DStv factual series starting from 21-27 January

Highlights 20 January 2022

Go deeper with DStv factual series like Dirty Jobs, Unknown Waters with Jeremy Wade, Lost Treasures of Egypt and more this week

DStv factual series starting from 21-27 January

DStv’s series are filled with fascinating facts this week

A classic returns when Mike Rowe takes us inside the world’s Dirty Jobs in a gritty, brand-new season.

Then we take a fascinating journey into history and mythology with Egyptologists in a new season of Lost Treasures of Egypt, and the doccie AZF: French Factory Explosion explores the science behind the tragedy of the 2001 ammonium nitrate explosion in France.

And for animal lovers, DStv dives into Unknown Waters with Jeremy Wade. Passionate Zoologist Jeremy learns more about Earth’s lesser known rivers, lakes and seas as he searches for the unique creatures that call them home.

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Dirty Jobs Season 9

Mike Rowe is back on the job, turning the spotlight on essential jobs so tough and dirty that few people have what it takes to do them. Mike works with people who install epoxy flooring, bend the iron framework that supports bridges, clean water towers, maintain escalators, and more.

Watch Dirty Jobs Season 9 from Tuesday, 25 January on Discovery (DStv channel 121) at 20:55

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Unknown Waters with Jeremy Wade Season 1

Zoologist and passionate angler Jeremy Wade explores Earth’s most remarkable and least understood rivers, lakes and seas. Along the way, he searches for the bull shark at the mouth of the Amazon River, the Atlantis salmon in Iceland, and the Nile Perch in Kenya.

Watch Unknown Waters with Jeremy Wade Season 1 from Wednesday, 26 January on National Geographic (DStv channel 181) at 21:00

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Lost Treasures of Egypt Season 3

Follow international archaeologists during a full season of excavations across Egypt. Dr. Mohamed Megahed enters the largest pyramid of any queen of ancient Egypt. Dr. Kathleen Martinez explores a secret tunnel network beneath the temple of Taposiris Magna, and archaeologists find 1 of the earliest-ever mummies.

Watch Lost Treasures of Egypt Season 3 from Friday, 21 January on National Geographic (DStv channel 181) at 19:00

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AZF: French Factory Explosion

On 21 September, 2001 at just after 10 in the morning, 300 tons of ammonium nitrate exploded in the AZF factory in Toulouse, France, killing 31 people. 20 years later, unseen footage and unpublished interviews step us through this industrial disaster, minute by minute.

Watch AZF: French Factory Explosion on Sunday, 23 January on National Geographic (DStv channel 181) at 21:00

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