New shows!

TLC is rolling out new shows this year, including:

• Family Trip, a series that sends families out on the road to relive vacations they took a generation ago (premiering in fourth quarter or early ’07)
• The Messengers, a one-hour series about “spirituality, charity and hope” set to debut in mid- to late summer
• Take Home Chef, a cooking show hosted by Australian chef Curtis Stone, who helps strangers plan elaborate surprise meals for their friends and families
• The Monastery, an unscripted entry that places two groups of people in a pair of secluded monasteries for 40 days. (The latter two shows are expected to bow some time before the end of the year.)

Good times - I'll have to set the DVR.