Following all the cancellations and pop-up channels over the year with MultiChoice. There's new details regarding the deal formed with BBC Studios:
1.The first fact is that BBC First stops airing on DStv and several programs will move onto M-Net and BBC Brit.
2. CBeebies which was available only on Premium and Compact+ will now be available on Compact, Family and Access. This comes at a time where viewers are losing Disney XD.
3. BBC Lifestyle will soon be available in HD
4. The deal involves additional Catch Up rights so more shows will be available on Catch Up, some as seasonal box sets.
No dates have been confirmed for these yet.
This from their statement about it:
The agreement sees the continuation of a number of the BBC’s award-winning British shows, including Strictly Come Dancing, Top Gear, EastEnders, Peaky Blinders and much more.
There’s also fresh content in the form of a brand-new seasons of Our Girl, Come Dine with Me South Africa, The Mallorca Files, Jamie Oliver’s Keep Cooking and Carry On, and The Graham Norton Show.
Viewers who are wildlife and nature enthusiasts can look forward to more landmark titles such as A Perfect Planet and The Waterhole: Africa’s Animal Oasis on BBC Earth.
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OCTOBER 2020 WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS
MasterChef series 16 (24 episodes)
Weekdays from Monday 5th October at 18:00 on BBC Lifestyle
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One of BBC Lifestyle’s most popular cooking competitions is back with John and Greg ready to see who the next MasterChef will be…
Out of the thousands who applied, 60 hopeful amateur cooks have made it through to compete over five weeks of Heats. This year they will have to cook not only for their place in the competition but also the right to wear a coveted MasterChef apron. With six contestants in each Heat and only four aprons up for grabs, the battle is fierce from the offset.
The contestants get their first chance to win an apron by cooking their Signature Dish – a plate that tells John and Gregg about who they are as a cook and how good they can become. After tasting all six dishes, John and Gregg will pick their two favourites and those cooks will earn themselves not only a MasterChef apron, but also a place in the next round.
Return to the Wild series 2 (6 episodes)
From Monday 5th October at 19.00 on BBC Earth
Adventurer Ben Fogle revisits people who turned their backs on the rat-race to set up home in some of Earth’s most remote locations.
How have things panned out for the former war correspondent who became a grizzly bear guide in the Canadian wilderness? Or the former city fat cat turned jungle Tarzan in the swamplands of Georgia, USA? And what about the man whose tragic accident prompted a move to Australia’s notorious Tornado Alley? Ben finds out what’s changed for these compelling characters as he learns about the challenges they’ve faced since he first spent time with them. Is life in the wild still their ultimate dream?
Pointless series 23 (55 episodes)
Weekdays from Monday 5th October at 19.00 on BBC Brit
The brainy quiz returns for a twenty second series in which contestants try to score as few points as possible by plumbing the depths of their general knowledge to come up with the answers no-one else could think of. Presented by Alexander Armstrong and Co Host Richard Osman.
Eight Go Rallying (4 episodes)
From Wednesday 7th October at 20.00 on BBC Brit
Four celebrity duos are joining a group of intrepid classic car enthusiasts on the Endurance Rally Association’s ‘Road to Saigon’, travelling over 3000 km from Chiang Mai in Northern Thailand through Cambodia and Vietnam. The series follows them over three countries and over 3000 km as they endure crashes and break downs as well as experiencing the sights and sounds of three fascinating countries.
Each pair has been given their own rally-prepped classic car, with no sat nav, no air-conditioning and no in car entertainment. Together, they must take on some of the most challenging roads in the world, spending hours together in stifling 40 degree heat. What will they make of their first taste of endurance rallying? Will their relationships survive this formidable test?
Motoring enthusiast Noel Edmonds and wife make-up artist Liz Edmonds are in a classic MGB GT. Spandau Ballet pop star- turned-actor Martin Kemp and wife, Wham! backing singer Shirlie have a 1972 Mini. Mother-and-daughter team cookery expert Andi Oliver and TV presenting daughter Miquita Oliver have the oldest car - a 1959 Morris Minor, and grime star Tinchy Stryder and Rizzle Kicks rapper Jordan Stephens have been given a sky blue Hillman Imp.
Have they got what it takes to make it all the way to the finish line?
Crusades (3 episodes)
From Friday 9th October at 19:00 on BBC Earth
Bloody and brutal, the Crusades were meant to be the religious wars to end all others. Except they didn’t, and in modern times, their history has been hijacked by politics and religious fervour, with both Muslim and Western worlds misunderstanding the truth. This series sets out to shed new light on these legendary wars, and re-analyse the romanticised, idealised history to find out what really happened eight centuries ago, through detailed archaeology, and fresh scrutiny of ancient sites and long discarded eyewitness testimony.
The School That Tried End Racism (2 episodes)
From Tuesday 13th October at 19:00 on BBC Earth
This gripping documentary series follows a British school which helps its students uncover and eradicate racial biases. The two-part programme explores how these hidden differences can affect us all and as well as what we can do to tackle them. In the first episode, the students are tested for unconscious racial bias, with two best friends receiving surprising results. Elsewhere, the classmates explore white privilege and a white British student is shocked to hear her black classmates’ experiences of racism.
Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond The Lobby series 3 set 1 (3 episodes)
From Thursday 15th October at 20:00 on BBC Lifestyle
Check into more of the world’s most awe-inspiring hotels as this fun, aspirational hit series returns. These fantastic locations represent the zenith of luxury and the ultimate in customer care.
Fancy a visit to a Macau hotel with one of the world’s largest indoor gardens? Or an opulent palace magically set in an Indian lake? Presenters Giles Coren and Monica Galetti roll up their sleeves and learn how hard the staff work in these incredible locations.
Jamie Oliver Keep Cooking and Carry On (20 episodes)
From Monday 19th October at 20:00 on BBC Lifestyle
In these unprecedented times, Jamie sets out to help, sharing some incredible recipes that make the most of your kitchen staples. With ingenious ideas on what to do with those panicked pantry purchases and forgotten frozen food, he’ll offer us new ideas on what to cook with the simple ingredients you’ve got to hand and what to swap out if you haven’t.
