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• ONE ON ONE - SIR BEN KINGSLEY - NOV 21 - PART 1Riz Khan meets the Yorkshire-born, Shakespearean actor, Ben Kingsley. Originally named Krishna Bhanji, he has consistently proved his versatility with a wide range of roles.Cast in the iconic role of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi India's legendary Mahatma Gandhi Kingsley brought the character to life in an unforgettable way, earning the Best Actor Academy Award for the multi-Oscar winning movie.
• ONE ON ONE - SIR BEN KINGSLEY - NOV 21 - PART 2Riz Khan meets the Yorkshire-born, Shakespearean actor, Ben Kingsley. Originally named Krishna Bhanji, he has consistently proved his versatility with a wide range of roles.Cast in the iconic role of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi India's legendary Mahatma Gandhi Kingsley brought the character to life in an unforgettable way, earning the Best Actor Academy Award for the multi-Oscar winning movie.
• Madagascan deals fail to reach the poor - 23 Nov 08Mark Ravalomanana, the president of Madagascar, came to power six years ago on the promise that he would cut poverty by 50 per cent by opening the country up to the free market.But most Malagsy still live on less than $1 a day and many of the poor are getting poorer.In the first of three reports, Al Jazeera's Jane Dutton talks to the Malagsy who say the president's business mind is costing them dearly.
• Qatar unveils museum of Islamic art - 22 Nov 08The world's largest collection of Islamic art has gone on display in the Gulf state of Qatar.The $300 million Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, the capital of Qatar, was unveiled on Saturday before Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, the Emir of Qatar, and 1,000 dignitaries from around the world.Al Jazeera's Dorsa Jabbari reports on the spectacular launch.
• Largest display of Islamic Art opens in Qatar - 22 Nov 08The largest collection of Islamic art in the world has gone on display in the Gulf state of Qatar.The country's new $300m Islamic art museum exhibits priceless artefacts covering over a thousand years of Islamic history.Al Jazeera's Nicole Johnston reports.
• People & Power - Roberto Saviano - 22 Nov 08Known as the Salman Rushdie of Italy, Roberto Saviano, the author of the book behind the film 'Gomorra', lives under 24 hour police protection. He came out of hiding to talk to People & Power.
• People & Power - Island of protest - 22 Nov 08The pacific island of Okinawa, situated some 500 miles from the Japanese mainland has a rich unique culture. But a bloody historical legacy has dictated that since 1945 the people of Okinawa have had to share their island with 50,000 US servicemen. Phil Cox investigates the long standing tensions between the two communities.
• Frost Over The World - Mosiuoa Lekota - Nov 21 - Part 1The leader of COPE is former South African defence minister Mosiuoa Lekota and he joins Sir David from Johannesburg. COPE, the new political party set up in South Africa to challenge the ruling African National Congress, has already made an impact. The 'Congress of the People' has been formed by a large number of breakaway ANC officials, dismayed by tribal splits in the ANC and the forced resignation of President Thabo Mbeki. The response of the ANC has been to consider bringing forward next year's general election to March.
• Frost Over The World - Reza Pahlavi - Nov 21 - Part 2Reza Pahlavi was only a teenager in 1979 when the Islamic revolution in Iran ousted his father, the late Shah of Iran. Since then Pahlavi, who now lives in the US, has been a leading advocate of the principles of freedom, democracy and human rights in his homeland. He joins Sir David to talk about his hopes for a fresh policy towards this isolated Islamic state.
• Frost Over The World - Martin Rees and Roger Middleton Nov21Sir David Frost talks to the UK's Astronomer Royal, Martin Rees, about the recent discoveries of exo-planets outside our solar system, and the future of planet Earth.Sir David talks to Roger Middleton from the African Programme at Chatham House about the piracy threat from Somalia.
• Frost Over The World - Stockard Channing - Nov 21 - Part 3Sir David talks to Stockard Channing New York. Currently starring on Broadway in the Rodgers and Hart stage musical 'Pal Joey', Channing is best known for playing the role of Betty Rizzo, the leader of the Pink Ladies, in the 1978 film Grease - one of the most successful musicals of all time, also starring Olivia Newton John and John Travolta.
• Fight for justice for Afghan rape victim- 22 Nov 08Rape victims in Afghanistan can find themselves excluded from their communities or even killed for bringing shame on their family.Al Jazeera's David Chater reports on a case where the family of a teenage girl, who was gang raped, is fighting to bring her attackers to justice.
• Fabulous Picture Show - Hunger - 22 Nov 08 - Part 2The Fabulous Picture Show returns for a new series with a special screening of Hunger, the winner of this year's Camera d'Or in Cannes and a brutal and compelling depiction of the 1981 IRA hunger strike in Belfast's Maze prison.We also look at Kabuli Kid from Afghan director Barmak Akram and look at the family dynasties that control Bollywood.
• Fabulous Picture Show - Hunger - 22 Nov 08 - Part 1The Fabulous Picture Show returns for a new series with a special screening of Hunger, the winner of this year's Camera d'Or in Cannes and a brutal and compelling depiction of the 1981 IRA hunger strike in Belfast's Maze prison.We also look at Kabuli Kid from Afghan director Barmak Akram and look at the family dynasties that control Bollywood.
• Street Food - Osaka - 21 Nov 08 - Part 2A culinary journey through Osaka, Japan's second-largest city and known as "the nation's kitchen"
• Ships leaving Kenyan port at risk from pirates - 22 Nov 08Sailors attacked by Somali pirates normally seek haven in the port of Mombasa, Kenya.Kenya's government says Somali pirates have received more than $150m in ransom over the past year, and this is encouraging the pirates to extend their area of attack.Al Jazeera's Mohammed Adow reports.
• Street Food - Osaka - 21 Nov 08 - Part 1A culinary journey through Osaka, Japan's second-largest city and known as the nations kitchen.
• Rwanda accused of involvement in Congo fighting - 22 Nov 08The Congolese army says that Rwanda is deeply involved in the recent fighting in DR Congo.Al Jazeera's Yvonne Ndege investigates the claim. She meets a prisoner of the Congolese, who say he is a former Rwandan soldier. He is accused of being a spy for his country, and paraded as alleged proof of Rwandas involvement in the recent fighting.
• Lebanon geneticists trace link to Phoenicians - 22 Nov 08In a far reaching project, genetic research is bridging the gap between an ancient seafaring people and their modern day descendents across the Mediterranean.DNA from the Phoenicians is being found all over the region, especially in Lebanon. Nayla Khoury reports.
• Chavez faces rising dissent 21 Nov 08Popular support from the poor helped bring Chavez to power. But as they struggle with violent crime, inflation and high unemployment, many have grown weary of their daily struggles.Al Jazeera's Mariana Sanchez reports.

Funding the White House campaign -- 15 August 2008

The road to the seat of power in the White House is not easy, and certainly not cheap. This year's US presidential race is on track to be the most expensive in history.Al Jazeera's senior Washington correspondent Rob Reynolds discovers there are some unconventional methods being used to finance the campaigns.

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