More Details About History's Fall 2008 Programming Fall Highlights / History Television Posted by RAD on Aug 21, 2008 - 06:06 PM In early june, Canwest revealed information about fall programming [1] of its specialty channels. Today, we give more details about the new and returning programming as well as premiere dates (when available). Ax Men (13×60min) Canadian Broadcast Premiere Tuesdays at 9 pm ET/PT beginning October 14 Over the course of thirteen episodes, Ax Men follows four logging crews through a season in the remote forest of northwest Oregon. Plagued by mechanical failures, relentless weather and violent and unpredictable terrain, the crews risk their lives every day to retrieve lumber. Anything and everything can go wrong on these sites and even the simplest mistake can mean death. Outlaw Bikers (5×60mins) World Broadcast Premiere Tuesdays at 8 pm ET/PT beginning October 14 The new series Outlaw Bikers takes a wild ride into the world of the outlaw motorcycle clubs as undercover federal agents try to infiltrate the Hells Angels and the Mongols. The series delves into the structure, rituals, and criminal activities of each club, but along the way, it becomes hard to tell the difference between the sinners and the saints. Battle 360 (10×60min) Canadian Broadcast Premiere Mondays at 8 pm ET/PT beginning September 8 For nearly a decade, the USS Enterprise held a pivotal place on the turbulent seas of war, engaging in some of the fiercest multi-front battles ever witnessed in modern combat. With the sophistication of a 360-coordination between the carrier, and the destroyers, aircraft and submarines involved, Battle 360 puts viewers into the action like never before. Using the latest technology and stunning computer graphics, the series follows the Enterprise and its men from the start of the war through to the last battle. Blowdown (4×60min) World Broadcast Premiere Fridays at 9 pm ET/PT beginning September 5 This series gives new meaning to the term “explosive action” as a family of demolition experts travels the world blowing down structures built to withstand time, gravity and natural disasters. The series profiles the implosions of four cooling towers on an active nuclear site, the Frontier Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas strip, the Bal Harbor Hotel in Miami, and a mobile service tower used to launch Titan Missiles at Cape Canaveral. As much an art as a science, each structure requires a new rulebook as no two are ever the same. Battlefield Mysteries (4×60min) World Broadcast Premiere Fall 2008 Shot on location in France, Britain, North Africa and Spain, Battlefield Mysteries investigates the real and often unknown stories behind history’s most significant battles. Hosted by historian Norm Christie (In Korea), each episode features computer generated animation, eye witness accounts and Christie’s own insights and hands-on investigative techniques. Ancestors in the Attic, Season Three (11×30min) World Broadcast Premiere Saturdays at 8 pm ET/PT beginning September 6 In the third season of this fast-paced series, host Jeff Douglas returns and, backed by a crack team of genealogical sleuths, helps Canadians find lost relatives and discover the truth behind their unsolved family mysteries. The Ancestors team travels around the globe to track down the clues that will help them piece together family histories. A Perfect Weapon (6×60min) Canadian Broadcast Premiere Thursdays at 9 pm ET/PT beginning September 4 Throughout history, men have been battling each other on the battle fields all over the world. In this series, two experts – ex-Marine Monty Halls and Archaeologist Stuart Prior – search through time to find mankind’s most awesome and terrifying weapons Shockwave (13×60min) Canadian Broadcast Premiere Fridays at 8 pm ET/PT beginning September 5 Shockwave is a groundbreaking new series that takes the best raw footage of catastrophic, headline-making events from all over the world and uses the latest in graphics technology to reveal what really happened. From the catastrophic bridge collapse in Minneapolis to the explosion aboard the USS Forrestal, take an in-depth look at the stories behind the headlines and meet the people who conquered tragedy with their incredible human spirit. Please visit History's page on falltvpreview.com [2] for more information about this channel's upcoming fall schedule. This article is from CHANNEL CANADA   http://www.channelcanada.com/ The URL for this story is:   http://www.channelcanada.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2390 Links in this article   [1] http://www.channelcanada.com/Article2231.html   [2] http://www.falltvpreview.com/channel.php?id=79