Preview 2012: CNN International Programme Information Weeks 1 & 2
Inside the Middle East
Wednesday 04 January at 1030 GMT / 1130 CET and 1730 GMT / 1830 CET Saturday 07 January at 0530 GMT / 0630 CET and 1930 GMT / 2030 CET Sunday 08 January at 1230 GMT / 1330 CET Saturday 14 January at 1230 GMT / 1330 CET Sunday 15 January at 0530 GMT / 0630 CET and 1930 GMT / 2030 CET Duration: 30 minutes
January’s Inside the Middle East comes from Abu Dhabi as the UAE marks its fifth decade as a state. Host Rima Maktabi looks at Abu Dhabi’s history, from Emirati traditions such as the art of falconry to modern achievements including the opening of ‘Ferrari Wold’, which boasts the world’s fastest rollercoaster. At the ‘Eye on Earth’ summit Inside the Middle East meets environmental advocate and CNN special contributor Philippe Cousteau as he talks to children about green awareness. The programme also sees how the ‘Abu Dhabi Science Festival’ is part of the nation’s long-term vision to invest in its human resources.
Visiting Zayed University, Maktabi interviews Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, minister of higher education and president of the university. And in the Campus Forum segment of the programme, Inside the Middle East speaks to the students about the future of their generation and their nation.
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Thursday 05 January at 1030 GMT / 1130 CET and 1730 GMT / 1830 CET Saturday 07 January at 0830 GMT / 0930 CET and 2200 GMT / 2300 CET Sunday 08 January at 1730 GMT / 1830 CET Saturday 14 January at 1730 GMT / 1830 CET Sunday 15 January at 0830 GMT / 0930 CET and 2200 GMT / 2300 CET Duration: 30 minutes
In January, Living Golf travels to South and North Africa. Beginning in South Africa’s Cape, host Shane O’Donoghue spends time with three-times Major winner Ernie Els as he enjoys a break in his homeland. Els also tells O’Donoghue what he does away from the course as they visit his Foundation at Fancourt, which takes talented young players, often from poorer backgrounds, and coaches them in both golf and life-skills.
Living Golf also visits North Africa to see how the game is developing in Morocco. The programme examines why investment from the Middle East and Morocco itself is fuelling the building of new courses and looks at how Marrakech is finding the large amount of water needed to keep the city irrigated. Plus, world number four, Martin Kaymer, provides the latest in his series of tips on playing the sport.
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MainSail
Thursday 12 January at 1030 GMT / 1130 CET and 1730 GMT / 1830 CET Saturday 14 January at 0830 GMT / 0930 CET, 2200 GMT / 2300 CET Sunday 15 January at 1730 GMT / 1830 CET Duration: 30 minutes
ISAF World Sailing Championships and the Rolex Sydney-Hobart
As the programme sails into the new year, MainSail host Shirley Robertson is in Perth,Western Australia, for the World Championships of all ten of the Olympic classes, where over 600 entries from 63 nations will be competing. Robertson, herself a double Olympic medallist, will be out on the water and sharing her insight of the Olympic scene – selecting her top three nations to watch at London 2012.
Just two weeks after the Championships finish, Australia is again the centre of the sailing world as the ‘Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race’ attracts first-class competition. Mainsail will also bring a special report from the race, as Robertson interviews a sailor who has made his name in the Olympic world but now has a career as a professional ocean racer.