Discovery Channel's INSIDE THE TWIN TOWERS Reveals Little Known Facts About the September 11 Attacks

Discovery Channel's INSIDE THE TWIN TOWERS Reveals Little Known Facts About the September 11 Attacks

- Program Includes PSAs for 9/11 Memorial Funds -

SILVER SPRING, Md., Aug. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Using a definitive, minute-by- minute timeline of rarely seen and heard events, Discovery Channel brings viewers inside the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, in INSIDE THE TWIN TOWERS, premiering Sunday, September 3, 9-11 PM ET/PT. The tragedy unfolds through the eyes of more than 15 people living through it -- including office workers, emergency personnel, Port Authority engineers and firemen. Personal stories, interviews with survivors and family members, archival footage, CGI and dramatic recreations place viewers inside the confusion, horror and heroic acts that shaped that day.

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"INSIDE THE TWIN TOWERS is a world premiere of the WHAT HAPPENED WHEN program initiative, created to provide perspective about recent historical events," said Jane Root, EVP and GM of Discovery Channel. "WHAT HAPPENED WHEN specials will focus on events in the last thirty years, giving viewers the opportunity to relive the urgency, immediacy and emotional significance of the key stories of our time."

INSIDE THE TWIN TOWERS reveals little known facts and knowledge about the twin towers disaster, including:

* Some people trapped inside didn't realize that the walls around them
were sheet rock, which they could have easily broken through to get
out.

* Stairwells were not continuous throughout the building -- people had to

navigate smoky, destroyed floors to continue their evacuation.

* Security in the lobby of the south tower told people who were
evacuating to go back up to their offices because it was safer there.
(expanded fact sheet available)

The broadcast of INSIDE THE TWIN TOWERS will include public service announcements, urging people to support the World Trade Center Memorial Fund and the Flight 93 National Memorial Fund.

INSIDE THE TWIN TOWERS is produced for Discovery Channel by Dangerous Films. Richard Dale is the executive producer for Dangerous and Bill Howard is executive producer for Discovery Channel.

Discovery Communications, Inc. is the leading global real-world media company. Discovery has grown from its core property, the Discovery Channel, first launched in the United States in 1985, to current global operations in 170 countries and territories with nearly 1.4 billion cumulative subscribers. DCI's over 100 networks of distinctive programming represent 27 network entertainment brands including TLC, Animal Planet, Travel Channel, Discovery Health Channel, Discovery Kids, Discovery Times Channel, The Science Channel, Military Channel, Discovery Home Channel, Discovery en Espanol, Discovery Kids en Espanol, Discovery HD Theater, FitTV, Discovery Travel & Living (Viajar y Vivir), Discovery Home & Health and Discovery Real Time. DCI's other properties consist of Discovery Education and Discovery Commerce, which operates more than 100 Discovery Channel Stores in the U.S. DCI also distributes BBC America in the United States. DCI's ownership consists of four shareholders: Discovery Holding Company (NASDAQ:DISCA)(NASDAQ:DISCB), Cox Communications, Inc., Advance/Newhouse Communications and John S. Hendricks, the Company's Founder and Chairman.

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CONTACT: Kate Hawken, +1-240-662-2947, kate_hawken@discovery.com, or
Andrew Scafetta, +1-240-662-5519, andrew_scafetta@discovery.com, both of
Discovery Channel

Web site: http://www.discovery.com/

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