{"id":24630,"date":"2026-04-02T16:28:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T14:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=24630"},"modified":"2026-04-02T16:28:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T14:28:15","slug":"history-channel-africa-june-2026-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2026\/04\/02\/history-channel-africa-june-2026-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"History Channel Africa: June 2026 Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hardcore Pawn S3<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>01 June<br \/>Weekdays 18:10<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pawnbroker Les Gold and his two children, Seth and Ashley, operate Detroit\u2019s largest pawnshop. They\u2019ve bought and sold items from the most ordinary to the most outlandish of things. Every day brings new danger as the Gold family operate in the heart of one of America\u2019s most troubled cities. But Les is a street-smart old schooler known for driving a hard bargain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Repeat: Next Weekday from 09:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hardcore Pawn S4<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>06 June TBC<br \/>Weekdays 18:10<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This season, the Gold family have the chance to snatch up rare pieces like signed Michael Jackson memorabilia, a genuine Olympic torch and Saddam Hussein\u2019s signed personal documents. But all is not smooth sailing at Detroit\u2019s biggest pawn shop. With the owner Les\u2019 daughter, Ashley, having stormed out aft er a family feud, will they be able to patch things up? Don\u2019t miss the high-drama and intense customer negoti ati ons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Repeat: Next Weekday from 09:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Egypt&#8217;s unexplained Files S1<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>01 June<br \/>Mondays 19:25<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ancient Egypt is one of the world\u2019s greatest civilisations, spanning 3000 years of history. But, even today, it is shrouded in mystery. For the past two centuries archaeologists and historians have slowly been unravelling its secrets. Yet experts believe some of the most important discoveries of this ancient world lie undiscovered beneath the desert sands. Now, new technology is decoding some of Egypt\u2019s most enduring enigmas, to reveal the hidden truths that are rewriting human history. Egypt\u2019s Unexplained Files explores these mysteries, combining expert scientific analysis with first-hand testimony from archaeologists to shed light on the hidden world of the ancients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Repeat: Tuesday 11:45<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ultimate Mysteries S1<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>01 June<br \/>Mondays 20:15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ulti mate Mysteries explores mysteries that have never been solved &#8211; taking a deeper look into the stories and the theories that surround them. New facts and fi ndings will bring many of these mysteries to a  ew light and closer to finally being solved. Each themed episode will have three mysteries. The story of mystery will be told through interviews, archival footage and re-creati on before a deep dive into the opposing theories behind the mystery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Repeat: Tuesday 12:35<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">American Pickers S27<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>03 June<br \/>Wednesdays 20:15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Season 27 of American Pickers follows Mike Wolfe, his brother Robbie, and Danielle Colby as they hunt for rare treasures across America. This season sees them hit the roads in the South, including Tennessee and Kentucky. The season highlights historical storytelling, featuring major fi nds like legendary guitarist James Burton\u2019s memorabilia, rare motorbikes, and vintage fi nds at a 1950s Kentucky  rive-in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Repeat: Thursday 12:35<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Extreme Airport Africa S1<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>04 June<br \/>Thursdays 19:25<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the wilds of Southern Africa, aviati on takes over where roads don\u2019t go. Extreme Airport Africa brings you into the world of high-octane, high-risk bush fl ying where pilots brave rough runways, wild fi res and wild animals. Go behind the scenes at Southern Africa\u2019s major airports, into the cockpits of airliners and heavy lift helicopters,  and over the wilds of Kruger Nati onal Park and the Okavango Delta. Out in the bush, scienti sts take to the air to search for lost elephants and pilots land on dirt airstrips while baboons invade. Even in Johannesburg, the main aviati on hub for Southern Africa, nature still  makes its presence felt, as staff batt le fl ocks of birds overrunning the runways and pilots fly through some of the most intense storms in the world. Aviati on doesn\u2019t get any more intense than this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Repeat: Friday 11:45<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Last Hunt For Nazi Gold<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>07 June<br \/>Sundays 20:15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eight decades aft er the war, the historian and presenter Guy Walters has decided to step away from his desk and get his hands dirty. He will be driving across Europe in his mostly reliable Land Rover armed only with some old documents and maps, a spade, fork and pickaxe, on a mission to fi nd some Nazi Gold before it gets too late. As the author of an acclaimed history of Nazi hunti ng, Guy has long been fascinated by how the Nazis hid their loot in the dying days of the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Repeat: Saturday 21:05<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">History&#8217;s Greatest Mysteries With Laurence Fishburne S7<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>27 June<br \/>Saturdays 20:15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest season of History\u2019s Greatest Mysteries once again casts a spotlight on some of the top theories surrounding the world\u2019s most enigmati c unsolved mysteries. From what the US government is really hiding at Area 51, to the daring theft of the Mona Lisa, and who pulled off the infamous Luft hansa heist \u2013 walking away with $5 million in cash and $800,000 in jewellery from a luxury airline hangar. Join host narrator Laurence Fishburne, as he unpacks these and other puzzles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Repeat: Sunday 19:25<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hardcore Pawn S3 01 JuneWeekdays 18:10 Pawnbroker Les Gold and his two children, Seth and Ashley, operate Detroit\u2019s largest pawnshop. They\u2019ve bought and sold items from the most ordinary to the most outlandish of things. Every day brings new danger as the Gold family operate in the heart of one of America\u2019s most troubled cities.&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2026\/04\/02\/history-channel-africa-june-2026-highlights\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">History Channel Africa: June 2026 Highlights<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19051,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[227],"class_list":["post-24630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-television","tag-history","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/HIstoryChannel.png?fit=300%2C371&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24630"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24630\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24631,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24630\/revisions\/24631"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}