PREVIEW: CNN International Programme Information Weeks 30-31
The Gateway: Heathrow *NEW SERIES*
Thursday 26 July at 0830 BST / 1930 CET and 1745 BST / 1845 CET
Saturday 28 July at 0845 BST / 0945 CET and 2215 BST / 2315 CET
Sunday 29 July at 1745 BST / 1845 CET
Saturday 18 August at 1745 BST / 1845 CET
Sunday 19 August at 0845 BST / 0945 CET and 2215 BST / 2315 CET
Duration: 15 minutes
With 70 million passengers a year, Heathrow – the world’s third busiest airport – is at 99% capacity. Returning to CNN screens, the first edition of ‘The Gateway’ takes a look at how the airport has expanded from a small village airfield to the magnificent – but challenged – five-terminal hub it is today. With excellent access to airside operations, the programme explores how the airport works, learns about a new air traffic control master plan and speaks to BAA’s chief Colin Matthews about his vision for Heathrow. Host Becky Anderson dons a hard hat to inspect the construction site at Terminal 2, which is undergoing a multi-billion dollar refurbishment, and speaks to Mike Davies, designer of the acclaimed Terminal 5.
The programme also looks at the “Heathrow Minute” – the time between planes landing at theUK’s busiest airport. As passengers, we’re familiar with the terminals, immigration, baggage halls and the actual air craft. What we don’t get to see is what happens on the air field or runway – until now. ‘The Gateway’ goes back-stage at Heathrow to meet the airport’s “invisible” workers – including those in charge of plane marshalling, tarmac clearing and the emergency services on stand-by to deal with disasters.
More after the jump.
Inside the Middle East
Tasneem Zabalawi, a female boxer with Jordan’s national team
Wednesday 1 August at 1030 BST / 1130 CET and 1730 BST / 1830 CET
Saturday 4 August at 0530 BST / 0630 CET and 1930 BST / 2030 CET
Sunday 5 August at 1230 BST/ 1330 CET
Saturday 11 August at 1230 BST/ 1330 CET
Sunday 12 August at 0530 BST / 0630 CET and 1930 BST / 2030 CET
Duration: 30 minutes
This month, ‘Inside the Middle East’ aims for Olympic gold, exploring stories of adversity, faith, and triumph in the world of Middle Eastern sports.
In the United Arab Emirates, the programme meets Khadija Mohammed, the first Emirati woman to qualify for the Olympic Games outright. But competing during the holy month of Ramadan – during which Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset – will pose challenges for Mohammed. With both Ramadan and the Games right around the corner, she still hasn’t decided: should she fast, or not?
Also in August, the programme heads to the shores of Oman, a nation pinning its future chances for Olympic glory on one small group of female sailing instructors. Just outside the capital, Muscat, twenty-one women are teaching Omani children how to sail, and helping to revive their country’s rich maritime heritage. These women are also inspiring other women to join the workforce in Oman, a conservative nation where females were not allowed to work outside the home until the mid-1990s.
Finally, in Amman, Jordan, ‘Inside the Middle East’ meets the women of Jordan’s national boxing team, the first female boxers in the region. They might not be heading to the Olympic Games, but Jordan’s female boxers are challenging gender stereotypes in a region where many perceive women as the weaker sex.
Winning Post
Horses and their riders against the African sunrise
Thursday 26 July at 1030 BST / 1130 CET and 1730 BST / 1630 CET
Saturday 28 July at 0830 BST / 0930 CET and 2200 BST / 2300 CET
Sunday 29 July 1730 BST / 1830 CET
Duration: 15 minutes
On this month’s ‘Winning Post’, CNN’s inside track to the world of equestrian, racing insider Francesca Cumani presents the show from South Africa, as the country celebrates its most important horse race – The Durban July. This is the race that all South African jockeys want to win. And all South African jockeys come from just one place: the South African Jockey Academy. Its alumni include Michael Roberts – a former champion jockey in the UK – and Muzi Yeni, one of the few black jockeys making a name for himself in South African racing. It’s a steep learning curve: as Cumani discovers, some of the kids who are accepted at the Academy have never even ridden a horse before.
The programme also hears from jockey Anthony Delpech, the two-time champion jockey in South Africa, and from Michael de Kock, South Africa’s most successful trainer, who has been flying the flag for the Springboks at some of the biggest races around the world. Having trained winners in Dubai, Hong Kong and the UK, de Kock also oversees a formidable breeding operation. He shares his secrets about how to win his country’s most important race.
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Leading Women
Owner of Vosges Haut-Chocolat, Katrina Markoff
Wednesday 25 July at 1030 BST / 1130 CET and 1730 BST / 1830 CET
Saturday 28 July at 0530 BST / 0630 CET and 1930 BST / 2030 CET
Sunday 29 July at 1230 BST / 1330 CET
Saturday 18 August at 1230 BST / 1330 CET
Sunday 19 August at 0530 BST / 0630 CET and 1930 BST / 2030 CET
Duration: 15 minutes
Profiling some of the most influential women from across the globe, each month ‘Leading Women’ meets remarkable professionals from a variety of fields, including business, the arts, sport and culture.
In July, Leading Women profiles two truly dynamic women – Ester Levanon, CEO of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) and Katrina Markoff (pictured), founder of Vosges Haut-Chocolat. Levanon spent years with the Israeli security service and today is one of only a handful of women in the world to lead a stock exchange. Under Levanon’s lead, the TASE stepped out of the emerging market and into the developed market index, and now has more than 600 companies listed. Leading Women catches up with Levanon in Tel Aviv and New York.
The programme also heads to Chicago, where Katrina Markoff has turned her love for chocolate into a booming business. She launched Vosges Haut-Chocolat in 1998 and today, her gourmet chocolate is sold in two thousand stores worldwide. The exotic flavors she mixes into her chocolate include wasabi, peppercorns and bacon.
Living Golf
Host Shane O’Donoghue with Martin Kaymer
Thursday 02 August at 1030 BST / 1130 CET and 1730 BST / 1830 CET
Saturday 04 August at 0830 BST / 0930 CET and 2200 BST / 2300 CET
Sunday 05 August at 1730 BST / 1830 CET
Saturday 11 August at 1730 BST / 1830 CET
Sunday 12 August at 0830 BST / 0930 CET and 2200 BST / 2300 CET
Duration: 30 minutes
This month’s ‘Living Golf’ travels to Nigeria, to look at an unprecedented level of golf development in the country, and to examine whether the rise in golf course development is being matched by increased efforts to develop Nigerian star players. Host Shane O’Donoghue asks the question: can Nigeria really become a leading African golfing nation?
The programme also meets the American Ryder Cup Captain and PGA Champion, Davis Love, ahead of this year’s fourth Major atKiawahIsland. Love talks about his life, his career…and taking on Europe in golf’s biggest clash.
And in this month’s ‘Hotshots’ segment, World Number 4 Martin Kaymer (pictured) demonstrates how to achieve rhythmic, consistent iron play, time and time again.