Kids’ highlights on DStv, 30 July-5 August
New Paw Patrol & Magical Things – this best TV for kids this week on DStv
DStv’s School of Laughter has all your kids’ entertainment this week.
Tweens can enjoy the absurdity, humour and little bit of a brain teaser in Scooby Doo: Return To Zombie Island, and there’s family comedy fun in when the Bennett and Blatt families return in live-action comedy Just Roll With It, while fantasy-loving older kids will welcome back The Bureau of Magical Things for a brand-new season. There’s a little something for Power Ranger fans, too.
For the younger kids, there are awesome animal adventures in the live-action animation education series Down On The Farm, the long-awaited brand-new Paw Patrol season is here, and Dodo Heroes S1 will inspire the little ones to respect and love animals of all kinds
Watch, laugh and learn with even more children’s shows and movies in DStv’s School of Laughter.
Animals in the spotlight
Down On The Farm S1
This kids’ series explores the outdoor world of farming and the countryside. From livestock to harvesting, presenters JB Gill and Storm Huntley will discover where food comes from and how it's grown.
Watch from Monday, 2 August on CBeebies (DStv channel 306) at 16:30
Paw Patrol S5
6 brave puppies, led by a tech savvy 10-year-old boy Ryder, work together to accomplish high-stakes rescue missions. In the new season, mayor Humdinger creates fake emergencies for his kitties to save the day so they appear better than the Paw Patrol.
Watch from Monday, 2 August on NickToons (DStv channel 308) at 08:50
Dodo Heroes S1
Animal Planet teams up with The Dodo, the top-ranked digital media brand for animal content, to spotlight unmistakable, moving bonds between animals and people. Each episode focuses on 1 inspiring story of people who will do anything to help animals in need.
Watch from Sunday, 1 August on Showmax
Magic & comedy
Scooby Doo: Return To Zombie Island
The Scooby Gang is at a loose end following their forced retirement, until Shaggy wins them a tropical island holiday. Was the competition rigged? The army of zombies that awaits them might say yes.
Watch on Saturday, 31 July on M-Net (DStv channel 101) at 16:00
The Bureau Of Magical Things S2
Teenaged Kyra gains supernatural powers after she stumbles upon a world filled with magic. This season, Kyra and Darra’s search for a lost temple awakens a dangerous artefact that makes elf and fairy magic malfunction.
Watch from Monday, 2 August on Nickelodeon (DStv channel 305) at 18:30
Just Roll With It S2B
4 actors let the show audience choose what happens in various scenes. In new episodes, Blair’s homework assignment is to write a story about the most interesting thing that has happened to her family.
Watch from Monday, 2 August on Disney Channel (DStv channel 303) at 17:25
Also don’t miss:
International Day of Friendship on Friday, 30 July on NickToons (DStv channel 308) from 09:45-15:45
New episodes of Corn & Peg, Peppa Pig, Munki And Trunk, Ricky Zoom, Sanja And Craig, The Fairly OddParents, ALVINNN!!! And The Chipmunks, SpongeBob SquarePants, Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ollie’s Pack, and Dorg & Dango.
Power Rangers Beast Morphers Marathon on Saturday, 31 July on Cartoon Network (DStv channel 301) from 16:30-20:20
Set in the future, a secret agency combines a newly discovered substance called "Morph-X" with animal DNA to create the Power Rangers Beast Morphers team.
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