Best known as the daughters of Run-DMC's Rev. Run, Vanessa and Angela Simmons have literally grown up on MTV. Across six seasons of Run's House and in the first season of Daddy's Girls, DStv viewers have watched them begin to make their own place in the world, but always under the watchful eye of their father. After all, they are DADDY'S GIRLS.
Tune in this August as MTV screens season two of this popular reality series. Airing Tuesday to Thursdays at 22:25 CAT in the second season Angela and Vanessa have moved beyond getting their feet wet in Los Angeles and have a newfound confidence. These girls are determined to leave their dynamic stamp on L.A. with their old school values and their new school swagger.
Last season, DADDY'S GIRLS followed Vanessa and Angela as they officially left the comforts of the family home in New Jersey to run their own business and live full-time in Los Angeles. In this season, Vanessa and Angela's lives are blowing up in awesome new directions. The accomplished entrepreneurs of their shoe and apparel company, Pastry, find themselves taking their business to new levels.
As they move up the professional ladder, the duo are also kicking their living quarters up a notch, as they move into swanky new digs in the Hollywood Hills. After sleeping on the girls' couch for months, their funky cousin Jessica finally gets her own room, but has to share it with Danielle -- Angela's childhood friend who moved out from New York. With Danielle's sassy, outspoken demeanor, don't be surprised to find some tension growing in the new household.
Meanwhile, Vanessa and Angela continue to strive to make Pastry a success that's worthy of the Simmons family name. But they still manage to have fun and meet new friends along the way. Rounding out the DADDY'S GIRLS ensemble are good friends Lynn and Brian. Lynn is a beautiful, bubbly model and aspiring actress who is more than just a little boy-crazy. Brian is a smooth, charming, music A&R rep - a dead ringer for Johnny Depp who's well-connected in the L.A. scene. From dating problems to friendship squabbles, Brian and Lynn never experience a dull moment when hanging with the Simmons sisters.
The second season of the show finds Angela and Vanessa facing all sorts of challenges and adventures, both personal and professional. Whenever the girls find themselves in over their heads, they know that they have a great support system to lean on. In addition to their friends, their famous dad, Rev. Run, is always just a phone call away. But even as Angela and Vanessa grow, they'll always be DADDY'S GIRLS.
Tune in for DADDY’S GIRLS Tuesdays to Thursday at 22:25 CAT on MTV Base, channel 322, on DStv.
ANGELA AND VANESSA SIMMONS
MARRIED OR SINGLE? RELATIONSHIPS UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT...ON DSTV
Tune in this August as BBC Entertainment airs the brand new series, MARRIED SINGLE OTHER on DStv.
Premiering from Tuesday August 17 (21:30 CAT), this sexy, funny and painfully honest drama tells the story of three couples who are trying to work out exactly what a ‘couple’ is these days.
Lillie and Eddie are unmarried but have been blissfully happy for 16 years and have two boys; grumpy teenager Harry and Joe, a 12-year-old with a high IQ. While Lillie wouldn’t change a thing, Eddie would like nothing better than their signatures on the marriage licence.
Other characters featured are Clint, who has no problem getting exactly what he wants with women, and that is certainly not a second date. However, when he meets Abbey and she refuses to submit to his usual ways, he appears to have met his match. Can a leopard change its spots, particularly if that leopard is as addicted to beautiful women as Clint seems to be? To find out, don’t miss this amazing series on DStv.
Then there is Babs and Dickie. Although Dickie is Clint’s brother, he has none of Clint’s ambition, and although charming, is lazy and thoughtless. Babs’ work as a child psychologist comes in handy when it comes to dealing with her own husband.
Through love, passion, heartbreak and tragedy the six friends contemplate the meaning of ‘happily ever after’ and ponder the conundrum of always wanting what you just can’t have.
Starring; Shaun Dooley as Eddie, Lucy Davis as Lillie, Dean Lennox Kelly as Dickie, Amanda Abbington as Babs, Ralf Little as Clint and Miranda Raison as Abbey MARRIED SINGLE OTHER is a must see for all DStv viewers who enjoys a good drama filled with comedy.
Tune in for MARRIED SINGLE OTHER from Tuesday August 17 (21:30 CAT) on BBC Entertainment (channel 120 on DStv).
ZONE REALITY AIRS THREE BRAND NEW GRIPPING SERIES ON DStv
Do you enjoy real life action and drama? Then Zone Reality is the place to be this August as the channel brings DStv viewers three brand new gripping reality series.
Your Sundays will never be the same again as the channel premiers the series, STORM FORCE. Premiering from August? (18:00 CAT) the program will follow natural disasters caused by the weather from around the world including floods, to tornados, hurricanes to avalanches
Floods kill more people than any other natural disaster, and the STORM FORCE cameras are in Italy, Australia, Canada and Spain to capture dramatic footage for DStv viewers. There are avalanche stories from New Zealand Spain and the USA.
The program also crosses the USA following tornados and hurricanes, while looking at mountain rescue teams and storm chasers who through their job or hobby help audiences to understand the power of the weather. STORM FORCE also looks at long and short term climate changes and asks: Are we heading to a global weather catastrophe? To find out, stay tuned.
STORM FORCE aims to show the sheer energy and destruction the weather on our planet can wreak, but also understand how these forces can occur, and what we can do to help understand the awesome power of nature.
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The emergency care experts are our life-line when we need immediate medical attention. Tune in this August as Zone Reality brings DStv viewers the must see the medical reality show – MEDICS.
Premiering Mondays to Fridays at 21:00 CAT (from August 16), the ten part series looks at the work of the highly skilled emergency services. From the frontline of emergency care, it follows young paramedics Vinny Romano and Phil Harrison as they deal with critical call outs, and in Scotland the series hits the road with Alan Campbell and Len McKinnell, an experienced team of ambulance MEDICS.
Each episode contains a mix of cases and call outs, and cuts from the fast out-on-the-street paramedic action to the busy yet controlled A&E departments, all carried out by the warm, charismatic and candid team of MEDICS.
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Meanwhile if you prefer court room drama then STREET COURT is just the show for you. Premiering Mondays to Fridays at 21:00 CAT (from August 23), the show redefines the courtroom as it moves out of the courtroom and on the streets to get closer to the action than ever before.
On STREET COURT the disputes are real; the spectators are real; and most importantly, the settings are real. The litigants are taken to the scene of the argument so viewers don’t just hear what happened - they see what happened. Each episode sees tough-talking Judge Mazz, aka Michael Mazzariello hear a different case and travel to the scene of the crime to get a first hand understanding. With a tough, energetic and compassionate style, this judge really gets to the heart of the case before delivering his verdict.
Unhappy with the work your contractor did in the bathroom? Take him to STREET COURT, and show the judge how your new toilet’s been flushing. Ready to sue your neighbour over the mess she’s been leaving on your side of the lawn? Take them to Street Court and show the judge what’s been happening.
Don’t miss these and other exciting reality series on Zone Reality (channel 125) on Dstv.
THE TRUTH ABOUT THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE & LOCH NESS MONSTER
REVEALED ON DISCOVERY WORLD THIS AUGUST ON DSTV
Have you ever wondered what exactly the Bermuda Triangle is? Heard about the Loch Ness Monster but never seen it? This August Discovery World takes DStv viewers on an adventure as the channel tries to answer these and other questions about arguably two of the world’s most interesting fables.
Premiering on Sunday August 8 (19:10 CAT) the program BERMUDA TRIANGLE EXPOSED explores the most deadly and unexplained marine graveyard on Earth. It spans from Bermuda to Miami to Puerto Rico; and from 8 500 metres below the surface of the sea to 8 500 metres into the sky.
For decades it has held viewers across the globe baffled as it defies explanation: some 2000 boats and 75 planes have disappeared without a trace here. Freak waves, magnetic anomalies, giant whirlpools and strange fireballs have all been blamed for the unusual disappearances. Watch to see whether the program will be able to determine the truth behind the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle it investigates what is beneath this infamous stretch of ocean.
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As far back as the 7th Century, people have reported seeing a Loch Ness monster in Scotland. Can science explain these mysterious sightings? Tune in for LOCH NESS MONSTER REVEALED to discover the truth behind the legendary creature that may or may not exist in Scotland's Loch Ness. World renowned Philippe Cousteau Jr leads a team of scientists on a mission to unravel the mystery that has captured our imagination for centuries.
Find out whether the Loch Ness Monster is a gigantic reptile that has survived the extinction of the dinosaurs or even if it is an enormous squid or sturgeon. Their mission aims to explore how it got there, what it looks like and how it has survived. Cousteau dives into the murky depths of one of the greatest areas of natural beauty on Earth, in his bid to find exactly what may lurk there. DStv audiences can tune in for LOCH NESS MONSTER REVEALED on Sunday August 22 at 19:10 CAT.
Another program to look out for on Discovery World this August is STORM RIDER. Premiering from Wednesday August 11 at 20:05 CAT, DStv viewers can prepare to witness the world's biggest storms and meet the individuals who live directly in the path of nature's fury.
Adventurer and film-maker Chris Terrill has travelled far and wide in search of the ultimate storm and enjoys plunging himself into the action to encounter their strength and incredible power. This series is not only about the wildness of the weather, it is also about the people who have experienced it at first hand. See the awesome beauty of hurricanes, sea storms, tornados, blizzards, desert storms, monsoons and firestorms, and learn about the impact they have on cultures as well as the destruction, the injury and tragedy they can cause.
Tune in for BERMUDA TRIANGLE EXPOSED (Sunday August 8 at 19:10 CAT), STORM RIDER (Wednesday August 11 at 20:05 CAT) and LOCH NESS MONSTER REVEALED (Sunday August 22 at 19:10 CAT) on Discovery World (channel 250) on DStv.
NEW REALITY SHOW ‘LAST WOMEN STANDING’
PREMIERS ON DStv
August 2010
How will a group of western women cope when they are challenged to take on tribal women at their own sports and on their own turf? Tune in this August as the BBC Knowledge reality show, LAST WOMEN STANDING answers the question.

Following on from the successful Last Man Standing, the women are now having their turn. Airing from Wednesday August 18 (21:30 CAT) the series follows five British athletes from different sporting backgrounds as they take on the challenge of a lifetime - travelling the world competing with women from remote tribes and cultures
With each challenge requiring a different set of skills, different forms of fitness and all undertaken in very different environments to those that they are used to, the women must adapt quickly if they are to stay in the competition.
In each episode DStv viewers get to see the contestants as they are being introduced to a new indigenous society. Next they are introduced to the sport they will be competing in.
However it doesn’t stop there, they must board and eat with the villagers, and help out with village chores while being trained by the villagers, both for general fitness, and in techniques required for the particular sport. Competitors often undertake local rituals or traditions, such as ceremonial dancing, the wearing of tribal clothing, body painting, medicinal treatments, ritual tests of strength or courage, and the offering up of prayers or offerings to local gods or spirits.
Over the course of the journey, the athletes are tested both physically and mentally as they give everything that they can to the array of challenges that face them. But who will be crowned the ‘LAST WOMAN STANDING’? To find out don’t miss this exciting reality show with a difference on DStv.
Tune in for LAST WOMEN STANDING from Wednesday August 18 (21:30 CAT) on BBC Knowledge, channel 251, on DStv.