Discovery Launching Blue-Chip Docs, Science Programming

October 7, 2009 World Screen

CANNES: There are three new blue-chip documentaries on the Discovery Communications slate, which further features a lineup of science programming.

 
“By making science programming entertaining and compelling, Discovery is able to help viewers become more engaged in the learning process,” said Nicolas Bonard, the senior VP of Discovery Enterprises International. “Discovery creates science content that is accessible, relevant, substantive and, most importantly, entertaining to global audiences, immersing viewers on the frontlines of cutting-edge breakthroughs in technology, research, inventions, discoveries and the mysteries of the scientific world to help viewers learn.”
 
Key titles in the science category include Time Warp, which features MIT scientist and engineer Jeff Lieberman as he reveals our world in astonishing new ways; Howstuffworks,the TV version of the popular web site www.howstuffworks.com; and How Do They Do It?, examining how objects that make up the modern world work.
 
On the company’s slate of blue-chip documentaries are Discovering Ardi, which reveals the news behind a scientific study that looks into human evolution. There’s also Stephen Hawking’s Universe (working title), a three-part doc series that presents the wonders of the cosmos to a new generation. In Last Days of the Dinosaurs, the epic story of survival, from the asteroid impact and its aftermath, to the fight for life among the dinosaurs who escaped the blast, is told.
 
“Discovery is the number one factual entertainment company in the world, and we strive to answer curiosity and we do it on a bigger scale than any producer out there,” commented Bonard. “With our immense global distribution platform, nobody can do it with the same passion, breadth and depth that we can.”

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