Next month nine countries will be screening versions of Big Brother simultaneously
About 2 500 entry forms were received for the South African series
Two people are nominated for eviction every two weeks after which the public has a week to vote for the one who should leave, with the first eviction on Sunday September 9
The contestants are not allowed to kill the chickens
There is a no-under-16 age restriction on the 24-hour DStv Big Brother channel, which goes up to an no-under-18 restriction during shower hour
There are 108 people in the Big Brother production crew
There are 27 cameras and 56 microphones, which require about 15km of cables
Big Brother decides on the temperature in the house, when hot water will be available and when the contestants should be woken up