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  • Discovery Channel premieres ‘Warrior Women’

    Discovery Channel premieres ‘Warrior Women’

    Discovery Channel will premier a new series Warrior Women on 10 November at 10 pm.

    The first episode presents a woman succeeded in the art of war as Grace O'Malley, one of the greatest clan leaders and warriors of the 16th Century.

    The programme employed the latest digital and cinematic technology, and traces the unique life of the pirate queen. A mother, a lover and a gambler; Grace O’ Malley laid claim to her father’s empire and went on to lead over 200 hardened warriors into battle to take on Queen Elizabeth I and the British empire.

    The programme features interviews with biographers and weapons’ experts and also a first hand account of the amazing life of the pirate queen.

    The show is hosted by Lucy Lawless Xena: The Warrior Princess.

  • Discovery to focus on ‘Warrior Women’ next year

    Discovery to focus on ‘Warrior Women’ next year

    MUMBAI: Women who take the battlefield like their male counterparts! That is the subject of the five part series Warrior Women that Discovery India recently acquired from October Films at Mipcom.

    The show will air next year..

     
    The one hour films tell the stories of women in war. The programme is narrated by Lucy Lawless who viewers will remember from Xena Warrior Princess..

    One episode examines the myth of a real warrior woman 16th Century pirate sea queen Grainne Mhaol. Another figure that will be featured is Joan of Arc.

    The show will have the sort of “re-enactment” that involves men falling off horses and girls wading barefoot through surf. It has been filmed in several countries including Europe, China, Ireland, Mexico and UK.