Contacto Goa is back!
The popular Goa edition of the Contacto magazine programme on the Portuguese
language channel RTP International was launched in January 2006, and ran for
a very successful first cycle of thirteen episodes.
The first series set out to explore the fascinating legacy that the
Portuguese have left behind in Goa and other parts of India where they once
had a presence, such as Mumbai, Daman and Diu.
A variety of people, institutions and events, who continue to sustain ties
between the two nations, were featured in the course of the series.
The successful response to the first series by RTP-I's viewers has inspired
the channel to launch a second round and now a third round of the Contacto
Goa programme.
The first episode of this new series will be telecast on April 1st 2008 (it's
true) at 1pm Indian time and 8:30am Lisbon time on RTP-Internacional .
There will also be a repetition telecast at 1:15am Indian time and 8:45pm
Lisbon time and 5:30am indian time and 1:00am Lisbon time. Viewers in Europe
and Africa who receive the channel RTP-Africa will also be able to watch the
episode on this channel. It will be telecast on the same day at 9:00am
Lisbon time.
This episode will focus on a very enterprising family - the Timblo family
connected to the mine business as well as tourism for more than 2 decades.
We will also talk about 3 grand celebrations that this year happened almost
at the same time: Id (muslim celebration), Holi (Hindu festival) and Easter
(resurrection of Christ).
Please note that the above timings are approximately only, based on the
information available on the RTP web site at the time of sending out this
release. We suggest that viewers reconfirm exact timings by checking the
website www.rtp.pt on the actual day of telecast. We also advise viewers to
switch on the channel a few minutes in advance, as occasionally the telecast
has been found to begin before the schedule time.
The 2008 Contacto Goa series is produced by a local team , consisting of
Nalini Elvino de Sousa and Jude Fernandes with sound and image by Francisco
Machado.
Further episodes of the third series of Contacto Goa will continue to be
telecast every 15 days, on Tuesdays at the same timings as given above.
The team can be contacted by e-mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or
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