From China
A selection of programmes and clips relating to China.
5. Tap Water, Textiles and Art—Roger Law and the Chinese Curiosities, Series 1
Roger concludes his journey in Beijing, visiting the city's Tap Water Museum.
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Matchmaking in Modern China—Crossing Continents
Looking for love in a country where there will soon be 24 million bachelors.
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China Tweeting—Crossing Continents
Shanghai-based journalist Duncan Hewitt finds out how microblogging is changing China.
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1. Opera, Shoes and Security—Roger Law and the Chinese Curiosities, Series 1
Roger’s museum tour starts in Shanghai, with venues for opera and unusual shoes.
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Chasing China's Doomsday Cult—Crossing Continents
Carrie Gracie goes in search of the cult of the Almighty God and its terrified victims.
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Mao and Silicon—In Business
Peter Day explores two very contrasting enclaves in China.
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Ai Weiwei—Profile
Mary Ann Sieghart profiles Chinese artist and activist, Ai Weiwei.
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Old Photographs Fever - The Search for China's Pictured Past
Historical photographs are rare in China, but now the pictured past is being reclaimed.
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China's Economic Crossroads—In Business
Peter Day travels to China to ask why so many graduates are having difficulty finding jobs
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Hong Xiuquan - The Rebel—China: As History Is My Witness
The empire builder who thought he was the younger brother of Jesus Christ.
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China: Too Old to Get Rich?—Crossing Continents
Mukul Devichand tells the stories of Shanghai's rapidly ageing population.
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Escape—The Long March
Edward Stourton retraces the route of Mao's Long March, to mark its 80th anniversary.
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Re-education in China—Witness History
In China 're-education' is still used as a form of punishment - hear one man's story.
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China's New Iron Rice Bowl
Rana Mitter discovers the unexpected thinking behind China's welfare state.
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Omnibus Edition: Part 2—China: As History Is My Witness
Carrie Gracie presents a series exploring ten great lives from Chinese history.
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Qin Shi Huangdi: The Emperor—China: As History Is My Witness
History's verdict on the man who left the terracotta warriors and a mighty empire.
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Tibet Remembered
A portrait of pre Chinese Tibet through the voices of the British who worked there.
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Understanding Contemporary China 1/4—A Point of View
Martin Jacques presents a personal view on how best to understand contemporary China.
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Old Hundred Names - China's Citizens—China: As History Is My Witness
People power has long been promised. With the internet, is it finally here?
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Wang Anshi - The Mandarin—China: As History Is My Witness
Class war in 11th century China: the rise and fall of a brilliant bureaucrat.
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Du Fu and Li Bai - The Poets—China: As History Is My Witness
Carrie Gracie explores why China's children still quote two drunkards from the 8th century
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The Soong Sisters - The Consorts—China: As History Is My Witness
It is said that one sister loved money, one loved power and one loved her country.
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2. Bank, Tobacco and Sex—Roger Law and the Chinese Curiosities, Series 1
Roger continues his journey through Shanghai, visiting a bank museum and a tobacco museum.
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The Battle of Luding Bridge—The Long March
Ed Stourton finds out if the Battle of Luding Bridge lives up to its mythical status.
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