Ancient Impossible airs on History from Monday 26 October at 21:20 CAT
Ancient Impossible reveals how many of today’s technological achievements were actually developed centuries ago. Colossal monuments, impossible feats of engineering, and technologies so precise they defy reinvention. The ancient world was far more advanced than we ever imagined. The show travels through history to reveal a radically different picture of the past, with innovations so far ahead of their time; they’re still in use today. New science uncovers a lost world more like our own and Ancient Impossible reveals how modern technology has its blueprint in the ancient world.
I Am Jazz: A Family in Transition premieres on TLC on Tuesday 27 October at 20:55 CAT
Meet 11-year-old Jazz. She’s already a master at flipping her long hair, is obsessed with mermaids and lives for drama camp. She’s the ultimate American girl. Only… she’s not. Born with what she describes as “a girl brain in a boy body”, Jazz is transgender. Her parents, Greg and Jeanette, say their youngest child’s inclination towards anything girly was noticeable from the start. But only after a landmark fifth birthday party spent in a girls’ swimsuit would Jazz officially start living as a girl. Now, six years later, she’s flourishing. Still, Jazz’s fight for acceptance has only just begun.
The Meeting airs on Africa Magic Showcase on Friday 30 October at 07:25 CAT
This is a comedy drama which addresses an array of contemporary issues audiences are sure to identify with, from love to the peculiarities of African time, to the trials of tackling officials and maneuvering government red tape. This multiple AMVCA winning film features stellar performances from Nollywood stalwarts including Rita Dominic, Femi Jacobs, Jide Kosoko, Linda Ejiofor.
Going Places (Ghana) airs on Al Jazeera on 31 October at 23:30 CAT
Zainab Andan and Nimatu Yakubu have both benefited from an international charity bursary. Zainab has graduated from Tamale Islamic Senior High School and is now a youth leader and Nimatu is one of her pupils determined to get an education. Dolores Dickson working for the agency providing these bursaries explains how important education and entrepreneurship can have on within communities creating projects that employ local women. One local project processing shea butter now supplies a range of international outlets including The Body Shop. It also airs on 1 November at 10:30 CAT.
Little Women: LA airs on Lifetime on Wednesdays at 20:00 CAT
Little Women: LA chronicles the adventures of a unique group of smart, sexy and funny girlfriends with big hearts, big personalities and even bigger drama, who all happen to be little people. In this series, the little women deal with relationships, parenting, careers and especially, the ups and downs of friendships. Follow them as they go on safari, rekindle old relationships and introduce new friends. The show features long-time friends Terra Jole, Tonya Banks, Elena Gant, Christy McGinity, Briana Manson and Traci Harrison. There’s nothing small about this loud and proud group who can teach us all a lesson or two about living life to the fullest.
Dowry S2 airs on EbonyLife TV on Fridays at 21:30 CAT
Deyemi Okanlawon and OC Ukeje star in this intriguing drama about the feud between two families, forced to an uneasy truce by the impending marriage of their children..until five hours to the wedding, when the groom disappears. Cold feet – or is this something more sinister? Season Two continues the story of the ‘worst wedding that never actually happened’. Demola Richards left his bride at the altar. Now she’s back for answers. And she is not the only one with an axe to grind. The whole gang is back – just in time for the Worst. Day. Ever. This season answers questions no one even thought to ask, and secrets buried so long that they have begun to bear fruit… Dowry.
Until next time…..
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