DXB Unheard with Kate Garraway

The series ends looking forwards - and upwards - with Kate learning about the vision, and ambition, of the young people making up the city’s future. Once a place of few high-calibre schools, Kate visits one of the many top schools now helping draw families from across the world to the city. She learns how Dubai is supporting young minds and entrepreneurs - and dines with the twin, teenage chefs that are causing an international stir.

Golf, rugby, tennis, cricket, marathons and, of course, horse racing. Dubai is now home to some of the world’s biggest sporting events - played out in state-of-the-art stadia and welcoming tens of thousands of fans from across the globe. This episode shines a spotlight on these showstopping events - and Kate has a visit to the Dubai World Cup, following an extraordinary jockey as he goes for glory.

Sport, wellbeing and fitness run through the veins - and streets - of modern Dubai. In this episode Kate dons her trainers and heads out to experience, first-hand, some of the activities this energetic city has to offer. From playing padel against an ex-pro, watching children ‘pirate surf’ to learning about the remarkable Dubai Fitness Challenge - she learns just how important keeping fit is to people.

Dubai is a city deeply committed to generosity, and in this episode Kate learns about the role religion - and social responsibility - play in looking after people. As part of this, she visits the astonishing Dubai Humanitarian - the single largest humanitarian hub in the world - which, over the past 20 years, has helped more than 130 million people across 116 countries.

As one of Asia’s sunniest cities, with limited rainfall, there’s an assumption that little in the way of vegetation grows in Dubai. But if you know where to look, the green shoots are plentiful - and in this episode Kate meets the people managing to grow in the desert and carefully manage the city’s resources. She visits one its many ‘vertical farms’ - and goes beekeeping at the school which focuses on teaching children to engage with the environment.