DStv Content Corner
DSTV WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS 26 January – 1 February 2024 All times CAT
Channel: Zambezi Magic
Date My Family Zambia Genre: Reality
Monday 29 January at 16:30 on Zambezi Magic, available on DStv Compact and up
In search of love, young suitors from various parts of Zambia meet with three different families of unknown potential partners. ***********
Night of Laughter
Genre: Comedy
Tuesday 30 January at 17:30 on Zambezi Magic, available on DStv Compact and up
Are you ready for the latest and freshest stand-up comedy show in town? Even if you say you are, we think you were never ready for the reason why your ribs will be cracking from laughter this summer! ***********
Zuba
Genre: Drama
Wednesday 31 January at 20:00 on Zambezi Magic, available on DStv Compact and up
Zuba’s world is turned up-side down just when she decides to do the right thing, leaving her to wonder, is she the
curse to everyone that loves her?
MOVIES
Everyone’s Hero
Genre: Animation, family
Friday 26 January at 16:00 on M-Net Movies 3, available on DStv Compact and up
A poor young baseball fan Yankee Irving travels from his home town to Chicago to return Babe Ruth’s bat before the end of the World Series and prove his father’s innocence. Starring William H. Macy and Whoopin Goldberg, directed by Christopher Reeve Daniel St. Pierre and Colin Brady.
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Greenland
Genre: Sci-fi, thriller
Saturday 27 January at 16:30 on M-Net Movies 2, available on DStv Premium
To save his family from a catastrophic end of times, John embarks on a risky quest to locate the last hope for salvation and witness the worst of mankind in the battle for survival. Starring Gerard Butler and Morena Baccarin, directed by Ric
Roman Waugh. ***********
Shazam! Fury of the Gods Genre: Action, adventure
Sunday 28 January at 20:00 on M-Net Movies 1, available on DStv Premium
Shazam and his superpowered foster siblings band together to face the Daughters of Atlas, who have stolen the Wizard’s staff and plan to use it for their own ends. Starring Zachary Levi and Rachel Zegler, directed by David F. Sandberg. ***********
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Genre: Sci-fi, action
Sunday 28 January at 20:05 on M-Net, available on DStv Premium
Optimus Prime and the Autobots team up with a down on his luck young man, an aspiring historian and with a powerful faction of Transformers known as the Maximals to combat a sinister force from outer space that threatens the Earth and all of mankind. Starring Anthony Ramos and Liza Koshy, directed by Steven
Caple Jr. ***********
KIDS
Saturdays
Genre: Comedy
Monday 29 January at 17:00 on Disney Channel, available on DStv Compact and up
A trio of teenagers, Paris, Simone and Ari, dream of making it big as skaters. Together, they work to make their skating rink the best one in Chicago.
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Hero Elementary
Genre: Animation
Tuesday 30 January at 07:10 on PBS Kids, available on DStv Easy View and up
Members of the Sparks’ Crew -- Lucita Sky, AJ Gadgets, Sara Snap and Benny Bubbles -- work with their teacher, Mr. Sparks, to help people and solve problems. ***********
The Adventures of Puss In Boots Genre: Animation Wednesday 31 January at 18:00 on
Dreamworks, available on DStv Family and up
Puss in Boots must guard the previously hidden city of San Lorenzo’s famous treasure from invaders after he accidentally breaks an ancient spell which made the land invisible to outsiders.
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Pokemon
Genre: Drama
Thursday 1 February at 07:20 on Cartoon Network, available on DStv Family and up
A Pokemon master, along with his small group of friends, travels around the world to capture as many pocket monsters as he can.
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CATCH UP
The Undeclared War
Genre: Drama
Set in a post-pandemic 2024 in the run up to a British general election, a leading team of analysts buried in the heart of GCHQ secretly works to ward off a cyberattack on the country’s electoral system.
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Texas Metal’s Loud and Lifted Genre: Reality
While Bill Carlton is still the reigning champion in Texas’ custom truck world, some up-and-coming shops on the Northside of Houston are trying to make their name with a new generation of jaw-dropping monster machines.
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Naked and Afraid: Castaways Genre: Reality
Nine competitors are left behind on a distant tropical island, far from civilization, with no maps or tools. They must swim in groups of 3 to different habitats on the island: a sun-baked beach, twisting mangrove swamp and a dark jungle.
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Diggstown
Genre: Drama
Marcie Diggs is a lawyer whose perspective receives a hard blow after her aunt commits suicide. She quits her corporate job to serve the disadvantaged masses.*