VICE TV HIGHLIGHTS – WEEK 35

Saturday 24th August – Friday 30th August

VICE is available on SKY (183), TALKTALK (338), VIRGIN (219),

NOW TV, TVPLAYER, BT TV (SD channel 338, HD channel 391), the  BT Player and BT TV App

NEW SERIES, NEW EPISODE: MOST EXPENSIVEST (SEASON 3) – TEX MEX

TX: Monday, 26th August, 22:00

Ever wondered how the top 1% of earners spend their wealth? So does Grammy-winning hip-hop superstar 2 Chainz.  In this new season of the show that explores the culture of excess, 2 Chainz travels the globe in search of the most outrageous luxury goods in the world: whether that’s an $8,000 “intelligent” bong; Bluetooth-enabled sex toys or a robot dog that his homey Trappy can play with.

In tonight’s episode, 2 Chainz is in Dallas to study the wide world of Tex-Mex cuisine, destroy a $1,000 piñata, look at a $600 margarita maker and try $450,000 tequila.

NEW SERIES, NEW EPISODE: THE WRESTLERS – JAPAN’S FINEST WRESTLERS

TX: Wednesday  28th August, 22:00

Hosted by hardcore musician and life-long wrestling fan Damian Abraham (lead singer for the Canadian punk band F**ked Up), the series goes beyond the world of mainstream professional wrestling to dive into the vibrant, fascinating and bizarre subcultures in the wrestling universe around the world. From Lucha Libre in Mexico through the women’s wrestling scene in Japan to “voodoo wrestling” in Congo and countless points between.

Japan boasts the finest women’s wrestling in the world. In tonight’s episode, Damian visits Tokyo to learn what makes these women so good, and meets the upcoming generation of female wrestlers.

NEW SERIES, NEW EPISODE: THE DEVIL YOU KNOW – ANOTHER DEAD BOY

TX: Thursday, 29th August, 22:00

Set in a small suburban community just outside of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, The Devil You Know follows every twist around the crime, investigation, arrest and legal case against local suburban legend John Lawson –  a self-styled Satanist accused of murder.

The docuseries features interviews with Chad Nance, the journalist who chased the story, authorities, friends and neighbors of Lawson, as well as people close to the victims to try to understand the twisted depths of this dark story. In tonight’s episode Satanist Pazuzu Algarad escapes trial by taking matters into his own hands.