From: Telegraph TV on Wed, Jan 27 2010 6:30 AM

Warren Smith, the leading ski instructor and coach, offers his top tips on improving skiing moguls. In this video, he advises on how to control speed.

From: Telegraph TV on Wed, Jan 27 2010 6:29 AM

Warren Smith, the leading ski instructor and coach, offers his top tips on improving skiing steeps. In this video, he advises on how to position your body.

From: Telegraph TV on Wed, Jan 27 2010 6:29 AM

Warren Smith, the leading ski instructor and coach, offers his top tips on improving skiing steeps. Here, he illustrates the importance of tail release.

From: Telegraph TV on Wed, Jan 27 2010 6:29 AM

Deriving its name from the Old Persian for "rock fort", Samarkand is one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world, positioned on the Silk Road between China and the West.

From: Telegraph TV on Wed, Jan 27 2010 6:29 AM

The Jantar Mantar observatory is located next to the Jaipur city palace and dates from 1728, when Jai Singh, the ruler of the kingdom of Amber, arranged for its construction.

From: Telegraph TV on Wed, Jan 27 2010 6:29 AM

The Wieliczka salt mine, near the medieval city of Kraków, extends over 190 miles in length and drops to a depth of almost 500ft.

From: Telegraph TV on Wed, Jan 27 2010 6:29 AM

One of world’s lesser-known wonders is the Mesa Verde site in Colorado, one of the most important archaeological sites in North America. By Emily Craig.

From: Telegraph TV on Wed, Jan 27 2010 6:29 AM

The 13th century Chartres Cathedral, the largest cathedral in France, is one of the finest examples of French high Gothic art.

From: Telegraph TV on Wed, Jan 27 2010 6:29 AM

The rose-coloured stone city of Petra, meaning "rock" in Greek, was the capital city of the Nabataeans, an Aramaic speaking people, in the 1st century BC when it flourished as a trade centre.

From: Telegraph TV on Wed, Jan 27 2010 6:28 AM

In 1974 a group of farmers drilling a well in the eastern suburbs of Xi’an uncovered an army of life-size terracotta figures buried in the ground.

From: Telegraph TV on Wed, Jan 27 2010 6:28 AM

The ruins of Persepolis, once the seat of the Achaemenid dynasty, vouch for the past glories of this ancient city.

From: Telegraph TV on Wed, Jan 27 2010 6:28 AM

The magnificently isolated site of Machu Picchu, the ancient Inca city, was unknown to outsiders until 1911, when the US explorer Hiram Bingham discovered the site.

From: Telegraph TV on Wed, Jan 27 2010 6:28 AM

Warren Smith, the leading ski instructor and coach, offers his top tips on improving skiing moguls. In this video, he talks about finding the right line through the mogul field.

From: Telegraph TV on Wed, Jan 27 2010 6:28 AM

Warren Smith, the leading ski instructor and coach, offers his top tips on improving skiing steeps. In this video, he advises on how to hold your edges.

From: Telegraph TV on Wed, Jan 27 2010 6:27 AM

According to local myth, king Kassapa constructed the fort in the 5th century because, after murdering his father, the king, he wanted to build a new royal residence.

From: Telegraph TV on Wed, Jan 27 2010 6:26 AM

China’s Great Wall is the largest of our selection of the world’s wonders, so big that it is visible from space.

From: Telegraph TV on Wed, Jan 27 2010 6:26 AM

Over the next 20 days, we will highlight 20 of the world’s wonders. Today, we focus on the Giza pyramids, the only surviving ancient Wonder of the World. By Emily Craig.