Experienced car dealer Mike Brewer is joined by multi-talented mechanics in a monumental motoring mission: to find and restore iconic cars to later sell for a profit at their LA-based shop. In the series, Mike has the challenging job of finding vehicles that have money-making potential. He then hands them over to a mechanic, who tackles everything from bare metal re-sprays to gearbox swaps to bring them back to their former glory.
In an enchanted valley at the foot of the Volcano stands a fairy-tale place where time seems to have stood still. Is this a fable? No, it’s Don Antonio’s kingdom! We’re in the Province of Naples and here, for over 40 years, Don Antonio has been the Master of every ceremony. Couples from all around, or at least those couples who want to do things on a grand scale, dream about his Castle and how it will crown their visions of love. The Master is supported by his large family, led by his son-in-law Matteo and his wife Imma. With them is an army of chefs, waiters and pastry-makers under the command of the faithful maitre d’ Ferdinando who will take us through this series, more festive than ever.
The Is Born collection of Television series produced for the Discovery Channel in the UK, presented by Mark Evans. Each series follows Mark Evans through either the building or restoring of a vehicle
London Ink is a reality show on Discovery Real Time that follows Louis Molloy and three other tattoo artists. Each of the artists brings a different style to London Ink. Louis Molloy, is an expert in parallel and straight lines and other difficult shapes, and has tattooed David Beckham. Dan Gold is an avid graffiti artist in the freehand new wave graffiti style. New Zealand artist Nikole Lowe specializes in Japanese, Tibetan and Indian-themed art. American Phil Kyle brings a new wave old school style with his own twist over to England. The show is a spin-off of Miami Ink and premiered on September 23, 2007. The first series was filmed at London Tattoo, 332 Goswell Rd, Islington, London The shop lives on as a day to day tattoo studio London Tattoo at the Islington location Glamour model Emily Scott appeared in the first episode of London Ink, in which she had a Koi fish tattooed on her right arm by Dan Gold.
A Plane is Born, presented by Mark Evans, is a 15 part series for Discovery Home and Leisure, in which he not only learns to fly but also builds his own two-seater aeroplane. During the course of the series, he tackles everything from the composite control surfaces to the installation of the engine. The series takes the viewer for the first time through the step-by-step process of building a 200 mph kit aircraft, capable of flying from England to the South of France on a single tank of fuel.
Follow presenter Mark Evans as he tackles the restoration of the classiest of classic cars, a 1965 series 1.1 E-Type Jaguar, from farmer's field to concourse condition.
For decades, the VW Beetle has been a source of obsession for its fans. The mechanics come to the aid of Beetle owners to turn their Bugs into spectacular customised rides.
