CNN International Programme Information Weeks 29 & 30
CNN International programming details for Weeks 29 and 30 including: Going Green, Piers Morgan Tonight, MainSail and Winning Post: Glorious Goodwood.
Going Green Week
Extreme Science with Philippe Cousteau
Saturday 16th July at 1400 and 2100 BST; Sunday 17th July at 0100 and 1000 BST; Saturday 30th July at 1400 and 2100 BST, Sunday 31st July at 0100 and 1000 BST
Duration: 1 hour
Green Pioneers Special
Saturday 23rd July at 1400 and 2100 BST; Sunday 24th July at 1000 BST; Tuesday, 26th July at 1130 and 1830 BST
Duration: 30 minutes
Going Green
CNN’s environmental series Going Green returns in July with a week of special programming including ‘Extreme Science’, a one-hour documentary hosted by special correspondent, environmentalist and explorer Philippe Cousteau, taking viewers to one of the coldest places on earth, the Arctic, where scientists are studying the effects of global warming. The programme documents the research conducted at Catlin Ice Base, as the team tests the salinity levels of the water, acidification, to breaking through the ice. Viewers also witness how the scientists try to maintain the plane runway, prepare in the event of being attacked by a polarbear and attempt to operate in freezing temperatures, regularly – 40 degrees centigrade.
Going Green throughout the week presents a series of reports looking at developing technologies and issues affecting our world. The series culminates with ‘Green Pioneers’, a half-hour special programme which profiles the people who are working at the front lines to make a difference to tackle today’s environmental challenges.
Piers Morgan Tonight
Daily at 2000 BST
Full air times: 0200 (LIVE SIMULCAST WITH CNN US), 1200 and 2000 BST
Duration: 1 hour
Recent international names featured on Piers Morgan Tonight have included Christy Turlington, Wanda Sykes, Jerry Springer, Gordon Brown, and Paris Hilton. The in-depth, personality-driven interview programme continues nightly throughout July as Piers’ inimitable style uncovers the most fascinating details about his newsmaker guests, unearthing hidden stories which surprise, challenge and delight an audience in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.
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MainSail
Thursday 16th July at 1130 and 1830 BST; Saturday 18th July at 0730 and 1600, 2330 BST; Sunday 19th July at 0430, 0830 and 1930 BST
Duration: 30 minutes
MainSail in July comes from Cowes, one of the most extraordinary yacht races in the sailing world, where almost 2,000 yachts race around the Isle of Wight on the 80th anniversary of the event. On the water will be £1 million race yachts with professional crews and cruising yachts with families competing in their first ever race – no competition attracts a more diverse entry than this one!
Presenter Shirley Robertson checks out the latest edition to the 2011 race – a sailing machine that can fly, lift out of the water on hydro foils and reach speeds that no other sailing machine can match. She will also be on board Hydroptere, the boat that set a new sailing world speed record with the French crew determined on shattering the record time for the race, bringing a unique perspective on this special day in the sailing calendar.
Winning Post: Glorious Goodwood
Coverage throughout the week: Tuesday 26th July – Saturday 30th July
This July CNN’s Robin Oakley brings viewers five days of special coverage from the world renowned annual horse racing event, Glorious Goodwood. With an inside look ahead of the races and comment from the game’s top trainers, jockeys and owners, coverage of the event is extensive. Known for its chic and incredibly stylish atmosphere, CNN at Goodwood goes behind-the-scenes as a range of celebrities, horse racing enthusiasts and fashion icons gather at the Sussex Downs to show off their latest trends.
One of the most beautiful race courses in the world, Glorious Goodwood includes the unusually complex “Stewards’ Cup Course” which entails a straight six furlongs, beginning uphill for the first furlong and heads mostly downhill thereafter. As host to one of the significant highlights in the British racing calendar, Glorious Goodwood is also the most important Group 1 race meeting to be held internationally and CNN is at the heart of the action.