CULTURE of DEATH:Death channel 'will be no passing fad'

A round-the-clock television channel devoted exclusively to ageing, death and dying will be launched in Germany this autumn.Eos TV,which takes its name from the Greek goddess of the dawn, will feature documentaries about graveyards, televised obituaries, tips on finding a decent retirement home and even how to install in-house stair lifts.The €10 million (£7 million) project was conceived by Wolf Tilmann Schneider, 51, a former television producer who has joined forces with Germany's funeral association to launch the 24-hour, seven days a week, death-and-dying channel on cable television and the internet.Mr Schneider told The Sunday Telegraph: "More than 800,000 people died in Germany last year. Multiply that by four and you have a rough estimate of the number of relatives affected. They will be our target audience. We are convinced that Eos TV will attract viewers."The channel aims to capitalise on the changing demographics in a country that has one of the lowest birth rates in the world.Last year there were almost 150,000 more deaths than births, and an estimated 2.1 million elderly people were receiving professional care."There are millions of people confronting the issues of ageing and death," Mr Schneider said.Viewers who tune into Eos TV can expect to be entertained by documentaries highlighting the beauty and tranquillity of graveyards both in Germany and abroad."It may come as a surprise, but older people really enjoy visiting cemeteries-not just to mourn, but for their peace and quiet," Mr Schneider said.
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PS:Death shouldn't be a somber or fearful prospect of future for humankind.I know for many it is exactly that.It's not bad focusing on death if you have the assurance of where your soul will go after death.It can be a scary thing not knowing at all.If you don't have the assurance that when you die you will go to heaven,don't delay the decision any longer.Death may be knocking at your door today-unexpectedly-and what will you do then?Then...would be TOO LATE TO DECIDE...
As in the days of Noah...