Channel 176)
• Rhythms of India Season 1 from Saturday, 6 August at 09:30 on BBC World News (DStv Channel 400)
• Hair To The Throne Season 2 from Monday, 1 August at 16:30 on Honey (DStv Channel 173)
• My Zambian Plate Season 1 from Wednesday, 3 August at 16:00 on Honey (DStv Channel 173)
• Mom vs Wife: Kenya Season 2 from Tuesday, 2 August at 16:30 on Honey (DStv Channel 173)

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