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Friday 21 July Great African Mysteries In this captivating local production, we uncover some of the biggest mysteries in South African history. Presented by well-known local talk radio host, John Robbie, Great African Mysteries will unlock the secrets of Africa’s past, from fossils that reshaped the human story with the discovery of Homo Naledi, to South Africa’s greatest treasure hunt in the form of the Kruger Millions to the ill-fated Helderberg flight.
Friday 28 July Great African Escapes Join radio host and journalist John Robbie on an enthralling journey through some of the greatest escapes in South African history in the locally produced, Great African Escapes. We investigate three daring escapes; the death-defying passenger rescue from the sinking MTS Oceanos cruise liner, the sensational prison break from Marshall Square by four anti -apartheid activists and the miraculous escape of Albie Sachs from a car bomb explosion.
Sundays 21h05 WWII Battles in Colour Never before seen gripping real-life stories and footage of WWII has been colourised for the first time. The series tells the story of the greatest conflict the world has ever known in full colour. From the Blitzkrieg attack on Poland in 1939 to the Battle for Berlin in 1945, the stories are told through radio broadcasts, oral histories, memoirs and personal diaries from both sides of the battle lines.