Cannes – BBC Worldwide Channels announced a slate of new lifestyle and adventure titles, acquired for the global audiences of BBC Lifestyle and BBC Knowledge. From the culinary prowess of Jamie Oliver, Gordon Ramsay and Heston Blumenthal, through to the capers of Jack Osbourne and showpiece weddings of four battling brides, the shows will take some of the UK’s best known faces to new audiences in Asia, Africa and Poland and offer inspirational ideas for home and life. From Optomen, BBC Worldwide Channels has acquired popular cookery titles featuring Heston Blumenthal and Gordon Ramsay for the BBC Lifestyle network. In a territory premiere for Africa, Asia and Poland, Blumenthal resumes his journey back in time in Heston’s Feast (series two, 7 x 60′) to find out whether the future of food lies in the gastronomy of our past. In Gordon’s Great Escape, Ramsay leave his hectic professional life behind as he embarks on a pilgrimage for fresh flavours. Series one sees him travel across India before crossing South East Asia in the second series. Ramsay also returns to aid struggling restaurants in series three of Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmare USA, airing pan-territory on BBC Lifestyle from January 2011. For BBC Knowledge in Asia, BBC Worldwide Channels has secured five key titles from Jack Osborne’s adventure strand. The series include Jack Osbourne: Adrenaline Junkie, Jack Osbourne: Adrenaline Junkie – No Fear, and Jack Osbourne: Adrenaline Junkie – The Recruits. Completing the set are Jack Osbourne: Mongol Rally, and Jack Osbourne: No Limits. All five titles come from Target Entertainment and will air across Asia from July 2010.