PREVIEW: CNN International Programme Information Weeks 7 – 8
Road to Rio: A Green City Journey
This month, ‘Road to Rio’ stops off in the world’s second most populated country, India. Hosts Mallika Kapur (pictured), Sara Sidner and Nick Glass meet in the capital city of Delhi to explore how carbon cuts are being made.
Using environmentally-friendly modes of transport, ‘Road to Rio’ takes on the Green City Challenge, learning the best in green initiatives in a city heaving with vehicle and pedestrian traffic.
Filming around Delhi on a solar-powered rickshaw, the team explores the cuts being made in transport – nearly the whole public system is run on natural gas (CNG) and the Metro system is expanding to take 17 million cars off the road reducing emissions by 160 millions tonnes.
Also in the show, Sidner visits a local orphanage where organic waste from the local market is powering up the locals’ stoves, providing one solution to Delhi’s problem of 9,000 tonnes of waste daily.
Glass goes to visit Chamong Tea Estate where tea pickers are exploiting renewable hydroelectric power to help run their business, and Kapur heads to Jaipur to see how a textile factory is turning to the power of the sun to weave more and burn less.
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Thursday 16 February at 1030 GMT / 1130 CET and 1730 GMT / 1830 CET Saturday 18 February at 0830 GMT / 0930 CET and 2200 GMT / 2300 CET Sunday 19 February at 1730 GMT / 1830 CET Saturday 25 February at 1730 GMT / 1830 CET Sunday 26 February at 0830 GMT / 0930 CET / 2200 GMT / 2300 CET Duration: 30 minutes
February’s ‘Aiming For Gold’ comes from the O2 Arena in London, where some of the world’s most skilled gymnasts are battling it out for their spot in this year’s Olympics at the Gymnastics Test Event.
The programme meets world-renowned gymnast Nadia Comenaci, whose career saw her claim two gold medals in the 1980 Summer Olympics and become the first female gymnast to be awarded the top score of 10 in an Olympic event.
The show also catches up with one of the world’s fastest athletes, Tyson Gay (pictured), as he flies into London for a photo shoot. The track and field sprinter reveals how he is preparing for what he hopes will be one of the most significant years in his career.
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Thursday 23 February at 1030 GMT / 1130 CET and 1730 GMT / 1830 CET Saturday 25 February at 0830 GMT / 0930 CET and 2200 GMT / 2300 CET Sunday 26 February at 1730 GMT / 1830 CET Saturday 24 March at 1730 GMT / 1830 CET, Sunday 25 March at 0830 GMT / 0930 CET and 2200 GMT / 2300 CET Duration: 30 minutes
February’s ‘Open Court’ comes from Chennai, with a special report on India’s tennis greats. Doubles specialist and decorated doubles grand slam champion Leander Paes (pictured above, left) hosts the programme and profiles the stars of the day, as well as taking viewers back to the roots of Indian tennis.
The programme looks at Paes’ own career and his rise to the top of the doubles world. After recently winning the 2012 Australian Open doubles title, he’s showing no signs of slowing down.
CNN correspondent Mallika Kapur catches up with Sania Mirza in Mumbai. Mirza is the most successful woman in India’s tennis history and one of the most “Googled” people in the world. The show discovers what it’s like being a Muslim in the world of tennis and playing on the WTA tour.
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Piers Morgan Tonight
Monday to Friday at 2000 GMT / 2100 CET
Full air times: 0200 GMT / 0300 CET (SIMULCAST WITH CNN US), 1200 GMT / 1300 CET and 2000 GMT / 2100 CET
Duration: 1 hour
Piers Morgan’s nightly interview show has recently seen guests as varied as Rick Santorum, Jerry Springer, Charlize Theron, Seal, Alex Baldwin, Jill Biden, Sean Penn, Jimmy Carter and Ed Burns.
The in-depth, personality-driven programme continues throughout February as Piers’ inimitable style uncovers fascinating details about his newsmaker guests.