Signs of a very cold 2016 winter season have already filled the air and home entertainment may just well be what the doctor ordered.
The BBC Worldwide recently held their Winter Upfronts were a host of exciting shows have been lined up to keep viewers glued to their sets.
The hugely popular Top Gear (BBC Brit) brought in The Stig and new presenter Chris Harris to help launch the show in Johannesburg. Top Gear is the world’s biggest motoring entertainment show and it will premiere on Wednesday June 1st at 8pm.
The duo was joined at the Upfronts by Fishing Impossible stars Blowfish and Charlie Butcher to celebrate the new original commission for BBC Worldwide.
Below are some of what you can look forward to watching this winter.
Highlights:
*Series 23 of Top Gear returns with new hosts Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc. The series will be crammed full of fresh twists and excitement, along with familiar features like the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car, and, of course The Stig. It will premiere on Wednesday, 1 June at 20:00 on BBC Brit (DStv 120)
*An entertaining new fishing series fronted by three fanatics who embark on the ultimate extreme fishing trip across the globe. Fishing Impossible premieres on Wednesday 25th May at 21:00 on BBC Brit (DStv 120).
* Period drama War and Peace a bold and modern take on one of the most famous and epic stories of all time premieres on Sunday 26 June at 20:00 on BBC Brit (DStv 120).
*The Great SA Bake Off returns for season 2. The show will be filmed in Johannesburg and back on screens in the summer.
* An exciting new series, Pressure Cooker , reflects the real-life pressures of cooking at home when time is tight and ingredients are scarce. The show premieres on Tuesday 28 June at 20:00 on BBC Lifestyle (DStv 174).
* Ice People: Life on the Edge charts the real-life highs and lows of its quirky inhabitants in a town in Svalbard. The show premieres in August on BBC Earth (DStv 184).
* Dickensian is a bold reinvention of Charles Dickens’ timeless novels, where his most iconic characters live side by side in the same Victorian neighbourhood. The show premieres in August on BBC First (DStv 119).
The BBC Worldwide recently held their Winter Upfronts were a host of exciting shows have been lined up to keep viewers glued to their sets.
The hugely popular Top Gear (BBC Brit) brought in The Stig and new presenter Chris Harris to help launch the show in Johannesburg. Top Gear is the world’s biggest motoring entertainment show and it will premiere on Wednesday June 1st at 8pm.
The duo was joined at the Upfronts by Fishing Impossible stars Blowfish and Charlie Butcher to celebrate the new original commission for BBC Worldwide.
Below are some of what you can look forward to watching this winter.
Highlights:
*Series 23 of Top Gear returns with new hosts Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc. The series will be crammed full of fresh twists and excitement, along with familiar features like the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car, and, of course The Stig. It will premiere on Wednesday, 1 June at 20:00 on BBC Brit (DStv 120)
*An entertaining new fishing series fronted by three fanatics who embark on the ultimate extreme fishing trip across the globe. Fishing Impossible premieres on Wednesday 25th May at 21:00 on BBC Brit (DStv 120).
* Period drama War and Peace a bold and modern take on one of the most famous and epic stories of all time premieres on Sunday 26 June at 20:00 on BBC Brit (DStv 120).
*The Great SA Bake Off returns for season 2. The show will be filmed in Johannesburg and back on screens in the summer.
* An exciting new series, Pressure Cooker , reflects the real-life pressures of cooking at home when time is tight and ingredients are scarce. The show premieres on Tuesday 28 June at 20:00 on BBC Lifestyle (DStv 174).
* Ice People: Life on the Edge charts the real-life highs and lows of its quirky inhabitants in a town in Svalbard. The show premieres in August on BBC Earth (DStv 184).
* Dickensian is a bold reinvention of Charles Dickens’ timeless novels, where his most iconic characters live side by side in the same Victorian neighbourhood. The show premieres in August on BBC First (DStv 119).
