In 24 Hours
| In 24 Hours | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Travel |
| Presented by | James Williams |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 17 |
| Production | |
| Production location | Varies |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | 30 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Production company | CNN Vision[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | CNN International |
| Release | December 9, 2015 – August 1, 2017 |
In 24 Hours is a monthly travel television program on CNN International hosted by James Williams.
The program premiered on 9 December 2015[2] and follows Williams spending a full day and night in a different city each episode, exploring culture, sights and unique experiences, focusing on the premium travel market.[3][4] In many episodes, local celebrities are featured including Andrew Lloyd Webber and Anthony Bourdain.[5][6]
Williams was a producer[7] and occasional presenter on long running CNN travel program CNN Business Traveller before being given his own show.[4][8]
The first and second seasons of the program are sponsored by Qatar Airways.[2][9] The program returned for a second season on September 7, 2016.[10]
Episodes
[edit]| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 5 | December 9, 2015 | April 6, 2016 | |
| 2 | 12 | 7 September 2016 | August 2, 2017 | |
Season 1
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Destination | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | New York City, United States | December 9, 2015 | |
| James finds out what chef Anthony Bourdain's favourite places are, a flyover of Manhattan in a Blade helicopter, explores the secrets of Grand Central Station and visits the world's most expensive penthouse.[11][12] | ||||
| 2 | 2 | Hong Kong | January 6, 2016 | |
| James gets a martial arts lesson, visits the family of acclaimed tailor Ascot Chang and goes paragliding. Jimmy Choo reveals his favourite things about Hong Kong.[13] | ||||
| 3 | 3 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | February 3, 2016 | |
| James takes a helicopter ride to the Puesto Viejo polo club and learns the sport from Santiago de Astrada, goes wine tasting and gets a close shave from the most sought-after barber in the city.[14] | ||||
| 4 | 4 | Sydney, Australia | March 2, 2016 | |
| In his home town[4] James goes sailing with 2015 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race winner Paul Clitheroe, visits animals at the Symbio Wildlife Park, takes a surf lesson from Stephanie Gilmore and has dinner beside the Sydney Opera House.[15] | ||||
| 5 | 5 | Milan, Italy | April 6, 2016 | |
| James takes a Ferrari 488 for a spin at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza circuit, chats to Giorgio Armani at Milan Fashion Week and searches for truffles.[16][17] | ||||
Season 2
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Destination | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | Los Angeles, United States | September 7, 2016 | |
| James takes a yoga class at the Four Seasons in Beverley Hills, discovers Moon Juice in the Silver Lake neighbourhood, takes a tour of the Warner Bros studio lot and gets a rare invite to the Academy of Magical Arts.[18] | ||||
| 7 | 2 | London, UK | October 5, 2016 | |
| James takes to the All England Tennis Club with Pat Cash, has lunch with chef Jamie Oliver, heads to Old Bond Street for some shopping and takes a helicopter ride over the unique London skyline.[19] | ||||
| 8 | 3 | Shanghai, China | November 2, 2016 | |
| James begins his day in Shanghai on the Jin Mao Tower Skywalk. | ||||
| 9 | 4 | Atlanta, United States | December 7, 2016 | |
| James has a Southern breakfast with Hines Ward, visits the Centre for Civil and Human Rights, visits a film set of The Walking Dead and visits the Stankonia Studios.[20] | ||||
| 10 | 5 | Marrakech, Morocco | January 4, 2017 | |
| James takes a hot air balloon ride over the city.[21] | ||||
| 11 | 6 | Cape Town, South Africa | February 1, 2017 | |
| James takes a scenic look at sights and views in the city.[22] | ||||
| 12 | 7 | Auckland, New Zealand | March 1, 2017 | |
| James visits the city of sails and takes in the cuisine and culture of New Zealand as well as bungee jumping off the Auckland Harbour Bridge.[23] | ||||
| 13 | 8 | Barcelona, Spain | April 5, 2017 | |
| 14 | 9 | Montreal, Canada | May 3, 2017 | |
| 15 | 10 | Bangkok, Thailand[24] | June 7, 2017 | |
| 16 | 11 | Dublin, Ireland | July 5, 2017 | |
| 17 | 12 | Miami, United States[25] | August 2, 2017 | |
References
[edit]- ^ Joseph O'Halloran (19 October 2017). "MIPCOM 2017: Magnify makes three-year rep deal with CNN Vision". Rapid TV News. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Qatar Airways strengthens relationship with CNN International through sponsorship of monthly travel series, 'In 24 Hours'". Turner. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ "AUSTRALIAN JAMES WILLIAMS HOSTS CNN'S NEW TRAVEL SHOW IN 24 HOURS" (PDF). ASTRA. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ a b c Knox, David (1 March 2016). "Dream job for CNN's James Williams". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ "Five minutes with James Williams - Insight". Oryx. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ Ho, Raymond (December 14, 2015). "Qatar Airways Strengthens Relationship With CNN International Through New Travel Series". B&T.
- ^ Byrnes, Holly (December 6, 2015). "Bonnie Sveen and Paul Hogan: Home And Away bubs are twin pin-ups, taxpayers fund Hoges telemovie". The Sunday Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ^ "CNN Business Traveller Concur Interview". Grayling. Archived from the original on 18 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ "QA, CNN travel programme in pact for In 24 Hours". Qatar Tribune. September 8, 2016.
- ^ "CNN's reseprogram In 24 Hours highlightar det bästa i städer runt om i världen". Hotel News. August 24, 2016. Archived from the original on September 3, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
- ^ Brown, Joel (8 December 2015). "'In 24 Hours' on CNN International". CNN Press Room. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ Williams, James (December 22, 2015). "New York: A place where anything goes… if you know who to ask". Evening Standard.
- ^ "CNNI Spends 24 Hours in Hong Kong". NewsonNews. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ "CNN's "In 24 Hours" Arrives in Buenos Aires in February". NewsonNews. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ "CNN Visits Sydney "In 24 Hours"". NewsonNews. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ "CNN's Milan in 24 hours". TMF Dialogue. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ "Preview: CNN International Programme Information Weeks 13 and 14". CNN Press Room. 11 March 2016. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ "PREVIEW: CNN INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME INFORMATION WEEKS 35 & 36". CNN Press Room. 16 August 2016. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "PREVIEW: CNN INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME INFORMATION WEEKS 39 & 40". CNN Press Room. 14 September 2016. Archived from the original on September 16, 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ^ "PREVIEW: CNN INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME INFORMATION WEEKS 49 & 50". CNN Press Room. 23 November 2016. Archived from the original on November 24, 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "CNN Marrakech in 24 Hours Trailer". CNN Creative Marketing. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "CNN Cape Town in 24 Hours Trailer". CNN Creative Marketing. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "CNN Auckland in 24 Hours Trailer". CNN Creative Marketing. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ "In 24 Hours – Bangkok By James Williams, TV Host, CNN". 24 Life Magazine. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ Diaz, Johnny (4 August 2017). "CNN's 'In 24 Hours' visits Miami and Estefan studios". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 6 October 2017.