The World Debate - India: Cherishing Democracy, Sharing Prosperity? recorded during the Incredible India@60 celebrations in New York, The World Debate, as part of BBC World's Why Democracy? season, presents a panel of eminent guest speakers, expertly moderated by the BBC's Tim Sebastian in front of a live audience. On the panel is: Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, deputy chairman, India Planning Commission; Sunil Bharti Mittal, chairman and managing director of the Bharti group; Shabana Azmi, leading Indian actress and social activist; Dr Dipankar Gupta, social anthropologist and author; and Ramachandra Guha, historian and author of India After Gandhi.

(Duration: 50 minutes)

Saturday 13th October at 1010

Repeated: Saturday 13th October at 1510; Saturday 13th October at 2210; Sunday 14th October at 0410;

Sunday 14th October at 1010 & Sunday 14th October at 2010 

HARDtalk is BBC World's highly popular hard-hitting interview programme which puts questions to the people who shape the international agenda. This week, as part of the Why Democracy? season, HARDtalk features a discussion with Shami Chakrabarti, director of Liberty and Professor Amitai Etzioni, an American political philosopher, on the necessity of civil rights to democracy. Also this week elder statesman of the British Labour Party, Lord Healey, talks about the working of social equality.

Why Democracy? - Kazuhiko Yamuichi has no previous political experience when he is selected to fight a crucial council seat for Japan's governing Liberal Democratic Party. Campaign is a documentary that captures the party's ruthlessly efficient campaign operation as it swings into action behind its somewhat bewildered candidate.

BBC World also shows another documentary which looks at an elementary school in central China where eight-year-old children compete for the position of Class Monitor. Please Vote For Me is an eye-popping story of negative campaigning and shameless bribery.

(Duration: 50 minutes)

Campaign: 

Saturday 13th October at 1210

Repeated: Sunday 14th October at 0710 & Sunday 14th October at 1510

Please Vote For Me:

Saturday 13th October at 1710

Repeated: Sunday 14th October at 0310 & Sunday 14th October at 2210

These programmes will not be shown in North America.

Why Democracy? - In Search Of Gandhi retraces the route of the famous Salt March from Ahmedebad to Dandi and explores values, tolerance and equality in present day India. Also as part of the Why Democracy? season, Iron Ladies Of Liberia follows Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, President of Liberia and the first woman ever to be elected head of state in Africa during her first year in power. The scale of her task is enormous as she attempts to turn around a country that has been brought to it its knees by 14 years of bloody civil war.

(Duration: 50 minutes)

In Search Of Gandhi:

Saturday 13th October at 1810

Repeated: Monday 15th October at 0410 

Iron Ladies Of Liberia (This programme will not be shown in North America):

Sunday 14th October at 0010

Repeated: Sunday 14th October at 1210