productions 2014 Catalogue The Gemmi Pass, overlooking Leukerbad, Switzerland CONTENTS 4 INTRODUCTION 28 SPECIALS 6 MISSION STATEMENT 28 Globe Trekker Specials Series 1–3 7 AWARDS 29 The Pilot Hour 30 Pilot Globe Guides Series 1–3 8 PROGRAMMES IN PRODUCTION 31 Best Treks • Globe Trekker Series 17 32 Pilot Pocket Guides Series 1–2 • Tough Trains 33 Destination Guides & Short Form Content • Classic Railways Journeys in Europe 34 Globe Trekker presents… Short History of the World 10 PROGRAMMES 10 Ottomans vs Christians: 35 BACK CATALOGUE Battle for the Mediterranean • Ian Wright Live 11 Other Short History Programmes • The Riddle of the Leaning Tower 11 Historic Walks • Amazing Adventures 12 Globe Trekker Series 1–4 • Uranium Battlefields 13 Globe Trekker Series 5–8 • Central Express 14 Globe Trekker Series 9–12 • Extreme East 15 Globe Trekker Series 13–16 • Extreme Asia 16 The Making of Globe Trekker • Extreme Africa 16 Globe Trekker Around The World 18 Planet Food Series 1-6 36 OTHER PRODUCTS 20 World Café Asia 36 DVD Series 21 Bobby Chinn Cooks Asia – Globe Trekker Destination DVDs 21 World Café Series 1-2 39 Music CDs & Video on Demand 22 World Café Middle East 40 Books 23 Metropolis… Once And Future City – Globe Trekker 1992-2012 24 Adventure Golf – Globe Trekker Year Book 25 Bazaar Series 1-2 – Planet Food: Recipes of the World 26 Treks in a Wild World Series 1 41 Books 27 Treks in a Wild World Series 2–4 – Great Festivals of the World – Globe Trekker’s World – Globe Trekker Journal – Adventure Golf 42 CONTACTS INTRODUCTION Pilot Productions is a leading international television production company with an outstanding reputation for producing and distributing innovative factual entertainment and travel led programmes. Since 1990 it has produced over 400 hours of multi-genre programming covering subjects as diverse as history, food and sport. Its award winning Globe Trekker series broadcasts in over 40 countries. With a global audience of over 30 million it continues to be the world’s most watched travel programme. Pilot Productions is a global company with offices in London and Los Angeles. From top to bottom – Historic Walks Westminister, 10 Downing St – Megan McCormick, Desert Safari in Dubai 4 PILOT PRODUCTIONS 2014 PROGRAMMES Clockwise from left: – Filming Antibes sequence for Art Trails of the Riviera – Apollo statue, Place Massena, Nice – Kate Comer at the NOMAD sculpture, Antibes – Musee Picasso, Castle Grimaldi www.pilotguides.com 5 PROGRAMMES GLOBEMISSION TREKKER STATEMENT FORMAT: 182 x 52’ SERIES: 1 - 14 ASPECT RATIO: SeriesPILOT 1 – 7 available PRODUCTIONSin 4:3, Series 9 – 14 available in 14:9 and SEEKS 16:9, TO INSPIRE Series 8 available in 14:9 & 16:9 except where marked otherwise AND EDUCATE ITS AUDIENCE BY CREATING Globe Trekker is a dynamic and stylish series that transports viewers to unforgettablePOWERFUL destinations around theTELEVISION world. Each episode PROGRAMMING. documents the journeys of vibrant young travel guides as they sample local delica- cies, stay in traditional lodgings and interact with locals in ways that bring these exotic destinationsWE TAKE to life. PRIDE IN RESPECTING AND PROMOTING SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND PERSONAL CHANGE, WHILST ENCOURAGING OTHERS TO TRAVEL AND DISCOVER THE WORLD. 6 PILOT PRODUCTIONS 2014 AWARDS AWARDS Pilot’s programmes have won more than 50 international awards, including six American Cable Ace awards. More recent awards include: • Best Entertainment Programme • The Chris Awards Asia TV Awards 2010 Columbus International WORLD CAFÉ MIDDLE EAST - ISTANBUL Film and Video Festival 2008 GLOBE TREKKER: ZAMBIA AND MALAWI • Best Entertainment Presenter Asia TV Awards 2010 • Programming Excellence Award BOBBY CHINN, WORLD CAFÉ American Public Television 2007 MIDDLE EAST – ISTANBUL GLOBE TREKKER SERIES • Broadcast Awards 2010 finalist • Most Valued Programming Award International Broadcast Sales Award 2010 American Public Television 2006 GLOBE TREKKER SERIES 13 PILOT PRODUCTIONS • Programming Excellence Award • The Chris Awards American Public Television 2009 Columbus International Film and Video GLOBE TREKKER SERIES Festival 2006 GREAT HISTORIC SITES: THE ANCIENT WORLD • Best Singapore Travel Story Singapore Tourism Awards 2008 • The Best Television Broadcast WORLD CAFÉ ASIA Canada Travel Awards 2006 GLOBE TREKKER: WESTERN CANADA • Best Entertainment Presenter 12th Asian TV Awards 2008 • Cine Golden Eagle Award BOBBY CHINN, WORLD CAFÉ ASIA 2005 GLOBE TREKKER SERIES: WASHINGTON DC CITY GUIDE www.pilotguides.com 7 PROGRAMMES IN PRODUCTION PROGRAMMES IN PRODUCTION Globe Trekker Tough Trains Series 17 FORMAT: 6x52’ FORMAT: 13x52’ ASPECT RATIO: 16:9, HD ASPECT RATIO: 16:9, HD • Alaska • Bolivia • Building England 2 • Egypt and Sudan • Globe Trekker Road Trip: • Madagascar The Andes • India • Brazil • Vietnam • Algeria • Northern Japan • Central France Classic Railways • Poland Journeys in Europe • Arab Gulf States 2 FORMAT: 4x26’ • Great Lakes, USA ASPECT RATIO: 16:9, HD • New York State • Sacred Places Special • Raumabanen Railway, Norway • Crusades Special • Orient Express, From Istanbul • Trekking in Patagonia to Belgrade • The Jacobite, West Highlands Express, Scotland • Semmering Express, Austria From top to bottom: – Vegetable Seller, Mumbai India – Switzerland by Simon Buck 8 PILOT PRODUCTIONS 2014 PROGRAMMES IN PRODUCTION Clockwise from top left: – Inle Lake, Myanmar – Angel of the North by Antony Gormley – Puffins on Farne Island – Shwedagon Pagoda, Myanmar – Bundi Festival, India www.pilotguides.com 9 PROGRAMMES PROGRAMMES Ottomans vs Christians: Battle for the Mediterranean The Mediterranean Sea may be a beautiful tourist destination today but in the 16th century it was the central arena for an almighty power struggle between Christian Europe and the formidable Muslim Ottoman Empire. It was a conflict not just for power and wealth but for cultural and religious supremacy that lasted nearly three centuries and its outcome resonates to this day. FORMAT: 3 x 52’ ASPECT RATIO: 16:9, HD • Empire Builders • Masters of the Mediterranean • Clash of Civilizations FORMAT: 6 x 26’ ASPECT RATIO: 16:9, HD • Constantinople • Rhodes • Malta • Venice • Lepanto & Cyprus • End of Empire From top to bottom: - Fort St. Elmo, Malta - Ottoman Tiles in the Hagia Sophia, Istanbul 10 PILOT PRODUCTIONS 2014 PROGRAMMES Other Short History programmes FORMAT: 4 x 52’ ASPECT RATIO: 14:9 and 16:9 • Great Historic Sites: The Ancient World • Great Historic Sites: The Age of Empire ∞ • Great Historic Sites: The Modern World ∞ • Convict Australia # ∞ Also available as Globe Trekker in some territories # Available in 4:3 only Historic Walks Historic Walks explores some of the world’s most fascinating districts, tracing the unique and famous footpaths where history was made. In each show the viewer is taken beyond the standard guidebook facts and immersed in a visual experience enhanced by the contributions of passionate experts FORMAT: 6 x 25’ ASPECT RATIO: 16:9, HD • New York: Skyscraper City • Washington DC: Monuments & Icons • Philadelphia: Founding Fathers • Hollywood: City of Dreams • Westminster: City of Power • Albertopolis, London: Age of Empire Clockwise from top: From top to bottom: - Royal Albert Hall - Fort St. Elmo, Malta - Historic Walks, Westminister, 10 Downing St - Ottoman Tiles in the Hagia Sophia, Istanbul - Historic Walks, Washington DC, White House www.pilotguides.com 11 PROGRAMMES Globe Trekker SERIES 3 SERIES 4 FORMAT: 13 x 26’ or 13 x 52’ FORMAT: 13 x 26’ or 13 x 52’ FORMAT: 195 x 52' • New York City Guide • North Thailand & Laos SERIES: 1–15 • Syria, Jordan & Lebanon • Central America: Costa Rica ASPECT RATIO: Series 1–7 available in 4:3, Series 9–14 available • Argentina & Nicaragua in 14:9 and 16:9, Series 8 available in 14:9 & 16:9 except where • Ethiopia • Indonesia: Bali & Sulawesi marked otherwise • South Africa & Lesotho • Iran • Cuba & Haiti • Norway • Philippines • London City Guide SERIES 1 SERIES 2 • Outback Australia • Mongolia FORMAT: 13 x 26’ or 13 x 52’ FORMAT: 13 x 26’ or 13 x 52’ • Pakistan • Czech Republic • Peru & Southern Poland • Indonesia: The Eastern Islands • Israel & The Sinai Desert • Northern Spain • Papua New Guinea (-) • Pacific Islands: Fiji, Vanuatu • East Africa: Tanzania & Zanzibar • South West USA • Paris City Guide (-) & The Solomon Islands • Central Asia • Hungary & Romania • Nepal • Africa: Zimbabwe, • The American Rockies • Southern Italy Botswana & Namibia • South West China • Amsterdam City Guide (-) • Morocco • Chile & Easter Islands (-) Not available in half hour version • South East Australia • South India • Ecuador & The • Baja, California Galapagos Islands • West Africa: Benin, Burkina • Vietnam Faso & Mali • Japan: Tokyo to Taiwan • Trekking in Uganda & Congo (-) • La Ruta Maya • Turkey • Alaska • Corsica, Sardinia & Sicily • North East Brazil • Iceland & Greenland • North India: Varanasi to the Himalayas • Jamaica From left to right: – Megan McCormick travelling Globe Trekker Style in the Flaming Mountains, Xinjiang, China – Traditional outfits of the Kalash women, Pakistan – Memories of East india 12 PILOT PRODUCTIONS 2014 PROGRAMMES SERIES 5 SERIES 6 SERIES 7 SERIES 8 FORMAT: 13 x 52’ FORMAT: 13 x 52’ FORMAT: 13 x 52’ FORMAT: 13 x 52’ lHawaii lGreece lQueensland & The Great l Istanbul City Guide # lFinland & The Baltic States lMicronesia Barrier Reef lBeijing City Guide lWest India l Ireland (+) lVenezuela lSouth of France # lSan Francisco City Guide lCambodia lGeorgia & Armenia lJava and Sumatra lNew Zealand (+) lDeep