My Games, the new BBC World News programme based on the Olympics, will broadcast live from 8 August at 1815 IST. This unique show encourages viewers from all over the world to share their enthusiasm and passion for the Olympics in a quirky and interactive manner.

Presented live from Beijing four times a week by the BBC’s Adnan Nawaz, each programme will feature people from all around the globe talking live on TV using webcams. BBC World News viewers will also be able to share their thoughts, videos and pictures via email and other interactive features.

My Games presenter Adnan Nawaz says: “This is the first time I’ve ever been in a host city while the Olympics is taking place, and Beijing looks like it’s going to be a pretty good place to start. 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.”

The programme is supported by the BBC’s dedicated Olympics website - bbc.com/Olympics - where viewers can blog their views and keep up-to-date with the latest stories and sports results.

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 be looking at what non-sport fans can enjoy in the country.

In addition, BBC World News will feature programmes looking at life in China, exploring personal stories as well as wider social issues. The Culture Show, presented by Miranda Sawyer and Tom Dyckhoff, will look at Beijing’s lively and thriving contemporary art, design, fashion and music scene. While China Reporting China is a series of four documentaries investigating different aspects of rural life in the country.

Programme times

My Games:

Fridays 8th and 15th August at 1815 and 1910 IST & 22nd August at 1910 and 1915;

Saturdays 9th, 16th and 23rd August at 1815 IST;

Monday 11th August at 1815 IST and Monday 18th August at 1915 IST;

Wednesday 13th August at 1815 IST and Wednesday 20th August at 1915 IST

Extra Time: Monday 4th to Thursday 7th August at 2000 IST

Fast:Track: Wednesdays 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th at 2100 IST

The Culture Show: Saturday 9th at 1940 IST and Sunday 10th at 2240 IST

China Reporting China:

Saturday 9th August at 1600 IST;

Monday 11th August 0000 IST

Saturday 16th August 2000 IST and Sunday 17th August 1400 and 2300 IST

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About BBC World News

BBC World News, the BBC's commercially funded international 24-hour news and informationchannel, is owned and operated by BBC World Ltd, a member of the BBC’s commercial group of companies. BBC World Newsattracts 78 million viewers a week, is available in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide, and reaches 283million households and more than 1.5 million hotel rooms.The channel's content isalso availableon 57 cruise ships, 42 airlines, 35mobile phone networks and a number of major online platforms including bbc.com/news. For further information on how to receive BBC World News, download schedules or find out more about the channel, visit bbcworldnews.com

Notes to editors

To view a trail of BBC World News’ Olympic programming please visit http://stream.servstream.com/ViewWeb/BBCWorld/File/Aug08OLYMPICS30REVISED.asx?Media=83020