Foxtel highlights: Wednesday, April 14
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.