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| This week on BBC World News... | Week commencing 19th July 2008 |
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| What A Waste | | | | What A Waste is a new series that looks at how the world is going to cope with the growing demand for power and energy. One of the greatest problems is the dependency on the humble automobile, or more specifically, the oil that runs it. But people need their cars to get around. The entire international economy depends on a solid transport base. So since it's clear that the car can't go, the materials that fuel it will have to.
(Duration: 30 minutes) | |  | | | Saturday 26th July at 0100/\ Repeated: Saturday 26th July at 1000; Monday 28th July at 1800[APa]; Tuesday 29th July at 2100 & Wednesday 30th July at 0700
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| Samuel Johnson Prize: The Contenders | | | | The Samuel Johnson Prize is one of the world's most prestigious awards for non-fiction writing. The prize is open to authors of any nationality whose work is published in the UK in English. This programme includes interviews and profiles of the six authors who've made the final of this year's prize. Presented by Kirsty Wark (pictured). (Duration: 50 minutes) | |  | | | Saturday 19th July at 2140 Repeated: Monday 21st July at 0140 | |
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| First Steps | | | | The first years of a child's life are critical to their survival, growth, development and learning potential. To have a fulfilling life, get a decent job and become a responsible member of society depends largely upon the foundation laid during the early years. First Steps looks at how investment in early childhood services and programmes provide real opportunities for breaking out of poverty and the chance to achieve far more than previous generations.
(Duration: 30 minutes) | |  | | | Wednesday 23rd July at 0100 Repeated: Wednesday 23rd July at 1800[APa]; Thursday 24th July at 2100 & Thursday 24th July at 0700
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| An Islamic History Of Europe | | | | Presenter Rageh Omaar (pictured) came to international attention for his moving accounts of the Iraq War. With his special insight, gleaned as a BBC correspondent, and knowledge of the Middle East, Rageh sets off on a revealing journey through Europe's past relationship with Islam.
(Duration: 50 minutes) | |  | | | Saturday 19th July at 1940 Repeated: Sunday 20th July at 1340; Sunday 20th July at 2240 & Monday 21st July at 0640 | |
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| Imagination: Divine Michaelangelo | | | | Five hundred years ago, Michelangelo created three of the art world's greatest icons; including the statue of David and the dome of St. Peter's in Rome. But his path to success was plagued with difficulties. The first in a two-part series traces the troubled origins of his genius, from boyhood beatings from his father, to fights with fellow artists.
(Duration: 50 minutes) | |  | | | Saturday 19th July at 1340 Repeated: Saturday 19th July at 2240; Sunday 20th July at 1240 & Sunday 20th July at 1940
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