History
Here’s the HISTORY channel TV highlights for the month of July.
SERIES
Texas Rising
Premieres 24 July
Fridays, 10.00pm
In 1836, the great Mississippi river stood on the border of the Wild West, the Texas heartland beyond seen as hell on earth beset by Mexican armadas and ferocious Comanche tribes. Texas Rising is a new series set against this turbulent backdrop as the heroic General Sam Houston, the rag tag Rangers and the legendary “Yellow Rose of Texas” tell this incredible story.
My Mosque
Premieres 30 July
Thursdays, 10.00pm
Mosque’s aren’t simply places of worship and a Mecca for each community. Beyond the history, bricks and dome lies a special connection to those living nearby and an unwritten history, anecdotes and stories about the community in which the mosque is built. New series My Mosque delves into this history, travelling to communities to find the best of everything in the local area.
ALONE CATCHUP MARATHON
Premieres 26 July
Fridays, 3.00pm
Thrust into the wilderness carrying nothing but small backpack, 10 men attempt the bravest survival experiment ever. Isolated in harsh, unforgiving terrain, they must stay alive as long as possible – by building shelters, hunting, and fending off predators – as well as fighting total isolation and mental distress. The last survivor wins the $500,000 prize.
NEW EPISODES
Ancient Aliens S7
Premieres 22 July
Wednesdays, 10.00pm
Ancient Aliens continues exploring the tantalising question of whether aliens have been visiting our world for millions of years in brand new episodes. The Great Flood has been told across 1,200 cultures worldwide, so do all of these creation myths point to an actual global deluge that spared the Chosen Ones only?
TWO-PART SPECIAL
History Asia: Secrets Of The Otherworld
Premieres 19 July
Sundays, 10.00pm
New series History Asia: Secrets Of The Otherworld investigates mysterious events as yet unexplained by modern science. Philippines asks how ancient, mystical amulets used to lead revolutions, endure wars and rise up against colonial invaders gained their power, while Indonesia asks whether humans ever had the ability to transform into animals.
ONE-OFF SPECIAL
History Asia: The Sultan Of Brunei
Premieres 12 July
Sunday, 10.00pm
Using a magnificent array of archive footage and photos, History Asia: The Sultan Of Brunei celebrates one of Asia’s most accomplished and loved figures, Hassanal Bolkiah, the man who came from humble beginnings and obscurity and went on to become the man who ushered Brunei into the 21st Century as the Sultan of Brunei.
Lifetime
Here’s some highlights on the Lifetime channel for the month of July and August.
SERIES
Amazing Race Canada
Premieres 7 July
Tuesdays, 9.00pm
In the first-ever Canadian version of this global reality series, nine teams compete for the historic half-a-million dollar grand prize. The teams head to Vancouver, BC, in Se Hou Leng as they get tangled in the urban jungle and then tripped up on the ice before heading on to big sky country in Calgary, Alberta.
Little Women:NY
Premieres 4 July
Saturdays, 7.00pm
Little Women: NY follows a whole new group of larger-than-life little women living in the Big Apple, each hour long episode showcasing their real lives, careers and the tension and tenderness that occur between this group of loyal – and sometimes disloyal – friends. The series starts with Big City, Little Women, with drama unfolding from the titles.
Hoarders: Family Secrets
Premieres 4 July
Saturdays, 8.00pm
New series Hoarders: Family Secrets looks into the darkest corners of hoarding obsession, unearthing shocking real life family tragedies. They may encounter eviction, broken relationships, divorce or the removal of children from their homes. And these hoarders all requires serious help. Watch them transform their lives for the better, in this series.
Smile
Premieres 8 July
Wednesdays, 9.00pm
Imagine having teeth that are so damaged that you can’t smile, can’t date, can’t work and can’t even leave the house due to the state of your teeth and crushing anxiety. Smile explores what happens when these people are offered the chance of a lifetime – the chance to smile, documenting the emotional and psychological journeys of people attempting to change their lives.
F WORD OUT LOUD with Anne Curtis
Premieres 19 August
Wednesdays, 9.00pm
Join Philippine Megastar Anne Curtis in the hit international premiere of new series F Word Out Loud as she embarks on a mission to find all things F Word in Manilla – Fun, Fashion and Food. Despite being one of the biggest stars in Manilla, Anne is amazed and humbled by the incredible underground talent she finds dotted around the city.
NEW EPISODES
Married At First Sight US S2
Premieres 20 July
Mondays, 9.30pm
Tune in for a new episode of season 2 of Married At First Sight, this social experiment series in which six brave souls from the Big City, each yearning for romance and a loving partnership, accept a risky proposal in the dating show with a novel twist. This is because the couples have only ten days to prepare for their weddings without knowing anything about their future spouse!
Lifetime MOVIES
Happy Face Killer
Premieres 12 July
Sunday, 8.00pm
Sometimes, people kill or claim credit for murder because they want to be famous. Crime story Happy Face Killer follows a truck driver who travels across the country for work, killing numerous women and leaving a confession note with a mysterious scrawled happy face on it – the only piece of evidence for his crime.
Megachurch Murder
Premieres 19 July
Sunday, 8.00pm
After a popular and charismatic megachurch leader commits suicide in Megachurch Murder, his teenage daughter Hannah’s life goes off the rails. The only thing keeping her together is her boyfriend Oliver, but when Hannah finds evidence implicating the church and her own mother in her father’s death she becomes determined to find the truth. Even about Oliver.
Teen Exorcism
Premieres 26 July
Sunday, 8.00pm
While working on her final expose project on school cliques for the school newspaper, Lauren follows Olivia and her church youth group “The Chosen”, one night stumbling onto the group performing an exorcism on a girl led by Reverend Young. When Lauren’s best friend Chloe begins to act more and more erratic she asks the group for help with an exorcism. But do the group really want to help Chloe?
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