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February Publicity 2011

TX5 / 1st February 2012
Wednesday / Challenge Tommy Walsh
(Series 2)
Monday 3pm
Wednesday 7pm
Thursday 10.30pm
Friday 11am / Tommy is a DIY action man-who-can, determined to train an army of raw recruits desperate to learn how to fix things properly and learn the basics. Set in England, in a house which becomes Tommy’s DIY academy, each episode sees two different homeowners being shown the DIY ropes. Full of tips, instructional animations and Tommy’s wisdom and bonhomie, it’s a must-watch series for anyone needing the confidence and the knowledge to do it themselves.
2nd February 2012
Thursday / How Clean Is Your House UK
(Series 5)
Monday 12pm
Tuesday 4pm
Thursday 8pm
Friday 8am / Dynamic duo Kim Woodburn and Aggie MacKenzie return to uncover the dirty secrets of Britain's filthiest homes.
Armed with little more than a pair of rubber gloves and some valuable household advice, they persuade the unhygienic, the messy and the downright disgusting to clean up their act. Along the way, they reveal some horrifying facts about the bugs and microbes lurking in our homes.
3rd February 2012
Friday / Escape To The Country
(Series 9)
Monday 9am
Tuesday 1pm
Wednesday 5pm
Friday 9pm / A series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country.
4th and 5th February2012
Saturday & Sunday / Chef at Home
(Series 5)
Tuesday 6pm
Wednesday 11pm
Thursday 10am
Friday 2pm
Saturday 8am & 5pm
Sunday 12pm & 9pm
Design a Garden
(Series 10)
Monday 11am
Tuesday 3pm
Thursday 7pm
Friday 10.30pm
Saturday 9.30am & 6.30pm
Sunday 7.30am & 1.30pm / Is a cooking series that inspires and empowers home cooks to improvise in their kitchens, venture beyond recipes, and instinctively create flavourful, simple food for family and friends.
The gardening show that digs deep to create beautiful gardens. Every week Melanie Walker works with some of South Africa’s best landscape designers tackling garden design themes and showing the viewers how these can be re-created at home.
TX6 / 6th February 2012
Monday / King of Dirt
(Series 5 – Last Episode)
Monday 6.30pm
Tuesday 11.30pm
Wednesday 10.30am
Thursday 2.30pm / In each episode Gino meets with homeowners to share his “no-holds barred” opinions on their yard project. If he doesn’t like the way something looks or the way it was built, he’s not afraid to make jokes or tell his prospective clients that it’s a piece of garbage.
7th February 2012
Tuesday / Get Growing
(Series 1)
Tuesday 7pm
Wednesday 10.30pm
Thursday 11am
Friday 3pm
Saturday 12pm & 9pm
Sunday 4pm / Each week Lynda will set the family a hidden task as well as follow up from the task from the week before. Lynda will talk about her crop of the week and its many uses, and in her weekly diary will cover top tips for the week ahead regardless of where you live in New Zealand. She’ll be joined in each episode by a member of our support team- Garth from Palmers, Heather from Living Earth and Hamish from Yates- who will tackle a gardening challenge, with everything from moving established plants to solving basic problems.
8th February 2012
Wednesday / In My Kitchen
(Local Show - Series 2)
Monday 2pm
Wednesday 6pm
Thursday 11pm
Friday 10am
Saturday 8.30am & 5.30pm
Sunday 12.30pm & 9.30pm / In My Kitchen is The Home Channel’s favourite local cooking show for anyone looking to turn a regular family meal into a family feast. Each week, host Sasha Zambetti invites a food fundi and professional chef into her kitchen to find out how easy techniques and tips can help any home-cook feel like a chef in their own kitchen.
This season, Sasha joins the renowned Angela Day Kitchen chefs as they roast, cook, baste and whip up a delicious variety of recipes to tempt the taste-buds, save you time and inspire you to make meals that everyone will want to come home to.
9th February2012
Thursday / Rachel’s Favourite Food For Living
(Series 1)
Monday 10am
Tuesday 2pm
Thursday 6pm
Friday 11pm
Saturday 7.30am & 4.30pm
Sunday 11.30am & 8.30pm / In this series, Rachel concentrates on the kind of food that brings back special memories. The dishes draw inspiration from some of our happiest moments in life which involve delicious food, whether they be falling in love over a romatic meal, making bread with our grannies, spending Sundays with our families over a perfect roast or getting together with girlfriends to discuss the finer points of chocolate! Once again, Rachel demonstrates great, easy recipes which use easily accessible ingredients. This is cooking for the real world, cooking that understands the time pressure many people are under.
10th February 2012
Friday / Cook Yourself Thin UK
(Series 2)
Monday 11pm
Tuesday 10am
Wednesday 2pm
Friday 6pm
Saturday 7am & 6pm
Sunday 11am & 8pm / Forget drab diets – they don’t work… Because ‘healthy’ food can sometimes taste pretty boring. If you want to drop a dress size or several , but still stuff your face with gorgeous grub, then Cook Yourself Thin chef , Gizzi Erskine, is about to come to your rescue. Have your cake and eat it … get ready to Cook Yourself Thin.
11th & 12th February 2012
Saturday & Sunday / Marriage Under Construction
(Series 4)
Monday 10.30am
Tuesday 2.30pm
Thursday 6.30pm
Friday 11.30pm
Saturday 10.30am & 7.30pm
Sunday 2.30pm & 10.30pm
The Gardener
(Local Show - Series 1)
Tuesday 9pm
Wednesday 9am
Thursday 1pm
Friday 7pm
Saturday 9am & 6pm
Sunday 7am & 1pm / Kate doesn't want to live in Matt's house anymore. This young couple isn’t on the verge of a breakup; Kate just wants them to buy a house together. Until now she has been living in a home that Matt bought and renovated himself… and it’s time they take the next step: a joint mortgage.
In this fourth season of MARRIAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION, we’ll be there when this new young couple battles multiple bids to land their first home together. We'll be there - hammer strike by hammer strike - as Matt takes on the majority of the construction himself in order to stretch their limited budget.
SA’s favourite gardener, Tanya Visser, is back on The Home Channel this summer with another season of her wildly popular show, The Gardener. Each week, Tanya features a fabulous and creative garden and gardening element and then shows viewers how to practically and easily get the look in your own garden.
TX7 / 13th February 2012
Monday / Design U
(Start of Series 4)
Monday 6.30pm
Tuesday 11.30pm
Wednesday 10.30am
Thursday 2.30pm / Design U is the pre-eminent institution of higher learning for the design-challenged. Through our rigorous training and education programs, Design U attempts to bring out the inner designer hidden deep inside those that show no signs of design life.
14th February 2012
Tuesday / Disaster DIY
(Start of Series 3)
Tuesday 7.30pm
Wednesday 10pm
Thursday 11.30am
Friday 3.30pm
Saturday 2.30pm & 11.30pm
Sunday 9.30am & 6.30pm / Take one sheepish DIY-er, one disastrous project, and one pissed off partner who blows the whistle on their well-meaning loved one. Armed with quick wit, a little sarcasm, and a lot of patience, veteran contractor Bryan Baeumler teaches homeowners invaluable building skills and gets these families out of renovation hell.
15th February 2012
Wednesday / Over Your Head
(Series 2)
Monday 2.30pm
Wednesday 6.30pm
Thursday 11.30pm
Friday 10.30am / Over Your Head is the series for everyone who has ever attempteda home improvement makeover only to find themselves, well, a little over their heads. Even seemingly simple home improvement projects can go oh, so wrong.On each episode, host Eric Stromer and his team ofprofessionals bail out do-it-yourselfers, taking them on a wild ride from what went wrong, to what it takes to make it right.
16th February 2012
Thursday / Marriage Under Construction
(Series 4)
Monday 10.30am
Tuesday 2.30pm
Thursday 6.30pm
Friday 11.30pm
Saturday 10.30am & 7.30pm
Sunday 2.30pm & 10.30pm / Kate doesn't want to live in Matt's house anymore. This young couple isn’t on the verge of a breakup; Kate just wants them to buy a house together. Until now she has been living in a home that Matt bought and renovated himself… and it’s time they take the next step: a joint mortgage.
In this fourth season of MARRIAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION, we’ll be there when this new young couple battles multiple bids to land their first home together. We'll be there - hammer strike by hammer strike - as Matt takes on the majority of the construction himself in order to stretch their limited budget.
17th February 2012
Friday / The Unsellables (Canada)
(Series 4)
Monday 11.30pm
Tuesday 10.30am
Wednesday 2.30pm
Friday 6.30pm / From dated décor and filthy interiors… to cluttered closets and messy bedrooms, The Unsellables tackles the most unsightly and ‘unsellable’ listings on the real estate market… And encourages desperate homeowners to get smart, let go of the past, and prepare for a sale.
Join property guru and British TV personality, Sofie Allsopp, and celebrity contractor Anthony Sayers, as they coach and cajole home sellers through a major clean-up and targeted makeover that will help them seal the deal. There’s plenty of drama and inspiration along the way. And lots of how-to tips for turning real estate lemons into lemonade.
18th & 19th February 2012
Saturday & Sunday / Candice Tells All
(Series 2)
Monday 7pm
Tuesday 10.30pm
Wednesday 11am
Thursday 3pm
Saturday 2pm & 11pm
Sunday 9am & 6pm
Make Do and Mend UK
(Series 1)
Monday 11am
Tuesday 3.30pm
Thursday 7.30pm
Friday 10pm
Saturday 3pm
Sunday 10am & 7pm / In the series Candice takes viewers through the ins-and-outs of her signature makeovers while exploring a major design principle in each episode. The audience sees first-hand where Candice gets her design inspiration from and joins her as she traverses the city to see how these principles work in other mediums and art forms. Candice also gets the scoop from design industry insiders and meets up with professionals and artists doing inspiring and fabulous things beyond the world of interior design. It is a first-hand glimpse into Candice’s world, her design process and inspiration, as well as a chance to see her as we have never seen her before – up-close and personal!
Make Do and Mend team set out to save the viewer money by making the cheap beautiful, and the beautiful cheap. A hit squad of renovation experts target towns across Britain, showing families from every walk of life how to boost their finances using inventive tips and skills. Skill more valuable than money can buy! This brand new lifestyle series shows you how to live well and have fun without damaging your pocket. And every day the audience will be able to take away extra top tips in the Mending Our Ways bite size guides.
TX8 / 20th February 2012
Monday / Beenys Restoration Nightmare
(Start of Series 1)
Monday 8pm
Tuesday 8am
Wednesday 12pm
Thursday 4pm
Saturday 11am & 8pm
Sunday 3pm / Sarah Beeny, who is famed for the no-nonsense advice she dishes out to first time property developers, has the tables turned – Sarah Beeny is the property developer with one huge problem!
We follow Sarah and Graham, surrounded by their children and builders as they battle to restore their country house to its original magnificence.They face a race against time with problem after problem. Can they pull it off and be ready for the first wedding booked in for mid-summer?
21st February 2012
Tuesday / Outdoor Room
(Start of Series 3)
Tuesday 9.30pm
Wednesday 9.30am
Thursday 1.30pm
Friday 5.30pm
Saturday 10am & 7pm
Sunday 2pm & 10pm / Visionary landscape artist Jamie Durie transforms tired, worn out, and forgotten backyards into amazing outdoor rooms. Traveling to beautiful U.S. destinations, Jamie draws inspiration from great gardens, and then does the impossible... Creates a room that is part living, dining, and lounging. And, puts it all outside. Homeowners will never want to leave their yards, and viewers will see inspiring spaces and incredible ideas for taking the best parts of the home and placing them outside among gorgeous plantings. For a one of a kind outdoor room!
22nd February 2012
Wednesday / Restoration Home
Series 1)
Monday 4pm
Wednesday 8pm
Thursday 8am
Friday 12pm
Saturday 3pm & 12apm
Sunday 10am & 7pm / Grand Designs meets Who Do You Think You Are? Presented by Caroline Quentin, Restoration Home follows private owners of crumbling historic buildings as they save them from ruin and restore them into wonderful 21st century homes. With the help of architectural expert, Kieran Long, and social historian, Dr. Kate Williams, Restoration Home turns detective to unravel the properties' astonishing lives. As the new owners transform the buildings into their homes, the family trees of these crumbling ruins start to emerge. Tales of Kings and Queens, murder, civil unrest, moments that shocked and shaped Britain are revealed as these buildings are brought back to life.
23rd February 2012
Thursday / World’s Greenest Homes
(Start of Series 1)
Monday 12.30pm
Tuesday 4.30pm
Thursday 8.30pm
Friday 8.30am / From temples of glass and steel, to palaces made from pressed earth and recycled blue jeans, World’s Greenest Homes 2 tours the most amazing properties on the planet – and proves that luxury and ecology can exist under the same roof.
24h February 2012
Friday / Great Australian Homes
(Series 1)
Monday 10pm
Tuesday 11.30am
Wednesday 3.30pm
Friday 7.30pm / Each episode takes a look at a stunning Australian home, and we walk around the house with the architect and owner and learn all about the construction and beauty of the building, and see its beautiful surroundings.
Ranging from houses that redefine beach shacks to magnificent country houses and exploring all the way from Sydney’s exclusive suburbs to the Southern coast of Victoria, Great Australian Homes takes us to some of the most impressive homes down under.
25th & 26th February 2012
Saturday & Sunday / The Gardener
(Local show- Series 10)
Tuesday 9pm
Wednesday 9am
Thursday 1pm
Friday 5pm
Saturday 9am & 6pm
Sunday 7am & 1pm
Chef at Home
(Series 5)
Tuesday 6pm
Wednesday 11pm
Thursday 10am
Friday 2pm
Saturday 8am & 5pm
Sunday 12pm & 9pm / SA’s favourite gardener, Tanya Visser, is back on The Home Channel this summer with another season of her wildly popular show, The Gardener. Each week, Tanya features a fabulous and creative garden and gardening element and then shows viewers how to practically and easily get the look in your own garden.
Is a cooking series that inspires and empowers home cooks to improvise in their kitchens, venture beyond recipes, and instinctively create flavourful, simple food for family and friends.
TX9 / 27th February 2012
Monday / Making Spaces
(Start of Series 1)
Monday 6pm
Tuesday 11pm
Wednesday 10am
Thursday 2pm / Melanie Cantor is on a mission to revolutionize Britain's homes with ingenious storage solutions. Today she's in London to tackle a hoarder who is cluttering most of the family home. The space needs a total rethink to give the family storage they'll all take responsibility to keep tidy. With tips on dealing with space invading hoarders and making space for a home office.
28th February 2012
Tuesday / House Doctor : Inside and Out
(Start of Series 1)
Tuesday 8pm
Wednesday 8am
Thursday 12pm
Friday 4pm / Ann Maurice embraces a new format as she attempts to overhaul a wide range of homes that have been proving tricky to sell. Expert gardener Sven Wombwell gives the properties some much-needed kerb appeal whilst Ann works her magic on the interiors and gets those houses sold.
29th February 2012
Wednesday / In My Kitchen
(Local Show - Series 2)
Monday 2pm
Wednesday 6pm
Thursday 11pm
Friday 10am
Saturday 8.30am & 5.30pm
Sunday 12.30pm & 9.30pm / In My Kitchen is The Home Channel’s favourite local cooking show for anyone looking to turn a regular family meal into a family feast. Each week, host Sasha Zambetti invites a food fundi and professional chef into her kitchen to find out how easy techniques and tips can help any home-cook feel like a chef in their own kitchen.
This season, Sasha joins the renowned Angela Day Kitchen chefs as they roast, cook, baste and whip up a delicious variety of recipes to tempt the taste-buds, save you time and inspire you to make meals that everyone will want to come home to.

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