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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.
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.
Reggie discovers contemporary China, diving deep into four megacities in search of the new generations transforming their future.
In the heart of Beijing lies the largest palace in the world, The Forbidden City. For five hundred years, it served as the home of the almighty Emperors of China along with their wives, concubines, and entourages of tens of thousands of eunuchs and civil servants. But the Forbidden City is more than an imperial residence; it is the center of the universe, a unique complex of structures revealing a hierarchy of power both imperial and divine.
Billie JD Porter finds out what it’s really like to grow up in China, the country with the highest population on the planet.
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Andrew Graham-Dixon undertakes an epic journey to uncover the art of China.
Examining the controversial presidency of Xi Jinping and how he is reshaping the world order.
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.
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.
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Alfred de Montesquiou, a war correspondent for the Associated Press news agency and a journalist for Paris Match – for which he has covered most of the Arab Spring revolutions – will be our knowledge broker along the Silk Road, the mythical network of trade routes that for centuries linked the Far East to the West. Follow in the footsteps of illustrious predecessors, from Alexander the Great to Marco Polo. Journey through time, encountering specialists, historians, or just everyday people with a passion who will help you grasp the past and present identities of those countries. From Bursa in Turkey to Xi’an in China, Alfred guides and accompanies you in this fresh and original way to discover History.
In the travel series Through the heart of China photographer Ruben Terlou and director Maaik Krijgsman make their way from the far North to the Southern tip of China: from the dried-out steppes of inner Mongolia to the tropical coast of Macau-straight through the heart of China indeed.
Ever wanted to quit your job and go travelling round the world? Well James and Karl did and filmed it all. The backpacking documentary follows James and Karl as they travel through 20 countries in 4 continents over 9 months, covering a distance of over 42,000 miles.
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Michael Wood embarks on a great historical adventure, exploring the stories, people and landscapes that have helped create China's distinctive character and genius over four thousand years.
China is a land of immense scale and diversity, an ancient civilization with a fascinating history dating back thousands of years. From the monumental engineering feats of the Great Wall, to innovative and unique farming techniques, and a massive water splashing festival, you’ll discover how China has transformed its cities and infrastructure so much in three decades while still retaining its strong traditions, and how these strong traditions have shaped China’s landscape to make it uniquely recognizable and truly magnificent, especially from the air!
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54 episodes • 2018
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| 1 | Episode 1 | Nov 18, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | Nov 25, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | Dec 2, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Episode 4 | Dec 9, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Episode 5 | Dec 10, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Episode 6 | Dec 16, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Episode 7 | Dec 23, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Episode 8 | Dec 30, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Episode 9 | Jan 6, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Episode 10 | Jan 13, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Episode 11 | Jan 20, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Episode 12 | Jan 27, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Episode 13 | Jan 27, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Episode 14 | Feb 3, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Episode 15 | Feb 10, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Episode 16 | Feb 17, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Episode 17 | Feb 24, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Episode 18 | Mar 3, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Episode 19 | Mar 10, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Episode 20 | Mar 17, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Episode 21 | Mar 24, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Episode 22 | Mar 31, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Episode 23 | Apr 7, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Episode 24 | Apr 14, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Episode 25 | Apr 21, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Episode 26 | Apr 28, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Episode 27 | May 5, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Episode 28 | May 12, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Episode 29 | May 19, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Episode 30 | May 26, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Episode 31 | Jun 2, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Episode 32 | Jun 9, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Episode 33 | Jun 16, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Episode 34 | Jun 23, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Episode 35 | Jun 30, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Episode 36 | Jul 14, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Episode 37 | Jul 21, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Episode 38 | Jul 28, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Episode 39 | Aug 4, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Episode 40 | Aug 11, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Episode 41 | Aug 18, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Episode 42 | Aug 25, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Episode 43 | Sep 15, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Episode 44 | Sep 22, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Episode 45 | Sep 29, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Episode 46 | Oct 6, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Episode 47 | Oct 6, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Episode 48 | Oct 13, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Episode 49 | Oct 20, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Episode 50 | Oct 27, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Episode 51 | Nov 3, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Episode 52 | Nov 10, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Episode 53 | Nov 19, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Episode 54 | Nov 19, 2019 | 0.0 |