It may have not captured as much attention as the Kenneth Starr/Bill Clinton saga, but thousands of viewers watched a week's coverage of Bermuda by CNN last week.

The Atlanta-based cable network aired footage of various aspects of the Island, including its history, politics, and its youth.

Among those featured on the programme -- entitled CNN Newsroom -- were Governor Thorold Masefield, Premier Pamela Gordon, and five Berkeley Institute students.

CNN producer Tori Blase yesterday told The Royal Gazette the commercial-free programme, which airs at 5.30 a.m. from Monday through Friday, is geared toward youth.

"On September 21, the show focused on Bermuda's history. On Tuesday it was on what Bermuda is like today, Wednesday featured Berkeley students giving their opinion on what it's like growing up on the Island, and the last piece on yesterday was on the Bio Station and the BUEI.'' The shows were filmed in Bermuda last summer.

And Mrs. Blase noted that video copies of the shows will be sent to everyone who was involved.

That will be good news particularly for Berkeley students and staff, many of whom missed the shows.

Principal Michelle Gabisi said: "I'm sorry I missed it. I did not even know it was going to be aired this week. I hope it will be aired again.

"We were approached last year by CNN,'' she said.

Students on CNN "They wanted to interview some students from Bermuda. Five of our students were interviewed during the summer.'' The students interviewed were Jai-Michael Phillip, Carina Paulino, Latanya Parsley, Mpu Richards, and Tiffani Stevens. At the time they were students in the third year, second year, fourth year, second year, and fifth year -- respectively.

While Mrs. Blase did not know if they would be re-aired, she said: "We don't have an exact date for when it will be aired again. But if it is, it would most likely be in the new year.'' She explained that due to the Clinton coverage and late-breaking hard news, she was not able to give much notice of the shows' airing time.