Documentary series on the occasion of the 70th commemoration of the Flood disaster. Archival material and compelling eyewitness accounts map out how the disaster could unfold, how the impending danger was not sufficiently anticipated in advance and what we have learned from the disaster.
Andrew Graham-Dixon undertakes an epic journey to uncover the art of China.
Communism spread to all of the continents of the word, lasting through four generations and over seven decades. Hundreds of millions of men and women were affected by this political system, one of the most unjust and bloodiest in history. Using newly discovered propaganda films and archival photos, these four episodes explore the mysteries of this totalitarian political machine that lured its share of important followers into the fold. Known as the red church, communism seduced its ardent followers like some earthly religion.
A six-part series in which photographer Ruben Terlou travels from Shanghai, the most westernized part of China, to the much more traditional Tibetan city of Shangri-La. Through the stories of people he meets along the 6,300-kilometre river, Ruben discovers the real China, forty years after Mao’s death.
Examining the controversial presidency of Xi Jinping and how he is reshaping the world order.
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Kevin McCloud is passionately optimistic about technology and the future, but Jon Richardson, Phil Wang and Alice Levine aren't so sure. Can Kevin persuade his trio of sceptics to see the light?
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How did an Indian Buddhist shrine influence a Japanese pagoda? How are Italian pigs and cowry shells related to porcelain? Why did the ferocious warriors of Mongolia wear silk underwear? And how did wood block printing bring about a revolution in Japan and in European culture? These intriguing questions are investigated in Artifacts, a series that explores the origins and hidden connections among the art and artifacts of the great cultures and belief systems across Asia - on a journey through time and across continents from India to Thailand, China and Japan - to understand the impact of calligraphy, porcelain, architecture, metallurgy, wood block printing and silk on Asian history and on the history of the world in general.
Reggie discovers contemporary China, diving deep into four megacities in search of the new generations transforming their future.
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In a unique experiment, five teachers from China take over the education of fifty teenagers in a Hampshire school to see whether the high-ranking Chinese education system can teach us a lesson.
Billie JD Porter finds out what it’s really like to grow up in China, the country with the highest population on the planet.
From its highest mountains and plateaus, to its thickest jungles and bamboo forests, CHINAS HIDDEN KINGDOMS will reveal the wild side to China that few knew existed.
Tracing Xi Jinping's defining moments, how he's exercising his power and the impact on China and relations with the U.S.
At The International Butler Academy in Simpelveld, The Netherlands, students from all over the world and of all ages are taught the tricks of the butler trade. The film follows six students during their training. What motivates them to choose this servile profession?
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Examine how justice is served in rural areas of China so remote and isolated that the villagers have almost no contact with, and are deeply mistrustful of, the central government.
Two seasoned Youtube vloggers bike 5000km through the weirdest and wildest back roads of southern China. Join Winston Sterzel, "The Original China Vlogger," and his fellow Youtuber, C-Milk, on their epic southern China adventure. They tackle tough roads, witness breath-taking scenery, sample weird food and meet fascinating locals along the way. This is China like you've never seen it before.