HISTORY

07/09/2026

This is one of those documentaries that stays with you.

102 Minutes: Inside the Towers tells 9/11 through the people who were there, people going about an ordinary morning who suddenly found themselves fighting to survive, helping others and trying to find a way out.

It’s incredibly moving, and honestly, it gives you a completely different perspective on something most of us thought we already knew.

📺 📆 Friday, 11 September at 21:00 on DStv 186.

01/09/2026

Some still think that Airlink flyover at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town was dramatic? 😅✈️

Tonight, Dolph Lundgren introduces an aircraft on a completely different scale: the Antonov An-225 Mriya, the heaviest airplane ever built and a machine so enormous it was designed to carry a Soviet space shuttle on its back.

Six engines, 32 wheels and record-breaking cargo loads — this is aviation turned up to maximum.

History’s Greatest Machines with Dolph Lundgren continues tonight at 19:25 on DStv 186.

29/08/2026

If anyone knows how to keep the internet debating ancient mysteries, it’s Giorgio A. Tsoukalos. 👽

Tonight, Ancient Aliens returns to the questions that refuse to go away, from UFO research and government investigations to new discoveries surrounding Egypt’s Great Pyramid.

History, theories and mysteries collide tonight at 19:25 on DStv 186.

27/08/2026

20/08/2026

If one of history’s greatest machines was suddenly yours, would you know what to do with it?

Dolph Lundgren takes on the machines that shaped history — uncovering the power, engineering and critical details you’d need to understand if you were the one in control.

History’s Greatest Machines with Dolph Lundgren continues Tuesdays at 19:25, only on DStv 186.

18/08/2026

Tonight, WWII with Tom Hanks reaches one of the war’s defining turning points.

Operation Overlord begins as the Allies launch the massive invasion of occupied France. With General Dwight D. Eisenhower in command, the mission opens a crucial second front in Western Europe and sets the stage for liberation.

Make it your HISTORY appointment tonight at 21:05 on DStv 186.

18/08/2026

Tonight, action legend Dolph Lundgren takes control of some of history’s most formidable machines.

It's premiere night with History’s Greatest Machines and Dolph! Feel the force of the Cold War’s atomic cannon, take to the skies with the legendary B-17 bomber, and get inside the cutting-edge technology of the F-35 stealth fighter.

Big machines. Big history. Big first night.

Strap in tonight at 19:25, only on DStv 186.

15/08/2026

Part 2 of our Alone S13 interview, Nero reflects on the beauty and danger of the boreal forest, frozen lakes, wolves, bears and the constant challenge of staying ahead of the elements.

Missed the latest episodes? Catch up on DStv Stream, or catch this week’s episode again just now at 17:10 only on DStv 186.

15/08/2026

What’s the biggest threat in the wilderness? According to Nero Buys, it isn’t always the predators — sometimes it’s the cold. 🥶

In Part 2 of our Alone S13 interview, Nero reflects on the beauty and danger of the boreal forest, frozen lakes, wolves, bears and the constant challenge of staying ahead of the elements.

Missed the latest episodes? Catch up on DStv Stream, or catch this week’s episode again today at 17:10 on DStv 186.