The Iconic Hit Series Danger Mouse Arrives On Disney XD Africa From 22 August And Return Of Gravity Falls

DANGER MOUSE
Series premiere
Weekdays from 22nd August at 15:30

There’s exciting news for Disney XD viewers -a brand new series featuring the legendary Danger Mouse is coming to the channel (weekdays from 22nd August at 15:30).

Danger Mouse, “the world's greatest secret agent”, and Penfold, his beloved hamster sidekick (who loves jam!), are pledged to protect the world from danger, with the help of their boss Colonel K and brilliant scientist Professor Squawkencluck. Together they must try to save the world from Danger Mouse's arch nemesis Baron von Greenback.

Based on the iconic TV series that was a massive worldwide hit in the 1980s, Danger Mouse is a hilarious animated show packed with humour that appeals to young and old alike. Danger Mouse himself is voiced by multi-talented British actor and quiz show host Alexander Armstrong, while the evil Baron von Greenback features the vocal talents of the legendary Stephen Fry.

Tune in for Danger Mouse’s adventures on weekdays from 22nd August at 15:30 on Disney XD.

BECOMING…C. C. SABITHIA
Premiere documentary
Tuesday 9th August at 18:35

Top American professional baseball player CC Sabathia is the latest top sportsman to feature in our documentary series Becoming...
Carsten Charles “CC” Sabithia is currently a pitcher for the New York Yankees.

This programme tells his story, and shows how he became a great baseball player.

Tune in on Tuesday 9th August at 18:35 to see the premiere of this fascinating story.

KIRBY BUCKETS
Premiere episodes
Weekdays from 1st August at 15:55

Kirby is back! August sees premiere adventures featuring this talented young man on weekdays from 1st to 11th August at 15:55.

Kirby Buckets is a 13 year old animator who dreams of becoming famous. He sees his drawings take shape as he and his best friends, Fish and Eli, go on outrageous and unpredictable adventures.

In the episode entitled I, Gregory (1st August at 15:55) everyone blames Kirby when Principal Mitchell introduces a strict robot named Gregory to be the new hall monitor.

Lots of fun with Kirby Buckets on weekdays from 1st August at 15:55!

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
Premiere episodes
Weekends from Saturday 6th August at 06:50

The Guardians of the Galaxy are back this month with more of their animated adventures, saving the universe, on Disney XD (weekends throughout August at 06:50).

In the episode entitled Don’t Stop Believin’ (Saturday 6th August at 06:50) when Quill goes missing while following the CryptoCube’s readings on Spartax, the Guardians follow a train of clues to rescue him.

Tune in on weekends during August at 06:50 for more adventures of Guardians of the Galaxy on Disney XD!

BREAKFAST BLOCK
Programming event
Weekdays throughout August at 06:50

This month our morning Breakfast Block continues on weekdays from 06:50 on Disney XD.

Disney XD’s Breakfast Block contains some of our top animated series, including new episodes of Camp Lakebottom which premiere at 07:40 until 8th August.

In the episode Last Days/Knock on Wood (Monday 1st August) McGee tries to save Camp Lakebottom from being overtaken by Grim Camper. The Bottom Dwellers come across a suitcase in the attic that contains a ventriloquist dummy.

In addition to Camp Lakebottom, catch the latest episodes of brand new series Danger Mouse and episodes of Gravity Falls which are new to the channel.

What’s more we also have brand new Counterfeit Cat shorts! Our Breakfast Block continues on weekdays mornings from 06:50!

The Iconic Hit Series Danger Mouse Arrives On Disney XD Africa From 22 August And Return Of Gravity Falls

DANGER MOUSE
Series premiere
Weekdays from 22nd August at 15:30

There’s exciting news for Disney XD viewers -a brand new series featuring the legendary Danger Mouse is coming to the channel (weekdays from 22nd August at 15:30).

Danger Mouse, “the world's greatest secret agent”, and Penfold, his beloved hamster sidekick (who loves jam!), are pledged to protect the world from danger, with the help of their boss Colonel K and brilliant scientist Professor Squawkencluck. Together they must try to save the world from Danger Mouse's arch nemesis Baron von Greenback.

Based on the iconic TV series that was a massive worldwide hit in the 1980s, Danger Mouse is a hilarious animated show packed with humour that appeals to young and old alike. Danger Mouse himself is voiced by multi-talented British actor and quiz show host Alexander Armstrong, while the evil Baron von Greenback features the vocal talents of the legendary Stephen Fry.

Tune in for Danger Mouse’s adventures on weekdays from 22nd August at 15:30 on Disney XD.

BECOMING…C. C. SABITHIA
Premiere documentary
Tuesday 9th August at 18:35

Top American professional baseball player CC Sabathia is the latest top sportsman to feature in our documentary series Becoming...
Carsten Charles “CC” Sabithia is currently a pitcher for the New York Yankees.

This programme tells his story, and shows how he became a great baseball player.

Tune in on Tuesday 9th August at 18:35 to see the premiere of this fascinating story.

KIRBY BUCKETS
Premiere episodes
Weekdays from 1st August at 15:55

Kirby is back! August sees premiere adventures featuring this talented young man on weekdays from 1st to 11th August at 15:55.

Kirby Buckets is a 13 year old animator who dreams of becoming famous. He sees his drawings take shape as he and his best friends, Fish and Eli, go on outrageous and unpredictable adventures.

In the episode entitled I, Gregory (1st August at 15:55) everyone blames Kirby when Principal Mitchell introduces a strict robot named Gregory to be the new hall monitor.

Lots of fun with Kirby Buckets on weekdays from 1st August at 15:55!

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
Premiere episodes
Weekends from Saturday 6th August at 06:50

The Guardians of the Galaxy are back this month with more of their animated adventures, saving the universe, on Disney XD (weekends throughout August at 06:50).

In the episode entitled Don’t Stop Believin’ (Saturday 6th August at 06:50) when Quill goes missing while following the CryptoCube’s readings on Spartax, the Guardians follow a train of clues to rescue him.

Tune in on weekends during August at 06:50 for more adventures of Guardians of the Galaxy on Disney XD!

BREAKFAST BLOCK
Programming event
Weekdays throughout August at 06:50

This month our morning Breakfast Block continues on weekdays from 06:50 on Disney XD.

Disney XD’s Breakfast Block contains some of our top animated series, including new episodes of Camp Lakebottom which premiere at 07:40 until 8th August.

In the episode Last Days/Knock on Wood (Monday 1st August) McGee tries to save Camp Lakebottom from being overtaken by Grim Camper. The Bottom Dwellers come across a suitcase in the attic that contains a ventriloquist dummy.

In addition to Camp Lakebottom, catch the latest episodes of brand new series Danger Mouse and episodes of Gravity Falls which are new to the channel.

What’s more we also have brand new Counterfeit Cat shorts! Our Breakfast Block continues on weekdays mornings from 06:50!

Backstage Comes To A Close On Disney Channel Africa In August 2016 And More Disney Original Movies

BACKSTAGE
Premiere episodes
Monday 1st to 5th August at 17:00

The first season of our great new series Backstage draws to a close on Disney Channel this month with five premiere episodes from 1st to 5th August at 17:00.

This lively docu-drama chronicles the lives of a group of 12 outstandingly talented teenagers as they live through the highs and lows of attending the prestigious Keaton School of the Arts. Follow them throughout the academic year as their experiences range from worry and disappointment to new friendships and crowning achievements.

In the season finale episode entitled We (Friday 5th August at 17:00) as the school year comes to a close, the future of each student is uncertain. Will Keaton’s talent be recognized? And is Carly and Vanessa’s friendship threatened by the arrival of a talent scout?

Premiere season finale episodes of Backstage air from Monday 1st to 5th August at 17:00 on Disney Channel.

HANK ZIPSER
Season premiere
Weekdays until Wednesday 17th August at 15:15

Hank Zipzer struggles with school because of his dyslexia, but that doesn't stop him and his friends from going on various adventures and escapades!

Join Hank Zipzer and friends for more adventures as season two launches on Disney Channel with premiere episodes on weekdays from 1st to 17th August at 15:15!

Don’t miss season two of Hank Zipser with premiere episodes on weekdays from 1st to 17th August at 15:15!

THANK DISNEY IT’S THURSDAY Premiere episodes
Every Thursday throughout August from 17:25

Thursdays are big days on Disney Channel in August as Thank Disney It’s Thursday continues. The weekly block is packed with premieres from 17:25 to 19:05.

This month these entertainment extravaganzas contain premiere episodes of Alex & Co, Girl Meets World, Liv and Maddie and Binny and the Ghost.

The episode of Girl Meets World on Thursday 25th August at 17:50 is the third part of a three part story arc entitled Girl Meets Texas. In this episode, Maya, Riley and Lucas travel to Lucas’ Texas home town, where he has been entered into a bull-riding contest at a rodeo. There they discover their true feelings for each other, and come home to deal with the aftermath.

Don’t miss old favourites and premiere episodes on Thursdays in August from 17:25 on Disney Channel.

WOMEN’S DAY
Programming event
Tuesday 9th August from 08:10

Disney Channel is celebrating Women's Day on 9th August with doubles of many favourite shows, as well as an airing of our great movie Full Out at 10:35!

Full Out (Tuesday 9th August at 10:35) is an inspiring drama which tells the true story of a promising gymnast whose dreams were shattered by a car accident, but fought her way back to gymnastics via hip hop dance. 

Don’t miss our special schedule in celebration of Women’s Day on Tuesday 9th August from 08:10.

MIRACULOUS TALES OF LADYBUG AND CAT NOIR
Premiere episode
Weekdays from 15th to 22nd August at 16:35!

When evil threatens their city, two teens, Marinette and Adrien, transform into the superheroes Ladybug and Cat Noir! Catch premiere episodes of Miraculous Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir on weekdays from 15th -22nd August at 16:35!

In the episode entitled Gamer (Tuesday 16th August at 16:35) when ruled out of a video game tournament because of Marinette, Max gets akumatized. Now The Gamer, he controls a robot that wreaks havoc. If Ladybug and Cat Noir can't stop him it’s game over!

Premiere episodes of Miraculous Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir air on weekdays from 15th -22nd August at 16:35 on Disney Channel!

100th DISNEY CHANNEL ORIGINAL MOVIE!
Programming event
Weekends throughout August at 17:25

In the run-up to the premiere of the 100th Disney Channel Original Movie later this year, Disney Channel is airing previous DCOMs over weekends until then.

The 100th DCOM is the new version of Adventures in Babysitting, which features Disney stars Sabrina Carpenter (Girl Meets World) and Sofia Carson (Austin & Ally, Disney’s Descendants).

The previous DCOMs are a feast of fun, including fabulous films like Pixel Perfect (Saturday 6th August at 17.25) and Radio Rebel (Saturday 13th August at 10:40), as well as 16 Wishes (Sunday 28th August at 17:25).

Don't miss your favourite Disney Channel Original Movies airing every weekend throughout August!

New Series Premiering Soon On BBC First Africa In July 2016

Indian Summers
Series 1
From Sunday 31 July at 21:00
An epic drama set in the summer of 1932 where India dreams of independence, but the British are clinging to  power.

Ralph Whelan - the dashing private secretary to the Viceroy - and the rest of the Indian Civil Service begin the annual move to Simla. Here, the doyenne of British society, Cynthia Coffin, prepares the exclusive white British Club for the summer season, and she has a plan to help the ruthless Ralph realise his ambitions.

But when Ralph’s beautiful sister Alice arrives with her baby - having fled a broken marriage - a heady cocktail of racial tension and forbidden love looks set to threaten Alice’s new found happiness and her brother’s ascending career.

Unforgotten
Series 1 (6 episodes)
From Wednesday 20 July at 20:00
This crime drama focuses on a cold case reopened after 39 years. When the body of a young man is discovered in a derelict building, DCI Cassie Stuart – one of the Met’s smartest detectives – is called in to investigate. 

There are four suspects: a clergyman, an eminent entrepreneur, a community worker and a wheelchair-bound husband caring for his wife. Each has a secret to hide. As their lies unravel, the people they love most begin to wonder what else they might be capable of. Nothing in this case is black and white. What secrets have they buried?

3 New Series Heading To TLC Entertainment Africa In July 2016

THE UNDATEABLES PREMIERE
From Thursday, 7 July at 20:00

Looking for love can be tricky, but some find it harder than others. Add  disability to the equation and it can sometimes seem almost impossible. This uplifting series returns for a fourth series to follow the journeys of several extraordinary singletons as they navigate the dating circuit in pursuit of love. From a nude art model with a pronounced stammer, to a raver with the rare  genetic condition Saethre-Chotzen syndrome, ‘The Undateables’ follows them as they enter the world of blind dates, matchmakers and speed dating. With  the help of Flame, a bespoke personal introduction agency, and Stars in the Sky, a specialist dating agency for people with learning disabilities, this touching series explores the realities of looking for love in our anonymous, fastpaced, image-obsessed world, where those with challenging conditions are often considered ‘undateable’. 

JODIE MARSH IS EXPOSED ONLINE PREMIERE
From Thursday, 14 July at 21:50

Revenge porn, the baby making industry and benefits are  among the hot topics Jodie Marsh is investigating in a  series of eye-opening documentaries. At 36, Jodie's  biological clock is ticking loudly, so she investigates the  booming baby making industry in ‘Jodie Marsh is Making  Babies’, meeting a Dutch sperm donor who has fathered at  least 105 children along the way. Ten years ago revenge  porn barely existed, but it's now estimated that there are  tens of thousands of revenge porn victims in the UK alone. In ‘Jodie Marsh is Exposed Online’, Jodie immerses herself in the virtual world to try and understand the reality of revenge porn. Always outspoken and never afraid to ask difficult questions, Jodie brings a fascinating insight into some of the most talked-about issues in modern life.

JILL & JESSA: COUNTING ON PREMIERE
From Wednesday, 20 July at 20:55

The Duggar family are back in the spotlight with sisters Jill  and Jessa taking centre stage in this new series. It was supposed to be the happiest time in Jill and Jessa's lives -  a new baby, a new marriage, an exciting new chapter for  both, but when devastating news about older brother Josh was revealed, the sisters' worlds were shattered. While  there may still be hurt and sadness, the family have a lot to  look forward to. Jill and Derick are adjusting to parenthood  with baby Israel, and are moving their growing family to Central America. Meanwhile, newlyweds Jessa and Ben welcome their first child and begin life as a family of three. Will Jessa miss Jill's guidance even more as she adjusts to  parenthood? Jill and Jessa share how their lives have changed forever, and how this remarkable family  continue to go forth and multiply!

MY 600LB LIFE: WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
PREMIERE  From Friday, 29 July at 20:00

Check in on the courageous men and women who featured  in the second series of ‘My 600lb Life’. Get an update on  where they are now and what’s changed since the show.  It’s been ten years since the series began following  Melissa’s extraordinary weight-loss journey – she now finds herself overwhelmed with four children, a marriage on the rocks and an unexpected pregnancy. Catch up with Ashley, the first weight loss patient over 600lbs to receive a gastric bypass operation. Ten years later, her journey has stalled, so she sets out to get back on track towards a healthy lifestyle. After losing 300lbs, Paula needs more surgery to deal with a body entirely covered in loose and sagging excess skin. Meanwhile, Joe has come a long way from being morbidly obese – he's in love and is contemplating proposing to his girlfriend.

Release The Hound Coming To BBC Brit In July 2016 And More Along The Way

Release the Hounds
PREMIERE
Series 1 (7 episodes)
Starts Sunday 3 July at 21:00
In this horror game show, hosted by Reggie Yates, three candidates have to enter a forest at dusk in a quest to unlock chests full of prize money.

In order to win the jackpot, they must escape the forest, but the cash is protected by a pack of angry dogs. Can they outrun the howling hounds and bag the cash?

The last episode of the series is a special edition, in which members of the UK dance group 'Diversity' enter the forest in a quest for prize money. Can they get hold of the cash prize for their chosen charity and avoid the cantankerous canines?

Frontline Fighting: Battling ISIS
PREMIERE
Friday 8 July at 20:00
 
This documentary tells the inside story of three untrained British volunteers with no family connections to the Middle East who heeded the call to take up arms with Kurdish fighters to reclaim Rojava from the ‘Islamic State’ group.

The self-proclaimed ‘Islamic State’ brutally besieged Rojava - the Kurdish region fresh from fighting for Syrian independence. The Kurdish YPG militia used social media to recruit foreign volunteers. Their call on Facebook was to ‘defend the civilised world against barbarism’ - and thousands responded. 
Unprecedented access to these ordinary British fighters intimately explores their motivations and visceral experiences on the frontlines. They engage the enemy in intense sniper battles, close-range mortar strikes and face counter-attacks from ISIS. But the men are unprepared for the raw atrocities of combat, the fierceness of battle and the death of their Kurdish co-fighters. Together they have a single-minded mission: fight to free the ‘Islamic State’ strong hold of the Abdulaziz Mountains.

The pairing of double BAFTA winner editor Mark Towns and five-time BAFTA winner, executive producer Dan Reed, turns kinetic, unique combat footage into unforgettable scenes with a cinematic feel and skilfully draws the characters of the foreign volunteers from the UK, Germany and USA, as they venture deeper into the heart of the ground war against ‘Islamic State’.

Welcome to the Mosque
PREMIERE
Friday 15 July at 20:00
With unprecedented access, documentary filmmaker Robb Leech enters Europe's biggest Muslim community, in the heart of London's East End.

Leech first came to the East London Mosque with his stepbrother, who had converted to an extreme brand of Islam, and in 2013 was convicted of preparing terrorist acts and jailed for six years.

Now the mosque has invited Robb back, to find out what life is really like inside for some of the two million people who attend every year. 'After years of trying to make sense of extremism, I want to understand the lives of ordinary Muslims, to go behind the walls and dispel the mystery and suspicion felt by non-Muslims on the outside', says Leech.

Robb finds a diverse group of individuals hidden from public view behind the Mosque's brick walls. He captures key moments, from the rituals of washing before Friday prayers to preparing Muslim couples for marriage at the centre's match-making service. Robb discusses British values with young Muslims at the Mosque's school. Older community members tell him about the racism they experienced growing up in the East End. He witnesses segregation, attempts to understand its cultural value and meets younger community members fearful of the dangers of free-mixing with the opposite sex.

During filming, the story breaks about the London schoolgirls who fled Britain to join Isis jihadists in Syria. Robb explores the Mosque's response to events that shocked the community. Whether capturing the frantic first phone call to the Mosque's media manager from a distraught sister of one of the girls or travelling to Istanbul with the girls' families to try and track them down, Robb's hand-held camera gives an intimate feel to the events.

Gadget Man
PREMIERE
Continues from Monday 18 July at 21:00
Director, author and  BAFTA-winning actor Richard Ayoade returns as 'Gadget  Man'. Richard has always used gadgets to shield him from the stresses and strains of everyday life, but in this series he's going to be using them to help make other people's lives better, too, as he tackles four of the most pressing problems of the 21st century. 

Aided and abetted by celebrity companions, Richard will be tackling the myriad challenges involved in staying safe, surviving the endless grind of work and the even worse grind of the weekend, as well as helping people find love in the digital age. He'll be using a gobsmacking array of gadgets to do it: from research robots, to prototypes, to the latest ready to buy gadgets from all over the world.

The Super-Rich and Us
PREMIERE
2 episodes
From Thursday 28 July at 20:00
We were always told the superrich would make us richer, so why hasn't that happened, and what does the arrival of their astronomical wealth really mean for the rest of us?

In this two-part series, Jacques Peretti looks at how the super-rich first exploited an obscure legal loophole to make Britain the most attractive tax haven on earth. This was no accident. Wooing the super-rich was a deliberate strategy by government to reconfigure the British economy, under the belief their wealth would 'trickle down' to the rest of us. But it didn't.

The OECD now say the British economy would have been 20 per cent bigger had we not pursued the super-rich. So who sold us the fallacy of trickle down and why? Jacques meets the super-rich themselves - from those buying premiership football clubs to the billionaires who are breaking ranks to criticise the decisions that made them richer - and society more unequal.

Jacques challenges the architects of these policies, as well as tracking down the foreign multi-millionaires who are buying up Britain and turning us from a nation of property owners to a nation of renters. He uncovers new research that shows growing inequality has been driven by the key factor of unaffordable property, and the far-reaching effect this will have on every aspect of our lives. Inequality is reshaping Britain into two simple classes: the 99 per cent and the one per cent.

This is the story of how it happened and what it means for all of us.