Deteriorating cities, Arctic temperatures and unknown histories make Discovery World HD a cool channel to watch this May. The month begins with KILLER SUBS IN PEARL HARBOUR (May 5), shedding light on the historic attack. Next, MAKING HISTORY (May 5) reveals the true history of some of the most intriguing subjects. Head to the Arctic with POLAR BEAR: SPY ON THE ICE (May 7) to witness the real habits of polar bears through the use of cleverly disguised “spycams.” From polar bears to people, ARCTIC WITH BRUCE PARRY (May 10) shows first hand how the people of the Arctic live. Also this month, travel to EXTREME CITIES (May 24) to explore the deteriorating state of some of the world’s metropolises.
May programming highlights for Discovery World HD include:
New Series:
MAKING HISTORY
Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET/ PT, beginning May 5
Who said history was boring? MAKING HISTORY takes an original and exciting approach to the past by diving straight into subjects that viewers want to know more about. Hitler, Stonehenge, Nostradamus and gangsters are the subjects of this four-part series. Discover if the world will end in 2012, why Stonehenge was built, what Hitler’s favourite book was, and what exactly was the French Connection?
POLAR BEAR: SPY ON THE ICE
Saturdays at 8 p.m. ET/10 p.m. PT, beginning May 7
With the use of “spycam” photography, the two-part series POLAR BEAR: SPY ON THE ICE captures the true habits of polar bears as never seen before. The “icebergcam,” “blizzardcam” and “snowballcam” are a new generation of covert devices on a mission to explore the Arctic islands of Svalbard in Norway. Backed up by “snowcam” and “driftcam,” these state-of-the-art camouflaged cameras reveal the extraordinary curiosity and intelligence of the polar bear.
ARCTIC WITH BRUCE PARRY
Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT, beginning May 10
Adventurer Bruce Parry travels to Alaska and immerses himself in the community, experiencing first-hand how the people of the Arctic live now and how these ancient ways of life may be about to change forever. In the five-part series, Parry visits three very different communities, each with their own unique way of surviving in America’s last frontier.
WILDWIVES OF SAVANNAH LANE
Saturdays at 8 p.m. ET/10 p.m. PT, beginning May 21
Males drool and females rule – the strongest, most seductive and protective animals of the savannah are the females. Contradicting the belief that females were obedient, tender, submissive, forgiving and always loyal, WILDWIVES OF SAVANNAH LANE discovers that females are in fact dominant, independent, manipulative and often unfaithful. The three-part series follows the daily activity of five charismatic females: a lioness, elephant, cheetah, baboon and hippo to show who the real queens of the savannah are.
EXTREME CITIES
Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/10 p.m. PT, beginning May 24
Discover how EXTREME CITIES struggle against the toughest environmental conditions on the planet to provide their populations with an acceptable level of existence. From the coldest city on the planet, suffering from extreme permafrost; to the highest, surrounded by 5000-metre peaks; to the darkest, where residents must live two months each year without the sun; and to a city drowning by deadly typhoons and increasing sea level – this four-part series explores some of the harshest human habitats in the world.
PITCHMEN
Mondays at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, beginning May 30
Anthony “Sully” Sullivan tries to pick up the pieces and continue making inventors’ dreams come true after the sudden death of his long-time friend and pitch-partner Billy Mays. In the 10-part series PITCHMEN, Sully, joined by Mays’ son Billy Mays III, scours the country holding “Pitch-a-Thons” to give everyday inventors a shot at catching his eye.
New Specials:
KILLER SUBS IN PEARL HARBOR
Thursday, May 5 at 8 p.m. ET/10 p.m. PT
For decades, it has been thought that a bomb dropped by a Japanese aircraft sank the U.S. battleship Arizona. But the discovery of a group of Japanese midget subs in and around Pearl Harbor has raised questions about the ship’s final hours. KILLER SUBS IN PEARL HARBOR is a gripping one-hour investigation of the possibility that these tiny but lethal mini-subs may have played a crucial and previously unsuspected part in the tragic events of that “Day of Infamy.”
