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December Publicity 2011
1st December 2011Thursday / Rachel’s Favourite Food For Friends
(Series 1)
Monday 10am
Tuesday 2pm
Thursday 6pm
Friday 11pm
Saturday 7.30am & 5.30pm
Sunday 11.30am & 8.30pm / Rachel’s Favourite Food For Friends is about food for entertaining. Entertaining at home should be great fun, not just for the guests, but also for the hosts. But it can be a challenge, too. It’s not just about cooking; it’s also about knowing what’s appropriate for the occasion. And it’s those special touches that make a party.
2nd December 2011
Friday / Love By Design
(Start of Series 2)
Monday 10.30pm
Tuesday 11am
Wednesday 3pm
Friday 7pm / Love by Design is one part decorating makeover and one part design showcase. Add the nuances of romantic comedy, sprinkle with the candy-colored visual conventions of a sit-com and the syncopated free spirit of a music video and finish with a dash of straight-up how-to, and that's our show. It is a half-hour, four-act driven, light, information television show focusing on design, but working towards both a design and dating pay-off.
3rd & 4th December 2011
Saturday & Sunday / On The Beach
(Series 1)
Tuesday9.30pm
Wednesday 9.30am
Thursday 1.30pm
Friday 5.30pm
Saturday 10am & 7pm
Sunday 2pm & 10pm
Summer Home
(Series 1)
Monday 10.30am
Tuesday 2.30pm
Thursday 6.30pm
Friday 11.30pm
Saturday 10.30am & 7.30pm
Sunday 2.30pm & 10.30pm / Join presenter and interior designer Juliet Newell as she showcases some of South Africa’s most beautiful and charismatic beach houses. She will chat to the owners, architects and designers to get the inside track on these magnificent and charming homes. Juliet will also select her favourite room in each home and show you how to get the look.
Summer homes are all about good times, easy living and getting the most out of the summer season. SUMMER HOME transforms dark, dingy and dated vacation homes into relaxing, peaceful retreats. The series captures the fun, humour and emotion of a summer at the family vacation home. Our host creates accessible designs and provides tips and tricks for any vacation homeowner. SUMMER HOME celebrates great design and simple summer living.
TX49 / 5thDecember 2011
Monday / Renovation Nation
(Start of Series 1)
Monday 9pm
Tuesday 9am
Wednesday 1pm
Thursday 5pm / The green home building movement is unfolding in real time on each hour-long, information-packed episode of Renovation Nation, which answers the burning questions that every homeowner in America has about going green.
6thDecember 2011
Tuesday / Cash & Cari
(Series 1)
Tuesday 7pm
Wednesday 10.30pm
Thursday 11am
Friday 3pm
Saturday 12.30pm & 9.30pm
Sunday 4.30pm / With her razor sharp business sense and an eye for spotting diamonds in the rough, estate sale guru Cari Cucksey combs through her clients’ basements, attics, and garages in search of hidden treasure. And once her team has organized and priced the entire contents of the home, they hold an estate sale right on the premises. From antique furniture and vintage toys, to retro electronics and rare cars, there’s something for everyone, and everything must go!
7thDecember 2011
Wednesday / Fresh and Simple
(Series 2)
Monday 2pm
Wednesday 6pm
Thursday 11pm
Friday 10am
Saturday 8.30am & 4.30pm
Sunday 12.30pm & 9.30pm / Fresh & Simple brings you everything you need to know for cooking for your family or entertaining your friends. Award winning luxury caterer and expert chef Vicky Crease will show you what to cook for any occasion – from the starters to the desserts through to the finale of the evening, the dessert.
Whether it’s a brunch for friends, an intimate dinner for two, or a big birthday bash, Fresh & Simple will cover everything you need to know.
If you’re looking for fresh ideas or inspiration on how to host the perfect meal, then Fresh & Simple is the show for you.
8thDecember 2011
Thursday / Kim’s Rude Awakening
(Series 2)
Monday 11am
Tuesday 3pm
Thursday 7pm
Friday 10.30pm
Saturday 9.30am & 6.30pm
Sunday 7.30am & 1.30pm / Join domestic diplomats, Kim and Mike, as they attempt to overhaul the country’s rudest and messiest families. Sticklers for order and cleanliness, these two firecrackers are determined to clean up our acts, our homes, and our heads. And from mountains of laundry and extreme clutter, to filth and general bad behavior, there’s no problem they won’t tackle.
Along with the emotional transformations they provoke, Kim and Mike also offer a wealth of helpful tips for leading happier, healthier, and more organized lives.
9th December 2011
Friday / Room To Improve
(Series 3)
Monday 11.30pm
Tuesday 10.30am
Wednesday 2.30pm
Friday 6.30pm / Room to Improve is a design series about changing how we live through design and adaptation, in simple ways without spending vast amounts of money and WITHOUT moving house! Each the program will look at the reconfiguration of an existing home to better suit the needs of the family living there.
After a crucial look at how the family live - what's working and what's missing in their home, presenter architect Dermot Bannon sets about making changes. Dermot Bannon is an architect who believes in simple but classic design, utilising light, views and creating space.
10th & 11th December 2011
Saturday & Sunday / Get It Done
(Local show- Series 5)
Monday 3.30pm
Wednesday 7.30pm
Thursday 10pm
Friday 11.30am
Saturday 2.30pm & 11.30pm
Sunday 9.30am & 6.30pm
My Dream Home
(Series 1)
Monday 10am
Tuesday 2pm
Thursday 6pm
Friday 11pm
Saturday 11am & 8pm
Sunday 3pm / Get It Done this summer with your favorite DIY team. Annelien and Peter return to The Home Channel in September with more great ideas to help you tackle any DIY project with confidence. From benches to desks, garden boxes to bookshelves, the GiD team shows you what materials you’ll need, how to use your power-tools and tell you exactly what mistakes to avoid and what tricks to use.
Don’t miss a new season of Get It Done, the DIY show for people who don’t.
The hosts of My Dream Home are determined to help couples find, buy, and transform extreme fixer-uppers into their ultimate dream home. Since it’s hard to see beyond a dated property’s shortcomings, they’re using state-of-the-art CGI to reveal their vision of the future.
TX50 / 12th December 2011
Monday / Over Designed
(Start of Series 1)
Monday 7.30pm
Tuesday 10.00pm
Wednesday 11.30am
Thursday 3.30pm / Design expert Kenneth Brown helps those nominated by friends and family because of their unique and zany home design style. Although the nominee thinks their design has style, their loved ones might not always agree!
13th December 2011
Tuesday / House Doctor: Design for Living
(Start of Series 6)
Tuesday 8pm
Wednesday 8.am
Thursday 12pm
Friday 4pm / Designs for Living is a brand new show featuring Channel Five’s House Doctor Ann Maurice. For the first time we see her in her professional role as interior designer tackling the problem of homeowners with different design ideas who are trying to sort out their home. In each programme Ann has to design a scheme for their house that will suit them both and in most cases this is quite a challenge.
14th December 2011
Wednesday / Junk Raiders
(Start of Series 1)
Monday 5pm
Wednesday 9pm
Thursday 9am
Friday 1pm
Saturday 8.30am & 4.30pm
Sunday 12.30pm & 9.30pm
15th December 2011
Thursday / Decked Out
(Series 1)
Monday 11.30am
Tuesday 3.30pm
Thursday 7.30pm
Friday 10pm
Saturday 1.30pm & 10pm
Sunday 8am & 5pm / DECKED OUT is an entertaining, funny, irreverent show for the viewer who is fascinated with, or even mildly interested in, watching (and learning about) the creative process of designing and building impressively intricate outdoor decks and beautiful backyard spaces.
Each show follows, from concept to completion, the story of a backyard makeover with a focus on the construction of the unique deck project.
The central character throughout the series is Paul Lafrance, a 37-year-old carpenter and designer who runs his own small, successful boutique construction company.
16thDecember 2011
Friday / Housecalls to The Rescue
(Series 3)
Monday 8am
Tuesday 12pm
Wednesday 4pm
Friday 8pm / Titled “House Calls To The Rescue”, it is a show which will solve real problems in the homes of real Australians. Not for those who want to sell and move on, not necessarily for those who want to surprise a loved one, this program is designed to get expert advice and assistance to the people who need it.
17th 18th December 2011
Saturday & Sunday / Good Chef Bad Chef
(Series 1)
Monday 11pm
Tuesday 10am
Wednesday 2pm
Friday 6pm
Saturday 7am & 5pm
Sunday 11am & 8pm
5 Ingredient Fix
(Series 3)
Tuesday 6pm
Wednesday 11pm
Thursday 10am
Friday 2pm
Saturday 8am & 4pm
Sunday 12pm & 9pm / Today’s consumer is constantly being bombarded with conflicting messages. There is a strong push towards a more healthy lifestyle: reduce fat, reduce cholesterol, reduce carbohydrates, increase vitamin intake, increase anti-oxidants, eat natural, eat organic… Our chefs spice things up with a Moroccan feast. Gary opts for a coupleof exotic meat dishes whereas Janella shows us some beautiful vegetarianoptions.
Cooking just got simpler and faster. Host Claire Robinson proves that you can make delicious dishes with only 5 ingredients or less. Armed with a super short list of everyday ingredients, Claire prepares quick and easy meals that are ideal for the working week but also special enough for entertaining friends on the weekend. Claire's upbeat attitude will inspire both novices and food lovers to get into their kitchens and cook! And when it's 5 ingredients or less, how can you resist?
TX51 / 19th December 2011
Monday / King Of Dirt
(Series 3)
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.
20th December 2011
Tuesday / On The Beach
(Local Show - Series 1)
Tuesday 9.30pm
Wednesday 9.30am
Thursday 1.30pm
Friday 5.30pm
Saturday 10am & 7pm
Sunday 2pm & 10pm / Join presenter and interior designer Juliet Newell as she showcases some of South Africa’s most beautiful and charismatic beach houses. She will chat to the owners, architects and designers to get the inside track on these magnificent and charming homes. Juliet will also select her favourite room in each home and show you how to get the look.
21stDecember 2011
Wednesday / Restoration Man
(Series 1)
Monday 4pm
Wednesday 8pm
Thursday 8am
Friday 12pm
Saturday 3pm
Sunday 10am & 7pm / George Clarke is The Restoration Man. He is passionate about British architectural heritage, but he is not interested in restoration for its own sake. He wants to breathe new life into these aged structures, and ultimately help their new owners to restore and convert vulnerable wrecks into totally unique and beautiful dream homes. Each will become a heritage house, with all modern day facilities, but crucially with its structural soul intact.
22nd December2011
Thursday / If It’s Broke fix It
(Series 1)
Monday 1pm
Tuesday 5pm
Thursday 9pm
Friday 9am / Two teams of DIY novices are sent off to builders ‘bootcamp’ where they are put through their paces, knocked into shape, and taught all the tricks of the builders trade in this inspirational new series . They then return to their own homes where a big DIY task awaits them. The teams each have two days to complete their home improvement challenge before Craig turns up to judge their handiwork and see if they have remembered everything they were taught before announcing the winner.
23rd December2011
Friday / Housecalls to The Rescue
(Series 3)
Monday 8am
Tuesday 12pm
Wednesday 4pm
Friday 8pm / Titled “House Calls To The Rescue”, it is a show which will solve real problems in the homes of real Australians. Not for those who want to sell and move on, not necessarily for those who want to surprise a loved one, this program is designed to get expert advice and assistance to the people who need it.
24th & 25thDecember2011
Saturday & Sunday / The Gardener
(Local show- Series 10)
Tuesday 9pm
Wednesday 9am
Thursday 1pm
Friday 5pm
Saturday 9am & 6pm
Sunday 7am & 1pm
Summer Home
(Series 1)
Monday 10.30am
Tuesday 2.30pm
Thursday 6.30pm
Friday 11.30pm
Saturday 10.30am & 7.30pm
Sunday 2.30pm & 10.30pm / 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.
From bonsais, seedlings, planting open spaces to finding the perfect flower for that shady spot,Tanya has the know-how to get it right. She also finds creative ways to use cement in the garden with great DIY projects that will inspire viewers to build their own outdoor haven in their backyard.
Summer homes are all about good times, easy living and getting the most out of the summer season. SUMMER HOME transforms dark, dingy and dated vacation homes into relaxing, peaceful retreats. The series captures the fun, humour and emotion of a summer at the family vacation home. Our host creates accessible designs and provides tips and tricks for any vacation homeowner. SUMMER HOME celebrates great design and simple summer living.
TX52 / 26th December 2011
Monday / Renovation Nation
(Series 1)
Monday 9pm
Tuesday 9am
Wednesday 1pm
Thursday 5pm / The green home building movement is unfolding in real time on each hour-long, information-packed episode of Renovation Nation, which answers the burning questions that every homeowner in America has about going green.
27th December 2011
Tuesday / ManCaves
(Series 5)
Tuesday 7.30pm
Wednesday 10pm
Thursday 11.30pm
Friday 3.30pm / Licensed contractor Jason Cameron and former NFL great Tony "The Goose" Siragusa give guys what they really want: amazing ideas and know-how to create the ultimate ManCaves. In each episode of this awesome DIY Network series, Jason and The Goose create a man cave solely for one lucky guy, including celebrities. This idea-packed series filled with do-it-yourself instruction showcases guy hangouts beyond your wildest imagination.
28th December 2011
Wednesday / Color Confidential
(Series 4)
Monday 2pm
Wednesday 7pm
Thursday 10.30pm
Friday 11am
Saturday 12am & 9pm
Sunday 4pm / Interior Designer Jane Lockhart uses colour theory to break homeowners out of their colour ruts and transform pale-toned pads into spaces filled with perfectly balanced and sometimes bold hues. With her trusty colour wheel she chooses elements that are reflected in the homeowner’s lives to help inspiretheir selection of colours and sense of design. Piles of paint chips and fabric swatches can be overwhelming, so instead, a chocolate truffle becomes the inspiration for a rich brown wall, a bright red tomato becomes the force behind a hot red kitchen and beach sand prompts the selection of a soothing new living room carpet.
29th December 2011 Thursday / Home Made
(Start of Series 1)
Monday 1pm
Tuesday 5pm
Thursday 9pm
Friday 9am / 10 designers from across Australia take on the biggest renovation competition ever attempted as they have to completely makeover two family homes in just five days.
30th December 2011
Friday / Room To Improve
(Series 3)
Monday 11.30pm
Tuesday 10.30am
Wednesday 2.30pm
Friday 6.30pm / Room to Improve is a design series about changing how we live through design and adaptation, in simple ways without spending vast amounts of money and WITHOUT moving house! Each the program will look at the reconfiguration of an existing home to better suit the needs of the family living there.
After a crucial look at how the family live - what's working and what's missing in their home, presenter architect Dermot Bannon sets about making changes. Dermot Bannon is an architect who believes in simple but classic design, utilising light, views and creating space.
31st December 2011 Saturday / Marriage Under Construction
(Start of Series 4)
Monday 11am
Tuesday 3pm
Thursday 7pm
Friday 10.30pm
Saturday 9.30am & 6.30pm
Sunday 7.30am & 1.30pm / 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.
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The Home Channel – DSTV 182 – November 2011 publicity highlights