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June 2008 Lifestyle Highlights

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June 2008 Highlights

Lifestyle Channels:
Discovery Health Channel, FINE LIVING, Food Network, HGTV, Sliceâ„¢

FINE LIVING

Special Presentations:
Father’s Day: “Extreme� Living Spaces
Sunday, June 15 from 1pm ET – 4pm ET; repeating at 8pm PT – 11pm PT
This father’s day, treat dad to a taste of the “extreme� with an afternoon of over-the-top toys, machines and designs with three back-to-back, all-new, one-hour specials.

1pm ET; 8pm PT: Overboard Boats (Canadian Broadcast Premiere)
Come aboard the most unconventional and luxurious house boats in the world, and get to know the eccentric owners and imaginative architects who created them. Discover amenities and extravagances you never thought you'd see floating on water. These houseboats are the biggest, coolest and most extravagant showplaces afloat.

2pm ET; 9pm PT: High-Flying Homes (Canadian Broadcast Premiere)
Marble showers, massage tables, plasma televisions - now this is flying! Get a first-class ticket to ride with some of today's real high flyers in the world of private jets as they soar through the skies in some of the most extravagant flying machines money can buy. Tour top-of-the-line personalized aircraft and learn about the luxury design and cutting-edge technology that goes into these awesome aircraft.

3pm ET; 10pm PT: Xtreme Building (Canadian Broadcast Premiere)
Go along on a tour of some jaw-dropping homes that are big, bold and even a little bizarre! Featured homes include one of North America’s ultimate winter ski resorts in Canada and a hurricane-proof dome home on the Florida

FOOD NETWORK

Special Presentations:

June 1 at 8pm ET Challenge: Mystery Client Cake Encore Presentation
June 4 at 11pm ET Challenge: Chocolate Landmarks Repeating June 7 at 4pm ET and June 8 at 8pm ET Encore Presentation
June 11 at 11pm ET Challenge: Dr. Seuss Cakes Repeating June 14 at 4pm ET and June 15 at 8pm ET Encore Presentation
June 18 at 11 pm ET Challenge: Super Heroes Repeating June 21 at 4pm ET and June 22 at 8pm ET Encore Presentation
June 27 at 8pm ET Challenge: Great Pie Cook Off Encore Presentation

Premieres:
Sweet Baby James (North American Premiere)
Fridays at 5:30pm ET beginning June 27
Every week UK based celebrity chef James Martin visits places from his culinary past to show the source of his best dessert recipes before returning to his kitchen to cook his favourite sweets, with the help of Will Torrent, his assistant chef.

New Episodes/Seasons:
Top Chef Chicago (Canadian Premiere)
Tuesdays at 10pm ET beginning June 24
The newest crop of 16 rising chefs from across the US take on the windy city of Chicago. The 16 Top Chef: Chicago cheftestants will be skewered down week by week as they compete to out-flavour, out-cook and out-do their competition. The winning chef will receive $100,000 to help open a restaurant, earn the title of "Top Chef," and much more.

Next Food Network Star (Canadian Premiere)
Wednesdays at 10pm ET beginning June 25
Ten new finalists compete for the biggest prize on television: their own Food Network US show. Rachael Ray, Alton Brown, Paula Deen, Giada De Laurentiis and Martha Stewart are among the many stars who help put the finalists to the test. Bobby Flay is back on the selection committee as they decide who will be the Next Food Network Star.

Food Safari (North American Premiere)
Fridays at 9:30pm ET beginning June 27
Maeve O’Meara continues her culinary globetrot across Australia, meeting an array of world class chefs and inspiring home cooks as they take us through their cuisines while making some mouth-watering dishes. Food Safari also takes us behind the secret door to show how some of the more intricate and elaborate foods are made. The new season covers the cuisines of Japan, France, Indonesia, Malta, Pakistan, Croatia, Singapore, Hungary, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Korea and Mauritius.

Returning Series:
Forever Summer (Encore Presentation)
Saturdays at 12pm ET beginning June 28
In the eight-part series Nigella cooks irresistible summery recipes that can be eaten at any time of the year, and ventures out of the kitchen to give picnics, barbecues and beach food a touch of her inimitable culinary style.

HGTV

Special Presentations:
HGTV’s Wedding Event
Sunday, June 29 from 3pm ET – 6pm ET; repeating 8pm PT – 11pm PT
First comes love, then comes marriage but before that comes all the fun of planning the perfect wedding! On Sun., June 29, HGTV presents an afternoon dedicated to brides-and-grooms-to-be, with all-new programming that offers budget saving tips that won’t compromise the wedding of your dreams.

3pm ET; 8pm PT Special: Designer Wedding For Less World Broadcast Premiere
4pm ET; 9pm PT She’s Crafty: Eco Weddings World Broadcast Premiere
4:30pm ET; 9:30pm PT Petal Pushers: The Vow Factor World Broadcast Premiere
5pm ET; 10pm PT Special: Wedding Design on a Dime World Broadcast Premiere


SLICEâ„¢

Stunts:
Slice’s Weddings Stunt
Saturday, June 7 from 1pm to 6pm ET
Love is in the air on Slice Saturday, June 7 from 1pm to 6pm ET. Whether it's a princess or a pauper, see how a bride, no matter what size her budget, will struggle through the planning of her wedding and how the special day turns out.

1pm ET Rich Bride/ Poor Bride: It’s All About Me Encore Presentation
2pm ET Rich Bride/ Poor Bride: Too Many Cooks Encore Presentation
3pm ET Rich Bride/ Poor Bride: It’s Not Easy Being Green Encore Presentation
4pm ET Rich Bride/ Poor Bride: Role Reversal Encore Presentation
5pm ET Rich Bride /Poor Bride: Image is Everything Encore Presentation