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BONNIE & CLYDE – Two-night major event on Lifetime® (DStv 131)

Drama fans are in for a real treat on Sunday, September 6 and Sunday, September 13 at 20:00 CAT, when Lifetime (DStv channel 131) will be showing the acclaimed made-for-TV movie Bonnie & Clyde.

Starring Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild) and Holliday Grainger (The Borgias) in the title roles of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker, the four-hour, two-night major event tells the story of the Depression-era outlaw couple whose criminal exploits have assured them lasting fame for eight decades.

Bonnie & Clyde follows Barrow, Parker and the notorious Barrow Gang as they sweep through the Central and Southern United States committing small-time robberies and daring bank heists, leaving murdered police officers and civilians in their wake. 

Rumoured to have a sixth-sense to see events before they happened, Barrow was always able to stay one step ahead of the law as they escaped capture time and again. His one blind spot was Parker, who was intent on becoming famous and fed on the alluring media attention, pushing Barrow to commit riskier and more dangerous crimes to generate bigger headlines and make them the most famous criminals of the modern era.

Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Bruce Beresford (Breaker Morant, Driving Miss Daisy), the star-studded cast also includes Academy Award-winners Holly Hunter (The Piano) and William Hurt (Kiss of the Spiderwoman)

Save My Son, Tuesdays 7:15 pm – BET (129)

This powerful and gripping unscripted television documentary series profiles the struggles of single African-American mothers as they confront their troubled sons’ darkest demons, and their efforts to rescue them from the streets with the assistance of African-American role models. Though Save My Son  delves into a variety of social issues that plague the African-American community, it ultimately conveys a message of hope for a generation buoyed by a proud cultural heritage and the unconditional love of their determined and strong mothers.

WAGS, Premieres Friday 4 September, 7 pm  – E! Entertainment (124)

It’s all about the wives and girlfriends this month on E!, with a brand new series that looks at the world of celebrity sports players through the perspective of the women behind them. Discover the beautiful and outspoken women who make up the exclusive club of spouses and partners of professional sportsmen, and experience the glamorous lives they lead, filled with diamonds, first class travel and luxurious cars and mansions.

The November Man, Sunday 6th September, 7 pm – M-Net Movies Premiere (103)

Five years into his retirement, CIA veteran Peter Devereaux (Pierce Brosnan) is pulled back into service to help retrieve a Russian agent — also his former lover — who has incriminating evidence on Federov, a corrupt Russian leader. When a different CIA team, led by Devereaux’s former protege (Luke Bracey), shows up, the mission goes south and Devereaux’s ex-lover is killed. Now a rogue agent, Devereaux drags a relief worker (Olga Kurylenko) along on his mission to settle the score.

Campus Nightmares, Mondays 7 pm – Crime & investigation (170)

The series looks at first-hand accounts of the perpetrators behind America’s most shocking campus murders, as undergraduates and faculty members with murder in their hearts do anything to preserve their dark secrets. In this series, we include the stories of Matt Carrington, a hardworking kid with a heart of gold, who heads to Chicago State University and is forced into an intense initiation process called ‘hazing’; and Christen Naujoks, who became an obsessed stalker at the University of North Carolina.

Slaveship Mutiny, Premieres Wednesday 9 September, 7:20 pm – History Channel (186)
This is the true, extraordinary story of the final days of a notorious slave ship, the Meermin, and how in 1766 it was shipwrecked at the southernmost tip of Africa. At the heart of this story are 147 slaves from Madagascar, who in an astonishing mutiny overpowered the Dutch crew and took over the ship. It was the first successful rebellion on a slave ship. Their goal was to free themselves and force the crew to sail them back home to Madagascar. But through a sinister act of deception the crew turned the boat around each evening and made full sail for Cape Town – the original destination of the slaves. And so the circumstances for a dramatic climax – and shipwreck – were laid when the ship and its desperate passengers finally spied land.

Fifth Gear, Thursday 10 September at 6:30 pm – History Channel (186)

The high octane motoring magazine show Fifth Gear returns for a brand new series. Tiff Needell, Vicki Butler-Henderson and Jonny Smith race wheel to wheel in high octane track tests, present exclusive reviews of the world’s newest supercars cars, offer essential consumer advice on the issues that matter to motorists, and witness spectacular crashes conducted in the name of road safety. Each episode will include a ‘Team Test’ of an affordable new car, involving all the presenters, and from time to time there will be reviews of classic cars and affordable, but never dull, second-hand buys. Along the way the regular presenting team will be joined by various guests, who may be expert drivers in their own right, or TV/sports celebrities who are up for a challenge.

NEW MOVIES ON DStv BOX OFFICE

Wild Card

Las Vegas, the days before Christmas…A beaten, battered and bloody girl—whom we’ll soon know as Holly—is tossed to the curb and left for dead. She determinedly makes it to the Emergency Room, where all she can mutter is “Nick…”  

Starring: Jason Statham,Michael Angarano,Dominik Garcia-Lorido

Genre: Action/ Crime/ Drama

Available from 31 August 2015.

Bark Ranger

Jack lives the life most twelve year olds dream of, in a national park with mom, dad and his canine best friend, Ranger.  Then he meets a new friend, Chloe, discovers a treasure map, and further adventures ensue.

Starring: Lucius Hoyos, Zoe Fraser, Marty Adams

Genre: Family

Available from 31 August 2015.

Lost River

In the virtually abandoned city of Lost River, Billy, a single mother of two, is lead into a macabre underworld in her quest to save her childhood home and hold her family together.

Starring: Christina Hendricks, Saoirse Ronan, Iain De Caestecker

Genre: Drama/ Fantasy/ Mystery

Available from 31 August 2015.

Streets of Calabar

Chuks Oti is a scammer and illegal immigrant recently deported back to his home country Nigeria from London. Once there he manages to wangle his way out of a possible jail term and ends up in the holiday resort city, Calabar, living with his British girlfriend Margaret.

Starring: Rita Dominic, Wale Ojo, Anthony Ofoegbu

Genre: Action/ Thriller

Available from 31 August 2015.

American Heist

James owes his life to his older brother, Frankie after taking the rap for a crime they committed together. While Frankie served time, James worked to turn his life around. Now, Frankie is released and back on the streets with no money and no place to go.

Starring: Hayden Christensen, Jordana Brewster, Adrien Brody

Genre: Action/ Crime/ Drama

Available from 4 September 2015.

 Child 44

The chronicles of a secret police agent, Leo Demidov, who loses status, power and home when he refuses to denounce his own wife, Raisa, as a traitor. Exiled from Moscow to a grim provincial outpost, Leo and Raisa join forces with General Mikhail Nesterov to track down a serial killer.

Starring: Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Noomi Rapace

Genre: Drama/ Thriller

Available from 4 September 2015.

DStv CATCH UP

This week on Catch Up

Nicolas Callegari

Did you miss one of your favourite shows or movies last week?  No sweat, we have a great selection of series, movies, sporting shows and actuality programming that is available for you to Catch Up when it suits you.



Remember you can access DStv Catch Up via your PVR, Explora and online here.  Why not install the all-new app for Android and iOS for easy, anywhere access to some of the best DStv content.  Search your app store for “DStv Now”.



There’s a huge selection of content available online that you can stream, and you can also download the DStv Player to download shows and movies to watch later, at your convenience.

This week’s highlights:

Human Universe

Professor Brian Cox explores the most precious, most wonderful thing in the universe, us.

Life Story

Life Story takes us on the greatest of all adventures – the journey through life.

Life Below Zero

Life Below Zero follows seven people as they battle for the most basic necessities in the state with the lowest population density in the United States.

The Wrong Mans

A comedy thriller about two well-meaning men who become entangled in a hideous world of crime, conspiracy and corruption.

Bonnie & Clyde

Emile Hirsch and Holliday Grainger star as Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker, the Depression-era outlaw couple whose criminal exploits shocked America.

Fire in the Hole

Matt and his crew risk their lives every week to blow things up all over the world. From detonating 250-pound live bombs from World War 2 to booby-trapped meth labs, to armoured vehicles for the military; Matt is the man you call for all of your explosives needs.

What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

In each episode, Kevin and Grant dive deep into a new video of a great plan gone wrong.  First they analyse each video from every angle possible. Then it is off to their top-secret test facility to experiment and figure out how to make it all go smoothly this time.

Returning seasons

    Mountain Men S4
    Live at the Apollo S10
    The Great British Bake-Off: Master Class S5

You can also look forward to a bunch of great movies on DStv Catch Up. Visit The DStv Now website or press the CATCH UP button on your Explora remote to see the full list of available movies.