Picks of the Day: Thursday 4th October, 2012

Join Komla Dumor and Sophie Ikenye as they cover the latest news in Africa. Focus on Africa reports on various issues including current affairs such as the fall of governments, rising economies, wars and poverty.

BBC Africa correspondents report on challenging issues as well as entertainment, culture and sport.

Watch Focus on Africa on Thursday, 4 October at 6:30pm WAT  on BBC World News.

Heston’s Mission Impossible: Episode 1, S1 – Thursday 04 October 2012 7pm WAT | BBC Lifestyle 

In this series Heston Blumenthal attempts to help four of Britain’s biggest brands dramatically transform their food production – and maybe improve their profit margins too.

The Big Cheese: Episode 1, S1 – Thursday 04 October 2012 8pm WAT | Food Network 

The Big Cheese explores the award winning cheeses of the United States, which is now the biggest producer of this favourite of food stuff in the world!  More than 350 award winning cheeses hail from the country and expert Jason Sobicinski is looking to sniff, crumble and taste them all.

Rugrats Go Wild – Thursday 04 October 2012 7pm WAT | M-Net Movies Stars | FAM

In this, the third Rugrats movie, two Nickleodeon franchises, the Rugrats and the Thornberrys, merge for a joint adventure.