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  • BBC World News to present second series of The Real

    BBC World News to present second series of The Real

    MUMBAI: In association with InterContinental Hotels and Resorts, BBC World News is launching the second series of a travelogue The Real. A wekly five-part series, the travelogue takes viewers on a tour to find the secret haunts and hidden hot spots of Cairo, Milan, Stockholm, Hanoi and San Francisco.

    With the help of three knowledgeable, well known local personalities, viewers can take a tour which bypasses the well trodden tourist paths.

    On 30 August, the first tour guide Cisco Systems VP global Corporate Development Hilton Romanski will be in San Francisco. He will be joined by jazz singer Paula West and filmmaker Tiffany Shlain. The sites revealed by the trio include a fantastic surf beach, a Pentecostal church and a wave-activated acoustic sculpture.

    In Cairo on 6 September, the guides will be archaeologist Dr Zahi , TV and radio host Ahmed and famous bellydancer Randa Kamel. Dr Hawass will take a tour inside the Bent Pyramid, while El-Esseily will visit a park which used to be a giant rubbish dump. Kamel will drop into her favourite bellydance costume emporium.

    Actress Helena Bergstrom, artist Ernst Billgren and DJ Papa Dee are the guides to the Swedish capital, Stockholm on 13 September. They will disclose favourite haunts including a beautiful spa, an art exhibition housed in a subway station and a record shop.

    Hanoi hotspots will be revealed on 20 September which will include a flower market, as shown by performance artist Dao Anh Khanh, a small village that specialises in weaving silk favoured by interior designer Alan Duong, and a cinematheque café and DVD club frequented by film director and scriptwriter Nguuyen Manh Ha.

    Well connected in the world of Milanese haute couture, Luisa Bezzi will begin the tour of Italy’s fashion capital Milan with a visit to Caffe Cucchi, a favourite with the city’s cultural elite. Next Michele Lupi, editor of Italian GQwill showcase his barber shop, Antica Barberia Colla, which has been offering the closest shave in Milan since 1904. Lastly video game designer Fiodor Tonti will introduce the trendy Navigli area and in particular a little bar that is close to his heart.

  • BBC World News to air special shows on Olympics

    BBC World News to air special shows on Olympics

    MUMBAI: BBC World News is set to screen its special programmes, which are weaved around Beijing Olympics 2008.

    My Games, the new BBC World News programme based on the Olympics, will be broadcast live from 8 August at 6:15pm.

    Presented by BBC’s Adnan Nawaz, the show will feature people from all around the globe talking live on TV, using webcams and will air four times in a weak.

    Nawaz says,“My Games is a great platform to look at the Olympics from every possible angle. It’s an opportunity for me to capture some of the colour and excitement surrounding the Games and share it with the audience, who in turn can communicate their thoughts with BBC World News’ 78 million weekly viewers.”

    Adnan will also report live for BBC World News’ Sport Today and Mishal Husain will be in the Chinese capital from 6 August to present a special daily edition of World News Today.

    Extratime will run a week of special Olympic-related sport interviews and travel programme fast:track will aim at looking at what “non-sport fans can enjoy in the country”.

    In addition, BBC World News will also feature programmes looking at Life in China, which will explore personal stories and social issues.

    The Culture Show, presented by Miranda Sawyer and Tom Dyckhoff, will look at Beijing’s lcontemporary art, design, fashion and music scene.

    China Reporting China, a series of four documentaries investigating different aspects of rural life in the country will also be aired.

  • BBC World News to air second season of The Real Cities from 30 August

    BBC World News to air second season of The Real Cities from 30 August

    MUMBAI:BBC World News will air the second season of the travel programme The Real Cities from 30 August, every Saturday at 8 pm. The channel has renewed its advertising partnership with InterContinental Hotels and Resorts for the same.

    The ad-funded, weekly five-part series will let viewers watch the programme at primetime slots in each overseas market.

    BBC Worldwide EMEA VP –ad sales Carolyn Gibson said, “Ad funded programming offers our clients a customised 360 degree brand solution across TV, online and off-air, which is fully supported by our BBC World News in-house sales team, spanning ad productions through to marketing and PR”.

    InterContinental Hotels and Resorts global brand management SVP Jenifer Zeigler added, “The partnership raises awareness and consideration for our brand as we continue to grow our portfolio of hotels and resorts around the world. The Real Cities appeals to our guests and the programme’s authentic and enriching perspectives bring to life InterContinental’s ‘in the know’ positioning.”

    The new episodes of The Real Cities will showcase Cairo, Milan, Stockholm, Hanoi and San Francisco. With the help of knowledgeable, well known local personalities, the series will reveal to viewers the key spots to visit, often missed in guidebooks.