DStv's been promoting it on telly over the past few weeks and now the time has arrived for The History Channel's special South African documentary Miracle Rising.
It debuts this Sunday night (10 February, 2013) at 20h30 and will be followed by various repeats over the next two weeks.
Here's a synposis of what we can expect, followed by the rebroadcast times:
MIRACLE RISING®: SOUTH AFRICA is the epic legacy of South Africa’s political transformation that culminated in the first free and fair elections in April 1994.
Narrated through personal and intimate accounts from world leaders, politicians, celebrities and journalists, this thought-provoking documentary reflects on South Africa’s very own ‘Miracle’ - the inspiring story of a journey from apartheid to democracy.
The documentary is a moving testament to the choices of people, both ordinary and iconic, where the human capacity to find compassion enabled a nation to avoid civil war and reach forgiveness for the greater good.
From Nelson Mandela’s decision to learn Afrikaans while in prison, to the amnesty hearings of the Truth & Reconciliation Commission, it explores the difficult decisions that were taken enabling enemies to achieve peace.
From the evil legacy of apartheid, to the triumphant first democratic elections, the documentary moves beyond mere chronology, into the hearts and minds of the leaders and people of South Africa, culminating in the electrifying behind-the-scenes events of the elections.
Offering valuable lessons in peace-making, Miracle Rising focuses on the visionary leadership and negotiations that brought about transition of the nationalist regime to a system of one-person, one-vote.
Told through simple, intimate portraits of key players, it weaves an epic story of a nation into an intimate history of men and women determined to change the country for the best for all who live there.
It'll be repeated at the following times:
Monday, 11 February @ 4:30; 6:20; 12:30; 14:30; 21:35
Tuesday, 12 February @ 5:25; 13:25
Thursday, 14 February @ 17:50
Friday, 15 February @ 1:50; 9:50
Saturday, 16 February @ 21:25
Sunday, 17 February @ 5:25; 13:25
Wednesday, 20 February @ 22:20
Thursday, 21 February @ 6:20; 14:20
Sunday, 24 February @ 17:00
Monday, 25 February @ 1:00; 9:00