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KINGS OF PAIN S2
6 October
Thursdays at 19h25
Kings of Pain returns for a second season with wildlife biologist Adam Thorn and professional animal handler “Caveman” Rob Alleva. The duo contnues their scientfc journey to get biten and stung by some of the most dangerous animals and vicious stnging insects in the world - from an Arizona bark scorpion to a Mexican beaded lizard - to create history’s complete and comprehensive guide to pain that will ultmately help save lives.
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THE UNXPLAINED WITH WILLIAM SHATNER S3
7 October
Fridays at 19h25
From the producers of Ancient Aliens® and The Curse of Oak Island® comes The UnXplained with William Shatner. Season 3 of the docuseries will again explore the world’s most inexplicable mysteries. From sunken ships flled with priceless cargo, to the ‘Mysteries of Mars’ and predictng a possible apocalypse, viewers will gain a sometmes- shocking look into history’s most unexplained events and mysteries. The world’s top scientsts, frst-hand “experiencer” accounts, and dramatc re- enactments provide the basis for these new insights.
WAR STORY SUNDAYS
Sundays from 20h15
From aircrafs to tanks, some of the world’s biggest batles in history were won by the warcraf used. War Story Sundays tells of History’s Greatest Aircrafs, The History of the Tank and Great Britsh Aircraf. Every Sunday evening from 20h15 the HISTORY Channel Africa will uncover the stories of these powerful war tanks and aircrafs. It will also ofer a glimpse into the lesser-known story of The Invasion of Belgium in WWI.
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HISTORY’S GREATEST
AIRCRAFTS S1
2 October Sundays at 20h15 We explore the “return to fight” stories of classic military aircraf, iconic racers and quirky pioneers. The team documents the resurrecton and preservaton of the world’s greatest warbirds, with unique co-operaton with the world leading Shutleworth collecton in the UK, the Commemoratve Air Force in the US and the award-winning Cavanaugh Museum in the USA. This series captures and celebrates some of the biggest icons in warcraf history, across up to 21 high- quality, cinematc and ofen dramatc 45-minute episodes.
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THE HISTORY OF THE TANK
2 October
Sunday at 21h05
The frst tanks were produced from late 1914 by Great Britain and France, to break the deadlock of trench warfare on the western front. Their frst use was during the Batle of the Somme in 1916. Britain and France built thousands of tanks, while Germany only developed and brought into service twenty vehicles of a single design.
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GREAT BRITISH AIRCRAFT
9 October
Sunday at 21h05
Many consider the prolifc Britsh engineer Sir George Cayley to be one of the most important people in the history of aeronautcs, as he designed the frst actual model of an aeroplane. It was a Britsh man too, Sir Frank Whitle, who is credited with single-handedly inventng the turbo-jet engine.
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THE INVASION OF BELGIUM
16 October
Sunday at 21h05
On the 2nd of August 1914 Belgium did not expect to be at war, but by the following day, that was exactly its situaton. That this small country could stop a German army ten tmes larger than its own was unthinkable. What followed in the frst few days of the frst world war was remarkable, bringing the frst deaths, the frst air raid, the frst mass gas atack and the frst batles of the frst gallantry awards, all of which has been largely ignored by the enormity of the fve million deaths that followed.
