BBC World's big draw: Michael Moore
for US election show
Indiantelevision.com
Team
(11 October 2004 9:00
pm)
MUMBAI: The BBC's global commercial service BBC World
has roped in filmmaker and author Michaek Moore for one of its US
election shows. The filmmaker's documentary Fahrenheit 9/11
had blasted US president George Bush's handling of the Iraq war.
The
entry of the controversial filmmaker is expected to spice up the debate
showQuestion Time. The show will also feature columnist Richart
Littlejohn and former Bill clinton adviser Sidney Blumenthal.
Other personalities to be part of the channel's election
coverage include former US secretary of state, Madeleine Albright,
philanthropist and financier George Soros and former CIA director
James Woolsey.
On November 2, BBC World will telecast a live six-hour programme
covering the results. The channel will also telecast hourly news
bulletins.
The
entry of the controversial filmmaker is expected to spice up the debate
showQuestion Time. The show will also feature columnist Richart
Littlejohn and former Bill clinton adviser Sidney Blumenthal.