New on
BBC World in September, 2008:
SPECIALS
Stand Up: Muslim American Comics Come of AgeOn: Saturday 6 September 2008 at 10h10
Repeated: Saturday 6 September at 19h10;
Sunday 7 September at 03h10 and 16h10
At a time when people of Middle Eastern origin were advised to lay low, some chose to stand up and crack jokes.
Stand Up: Muslim American Comics Come of Age explores the emergence of five comedians in the wake of 9/11, showing how they use humour to take on stereotypes about Muslims and terrorism.
Secret Life Of The Mona LisaPremiere date: Saturday, 13 September 2008 at 10h10
Repeated: Saturday 13 September at 19h10;
Sunday 14 September at 03h10 and 16h10
What is the secret behind the world's most famous painting? This programme sets out to solve the mystery behind her elusive smile; to find out who she was, what she meant to Leonardo, and why she is smiling.