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Foxtel highlights: Wednesday, April 14

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FOOD FACTORY National Geographic 139, 8.30pm

Behind each bag of chips, can of beer, bar of chocolate, and loaf of bread is a mega-industrial production line that brings each product to the masses. This Canadian series goes behind the scenes to investigat­e some of the weird and wonderful processes that produce some of the foods we’ve come to know and love. In tonight’s episode, viewers get to see how traditiona­l alfajor cookies are produced en masse. Meanwhile, a popular breakfast cereal is put under the microscope, as is the humble Black Forest cake. Turns out it takes a ton of cherries to bring the latter to life, and that’s just for starters.

THE WARFIGHTER­S History 130, 7.30pm

This 12-part docuseries chronicles the past missions of US Army Rangers, Green Berets, Marines and Navy SEALs who all embarked on tours to fight the global war on terror. It uses firstperso­n accounts from more than 90 veterans to detail the human experience and realities of war. In tonight’s series premiere, Navy SEALs and convention­al US Forces battle insurgents in Iraq in 2006 with the chief goal of taking back the war-torn city of Ramadi. When a beloved teammate becomes the first SEAL killed, the team must rally together to fight on and achieve their end game. Expect a series brimming heroism, bravery, brotherhoo­d and, above all, honour.

MEN IN KILTS Streaming, Binge

Over the course of five seasons, Outlander has become hugely popular around the world thanks to its time-crossed lovers Claire (Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie (Sam Heughan). Of course, the other star of the show is the proud country of Scotland, which has intrigued millions with its rich historical tapestry. In this eight-part series, Heughan and his Outlander co-star Graham McTavish (both pictured) embark on the ultimate road trip and discover many of Scotland’s cultural touchstone­s – food, sport and music – along the way.

They also look at how a single hour on the battlefiel­d forever changed a nation and its people at the Battle of

Culloden in

1746.

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