Reality & documentary highlights on DStv Premium this October

Reward your curiosity with DStv Premium reality series and documentaries this October.

If you are yearning to be able to travel again, let Ryan Pyle guide you on some Extreme Treks as he explores spectacular destinations on foot.

Planet and environment take the spotlight in the spectacular documentary about the Boxing Day Tsunami, and Sir David Attenborough will introduce us to innovators tackling issues like climate change and plastics pollution head-on in The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet.

In one of the most exciting shows of the month, Expedition: Back To The Future, adventurer Josh Gates and Hollywood star Christopher Lloyd are on the hunt for a very special time travelling car.

All this and more, including a documentary on living longer, on DStv Premium this month…

Extreme people & places

Expedition: Back To The Future

Josh Gates and Back To The Future (1985) actor Christopher Lloyd (Doc Brown) are on the hunt for one of the five original DeLorean DMC-12 Time Machine cars used in the films. If they find it, the film’s star, Michael J. Fox, will auction it for charity.

Watch from Saturday, 30 October on Discovery Channel (DStv channel 121) at 20:55

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Extreme Treks S4

Traveller and photographer Ryan Pyle explores world culture and nature on foot. This season we’ll see Ryan in the Simien Mountains in Northern Ethiopia, the Chin Hills in Myanmar, Poland’s Tatra Mountains, and the Via Alpina in Switzerland. And we’ll find out how COVID lockdowns impacted his travels.

Watch from Sunday, 31 October on BBC Earth (DStv channel 184) at 19:00

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Extra Life: The Short History of Living Longer S1

Historian David Olusoga and author Steven Johnson present this four-part series on 300 years of science and medical innovation. Meet the scientists tackling COVID-19, and see how modern medicine has doubled the human lifespan in the past century.

Watch from Tuesday, 5 October on BBC Earth (DStv channel 184) at 19:00

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Boxing Day Tsunami S1

In the early hours of 26 December 2004, the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake gave rise to a wall of water that inundated the coast around Indonesia and Thailand. Scientists reveal the link between the quake and destruction as far afield as South Africa, while aid officials discuss the humanitarian disaster that followed.

Watch from Tuesday, 14 October on BBC Earth (DStv channel 184) at 20:00

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The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet S1

Over the course of five episodes (that will air back-to-back) Prince William, Sir David Attenborough and members of The Earthshot Prize Council, including Japanese engineer and ex ISS-astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, highlight solutions that prize finalists have created to solve 5 major challenges facing the planet.

Watch on Sunday, 24 October on Discovery Channel (DStv channel 121) at 16:25

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Gold Rush S12

Host Christo Doyle checks on the miners, Parker Schnabel digs even deeper on his claim, and searches for a new strike in the Alaskan wilderness, Tony Beets has water license issues on the Indian River, Rick Ness needs a crew, and Fred Lewis reaches out to Parker when he arrives in the Yukon.

Watch from Monday, 18 October on Discovery Channel (DStv channel 121) at 20:00

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Wheeler Dealers S17A

Mechanic Marc "Elvis" Priestley and car dealer Mike Brewer search for, restore and flip iconic cars. This season, they’re back in the UK looking for a 1965 Mk 1 Austin Mini 850, a TVR Griffith 430, a Fiat Coupe 20 valve Turbo, nicknamed the “baby Ferrari”, and a 1963 Bedford CA Dormobile.

Watch from Tuesday, 26 October on Discovery Channel (DStv channel 121) at 20:00

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The Kelly Clarkson Show S3

Upbeat singer Kelly is back with a new season of her talk show. Her first week is dedicated to New York City, and a 9/11 tribute with guests including Emmy-winning SNL star Bowen Yang. Kelly also checks in with The Fashion Foundation and fashion guru Tim Gunn.

Watch from Monday, 11 October on M-Net (DStv channel 101) at 17:00

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