by Thinus Ferreira
Following the death of South Africa's Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu at 90, MultiChoice and M-Net will be running a special DStv pop-up channel, produced by Carte Blanche on DStv channel 199 that will broadcast special programming about him and his legacy for the next few days until his funeral.
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu died peacefully at his Cape Town home on Sunday morning.
MultiChoice's "Carte Blanche: Tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu" DStv pop-up channel to pay tribute to Desmond Tutu will be similar to the DStv pop-up channel that ran in 2018 to celebrate what would have been the centenary birthday of Nelson Mandela, and will be filled with the type of special programming that was aired the days following his death 8 years ago in December 2013.
MultiChoice's Carte Blanche: Tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu DStv pop-up channel will celebrate the extraordinary life and legacy of Desmond Tutu and include a 4-part series about his life and legacy with the DStv channel that will be available to all DStv subscribers on all packages across sub-Saharan Africa from today (Sunday, 26 December) at 17:00 until his burial.
Carte Blanche also plans to direct viewers to the DStv pop-up channel in Sunday night's episode.
"MultiChoice is deeply saddened by the passing of our beloved
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu – an exceptional visionary and leader who
spent his life in pursuit of justice and service of mankind," says Imtiaz Patel, MultiChoice Group non-executive chairman.
"As Africa's most-loved
storyteller, we want to pay tribute to this remarkable man, and we'll be
bringing his incredible story to life on our tribute channel."
"We will forever treasure his legacy and immense contribution to bringing about healing to our rainbow nation and honour his passion for liberation, equality, peace and progress. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and his millions of friends around the world. Arch, we will miss your loving, kind soul and inimitable sense of humour."
The Carte Blanche: Tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu DStv channel will feature a variety of historical documentaries about Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, filmed between the 1980s and now, former and recent Carte Blanche interviews with him, his friends and family.
It will also include a brand-new Carte Blanche overview of his extraordinary
legacy and the way his activism, morality and fearless pursuit of equality
touched the world. The content has been collated by Carte Blanche into four
parts, comprising different segments and inserts.
The content of the channel will also be available on DStv Catch Up.
Desmond Tutu Tribute: A Carte Blanche Special - Part 1
Segment 1: “This is what we can do for
Justice and Peace”
A documentary on the perspectives of
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Rev Peter Storey and the role of the South African
Council of Churches in the fight against apartheid in South Africa during the
1980s.
Segment 2: Father, leader and anti-apartheid icon,
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has lived a life steeped in meaning, love and wisdom. A
poignant look at why he has been dubbed "the moral conscience of the rainbow
nation".
Segment 3: “Carte Blanche celebrates
Tutu’s 75th birthday”
Spiritual leader. Political Activist.
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. Priest. Peacemaker. Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s life
story is about beating the odds. This man of the cloth has struggled against
apartheid and cancer and played a fundamental role in reconciliation for all. Meet
South Africa’s foremost rabble-rouser interviewed just after his 75th birthday.
Desmond Tutu Tribute: A Carte Blanche Special - Part 2
Segment 1: "God be for us”
A look at the operation of the South
African Council of Churches, the plight of displaced families, political
prisoners, detainees and those banned and banished to the desolate Bantustans
during Apartheid.
Segment 2: “kykNET vir Tannie”
Archbishop Desmond Tutu wishes Evita
Bezuidenhout warm wishes on her birthday and describes her as a light during
the darkness of apartheid and the most famous white woman on the African
continent.
Segment 3: Carte Banche Frank Chikane
interview”
Rev Frank Chikane reflects on the
influence of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu on South Africa’s liberation
struggle and the impact he had in bringing about healing during the Truth and
Reconciliation Commission hearings.
Segment 4: “Carte Blanche: Tutu – A
conversation
Archbishop Desmond Tutu played a
fundamental role in healing and reconciliation through the TRC process. In a
candid and intimate interview with Ruda Landman, conducted while the TRC was
still underway, he speaks about witness testimonies that moved him to tears,
the conversations with God that helped him through the process and also
reflects on his prostate cancer diagnosis.
Segment 5: “Carte Blanche – Truth
Commission”
The Truth Commission was proposed to
bring justice to the families of victims who were killed, maimed or who had
disappeared during the brutal apartheid years. The secrecy clause in the draft
bill of rights allows for the hearings to be held in camera. That meant the
Commission only had to release minimal information regarding the victims, the
crimes committed and whether amnesty had been granted or not. This has outraged
everyone concerned with the pursuit of justice -including Archbishop Desmond
Tutu.
Segment 6: "Carte Blanche - Lavinia
Crawford-Browne Interview”
The former personal assistant to
Archbishop Tutu speaks candidly about the 22 years she spent at his side and
shares her personal insight into his contributions to South Africa and the
world.
Desmond Tutu Tribute: A Carte Blanche Special - Part 3
Segment 1: "This crazy thing called
grace”
The crazy world of Desmond Tutu through
his own eyes. Clown or Saint, this Nobel Peace Prize winner has earned
worldwide applause. The film pays tribute to the Archbishop and takes a
fly-on-the-wall approach to his daily duties, his meditative moments at home
and his personal attempts to come to terms with the atrocities unearthed by the
Truth Commission.
Segment 2: “Carte Blanche: Trevor Tutu
Interview”
The eldest child and only son of the
Archbishop reminisces about his father, the Arch's great love for rugby and his
hopes for the country he so dearly loved - South Africa.
Segment 3: “Carte Blanche: Tutu’s 80the birthday”
Carte Blanche extended warm wishes to
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu on the occasion of his 80th birthday and
reflects on eight poignant decades spent in the pursuit of justice and service
of mankind.
Segment 4: "Carte Blanche: Canon Dean Rowan Smith
Interview”
Canon Rowan Smith, former dean of the
St George’s Anglican Church reflects on the support he received from Tutu
during a trying time of his life.
Segment 5: “Miracle Rising”
As Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu
looks back on South Africa's struggle for liberation, he recounts the horrors
of living under Apartheid and the heroes of yesteryear who miraculously brought
about a democratic South Africa.
Desmond Tutu Tribute: A Carte Blanche Special - Part 4
Segment 1: Carte Blanche pays a moving tribute to the legendary figure who helped
shape a nation, Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Archbishop Desmond Tutu in a
special, recently produced overview of the achievements and challenges faced by
Archbishop Desmond Tutu throughout his extraordinary life.
