
Tides of Change
Documentary series. A look at how tea-growing cultures, bird-filled wetlands and futuristic cities jostle along China's eastern seaboard in a battle for resources.
Documentary series featuring pioneering images that capture the dazzling array of mysterious and wonderful creatures populating China's most beautiful landscapes.
Ancient tea-growing cultures, traditional seaweed-thatched villages, bird-filled wetlands, rare white dolphins, snake-infested islands and futuristic cities jostle along China's fertile eastern seaboard, which marks the front line in the scramble for resources and space between 700 million people and a surprising wealth of wildlife.
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Clips
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Chinese deer
Duration: 01:59
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Red-crowned cranes
Duration: 02:36
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Bernard Hill |
| Producer | Charlotte Scott |
| Director | Charlotte Scott |
| Series Producer | Phil Chapman |
Broadcasts
- Sat 31 May 200818:30BBC Two Scotland
- Sun 15 Jun 200821:00BBC Two except East & Yorkshire
- Sat 21 Jun 200819:00BBC Two except East, Northern Ireland & Yorkshire
- Mon 30 Jun 200800:35BBC One except Northern Ireland
- Wed 2 Jul 200800:05BBC One Northern Ireland
Mon 1 Sep 200821:00BBC HD- Tue 30 Sep 200820:00
- Sun 7 Dec 200818:05BBC Two England, Wales (Analogue) & Wales only
Wed 27 May 200920:00BBC HD
Sun 15 Nov 200916:30BBC HD
Mon 13 Dec 201019:00BBC HD
Tue 14 Dec 201000:30BBC HD- Fri 31 Dec 201010:05BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
Sun 1 Apr 201218:00BBC HD- Sat 14 Sep 201315:40BBC Two Northern Ireland, HD, Wales & England only
- Sat 22 Feb 201419:00
- Sun 23 Feb 201401:45
- Wed 26 Feb 201423:40
- Wed 3 Sep 201422:00
- Thu 4 Sep 201402:00
- Sat 9 May 201520:00
- Sun 10 May 201501:20
- Thu 14 May 201520:00
- Tue 10 Nov 201515:45BBC Two Northern Ireland, England & HD only
- Tue 10 Nov 201516:15BBC Two Wales
- Mon 31 Oct 201616:15BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Wed 22 Mar 201723:45
- Sat 28 Oct 201720:00
- Sun 29 Oct 201701:35
- Sat 9 Nov 201920:00
- Sun 10 Nov 201902:20
- Tue 21 Jul 202009:00BBC Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Thu 5 Jan 202320:00
- Sun 8 Jan 202301:45
- Mon 3 Feb 202515:15BBC Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
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