It’s Me Time March on DStv Compact, as we celebrate all the work that makes a house a home – and the pleasure of watching someone else do it.
Home makeover dreamers, you can get vision board inspiration with some brand new series including Britain's Most Expensive Houses Season 1, Houses With History Season 1 and Married To Real Estate Season 1. And then it’s time to play judge as you watch home reno team go head-to-head in Flipping Showdown Season 1, and see designer Hilary Farr bring order to chaotic homes in Tough Love With Hilary Farr Season 1.
If your favourite room in the house is the kitchen (or food is your love language), 3 brand-new South African series with familiar faces are here to whet your appetite: Homegrown Tastes South Africa Season 1 with chef Lorna Maseko, Everyday Wow! Season 1 with Chef Katlego Mlambo, and Celebrate! With Chef Nti! Season 1. It’s competition time in the kitchen in series that celebrate creativity like Spring Baking Championship Season 7 (perfect for some Easter inspiration), Raid The Fridge Season 1. And if you can’t even boil an egg, you can take comfort with Restaurant Impossible Season 18.
True crime buffs, settle in for amazing science, sharp-eyed detective work and relentless determination in this month’s gripping series, including Killer Britain With Dermot Murnaghan Season 3, which brings us the shocking Ramanodge Unmathallegadoo case. Calls From The Inside Season 1 shows how detectives used prisoners’ “1 phonecall” to crack the case, a ground-breaking Dutch case in The Murder of Marianna Vaatstra, and tales of murder in football obsessed smalltown America in Murder Under The Friday Night Lights Season 1.
And reality fans, it’s all about the music this March, with competition series Clash of The Cover Bands Season 1 on E! (DStv Channel 124), Love And Hip Hop spin-off Meet The Mackies Season 1, Love & Hip Hop: Secrets Unlocked Season 1, and Love & Hip Hop Atlanta Season 9
Keen for more? Here are the must-watch series, comedy & movies coming to DStv Compact this March.
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True crime time
Killer Britain With Dermot Murnaghan Season 3
Dermot Murnaghan explores British homicide and hate. This season, Dermott learns about Glyn Dix, who came out of prison for murdering his landlady, and went straight on to murder his wife. We explore a 15-year-old double-murderer’s claims of psychosis, and learn about Ramanodge Unmathallegadoo, who murdered his pregnant wife with a crossbow.
Watch Killer Britain With Dermot Murnaghan Season 3 from Wednesday, 30 March on Lifetime (DStv Channel 131) at 21:00
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Calls From The Inside Season 1
The 1 phonecall that someone gets on being arrested starts the story of a gripping true-crime case in each episode. A call gives a clue to the motive for the hit on Tony Cooper and Melinda Kotkins, while calls between Kim Boone and Anita Smithey reveal their shared tastes and secrets.
Watch Calls From The Inside Season 1 from Thursday, 10 March on ID (DStv Channel 171) at 22:00
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The Murder of Marianna Vaatstra
When 16-year-old Marianne Vaatstra was found raped and murdered in a Dutch meadow in 1999, it sparked racist fury directed at a local asylum seeker’s shelter. The culprit was far closer to home. 13 years after her death, Peter R. de Vries and the Vaatstra family team up to use familial DNA research and find her murderer.
Watch The Murder of Marianna Vaatstra on Saturday, 26 March on ID (DStv Channel 171) at 22:00
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The Murder Tapes Season 4B
This true-crime series returns with the tragic story of 18-year-old Samantha Guthrie, whose disappearance was linked to a notorious drug den in an abandoned house. Samantha was shot dead, then buried in the woods. Her killer was a 40-year-old registered sex offender with a taste for underage girls.
Watch The Murder Tapes Season 4B from Wednesday, 30 March on ID (DStv Channel 171) at 22:00
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Murder Under The Friday Night Lights Season 1
Across the U.S., high school football unites small-town communities. But when a murder shatters that Friday night dream world, the illusion of community shatters with it. From a serial rapist targeting cheerleaders, to players suspected of a racially motivated murder, motives and privilege are exposed in the floodlights.
Watch Murder Under The Friday Night Lights Season 1 from Friday, 18 March on ID (DStv Channel 171) at 21:00
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Rocking reality
Clash of The Cover Bands Season 1
tWitch hosts while judges Meghan Trainor, Adam Lambert and Ester Dean call the shots. In each episode, 2 bands who cover specific artists or music genres go head-to-head as they compete to put on the most entertaining performance. The season starts with the music of U2, Coldplay, Cher and Tina Turner.
Watch Clash of The Cover Bands Season 1 from Sunday, 13 March on E! (DStv Channel 124) at 21:00
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Meet The Mackies Season 1
Love And Hip-Hop stars Remy Ma and Papoose are preparing to welcome their baby into the world in this 3-episode special. Aside from decorating a nursery, they have a lot of work ahead of them! Remy wants the older kids to move out of the house, and he has news for Jace about big 18th birthday bash plans.
Watch Meet The Mackies Season 1 from Monday, 7 March on MTV (DStv Channel 130) at 18:15
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Love & Hip Hop: Secrets Unlocked Season 1
Love and Hip-Hop cast members from the New York, Atlanta, Hollywood and Miami series react to unseen footage and spill tea about the shows' most unforgettable moments over the course of 4 episodes. Learn more about the cast’s trips, casting and behind the scenes secrets, family moments and the most heart-breaking moments.
Watch Love & Hip Hop: Secrets Unlocked Season 1 from Monday, 14 March on MTV (DStv Channel 130) at 18:15
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Love & Hip Hop Atlanta Season 9
This shortened season was interrupted by the global pandemic, so we’ll see the cast giving green screen confessionals from episode 4 onwards. The show welcomes newcomers Alexis Skyy, Ki'yomi Leslie and LightSkinKeisha, and look out for Love & Hip Hop: New York's Erica Mena and Safaree Samuels.
Watch Love & Hip Hop Atlanta Season 9 from Monday, 7 March on MTV (DStv Channel 130) at 18:15 [check date/time]
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On the house
Britain's Most Expensive Houses Season 1
The management and agents of UK Sotheby's International Realty take us behind the doors of some of Britain's most expensive houses, which ambitious brokers are trying to sell. Among the properties featured are a beachside home in Barbados, a £12 million (R244 million) penthouse, and a mega mansion set in 40 acres.
Watch Britain's Most Expensive Houses Season 1 from Tuesday, 1 March on BBC Lifestyle (DStv Channel 174) at 20:00
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Houses With History Season 1
Shrieking at home makeover shows that paint over woodwork, rip out tiled fireplaces, and “modernise” beautiful frontage? Relax. History geek Mike Lemieux, Carpenter Rich Soares and Designer Jen MacDonald are 3 passionate preservationists looking to restore historic homes around Plymouth, Massachusetts. For this determined team, saving a home means saving a piece of history.
Watch Houses With History Season 1 from Tuesday, 15 March on HGTV (DStv Channel 177) at 21:00
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Flipping Showdown Season 1
Home makeover reality. Ken and Anita Corsini (of Flip Or Flop Atlanta fame) are giving renovators the opportunity to win $100,000 (R1,5 million) and start their own flipping franchise! They'll judge as 3 teams use their imaginations and business savvy to max out their home's value and take away a career-launching prize.
Watch Flipping Showdown Season 1 from Thursday, 10 March on HGTV (DStv Channel 177) at 21:00
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Tough Love With Hilary Farr Season 1
Designer Hilary Farr steps in to help families whose dysfunctional houses are putting a strain on their relationships – like the woman who won’t move into her partner’s home until his ex-wife’s designs hit the curb. Hilary uses creative design solutions and little tough love to get these families back on track.
Watch Tough Love With Hilary Farr Season 1 from Friday, 25 March on HGTV (DStv Channel 177) at 21:00
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Married To Real Estate Season 1
Estate agent and designer Egypt Sherrod and her husband, builder Mike Jackson, are out to get their clients into the dream Atlanta neighbourhoods that they never thought they could afford. The Sherrods make smart purchases and even smarter renovations while managing their own busy family.
Watch Married To Real Estate Season 1 from Friday, 18 March on HGTV (DStv Channel 177) at 22:00
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What’s cooking, good looking?
Homegrown Tastes South Africa Season 1
Lorna Maseko travels across South Africa, from the City of Gold to the highest town in South Africa, Dullstroom, from the Karoo to the winelands and fishing fleets of the Western Cape. In each episode, Lorna chats to celebrities, chefs, food producers and restaurant owners before she shows us how to make their signature dishes.
Watch Homegrown Tastes South Africa Season 1 from Wednesday, 23 March on BBC Lifestyle (DStv Channel 174) at 19:00
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Everyday Wow! Season 1
Simple? Sure. Basic? Never! Chef Katlego Mlambo of the hit series Inside Job shows you how to cook great food in a practical and easy way, using everyday South African ingredients, to wow your guests and your family. Chef Katlego will also share his tips for presenting your food with maximum flair.
Watch Everyday Wow! Season 1 from Saturday, 12 March on The Food Network (DStv Channel 175) at 16:50
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Celebrate! With Chef Nti! Season 1
Chef Nti of Street Food In Africa shows you how to prepare recipes that are easy and entertaining for every occasion, from birthday parties to Easter and Christmas, to fun get-togethers. Chef Nti cooks holiday favourites and celebratory foods for all to enjoy, creating the perfect party menu or even a wedding cake.
Watch Celebrate! With Chef Nti! Season 1 from Sunday, 13 March on The Food Network (DStv Channel 175) at 16:50
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Spring Baking Championship Season 7
Host Ali Khan welcomes 11 talented bakers who will compete to create sweet spring treats for judges Nancy Fuller, Duff Goldman and Kardea Brown. Get ready for Dancing Cow Cakes, Leaping Leprechaun Desserts, Spring Proposal Plates, Hot Cross Bunnies and Baby Shower Towers, Spring Flower Fantasy Cakes and a Spring Songbird Treat.
Watch Spring Baking Championship Season 7 from Friday, 18 March on The Food Network (DStv Channel 175) at 19:55
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Raid The Fridge Season 1
4 chefs, 4 fridges, 1 winner. Watch as 4 professional chefs each "raid" the fridge, freezer and pantry of one average American family, then create amazing new dishes out of a mix of leftovers and whatever else they find on the shelves. Hosted by food writer Dan Ahdoot, with judges Jordan Andino and Jamika Pessoa.
Watch Raid The Fridge Season 1 from Wednesday, 30 March on The Food Network (DStv Channel 175) at 19:55
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Restaurant Impossible Season 18
Robert Irvine sets out to save failing restaurants from total collapse. He and his design and construction team have just 2 days and a miniscule budget to give small business owners a fighting chance at turning their restaurants around, so their best bet is to tackle problem managers and owners.
Watch Restaurant Impossible Season 18 from Saturday, 26 March on The Food Network (DStv Channel 175) at 19:00
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