Zheng He: The Admiral Goes to Africa

The Muslim sailor whose epic maritime voyages created new routes for trade and influence.

• 14 mins

Robert Hart: Chinese Customs

The influential Ulsterman who became a servant of the Chinese emperors.

• 14 mins

Lu Xun: Compassionate Cynic

A writer still read by every Chinese pupil and considered China's greatest modern author.

• 14 mins

Wang Jingwei: Revolutionary Renegade

The man who saw himself as a patriot, but is remembered as one of China's worst traitors.

• 15 mins

Hong Xiuquan v Zeng Guofan: The Duellists

The rebel leader of the Taiping and his nemesis.

• 15 mins

Cixi: Ambivalent Empress

The empress dowager who tried - and failed - to reform.

• 15 mins

Factory Girls: Modern Girls, Modern Dreams

The hard-working, hard-living factory girls behind China's industrial revolution.

• 1 min

Mao Zedong: The Man Who Made Modern China

The Communist leader who changed his country forever.

• 1 min

Bruce Lee: Screen Warrior

The fastest pair of fists in East Asia and the first global Chinese film star.

• 15 mins

Deng Xiaoping: Black Cat, Yellow Cat

The paramount leader who enabled China's economic miracle.

• 1 min

Omnibus 1

Portraits of remarkable individuals who have made China what it is today.

• 60 mins

Omnibus 2

Portraits of remarkable individuals who have made China what it is today.

• 60 mins

Omnibus 3

Portraits of remarkable individuals who have made China what it is today.

• 60 mins

Omnibus 4

Portraits of remarkable individuals who have made China what it is today.

• 60 mins