MUMBAI: Discovery network?s travel and lifestyle channel TLC will be launching its new show Vacation Vacation Vacation on 9 April. The travel series will air every night at 8 pm.

The show features two hosts Kirstie and Phil who visit vacation destinations that aren?t just about beaches and resorts. Each episode beholds how they manage to spend their holiday on different budgets assigned to them. If one carries a great amount of cash enough to afford a glamorous and luxurious holiday, the other has to muddle with a limited budget. Kirstie and Phil both conceive plan as to how to source their accommodation, activities, sightseeing, and meals in their respective budgets.

Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific senior vice president and general manager ? south asia Rahul Johri said, "As India?s ultimate lifestyle destination, TLC has brought exciting and innovative formats to the Indian viewer. Vacation Vacation Vacation is an extraordinary travel series which uncovers the unusual ways of holidaying."

Some of the destinations covered on the show include Morocco, Maldives, Iceland and Ibiza. At the end of each episode, it has to be decided which holiday turned out the best - the budget holiday or the luxurious one. The series will tell about holidays that are not just fun and frolic but also about facing ones fears, exploring ones hidden talents and indulging in offbeat activities.

MUMBAI: Discovery Science will air the show ?Dean Of Invention? every Sunday at 10 pm from 4 March.

The show will feature inventor Dean Kamen, who has more than 400 patents, including the Segway, the insulin pump and the robotic prosthetics ?Luke Arm?.

The show joins Kamen on his quest to find the greatest scientific breakthroughs and new possibilities that will improve life for all mankind. The eight-part series follows Dean Kamen as he explores the emerging technologies being developed to deal with the most daunting global challenges of our times.

Discovery Networks South Asia senior VP, GM Rahul Johri said, ?Discovery Science continues to captivate the viewers with its distinctive and high-quality programming. In this revolutionary series, Dean Kamen, the world renowned inventor will reveal the most innovative technological breakthroughs that can make the world a better place to live.

In each episode Kamen visits the world?s latest cutting-edge creations by embedding himself with leading scientists, doctors and inventors. From space-age robotics to artificial intelligence to biological breakthroughs, Dean of Invention will reveal the visionary scientific advancements that have the ability to reinvent the future.

MUMBAI: Lifestyle channel TLC is renewing focus on the dedicated travel band ? ?Just Travel@9 pm? - which aims to deliver the ultimate in travel experiences the world has to offer.

?Just Travel@9pm? will feature exotic locales with global travel personalities and experts.

This month on the block, TLC will showcase new series such as ?Not Your Average Travel Guide? and new seasons of series such as ?Xtreme Tourist?, ?1000 Places To See Before You Die?, ?World Caf?: Asia?, ?Bizarre Foods With Andrew Zimmern? and ?Girl Meets Hawaii?.

Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific senior VP, GM South Asia Rahul Johri said, ?TLC has garnered great responses from millions of its viewers and we will continue to focus on generating appointment viewership through our time-band strategy. A step in this direction has been our dedicated travel band - Just Travel@9pm, that has changed the way viewers watch programming in the travel and lifestyle genres.?

MUMBAI: Discovery Science is set to launch a 13-part series, Sports Science, on 1 February.

The show, exploring the science and engineering underlying athletic endeavours,will air every Wednesday at 8.30 pm.

Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Sr. VP and GM - South Asia Rahul Johri said, ?Discovery Science is dedicated to bringing cutting-edge innovations, explorations and technologies that have an impact on our everyday lives. It questions everything and goes beyond imagination to bring never-seen-before insights. Sports Science is a high octane series that unveils mysteries of the sports world via studio and field tests, stunning CGI animation and high definition footage.?

The channel plans to utilise cutting-edge technology to unveil the mysteries behind the sport with the support of athletes and scientists. It will also explore the extremes of human ability and sports performance through first person exploits.

Wayne State University in Detroit- Michigan professor of biomedical engineering Dr. Cynthia Bir is the lead engineer in the series. Using methods that have been developed to understand human injury biomechanics, and developing new techniques to address the unique challenges found when studying live volunteers in high impact and high speed activities, Dr. Bir helps viewers to understand the forces (internal and external) sustained and generated by the body during high level athletic activities.

MUMBAI: Welcoming the Christmas season, lifestyle channel TLC is all set to launch a new series Choccywoccydoodah featuring the work and crew of the cake shop by the same name.

The show premieres today at 8 pm.

Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific - South Asia SVP and GM Rahul Johri said, "TLC continues to showcase the best lifestyle experiences to its viewers. The uniquely named series Choccywoccydoodah brings across the insider story of one of the world‘s best cake shops."

The follows the stresses and strains faced by the team as it tries to live up to the reputation of being one of the most innovative cake makers in the world.

The cake shop situated in Brighton, UK has earned acclaim for innovative designs and produces 7,500 cakes every year and charges up to ?9,000 a piece for their one-of-a-kind creations. The confectionary boasts of a celebrity clientele that includes the likes of Madonna, Hugh Grant, Bob Geldof, Kylie, Katie Price, Johnny Depp and Kylie Minogue. The shop also supplied the chocolates for the Tim Burton movies Charlie & the Chocolate Factory and Alice in Wonderland.