New on
Discovery in August, 2009:
How It's Made 12Premiere date: Monday, 3 August 2009 at 19h30
Runs Mondays to Fridays at 19h30
Items featured in this new twelfth season include thermometers, police badges, metal detectors and pneumatic impact wrenches.
TVSA's How It's Made Mini Site
Fifth Gear 14Premiere date: Friday, 7 August 2009 at 20h00
Repeats: Saturdays at 09h10 and 16h00, Wednesdays at 17h30 and Thursdays at 08h15
Vicki Butler-Henderson, Tom Ford, Tiff Needell, Jason Plato and Jon Bentley return to share more automobile news, trends, vehicle reviews and investigative reports.
How Does It WorkPremiere date: Thursday, 20 August 2009 at 19h30
Runs Mondays to Fridays at 19h30How Does It Work looks at the inner workings of common place objects such as hard disk drives, microwave ovens and televisions.
The series presents four objects per episode and uses 3D computer animation to help bring to life details otherwise invisible to the camera.
Mega Builders 4Premiere date: Tuesday, 25 August 2009 at 21h00
Mega Builders takes viewers to the centre of busy construction zones, with behind-the-scenes tours, computer-generated images of the completed projects and in-depth interviews with the project designers and builders
Discovery Channel is on DStv Channel 250.