9/11 documentaries & more on DStv, 10-16 September

This week marks the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon in the United States on 11 September 2001. This week DStv is paying respect to the victims with 3 thought-provoking documentaries (along with the continuing National Geographic series One Day In America): Rise and Fall: The World Trade Center, 9/11: Four Flights, and No Responders Left Behind.

On a lighter note, the Vertigo Years on Curiosity Channel (DStv channel 185) tackles three centuries of social, scientific and creative innovation.

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9/11 doccies and more 

Rise and Fall: The World Trade Center

This documentary takes us inside the original construction of the Twin Towers, including the technological innovations needed to raise the building before we’re shown how the weaknesses and strengths in its construction came into play when it was destroyed.

Watch on Saturday, 11 September on History (DStv channel 186) at 18:35

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9/11: Four Flights

This documentary is a memorial to the passengers and crew aboard the 4 flights hijacked on 11 September 2001. Audio recordings, flight transcripts, on-the-ground audio and video recordings, and the mementos of the victims tell the story of their last hours.

Watch on Saturday, 11 September on History (DStv channel 186) at 20:15

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No Responders Left Behind

This special doccie takes us inside Jon Stewart (the ex-Daily Show host) and John Feal’s campaign to stop the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund from expiring, as many of first responders who put their lives on the line during the terrorist attacks now need lifelong medical care.

Watch on Saturday, 11 September on Discovery Channel (DStv channel 121) at 20:00

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Vertigo Years

This special three-part documentary explores the rapid social, creative, and scientific advances through 3 centuries, from the 1800s to today, and how these have impacted the human race on a global scale.

Watch on Sunday, 12 September on Curiosity Channel (DStv channel 185) from 19:00-23:00

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