New on
BBC World in July, 2008:
Asian Business Leaders
Premiere date: Friday 11 July, 2008 at 05h30
Repeats: 10h30, 16h30 and 22h30 and Saturday 12th July at 00h30.
A new series, Asian Business Leaders profiles leading Asian entrepreneurs and their achievements in business. Showcasing the diversity of their achievements and how they meet their challenges, the series gets up close and personal, getting to know each entrepreneur and what drives them.
TVSA's Asian Business Leaders Mini-Site.
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An Islamic History Of Europe
Premiere date: Saturday 12 July, 2008 at 16h10.
Repeats: Sunday 13 July at 10h10 and 19h10; and Monday 14 July at 03h10.
To many, East and West appear set on an inevitable collision course, with Christianity, Judaism and Islam locked in permanent confrontation. On this revealing journey through Europe, presenter Rageh Omaar proves that this is not how it has always been.
Beginning in southern Spain, where Muslims first entered the Iberian Peninsula in 711, Rageh's Islamic journey is a vivid evocation of what has been described as a golden age; a time when Muslims shared knowledge derived in the East and developed in the West with Jews and Christians.
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First Steps
Premiere date: Tuesday, 15 July 2008 at 21h30
Repeats: Wednesdays at 14h30; Thursdays at 17h30; Fridays at 03h30.
The first years of a child's life are critical. Pre-school education is playing an increasingly important role in preparing youngsters, not just for formal schooling, but a lifetime of learning.
First Steps visits Brazil, Uganda, Moldova and the Philippines to look at education schemes set up to help thousands of children, often from very poor families. These schemes are getting more and more sophisticated and they give children a real opportunity of breaking out of the poverty trap.
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Imagination: The Divine Michelangelo
Premiere date: Saturday, 19 July 2008 at 10h10.
Repeats: Saturday 19 July at 19h10; Sunday 20 July at 03h10 and 16h10
Five hundred years ago Michelangelo created three of the worlds greatest artistic icons: the statue of David, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and the dome of St Peter's in Rome.
The Divine Michelangelo traces the artist's development from angry young man to the pride of Rome. Was Michelangelo the poverty-stricken, tortured, lonely outsider that many of us believe or a cunning spin-doctor who skilfully moulded his own image?
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What A Waste!
Premiere date: Friday, 25 July 2008 at 21h30
Repeats: Friday at 21h30; Saturday 26 July at 06h30; Monday 28 July at 14h30; Tuesday 29 July at 17h30 and Wednesday 30 July at 03h30.
What A Waste! looks at how the world is going to cope as the demand for power and energy grows. The series travels to China, the US, South America and Europe in search of the best energy saving strategies and speaks to the world's environmental experts. What is the greenest car? How can we build energy efficient homes and offices? And how can we effectively harness the power of the sun and wind? What A Waste! looks for the answers.
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