Celebrity Come Dine With Me South Africa will have its global premiere on BBC Lifestyle on Wednesday, 18 November at 8pm. The show heads a list of new and returning shows on BBC Africa Channels for November, Hype Magazine reported.
The cooking competition runs for six weeks and features 24 famous South Africans. Among them are Carol Tshabalala, Moonchild Sanelly, Lasizwe, Karabo Poppy and Linda Mtoba.
Each guest will try to host the best dinner party. The winner of each week picks a charity, which will receive R10,000. Dave Lamb returns as the voice behind the show’s well-known commentary.
BBC Lifestyle is on DStv Channel 174. It will also screen Alan Cumming’s Most Luxurious Train Journeys: Scotland from Thursday, 5 November at 8pm. The actor rides the Royal Scotsman train through Scotland.
Moving Houses starts on Friday, 6 November at 8pm. It follows New Zealand homeowners who move whole houses to new places. Farmer Wants a Wife USA returns for a fourth season on Sunday, 8 November at 8pm.
On BBC Brit, DStv Channel 120, the crime drama Art Detectives begins on Tuesday, 3 November at 8pm. Stephen Moyer plays DI Mick Palmer of a police unit that looks into art crimes.
The eleventh season of The Brokenwood Mysteries follows on Thursday, 5 November at 8pm on the same channel.
BBC UKTV, on DStv Channel 134, has a local property show. Listing Coastal starts on Monday, 9 November at 8pm and shows luxury homes along the South African coast.
The channel will also air Find Me a Match from Tuesday, 3 November at 8pm. The show looks at Hindu, Muslim and Jewish matchmaking. Extraordinary Extensions, hosted by musician Tinie Tempah, starts on Thursday, 12 November at 7pm.
The second season of The Marlow Murder Club premieres on BBC UKTV on Wednesday, 25 November at 8pm.
BBC Earth, on DStv Channel 184, has several documentaries. Ben Fogle’s Race for the Nile starts on Wednesday, 18 November at 7pm. Ben Fogle and Dwayne Fields follow the route of explorer David Livingstone in search of the source of the Nile.
The Mightiest returns for a third season on Monday, 9 November at 7pm. Surgeons: A Matter of Life or Death returns for its third season on Tuesday, 10 November at 9pm.
Mysteries of Loch Ness airs on Thursday, 19 November at 7pm. Michael Palin in Venezuela, in which the travel presenter visits the South American country, starts on Friday, 20 November at 7pm.
For children, CBeebies on DStv Channel 306 brings back several shows. Grace’s Amazing Machines returns for a fourth season on Sunday, 1 November at 11:20am.
Hey Duggee’s Squirrel Club returns on Monday, 2 November at 3:15pm. Swashbuckle starts its eighth season at 6:10pm on the same day.
The second part of the sixth season of Numberblocks, a maths show for young children, starts on Monday, 9 November at 4:35pm.
Source: this article is based on reporting by Hype Magazine. Image: Hype Magazine. Written with the help of AI and published by the Tzaneen Voice Entertainment desk. See our Editorial Standards.
Rirhandzu Baloyi writes about entertainment for Tzaneen Voice. Rirhandzu covers South African music, film, TV, streaming, awards and celebrity news, from amapiano and local soapies to Showmax and Netflix releases. Stories stick to what happened, who was involved and when fans can watch or listen.