Imagine if one minute from now, every single person on Earth disappeared.
All 6.6 billion of them. How long would it be before our nuclear power plants erupted, skyscrapers crumbled and satellites dropped from the sky? What would our world look like if we ran out of oil? What if the earth stopped spinning? How would our world look after such events took place?
Tune in this month as the new four part National Geographic series AFTERMATH, premiering on Monday June 7, explores the tough "What if"
questions about our planet.
In the premier episode titled AFTERMATH: POPULATION OVERLOAD (June 7 at 22:00 CAT) DStv viewers are taken on a journey to explore what would happen to the world if the population doubled overnight. How quickly would
we run out of water? Power? Food? Mass migration will reshape counties.
New high-rises soar over the cities. But there are only so many resources to go around - who will be left behind, as the planet struggles to deal with twice the population? Tune in to find out! Oil, is commodity that makes the modern world go around. We've used it to drive, fly and manufacture our way into the 21st century. But what would happen if the world that so depends on oil -- suddenly ran out? Then AFTEMATH: AFTER OIL takes DStv viewers to a planet you'll never see. An Earth -- without oil. How would we have to change our way of life -- to live without the product we depend upon so heavily?
Then in AFTERMATH: WHEN THE EARTH STOPS SPINNING (June 21 at 22:00 CAT) the earth has stopped spinning. We are no longer moving at 1100 miles per hour. Half of the planet is in perpetual darkness, the other in perpetual light. Oceans part and flood most of the world's cities; the others are airless and lifeless. Animals and plants need to evolve to survive. To see
if civilisation can recover from such an aftermath, don't miss this gripping episode on DStv.
Then in the fourth and final episode of this eye-opening series AFTERMATH:
RED GIANT (June 28 at 22:00 CAT) looks at a world, we'll never see - one that was betrayed by the sun where the natural aging process is sped up. How long could our planet -- and all of the things we've built -- survive a rapidly aging sun? What would happen if the sun was 10% to 40% hotter or twice as big? AFTERMATH: RED GIANT takes DStv viewers on a journey to a look into a terrifying future -- where our planet is eventually swallowed by the sun.
Tune in for AFTERMATH every Monday (22:00 CAT) throughout June and don't be left wondering, 'what if?'.
Another must see program on National Geographic is INSIDE LSD. Airing on Sunday June 20 (21:00CAT), the program looks at this powerful drug. LSD's inventor Albert Hofman called it 'medicine for the soul.' The Beatles
wrote songs about it. Secret military mind control experiments sought to exploit its hallucinogenic powers.
Outlawed in 1966, LSD became a street drug and developed a reputation as the dangerous toy of the counterculture, capable of inspiring either
moments of genius, or a descent into madness.
Now science is taking a fresh look at LSD, including the first human trials in over 35 years. Using enhanced brain imaging, non-hallucinogenic versions of the drug and information from an underground network of test
subjects who suffer from an agonizing condition for which there is no cure, researchers are finding that this trippy drug could become the
pharmaceutical of the future. Fifty years ago, psychedelics like LSD were considered the cutting edge of science. After decades of controversy, LSD
is being reconsidered by the research community - to enhance brainpower, expand our creativity and even cure disease Tune in for these and other fascinating programs on National Geographic
Channel, DStv channel 260.
BLOCKBUSTER MOVIES ON M-NET THIS JUNE ON DSTV
June 2010
Romance, comedy, drama and action is what M-Net promises viewers acrossAfrica this month as the channel screens a host of international
blockbuster movies throughout June.
On Saturday June 12 (22:00 CAT) M-Net audiences can tune in for the thriller OBSESSED. Starring Idris Elba, Beyoncé Knowles, Ali Larter, Bruce
McGill and Jerry O'Connell this movie is Fatal Attraction all over again, but for the Facebook generation. Derek and Sharon are happily married with a young son, when their perfect lives are turned upside down by the arrival of a new temp at Derek's firm. Attractive and flirtatious, Lisa
makes it clear from the get-go that she wants Derek. But when Derek makes it clear that he doesn't want her, she turns nasty. Very nasty.
Meanwhile on Sunday June 13 (21:00 CAT) teen heartthrob Zac Efron (of Disney's High School Musical fame) stars in the romance drama SEVENTEEN
AGAIN. Also starring Matthew Perry, Leslie Mann, Thomas Lennon and Michelle Trachtenberg the movie sees, Efron show his acting skills in this
body swap comedy in which he plays an older man in a younger man's body.
Viewers meet Mike in the '80s, when he's a 17-year-old basketball player who has everything going for him. When he learns that his girlfriend
Scarlett is pregnant, he does the right thing and marries her. But 20 years down the line, Mike is an unhappy, disappointed man. Separated from
Scarlett, with two teenage kids who don't talk to him, and forced to live with his nerdy best friend Ned, life sucks. Then abracadabra! Fate thrusts him back into his 17-year-old body. With the help of an astonished Ned, Mike goes back to school. This time he'll do things differently!
On Tuesday June 15 (23:00 CAT) Madeleine Stowe, James Remar and Ian Ziering star in the heart-warming story of love - CHRISTMAS HOPE. The
story is about a bereaved couple who In the face of loss finally find hope for the future thanks to an orphaned girl. Social worker Patti Addison and her pilot husband haven't celebrated Christmas since the death of their son two years earlier and their marriage is on the rocks. When Patti bends the rules to take in a special five year old, they set aside their differences - and grief - to give her a wonderful Christmas before she returns to foster care. However the child brings joy back into their home, helping the fractured family become whole again. Keep the tissues handy as this one will have you in tears.
DStv COMPACT JUNE HIGHLIGHTS
Over the past year, millions of Americans watched KENDRA leave the Playboy Mansion, marry NFL player Hank Baskett, move away from California, and welcome a beautiful baby boy into their lives.
Throughout May Season 2 of KENDRA took DStv Compact viewers on a closer look at the outrageous adventures of this San Diego native, from marriage to motherhood. Whether she's learning how to change a diaper and trust a
babysitter with her baby boy for the first time, or handling Hank's obsessively neat and clean tendencies that clash with her messy habits,
there is never a dull moment in the Baskett household. Now this June viewers across Africa can tune in as E! Entertainment Television airs the season finale of this fabulous series. Tune in on Sunday, June 27 at 22:00 CAT for KENDRA FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE as the channel bids farewell to season 2.
If you are the type of DStv Compact viewer that enjoys a good series then you need look no further than Universal Channel this month as the channel airs a host of new and exclusive series throughout June. From Sunday June 5 (20:45) viewers can tune in for the premier of season 5 of WILD AT HEART. Following difficult times in the last series for the Trevanion family transplanted to the wilds of the South African bush at Leopard's Den, love is continuing to blossom for Danny Trevanion (Stephen
Tompkinson) and fellow vet Alice Collins (Dawn Steele). However, severe doubts linger as to whether Danny really possesses the willingness to
commit to Alice. To complicate matters, Alice must face some life-changing decisions about her future as another job may take her elsewhere.
Also returning for a new season on Universal Channel this month is MONK.
Season 7 returns to DStv Compact screens very Monday at 21:00 CAT throughout June. In the series, Adrian Monk is an obsessive-compulsive
detective who suffers from 312 phobias including a fear of germs, heights, crowds and virtually everything else, which provides an unusual challenge to solving crimes... not to mention his day-to-day existence. Monk's disorder was triggered by the murder of his beloved wife, Trudy which forced him to take a leave of absence. However, when the police department find themselves unable to crack high-profile cases, they have no choice but to turn to the only man for the job... phobias and all. Tune in and
see MONK in action this season.
Another must see program for DStv Compact viewers this month is National Geographic Channel's HEADHUNTERS OF WWII. Airing on Sun June 13 (21:00
CAT) the program takes viewers back to 1945 when, as the war raged across the world, an incredible drama was unfolding in the remote jungles of
Borneo. It involved a group of stranded US airmen, the local tribe of Dayaks and Major Tom Harrisson one of the most eccentric officers in the British Army, who revives the ancient custom of headhunting in his campaign against the Japanese. What follows is a gripping and improbable tale of cat and mouse as World War Two crashes headfirst into the isolated world of Borneos interior, where tribes still hunt with blowpipes and poison made from tree bark. Thrown together in extraordinary circumstances, these ordinary people from diverse cultures will all be
tested: the airmen who must survive in dense inhospitable jungle for months; the Dayaks, who risk their lives to help and protect the airmen;
and Harrisson the anthropologist living out his fantasies, who commits what many consider to be a war crime but is decorated as a hero on his
return to Britain.
If its food you're after then BBC Lifestyle is just the channel to watch this June. DStv Compact viewers can tune in for GARY RHODES' LOCAL FOOD
HEROES from Friday June 18 at 20:25 CAT. The series which then continues every Monday and Friday at 20:25 CAT sees renowned chef and restaurateur Gary Rhodes back for a third series this popular show. This time around, Gary embarks on a mission across the length and breadth of the UK to find the most passionate food producers, spectacular specialist food retailers,
funky fast food joints and the most highly rated restaurants.
For those DStv Compact subscribers who love music then Channel O has just what you looking for. This month viewers can tune in for XPRESS: BIGGIE
VS.TUPAC. Airing on Friday June 4 (20:30 CAT), the program takes a look at the much talked about feud of the 90s between these two Hip Hop legends
that has resurfaced. Tune in and witness how two of Hip-Hop's greatest emcees continue to battle it out with their greatest hits. It's the
Eastside versus the West in this Channel O exclusive. Which side is the best side? You decide! Don't miss XPRESS: BIGGIE VS.TUPAC on DStv Compact this month.
Meanwhile June action on ESPN
is headlined by the NBA FINALS, the PGA TOUR and BELMONT STAKES, plus motor sports with NASCAR and the NHRA, plus so much more. DStv Compact viewers are in for a treat as the National Basketball Association (NBA) crowns a new champion this month with live coverage on ESPN of the NBA FINALS. Even with powerful Kobe Bryant at the
helm, the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers have had their hands full in a tough Western Conference that has seen the Denver Nuggets, the Utah Jazz, Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns and past champion San Antonio Spurs all in sharp form and pushing to deny the Lakers a return trip to the NBA Finals. Then in the East, last season's runners-up the Orlando Magic, have made it clear they are serious challengers to make another Finals appearance. Standing in their way are LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, the first team to secure a playoff berth back in March, plus the 2008 champion Boston Celtics. Tune in and don't miss a hoop in this year's NBA FINALS on DStv.
If you a DStv Compact viewer who enjoys cartoons then tune into Cartoon Network as STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS continues throughout June. Fierce
battles, expanded storylines, and ground-breaking animation raise the stakes higher than ever before. The valiant Jedi Knights teeter upon the
brink of exhaustion as they are beset by the seemingly limitless resources of their enemies. In The lives of the Jedi grow more complex as secret, forbidden relationships are revealed and they continue to battle against the bounty hunters.
If it's news you're after then AFRICAN VOICES on CNN is a must. Airing throughout June, the program offers DStv Compact viewers a unique
viewpoint as it showcases engaging African personalities in intimate discussions across areas from business and politics to music and sport.
Staying with news, DStv Compact viewers can also tune in for Aljazeera's WITNES: MITUMBA on Sunday June 27 (16:00 CAT). What do you think will
happen to your worn out clothes once you donate to charity? This June WITNESS brings viewers across Africa the story of a T-shirt and how it travelled from the North to the South of the globe. A traveller starts out from Hamburg, Germany, shadowing a T-shirt that belonged to Felix, a 10-year old football fan. Four months later he arrives in Tanzania, at the village of Ilambilole, where the T-shirt finally reaches another 9-year old football fan, who lives in a small village.
Along the way he encounters an incredible number of people who had something to do with the T-shirt and whose livelihoods revolve around the
buying and selling of second-hand clothes and shoes. Deals, people and places create the route of the used clothes trade (mitumba), a hidden and
winding road that reveals a surprising reality.
If you are fashion conscious DStv Compact subscriber then JERSEYLICIOUS (Mondays at 20:00 CAT) is just the program for you. There's style and then there's Jersey Style! New Jersey is the center of the action on The Style Network's new reality series which offers an entertaining look at life at the Gatsby Salon, a hot Jersey salon re-launching in a fabulous new space.
TSN captures all the hair-raising drama as five new stylists and makeup artists join the salon's team and bring with them the best that Jersey
style has to offer...in-your-face-glamour, eyeliner for days, spray tans and the biggest hair you can imagine! Big egos clash with bold
aspirations as TSN's cameras follow the new stylists in and out of the salon.
Tune in for these and other fantastic programs on DStv Compact throughout June.