CNN International Programming Highlights – October
This month’s programming highlights on CNN International, including shows such as The Circuit, Living Golf and Inside the Middle East:
The Circuit
Thursday 19th October at 1030 BST / 1130 CET and 1730 BST / 1830 CET
Saturday 21st October at 0730 BST / 0830 CET, 1330 BST / 1430 CET and 2230 BST / 2330 CET
Sunday 22nd October at 1730 BST / 1830 CET
In October’s edition of ‘The Circuit’, the programme returns to Austin for the US Grand Prix.
Host Amanda Davies takes a lap of the track with circuit chairman Bobby Epstein. Davies also catches up with Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo as he samples high school football training and Haas driver Romain Grosjean, who reveals the mental agility required to drive a F1 car.
Living Golf
Thursday 5th October at 1030 BST / 1130 CET and 1730 BST / 1830 CET
Saturday 7th October at 0730 BST / 0830 CET and 2230 BST / 2330 CET
Sunday 8th October at 1730 BST / 1830 CET
Saturday 14th October at 1730 BST / 1830 CET
Sunday 15th October at 0730 BST / 0830 CET and 2230 BST / 2330 CET
In October’s episode of ‘Living Golf’, host Shane O’Donoghue heads to the Evian Championships in France to profile the women’s game.
At the only golf major held in Continental Europe, the programme meets one of the biggest stars on the LPGA Tour, Lexi Thompson. ‘Living Golf’ discovers how the American looks to improve against the tough competition and observes Thompson and her team as they maximize the global earning potential of one of the most marketable players in the game.
O’Donoghue also spends time with golfing legend Annika Sorenstam at the Rolex ANNIKA Major Award in Evian to study ‘Brand Annika’. The 10-time Major champion became the first female player to truly turn herself into a global company – incorporating a foundation, junior tournaments and course design.
Finally, ‘Living Golf’ explores some of the issues facing the women’s game today. From initiatives in place to highlight the tour, to the recent controversial clothing rule that limits what players can and cannot wear, the programme studies where women’s golf is heading in 2018.
Inside the Middle East
Saturday 7th October at 1230 BST / 1330 CET
Sunday 8th October at 0630 BST / 0730 CET and 1930 BST / 2030 CET
Wednesday 11th October at 1030 BST / 1130 CET and 1730 BST / 1830 CET
Saturday 14th October at 0630 BST / 0730 CET and 1930 BST / 2030 CET
Sunday 15th October at 1230 BST / 1330 CET
For many tourists, Morocco is best known for its historic cities, rugged landscape and sumptuous cuisine. But for surfers, it’s fast becoming known for its crashing waves and point breaks.
This month’s ‘Inside the Middle East’ discovers Morocco’s unexpected surf scene. The programme heads to The World Surf League Qualifying Series in Casablanca to follow the young Moroccans making waves on the international surfing circuit. ‘Inside the Middle East’ also accompanies professional surfer Ramzi Boukhiam to Taghazout to explore where his love for surfing began and to discover the locals who are capitalising on increased tourism in the area.
Additionally, the programme meets Morocco’s first professional female surfer Fatima Berrada, who explains how she’s teaching her two daughters to surf and challenge stereotypes.
Mainsail
Thursday 12th October at 1030 BST / 1130 CET and 1730 BST / 1830 CET
Saturday 14th October at 0730 BST / 0830 CET and 2230 BST / 2330 CET
Sunday 15th October at 1730 BST / 1830 CET
Saturday 4th November at 1730 BST / 1830 CET
Sunday 5th November at 0730 BST / 0830 CET and 2230 BST / 2330 CET
The Volvo Ocean Race is regarded by many as the ultimate challenge in world team sailing and now the rules have changed, allowing crews to be made up of both men and women. This year, there will be more female sailors across the water than ever before in the competition’s 43-year history.
In this month’s episode of ‘MainSail’, double Olympic gold medallist Shirley Robertson meets some of the teams preparing for the race and discovers what the recent rule change will mean for women participating in sport in the future.
Winning Post
Saturday 21st October at 1730 BST / 1830 CET
Sunday 22nd October at 0730 BST / 0830 CET and 2230 BST / 2330 CET
Thursday 26th October at 1030 BST / 1130 CET and 1730 BST / 1830 CET
Saturday 28th October at 0730 BST / 0830 CET and 2230 BST 2330 CET
Sunday 29th October at 1630 BST / 1730 CET
It has been said that the Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe is the only horse race that can truly lay claim to the much sought-after title – “The Best in The World”. It’s certainly Europe’s richest, yielding a prize fund of five million Euros, and this year there are two nations in particular, France and Japan, who have their sights set firmly on the crown.
Once again, this iconic event is being held in Chantilly, which proves the perfect temporary home with the Longchamps Racecourse currently undergoing a two-year and 130 billion Euro restructure.
On this month’s edition of ‘Winning Post’, host Aly Vance joins French racing expert Claude Charlet in Paris to see how these developments are progressing and to unravel nearly a century’s worth of history that surrounds the race affectionately known as “The Arc”.
Of the ninety-five winners since its inaugural outing in 1920, 66 of these have been French trained horses, but last year Ireland’s Aidan O’Brien dominated proceedings bringing home not only the win, but second and third places as well. The host nation desperately wants the trophy back on home soil and Vance catches up with renowned French trainer Alain De Royer-Dupre to find out how he plans to make this happen while simultaneously competing with the Japanese as they look for their, so far, elusive race victory.