New on
Discovery Channel this August, 2010:
How Machines WorkPremiere date: Wednesday, 4 August at 20h00
A new series thay ventures inside a variety of complex machines to explore how their intricate engineering helps shape our lives.
Computer animation explores the inner workings of objects of all shapes and sizes - including Boeing 747s, cars, escalators and cash machines.
Complicated engineering is broken down in an easy-to-understand manner.
Ultimate Survival 5Premiere date: Monday, 30 August 2010 at 20h00
A new season in which Bear Grylls ventures to further extreme environments, demonstrating the key survival techniques that will help keep you safe in similar situations.
This season includes: the searing heat of the north African Sahara, where he shows how finding water is critical to staying alive, even resorting to using his own urine to keep cool and searching for water in a dried-up well. He also treks to the coast where he catches and eats an octopus that he finds in a shipwreck.
Deadliest Catch 6Premiere date: Monday, 30 August 2010 at 20h55
The fishing vessels and their captains return for a sixth season deadliest catch'ing.
This is the season in which the series highlights how deadly going for the ultimate catch is. The season in which Captain Phil dies after suffering a stroke:
Deadliest Catch Captain Phil Harris Dies.
Worst Case ScenarioPremiere: Tuesday, 31 August 2010 at 20h00
Also hosted by Bear Grylls, the series looks those moments in which unthinkable - yet realistic - thing happens in what seem to be the most regular circumstances. When simple circumstances turn deadly.
An elevator ride... a drive to work... a walk in the park. Most crises arise close to home, in everyday life. Knowing exactly what to do in these situations could be the difference between life and death.
Over the courseof six-episodes Bear Grylls puts himself into life-threathening situations to deliver a how-to guide to surviving a Worst Case Scenario.
He shares the skills needed to succeed in urban survival situations such as escaping a high-rise apartment fire, fending off a shark attack and escaping out of a sinking car. He also puts his knowledge to the test by escaping various deadly situations himself.
Discovery Channel is on DStv Channel 121.