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NEW FOR MIPTV ADVENTURE & TRAVEL CRIME & INVESTIGATION WATCH BEYOND SAHARA – RIDING FROM CAIRO TO CAPE TOWN 2 x 60 minutes | Produced by Thought Films Tackling one of Biking’s Greatest Challenges In a thrilling follow-up to Beyond Siberia (2 x 60’), this documentary follows 16 motorbike riders across 20,000 gruelling kilometres through Africa. For 80 days, they battle blazing heat, treacherous roads, suffocating bureaucracy and bone-crunching crashes, attempting to join a very elite group of people to have conquered this journey. Riding the vast savannahs and witnessing the world’s greatest wildlife spectacle on the African plains, the riding gets tough as they battle through gravel, sand, dirt and spectacular lightning storms across Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. It’s an incredible journey of vast sandy deserts, high mountain passes and never-ending savannahs on roads and tracks which are amongst the most dangerous in the world. WATCH BEACH COPS Series 2 6 x 30 minutes | Produced by Seven Productions | Commissioned by Seven Network Australia coming soon! The Heat is On for Sydney’s finest Beach Cops The beaches are packed and the bars are pumping. As things heat up, the beach patrols prepare for another busy summer. Millions of people flock to Sydney’s stunning Northern Beaches every year. However, between the summer heat, the drugs and alcohol, antisocial and criminal behaviour, this iconic Australian location has a darker side. This new factual series puts the viewer at the centre of the action, following the men and women responsible for street policing and rescue operations in what can be a very hot, hectic and often dangerous occupation. This is policing with a difference, featuring a whole range of characters that audiences will love. The Beach Cops tackle difficult situations every day. From driving offences to missing persons to drug arrests, in each episode we witness how the Beach Cops respond to the dangerous, tragic and often funny situations that are part of their everyday lives. LIFESTYLE LIFESTYLE WATCH CARLUCCIO’S 6 SEASONS 6 x 30 minutes | Format Rights Available | Produced by CM Films | Commissioned by SBS Australia World-renowned chef creates real Aussie food with an Italian twist Antonio Carluccio, one of the world’s most well-known and respected chefs, is taken on a journey of discovery into Noongar country, the south-west corner of Western Australia. In one of the largest bio diversity areas in the world, Carluccio learns about Australia’s indigenous history, spanning the culture, art and music of the land and, most importantly, the cuisine. He creates real Aussie food with an Italian twist, based on the six seasons of the Aboriginal calendar and the availability of native and foraged foods at different times of the year. Along the way, TV presenter Richard Walley introduces Carluccio to local characters who accompany them on their quest as they hunt, fish and gather wild plants and experience the simple pleasures of Aboriginal life. WATCH TOO MANY COOKS 20 x 30 minutes | Format Rights Available | Produced by True North TV | Commissioned by Channel 4 UK New series where cooking couples compete for cash! In this new and fast-paced funny food format, three keen-as-mustard cooking couples compete against each other to lay on the best spread for some very demanding party hosts. Each day of the week they must all prepare in advance before finishing their catering at the party venue and serving up to the picky guests. The host then takes soundings from all the guests at the end of each party, and decides whose food they would pay the most for. At the end of the week – after our amateurs have catered for five very different parties – the winners will walk away with all the cash they’ve earned. From birthday bashes and hectic housewarmings to romantic engagement dinners and exotic bon voyage farewell parties, our highly competitive cooking couples have to dig deep and cater at a scale and to culinary standards they’ve never attempted before. LIFESTYLE HISTORY WATCH LOVE IT OR LIST IT: VACATION HOMES 13 x 60 minutes | Format Rights Available | Produced by Big Coat Productions | Commissioned by W Network Canada Will They or Won’t They? This new spin-off series of the globally successful primetime format Love It Or List It offers viewers something a little different. Featuring a series of unique homes and breathtaking scenery, the focus now turns on homeowners whose love affair with their beloved holiday home has fizzled. Each episode takes viewers on an emotional rollercoaster ride as new hosts, designer Dan Vickery and estate agent Elisa Goldhawke, face off against each other, armed with their list of “must-haves” to sway the vacation homeowners’ final decision to either keep their renovated property or sell. Our designer has to overcome the hidden surprises that come with every renovation and deliver a beautiful transformation so the owners will LOVE their holiday home again. Meanwhile our estate agent will have to pull out all the stops to find the perfect new vacation home and will have them rushing to LIST their current property. So will they or won’t they? WATCH THE OTHER PRINCE WILLIAM 1 x 60 minutes | Produced by DoubleBand Films | Commissioned by Channel 4 UK The romantic, tragic story of the Queen’s playboy cousin The Queen’s cousin was a playboy Royal who spent the 60s travelling the globe on diplomatic business. A love affair in Japan and a rare incurable blood disease caused scandal for the British Monarchy before his glamorous life was cut short when he crashed his plane in 1972. But why do we not know this other Prince William? This fascinating documentary, packed with evocative archive footage, documents the romance between Prince William of Gloucester and glamorous divorcee, model and former air hostess Zsuzsi Starkloff. William was the Queen’s cousin and pageboy at her wedding to Prince Philip in 1947, at which time he was fourth in line to the throne. However, his forbidden romance caused consternation at Buckingham Palace, and Starkloff speaks on camera for the first time about their relationship. HISTORY CHILDREN & FAMILY WATCH ROD TAYLOR – PULLING NO PUNCHES 1 x 60 minutes/1 x 90 minutes | Produced by Lowlands Media and Inkwell Films | Commissioned by Foxtel Australia A unique look into the life of a Hollywood icon Rod Taylor was Australia’s most famous Hollywood star in the 1960s. One of his most memorable roles was in H.G. Wells’ The Time Machine. He also featured in Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds and starred alongside John Wayne in The Train Robbers. Taylor’s rugged on-screen and off-screen persona created a brand of Australian masculinity now enjoyed by actors such as Mel Gibson, Russell Crowe and Sam Worthington. This enlightening and very personal documentary features interviews with Rod Taylor before his death in 2015. There are also interviews with a variety of actors, including Tippi Hedren and Dame Maggie Smith, as well as producers and directors who reflect on his colourful life and career. WATCH ICE STARS Series 2 10 x 30 minutes | Produced by Drummer TV | Commissioned by CBBC UK coming soon! Living life on the edge with a group of determined young skaters Ice Stars is an exciting new series that unwraps the action-packed life, on and off the ice, of a group of determined young skaters. From high-octane ice hockey players to synchronized dancers and individual performers, Ice Stars follows the ups and downs, both on and off the ice. We view the world of skating in a way that’s never been seen before, getting up-close, and capturing the emotions and dramas of their daily lives. Our skaters may leave home at 5am to practice in the rink before school, but outside the rink they are normal young people, dealing with the same day-to-day challenges as their non-skating friends. Future Olympians balance school and friendships with international competitions, whilst beginners learn to shine. CHILDREN & FAMILY FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT WATCH QUARX 26 x 11 minutes/26 x 5 minutes | Produced by Screen Glue Ltd | Commissioned by Curiosity Stream & Discovery Asia Where crazy science and kids with superpowers collide! What happens if you make someone as heavy as a neutron star? Or use a tornado to make ice cream? From world-renowned producer Jasper James (founder of Wide-Eyed Entertainment and Impossible Pictures) the answers to these fascinating questions and more are explored in new children’s series Quarx. Filmed as a series of short films (in 11 and 5 minute versions), each episode features a trio of teenagers who like to do mad experiments and post them online. However these are no ordinary kids – they have super-powers and can alter the fundamental laws of physics. So their experiments tend to go completely over the top! WATCH A WEEK TO MY WEDDING 6 x 30 minutes | Format Rights Available | Produced by Independent Pictures | Commissioned by RTE One Ireland The countdown is on to the biggest day of a couple’s life… In this new series, we join six couples with one week to go until their wedding – a week set to be one of the most intense, stressful and unpredictable they will ever experience. Highly entertaining, emotional and uplifting, we follow the bride, the groom and their families through the mayhem, chaos and excitement surrounding the week before their wedding. From the country couple who have 900 pigs to feed the morning of the wedding, to the New Jersey native marrying her “Irish Prince” in a huge American-style three-day wedding, the couples featured vary in religious beliefs, sexual orientation, attitudes to marriage, experience of previous marriages and socioeconomic backgrounds.

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