GREAT CEMETERIES OF THE WORLD EXPLORES LEGENDARY RESTING PLACES OF FAMOUS AUTHORS, ARTISTS, SCIENTISTS & BUSINESS TYCOONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

New 26 Episode Biography/Travel Series Premieres on
Tuesday, May 7 at 7:30pm ET on PRIME

April 29, 2002 —(Regina, SK) From Pere La Chaise to the Pyramids, humankind has been as creative in housing the dead as they have the living. It is this fascination with the tombstone, vault and burial plot, and our never-ending curiosity about its inhabitants that intrigues every visitor to a cemetery.

The new travel series Great Cemeteries of the World explores the residents, history, architecture and mystique of the most renowned cemeteries of the world. Produced by Minds Eye Entertainment in association with Souleado Entertainment, the 26-episode series premieres on Tuesday, May 7 at 7:30pm ET on Prime. The series continues to broadcast on Mystery at 5pm on Sundays.

“People around the world are fascinated with cemeteries and the legends within them,” says producer Josh Miller. “They have appealed to tourists for their aesthetic beauty, historical merit and especially for their intriguing inhabitants.”

Great Cemeteries of the World will explore each legendary cemetery’s origin and history and will reveal the stories of its most fascinating inhabitants. The series will reveal little-known biographical information and will explore the contributions made by some of the world’s most famous authors, composers, actors, business tycoons, political leaders, inventors and scientists.

Over the course of 26 episodes, Great Cemeteries of the World will visit the grave sites of: the pioneering stage actress Sarah Bernhardt and witty author Oscar Wilde in the legendary Pere La Chaise Cemetery in Paris; celebrated composer Glenn Gould and Nobel Prize winning scientist Sir Frederick Banting in Toronto’s Mount Pleasant Cemetery; ruthless political strategist Niccolo Machiavelli and scientist Galileo in Italy’s Santa Croce Cemetery; politicians John F. and Robert Kennedy in Arlington National Cemetery; enlightened leader Czar Peter the Great and composer Peter Tchiakovsky in Peter and Paul Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia and many more

Established in 1986, Minds Eye Entertainment is a fully integrated production, post-production and distribution entity with offices in Canada and the U.S. As Western Canada's largest independent film and television production company, Minds Eye Entertainment has been instrumental in contributing to the country's thriving motion picture industry. Its award-winning feature films, television series and documentaries have been seen in more than 100 countries and 450 million households worldwide. The Company website is www.mindseyepictures.com.

Souleado Entertainment is an Alberta independent production company. Established in 1998, Souleado produces high quality, intelligent television programming. President Connie Edwards has over 20 years experience in the film and television industry. Her commitment to high standards and her unfailing attention to details have earned Souleado a reputation for excellence.

CanWest Global Communications Corp. (NYSE: CWG; TSE: CGS.S and CGS.A; www.canwestglobal.com) is an international media company. CanWest, Canada’s largest publisher of daily newspapers owns, operates and/or holds substantial interests in newspapers, conventional television, out-of-home advertising, specialty cable channels, and radio networks in Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland and the United Kingdom. The Company’s program production and distribution division and interactive media division operate in several countries throughout the world.

Great Cemeteries of the World is distributed worldwide by Minds Eye International.

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