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MUMBAI:
In the run up to the 2008 US presidential election the BBC will
broadcast a wealth of election news and programming across its international
TV, radio and online news services. At the centre of the election
coverage will be the BBC US08 Election bus. On the bus will be a
multimedia news team travelling across the US looking to find out
what Americans want from their next president, and also what the
rest of the world wants from America.
News
The
BBC will offer news that will provide an international perspective,
including live coverage of the US presidential debates and the election
night results. The US08 Election bus tour will not only provide
multimedia coverage across TV, radio and online, it will also be
multilingual, with 12 separate BBC World Service language teams
joining at different stages of the 38-day, 4,000-mile journey.
BBC.com,
will be gearing up for the election by providing online audiences
with compelling editorial coverage at bbc.com/uselection. Covering
up-to-the-minute election news, the website will include on-site
reporting and photos from the US08 Election bus plus an interactive
and customisable widget, links to a BBC poll tracker, battleground
map, Q&A Presidential Election and issues guide.
TV Programming - BBC World News
Full schedules are available on bbcworldnews.com/schedules
Question
Time
In a special edition Question Time comes from Washington DC, with
a diverse panel debating on the expected outcome of the forthcoming
election.
Sunday 2 November at 0600 IST. Repeated at 1900 IST
HARDtalk
presenter Stephen Sackur will be in the US hosting a week of programmes
dedicated to the election.
Monday 27 October - Thursday 30 October daily at 0800 IST. Repeated
at 0200 IST
BBC
World News America
Presenter Matt Frei and Washington Correspondent Katty Kay will
be reporting from the presidential debates, while veteran newsman
Ted Koppel will provide an insight at key points in the race. In
addition, Matt Frei will be visiting Culpepper, Virginia to take
the political temperature of voters in a typical town in the battleground
state. bbc.com/worldnewsamerica complements and adds value to the
programme's coverage and includes the latest election news, with
films and reports from the BBC's expert team of correspondents.
Visitors can also find other distinctive BBC World News America
content, including Matt Frei's Washington blog.
Monday - Friday at 0430 IST
Radio
Programming - BBC World Service
Full schedules are available on bbcworldservice.com/schedules
BBC
Debate: Talking America
As the US08 Election bus travels across the US, the BBC will join
with partner radio stations, universities, community groups and
individuals to co-host a series of exclusive, thought-provoking
debates.
Los Angeles: broadcast on Wednesday 10 September
Nashville: transmitted live on 5 October
Minneapolis: transmitted live on 1 November
Analysis
News and current affairs programme, Analysis, will talk to pundits
from around the world about the importance of the election and the
result they are expecting.
From Monday 20 October
Outlook
With America facing the real possibility of its first black president,
Outlook finds out what it's like to be African-American in the US
today.
From Monday 27 October
My
Senator, My Vote
The award-winning presenter, Robin Lustig, visits the home states
of John McCain and Barack Obama to get an insight into some of the
issues that will decide the vote.
From Wednesday 17 September
The
Lost Veterans
Andrew Purcell investigates the growing crisis of homelessness among
America's Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans.
From Wednesday 29 October
Out
Of The Ghetto
Fifteen years after their original series became one of the most
acclaimed programmes in American public radio history, Out of the
Ghetto returns to get the views of two Chicago audio diarists.
From Friday 17 October
The
Great Gatsby
An abridged reading of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic story of the
Jazz Age.
From Monday 20 - Friday 24 October.
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