The Real Network

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Channel • 18 Shows

Society & Culture

Society & Culture

Updated daily
History

History

Updated weekly
Society & Culture

Society & Culture

Updated weekly
Personal Journals

Personal Journals

Updated 14/03/2024
Health & Fitness

Health & Fitness

Updated weekly
Investing

Investing

Updated 04/07/2023
Places & Travel

Places & Travel

Series

30 JAN

Politics, Predictions & the Chaos of Modern Dating

A year after the elections, Gareth Cliff looks ahead and makes bold predictions about the future of South Africa’s Government of National Unity – and wonders who might mysteriously land on the 2026 Death Pool. The team unpacks what they call the “true epidemic” and why the title fits a little too well. Relationship expert Sacha Jack joins the conversation alongside superfan Neil Meintjies to offer a refreshingly practical take on modern dating and how to actually make it work in 2026. The Real Network

30 Jan

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3h 3m
23 JAN

Secrets, Sex & Soft Power

Gareth digs into Donald Trump’s view on South Africa — and just how much US intelligence really knows about the country (hint: it’s more than you think). Dr Hanan joins the conversation on the loneliness that often comes with healing, before the team unpacks the real forces behind today’s growing sex recession. Plus, Martin Weist from Tourvest Travel Services breaks down travel trends for 2026, and Robbie Kruse chats to Gareth about golf-fluencing, influence culture, and the shifting media landscape in South Africa. The Real Network

23 Jan

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3h 4m
12/11/2025

Henry VIII: The King Who Lost His Mind (and His Wives)

Gareth Cliff and Anthony Mederer dive into the wild, gruesome, and utterly fascinating life of England’s most infamous monarch, Henry VIII. From Renaissance poster boy to paranoid tyrant, Henry’s story is one of brilliance, blood, and betrayal. The man who split from the Church of Rome for love, kept a polar bear as a pet, and had servants wipe his royal behind. This episode unpacks how one king reshaped England forever… and nearly destroyed it in the process.

12/11/2025

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22 min
25/10/2022

Lucky Luciano

Long before Mario Puzo wrote 'The Godfather', and before Brando and Pacino brought the book’s characters to life on the big screen, the real Godfather - Lucky Luciano - ruled over the world of organised crime. Gambling, prostitution, guns and shallow graves were his stock-in-trade. He was public enemy number one... and he remains the original gangster.

25/10/2022

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22 min
10/06/2024

Guilt and Manipulation

Dr Hanan explains the evolutionary purpose of emotions, with a special focus on the functionality of guilt.

10/06/2024

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12 min
06/10/2020

Che Guevara

Che Guevara is a pop icon and an inspiration to the rebels of the world. But many don’t know that he was a medical student, an adventurer, and a husband. This episode of Blind History takes us from Argentina to Guatemala, then from Mexico to Cuba. We even stop in the Congo... with our journey finally ending in Bolivia. Taylor Blinds & Shutters

06/10/2020

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23 min
04/02/2019

Coming soon... Blind History

Blind History is a crash course in getting to know history’s greatest men and women - and by great we don’t always mean good. Hosted by Gareth Cliff and Anthony Mederer from Taylor Blinds, this series will tell you what the history books sometimes leave out - the sordid stories, the less well-known details, some of the stuff they didn’t teach you at school. Each person will help you put a piece of the puzzle in place, and bring history to life in 15 conversational minutes. Brought to you by Taylor Blinds & Shutters. Taylor Blinds & Shutters

04/02/2019

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1 min
21/11/2025

Theodora: Empress, Survivor, Seductress

Gareth Cliff and Anthony Mederer uncover the extraordinary rise of Theodora — the seductive stage performer who became one of the most powerful women in Byzantine history. From scandalous beginnings in Constantinople’s seedy theatres to ruling side-by-side with Emperor Justinian, Theodora’s journey is a tale of grit, ambition, and sheer brilliance. Discover how this former “circus act” became an unshakeable empress who faced down riots, shaped an empire, and redefined what power looked like in the ancient world. A love story, a political thriller, and a legend wrapped into one remarkable woman.

21/11/2025

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35 min
12/02/2019

Ep 1: Alexander the Great

If you feel like an underachiever, compared to Alexander, you are. Before he had even turned 30, he had conquered all of the known world. A military genius, divinity, tyrant, poet and alcoholic, his story is full of surprising twists. Find out about his horse, his lovers, and his death on this episode of Blind History, where Alexander III of Macedon became known to history as Alexander the Great. Taylor Blinds & Shutters

12/02/2019

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17 min
03/07/2023

Regret and Acceptance

Bernard Buys, aka Betty Bangles, has had some strange encounters after announcing his plans to emigrate and is unsure how to deal with it. Dr Hanan Bushkin gives him some guidance on how one should react to such encounters, and make the best decision for your future self.

03/07/2023

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14 min

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