Live your best life on DStv Access this August

We could all use a little help, so this August DStv Access has called in the experts. In the most entertaining way possible, they’ll show us how working on one part of your life can have a knock-on effect on the rest. You deserve a beautiful life.

Jo Cooke and Alison Law from Curvy Brides Boutique are tacking hoarder houses in The Big Clean Season 1, Randy is back showing how everyone can find beauty in Say Yes To The Dress Season 20, Cesar Millan: Better Human, Better Dog Season 2 shows us practical steps for being calmer and more in control of ourselves so we can help our “problem” pets. And we have 3 new shows that highlight the importance of working on our mental health, with My Extreme OCD Life Season 1, Eating Ourselves To Death and My Obese Life Season 1.

There’s also inspiration for a beautiful life and plenty of creativity and fun in store as Ayanda Thabethe talks to rising African design stars in Afrimaxx Season 1, musician Soumik Datta brings us the Rhythms of India Season 1, and Honey (DStv Channel 177) gets competitive while teaching us new tricks with hair and (separately) food in Hair To The Throne Season 2, My Zambian Plate Season 1, and Mom vs Wife: Kenya Season 2.

And there’s so much more to see on DStv Access… scroll down and mark your diaries for more new series, and for a sneak peek at what’s happening in the other packages…

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7 inspirational shows

The Big Clean Season 1

They helped big brides prepare for the big day, now best friends Jo Cooke and Alison Law (the owners of the Curvy Brides Boutique) are reaching out to people (especially retirees and people with mobility issues) who’re overwhelmed by their own household clutter and dirt. Aside from the nitty gritty practical work, they’re also offering kindness, understanding, and emotional support as they get to the root of how things just became too much to handle.

Watch The Big Clean Season 1 from Monday, 15 August at 20:00 on TLC (DStv Channel 135)

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Say Yes To The Dress Season 20

Things are getting heated in the Kleinfeld Bridal fitting rooms during the show’s 15th year on screen. This season’s treats include not just a mom who thinks she knows better, but her unexpected ally, the bride’s uncle, who wants to see the 30-year-old in a Disney Princess-style poofy ballgown. There’s a bride who’s gotten engaged just hours before her appointment, and a bride who’s unable to use her hands needs to find a dress that will allow her to use her feet. Some familiar faces will return, and a Dance Moms star needs a dress.

Watch Say Yes To The Dress Season 20 from Tuesday, 9 August at 20:00 on TLC (DStv Channel 135)

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Cesar Millan: Better Human, Better Dog Season 2

It’s going to be pawesome! Dog whisperer Cesar, his sons, and their team of dogs at the Dog Psychology Centre are back to help people to connect with their dogs and give them what they need – by being stronger, more disciplined and more self-confident. This month a Rhodesian Ridgeback named Simba has become fiercely overprotective of his family, while Hendrix considers himself a guard dog, but he takes care of his people by mounting and biting anyone who gets near them. A pair of professional ballroom dancers have a quivering, petrified chihuahua, and a family with a new baby have a corgi who’s taken to biting them.

Watch Cesar Millan: Better Human, Better Dog Season 2 from Friday, 19 August at 18:00 on National Geographic Wild (DStv Channel 182)

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Mental health matters

My Extreme OCD Life: go inside the everyday lives of 8 young British people trying to live with obsessive compulsive disorder and explore the techniques they use to fight constantly against intrusive thoughts and compulsive rituals.

Eating Ourselves To Death: 3 Morbidly obese British people discuss food addiction and the physical impact that obesity has on their health and their social lives.

My Obese Life: 3 Young women talk about perceptions, body image and how just one aspect of who they are, their weight, dominates how other people treat them.

Watch My Extreme OCD Life on Saturday, 20 August and Sunday 21 August at 20:40 on CBS Reality (DStv Channel 132)

Watch Eating Ourselves To Death on Saturday, 27 August at 20:40 on CBS Reality (DStv Channel 132)

Watch My Obese Life on Sunday, 28 August at 20:40 on CBS Reality (DStv Channel 132)

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Afrimaxx Season 1

Ayanda Thabethe hosts this contemporary African lifestyle how. She’s on the hunt for Africa’s finest design and lifestyle innovations – from interiors and architecture to fashion, arts, food and travel. Meet designers who’re making a difference, see buildings that make a statement, and get the inside track in inspiring experiences, as Ayanda chats to their creators about the heart of the African creative philosophy. These are the names, the ideas, and the beauty putting modern Africa on the map.

Watch Afrimaxx Season 1 from Monday, 8 August at 19:30 on The Home Channel (DStv Channel 176)

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Rhythms of India Season 1

Composer and sarod player Soumik Datta explores India’s musical diversity as a window into its many cultures, its past, present and its future. He guides us through India’s musical past to show how traditions have been passed on to the present day. And Soumik takes us with him as he sees massed drummers playing at a spectacular Hindu religious festival in Kerala called Panchari Melam, folk singers in Rajastan’s deserts, Baul singers in Bengal, performances on the banks of the Ganges, and concerts by Delhi’s hip hop superstars.

Also watch: The Great Indian Cricket Dream on Saturday, 27 August at 23:30

Watch Rhythms of India Season 1 from Saturday, 6 August at 09:30 on BBC World News (DStv Channel 400)

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Hair To The Throne Season 2

Nigerian supermodel Adeola Ariyo and hair artist Nikiwe Dlova host this cutthroat styling competition that sees 8 African stylists racing each other and the clock to create spectacular looks in a series of challenges. We’re here for the creativity, and to steal ideas. And as always, our thoughts and prayers to the brave models, because imagine knowing someone was rushing your braids.

Watch Hair To The Throne Season 2 from Monday, 1 August at 16:30 on Honey (DStv Channel 173)

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Also on Access this August

• I Love A Mama's Boy Season 3 from Tuesday, 30 August at 21:00 on TLC (DStv Channel 135)
• 90 Day Diaries Season 3 from Wednesday, 24 August at 22:00 on TLC (DStv Channel 135)
• Secrets of The Zoo Season 3 from Monday, 8 August at 18:00 on National Geographic Wild (DStv Channel 182)
• Women On The Force Seasons 1 & 2 from Monday, 1 August at 21:35 on CBS Reality (DStv Channel 132)
• Real Health Season 15 from Monday, 1 August at 18:00 on The Home Channel (DStv Channel 176)
• Luxury Homes Season 2 from Monday, 8 August at 19:00 on The Home Channel (DStv Channel 176)
• Farm House Face Lift Season 1 from Tuesday, 9 August at 20:00 on The Home Channel (DStv Channel 176)
• Open Homes Season 2 from Monday, 15 August at 18:30 on The Home Channel (DStv Channel 176)
• Country House Hunters Season 2 from Monday, 15 August at 19:30 on The Home Channel (DStv Channel 176)
• Millionaire House Hunters Australia Season 1 from Tuesday, 16 August at 19:30 on The Home Channel (DStv Channel 176)
• Scott's Vacation House Rules Season 1 from Monday, 29 August at 20:00 on The Home Channel (DStv Channel 176)
• Australia's Best Houses Season 8 from Friday, 19 August at 18:30 on The Home Channel (DStv Channel 176)
• Lounge Series Season 2 from Wednesday, 3 August at 17:30 on Mzansi Wethu (DStv Channel 163)
• Our Perfect Wedding Season 10 from Saturday, 13 August at 19:00 on Mzansi Wethu (DStv Channel 163)
• 7 Colours Season 2 from Sunday, 21 August at 17:00 on Honey (DStv Channel 173)
• My Horror Love Story: Kenya Season 1 from Tuesday, 2 August at 16:30 on Honey (DStv Channel 173)
• The Big Bozza Cook-Off Season 2 from Monday, 1 August at 16:00 on Honey (DStv Channel 173)
• Wawu, That's My Dress: Zambia Season 2 from Wednesday, 3 August at 16:30 on Honey (DStv Channel 173)

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Dragon roars, Khanyi roasts & more sizzling shows on DStv Premium, Compact Plus, Compact and Family this August!

Premium

• 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)

Compact Plus

• The Roast of Khanyi Mbau on Monday, 8 August at 21:00 on Comedy Central (DStv Channel 122)
• Run The World Season 1 from Monday, 15 August at 22:00 on 1Magic (DStv Channel 103)
• The Orville Season 3 from Wednesday, 24 August at 22:00 on 1Magic (DStv Channel 103)
• I Was There Season 1 from Saturday, 20 August at 20:15 on History (DStv Channel 186)
• Suppressed Science Season 1 from Monday, 15 August at 20:00 on Curiosity Channel (DStv Channel 185)

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)

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