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The rigours of The Amazing Race meet the puzzles of The Da Vinci Code in a high-stakes reality competition. In the seven-part series, experts in art, science, languages, ancient cultures and architecture travel to different spots on the globe to crack codes, unravel ancient mysteries and win clues that will lead them to a prize of $250,000 in gold.

Take a tour of the epicurean world of Canadian chefs and their relationship with their kitchens, coworkers, local growers, wineries and the land they live in.

James Marsters (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) has a recurring role as Capt. John in the new season that has Capt. Jack and his team battling monsters bent on mayhem and their attraction to each other.

A two-part miniseries detailing the 1982 Canadian expedition to climb the world's tallest mountain — the first successful attempt by a Canadian team. The film was shot, in part, on the Columbia Icefield and in the Alberta and B.C. Rockies.

David Carradine stars as White Crane, a spiritual leader and martial arts master, while his Kill Bill costar Daryl Hannah plays a lounge singer in this tale set in late-1920's China.

The accomplished singing, dancing and acting trio consisting of Adrienne Bailon, Sabrina Bryan and Kiely Williams get duped into thinking they have lined up a big-budget Hollywood movie, only to find out it's a Bollywood film to be produced in India — and only one Cheetah can be the star.

Bored by Olympic events such as fencing and gymnastics? Then turn your attention to lesser-known competitions like Glutton Bowl: The World's Greatest Eating Competition (August 13), in which contestants eat their way through such odd items as sticks of butter and jars of mayonnaise. There's also the International King of Sports (beginning August 11) — with events like "Individual Fall Down" and "Head Long Dive." Ouch!

This soaring series covers America's conquest of space from the first Mercury mission to the repair of the Hubble Space Telescope in late 1993. More than 100 hours of archived video and audio tapes were transferred to High Definition and synchronized. The result is a stunning you-are-there look at the exploits of the early pioneers of space.