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.