Discovery’s DAILY PLANET Features Record-Breaking Attempts During “Race To…Be First” Week, Nov. 11 – 15

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TORONTO (October 25, 2013) –DAILY PLANET teams up with the planet’s most daring adventurers and pioneers as Canada’s favourite science show breaks records –Guinness® and otherwise – all-week long during “Race To…Be First” Week, beginning Monday, Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. ET on Discovery. Co-hosts Ziya Tong and Dan Riskin count down the fastest, deepest, biggest, edgiest, coldest, tiniest, and craziest attempts to be first – and make history in the process. 

Canada’s favourite science show, DAILY PLANET looks for some amazing rides and world firsts during “Race To…Be First” Week featuring Ziya Tong and Dan Riskin

Highlights from DAILY PLANET’s “Race To… Be First” Week include:

Edgiest – Sochi Halfpipe Preview

Canada’s Mike Riddle pushes to be the first Olympic gold medalist at the 2014 Winter Games’ edgiest new sport – halfpipe skiing.

Hollywood’s Coolest – Dax Shepard Exclusive

Hollywood heartthrob Dax Shepard (PARENTHOOD) goes full throttle as a race car driver at Lamborghini’s Super Trofeo series.

Fastest – North American Eagle

DAILY PLANET follows a team of engineers as they push to build the fastest car on the planet with dreams to break 500 km/h!

Tiniest – World’s Smallest Car

Austin Coulson wants to be the biggest little thing on four wheels – and fulfill a lifelong dream at the same time! DAILY PLANET goes along for the ride as Coulson puts the world’s smallest street-legal car to its biggest test yet.

Biggest – Giant Motorbike

2014 Guinness World Record ® holder Fabio Reggiani’s giant bike dwarf its predecessors, and this jaw-dropping marvel of engineering is also the first rideable monster bike in the world, with some never-seen-before features revealed.  

Coldest – Kilimanjaro in Shorts

At a height of almost 6,000 meters – where elements go from tropical to arctic, and oxygen is in short supply – Kilimanjaro is the tallest free-standing mountain in the world. DAILY PLANET treks along with seasoned adventurers as they push the boundaries of human nature by climbing this monster in only three days, wearing only shorts.

Craziest – Mean Mower

It cuts the grass at lightning speed, and can reach 100 km/h in under four seconds – oh, and is going for the world land speed record for lawn tractors!

About DAILY PLANET

An international success story, DAILY PLANET is produced by Exploration Production Inc. (EPI), a production house wholly owned by Discovery Canada. The series’ Executive Producer is Kelly McKeown; Senior Producers are Steven Hunt and Agatha Rachpaul; Supervising Producer is Heather Sherman; Managing Producer is Erin Mackie; and Director is John Morrison.

About Discovery

The world is just awesome!  With compelling real-life programming that inspires and entertains, Discovery reveals the world in all its wonder, diversity and amazement. Discovery offers a signature mix of adrenaline-charged stories, larger-than-life personalities and vivid imagery for viewers with curious minds. With the best non-fiction programming from Canada and around the world, Discovery captures the excitement of a passion for life – one lived fully and at its most extreme. With exceptional and immersive storytelling, the channel offers in-depth, behind-the-scenes glimpses at the extraordinary people and places that shape our world. Launched in Canada in 1995 and now available in more than eight million Canadian homes, Discovery consistently ranks first among all English-language Canadian specialty networks for overall viewer satisfaction according to the TV Trends and Quality (TVQ) Survey. Discovery is a joint venture between Bell Media, which is owned by BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada’s largest communications company, and Discovery Communications Inc. Find more information and interactive online features at  Discovery.ca.

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