CNN International Programme Information Weeks 19 & 20
CNN International programming details for weeks 19 and 20 including: World’s Untold Stories, Piers Morgan Tonight, MainSail and The CNN Freedom Project.
World’s Untold Stories: Bridging the Pacific
Saturday 14th May at 1400 and 2100 BST; Sunday 15th May at 1000 BST; Tuesday 17th May at 1130 and 1730 BST; Saturday 28th May at 1400 and 2100 BST; Sunday 29th May at 1000 BST; Tuesday 31th May at 1130 and 1830 BST
Duration: 30 minutes
The latest World’s Untold Stories encompasses a story of forgiveness, healing, closure and respect – spanning half the globe and more than half a century.
During World War II, US Marine Marty Connor (pictured above) found himself on the black sandy beaches of Iwo Jima, fighting the Japanese in one of the world’s most savage battles. He and many others left the island with more than just vivid memories, taking away sentimental “souvenirs” from dead enemy soldiers – diaries, photographs and battle flags. But a chance meeting decades later would inspire Connor to send it all back, and then help others do the same. On the receiving end of Connor’s shipments to Japan is Masataka Shiokawa, whose father was killed at Okinawa. These two men, from two countries once engaged in a bitter war, don’t speak the same language, but they have the same goal: to bring closure, answers, and a connection to relatives of Japan’s war dead, who otherwise might never have known the true fate of their loved ones.
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 interviewed on Piers Morgan Tonight have included Eva Longoria, Whoopi Goldberg, Robert Redford, Donald Trump and Simon Cowell. The in-depth, personality-driven interview programme continues nightly throughout May 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 19th May at 1130 and 1830 BST; Saturday 21th May at 0730, 1600 and 2330 BST; Sunday 22th May at 0430, 0830 and 1930 BST
Duration: 30 minutes
May’s MainSail features two brothers who have established a trackrecord sailing the oceans, making them household names in their home country of France. Loick and Bruno Peyron are rarely seen together in any sailing campaign but this year they have joined forces in a bid to lead a French team to victory in the America’s Cup for the first time. Presenter Shirley Robertson (pictured) takes a unique insight to their lives and current project as she joins them from the boardrooms of Paris to the beaches of Brittany.
Bruno Peyron made his name in the sport when he led the first non-stop sail around the globe in less than 80 days, securing the Jules Verne Trophy for a record breaking lap in 1980. He has since won the award three times. His brother Loick raced across the Atlantic at just 18 years old and has since won world titles including the spectacular ORMA multihulls, the Barcelona World Race and the solo Trans- Atlantic race, ‘The Transat’. MainSail witnesses what could be the Peyron brothers’ greatest challenge yet. While the America’s Cup has traditionally been held in heavy and slow yachts, the next edition will be raced in mutlihulls, faster thean many powerboats, which means there is a better opportunity than ever before for a French team to succeed.
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The CNN Freedom Project: Ending Modern-Day Slavery
Coverage throughout 2011
The Freedom Project continues to expose the horrors of modern-day slavery, highlighting the growing efforts to stop the trade and exploitation of human beings and amplify the voices of the victims. The programmming provides a platform for audiences to dig deeper into the issues and participate in the global discussion and debate around modern-day slavery.
Featuring a diverse range of voices, from celebrity activists to anti-slavery campaigners, CNN’s collaborations include the likes of Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher, Ricky Martin, Emmanuel Jal, Anil Kapoor and Peter Gabriel. CNN’s roster of international correspondents continue to cover key stories live from five continents with a focus on solution-oriented information and analysis, providing powerful and distinct reports of first-hand accounts aiming to educate, motivate and unravel the complicated tangle of criminal enterprises trading in human life.
In the News:
US President Barack Obama’s state visit to the UK begins on 24th May.
The G8 Summit takes place in France on 26th May.