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China: Triumph and Turmoil, Episode 1, Emperors
directed by Adrian Pennink; presented by Niall Ferguson, 1964-; produced by Melanie Fall, fl. 1999 and Susannah Price, fl. 2013, Chimerica Media, in China: Triumph and Turmoil, Episode 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2012), 48 mins
The transformation of China into a global superpower raises some of the most challenging questions of our time – and this revealing series seeks out the answers. Will this turn out to be China’s century or will the Red Dragon crash and burn? Niall Ferguson travels through this vast country to find out how a fi...
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directed by Adrian Pennink; presented by Niall Ferguson, 1964-; produced by Melanie Fall, fl. 1999 and Susannah Price, fl. 2013, Chimerica Media, in China: Triumph and Turmoil, Episode 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2012), 48 mins
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The transformation of China into a global superpower raises some of the most challenging questions of our time – and this revealing series seeks out the answers. Will this turn out to be China’s century or will the Red Dragon crash and burn? Niall Ferguson travels through this vast country to find out how a fifth of humanity can live under a Communist system of government with a capitalist economy when, according to all the laws of history, i...
The transformation of China into a global superpower raises some of the most challenging questions of our time – and this revealing series seeks out the answers. Will this turn out to be China’s century or will the Red Dragon crash and burn? Niall Ferguson travels through this vast country to find out how a fifth of humanity can live under a Communist system of government with a capitalist economy when, according to all the laws of history, it should fall apart. Held together for more than 2000 years, firstly by imperial rule and now by an imperious Communist Party, what does China stand for? Ferguson talks to the people who know – including its new billionaires, survivors of Chairman Mao’s regime, ardent young nationalists and those defending China’s rural poor.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Niall Ferguson, 1964-, Su Kai, fl. 2012, Melanie Fall, fl. 1999, Susannah Price, fl. 2013, Chimerica Media
Author / Creator
Adrian Pennink, Niall Ferguson, 1964-
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
China: Triumph and Turmoil
Person Discussed
Confucius, 551 BC-479 BC, Qin shi huang, Emperor of China, 260 BC-210 BC
Topic / Theme
China's Economic Rise, Bureaucracy, Corruption, Communism, Government, History, Politics & Policy, Big Emerging Markets, Industrial Transformation, Innovation, and Competition, Chinese, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Death Camp Treblinka: Survivor Stories
produced by Adam Kemp, fl. 1998, British Broadcasting Corporation (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2012), 1 hour 2 mins
The dark heart of the Nazi holocaust, Treblinka was an extermination camp where over 800,000 Polish Jews perished from 1942. Only two men can bear final witness to its terrible crimes. Samuel Willenberg and Kalman Taigman were slave laborers who escaped in a dramatic revolt in August 1943. One would seek vengeance...
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produced by Adam Kemp, fl. 1998, British Broadcasting Corporation (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2012), 1 hour 2 mins
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The dark heart of the Nazi holocaust, Treblinka was an extermination camp where over 800,000 Polish Jews perished from 1942. Only two men can bear final witness to its terrible crimes. Samuel Willenberg and Kalman Taigman were slave laborers who escaped in a dramatic revolt in August 1943. One would seek vengeance in the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, while the other would appear in the sensational trial of Adolf Eichmann in 1961. This film documents thei...
The dark heart of the Nazi holocaust, Treblinka was an extermination camp where over 800,000 Polish Jews perished from 1942. Only two men can bear final witness to its terrible crimes. Samuel Willenberg and Kalman Taigman were slave laborers who escaped in a dramatic revolt in August 1943. One would seek vengeance in the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, while the other would appear in the sensational trial of Adolf Eichmann in 1961. This film documents their amazing survivor stories and the tragic fate of their families, and offers new insights into a forgotten death camp.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Adam Kemp, fl. 1998, British Broadcasting Corporation, Richard Lintern, 1962-
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Speaker / Narrator
Kalman Taigman, Samuel Willenberg, 1923-, Richard Lintern, 1962-
Person Discussed
Kalman Taigman, Samuel Willenberg, 1923-, Adolf Eichmann, 1906-1962
Topic / Theme
Holocaust (1933-1945), Prison escapes, Survivors, War crimes, Jewish people, Internment camps, Warsaw Uprising, August-October 1944, Holocaust, 1939-1945, War and Violence, Sociology, History, Documentation of Crimes, English, Fijians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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The Fire of Kali
directed by Brian Moser, fl. 1960; produced by David Watson, fl. 1997 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1997), 50 mins
In the last two years, as one of the nastiest and under-reported wars has raged in Sri Lanka, nearly 50,000 young Tamil Hindus have simply disappeared. Now the families of these men are turning back to their ancient traditions in an attempt to locate their lost loved ones. Everyman accompanies Shanti, who is deter...
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directed by Brian Moser, fl. 1960; produced by David Watson, fl. 1997 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1997), 50 mins
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In the last two years, as one of the nastiest and under-reported wars has raged in Sri Lanka, nearly 50,000 young Tamil Hindus have simply disappeared. Now the families of these men are turning back to their ancient traditions in an attempt to locate their lost loved ones. Everyman accompanies Shanti, who is determined to find her 'lost' brother. She visits the Oracle of the Goddess Kali and is prepared to 'walk the fire' in the hope that Kali wi...
In the last two years, as one of the nastiest and under-reported wars has raged in Sri Lanka, nearly 50,000 young Tamil Hindus have simply disappeared. Now the families of these men are turning back to their ancient traditions in an attempt to locate their lost loved ones. Everyman accompanies Shanti, who is determined to find her 'lost' brother. She visits the Oracle of the Goddess Kali and is prepared to 'walk the fire' in the hope that Kali will fulfil her part of the bargain.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
David Watson, fl. 1997
Author / Creator
Brian Moser, fl. 1960
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Topic / Theme
Sri Lankan Civil War (1983-2009), Tamil, Civil war, Family, Political causes, Disappeared persons, Sri Lankan Civil War, 1983-2009, History, Documentation of Crimes, Religion & Philosophy, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Frontiers, Gold and the Gun
produced by Jenny Barraclough, in Frontiers (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1990, originally published 1990), 50 mins
Distinguished presenters visit some famous dividing lines between nations. Sometimes against a backdrop of breathtaking beauty, sometimes of bleak barbed wire, each film shows what a frontier does to the people who live in its shadow. Among those explored are former East/West Germany, South Africa/Mozambique, and...
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produced by Jenny Barraclough, in Frontiers (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1990, originally published 1990), 50 mins
Description
Distinguished presenters visit some famous dividing lines between nations. Sometimes against a backdrop of breathtaking beauty, sometimes of bleak barbed wire, each film shows what a frontier does to the people who live in its shadow. Among those explored are former East/West Germany, South Africa/Mozambique, and Thailand/Cambodia.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jenny Barraclough, Nadine Gordimer, 1923-2014
Date Published / Released
1990
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Frontiers
Speaker / Narrator
Nadine Gordimer, 1923-2014
Person Discussed
Samora Moises Machel, 1933-1986, Pierter Willem Botha, 1916-2006
Topic / Theme
Mozambique and its Borders, International relations, Migrant life, Political boundaries, Poverty, Refugees, War crimes, Terrorism, Nkomati Accord Signed, March 16, 1984, Imperialism and Colonialism, War and Violence, Sociology, Politics & Policy, Law, World History, Mozambicans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Frontiers, Stranded in Time
produced by Michael Waldman, in Frontiers (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1990, originally published 1990), 49 mins
Distinguished presenters visit some famous dividing lines between nations. Sometimes against a backdrop of breathtaking beauty, sometimes of bleak barbed wire, each film shows what a frontier does to the people who live in its shadow. Among those explored are former East/West Germany, South Africa/Mozambique, and...
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produced by Michael Waldman, in Frontiers (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1990, originally published 1990), 49 mins
Description
Distinguished presenters visit some famous dividing lines between nations. Sometimes against a backdrop of breathtaking beauty, sometimes of bleak barbed wire, each film shows what a frontier does to the people who live in its shadow. Among those explored are former East/West Germany, South Africa/Mozambique, and Thailand/Cambodia.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Michael Waldman, Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011
Date Published / Released
1990
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Frontiers
Speaker / Narrator
Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011
Topic / Theme
Turkey and its Borders, Cultural identity, Ethnic relations, International relations, Political boundaries, War crimes, Ethnic conflict, Cyprus Crisis, July 15-24, 1974, Family and Culture, War and Violence, Politics & Policy, World History, Turkish, Greeks, Cypriots, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Greatest Escapes of History, 7, Escape from Red Berlin
directed by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Greatest Escapes of History, 7 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2003, originally published 2003), 24 mins
On 13 August 1961, the Communist government of East Germany began a great experiment - locking up an entire nation of 16 million people. A wall was built through the centre of Berlin which completed the isolation of the Communist East from the Capitalist West. But thousands of East Berliners refused to accept thei...
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directed by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Greatest Escapes of History, 7 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2003, originally published 2003), 24 mins
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On 13 August 1961, the Communist government of East Germany began a great experiment - locking up an entire nation of 16 million people. A wall was built through the centre of Berlin which completed the isolation of the Communist East from the Capitalist West. But thousands of East Berliners refused to accept their fate. Over the next 28 years, more than 5,000 men, women and children risked their lives in extraordinary ways to reach freedom.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, Robert Powell, 1944-
Author / Creator
Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Greatest Escapes of History
Speaker / Narrator
Robert Powell, 1944-
Topic / Theme
Germany and its Borders, Crossing borders, Shootings, Transportation, Fall of Berlin Wall, November 9, 1989, Berlin Blockade, Berlin, Germany, 1948-1949, War and Violence, History, Law, Politics & Policy, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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