{"id":537149,"date":"2026-07-21T16:27:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T16:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/537149\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T16:27:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T16:27:28","slug":"oti-and-richards-south-african-odyssey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/537149\/","title":{"rendered":"Oti And Richard&#8217;s South African Odyssey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"b7gNM eG0V9 -gJ12 OlZdx\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-qtr9e3242\" tabindex=\"-1\">This is a four-part series about coming home &#8211; but also seeing\u00a0home with new eyes. Oti Mabuse left South Africa at\u00a021 to pursue a life in dance. Now, she\u2019s heading back \u2013\u00a0older, bolder, and full of questions.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/d56877_5fe93d19ac7e4eed99f22e88721a5b20~mv2.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%;max-width:100%;position:absolute;left:0;top:0\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.tvzoneuk.com\/post\/pr-otiandrichard-southafricanodyssey-c4\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/d56877_5fe93d19ac7e4eed99f22e88721a5b20~mv2.jpg\/v1\/fill\/w_5000,h_3333,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01\/d56877_5fe93d19ac7e4eed99f22e88721a5b20~mv2.jpg\" draggable=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"b7gNM eG0V9 -gJ12 OlZdx\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-krfut3245\" tabindex=\"-1\">What\u2019s changed? What\u2019s stayed the same? And how well do you really know the place you were born once you\u2019ve lived most of your life away from it? But she\u2019s not doing it alone. <\/p>\n<p class=\"b7gNM eG0V9 -gJ12 OlZdx\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-nvm5l3370\" tabindex=\"-1\">Joining her is her brilliantly unexpected bestie: Reverend Richard Coles \u2013 priest, pop star, philosopher, and unapologetic fan of a scenic train journey and a well-brewed tea. He\u2019s never been to South Africa, and\u00a0he\u2019s wildly curious. Also slightly sun sensitive.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/d56877_cc9fff02042c40eaa88582baf4972bac~mv2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%;max-width:100%;position:absolute;left:0;top:0\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.tvzoneuk.com\/post\/pr-otiandrichard-southafricanodyssey-c4\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/d56877_cc9fff02042c40eaa88582baf4972bac~mv2.jpeg\/v1\/fill\/w_5000,h_3333,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01\/d56877_cc9fff02042c40eaa88582baf4972bac~mv2.jpeg\" draggable=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"b7gNM eG0V9 -gJ12 OlZdx\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-b6noe3247\" tabindex=\"-1\">Together, they set off across four wildly different provinces in search of stories, landscapes, laughter, and layered truths. Yes, they go deep. But they also dance, swim, laugh until their sides hurt, and eat their body weight in bunny chow. This isn\u2019t a history lecture \u2013 it\u2019s a moving, musical, sometimes messy, very human road\u00a0trip through a country that refuses to be boxed in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"b7gNM eG0V9 -gJ12 OlZdx\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-zrcym3434\" tabindex=\"-1\">Oti &amp; Richard&#8217;s South African Odyssey (4 x 60\u2019) begins Tuesday 21st July at 9pm on More4.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This is a four-part series about coming home &#8211; but also seeing\u00a0home with new eyes. 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