From Greg David of TV Guide Canada:
From a media release:
13-Part Documentary Series Ice Pilots NWT in Production
Production is well underway on a new 13 x 1 hr documentary series to air on History Television in Fall 2009. Ice Pilots NWT follows the adventures of pilots and would-be pilots at Yellowknife-based Buffalo Airways, an extraordinary little northern airline with the most unusual fleet in the world. Buffalo still flies big, piston-powered propeller planes that were first flown in World War II, classics such as the DC-3, the DC-4 and the Curtis Commando C-46. The series tells the stories of rookie pilots who come to Buffalo to earn their wings flying these vintage war birds through some of the harshest conditions on the planet.
Shooting commenced in Yellowknife in November 2008 and will wrap in August 2009. Specially-mounted cameras will allow viewers to ride along with rookie pilots as they fly old warbirds through blinding winter blizzards and smoke-filled summer skies in fire-fighting season.
From a media release:
Canadian Quiz Show QUBIT Brings Hovering Hologram and Tough Trivia to Discovery Channel, July 4
In an extreme battle of wits, the new Discovery series QUBIT is a fast-paced original Canadian quiz show that – for the first time ever – uses a 3-D hologram game board, or Qube, to test Canadians mental prowess in the realm of science. During the game, three contestants battle each other for the chance to face off against the Qube and win $10,000. Andrew Anthony (LIFE’S A TRIP, MATCHMAKER) hosts the series, which is taped before a live studio audience. QUBIT premieres Saturday, July 4 at 6:30 p.m. ET on Discovery Channel. New episodes air every Wednesday beginning July 8 at 6 and 6:30 p.m. ET and Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. ET.
Continue reading Discovery launches Qubit game show July 4
From a media release:
Go Aboard a Pirate Hunting Vessel and Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier on Season 2 of MIGHTY SHIPS, Premiering July 12 on Discovery
MIGHTY SHIPS hunts pirates around the Horn of Africa, rams 50-metre turbine foundations into the seabed, and hoovers diamonds from the deep ocean floor. Launching with a special presentation on Sunday, July 12 at 9 p.m. ET/ 10 p.m. PT before moving to its regular time slot Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET/10 p.m. PT beginning July 15 on Discovery Channel, MIGHTY SHIPS Season 2 features the largest and most state-of-the-art ocean-going vessels in the world. Encore episodes air on Discovery HD beginning Friday, July 24 (visit www.discoveryhd.ca for local times). For a complete see-all, hear-all experience above and below deck, sail on the most sophisticated ships ever built with the return of this original Canadian series.
Continue reading Mighty Ships season 2 premieres July 12 on Discovery
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