Program Category: Lifestyle

Typically cuisine is not the first thing to come to mind when people think of Syria, Afghanistan, or Tibet. In Refugee Chef, each episode features real-life people who have escaped wars and civil strife, and survived impossible odds to make their own tale of rags to riches come true. Behind each dish are stories of survival as refugees seek freedom from society in conflict. The culinary diaspora of these countries are slowly changing perceptions by using food in a powerful way. We will see how they struggle to make new lives with their family recipes and how cities have been enriched by their presence.

You never really know what it’s like to live in another country with a different culture and possibly a different language until you live like locals. For one year, Aussie pet and house sitters Gai and Neil care for everything from a cute stone cottage in the south of France to a magnificent French Chateau. From historic stately mansions in rural England to a grand mountain top villa in Central Italy and everything in between. From a Village to a Villa, their precious pets all need love and attention while their owners are away.

Season 2 finds Charlie Norman and his crew of world-class craftsmen traveling deeper into the hills and hollers of Appalachia in their quest to find long-lost cabins and barns to save.  Armed with plenty of historic-wood, know-how and blended with a little mountain man construction magic, what’s old becomes amazingly new again as these centuries-old structures are carefully disassembled and restored.  For Charlie Norman and his crew, their work represents nothing less than the restoration of the American dream.

The series celebrates the final re-opening of the entire Royal Canal to navigation after more than half a century of derelic- tion. Dick Warner makes his return on a barge called the ‘Rambler’, an original 70ft Royal Canal Tug Barge built in 1878. On his journey, Dick meets both experts and ordinary people who live along the canal banks, learning from them about its heritage, history and wildlife. However, Dick’s journey is also full of dramatic, unforeseen moments; ‘Rambler’ is large, not very maneuverable and it’s a difficult task taking her down the Royal Canal.

With the fierce heat of the summer sun a quickly fading memory, Trish Deseine follows her series ‘Trish’s Mediterranean Kitchen with a look at the riches of Autumn in this new series ‘Trish’s Country Kitchen’.

She stays firmly in the south of her adopted country, to bring us more of the food and drink that distinguishes the Provencal region. It is a season for foraging and collecting and it’s all there for the taking, chestnuts from the market in Toulon to make a creamy soup, edible flowers gathered from the Provencal woods and fish fresh from the Mediterranean, sardines, swordfish and halibut to slow roast with vanilla back in her country kitchen.

Trend Makers is an energetic fashion and lifestyle come travelogue series that delves into the heart of Asia’s fashion trendsetters from the fashion capitals of the continent – Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai & Singapore. We indulge in the latest Asian trends and fads in everything from street fashion, cosmetics, hair, styling and apparel, and immerse ourselves in their trade in the fashion industry that is constantly evolving.

Each episode will feature 3 iconic trendsetters in different aspects of fashion, as they guide us through their work and creative processes. They will each be preparing for an event that showcases their work and personalities at its best.

The Wine Guys follows wine importers and good friends Michael, Chuck and Charlie on a quest to find the next best wine. Charlie is a self-professed “wine soldier,” and world-class sommelier with a larger than life personality. The other two vino amigos are sharp stingy import entrepreneurs. Together, they visit exotic vineyards from around the world to hunt and bargain for new wines and bring them to a thirsty North American market.

The format is an aspirational series that takes viewers on a cultural adventure exploring wine, travel, cuisine, history, commerce and tradition, resulting in a new business deal in every episode. Along the way, amusing wine factoids, culinary eye- candy, explosive personalities and surprising twists will entertain everyone from wine beginners to vino geeks.

A collection of stories documenting the people, places & adventures that occurred during the 2 years making “South To Sian” – the challenges, the surfers, riders, shapers, bike builders, filmmakers and photographers. Extremely entertaining and insightful, “Journals” documents the travels, the hardships, the spectacular locations, the personalities and the thoughts of the characters, both in front of and behind the lens.

This is what it takes to create a $3.4 million hypercar. From the early sketches, the basic chassis build in the Torino workshop, to the production-ready Lykan Hypersport featured in Hollywood blockbuster ‘Fast & Furious 7’, get exclusive access to Ralph Debbas and his team on their journey to create the first Arabian supercar.