Sit back, relax and enjoy the holiday this December as the Disney Channel transforms their programming schedule to help DStv viewers enjoy the festive season with Christmas movies, advent triples and special episodes of your favourite shows. Join Mickey and the rest of the gang from Monday December 27 (07:05 CAT) for special themed episodes of MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE. The clubhouse gang will be taking viewers back through some fairytale classics; see Minnie Mouse dress up as Red Riding Hood and watch Mickey’s reaction as an egg from the castle hatches, also, tune in to see if Goofy can complete his knightly quest!
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FOOD SUPER HIGHWAY ON BBC Knowledge - channel 251 on DStv
Ever wondered how fresh food gets across the globe to the supermarkets every day? Tune in this December as BBC Knowledge program, FOOD SUPER HIGHWAY looks at the astonishing journey and the technology needed to get food onto our shelves. Premiering on Wednesday December 29 (21:30 CAT), the program looks at the world’s most important network – the web of movement that connects every country in the world, and never stops moving. This is the path our food must take in order to reach the supermarkets.
Looking at the techniques used to ship different perishables over long distances, this program shows DStv viewers the vital role technology plays in food import and export. Travel to Ghana to see how pineapples are harvested. The pineapples must be picked when they are as ripe as possible, otherwise they never sweeten, however, this reduces the amount of time that the pineapple will be able to be on the supermarkets shelves, so they have to move fast. Looking in depth at the complexities of food import and export, FOOD SUPER HIGHWAY also looks at the environmental cost of shipping food around the world, compared with growing the food more locally – with surprising results.
From freezing fish in liquid nitrogen in Grimsby, to plastic packaging that lets carbon dioxide out, but doesn’t let oxygen in used to keep pre-cut fruit fresh, and pepper farms in the Netherlands that fool the plants by mimicking sunlight, this is an in-depth look at food production and transport, on a global scale.
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‘POMPEII – THE LAST DAY’...
BBC KNOWLEDGE ON DSTV REVEALS WHAT REALLY HAPPENDED
On Au­gust 24, AD 79, Mount Vesu­vius erupt­ed with hor­ri­fy­ing force, show­er­ing the town of Pom­peii with ash, smoke and rock. The city lay undis­turbed un­der sev­er­al feet of vol­canic de­bris. Now, nearly 1 500 years later BBC Knowledge takes DStv viewers back to that fateful day to investigate what actually happened.
Premiering on Thursday December 30 at 21:30 CAT, POMPEII – THE LAST DAY looks at the final horrific hours before the worst natural disaster of ancient times.
The program combines dramatic reconstructions, expert investigations and lavish special effects to uncover the city that lays undis­turbed un­der sev­er­al feet of vol­canic. Tune in as this cutting edge historical analysis and engaging documentary relives the last day of Pompeii.
So what actually happened? Almost 1 500 years ago, the Roman Empire -- the greatest empire the world has ever known -- was shaken to its very core by the worst natural disaster the ancient world had ever experienced. In less than 24 hours, the entire city of Pompeii, and at least 5 000 of its citizens, were buried under 75 feet of volcanic debris -- victims of the cataclysmic eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
As the volcano begins to erupt lava ash snows down on the city at the rate of six inches an hour. A thick cloud of smoke covers the sun and small pumice pebbles rain down on the city. The Pompeiians are forced to choose between attempting escape or staying and taking cover.
Based on scientific evidence unearthed in Pompeii and nearby Herculaneum, as well as the written firsthand account of Pliny the Younger, POMPEII - THE LAST DAY follows the fate of several citizens of that city, who awoke on that fateful morning of August 24 in the year 79 A.D. in the shadow of a mountain they did not know was also a simmering volcano.
Among them are; Julius Polybius (Jim Carter), a prosperous bakery owner, who's mulling over a possible move into politics. Stephanus (Jonathan Firth), an arrogant social climber, leaves his wife Fortunata (Rebecca Clarke) to run his laundry business while he takes his slave-lover to a hotel for a tryst. And Celadus (Robert Whitelock), a renowned gladiator, is out on the streets with one of his comrades, enjoying their popularity status among an adoring public.
Stationed across the Bay of Naples from Pompeii is Pliny the Elder (Tim Pigott-Smith), scholar and admiral of the Roman fleet, who watches as the volcano begins to spew 4 billion tons of pumice, rock and ash skyward -- and launches a valiant rescue effort that could cost him his life.
From choices come consequences, and Celadus, Stephanus, Julius Polybius, Pliny, their families and their friends are now facing an unfolding disaster with no precedent. What each person does next will ultimately determine their fate.
Don’t miss this fascinating documentary this December. Tune in for POMPEII – THE LAST DAY on Thursday December 30 at 21:30 CAT on BBC Knowledge (channel 251) on DStv.