In June I was first worldwide to break the news that History (DStv 254) is planning a special global TV event on the 10th anniversary of the events of 9/11 and now there's specific programming information for what History will be doing.
Exactly as I've spilled, exactly with the show I named and the time I revealed it would be, History is saying ''we are planning a special event to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. At the center of it will be a global simulcast of our programme 102 Minutes that Changed America at the exact time of the 9/11 events.''
History says the broadcast of 102 Minutes that Changed America will start on Sunday 11 September at 14:46 South African time in South Africa - exactly as I've said in June would happen. The programme will recount the events of that day ''in real time, through archive footage''.
''This two hour special will distinguish itself from other 9/11 documentaries by using only unique and rarely seen and heard archive material to document the 102 minutes between the first attack on the World Trade Center to the collapse of the second tower.''
History also has 2 other documentaries looking at 9/11.
Making the 9/11 Memorial on Friday 9 September at 21:25 is a one hour documentary filmed over the course of the past year giving a behind-the-scenes insider's view, from conception to on-site installation at Ground Zero. Key players share their creative journey, along with the staggering challenge of translating elegant ideas into reality, the problems and the race against the clock.
9/11: The Days After on Sunday 11 September at 21:25 is a mesmerising follow-up film from Nicole Rittenmeyer, producer of 102 Minutes That Changed America. This brilliant documentary tells the story through archival audiovisual materials collected from more than 50 sources, with footage shot by both professional news media and amateurs of what happened after the tragedy. It is a chronicle of life in a changed city, a changed country and a changed world.
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ALSO READ: CNN International will have live coverage on the 10th anniversary of 9/11 for South African viewers; as well as special documentaries.
ALSO READ: MSNBC to go love for 3 hours of special coverage on the 10th anniversary of 9/11 with America Remembers; has special 9/11 programming.
ALSO READ: National Geographic Channel to mark the 10th anniversary of 9/11 with several special documentaries.
ALSO READ: Al Jazeera marking a decade since 9/11 with a special 3 part series The 9/11 Decade in September.
ALSO READ: The Discovery Channel has the captivating new 6 part documentary series, The Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero, starting on 11 September.
