Kevin,
I don't know about other countries, but 'A Plane Is Born' seems to have been on at least one satellite channel every month for the last couple of years in the UK.
Mark Evans is a vet who is also on TV here doing various things with animals, as well as having a series building a kit car and another one restoring an E-type Jaguar.
There's a somewhat out-of-date website for A Plane Is Born at
www.aplaneisborn.com
Have a search about in the Rotorheads forum from a few months ago for discussions on the Chopper series.