VOOM HD NETWORKS’ NEW ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING
EQUATOR HD
GREAT CHINA CIRCUS
This two-part documentary series explores the centuries-old tradition of recruiting and training China’s most skilled acrobats and – for the first time ever – reveals this story to the outside world. The documentary crew was granted unprecedented access to the Wuqiao School of Acrobatic Arts, the most prestigious training school in China’s Hebei Province. Filmed during one year, the documentary reveals what it takes to make it to the top of the Chinese circus world and what life is like for those who achieve this success. It also features several acrobats at different stages in their careers and witnesses the stress, competition and joy involved in being a world-class performer.
US Premiere - Episode 1: “Elites” TV-G
Premieres Wednesday, November 7th at 10pm ET & PT/9C
Every year, hundreds of children are brought to the influential Wuqiao School of Acrobatic Arts in hopes of a brighter future. In this premiere episode, viewers follow a group of promising seven-year-olds as they undergo the initial test to gain entry to the school and conquer their first acts. As they perfect each skill, they build a foundation for careers that will be decided by the end of the six-year training program. The stories of older students who are priming themselves for the culmination of their training are also featured. Students who are successful stand a chance of being recruited by China’s top acrobatic troupes, including the elite Wuqiao Acrobatic Troupe. Those who are not will be asked to leave. In an average year, 15 percent of the class goes home for Chinese New Year...and doesn’t return.
US Premiere - Episode 2: “On Ice” TV-G
Premieres Wednesday, November 14th at 10pm ET & PT/9C
After they gain entry to the Wuqiao School of Acrobatic Arts, new recruits are expected to ratchet up their skills to meet the demanding standards of this elite troupe. That means extra long hours, the aches and growing pains of adjusting to life within the troupe, as well as life on the road, since they will spend an average of eight months per year touring. While at school, the troupe prepares for the Wuqiao International Circus Festival, where it will go head-to-head with one of the most powerful acrobatic forces in China, The People's Liberation Army Soldiers Acrobatic Troupe. The teams compete for a place in the Chinese New Year variety show, which can open the door to international stardom. As the performers from each team look on, they learn if their dreams will soar to new heights or tumble to the ground.
RAVE HD
YUSUF ISLAM: LIVE TV-G
US Premiere
Premieres Friday, November 2nd at 9pm ET & PT/8C
Following his return to music last year, Yusuf Islam (formerly known as Cat Stevens) plays his first major live show in almost 30 years at Porchester Hall in London. He performs tracks from his critically acclaimed 2006 album An Other Cup, as well as selected tracks from his illustrious career.
QUEEN: ROCK MONTREAL TV-G
World Premiere
Premieres Thursday, November 22nd at 8:30pm ET/9pm PT/7:30C
In November 1981, “Under Pressure” topped the charts in the UK, and Queen – a great live band with arguably the best frontman of all time in Freddie Mercury – arrived in Montreal. This concert – the only Queen show ever shot on film – has been digitally restored and features newly mixed and mastered sound.
DAVID GILMOUR: LIVE AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL TV-G
US Premiere
Premieres Thursday, November 22d at 10pm ET/10:30pm PT/9C
David Gilmour, guitarist, vocalist and writer for Pink Floyd, performs live at The Royal Albert Hall. The concert features hits from his recently released album On An Island, as well as selections from Pink Floyd’s 40-year career including, "Wish You Were Here" and “Comfortably Numb."
THE DAVE FANNING INTERVIEW
THE DAVE FANNING INTERVIEW offers one-on-one half-hour interviews that give new insight and a provocative look into the work and careers of celebrated musicians. Host Dave Fanning is a legendary Irish radio DJ, renowned for giving U2 their first significant airplay and for hundreds of interviews with the world’s most famous rock n’ roll stars. Interviews this season include Dave Mathews, Chris Cornell (from Audioslave and Soundgarden), Iggy Pop, Rod Stewart, and Gloria Estefan.
World Premiere: Episode 1: “Dave Mathews” TV-G
Premieres Sunday, November 25th at 8pm ET/5pm PT/7C
On his debut show, Dave Fanning interviews Dave Matthews while on tour in Europe. The Dave Matthews Band performed its first official gig at the city of Charlottesville’s Earth Day Festival in April 1991. Within a short period, word of the band’s contagious new sound spread like wildfire. Clubs started to fill up, tours began to cover more territory, and the fan base grew at an incredible rate. Sixteen years later, DMB continues to sell out stadiums, arenas and amphitheaters throughout the country, growing from a grassroots phenomenon to one of the hottest bands in America.
TREASURE HD
CLASSIC RACERS
Share the unique experience of classic racers who time-travel to the Golden Era of car racing to experience not only the speed and noise of Glory Days gone by, but the incredible atmosphere as well. Get in the driver’s seat for the most spectacular series of international classic racing, where the most beautiful vintage racers ever built – 1950s and 60s Aston Martins, Ferraris, Maseratis, Porsches, Mustangs and Cobras – battle it out on the most glamorous original tracks around the world, including Spa (Belgium), the Nürburgring (Germany), Limerock and Laguna Seca (USA).
World Premiere – Episode 1: “Porto’s Street Circuit” TV-PG
Premieres Tuesday, November 20th at 8pm ET & PT/9C
In this episode, classic Grand Prix racers meet at the historic Boavista circuit at Porto in Portugal. The track lay dormant from 1961 until 2004, when funds were finally made available to resurrect the circuit for racing. Viewers learn why classic racers are passionate about this track and why they come here to race.
World Premiere – Episode 2: “Silverstone” TV-PG
Premieres Tuesday, November 27th at 8pm ET & PT/9C
This week, viewers experience the fast and exciting Grand Prix circuit at Great Britain’s Silverstone, a “classic” event that all but guarantees an excellent roster of competition cars. One of the best aspects of the Silverstone Classic is that racing fans can mingle with competitors and see these historic cars in all their restored glory.
ULTRA HD
APPETIZING ADVENTURES WITH LUKE MANGAN
Chef Luke Mangan, one of Australia’s brightest culinary stars, heads to Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan and India in an inspirational quest to find new dishes to add
to his menu. His gastronomic instincts lead him to superb dining establishments as well as tiny roadside
- more -
shacks to find the most delicious regional foods in Asia. He talks with local chefs and hawkers, travels to indigenous markets to seek out rare ingredients, and then couples his experiences with his keen sense of taste and creative cooking to craft an exquisite meal at his restaurant in Sydney.
World Premiere - Episode 1: “Singapore” TV-G
Premieres Wednesday, November 7th at 9pm ET/6pm PT/8C
In the series’ debut, Chef Mangan heads to cosmopolitan Singapore to discover the city’s fiery obsession with chili, from street food to Singapore’s national dish Hainanese Chicken Rice. A walk through a historical neighborhood leads him to uncover the secret behind laksa (a spicy coconut broth) and a dinner with a local family gives him his first taste of chili crab. Things get a little hot under the collar for Mangan when the entire family bites down on the hottest type of chili. Can Mangan handle the heat? Back at glass, his restaurant in Sydney, Mangan creates some fresh new Singaporean dishes. Now it’s up to his guests to decide whether they are hot enough to be placed on the glass menu, or if they leave them cold.
World Premiere - Episode 2: “Bangkok, Thailand” TVG
Premieres Wednesday, November 14th at 9pm ET/6pm PT/8C
In the land of a thousand smiles, Mangan meets with local celebrity Chef Yingsak to get the lowdown on rice, the staple of Thai cuisine. He also takes a walk on the healthy side and discovers the benefits of traditional Thai cooking ingredients, one of which is believed to help reduce fat. In the back streets of Bangkok, Mangan’s cooking skills (and ego) are put to the ultimate test when he prepares Thai green curry and offers it to local residents for their opinions. At home, Mangan learns whether or not his Thai dishes bring a thousand smiles to his guests.
World Premiere - Episode 3: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam TV-G
Premieres Wednesday, November 21st at 9pm ET/6pm PT/8C
It’s all about the freshness of ingredients in Vietnam, where even something like beer made first thing in the morning has to be finished by the end of the day. In this episode, Mangan gets his feet wet in a variety of ways: when he travels to a food market on water in search of the local fruit, Gac; when he discovers that traditional alfresco dining in Vietnam means eating on small plastic stools along the roadside; and when he attempts to master Ban Cuon, a minced pork and mushroom roll, at a local food market. What seems like a simple snack to make proves to be quite a challenge. Back at glass, viewers find out if the fresh new dishes inspired by Mangan’s travels whet his guests’ appetites and leave them hungry for more.
World Premiere - Episode 4: “Hong Kong” TV-G Premieres Wednesday, November 28th at 9pm ET/6pm PT/8C
In the gourmet paradise known as Hong Kong, locals eat five times a day and snack regularly between meals, so Mangan feels right at home. In true Hong Kong fashion, the chef hunts down Cantonese delights from morning till night, indulges in Braised Shark’s fin – a country delicacy – and uncovers the secret to springy wonton noodles. Together with Winnie Lau – Hong Kong’s first female executive chef – Mangan also discovers the secret to making a classic dim sum. Then it’s off to small, hot kitchens, where Mangan rolls up his sleeves and tries to manage the intense flames of Cantonese “wok chi” cooking. Can he take the heat or does he have to get out of the kitchen? Home again at his restaurant, Mangan creates Cantonese dishes for his guests, hoping to replicate the gourmet paradise he experienced in his travels.
MONSTERS HD
FRANK-N-FEST
Premieres Sunday, November 4th, at 9:15pm ET/6:15pm PT/8:15C
MONSTERS HD presents a Frankenstein monster film festival including FRANKENSTEIN (1970) and FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN (1967) as well as the following MONSTERS HD premieres: FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE SPACE MONSTER (1965); and HOW TO MAKE A MONSTER (1958).
FILMFEST HD
Premieres this month
All films begin at 8:00pm ET/5pm PT/7C
11/13: SAHARA (1943), starring Humphrey Bogart
11/20: KOYAANISQATSI (1983)
WORLD CINEMA HD
Premieres this month on Sunday, November 11th at 8:00pm ET/5pm PT/7C
BORN INTO BROTHELS (2004), 2005 Oscar winner for best documentary feature.
EQUATOR HD
GREAT CHINA CIRCUS
This two-part documentary series explores the centuries-old tradition of recruiting and training China’s most skilled acrobats and – for the first time ever – reveals this story to the outside world. The documentary crew was granted unprecedented access to the Wuqiao School of Acrobatic Arts, the most prestigious training school in China’s Hebei Province. Filmed during one year, the documentary reveals what it takes to make it to the top of the Chinese circus world and what life is like for those who achieve this success. It also features several acrobats at different stages in their careers and witnesses the stress, competition and joy involved in being a world-class performer.
US Premiere - Episode 1: “Elites” TV-G
Premieres Wednesday, November 7th at 10pm ET & PT/9C
Every year, hundreds of children are brought to the influential Wuqiao School of Acrobatic Arts in hopes of a brighter future. In this premiere episode, viewers follow a group of promising seven-year-olds as they undergo the initial test to gain entry to the school and conquer their first acts. As they perfect each skill, they build a foundation for careers that will be decided by the end of the six-year training program. The stories of older students who are priming themselves for the culmination of their training are also featured. Students who are successful stand a chance of being recruited by China’s top acrobatic troupes, including the elite Wuqiao Acrobatic Troupe. Those who are not will be asked to leave. In an average year, 15 percent of the class goes home for Chinese New Year...and doesn’t return.
US Premiere - Episode 2: “On Ice” TV-G
Premieres Wednesday, November 14th at 10pm ET & PT/9C
After they gain entry to the Wuqiao School of Acrobatic Arts, new recruits are expected to ratchet up their skills to meet the demanding standards of this elite troupe. That means extra long hours, the aches and growing pains of adjusting to life within the troupe, as well as life on the road, since they will spend an average of eight months per year touring. While at school, the troupe prepares for the Wuqiao International Circus Festival, where it will go head-to-head with one of the most powerful acrobatic forces in China, The People's Liberation Army Soldiers Acrobatic Troupe. The teams compete for a place in the Chinese New Year variety show, which can open the door to international stardom. As the performers from each team look on, they learn if their dreams will soar to new heights or tumble to the ground.
RAVE HD
YUSUF ISLAM: LIVE TV-G
US Premiere
Premieres Friday, November 2nd at 9pm ET & PT/8C
Following his return to music last year, Yusuf Islam (formerly known as Cat Stevens) plays his first major live show in almost 30 years at Porchester Hall in London. He performs tracks from his critically acclaimed 2006 album An Other Cup, as well as selected tracks from his illustrious career.
QUEEN: ROCK MONTREAL TV-G
World Premiere
Premieres Thursday, November 22nd at 8:30pm ET/9pm PT/7:30C
In November 1981, “Under Pressure” topped the charts in the UK, and Queen – a great live band with arguably the best frontman of all time in Freddie Mercury – arrived in Montreal. This concert – the only Queen show ever shot on film – has been digitally restored and features newly mixed and mastered sound.
DAVID GILMOUR: LIVE AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL TV-G
US Premiere
Premieres Thursday, November 22d at 10pm ET/10:30pm PT/9C
David Gilmour, guitarist, vocalist and writer for Pink Floyd, performs live at The Royal Albert Hall. The concert features hits from his recently released album On An Island, as well as selections from Pink Floyd’s 40-year career including, "Wish You Were Here" and “Comfortably Numb."
THE DAVE FANNING INTERVIEW
THE DAVE FANNING INTERVIEW offers one-on-one half-hour interviews that give new insight and a provocative look into the work and careers of celebrated musicians. Host Dave Fanning is a legendary Irish radio DJ, renowned for giving U2 their first significant airplay and for hundreds of interviews with the world’s most famous rock n’ roll stars. Interviews this season include Dave Mathews, Chris Cornell (from Audioslave and Soundgarden), Iggy Pop, Rod Stewart, and Gloria Estefan.
World Premiere: Episode 1: “Dave Mathews” TV-G
Premieres Sunday, November 25th at 8pm ET/5pm PT/7C
On his debut show, Dave Fanning interviews Dave Matthews while on tour in Europe. The Dave Matthews Band performed its first official gig at the city of Charlottesville’s Earth Day Festival in April 1991. Within a short period, word of the band’s contagious new sound spread like wildfire. Clubs started to fill up, tours began to cover more territory, and the fan base grew at an incredible rate. Sixteen years later, DMB continues to sell out stadiums, arenas and amphitheaters throughout the country, growing from a grassroots phenomenon to one of the hottest bands in America.
TREASURE HD
CLASSIC RACERS
Share the unique experience of classic racers who time-travel to the Golden Era of car racing to experience not only the speed and noise of Glory Days gone by, but the incredible atmosphere as well. Get in the driver’s seat for the most spectacular series of international classic racing, where the most beautiful vintage racers ever built – 1950s and 60s Aston Martins, Ferraris, Maseratis, Porsches, Mustangs and Cobras – battle it out on the most glamorous original tracks around the world, including Spa (Belgium), the Nürburgring (Germany), Limerock and Laguna Seca (USA).
World Premiere – Episode 1: “Porto’s Street Circuit” TV-PG
Premieres Tuesday, November 20th at 8pm ET & PT/9C
In this episode, classic Grand Prix racers meet at the historic Boavista circuit at Porto in Portugal. The track lay dormant from 1961 until 2004, when funds were finally made available to resurrect the circuit for racing. Viewers learn why classic racers are passionate about this track and why they come here to race.
World Premiere – Episode 2: “Silverstone” TV-PG
Premieres Tuesday, November 27th at 8pm ET & PT/9C
This week, viewers experience the fast and exciting Grand Prix circuit at Great Britain’s Silverstone, a “classic” event that all but guarantees an excellent roster of competition cars. One of the best aspects of the Silverstone Classic is that racing fans can mingle with competitors and see these historic cars in all their restored glory.
ULTRA HD
APPETIZING ADVENTURES WITH LUKE MANGAN
Chef Luke Mangan, one of Australia’s brightest culinary stars, heads to Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan and India in an inspirational quest to find new dishes to add
to his menu. His gastronomic instincts lead him to superb dining establishments as well as tiny roadside
- more -
shacks to find the most delicious regional foods in Asia. He talks with local chefs and hawkers, travels to indigenous markets to seek out rare ingredients, and then couples his experiences with his keen sense of taste and creative cooking to craft an exquisite meal at his restaurant in Sydney.
World Premiere - Episode 1: “Singapore” TV-G
Premieres Wednesday, November 7th at 9pm ET/6pm PT/8C
In the series’ debut, Chef Mangan heads to cosmopolitan Singapore to discover the city’s fiery obsession with chili, from street food to Singapore’s national dish Hainanese Chicken Rice. A walk through a historical neighborhood leads him to uncover the secret behind laksa (a spicy coconut broth) and a dinner with a local family gives him his first taste of chili crab. Things get a little hot under the collar for Mangan when the entire family bites down on the hottest type of chili. Can Mangan handle the heat? Back at glass, his restaurant in Sydney, Mangan creates some fresh new Singaporean dishes. Now it’s up to his guests to decide whether they are hot enough to be placed on the glass menu, or if they leave them cold.
World Premiere - Episode 2: “Bangkok, Thailand” TVG
Premieres Wednesday, November 14th at 9pm ET/6pm PT/8C
In the land of a thousand smiles, Mangan meets with local celebrity Chef Yingsak to get the lowdown on rice, the staple of Thai cuisine. He also takes a walk on the healthy side and discovers the benefits of traditional Thai cooking ingredients, one of which is believed to help reduce fat. In the back streets of Bangkok, Mangan’s cooking skills (and ego) are put to the ultimate test when he prepares Thai green curry and offers it to local residents for their opinions. At home, Mangan learns whether or not his Thai dishes bring a thousand smiles to his guests.
World Premiere - Episode 3: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam TV-G
Premieres Wednesday, November 21st at 9pm ET/6pm PT/8C
It’s all about the freshness of ingredients in Vietnam, where even something like beer made first thing in the morning has to be finished by the end of the day. In this episode, Mangan gets his feet wet in a variety of ways: when he travels to a food market on water in search of the local fruit, Gac; when he discovers that traditional alfresco dining in Vietnam means eating on small plastic stools along the roadside; and when he attempts to master Ban Cuon, a minced pork and mushroom roll, at a local food market. What seems like a simple snack to make proves to be quite a challenge. Back at glass, viewers find out if the fresh new dishes inspired by Mangan’s travels whet his guests’ appetites and leave them hungry for more.
World Premiere - Episode 4: “Hong Kong” TV-G Premieres Wednesday, November 28th at 9pm ET/6pm PT/8C
In the gourmet paradise known as Hong Kong, locals eat five times a day and snack regularly between meals, so Mangan feels right at home. In true Hong Kong fashion, the chef hunts down Cantonese delights from morning till night, indulges in Braised Shark’s fin – a country delicacy – and uncovers the secret to springy wonton noodles. Together with Winnie Lau – Hong Kong’s first female executive chef – Mangan also discovers the secret to making a classic dim sum. Then it’s off to small, hot kitchens, where Mangan rolls up his sleeves and tries to manage the intense flames of Cantonese “wok chi” cooking. Can he take the heat or does he have to get out of the kitchen? Home again at his restaurant, Mangan creates Cantonese dishes for his guests, hoping to replicate the gourmet paradise he experienced in his travels.
MONSTERS HD
FRANK-N-FEST
Premieres Sunday, November 4th, at 9:15pm ET/6:15pm PT/8:15C
MONSTERS HD presents a Frankenstein monster film festival including FRANKENSTEIN (1970) and FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN (1967) as well as the following MONSTERS HD premieres: FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE SPACE MONSTER (1965); and HOW TO MAKE A MONSTER (1958).
FILMFEST HD
Premieres this month
All films begin at 8:00pm ET/5pm PT/7C
11/13: SAHARA (1943), starring Humphrey Bogart
11/20: KOYAANISQATSI (1983)
WORLD CINEMA HD
Premieres this month on Sunday, November 11th at 8:00pm ET/5pm PT/7C
BORN INTO BROTHELS (2004), 2005 Oscar winner for best documentary feature.
