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From the fastest fighter jets to the baddest bikes, The Greatest Ever debates them all

August 18, 2005

Toronto, August 18, 2005 : What is the top fighter jet of all time? The greatest tank? The best sports car? The Greatest Ever, a “Top 10” celebration of human achievements, is a fast-paced, informative and irreverent look at the marvels of modern technology. Launching Thurs., Sept. 15 at 8 p.m. ET/9 p.m. PT on Discovery Channel Canada, each episode of The Greatest Ever features handpicked advocates who spark the debate and defend their favorites. Does your top pick make the list?

The Greatest Ever features fascinating facts, definitive lists, famous faces and some surprising conclusions – but how does your favourite measure up? As high-profile advocates debate and defend their top picks, The Greatest Ever team puts the top contenders through the paces, testing out their claims and then debate the virtues and failings of each awesome machine. Tune in and witness the Y2K superbike racing a jet, putting the pedal to the metal in a Ferrari Enzo, and rock star Bruce Dickinson taking a tank out for a muddy ride.

On Sept.15, the series kicks off with The Greatest Ever “Motorcycles,” a look at the bikes that push the boundaries of speed, performance and style. Watch as actor Charley Boorman (OLN’s Long Way Round and feature films Excalibur, Deliverance) attempts to destroy an indestructible motorcycle by filling its tank with used cooking oil and tossing it off a four-storey building.

Other episodes this season include:

The Greatest Ever “Sports Cars”
Sept. 22, 2005 at 8 p.m. ET/9 p.m. PT
The Greatest Ever looks at the Top 10 sports cars of all time. The team puts their picks through the paces – even shutting down a major America highway to put the pedal to the metal in a Ferrari Enzo. The eclectic panel debates and argues the virtues and failings of each fantastic sports car until one hot ride is singled out as the Greatest Ever sports car, the one that epitomizes the thrill of the ride.

The Greatest Ever “Tanks”
Sept. 29, 2005, at 8 p.m. ET/9 p.m. PT
This episode looks at the Top 10 tanks of all time, the ones that go to the edge of armored experience and push the metal to the limit. The Greatest Ever team races a tank with a Volvo over 400 metres of rugged winter terrain and lets a rock star take a tank for a muddy ride. The panel argues over each powerful armored vehicle – but which tank rolls over the rest for top billing?

The Greatest Ever “Fighter Planes”
Oct. 6, at 8 p.m. ET/9 p.m. PT
The Greatest Ever takes to the skies to evaluate the Top 10 fighter planes of all time, planes that combine fire power, maneuverability, historical significance, sheer aesthetics and special design features. The team reunites Second World War aces with their treasured classics and lets seasoned pilots soar in their cutting-edge technological masterpieces. We also relive aerial kills with fighter aces from Second World War through to the latest Gulf War veterans.

The Greatest Ever “Helicopters”
Oct. 13, at 8 p.m. ET/9 p.m. PT
The Greatest Ever returns to the sky to examine the Top 10 helicopters of all time. The team turns the fastest helicopter upside down, delivers a glass of champagne from high in the sky and discovers just how deadly these machines can be.

André Barro is the Cineflix Executive producer for The Greatest Ever. Simon Howley is the series producer. The Greatest Ever is a Cineflix and IWC Media Presentation. Produced with the participation of The Canadian Film Or Video Tax Credit, The Quebec Film And Television Tax Credit Administered By SODEC and the Government of Ontario – The Ontario Film & Television Tax Credit. Produced in Association with Discovery Channel Canada, Discovery Networks Europe and Five. The Greatest Ever is a Canada-United Kingdom co-production, produced by Cineflix and NextFilm.

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