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8 x 60 Documentary Series, 2011-2012 (In Production)
Discovery Channel Canada

Pyros follows the adventures of an elite group of pyrotechnicians as they travel across the globe, designing, setting up and detonating heart-stopping fireworks shows.  From wiring up fireworks with bare fingers in the frigid cold of Quebec Carnaval to the heat of New Year’s Eve in Rio, Pyros will get inside the painstaking design, dangerous set-ups and explosive execution of brilliant fireworks shows of all kinds--on water, over crowds, on stages, in parades, everywhere.

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Ice Pilots NWTspacer

52 x 60 Documentary Series, 2008-2012 (In Production)
History Television, National Geographic Channel (US, Australia), Discovery Quest, W9, TV4 Fakta

Renegade Arctic airline Buffalo Airways defies the cold and the competition by flying WWII-era propeller planes on missions all over the Canadian North. Landing precious cargo onto remote airstrips at mine sites, water bombing forest fires and carving out runways on frozen lakes and rocky tundra, the Buffalo boys do it all, despite blizzards, breakdowns and crazy passengers.


Check out the show's award-winning website at www.icepilots.com

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Word Travelsspacer

40 x 30 Travel Series, 2007-2010
OLN, FX Canada, National Geographic Adventure Channel

From Kenya to Barbados, Chile to Russia, Word Travels follows the adventures of real-life travel writers Robin Esrock and Julia Dimon as they battle deadlines, jetlag, danger, and their own emotional limits to find the next great story. Word Travels, filmed in 36 countries across 5 continents, once again reveals the fascinating world of professional travel journalism where nothing can stand in the way of a good story.

Check out the show's website at www.wordtravels.tv

Word Travels is available in Canada on OLN and FX Canada and airs internationally on National Geographic Adventure.

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System Crashspacer

4 x 60 Documentary Series, 2008
CLT

Our most vital systems -- energy, transportation, finance and communications -- depend on complex, inter-connected global networks. They're fast, efficient and uniquely vulnerable to major failure or attack. In System Crash, we go behind the scenes and look at how big, critical systems work and how they can fail in spectacular and sometimes devastating ways.

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Stuntdawgsspacer

13 x 30 Documentary Series, 2006-2007
The Movie Network, Movie Central, Super Ecran, Discovery EMEA

Stuntdawgs is an action television series featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger’s stunt double, Peter Kent who performed in Predator, Terminator 2, Eraser, True Lies, Last Action Hero and many, many others. In each episode a wild, motley crew of stuntmen, stunt coordinators and riggers will create a major stunt based on a well known Hollywood film. Viewers will learn how the “dawgs” rig and perform these amazing stunts and glimpse into the wild world of stunt performers – a truly unique breed.

Check out the show’s website: www.stuntdawgs.com

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Make Some Noise

13 x 30 Documentary Series, 2006-2007
CBC, Halogen

Make Some Noise is a unique documentary series about young people who are quite literally changing the world. This series offers youth a chance to tell their own stories, in their own way, about how they are changing lives, what inspired them, and what it took to achieve their goals. Featuring original music scores from up and coming young musicians, each segment tells the story of a young person who is making a difference – whether it’s saving an animal species from extinction or building a school as a safe house in Uganda.

Check out the show’s website: www.makesomenoise.tv

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Within Reach

3 X 30 Documentary Series, 2007
Access

In the "struggle to juggle", even the most well-to-do families have trouble leading healthy lives. It's even tougher on lower income families with tight budgets. There are no options for nannies, Pilates classes, house cleaners, personal trainers or dining out. Within Reach is a documentary series that follows lower income families as they struggle to fit it all in and lead healthier lives.

 

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Ancient Clues I & II : aka Mysteries of the Dead

10 x 60 Documentary Television Series, 2002-2005
Discovery Canada, Discovery International, France 5, Knowledge Network, TV Ontario, Canal D, Access/CLT

Ritual human sacrifice, cannibalism, mass burials, underwater graves. Ancient Clues is a science documentary series that reveals new evidence of torturous and bizarre deaths in ancient human remains. Using state-of-the-art medical techniques, scientists probe mummies and bone fragments, disclosing astounding stories of life and death in another time.

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Trailblazers, Seasons I – II

3 x 60 (part of 26 part series),1998 - 2000
Travel Channel US, OLN Canada

This weekly adventure series sees hosts Sarah Tucker, Nancy Baron, and Phil Borges travel – or trailblaze – the world over. In any given episode, viewers may see Tucker explore the hidden delights of the Yukon, Baron discover a Nepal not seen by tourists, or Borges comb the Andes.
 
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Champions of the Wild, Seasons I – V

65 x 30 Documentary Series, 1997 – 2001
Discovery Canada, SCN, Access, NFB

Each episode of the Champions of the Wild series takes viewers on an exciting trek into the fascinating world of the wild. The audience is transported to different parts of the globe to witness the intriguing bond between dedicated wildlife conservationists and the animals they champion.

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Hi-Tech Culture

13 x 30 and One Hour Pilot, 1996
Discovery Canada, Knowledge Network, SCN

Where today meets the communications technologies of tomorrow. Hi-Tech Culture is a fast-paced, user-friendly guide to all that the Digital Revolution means to society. Segments examine topics like religion in cyberspace, virtual reality in medicine, the digitization of animation, and sex on the Internet.

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